June 2010, Rock News
This summer, OTEP kicks off their Spectacular Massacre Tour
This summer, OTEP kicks off their Spectacular Massacre Tour in support
of their fourth full-length studio album Smash the Control Machine.
Hitting the road with OTEP are label mates BURY YOUR DEAD, and special
guests I WRESTLED A BEAR ONCE, and STRAY FROM THE PATH. Next week their
tour brings them to The Mesa Theater in Grand Junction, Colorado on
Monday, June 7th.
* Debuting at #47 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, Smash the
Control Machine is at nearly 50,000 albums sold.
* Lead singer Otep Shamaya has been named one of Revolver's
"Hottest Chicks in Metal."
* Title track "Smash the Control Machine" was chosen as the theme
song for TNA Wrestling's "Final Resolution," and the video has been seen
on FUSE's Let It Rock and MTV's Head Banger's Ball.
* OTEP was nominated for Outstanding Music Artist in the 21st
annual GLAAD Music Awards.
For more information on OTEP, please visit: www.myspace.com/otep
* w/ Stray From The Path, Bury Tomorrow
^ OTEP only
6/4/10 Santa Clara, CA @ The Avalon ^
6/5/10 Bakersfield, CA @ ROCKIN ROOTS FEST - Stramler Park w/ Unwritten
Law, Pierce The Veil
6/7/10 Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater ^
6/8/10 Cheyenne, WY @ Atlas Theater *
6/9/10 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground *
6/10/10 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarian *
6/11/10 Milwaukee, WI @ PRIDEFEST - Henry W. Maier Festival Park w/
Kathy Griffin
6/12/10 Appleton, WI @ Revolution *
6/13/10 Maplewood, MN @ The Rock *
6/14/10 Des Moines, IA @ House of Bricks *
6/16/10 Fayetteville, AR @ Drifter's
6/17/10 Nashville, TN @ The Muse
6/18/10 Lima, OH @ Ohio Theater
6/19/10 Jackson, MI @ ROCKAPALOOZA - Jackson County Fairgrounds w/
Sevendust
6/20/10 Mt. Clemens, MI @ Emerald Theater *
6/21/10 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
6/23/10 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar *
6/24/10 Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
6/25/10 Worcester, MA @ Palladium
6/26/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Blockley
6/27/10 Herkimer, NY @ The Spotlight
6/28/10 Manchester, NH @ Rocko's
6/30/10 Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall ^
7/1/10 Vineland, NJ @ Hangar 84
7/2/10 Jermyn, PA @ Eleanor Rigby's
7/3/10 Pittsburgh, PA @ The IC (Irish Centre of Pittsburgh)
7/5/10 Eden, NC @ Modelo Bay
7/6/10 Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
7/7/10 Fayetteville, NC @ The Rock Shop
7/8/10 Charleston, SC @ Charleston Oasis
7/9/10 Augusta, GA @ Jessye Norman Amphitheater *
7/10/10 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room *
7/11/10 Tallahassee, FL @ Floyd's Music Store
7/12/10 Pensacola, FL @ Seville Quarter
7/13/10 Jackson, MS @ Club Fire
7/14/10 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues (The Parish)
7/15/10 Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theatre
7/16/10 Salina, KS @ The Blue Goat
7/17/10 Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee *
7/18/10 Shawnee, KS @ Aftershock ^
ALL dates on the 2nd leg are OTEP, THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE, BENEATH THE
SKY, and THE AGONIST unless noted.
7/19/10 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
7/20/10 Billings, MT @ The Railyard
7/21/10 Rapid City, SD @ Pennington Fairgrounds
7/24/10 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
7/25/10 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
7/26/10 Bend, OR @ Bend Event Center
7/28/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
7/30/10 Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
8/1/10 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
8/2/10 Riverside, CA @ The LAB
8/5/10 Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theater
8/6/10 Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
8/7/10 Farmington, NM @ Gators
8/8/10 Amarillo, TX @ Club Khaos
8/9/10 Little Rock, AR @ The Village
8/12/10 Laredo, TX @ Bottoms Up
8/13/10 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
8/14/10 Lewisville, TX @ FEAR JAM - Lewisville Convention w/ Gotham Road
(Graves)
8/15/10 El Paso, TX @ Club 101
8/17/10 West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club




