The Album ONE Alive! trek begins later this summer
W.A.S.P. are returning to the road this summer to celebrate their debut album. The band confirmed Tuesday plans for an extensive North American tour. This coming August 17, 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of W.A.S.P.’s first album. To commemorate the career landmark, W.A.S.P. will play the entire album from top to bottom for the first time in over four decades.
Check out the full tour itinerary below.
Formed in 1982, W.A.S.P. is set to bring this universally acclaimed “classic” album to life. Lead vocalist Blackie Lawless says, “It was an angry record made by an angry band. It was a record that not only reflected the attitude of the band members who made it, but also a record that reflected its time.” This record became a central piece of the 80s metal scene and remains one of the best metal debut albums of all time.
Along with bassist Mike Duda and lead guitarist Doug Blair, whose tenures in the band are 29 and 26 years respectively, W.A.S.P. is joined by long-time drummer extraordinaire Aquiles Priester.
Lawless and company will deliver the ultimate incredible spectacle, bringing W.A.S.P.’s most colorful history to life by performing this revered album in its entirety “ONE more time… ONE last time… Album ONE Alive!”
The 39-city run kicks off on Saturday, October 26 in San Luis Obispo, CA, making stops across North America in Vancouver, BC, Toronto, ON, Minneapolis, MN, Dallas, TX, New York, NY, Orlando, FL and more before wrapping up on Saturday, December 14 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA.
Tickets will be available starting with the Artist presale beginning May 29th at 10 AM local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week with all presales ending Thursday, May 30 at 10 PM local time. The general on sale will begin Friday, May 31 at 10 AM local time at WASPnation.com.
W.A.S.P. will be again offering fans VIP tickets that give fans a chance to meet Blackie Lawless, get a personal photo with Blackie, autographs and take part in a very personal Q&A with Blackie. VIP tickets can be purchased HERE.
Few Bands in the history of Rock N’ Roll have ever incited the love, the hate, the raw emotional effect this Band has had on the world. From the very beginning, in the small venues of Los Angeles California, and later to the numerous countries worldwide that banned these Winged Assassins from performing live, the Band’s unique style of Shock and Rock caused Religious organizations, Local City Councils, Parliaments, and the Washington D.C. Senate to hold hearings in an effort to bar this group from selling records and trashing stages everywhere they played.
The band’s founding member, frontman Blackie Lawless, has led the group as its lead vocalist and primary songwriter since its beginning. His unique brand of visual, social and political comment took the group to worldwide heights and sold millions of records alongside a legacy of sold out shows across the globe for four decades.
October 26 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theater*
October 28 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
October 29 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
October 30 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
November 1 – Calgary, AB The Palace Theatre
November 2 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
November 3 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
November 4 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
November 5 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
November 7 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
November 8 – St Charles, IL @ The Arcada Theatre
November 10 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
November 11 – Toronto, ON @ History
November 13 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
November 14 – Quebec City, QC @ Theatre Capitole
November 15 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
November 16 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
November 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
November 19 – Cleveland, OH @ The Agora Theater
November 20 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
November 21 – Stroudsburg, PA @ The Sherman Theater
November 22 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
November 23 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
November 24 – Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live
November 26 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
November 27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
November 29 – Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
November 30 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre
December 1 – Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum
December 3 – Little Rock, AR @ The Hall
December 4 – Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion
December 6 – Albuquerque, NM @ REVEL
December 7 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee Theatre
December 9 – Tucson, AZ @ The Rialto Theatre
December 10 – San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
December 11 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
December 12 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
December 13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield**
December 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium**
*No support acts
**Death Angel not performing