Weedeater announces Tour dates with King Parrot
Weedeater are loaded up and ready to ride. The sludge-stoned cowboys are blazing the ol’ dusty trail later this summer with 10+ shows across the Northeast and Midwest. Along the way, they’re hitting a couple festivals, including headlining spots at Albuquerque’s Rock City Fest and Slower & Harder Fest in Atlanta. Joining Weedeater is the grindin’, frashin’ punk rock wrecking machine King Parrot. God Luck and Good Speed.
Weedeater Tour Dates w/ King Parrot:8/5/23: Albuquerque, NM @ Rock City Fest8/30/23: Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor8/31/23: Washington, DC @ Black Cat9/1/23: Brooklyn, NY @ Meadows9/2/23: Montague, MA @ RPM Fest9/3/23: Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place 9/4/23: Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary 9/6/23: Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme 9/7/23: Cave In Rock, IL @ Full Terror Assault Fest 9/8/23: Champaign, IL @ Loose Cobra 9/10/23: Atlanta, GA Atlanta Utility Works @ Slower & Harder Fest9/11/23: Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819
About Weedeater:
At its founding, Weedeater rose like a doobie phoenix out of the ashes of BUZZOV•EN. When the cult sludge act called it a day, bass player Dave “Dixie” Collins teamed up with guitarist Dave “Shep” Shepherd and founded Weedeater in the harbor town of Wilmington about the year 1998.Their crushing and massive first full-length …and Justice for Y’all (2001) created an immediate buzz, while critics were struggling to put a tag on their sound. Nearly everybody agreed that stoner rock, doom, sludge, and some crusty elements were part of the mix, which the band simply calls “weed metal.” The debut was produced by renowned engineer Billy Anderson (Eyehategod, Neurosis) as well as sophomore album Sixteen Tons (2002). Weedeater went out to perform live with Corosion of Conformity and Alabama Thunderpussy, among others.After some detours of Dixie Dave, who played shortly with Bongzilla and Sourvein, third album God Luck and Good Speed hit the world in 2007 and shifted the band’s focus slightly towards the stoner side. The latest full-length, Jason… the Dragon, got delayed when vocalist Dixie Dave lost a toe due to an incident with his favorite shotgun. When the sludge-driven album finally came out in 2011, shows in the US and Europe cemented the band’s reputation as a fierce live entity.After signing to Season of Mist, Weedeater reissued their full back-catalogue on their new label. Yet the Bible Belt state of North Carolina, USA remains a fertile ground for hemp and stoner rock. Their latest album, Goliathan, makes the South smoke again. It’s a monster record that’ll blow your mind.
Line-up:
Dixie Dave – Bass, vocalsShep – Guitar, vocalsTravis T-Boogie Owen – Drums
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