Static-X have announced a 2022 North American tour with fellow industrial-metal veterans Fear Factory. The parallels between the two bands are many, starting with the style of music they play, of course, but extending to their shared bass player, Tony Campos, and the fact that both groups no longer have their original lead singers: Static-X's Wayne Static died in 2014, and Fear Factory and Burton C. Bell split in 2020.
Dubbed "Rise of the Machine," the trek will also feature Dope (whose frontman, Edsel Dope, is widely believed to be Static's masked replacement), Mushroomhead and Twiztid (the last, appearing on select dates). The run will celebrate numerous milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Static-X's sophomore album, Machine, the 30th anniversary of Fear Factory's formation and the 20th anniversary of Dope's Die MF Die.
In addition, "Rise of the Machine" will mark Fear Factory's first shows since Burton's departure. The identity of the group's new vocalist has not yet been revealed, but the group's guitarist and bandleader Dino Cazares has said in recent interviews that he's enlisted "somebody who is kind of known."
Cazares commented of the tour: "I'm beyond excited to finally turn the Fear Factory machine back on and start crushing stages alongside our longtime friends in Static-X." See the itinerary below.
Rise of the Machine tour dates:
Feb. 21 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
Feb. 22 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox
Feb. 23 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater
Feb. 24 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
Feb. 25 - Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert Hall
Feb. 26 - Reno, NV @ Virginia Street Brewhouse
Feb. 27 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spades
Mar. 01 - Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren
Mar. 02 - Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater
Mar. 03 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Whiskey Nights
Mar. 04 - Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
Mar. 05 - San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theater
Mar. 06 - Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
Mar. 08 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theater
Mar. 09 - Orlando, FL @ Plaza Live
Mar. 10 - Charlotte, NC @ Underground
Mar. 11 - Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage
Mar. 12 - Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
Mar. 13 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Mar. 15 - Montreal, QC @ Corona
Mar. 16 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
Mar. 17 - Detroit, MI @ St Andrews Hall
Mar. 18 - Ft Wayne, IN @ The Clyde
Mar. 19 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Mar. 20 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
Mar. 22 - Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
Mar. 23 - Philadelphia, PA Theater Of The Living Arts
Mar. 24 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian
Mar. 25 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
Mar. 26 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
Mar. 27 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore Minneapolis
Mar. 28 - Lincoln NE @ Bourbon Theater
Mar. 29 - Denver, CO @ The Summit
Mar. 31 - Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
Apr. 01 - San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
Apr. 02 - Los Angeles, CA @ Belasco Theater
Sun 03 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
