Alternative hard rockers Taproot have announced their 2013 U.S. headlining tour. The trek kicks off on March 29, and will feature support from Boy Hits Car. The tour is in continued support of their latest album, The Episodes, which came out almost a year ago. The band will be on the road until May 25, with the possibility of more summer dates to be announced in the imminent future. In keeping with an ever-growing trend in rock, Taproot will be performing their debut album, Gift, in it’s entirety.
Taproot have been a hard-working constant in alternative heavy music since their inception in 1997. The band signed with Atlantic Records in 1999, and released it’s first three albums with said label. In 2000 and 2001, the band performed at Ozzfest. Every Taproot album to date has cracked the Billboard Top 200. Their greatest success was their sophomore album, Welcome, which hit #17. The band was assisted with their songwriting by Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan on their third album, Blue-Sky Research, which debuted at #33 on the Billboard Top 200. Taproot signed with Victory Records in 2010, and released their fifth album, appropriately titled Plead The Fifth. – by Matt Bishop
Taproot 2013 U.S. Tour
3/29 – Jackson, MI @ The Foundry
3/30 – Louisville, KY @ Diamond Pub & Billiards
4/1 – Fayetteville, NC @ The Drunk Horse Pub
4/3 – Ft Myers, FL @ Cadillac Jacks
4/4 – Orlando, FL @ Bombshells Orlando
4/5 – St Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
4/6 – Jacksonville, FL @ Brewsters Mega Plex
4/10 – Birmingham, AL @ Ironhorse
4/11 – Broussard, LA @ The Station
4/12 – Monroe, LA @ Live Oaks Bar and Ballroom
4/13 – Shreveport, LA @ The Warehouse
4/14 – Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
4/16 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Chameleon Room
4/17 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
4/19 – Beaumont, TX @ The Gig
4/21 – Lubbock, TX @ Lonestar Amphitheater
4/23 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theater
4/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rocky Point Cantina
4/26 – Las Vegas, NV @ Cheyenne Saloon
4/27 – San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
4/28 – Long Beach, CA @ Gas Lamp
4/30 – Hollywood, CA @ Whisky a Go Go
5/1 – Fresno, CA @ Babylon
5/2 – Modesto, CA @ Fat Cats
5/3 – Sacramento, CA @ The Boardwalk
5/7 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
5/11 – Omaha, NE @ TBD
5/14 – Mankato, MN @ Buster’s
5/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
5/16 – Appleton, WI @ Luna Lounge
5/17 – Wausau, WI @ Filmore
5/18 – Janesville, WI @ The BackBar
5/21 – South Bend, IN @ Cheers
5/23 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
5/24 – Dayton, OH @ McGuffy’s
5/25 – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop