Mike Portnoy to tour with Avenged Sevenfold throughout 2010!! (Updated 8/31/10)

For Immediate Release - May 2010

MIKE PORTNOY TO TOUR WITH AVENGED SEVENFOLD THROUGHOUT 2010

After having had such an amazing experience recording my drum tracks for the new Avenged Sevenfold album, we all knew it would be awesome if I'd be able to do some touring with the band after its release...

I am happy to say that the timing worked out perfectly that my touring cycle with Dream Theater (and Transatlantic) was coming to an end just as A7X's was scheduled begin!
(well, perfect for everyone except my poor family!)  : )

Although I wish I could stay on board with A7X in a more permanent capacity, the reality is that I am commited to Dream Theater as my main priority (that is my baby afterall!), and I will need to resume work with DT to start a new album at some point in 2011....

However, I will be able to join my brothers in Avenged Sevenfold for at least the duration of their touring throughout 2010...and hopefully this will give them the time to continue to heal and get comfortable back on the road....

You can look at me like the band's "rebound drummer" to buy them some time until they are comfortable and ready to make a commitment to somebody new for full-time relationship in their future!

In the meantime, I am real excited to hit the road with the boys...to bring my drumming from their new album to life on stage and to honor The Rev with all of their older material....

(Hey, do I get to have a cool, bad-ass stage name now???)  : )

C-ya out there,
MP

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Sun July 25 - Montreal, Quebec - Parterre Parc Jean Drapeau (MTL Festival)
Tues July 27 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center (Mayhem Festival)
Fri July 30 - Wallingford, CT - Oakdale Theater
Sat July 31 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fairgrounds
Sun Aug 1 - Atlantic City, NJ - The Borgata
Fri Aug 13 - Springfield, IL - Prairie Capital Convention Center
Sat Aug 14 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Tues Aug 17 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
Wed Aug 18 - Kansas City, KS - Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
Fri Aug 20 - Omaha, NE - WestFair Amphitheater
Sat Aug 21 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
Sun Aug 22 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Tues Aug 24 - Columbus, OH - LC Outdoor Amphitheater
Wed Aug 25 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater
Fri Aug 27 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavillion at Montage Mountain
Sat Aug 28 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performings Arts Center
Sun Aug 29 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Tues Aug 31 - Washington D.C. - Jiffy Lube Live
Wed Sept 1 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Fri Sept 3 - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center
Sat Sept 4 - Atlanta, GA - Aarons Amphitheater
Sun Sept 5 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheater
Wed Sept 8 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
Fri Sept 10 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
Sat Sept 11 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheater
Sun Sept 12 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
Tues Sept 14 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
Wed Sept 15 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheater
Fri Sept 17 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sat Sept 18 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
Sun Sept 19 - Tempe, AZ - Tempe Beach Park Amphitheater
Tues Sept 21 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena
Wed Sept 22 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheater
Fri Sept 24 - Spokane, WA - Greyhound Park
Sat Sept 25 - Seattle, WA - The Gorge Amphitheater
Sun Sept 26 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum
Tues Sept 28 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
Wed Sept 29 - Calgary, AB - Saddledome
Thurs Sept 30 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Center
Sat Oct 2 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
Sun Oct 3 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome
Mon Oct 4 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center
 
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Mon Oct 11 - Brazil - SWU Music & Arts Festival
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Sat Oct 16th / Sunday Oct 17th - Japan - LoudPark 2010
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Wed Oct 20 - Barcelona, Spain Razzmatazz 2
Thurs Oct 21 - Milan, Italy Alcatraz
Sat Oct 23 - Munich, Germany Theaterfabrik
Sun Oct 24 - Antwerp, Belgium Ancienne Belgique
Tues Oct 26 - Glasgow, UK - SECC Wed Oct 27 - Manchester, UK - Academy
Thurs Oct 28 - Birmingham, UK - NIA
Sat Oct 30 - London, UK - HMV Hammersmith Apollo
Tues Nov 2 - Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy
Wed Nov 3 - Leeds, UK - O2 Academy
Thurs Nov 4 - Manchester, UK - Academy
Sat Nov 6 - Plymouth, UK - Pavilion
Sun Nov 7 - Brighton, UK - Centre
Mon Nov 8 - Dublin, Ireland Olympia
Thurs Nov 11 - Cologne, Germany Live Music Hall
Fri Nov 12 - Luxembourg Rockhal Box
Sun Nov 14 - Paris, France Elysee-Montmartre
Mon Nov 15 - Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
Tues Nov 16 - Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
Thurs Nov 18 - Copenhagen, Denmark Amager Bio
Fri Nov 19 - Malmo, Sweden KB
Sat Nov 20 - Stockholm, Sweden Arenan
Mon Nov 22 - Helsinki, Finland Ice Hall
Wed Nov 24 - Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene