Underoath invites fans to connect with them this summer at some of the most intimate shows the band has played since their earliest days. Underoath: The Van Tour to Vans Warped Tour is presented by Vans and set to kick off on June 8th in Jacksonville. The tour will hit independent venues around the country as Underoath gets back in the van and back to their roots on the way to Vans Warped Tour in Washington, DC and Long Beach, CA. Joining them for these once-in-a-lifetime shows is special guest Held.
“The idea of going back into a van, and reconnecting with how we used to tour, will be impactful at worst. At best, it’s an opportunity to reconnect in the same environment that we had prior in a new way and what that unlocks for us as friends, bandmates and more exciting to me…creatively,” says guitarist Tim McTague.
“Putting the smallest shows of our career on sale to create an environment that hasn’t been seen since probably 2002, to me, is such an amazing experience for us and the handful of fans that will get in to these shows. It will be our moment together, must likely never to be repeated again.”
He continues, “We haven’t driven across the country together as one unit, listening to the same music, stopping at the same rest stops, eating the same meals etc. in 2 decades plus. I think there is a magic there that breeds something existentially curious about someone, and I can’t wait to see what that is for us.
I want these shows to feel different than anything we have done in the last 2 decades aside from a few cool secret shows here or there. The idea of doing that every night will be exciting or terrifying or both, I’m here for it.”
Keyboard Chris Dudley shares as well:
“We did a couple small surprise pop-up shows last year and for me that really touched something that we haven’t really got to experience in a long time. Those small hot rooms have an energy in them you can’t get anywhere else. We’ve talked about doing something like this for a long time, just getting in a van and hitting a couple small venues and letting it rip, and the fact that we’re actually doing it this time is mega exciting to me. It’s gonna be wild.”
He adds, “I’m still scared of Aaron’s driving so we’re gonna keep him in shotgun to DJ.”
Tickets for all upcoming shows are available now at: https://underoath777.com/pages/tour.
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