LOS ANGELES, CA (Henry Rollins) - For the first time since 1997, the ROLLINS BAND lineup best known for the 1994 album "Weight" and its hit "Liar" is back together and hitting the road for a summer tour with punk legends X. HENRY ROLLINS - along with bassist MELVIN GIBBS, guitarist CHRIS HASKETT, drummer SIM CAIN, and producer/sound man THEO VAN ROCK - kick off the "As The World Burns" tour at The Warfield in San Francisco on July 28, with confirmed dates through late August.
"Not since 1997 have we played together, so it's a big deal to us. We are very excited to be back together and to be out playing in America this summer," says the band's frontman and namesake HENRY ROLLINS. "The band is really sounding great. I can't wait to get out there."
Along with the classic ROLLINS BAND roster, the original lineup for roots-punk legends luminaries X - Exene, John Doe, Billy Zoom, and D.J. Bonebrake - takes to the stage armed with a cache of seminal songs like "Los Angeles," "Johnny Hit And Run Paulene," and "The Have Nots." Tickets for several tour dates go on sale June 3.
"We have been working hard at band practice getting a good set of songs together," says HENRY. "[We] are looking forward to playing dates with X - one of the greatest live bands of all time."
Meanwhile, HENRY recently signed on to play the role of Dale Murphy in "WRONG TURN 2." In the sequel to the 2003 horror film which starred Eliza Dushku, HENRY's character hosts reality TV show "The Ultimate Survivalist," only to find that he and the show's contestants unexpectedly have to survive a family of backwoods cannibals.
In real life, HENRY continues his successful run as TV host on the Independent Film Channel's "THE HENRY ROLLINS SHOW," which premiered April 1. The weekly show - previously the monthly "Henry's Film Corner" - incorporates an eclectic selection of musical acts, a wider range of celebrity guests, and new, original field segments. Among HENRY's guests have been Oliver Stone, Bill Maher, and Ozzy Osbourne, while musical performers have included Ben Folds, Sleater-Kinney, and Jurassic 5.
HENRY also remains a fixture on the L.A. airwaves with his weekly radio show "Harmony In My Head," which airs Tuesday nights from 8-10pm on Indie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles, and online at www.indie103.fm. HENRY continues to post annotated playlists from the show at www.harmonyinmyhead.com. An expanded version of the notes from last year's shows is now available in the book "Fanatic!," out on HENRY's own 2.13.61 imprint.
For further information about HENRY ROLLINS, ROLLINS BAND, and "THE HENRY ROLLINS SHOW," be sure to check out www.ifctv.com/henry/, www.henryrollins.com and www.21361.com.
Confirmed ROLLINS BAND tour dates with X are as follows:
July 28 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
July 29 Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Fair
July 30* Agoura Hills, CA The Canyon Club
Aug. 1 San Diego, CA 4th & B
Aug. 2* Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
Aug. 4* Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
Aug. 5* Denver, CO Ogden Theater
Aug. 6* Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
Aug. 7* Sauget, IL Pop's
Aug. 9* Minneapolis, MN The Quest
Aug. 10* Milwaukee, WI The Rave
Aug. 11* Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Aug. 12* Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
Aug. 13* Chicago, IL House of Blues
Aug. 15 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Aug. 18 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Aug. 19 Boston, MA Avalon
*Denotes June 3 on sale date.
