But before we get to the tour specifics, we need to tell you that you can be in the video for the single “All or Nothing” from the band’s Empire album. All you need do is show up at Brooklyn’s Southpaw (125 5th Avenue) on Black Friday at 5 p.m. It’s all ages, so bring the kiddies.

The band’s first tour of the new year begins Jan. 11 in Birmingham, Ala., at Zydeco Jan. 11. Little Rock, Ark., is next when the band plays the Downtown Music Hall Jan. 12. Other destinations include Oklahoma City (Jan. 13), Dallas (Jan. 14), Austin (Jan. 15), North Las Vegas (Jan. 19), San Diego (Jan. 20), Anaheim (Jan. 22) and San Francisco (Jan. 23).

Comeback Kid and Cruel Hand appear on all dates.

But you don’t have to wait for January to see Madball tear it up. That is, if you live on the East Coast. The band’s December outing includes stops in Miami, Tampa, Atlanta, Raleigh, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Philadelphia, Providence, Albany and New York. Bitter End, Lionheart and Incendiary are also on the bill.

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