Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley — a.k.a. the two main forces behind experimental metal band Sunn O))) — are hitting the road through North America this winter on the “Shoshin (初心) Duo Tour.”
Rather than bringing along a touring band, the “Shoshin (初心) Duo Tour” will feature only Anderson and O’Malley onstage. It kicks off December 9th in Atlanta and takes them through cities including Chicago, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Salt Lake City before the 14-night run wraps up in Los Angeles on February 4th.
According to a very verbose press release, the tour will see Anderson and O’Malley “immersed in profound valve amplification, spectral harmonics, distortion, and volume.” Furthermore, the band promises “pure and primeval riffs of temporality” and “massively heavy structures of sound pressure,” and invites you to “witness a live experience of physical sound and glacial maximalism like no other.” Don’t forget your earplugs.
See Sunn O)))’s upcoming tour dates below, and then head over to Ticketmaster to grab tickets, which are on sale now.
Late last year, Sunn O))) shared the live album Metta, Benevolence. Their last proper studio albums were the 2019 double-whammy Life Metal and Pyroclasts.
Sunn O))) 2022-2023 Tour Dates:
12/09 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
12/10 – Pelham, TN @ The Caverns
12/12 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
12/13 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
12/14 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
12/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
12/17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Pioneer Works
01/24 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
01/26 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
01/28 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
01/30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
01/31 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
02/02 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
02/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room