The band will close out the summer with a swing through Europe beginning August 11 at the Way Out West Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden. Other stops on the books include ULU in London (August 14), Rote Fabrik in Zurich, Switzerland (August 17), Postbahnhof in Berlin, Germany (August 21), the Reading Festival in the U.K. (August 24), and the Area 4 Festival in Ludinghausen, Germany (August 26).

Sparta’s opening dates for Velvet Revolver kick off September 7 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver and run through the first part of October. Highlights include stops at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash. (September 8), the Santa Barbara Bowl in California (September 11), Cricket Pavilion in Phoenix (September 18), Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas (September 21), the Smirnoff Music Center in Dallas (September 27), the HiFi Buys Amphitheatre in Atlanta (October 3), and the Sound Advice Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Fla. (October 7).

Tickets for Sparta’s European shows, as well as their dates with Velvet Revolver and Alice In Chains are available through links on the band’s web site.