Photo by Roy Warner
Detroit, MI’s self-touted “blue collar thrashers” BATTLECROSS are hitting the road today with the TRESPASS AMERICA festival! The festival kicks off tonight in Broomfield, CO at the 1st Bank Center and features headliners Five Finger Death Punch, as well as the reunited original line-up of Killswitch Engage. The TRESPASS AMERICA Festival also features Trivium, Emmure, Pop Evil, and God Forbid.
“Is this real? I was just watching Killswitch Engage’s soundcheck and I kept asking myself, ‘Is this is really happening?’” comments vocalist Kyle “Gumby” Gunther. “We’ve got food on this tour and everything, I might actually be able to gain a pound on this tour because I’m skinny as shit! But in all seriousness, it’s an extreme honor to be performing on the same stage with these bands. We never would have imagined playing these types of shows. It’s a true honor to be performing with the big dogs.”
See below for all confirmed BATTLECROSS tour dates and stay tuned for more updates coming soon!
BATTLECROSS touring with the TRESPASS AMERICA Festival:
JULY
13 Broomfield, CO – 1st Bank Center
14 Ogden, UT – Mojos (BATTLECROSS only)
15 Billings, MT – MetraPark Arena
16 Bismarck, ND – Bismarck Civic Center
17 Sioux Falls, SD – Sioux Falls Arena
18 Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – Station 4 (BATTLECROSS only)
19 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
20 Travers City, MI – Ground Zero (off date w/ Killswitch Engage)
21 Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County Expo Center
22 Waterloo, IA – McElroy Auditorium
23 St. Louis, MO – Fubar (BATTLECROSS only)
24 Lubbock, TX – Lonestar Amphitheatre
25 Belton, TX – Bell County Expo Center
27 San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum
28 Beaumont, TX – Ford Pavilion
30 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
31 Evansville, IN – Ford Center
AUGUST
1 Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion at River Bend
3 Battle Creek, MI – Kellogg Arena
4 Rochester Hills, MI – Meadowbrook Amphitheatre
5 Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavillion
7 Oswego, NY – Oswego Speedway
8 Glens Falls, NY – Glens Falls Civic Center
9 S. Burlington, VT – Higher Ground (off date w/ God Forbid)
10 Scarborough, ME – Scarborough Downs
11 Montreal, QC – HEAVY MTL
12 Buffalo, NY – Broadway Joes (BATTLECROSS only)
14 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE (indoor stage)
15 Hartford, CT – Festival Stage at Comcast Theatre
17 Worchester, MA – DCU Center
18 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
19 Philadelphia, PA – Penn’s Landing – Festival Pier
21 Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Uptown
22 Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Civic Coliseum
24 Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre
25 Rio Rancho, NM – Santa Ana Star Center
26 Phoenix, AZ – Comercia Theatre
28 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
BATTLECROSS post-Trespass America tour dates:
AUGUST
29 Las Vegas, NV – Cheyenne Saloon (BATTLECROSS only)
31 Shreveport, LA – The Riverside Warehouse (w/ God Forbid)
SEPTEMBER
1 Memphis, TN – Newby’s (w/ God Forbid)
2 Louisville, KY – Phoenix Hill Tavern (w/ God Forbid)
BATTLECROSS is:
Kyle “Gumby” Gunther/vocals
Tony Asta/guitar
Hiran Deraniyagala/guitar
Mike Kreger/drums
Don Slater/bass
For more information about BATTLECROSS, please visit these websites:
www.metalblade.com/battlecross