Spineshank guitarist (and former Chimaira member) Jason Hager has announced he’s stepping away from the band’s current “Nu Metal Sucks” tour, celebrating 25 years of The Height Of Callousness.<\/p>\n
Primer 55 are on the bill performing Introduction To Mayhem, while (hed)p.e. are playing Broke. Oceans On Other Planets are opening this final leg.<\/p>\n
05\/23 Lakewood, OH @ Mercury Music Lounge\u00a0
05\/24 Columbus, OH @ The King Of Clubs\u00a0
05\/26 Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom (No Primer 55)
05\/27 Joliet, IL @ The Forge\u00a0
05\/28 Belvidere, IL @ The Apollo Theatre\u00a0
05\/29 Ringle, WI @ Q & Z Expo Center\u00a0
05\/30 Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood\u00a0
06\/01 Madison, WI @ The Annex\u00a0
06\/03 Wichita, KS @ Wave\u00a0
06\/04 Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep\u00a0
06\/05 Denver, CO @ The Federal Theatre\u00a0
06\/06 Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Drowning Pool and Silly Goose:<\/p>\n
06\/14 Donington, UK @ Download Festival
06\/16 Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed\u00a0
06\/17 Guildford, UK @ G Live\u00a0
06\/18 Bexhill, UK @ De La Warr Pavilion\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Nonpoint:<\/p>\n
07\/23 Menahga, MN @ Mid Summer Music Fest
07\/25 Davenport, IA @ Capitol Theatre *
07\/26 Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze *
07\/28 Des Moines, IA @ Woolys (Nonpoint only)
07\/29 Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue Theater *
07\/31 Wyandotte, MI @ District 142 ^
08\/01 Lansing, MI @ Jackson Field (Rock Lansing) \u00a0^
08\/02 Lakewood, OH @ The Winchester ^
08\/04 Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater ^
08\/06 Hampton Beach, NH @ Wallys ^
08\/07 Albany, NY @ Empire Live ^
08\/08 Waynesboro, VA @ The Foundry *
08\/09 Harrison, OH @ The Blue Note *
08\/11 Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall *
08\/12 Sauget, IL @ Pop’s *
08\/14 Ringle, WI @ Q and Z Expo Center (Nonpoint only)
08\/15 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II *
08\/16 Kansas City, MO @ RecordBar *
08\/18 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep (Nonpoint only)
08\/20 Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club *
08\/21 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory *
08\/22 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon *
08\/23 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater *
08\/25 Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post *
08\/26 San Jose, CA @ The Ritz (no (hed)p.e.)
08\/28 Pomona, CA @ Glass House *
08\/29 Las Vegas, NV @ 24 Oxford *
08\/30 Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater *
09\/01 Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s *
09\/03 Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live *
09\/04 Dallas, TX @ Tree’s *<\/p>\n
* = with Spineshank & (hed)p.e.
^ = with Soil, Spineshank, & (hed)p.e.<\/p>\n
With Orgy:<\/p>\n
10\/25 Grimsby, UK @ Yardbirds $
10\/27 Glasgow, UK @ The Garage ^
10\/28 Newcastle, UK @ Digital ^
10\/29 Bradford, UK @ Nightrain ^
10\/24 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City %
10\/30 Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy %
10\/31 London, UK @ Alexandra Palace %<\/p>\n
$ = with with Oceans On Other Planets
^ = wIth Orgy & Oceans On Other Planets
% = with Skindred & Alien Ant Farm<\/p>\n
In a statement shared this morning, Saturday, May 23rd, Hager said he’s been dealing with mental and physical health issues and needs to focus on addressing them.<\/p>\n
The statement read:<\/p>\n
I’m sorry to say, that due to personal reasons, after our show tonight, at The Mercury, I will not be able to finish the rest of the Nu Metal Sucks Tour. I’m currently struggling with some mental, and physical health issues that I need to get under control. Otherwise I’m no good to the band, my family, myself, or all the fans. I love Spineshank, and every band member, and crew member are my family, and I need to be 100% every night for them, and most importantly the fans. So I need to take this time to get myself to that point.<\/p>\n
Thank you to everyone who made the shows amazing up to this point! and I’m deeply sorry to the fans coming out to the rest of the shows that I won’t be there. Tommy Jr. is a beast, and is more than capable of holding it down. I guarantee the rest of the shows will be amazing.<\/p>\n
Thank you all for understanding. You have not seen the last of me yet.<\/p>\n
Forever grateful
Jason Hager<\/p>\n
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