Mastodon For Massive Spring Tour

By Blurt Staff

With news of Mastodon's new Crack the Skye preorder still fresh in the minds of diligent Blurt readers, now we get word that the band is launching an extensive tour in early April. It will run for about 5 weeks and take in all corners of the country as well as dip into Canada. Full itinerary below. The group also has some intriguing marketing ideas for the new album as well. Here are the details:

Keep an eye on the MASTODON web sites for ticket pre-sale this Wed, Mar 4.  General on sales begin Sat, Mar 7. Go to:  www.mastodonrocks.com and www.cracktheskye.com for details. Ticket pre-sale password is "CracktheSkye."  You won't want to miss these shows. MASTODON will perform CRACK THE SKYE in it's entirety along with career-spanning surprises and plenty of visual stimulus in store.

Yet another highly collectable MASTODON item will become available for sale in the coming weeks. This time, a special Limited Edition 12" vinyl Paul Romano album artwork picture disc of "Divinations," backed with the instrumental Score version of the track.  This disc will go on sale beginning Tue, Mar 10, at select Hot Topic retail store locations and at Hottopic.Com.   

Lastly, fans who keep a close watch on www.mastodonrocks.com and www.cracktheskye.com will be rewarded with insight on CRACK THE SKYE directly from the members of MASTODON.  Spoken introductions to new songs from CRACK THE SKYE followed by a preview of new music over a 6 day period will be revealed via mobile. Fans that pay particular attention will discover secret menu options leading to additional personal messages from the band and codes which can be redeemed for discounts on new MASTODON merchandise.

MASTODON tour dates with special guests, Kylesa and Intronaut:

Fri                           Apr 10                    Workplay Theater                               Birmingham, AL

Sat                          Apr 11                    House of Blues                                    New Orleans, LA

Mon                       Apr 13                    Granada Theater                                 Lawrence, KS

Tue                         Apr 14                    Fox Theatre                                          Boulder, CO

Thu                         Apr 16                    Martini Ranch                                      Phoenix, AZ

Sat                          Apr 18                    Coachella                                              Indio, CA

Sun                         Apr 19                    Great American Music Hall               San Francisco, CA

Tue                         Apr 21                    Hawthorne Theatre                             Portland, OR

Wed                        Apr 22                    Neumo's                                                Seattle, WA

Thu                         Apr 23                    Commodore Ballroom                       Vancouver, BC

Fri                           Apr 24                    MacEwen Ballroom                            Calgary, AB

Sat                          Apr 25                    Starlite Ballroom                                 Edmonton, AB

Sun                         Apr 26                    The Odeon                                            Saskatoon, SK

Tue                         Apr 28                    The Garrick                                           Winnipeg, MB

Wed                        Apr 29                    Fine Line Music Hall                           Minneapolis, MN

Thu                         Apr 30                    Metro                                                     Chicago, IL

Fri                           May 1                    Crofoot Ballroom                                                Pontiac, MI

Sat                          May 2                    Beachland Ballroom                          Cleveland, OH

Mon                       May 4                    Le National                                           Montreal, QC

Tue                         May 5                    Opera House                                        Toronto, ON

Thu                         May 7                    House of Blues                                    Boston, MA

Fri                           May 8                    Theater of Living Arts                        Philadelphia, PA

Sat                          May 9                    Fillmore @ Irving Plaza                      New York, NY

Sun                         May 10                  Music Hall of Williamsburg               Brooklyn, NY

Tue                         May 12                  9:30 Club                                              Washington DC

Wed                        May 13                  Cat's Cradle                                         Carbarro, NC

Thu                         May 14                  Orange Peel                                           Ashville, NC

Fri                           May 15                  Center Stage                                         Atlanta, GA