Now here's a great touring package!!

[philthy]

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist), bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA), guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR), and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — has confirmed rumors that it will tour North America in March as the opening act for HEAVEN AND HELL and MOTÖRHEAD. DOWN will play a total of 10 shows as part of the package and will also perform four headlining gigs on the East Coast.

The HEAVEN AND HELL / MOTÖRHEAD / DOWN tour will kick off in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 3 and play at least seven shows across Canada, including Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City. An exclusive New York City date is also planned. ***Unconfirmed*** tour dates so far are as follows:

Mar. 03 - [To Be Announced] - Vancouver, BC
Mar. 22 - Air Canada Center - Toronto, ONT
Mar. 25 - Bell Centre - Montreal, QUE
Mar. 26 - Colisee - Quebec City, QUE

Get yer tickets all you Canadiens!!!

[loudmouth]

Wow, that is a cool package!
We would go if they came to Holland, eh, Philth?

[philthy]

loudmouth said:

Wow, that is a cool package!
We would go if they came to Holland, eh, Philth?

yepz!

[Tidyman]

I wish there was a London show!

[philthy]

tidyman said:

I wish there was a London show!

There will be a London show.. ;D

According to its official MySpace page, DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist), bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA), guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR), and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — will support HEAVEN AND HELL on the following dates:

Mar. 11 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum
Mar. 13 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
Mar. 14 - Calgary, AB - Saddledome
Mar. 16 - Regina, SK - Brandt Centre
Mar. 18 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
Mar. 20 - Sault St. Marie, ON - Steelback Centre
Mar. 22 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
Mar. 24 - London, ON - John Labatt Centre
Mar. 26 - Montreal, PQ - Bell Centre
Mar. 27 - Quebec City, PQ - Colisee Pepsi Arena
Mar. 28 - Ottawa, ON - Civic Centre

DOWN is also expected to play four headlining gigs on the East Coast.

DOWN is currently working on the material for its third album, tentatively due later in the year. "We're doing this one the way we did our first album, when we were 19 or 20 years old," Keenan explained to Revolver magazine (web site). "So we're jamming in a room, recording on a jam box, and then throwing them on the ProTools rig and building things from there."

According to Pepper, fans should not expect to hear nu-metal or anything trendy from the forthcoming CD. "You will never hear that type of shit from us," he explained. "We're real focused on being timeless."

DOWN's new album will be the first since Anselmo underwent back surgery in November 2005. "Me and Kirk drink a little bit here and there, but Phil, Rex Brown and Jimmy are completely sober," said Keenan. "I'm running every day. Everyone's exercising. Phil had that back surgery, so he's doing a lot of core strengthening in and around his spine, and he's doing great."

DOWN's sophomore album, "Down II", was released in March 2002 on Elektra Records. The band headlined the second stage at the 2002 Ozzfest.

[Tidyman]

Pimp! Where did you get this info philthy? I went on the Canadian ticketmaster and there was no listing for these shows yet. Too new perhaps?

[philthy]

tidyman said:

Pimp! Where did you get this info philthy? I went on the Canadian ticketmaster and there was no listing for these shows yet. Too new perhaps?

Got the info from blabbermouth.net and they got the info from Down's MySpace site...Too new indeed I guess..

[Tidyman]

What I love is that the Toronto show is on a Thursday, the Montreal show is on a Monday, and lil ole London gets a Saturday show! Suck. It.