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Weedeater and High on Fire and Exhumed

Posted by Loren on August 3, 2024

Weedeater and High on Fire and Exhumed
photo by James Rexroad (L to R: Jeff Matz, Matt Pike, Coady Willis)

High on Fire has just announced the Cometh the Storm summer/fall US tour, joined with support from Weedeater and Exhumed.

Cometh the Storm is the latest album from the long-running heavy band, out now (MNRK Heavy).

   High on Fire 'Cometh the Storm' summer/fall U.S. tour

   August 31 - Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom^^ 
   September 1 - Cookeville, TN @ Muddy Roots 
   September 3 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway* 
   September 5 - Kansas City, MO @ recordBar* 
   September 6 - Bloomington, IL @ The Castle Theater* 
   September 7 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village* 
   September 8 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village* 
   September 9 - Chicago, Il @ Sleeping Village* 
   September 10 - Columbus, OH @ The King Of Clubs* 
   September 11 - Toronto, ON @ The Axis Club 
   September 12 - Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount 
   September 13 - New York City @ Desertfest 
   * = Negative Approach 
   ^^ = Weedeater
   October 2 - Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater 
   October 4 - Dallas, TX @ The Granada Theater 
   October 5 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk 
   October 6 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall 
   October 8 - New Orleans, LA @ Tipatina's 
   October 9 - Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum 
   October 10 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
   October 12 - Asheville, NC @ HalloWolfbat
   (All dates with support from Weedeater) 

   October 26 - Seattle, WA @ Rat City Recon
   October 27 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater^ 
   October 29 - Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall^
   October 31 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory^ 
   November 2 - Mexico City, CDMX @ Hipnosis
   ^ = Exhumed

Weedeater: When the Weed Meets the Speed Australian Tour
with Astrodeath and Choof

November 6 - Gold Coast, QLD @ Mo's Desert Clubhouse
November 7 - Brisbane, QLD @ The Triffid
November 8 - Newcastle, NSW @ King St. Warehouse
November 9 - Sydney, NSW @ Manning Bar
November 10 - Canberra, ACT @ The Basement
November 12 - Ballarat, VIC @ Volta
November 13 - Geelong, VIC @ Barwon Club
November 14 - Frankston, VIC @ Singing Bird Studio
November 15 - Melbourne, VIC @ Max Watts
November 16 - Adelaide, SA @ Lion Arts Factory
November 17 - Perth, WA @ Magnet House

Pictured: High on Fire

Weedeater and High on Fire and Exhumed
photo by James Rexroad (L to R: Jeff Matz, Matt Pike, Coady Willis)

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