DROWNING POOL RETURNS TO THE ROAD FOR TOUR WITH SALIVA
Rock Bands Join Forces To Bring High-Energy Show To Fans
Los Angeles, CA (January 16, 2008)
Drowning Pool will hit the ground running in 2008, co-billed with fellow southern rockers Saliva for a string of dates kicking off in Melbourne, FL on January 29th.The tour announcement follows the band’s rough couple of months, which included a November burglary of their rehearsal space that caused Drowning Pool to lose sound equipment worth thousands, a December doctor’s diagnosis that put an early halt to the tail end of their tour, and yet another robbery of equipment right after New Years. Even with the odds seemingly against them, the band shows never-ending resilience and enthusiasm to bring their live show to fans.
Drowning Pool bassist Stevie Benton is particularly excited to resume playing shows; Benton was diagnosed suddenly with Bell’s Palsy and subsequently ordered by his doctor to take a six-week hiatus from the road, forcing the band to cancel nine dates in December. “The unpleasant symptoms have passed and I’m feeling great. The break has done me well and we’re really eager to get back out there and play these shows with Saliva. We can’t wait to see the fans and thank them for sticking with us, and we feel the best way to do that is give them a great rock show,” says Benton.
Drowning Pool’s current single, “Enemy,” was written about the tense departure of lead singer Ryan McCombs from his former band SOiL. The song is already rocketing up the charts, currently sitting at number 632 at Active Rock, its highest position since going to radio just one month ago. For the video, the band chose to do something different: set in a futuristic, animated world, they are featured as cartoon versions of themselves throughout, with the only real-life footage of them being displayed on a television set within the video. View Drowning Pool’s video for “Enemy,” below:
Confirmed dates for the tour featuring Saliva and Drowning Pool (more to follow, tour will continue into April):
01.29.08 Melbourne, FL County Line Saloon
01.30.08 West Palm Beach, FL South Florida Fair & Palm Beach Co.
02.01.08 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
02.02.08 Huntsville, AL Sammy T’s
02.07.08 Knoxville, TN The Valarium
02.08.08 Cookeville, TN Sisco’s Mix Factory
02.10.08 Clarksville, TN Kickers Club
02.12.08 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theatre
02.13.08 West Springfield, VA Jaxx
02.14.08 Fayetteville, NC Jester’s
02.15.08 Jacksonville, NC Hooligans
02.19.08 Hattiesburg, MS Remington’s Hunt Club
02.20.08 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
02.21.08 Starkville, MS State Theatre
02.22.08 El Dorado, AR Municipal Auditorium
02.23.08 Fayetteville, AR George’s Majestic Lounge
02.29.08 Evansville, IN Vanderburgh Country Fair
03.01.08 Libertyville, IL Austin’s Fuel Room
03.02.08 Maplewood, MN The Rock
Rock Bands Join Forces To Bring High-Energy Show To Fans
Los Angeles, CA (January 16, 2008)
Drowning Pool will hit the ground running in 2008, co-billed with fellow southern rockers Saliva for a string of dates kicking off in Melbourne, FL on January 29th.The tour announcement follows the band’s rough couple of months, which included a November burglary of their rehearsal space that caused Drowning Pool to lose sound equipment worth thousands, a December doctor’s diagnosis that put an early halt to the tail end of their tour, and yet another robbery of equipment right after New Years. Even with the odds seemingly against them, the band shows never-ending resilience and enthusiasm to bring their live show to fans.
Drowning Pool bassist Stevie Benton is particularly excited to resume playing shows; Benton was diagnosed suddenly with Bell’s Palsy and subsequently ordered by his doctor to take a six-week hiatus from the road, forcing the band to cancel nine dates in December. “The unpleasant symptoms have passed and I’m feeling great. The break has done me well and we’re really eager to get back out there and play these shows with Saliva. We can’t wait to see the fans and thank them for sticking with us, and we feel the best way to do that is give them a great rock show,” says Benton.
Drowning Pool’s current single, “Enemy,” was written about the tense departure of lead singer Ryan McCombs from his former band SOiL. The song is already rocketing up the charts, currently sitting at number 632 at Active Rock, its highest position since going to radio just one month ago. For the video, the band chose to do something different: set in a futuristic, animated world, they are featured as cartoon versions of themselves throughout, with the only real-life footage of them being displayed on a television set within the video. View Drowning Pool’s video for “Enemy,” below:
Confirmed dates for the tour featuring Saliva and Drowning Pool (more to follow, tour will continue into April):
01.29.08 Melbourne, FL County Line Saloon
01.30.08 West Palm Beach, FL South Florida Fair & Palm Beach Co.
02.01.08 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
02.02.08 Huntsville, AL Sammy T’s
02.07.08 Knoxville, TN The Valarium
02.08.08 Cookeville, TN Sisco’s Mix Factory
02.10.08 Clarksville, TN Kickers Club
02.12.08 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theatre
02.13.08 West Springfield, VA Jaxx
02.14.08 Fayetteville, NC Jester’s
02.15.08 Jacksonville, NC Hooligans
02.19.08 Hattiesburg, MS Remington’s Hunt Club
02.20.08 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
02.21.08 Starkville, MS State Theatre
02.22.08 El Dorado, AR Municipal Auditorium
02.23.08 Fayetteville, AR George’s Majestic Lounge
02.29.08 Evansville, IN Vanderburgh Country Fair
03.01.08 Libertyville, IL Austin’s Fuel Room
03.02.08 Maplewood, MN The Rock
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