Baroness announce Australian tour with Metallica

Baroness will join Metallica on their already-sold-out 13-date Australian tour this fall. This tour, which sold-out within an hour of going on sale, will also include Lamb Of God and two dates in New Zealand at the front of the tour. A listing of tour dates and cities can be found below.

Baroness are currently on tour in Europe and will be on tour in August with the Deftones for three-weeks in the US. Immediately following these dates, Baroness will be performing as part of Bumbershoot in Seattle, WA and Musicfest NW in Portland, OR. A complete listing of Baroness tour dates can be found below.

Baroness are touring in support of their brand new album, Blue Record. The critically-acclaimed release can be streamed in its entirety online now at this location: BlueRecord.info.

Baroness is available for interviews / tour previews upon request. To speak with the band, simply contact Betsey Cichoracki at Relapse Records via any of the means listed at the bottom of this message. Updated Baroness news and album information will be made available at the Relapse Records website: Relapse.com and the Baroness MySpace page: MySpace.com/YourBaroness.

Baroness Tour Dates:

July 9                       Turku, Finland              Ruisrock (w/ OZZY OSBOURNE, RISE AGAINST, more)
July 11                    Pinarella di Cervia, Italy  Rock Planet
July 12                     Milan, Italy                     Magnolia Open Air
July 13                     Dudingen, Switzerland   Bad Bonn
July 14                     Wiesbaden, Germany  Schlachthof
July 15                     Dour, Belgium             Dour Festival (w/ FAITH NO MORE, BLACK MOUNTAIN, more)
July 16                    Carhaix, France           Les Vielles Charrues (w/ AIRBOURNE, WOVENHAND, more)
July 31                    Chicago, IL                   Subterranean (w/ TORCHE, VALKYRIE, EARTHRIDE)
August 1                 Chicago, IL                   Wicker Park Festival (w/ TORCHE, LOCAL H, more)

***All dates from August 12 thru September 3 w/ DEFTONES***

August 12               Spokane, WA                Knitting Factory
August 14               Salt Lake City, UT        Rail Events Center
August 18               Lubbock, TX                  The Pavilion
August 19               Tulsa, OK                       Brady Theatre
August 20               Little Rock, AR              Robinson Center Music Hall
August 21               San Antonio, TX            AT&T Center
August 22               New Orleans, LA          House of Blues
August 25               Miami Beach, FL          Fillmore Miami Beach
August 27               Orlando, FL                   House of Blues
August 29               Myrtle Beach, SC          House of Blues
August 30               Fayetteville, SC            The Rock Shop Music Hall
August 31               Richmond, VA              The National
September 2           Norfolk, VA                    The Norva
September 3           Charlotte, NC               Fillmore
September 6           Seattle, WA                   Bumbershoot Festival (w/ BOB DYLAN, NEKO CASE, more)
September 9           Portland, OR                 Musicfest NW (w/ THE DECEMBERISTS, SLEEP, SCOTT KELLY, more)

***All dates from October 13 thru November 21 w/ METALLICA***

October 13              Auckland, New Zealand    Vector Arena
October 14              Auckland, New Zealand    Vector Arena
October 16              Brisbane, Australia         Brisbane Entertainment Center
October 18              Brisbane, Australia         Brisbane Entertainment Center
October 19              Brisbane, Australia         Brisbane Entertainment Center
October 22              Perth, Australia              Burswood Dome
October 23              Perth, Australia              Burswood Dome
November 10           Sydney, Australia          Acer Arena
November 11           Sydney, Australia          Acer Arena
November 13           Sydney, Australia          Acer Arena
November 15           Hindmarsh, Australia      Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre
November 16           Hindmarsh, Australia      Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre
November 18           Melbourne, Australia      Rod Laver Arena
November 20           Melbourne, Australia      Rod Laver Arena
November 21           Melbourne, Australia      Rod Laver Arena