Melvins announce Tour with Boris
Melvins, continuing their 40th anniversary celebrations, have announced the Twins of Evil Tour, a seven-week trek that sees the Los Angeles-by-way-of-Washington band joined by Japanese trio Boris, with both groups performing classic albums in their entirety: Bullhead (Melvins) and Heavy Rocks (Boris).
“40 years as the Melvins!!! What better way to celebrate that unlikely milestone than by setting off on the ‘Twins of Evil Tour’ with our friends, Boris,” Buzz Osborne shares of a set that will see the iconic band perform the beloved Bullhead album in its entirety, as well as additional tracks across their discography. “This will be a stone groove!”
Boris’ Takeshi adds: “Could anyone have predicted such an astonishing event, that Boris and the Melvins would tour the entire USA together? Since the mid-1980s, the Melvins have had an enormous influence on artists of all genres, not only limited to heavy music, and have brought forth a surge of faithful followers over the years. Needless to say, Boris is just one of these many bands influenced by the mighty Melvins, and we took our name from a song title off of the 1991 album, Bullhead.”
Melvins have already had an eventful 40th anniversary year, recently wrapping up a stint on the Ipecac Geek Show tour with labelmates Mr. Bungle and Spotlights, before venturing overseas for the band’s first European outing since 2018. The group were also recently featured on a series of Revolver covers, marking their 1983 inception with a trio of portraits shot by Tool’s Adam Jones. Ipecac Recordings has spent the year highlighting previously released Melvins’ albums with quick-to-sell-out vinyl reissues. Currently available here are Tres Cabrones, Houdini Live 2005, and The Bulls & The Bees + Electroretard.
Twins of Evil Tour Dates w/ Boris and Mr. Phylzzz:
8/24/23: Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater
8/25/23: Pomona, CA The Glass House
8/26/23: Fresno, CA Strummer’s
8/27/23: San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
8/28/23: San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
8/29/23: Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre
8/31/23: Portland, OR Roseland Theater
9/1/23: Seattle, WA The Showbox
9/2/23: Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Spokane
9/3/23: Bozeman, MT The ELM
9/5/23: Fargo, ND The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company
9/6/23: Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
9/7/23: Milwaukee, WI The Rave II
9/8/23: Chicago, IL Metro
9/9/23: St. Louis, MO Red Flag
9/11/23: Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
9/12/23: Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme
9/13/23: Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
9/14/23: Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
9/15/23: Pittsburgh, PA Roxian
9/16/23: Maspeth, NY Desertfest NYC
9/18/23: Albany, NY Empire Live
9/19/23: Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
9/20/23: Bethlehem, PA MusicFest Café
9/21/23: Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn Bowl
9/22/23: Washington, DC The Howard Theatre
9/23/23: Virginia Beach, VA Elevation 27
9/24/23: Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
9/26/23: Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl
9/27/23: Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
9/28/23: Savannah, GA District Live
9/29/23: Birmingham, AL Saturn
9/30/23: New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s
10/2/23: Houston, TX Warehouse Live – Studio
10/3/23: Austin, TX Mohawk
10/4/23: Dallas, TX Granada Theater
10/5/23: Oklahoma City, OK Beer City Music Hall
10/6/23: Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
10/7/23: Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
10/9/23: Denver, CO Summit
10/11/23: Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
10/13/23: Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
10/14/23: San Diego, CA House of Blues
About the Melvins:
Melvins are one of modern music’s most influential bands. Having formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington, the group founded by singer/guitar player Buzz Osborne (with stalwart drummer Dale Crover joining the following year), has been credited with merging the worlds of punk rock and heavy music, forming a new subgenre all its own. Over the band’s 40-year history, they’ve released 30-plus original albums, numerous live full-lengths, and far too many to count singles and rarities. In the course of their discography, they’ve partnered with Jello Biafra, Mudhoney, and Fantômas for individual releases and toured the world many times over. In fact, the band had the misfortune to be in both Christchurch and Tokyo for their 2011 earthquakes. In 2012, the Melvins completed the 51 States in 51 Days (50 states +DC) tour, which was chronicled in the film Across The USA in 51 Days. The current incarnation of the band is Osborne, Crover, and Steven McDonald (Redd Kross/OFF!). Previous line-ups include a pairing of Osborne and Crover with Big Business band members Jared Warren and Coady Willis, a four-piece featuring the current trio plus Butthole Surfers’ Jeff Pinkus, as well as Melvins Lite, which partners Osborne and Crover with Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn. Sometimes, if you’re extra lucky, one version of the Melvins will open for the Melvins.
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