The Press Release:
Pantera, one of the most successful and influential bands in heavy metal history, have announced their long awaited return to the stage. They will be touring North America this summer with Lamb of God as special guests. One of the most anticipated tours of 2023, this celebration tour includes original members Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown joined by Zakk Wylde (guitar) and Charlie Benante (drums). In December 2022, they kicked off the highly anticipated return in Mexico City to incredible reviews.
Produced by Live Nation, the 20-city tour kicks off on Tuesday, July 28th in Burgettstown, PA at The Pavilion at Star Lake making stops in Milwaukee, Toronto, Austin, Denver, and more before wrapping up in Bristow, VA on September 15th at Jiffy Lube Live.
Fans can also see Pantera at their recently announced support dates during Metallica’s North America Stadium tour dates in 2023 & 2024 and headlining major rock festivals in 2023 including Rockfest, Inkcarceration, and more.
TICKETS: Tickets go on sale starting Friday, January 27th starting at 10 AM Local Time on LiveNation.com.
PRESALE: Citi is the official card of the Pantera tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, January 24th at 10 AM local time until Thursday, January 26 at 10 PM local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
TOUR DATES:
*Festival Date | #Support Act TBD | ^Pantera Support for Metallica Dates|
2023 Dates:
May 20 – Daytona, FL – Welcome to Rockville*
Jul 13 – Cadott, WI – Rockfest*
Jul 15 – Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration*
Jul 28 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
Jul 29 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
Jul 31 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater#
Aug 02 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Aug 04 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium^
Aug 05 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
Aug 06 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Aug 08 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
Aug 09 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
Aug 11 – Montreal, QC – Olympique Stadium^
Aug 12 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Aug 15 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
Aug 17 – Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug 18 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium^
Aug 20 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
Aug 23 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Aug 25 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium^
Aug 26 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Aug 29 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Aug 31 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Sep 01 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium^
Sep 03 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma*
Sep 07 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater
Sep 08 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Sep 10 – Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival*
Sep 12 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Sep 14 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
Sep 15 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Sep 23 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life*
Oct 07 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock*
Nov 03 – St. Louis, MO – The Dome at America’s Center^
Nov 10 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field^
2024 Dates
Aug 02 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium^
Aug 09 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field^
Aug 16 – Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium^
Aug 23 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium^
Aug 30 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field^
About Pantera: Pantera got its start in Arlington, TX with its best-known lineup, consisting of founding members drummer Vinnie Paul and guitarist Dimebag Darrell, along with bassist Rex Brown and vocalist Philip Anselmo. Pantera is credited with the development and popularization of the groove metal subgenre. To date, the group has sold 20 million records worldwide and has received four Grammy nominations. www.pantera.com
About Live Nation Entertainment: Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Hey listen, there has been a whole lot of chatter as to the need for this kind of a return to touring for the band members from the original Pantera and while I was initially on the fence about it since Dimebag and Vinnie cannot participate unless the do them as holograms. I have to admit that there is probably no other musicians better suited to bringing that spirit to life once again than Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante. Zakk primarily because of his deep connection and brotherhood with the late great Dimebag and Charlie because….well, because he is a monster on the drums when it comes to powerful Metal. I will likely miss these initial dates since I don’t think I am getting around to the Metallica shows unless someone offers me a ticket. Thanks to the pandemic the bigger bands are even more difficult to be a part of the media mix than ever before. I’d love to be there since Metallica, duh and given the chance to also enjoy the reworked Pantera lineup I will likely not have a voice for a week afterwards. I’m sure that each of these gigs will do something special for the Abbott brothers because how could they not. The best part about it all is for the new generation of fans who might have been too young at the time. They will now be able to enjoy what Pantera sounded like on the live stage. Sure it might be a little different since the players are different but I think most will get over it when the first notes of “Walk” begin or “Primal Concrete Sledge” and my biggest favorite “Cemetary Gates”. Chime in down below with your own thoughts about this and I will see you next time. Stay safe out there.
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