Well, its happened. The best heavy metal tour package of the year has been announced. Mastodon will be embarking for a full US headlining tour in supp
August 5, 2009

Well, its happened. The best heavy metal tour package of the year has been announced. Mastodon will be embarking for a full US headlining tour in support of their hit record Crack the Skye with the live version of Dethklok (The band in Cartoon Networks's hit show Metalocalypse), Boston hardcore legends Converge, and sludge masters High on Fire. You already know how much I like Mastodon.

Presale tickets are availible now, and general public ticket sales begin Friday, August 7, at 10:00 a.m.

The dates are as follows:

Oct. 02 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR

Oct. 03 - WaMu Theater - Seattle, WA

Oct. 04 - Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver, BC

Oct. 06 - Big Four Building - Calgary, AB

Oct. 07 - Shaw Conference Centre - Edmonton, AB

Oct. 09 - Great Saltair - Salt Lake City, UT

Oct. 10 - Fillmore Auditorium - Denver, CO

Oct. 12 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO

Oct. 13 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO

Oct. 14 - Val Air Ballroom - Des Moines, IA

Oct. 16 - Myth - St. Paul, MN

Oct. 17 - Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL

Oct. 18 - Eagle's Auditorium - Milwaukee, WI

Oct. 20 - LC Pavilion - Columbus, OH

Oct. 21 - The Fillmore - Detroit, MI

Oct. 23 - Sound Academy - Toronto

Oct. 24 - The Fairgrounds - Buffalo, NY

Oct. 25 - Armory - Albany, NY

Oct. 27 - House of Blues - Boston, MA

Oct. 30 - Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY

Oct. 31 - Patriot Center - Washington, DC

Nov. 01 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA

Nov. 05 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA

Nov. 06 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC

Nov. 07 - Hard Rock Live - Orlando, FL

Nov. 08 - Pompano Beach Amphit - Pompano Beach, FL

Nov. 11 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX

Nov. 12 - Verizon Wireless Theater - Houston, TX

Nov. 13 - Austin City Music Hall - Austin, TX

Nov. 14 - Brady Theater - Tulsa, OK

Nov. 16 - Pan American Center - Las Cruces, NM

Nov. 17 - Mesa Amphitheater - Mesa, AZ

Nov. 18 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV

Nov. 19 - Palladium - Los Angeles, CA

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