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The Uproar On Walking Papers
Just because one of the bands traveling on this year’s Uproar Festival came into existence in 2012 don’t go thinking it’s made up of a bunch of new faces. Not with musicians hailing from Guns N’ Roses, Screaming Trees and The Missionary Position making up Walking Papers.
Photo: Charles Peterson
The story behind Seattle’s Walking Papers indicates it’s a band that has grown organically during the past months since its 2012 founding. Originally a duo featuring guitarist/vocalist Jeff Angell (The Missionary Position) and drummer Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees/Mad Season), Walking Papers advanced to trio status with the addition of GNR/Velvet Revolver vet Duff McKagan on bass. Three became four when keyboardist Benjamin Anderson, also a Missionary Position vet, came onboard.
Signed with Loud & Proud Records, Walking Papers’ self-titled debut album mixed by Seattle producer Jack Endino (Soundgarden, Nivana, Mudhoney) will drop August 6 – three days before the band hits the road as a second stage headliner on this summer’s Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival tour. A track from the album – “I’ll Stick Around” – recently debuted on RollingStone.com while two other tracks – “Two Tickets” and “The Whole World’s Watching” – are available for your streaming pleasure via SoundCloud.
At this time the band has a few Euro dates before embarking on the Uproar tour. Here’s the schedule.
June 11 – Dublin, Ireland, The Pint
June 13 – Glasgow, United Kingdom, Stereo
June 15 – Derby, United Kingdom, Donington Park (Download Festival)
“Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival”
Aug. 9 – Scranton, Pa., Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
Aug. 10 – Hartford, Conn., Comcast Theatre
Aug. 11 – Darien Center, N.Y., Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Aug. 13 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Aug. 14 – Mansfield, Mass., Comcast Center
Aug. 16 – Bristow, Va., Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 17 – Holmdel, N.J., PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 18 – Wantagh, N.Y., Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
Aug. 20 – Toronto, Ontario, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Aug. 22 – Tinley Park, Ill., First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 23 – Noblesville, Ind., Klipsch Music Center
Aug. 24 – Clarkston, Mich., DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug., 27 – Oklahoma City, Okla., Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre
Aug. 28 – Dallas, Texas, Gexa Energy Pavilion
Aug. 29 – The Woodlands, Texas, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 31 – Albuquerque, N.M., Isleta Amphitheatre
Sept. 1 – Englewood, Colo., Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Sept. 2 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Usana Amphitheatre
Sept. 5 – Nampa, Idaho, Idaho Center Amphitheater
Sept. 7 – Quincy, Wash., Gorge Amphitheatre (KISW Pain In The Grass)
Sept. 8 – Ridgefield, Wash., Sleep Country Amphitheater
Sept. 11 – Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sept. 13 – Phoenix, Ariz., Desert Sky Pavilion
Sept. 14 – Chula Vista, Calif., Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sept. 15 – Irvine, Calif., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
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