Underoath announces North American Rebirth tour
Underoath, who recently confirmed two reunion shows at the 2016 Self Help Festival and South By So What, have announced a North American tour. Dubbed the Rebirth Tour, the band will be playing the albums They’re Only Chasing Safety and Define The Great Line in their entirety.
“I think the thought of Underoath playing again seemed really exciting,” explains Tim McTague of the band’s reunion. “We never thought we’d ever even want to play together again, much less be as excited to do so. It was a really cool feeling, and when discussing what this tour could be, it just felt right to play the two albums that our fans have held dearly for so many years. I think it’s going to be really special.”
“I hated the idea of Underoath being ‘over’ and I’m not sure what we are, but we are all friends again and that’s really the most important thing,” said Spencer Chamberlain. “That being said, we felt like now is a great time to do a tour and celebrate Define The Great Line turning ten.”
Rebirth Tour
March 16 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Live
March 19 San Bernardino, CA 2016 Self Help Festival
March 20 Dallas, TX South By So What
March 21 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
March 22 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
March 23 San Antonio, TX The Aztec Theater
March 25 Phoenix, AZ The Marquee
March 26 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl
March 28 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
March 30 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
March 31 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
April 1 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
April 2 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
April 3 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
April 4 Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank Theatre
April 6 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theatre
April 7 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
April 8 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
April 9 Grand Rapids, MO Orbit Room
April 10 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
April 11 Nashville, TN Rocketown
April 13 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
April 14 New York, NY Best Buy Theater
April 15 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
April 16 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
April 17 Boston, MA House of Blues
April 19 Toronto, ON The Phoenix
April 20 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
April 21 Norfolk, VA The NorVA
April 22 Charlotte, NC Amos Southend
April 23 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
They’re Only Chasing Safety and Define The Great Line were released in 2004 and 2006 respectively, with both albums receiving gold certification. Define The Great Line debuted at 2 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album chart and led the Florida outfit to a Grammy nomination for their “Writing On The Walls” video.
Underoath’s reunited line-up is Aaron Gillespie, Grant Brandell, Spencer Chamberlain, Chris Dudley, James Smith and Tim McTague. The band announced a farewell tour in late 2012, following a decade plus career and five full-length albums, with their final performance on Jan. 26, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Gillespie surprised attendees by joining his former band mates for two songs.
