The Black Maria is hitting the road. The band, newly signed to Victory features ex-Grade frontman Kyle Bishop on guitar and Zyon's Chris Gray on lead vocals. They will embark on its first ever US and UK tours before the end of the year.
The first shows include Bayside, Brandtson, The Sleeping and Action Action on a trek through the eastern, southern, and midwest USA. Following that, they will hit the UK for a tour with Atreyu and Bullet For My Valentine. The band's debut album, Lead Us To Reason, will be released on Victory Records and in stores January 25th 2005.
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| With Bayside, Brandston & The Sleeping: | ||
| Sun. Nov 14 | St. Louis, MO | Creepy Crawls |
| Tues Nov 16 | Gainesville, FL | Market Street Pub |
| Wed Nov 17 | St. Petersburg, FL | Orpheum |
| Thurs Nov 18 | Orlando, Fl | Will's Pub |
| Fri Nov 19 | West Palm Beach, Fl | Rays Downtown Blues |
| Sat Nov 20 | Melbourne, Fl | Jaycees |
| Sun Nov 21 | Atlanta, Ga | Masquerade |
| Mon Nov 22 | Columbia, Sc | New Brookland |
| Tues Nov 23 | Charlotte, Nc | The Casbah |
| With Bayside, Action Action & The Sleeping: | ||
| Wed Dec 1 | Buffalo, Ny | Icon |
| Thurs Dec 2 | Detroit, Mi | Alvins |
| Fri Dec 3 | Chicago, Il | Bottom Lounge |
| Wed Dec 8 | Philadelphia, Pa | North Star |
| Thurs Dec 9 | Elizabeth, Nj | Rexplex |
| With Atreyu & Bullet For My Valentine: | ||
| Sun Dec 12 | London, UK | Mean Fiddler |
| Mon Dec 13 | Cardiff, UK | Ifor Beach |
| Tues Dec 14 | Manchester, UK | Academy 3 |
| Wed Dec 15 | Glasgow, UK | King Tuts |
| Thurs Dec 16 | Newcastle, UK | Northumbria University |
| Fri Dec 17 | Liverpool, UK | Uni |
| Sat Dec 18 | Oxford, UK | Zodiac |
| Sun Dec 19 | Portsmouth, UK | Wedgewood Rooms |
| Mon Dec 20 | Birmingham, UK | Academy 2 |