HAKEN is making its much anticipated return to North America, joining prog metal legends Symphony X on a co-headlining tour in 2022. Symphony X are celebrating their 25th anniversary! Trope will also be on the tour as opening act.
Haken have commented:
“We are so excited to get out on the road again at all, but having the honour to do it alongside Symphony X will make it that much more special. We have nothing but the utmost respect for them as progressive metal pioneers and when we were starting out, Symphony X was one of the bands who inspired us to practice our instruments and strive to be better musicians – and still do! We’ve really missed the USA and the fans over there so much over the lockdown period. Get-ting back over there to see some familiar faces as well as meeting new friends will be an emotional ride. We can’t wait for this Odyssey to begin!”
SYMPHONY X’s Michael Romeo comments, “After the past year and a half of tours and festivals being canceled, it looks like things are finally moving along and getting back rolling. We are SO looking forward to the upcoming tour and getting back out there playing again! We can’t wait and we’ll see you all soon!”
SYMPHONY X’s Russell Allen states, “The wait is over! We are really looking forward to getting back on the road and sharing the live music experience with all of you. See you on the road my friends!”
The full list of dates can be found below:
https://bnds.us/skoeej
10th May – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
11th May – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
12th May – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
13th May – Quebec City, QC – Imperial Bell
14th May – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
15th May – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
17th May – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
18th May – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
19th May – Chicago, IL – Park West
20th May – St Louis, MO – Red Flag
21st May – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
23rd May – Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
24th May – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
26th May – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
27th May – Vancouver, BC – The Rickshaw Theatre
28th May – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
29th May – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
31st May – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
1st June – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco Theater
2nd June – Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater
4th June – Austin, TX – Empire Garage
5th June – Dallas, TX – Amplified Live
7th June – Atlanta, GA – Heaven at the Masquerade
8th June – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live
10th June – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
11th June – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
12th June – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
Released in 2020, Haken’s most recent album ‘Virus’ is the culmination of a musical thought experiment which started with 2018’s ‘Vector’. Ross Jennings explains, “whilst ‘Virus’ can absolutely be enjoyed as a stand-alone work, it is thematically and conceptually linked with ‘Ve-tor’, so our intention is to perform both albums back-to-back for a special performance some-day”.
