GWAR Announce 40th Anniversary Tour With Helmet, The Dwarves & Blood Vulture

GWAR will celebrate their 40th anniversary this fall with a headlining tour across North America. The interplanetary shock rockers will also be supporting their upcoming multimedia project The Return Of Gor Gor, set for release on July 25th. The unique release will include both new music and an accompanying comic book.

Blöthar the Berserker shared the following about the trek:

“Gor Gor demands sacrifice! The Tyrant Teen is all grown up and he wants love! Don’t look him in the eye!! The beast demands a bride! Come in your bridal finery. An ocean of chiffon to satisfy the bloodlust of the great lizard!”

Joining the run will be alternative metal pioneers Helmet, who will perform selections from their entire career (1989–2025), punk legends The Dwarves, and Blood Vulture, the new band from Two Minutes To Late Night host Jordan “Gwarsenio Hall” Olds.

10/18 Salt Lake City, UT – Complex
10/20 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
10/22 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
10/23 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
10/24 Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
10/25 Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
10/26 Bend, OR – Midtown Ballroom
10/27 Seattle, WA – Showbox Sodo
10/29 Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
10/30 Penticton, BC – Penticton Trade & Convention Centre
10/31 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
11/01 Edmonton, AB – Fan Park – Ice District
11/03 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
11/05 Denver, CO – Summit
11/06 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
11/08 San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center
11/09 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
11/11 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
11/12 Greensboro, NC – Piedmont Hall
11/13 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
11/15 Orlando, FL – Vans Warped Tour (openers vary)
11/16 Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
11/18 Baltimore, MD – Nevermore Hall
11/19 Worcester, MA – Palladium
11/20 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
11/21 New York, NY – Palladium Times Square
11/22 Norfolk, VA – The NorVa

Pre-sales are now live as of June 24th, while general onsale tickets will be available this Friday, June 27th at 10:00am local time.

‘Empire Records’ actor Ethan Embry, who famously played a GWAR-obsessed metalhead in the 1995 film, has also voiced support for the tour. Stay tuned for more details from GWAR as the return of Gor Gor inches closer.

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