Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway
The Los Angeles, California technical metal machine Act Of Defiance, featuring former Megadeth members Chris Broderick (guitar) and Shawn Drover (drums), has just announced a U.S. tour. The band, whose roster is completed by ex-Scar The Martyr / Thrown Into Exile vocalist Henry Derek Bonner and bassist Matt Bachand (Shadows Fall), will be touring for their latest Metal Blade Records release, ‘Old Scars, New Wounds‘.
Joining them on the trek are the Texas-based modern metallers in Shattered Sun. Things will kick-off in San Diego, California on March 1st, hitting the west and mid-west primarily and then wrapping three weeks later in Petaluma, CA. There will be other support acts appearing at select dates depending on each market.
ACT OF DEFIANCE Spring 2018 Tour Dates:
w/ Shattered Sun
Mar. 01 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
Mar. 02 Fullerton, CA – Slidebar
Mar. 03 Mesa, AZ – Club Red
Mar. 04 Las Vegas, NV – The Dive Bar
Mar. 08 San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box
Mar. 09 Houston, TX – BFE Rock Club
Mar. 10 Dallas, TX – The Curtain Club
Mar. 11 Oklahoma CIty, OK – The Ruins Live
Mar. 12 Kansas City, MO – Riot Room
Mar. 13 St. Louis, MO – Fubar
Mar. 14 Westland, MI – Token Lounge
Mar. 15 Joliet, IL – The Forge
Mar. 16 Kent, OH – The Outpost
Mar. 17 Janesville, WI – Back Bar
Mar. 18 Omaha, NE – Lookout Lounge
Mar. 20 Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
Mar. 21 Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
Mar. 23 Petaluma, CA – The Phoenix Theater
