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Metalcore Bands to Mosh, Munch
Fans of melodic breakdowns and the double bass drums rejoice: We Came As Romans and Memphis May Fire will tour this spring. “The Bands vs. Food” tour will feature 20 shows in 26 days and will span from coast to coast.
Other groups on the ticket are genre mainstays Miss May I and For Today.
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Prior to the tour, We Came As Romans will be touring with Miss May I, Wilson and Sworn In for a mini tour titled “The Road to Bands vs. Food”. Afterwards, WCAR will continue touring with Miss May I in Europe.
Special VIP tickets will include a catered meal from a local restaurant of the bands’ choice and exclusive merchandise. Fans are invited to suggest eateries located near the venues by tagging the bands through social media.
Interestingly, the groups booked on the “Bands vs. Food” tour all acknowledge a Christian influence to their scream-laden music. Some bands such as Memphis May Fire and For Today embrace Christian themes, while WCAR and Miss May I include some band members who are religious and affect the creative process, but do not identify as Christian.
“There might be a song that I take very spiritually about my relationship with God (that) to someone else might have nothing to do with that,” We Came As Romans Guitarist Joshua Moore said in an interview with Enoch magazine. “We’re just out to relate, we’re trying to build relationships with people.”
Here are the dates for the mosh-minded out there:
The Road to Bands vs. Food
We Came As Romans w/ Miss May I, Wilson, and Sworn In
April 15 – Grand Rapids, Mich., The Intersection
April 17 – Detroit, Mich., Crofoot Ballroom [SOLD OUT]
April 18 – Pittsburgh, Penn., Altar Bar
April 19 – Rochester, N.Y., Water Street Music Hall
April 20 – Providence, R.I., Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
April 21 – Portland, Maine, Port City Music Hall
April 22 – Hartford, Conn., Webster Theater
April 23 – New York, N.Y., Gramercy Theatre
April 24 – Sayreville, N.J., Starland Ballroom
April 25 – Philadelphia, Penn., Theatre of Living Arts
Bands vs. Food Tour
We Came As Romans and Memphis May Fire w/ Miss May I and For Today
April 26 – Baltimore, Md., Soundstage
April 27 – Norfolk, Va., The NorVa
April 28 – Charlotte, N.C., Amos’ Southend
April 29 – Atlanta, Ga., The Masquerade
April 30 – Myrtle Beach, S.C., House of Blues
May 01 – Jacksonville, Fla., Welcome To Rockville+
May 04 – Houston, Texas, Warehouse Live
May 05 – Tulsa, Okla., Cain’s Ballroom
May 07 – Albuquerque, N.M., Sunshine Theater
May 08 – Tucson, Ariz., Rialto Theatre
May 09 – Pomona, Calif., Glasshouse (Memphis May Fire will not perform this date)
May 10 – Las Vegas, Nev., Vinyl
May 11 – San Francisco, Calif., The Regency Ballroom
May 12 – Fresno, Calif., Strummer’s
May 13 – Santa Cruz, Calif., The Catalyst
May 15 – Denver, Colo., Summit Music Hall
May 17 – Memphis, Tenn., New Daisy Theatre
May 19 – Chicago, Ill., Concord Music Hall
May 20 – Columbus, Ohio., Rock On The Range
May 21 – Schaghticoke, N.Y., Rock N Derby
We Came As Romans w/ Miss May I
May 24 Liverpool, United Kingdom, Arts Club
May 25 Glasgow, United Kingdom, Kings Tut
May 26 Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, O2 Academy 2
May 27 Manchester, United Kingdom, Sound Control
May 30 London, United Kingdom, Electric Ballroom (Memphis May Fire will perform on this date)
June 10 Paris, France, Download Festival Paris