Hard-working road hounds Clutch have been proving themselves on stage night after night for more than three decades – vocalist Neil Fallon declaring “If you’re gonna do it, do it live on stage, or don’t do it at all” in their 2013 track “Earth Rocker”. It’s an ethos the band still cleave to today.
Since their emergence in 2009, Rival Sons have reignited and recharged rock ‘n’ roll with towering vocals, uncompromising guitar playing, and thunderous grooves to enthusiastic fans the world over.
Fans will soon get another chance to witness the electrifying live magic these skillful musicians conjure, with the announcement today of Clutch and Rival Sons’ Fall 2024 North American co-headlining tour.
Titled The Two Headed Beast Tour, the North American run is set to captivate 23 cities, kicking off September 5th in Brooklyn, NY and bowing out October 10th in Las Vegas, NV. In an unexpected twist, both bands will be performing the majority of songs on one of their best-loved albums: “Blast Tyrant” for Clutch and “Great Western Valkyrie” for Rival Sons.
As for special guests, Fu Manchu will support from September 5th – 26th, with Black Stone Cherry taking over from September 28th – October 10th.
Clutch’s chief storyteller Neil Fallon declares: “We are looking forward to our tour with Rival Sons. Throughout the course of our set, Clutch will be performing ‘Blast Tyrant’. Both bands have plenty of mutual fans and will garner many more throughout the course of the Two Headed Beast Tour. We hope to see you there”!
Scott Holiday, guitarist of Rival Sons, adds: “We’ve wanted to put something together with Clutch for a long time! They’re one of the acts that we could notice people rep’ing at our shows, so we’ve always thought it could make a really great double bill! Happy to bring the ‘Two-Headed Beast’ to life! The riff will be strong on this tour… as will the good times”!
Refresh your memory of Clutch’s “Blast Tyrant” by listening to the deluxe edition of the album on Spotify here, which has clocked up nearly 87 million streams on Spotify alone, including beloved tracks “The Regulator” and party starter “The Mob Goes Wild”.
Listen to Rival Sons 2014 album “Great Western Valkyrie”, now in its tenth year, here on Spotify, which has racked up nearly 69 million Spotify streams and includes fan favorites “Electric Man” and “Open My Eyes”.
Tickets go on sale on April 19th at 10am local time here and here.
Prepare to adjust your pants so you may dance the good time dance at the following dates and locations:
North American Tour Dates 2024:
Thu 5th Sep – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount*
Fri 6th Sep – Atlantic City, NJ – Ocean Casino Resort, Ovation Hall*
Sat 7th Sep – Washington, DC – The Anthem*
Sun 8th Sep – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz*
Tue 10th Sep – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE*
Thu 12th Sep – Niagara Falls, ON – OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino*
Fri 13th Sep – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall*
Sun 15th Sep – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom*
Tue 17th Sep – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues*
Thu 19th Sep – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion*
Fri 20th Sep – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill*
Sun 22nd Sep – Fort Wayne, IN – Sweetwater Performance Pavilion*
Tue 24th Sep – La Vista, NE – The Astro*
Thu 26th Sep – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe*
Sat 28th Sep – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center**
Sun 29th Sep – St Paul, MN – Myth Live**
Tue 1st Oct – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom**
Wed 2nd Oct – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater**
Fri 4th Oct – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center**
Sat 5th Oct – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum**
Tue 8th Oct – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern**
Wed 9th Oct – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee**
Thu 10th Oct – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl**
* (w/ Fu Manchu)
** (w/ Black Stone Cherry)
Most recently, Clutch released a special, limited version of seminal album “Transnational Speedway League: Anthems, Anecdotes, and Undeniable Truths” on vinyl for the first time. Order it here.
The remastered edition is available exclusively as a gatefold 12″ LP, including a band-signed insert. The vinyl is a stunning 180-gram translucent emerald green, housed in robust, extra-heavy sleeves. Sticklers for high quality detail, even the gatefold jacket is printed on luxe, metalized, polyester paper. This numbered, limited edition is restricted to just 7500 units worldwide.
Rival Sons have recently announced a remastered reissue of critically acclaimed third full-length album “Head Down” (2012); described as “howling blues rock meets psychedelic pop perfection”. “Head Down” includes the hit single and fan favorite “Keep On Swinging”, plus poppy retro dance numbers “Until the Sun Comes” and “Wild Animal”. An album that showcases the versatility of Rival Sons, “Head Down” also includes the classic ballad of death and loss “Jordan” and “Manifest Destiny Parts 1 & 2”, an epic stonking room shaker of betrayal and revenge of the Native American People. Out on May 24th,2024, the reissued “Head Down” will be released on their own record label Sacred Tongue Recordings and distributed through Thirty Tigers. For more information and to pre-order your copy here.
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/Clutchband
www.rivalsons.com
