P.O.D., the multi-platinum, Grammy nominated rock band, have announced that they will be touring the UK in February 2009, the first time in five years, to support their recently released album, When Angels & Serpents Dance.
The UK shows are part of a 31 date European co-headlining tour the band are doing with Filter. Tickets for the tour go on sale on Monday 13th October, and all ticket prices are subject to a booking fee.
Full dates as follows:
Wed 11th Feb BIRMINGHAM, Academy 2 £15.00 BO: 0844 477 2000
Fri 13th Feb OXFORD, Academy 2 £15.00 BO: 0844 477 2000
Sat 14th Feb MANCHESTER, Academy 3 £15.00 BO: 0161 832 1111
Sun 15th Feb GLASGOW, Garage £15.00 BO: 0844 499 9990
Tue 17th Feb NOTTINGHAM, Rescue Rooms £15.00 BO: 0871 310 0000
Wed 18th Feb LONDON, Astoria 2 £17.00 BO: 0871 231 0821
With guitarist Marcos Curiel returning to the fold after a 4 year absence, singer Sonny says “For me, the fun part right now is just seeing Marcos up there on stage - I’ve always loved his sound and tone. I’m really looking forward to touring and goofing around with the guys. We are excited to be coming back to the U.K. our shows there have always been memorable.”
To coincide with the dates, P.O.D. will be releasing a digital download single, Addicted, which will also feature an exclusive track, Ridin’ With You.
With an impressive seven studio albums and over seven million album sales under their belt, not to mention multiple platinum successes with 1999’s The Fundamental Elements of Southtown and 2001’s triple-platinum Satellite, which featured the hit singles “Youth of a Nation”, “Alive” and “Boom”, P.O.D. are back to reclaim their place atop the rock scene. The quartet’s renewed vigor is evident throughout When Angels and Serpents Dance, from the searing guitar line of “Shine With Me”, to the monumental, “End Of The World” complete with gospel choir, to the album’s most ferocious track, the savage “God Forbid”. The band also display a softer side on the bluesy start of “It Can’t Rain Everyday”, a song with clever vignettes in the bridges, the almost poppy chorus in the infectious “Shine With Me”, and on the poignant, politically charged ballad “Tell Me Why,” in which Sonny asks in the chorus, “Why must we fight, why must we kill in the name of what we think is right?”
Produced by Jay Baumgardner, the album features a number of guest appearances - legendary punk rock singer, Mike Muir of Suicidal Tendencies guests on the track “Kaliforn-Eye-A”, The Marley Sisters, who lend their vocal prowess to what Sonny calls “Our reggae track (I’ll Be Ready),” and Helmet’s Page Hamilton on “God Forbid,” which Sonny calls “probably our heaviest song.”
When Angels and Serpents Dance is the sound of a rejuvenated band, the P.O.D. you know and love doing it the only way they know how, passionate, aggressive, and with a message for our times.
P.O.D. is … Sonny – vocals / Marcos – guitar / Traa – Bass / Wuv - drums
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