September 13 2004
Last updated on January 7, 2010
KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/LIBBY HENRY/AMANDA HALE/MITCH SCHNEIDER
HELMET ANNOUNCE REVISED U.S. TOUR DATES IN CONNECTION WITH OCTOBER 5 RELEASE OF ‘SIZE MATTERS’ ON INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Now on the mend from a broken collarbone that singer/guitarist/founder PAGE HAMILTON sustained in a mountain biking accident, HELMET will launch a five-week U.S. tour October 20 in Vancouver, BC. This trek in support of the band’s SIZE MATTERS CD–out October 5 on Interscope Records–will include shows at the Troubadour in Los Angeles and New York’s Bowery Ballroom. It marks the band’s first tour in seven years.
While the first single “See You Dead” is creating a buzz at radio, the album is garnering critical acclaim. Here’s an early look at the album’s praise from the media:
“The new album triumphantly reasserts the unit’s ferocity, yet evidence of musical growth abounds: Several songs breathe more freely, Hamilton’s lyrics are less elliptical, and he assumes a new vocal flexibility.” Steve Smith, Time Out New York, September 9, 2004
“Size Matters, indeed, and this is huge.” Michael Coyle, Thrasher, October 2004
“On Size Matters…Hamilton sounds like he never left.” Mikael Wood, Revolver, October 2004
“…ultimately, this is about what you’d want and expect out of a Helmet album, and by now, I think the mainstream just might be ready to handle it.” Dave Pirtle, Zero, August 2004
For the fall tour, HAMILTON will be joined by bandmates CHRIS TRAYNOR (guitars), JOHN TEMPESTA (drums) and FRANK BELLO (bass). Look for them to draw on songs from such memorable albums as Strap It On, Meantime, Betty and Aftertaste as well as SIZE MATTERS, which was produced by HAMILTON with assistance from producer Jay Baumgardner and former Nine Inch Nails associate Charlie Clouser.
Current tour dates are as follows. Also check out www.helmetmusic.com.
Date City Venue
Wed 10/20 Vancouver, BC Richards On Richards
Thur 10/21 Seattle, WA Graceland
Fri 10/22 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Sun 10/24 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
Mon 10/25 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
Thur 10/28 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
Fri 10/29 San Diego, CA Casbah
Sat 10/30 Phoenix, AZ The Brick House
Mon 11/1 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
Tue 11/2 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
Thur 11/4 Minneapolis, MN Grumpy’s
Sat 11/6 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Mon 11/8 Detroit, MI St. Andrews
Tue 11/9 Cleveland, OH The Grog Shop
Wed 11/10 Toronto, ONT The Mod
Fri 11/12 Philadelphia, PA Northstar
Sat 11/13 Boston, MA Axis
Sun 11/14 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Tue 11/16 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Thur 11/18 Norfolk, VA NorVa
Fri 11/19 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
Sat 11/20 Atlanta, GA Cotton Club
Mon 11/22 Houston, TX The Engine Room
Tue 11/23 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room
Wed 11/24 Austin, TX Emo’s