The Missing Link Tour

MASTODON & CLUTCH JOIN FORCES TO PUMMEL THROUGH
THE MISSING LINK TOUR
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY JANUARY 23RD FOR SPRING CO-HEADLINE TOUR
GRAVEYARD WILL SUPPORT / BIG BUSINESS TO SUPPORT WHERE NOTED
January 20, 2015 — (Burbank, CA) — Two of the world’s most respected and influential hard rock bands
Mastodon and Clutch are proud to announce THE MISSING LINK TOUR which brings together both
bands as they join forces along with special guests Graveyard and Big Business – each taking part of
the tour as support. Together, this night of heavy rock will be one of the heaviest and most exciting
concert events of the year.
THE MISSING LINK TOUR kicks off on April 16th in St. Paul, MN. with support provided by Big
Business, who recently supported Mastodon throughout a sold-out European tour. Sweden’s
Graveyard will then take over the main support slot starting in Los Angeles on April 29th for the remaining
dates, closing out the tour in Columbus, OH on May 24th
. Tickets go on sale to the public beginning at
10am on Friday January 23rd through the bands websites.
Mastodon and Clutch share a longtime friendship as fans will recall Clutch front man Neil Fallon
contributed vocals to “Blood And Thunder” (from Mastodon’s 2004’s Leviathan) so fans can expect surprises in store for fans throughout the tour rumbling across North America. THE MISSING LINK TOUR
will feature full sets from both Mastodon and Clutch. Clutch will close the show on April 24th in
Vancouver, May 10th in Pittsburgh, May 15th in Bethlehem, May 16th in Baltimore and also the final night
of the tour, May 24th in Columbus. Mastodon will close all other shows. For further info on Mastodon,
go to: http://www.mastodonrocks.com/. For further info on Clutch go to http://www.pro-rock.com
Clutch drummer Jean-Paul Gaster had this to say about the tour. “We are very much looking forward to
our US tour with our friends in Mastodon. We always enjoy playing live but when we have the opportunity
to share the stage with a band as inspiring as Mastodon we know each evening will be that much more
special. See ya out there!”
Mark your calendars, as THE MISSING LINK TOUR will roll into Denver’s prestigious Red Rocks
Amphitheatre on May 3rd
, and joins the stellar line up for Atlanta’s Shaky Knee’s Festival on May 8th.
The New York City show will take over the celebrated Central Park Summer Stage annual concert
series on May 19th
. General tickets on-sale Friday, January 23rd.
As previously announced, Mastodon have been nominated for a 2015 Grammy Award for Best Metal
Performance for “High Road,” from ONCE MORE ‘ROUND THE SUN. This is the band’s third Grammy
nomination. The 57th Annual Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on Feb 8th
. Tune into CBS TV.
Revered Maryland rockers Clutch have been pushing the boundaries that define heavy rock music since
the 4 original members got together in high school. Clutch is an unmatched musical force that has been
best described as “the quintessential American Rock Band”. Clutch released their tenth and latest studio
album Earth Rocker via their own label Weathermaker Music on March 16, 2013. The album entered
the Billboard Top 200 chart at #15 giving the band their highest chart position to date.
Mastodon’s sixth studio album, the universally praised, ONCE MORE ‘ROUND THE SUN, entered the
Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at the #6 position on June 24, 2014, also their highest chart debut of their
career. ONCE MORE ‘ROUND THE SUN has rightfully been placed in many Year End Critics & fan
BEST OF 2014 lists including those in Rolling Stone, Revolver, Magnet, Decibel, CMJ and many more. At
present Mastodon has remained on the CMJ Loud Rock charts for the 26th week in a row. When
OMRTS was placed No. 8 on Rolling Stone’s “Top 20 Metal Albums of 2014” list, they summed up the
success of the album stating, “The bold hooks and sharply defined riffs of Mastodon’s sixth studio fulllength
makes it easy to hear this album as their evolution from prog-sludge wizards to straight-ahead hard
rockers — but the reality is actually far more, er, complex… Ultimately, the best part of Sun is Mastodon’s
ability to make hooky and visceral music without sacrificing either their metallic muscle or their innate
weirdness.”
Clutch’s Earth Rocker reached #1 on the Rock Chart and #4 on iTunes’ overall Top 100 album
chart. Earth Rocker was awarded “Album of The Year” by Metal Hammer and garnered a Top 10 spot
on Rolling Stone’s “Top 20 Metal Albums of the Year”. Rolling Stone further enthused: “Four Maryland
lifers — road dogs who’ve been grinding since the early Fugazi administration, cranking out seething
admixtures of jam-band chops, careening blues-punk riffs and singer Neil Fallon’s nerdy, piss-taking
wiseass lyrics — release their hardest rocking set to date. Look for a go-go break (and some clever
punning on the phrase “drop the bomb!”) on “D.C. Sound Attack!” Inspirational verse: “If you’re gonna do
it/ do it live on stage/ or don’t do it at all.”
Clutch is currently working on their follow up to Earth Rocker which will be released in 2015.
Do not miss THE MISSING LINK TOUR this spring. Confirmed dates are as follows:
*Mastodon Closes The Evening. **Clutch Closes The Evening
Apr 16 *St. Paul, MN Myth
Apr 17 * Winnipeg, MB The Burton Cummings Theatre
Apr 18 *Saskatoon, SK O’Brian’s Events CenterApr 19 * Edmonton, AB Expo Centre
Apr 21 * Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
Apr 23 * Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
Apr 24 **Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
Apr 25 *Portland, OR Roseland
Apr 26 *Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
Apr 28 *Oakland, CA Fox Theater
Apr 29 *Los Angeles, CA Palladium
Apr 30 *Tempe, AZ Marquee Theater
May 01 *Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
May 02 *Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
May 03 *Denver, CO Red Rock’s Amphitheatre
May 05 *San Antonio, TX Kapone’s Ballroom
May 06 *Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
May 08 Atlanta, GA Shaky Knees Festival
May 09 *Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre Street Stage
May 10 **Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
May 12 *Clive, IA (Des Moines) 7 Flags
May 13 *Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom Club Stage
May 15 **Bethlehem, PA Sands Event Center
May 16 **Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
May 17 *Boston, MA House of Blues
May 19 *New York, NY Central Park Summerstage
May 20 *Niagara Falls, NY Rapids Theatre
May 21 *London, ON London Music Hall
May 24 **Columbus, OH LC Pavilion
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MASTODON Contact Reprise Records Publicity:
National Press: Rick Gershon 818-953-3473 / rick.gershon@wbr.com
Regional / Tour Press: Hillary Hawkins 818-953-3787 / hillary.hawkins@wbr.com
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CLUTCH Contact Weathermaker Music
Label Manager: Stefan Koster stefanfkkoster@gmail.com
MASTODON:
Troy Sanders — Bass Guitar / Vocals
Brent Hinds — Guitars / Vocals
Bill Kelliher — Guitars
Brann Dailor — Drums / Vocals
www.mastodonrocks.com
CLUTCH:
Neil Fallon – Vocals/Guitar
Tim Sult – Guitar
Dan Maines – Bass
Jean-Paul Gaster – Drums/Percussion

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