Anthrax extends 40th Anniversary celebrations with 27-date EU tour

Anthrax _Live_149_lo_sm — L-R: Scott Ian, FrankBello, Joey Belladonna, Jonathan Donais, Charlie Benante Photo Credit: Andy Buchanan

ANTHRAX EXTENDS ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS WITH 27-DATE EUROPEAN HEADLINE TOUR SET FOR FALL, 2022

Speed Metal Punks Municipal Waste Will Be Main Support

Still celebrating its 40-year tenure as one of music’s premier thrash metal bands, Anthrax announces its first European tour since the summer of 2019. Kicking off on September 27, 2022 in Birmingham, England, the band will play 27 dates in 15 countries, wrapping up in Zurich, Switzerland on November 5. Crossover thrash band Municipal Waste will support on all dates. Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 20 at 10AM BST, 11AM CET; go to www.anthrax.com for all purchasing information.

“It sure has been a long time since we rock’n’rolled in the UK and Europe,” said Anthrax’s Charlie Benante, “but we’re coming back soon to bring the noise to all of you guys. Being that we can’t get over there until 2022, we’re going to make sure that every show will be an eventful one. We won’t just be playing four decades of songs to celebrate our ongoing 40th anniversary – hey, we’ll be giving YOU some history! – but we just might have some brand new ones for you as well. Can’t wait to see all your happy, smiling faces!!!”

On this tour, fans can expect Anthrax – Joey Belladonna/vocals, Scott Ian/rhythm guitar, Frank Bello/bass, Charlie Benante/drums, and Jon Donais/guitar – to draw from all four decades – fan favorite and deep cuts – for their nightly setlist.

“There’s just something special about Europe,” said Belladonna. “Our fans there have always had a full-fledged excitement about our shows, and I enjoy performing more than anyone can imagine, so we’re really looking forward to this tour.”

Dates for Anthrax’s 2022 European tour are as follows:

SEPTEMBER

27 02 Academy, Birmingham, UK

29 Academy, Manchester, UK

30 02 Academy, Glasgow, UK

OCTOBER

1 02 City Hall, Newcastle, UK

3 02 Academy, Leeds, UK

4 Rock City, Nottingham, UK

6 02 Academy, Bristol, UK

8 Brixton Academy, London, UK

11 013, Tilburg, Netherlands

13 Bataclan, Paris, France

14 Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen, Germany

15 Werk 2, Leipzig, Germany

17 Vega Main Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark

18 Tradgarn, Gothenburg, Sweden

19 Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden

21 Tullisali, Oulu, Finland

22 Logomo, Turku, Finland

23 Kultuurikatel, Talinn, Estonia

25 Stodola, Warsaw, Poland

26 Batschapp, Frankfurt, Germany

27 LKA Longhorn, Stuttgart, Germany

29 Sono, Brno, Czech Republic

31 Babra Negra, Budapest, Hungary

NOVEMBER

1 Culture Factory, Zagreb, Croatia

2 Arena, Vienna, Austria

4 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy

5 Komplex, Zurich, Switzerland

ABOUT ANTHRAX: Twenty-twenty-one marks Anthrax’s 40th anniversary, during which time the band has released 11 studio albums, been awarded multiple Gold and Platinum certifications, six Grammy nominations, and a host of other accolades from the media, the music industry, and fans. In 1991, the band helped break down race and genre barriers when they collaborated with Public Enemy on the track “Bring The Noise,” and was the first metal band to have its music heard on Mars when NASA played “Got The Time” to wake up the Mars Rover in 2012. Along with Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth, Anthrax is a card-carrying member of The Big Four, the four bands that defined the speed/thrash/metal genre. Anthrax has also introduced a series of now sold-out signature whiskeys and bourbons and partnered with the Stockholm-based NEZUMI Studios for a high-end, limited-edition Baleine dive watch. Twenty-twenty-one also has seen the release of Z2 Comics’ “Among the Living” graphic novel with a track-by-track storyline inspired by Anthrax’s iconic 1987 album, Among The Living. The book pulls together a “who’s who” of names from the worlds of comics and music who created “bubble dialogue” and original artwork to express what the songs meant to them. Taking advantage of COVID-19’s prohibition of concert touring, the band has been hard at work writing the next Anthrax album.