Add Dope to the list of bands making a reunion run in 2016. The band plans to tour to more than 45 cities across North America inside of two months. The Die Mother Fucker Die reunion tour will consist of the classic Dope lineup that includes Edsel Dope (vocals, guitar), Acey Slade (bass), Virus (lead guitar) and Racci Shay (drums).
Dope’s North American portion of the tour was successfully crowdfunded by fans who pre-ordered the band’s first-ever live album on dopereunion.com. The album will only be available through the band’s site and will not be available on online music stores like iTunes or retail stores anywhere. The band’s goal is to raise enough money to tour overseas, to places in the United Kingdom, Australia, Asia and Europe.
With some dates still to be announced, Dope will come through New York state on Oct. 9 at the Montage Music Hall in Rochester, and Oct. 13 at Revolution Hall in Amityville.
Cameras will be rolling as the band will record the entire tour for the first-ever Dope live DVD. The DVD will also include past backstage footage, unreleased music videos, and never before seen clips.
Dope’s “Die Mother Fucker Die” tour dates:
09-13 – DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
09-14 – Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
09-15 – The Rickshaw – Vancouver, BC
09-16 – La Tropicana – Pasco, WA
09-17 – Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
09-18 – The Palomino – Spokane, WA
09-19 – The Falls Venue – Idaho Falls, ID
09-20 – Herman’s Hideaway – Denver, CO
09-21 – Sunshine Studios – Colorado Springs, CO
09-22 – Sokol Underground – Omaha, NE
09-23 – The Ready Room – St Louis, MO
09-24 – The Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN
09-25 – Val Air Ballroom – Des Moines, IA
09-26 – TBA
09-27 – The Reverb – Waterloo, IA
09-28 – Live On Main – Stevens Point, WI
09-29 – Every Buddy’s – Chippewa Falls, WI
09-30 – Music Factory – Battle Creek, MI
10-01 – Machine Shop – Flint, MI
10-02 – TBA
10-03 – Realm – Toledo, OH
10-04 – Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL
10-05 – The Agora – Cleveland, OH
10-06 – Park Street Tavern – Columbus, OH
10-07 – Chameleon Club – Lancaster, PA
10-08 – Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA
10-09 – Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY
10-10 – Sneaky Dees – Toronto, ON
10-11 – Mavericks – Ottawa, ON
10-12 – TBA
10-13 – Revolution Hall – Amityville, NY
10-14 – TBA
10-15 – Fish Head Cantina – Baltimore, MD
10-16 – TBA
10-17 – Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
10-18 – TBA
10-19 – Dirty Dog Bar – Austin, TX
10-20 – Scout Bar – Houston, TX
10-21 – Trees – Dallas, TX
10-22 – Aftershock – Merriam, KS
10-23 – 89th St. Collective – Oklahoma City, OK
10-24 – TBA
10-25 – The Juggernaut – Gallup, NM
10-26 – Club Red – Phoenix, AZ
10-27 – Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
10-28 – Counts Vamp’d Las Vegas, NV
10-29 – The Grove – Anaheim, CA
10-30 – The Whiskey – W. Hollywood, CA
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In addition to the co-headlining dates, Jeff Beck is scheduled for a couple solo shows at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut on July 22 and at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. More dates for the tour with Buddy Guy are expected to be announced.