Fireball Ministry To Resume Crusading Two-Week Tour Alongside Disturbed Kicks Off May 20, 2006
The Los Angeles-based hard rock quartet FIREBALL MINISTRY will soon
return to the road for a series of shows alongside multi-platinum
rockers Disturbed. The groups – who performed a sold-out California
show together in January – will tour America and Canada for two weeks
beginning on May 20, 2006. These will be Disturbed’s final North American
shows prior to their summer stint on the main stage of Ozzfest.
The trek marks FIREBALL MINISTRY’s first tour of 2006. The group
criss-crossed America no fewer than five times late last year in
support of their acclaimed new album, Their Rock Is Not Our Rock.
Then, two nationwide treks with CKY book-ended a cross-country jaunt
with Opeth, Pelican and Nevermore; those were followed by a string of
dates with H.I.M., Skindred and Finch (the inaugural “Viva La Bands”
tour), and another series of shows with Clutch. The group also
supported metal legends Judas Priest at a Michigan concert before
capping off the year with a nationally televised performance on NBC’s “Last Call With Carson Daly.”
“We took a rest, but now we’re back to get you drunk and make you
deaf,” says guitarist/vocalist James A. Rota.
Before the Disturbed run kicks off, FIREBALL MINISTRY will be
headlining a hometown show at The Troubadour on May 4, 2006.
In other FIREBALL news, the group recently recorded a rendition of
the Joe Walsh song “Turn The Stone” for the second volume of Small
Stone Records’ Sucking The ‘70s compilation. In 2002, the band
appeared alongside Clutch, Alabama Thunderpussy and Spirit Caravan on
the first installment, covering UFO’s “Doctor, Doctor.”
Meanwhile, the video for Their Rock… standout “Sundown” has received
regular airplay on MTV2’s “Headbangers Ball” in recent weeks. It can
be viewed at both the band’s website:
fireballministry.com and
the website of their North American record label, Liquor and Poker
Music.
FIREBALL MINISTRY with Disturbed (except *):
5/4 Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA*
5/20 McElroy Auditorium - Waterloo, IA
5/22 Rushmore Auditorium – Rapid City, SD
5/23 Shrine Auditorium - Billings, MT
5/25 MacEwan Hall - Calgary, AB
5/26 Reds - Edmonton, AB
5/28 Pioneer Hall - Duluth, MN
5/29 Tyson Center - Sioux City, IA
5/31 Element - West Kitchener, ON
6/1 Metropolis - Montreal, QC
6/3 Colisee Pepsi Arena - Quebec City, QC
6/4 Docks – Toronto, ON
