Connecticut, US melodic doom / melodeath metal four-piece FIRES IN THE DISTANCE has today announced they'll be supporting Amorphis and Dark Tranquility on the long running melodic death metal bands co-headling North American tour. The tour will take place this fall throughout September into early October, with full dates below. Tickets for the dates will go on sale Friday, May 10 at 10am local time.
Speaking on the tour announcement FIRES IN THE DISTANCE comments: "We are beyond honored and grateful to announce that we will be heading out across North America this fall with not one, but two bands that directly influenced this band to take form, the legendary Amorphis and Dark Tranquillity. These two bands have historically shaped melodic death metal as we know it today, and we look forward to opening for them on this tour."
Upcoming FIRES IN THE DISTANCE tour dates
May 17 - Desertfest London - London, UK
Supporting Amorphis and Dark Tranquility
September 3 - Canal Club - Richmond, VA
September 4 - Hangar 1819 - Greensboro, NC
September 5 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA
September 6 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA
September 7 - Conduit - Orlando, FL
September 9 - White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX
September 10 - Trees - Dallas, TX
September 11 - The Rock Box - San Antonio, TX
September 13 - The Nile Theatre - Mesa, AZ
September 14 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
September 15 - Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA
September 17 - DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA
September 18 - Goldfields Roseville - Roseville, CA
September 20 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
September 21 - Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC
September 22 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
September 24 - Metro - Salt Lake City, UT
September 26 - Marquis Theater - Denver, CO
September 27 - Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS
September 28 - The Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN
September 29 - The Forge - Joliet, IL
October 1 - Opera House - Toronto, ON
October 2 - Fairmount Theatre - Montreal, QC
October 3 -La Source de la Martinière - Québec City, QC
October 4 - The Middle East Down - Cambridge, MA
October 5 - Baltimore Soundstage - Baltimore, MD
October 6 - Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY