DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT announces North American tour with ANIMALS AS LEADERS, MONUMENTS

DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT announces North American tour with ANIMALS AS LEADERS, MONUMENTS

As previously announced, guitar virtuoso and musical genius Devin Townsend has been hard at work on the new DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT and Ziltoid2 records for the past few months, preparing the world for Ziltoid The Omniscient's triumphant return and the follow-up to the critically acclaimed Epicloud! In support of this forthcoming epic double album due out in October, Hevy Devy will join ANIMALS AS LEADERS for a co-headlining tour in November/December with MONUMENTS as support. See below for all tour dates, and stay tuned for more news about Ziltoid2 / the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT coming soon! DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, MONUMENTS North American tour dates Nov. 17 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven Nov. 18 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom * Nov. 19 - Kelowna, BC - Level Nightclub * Nov. 21 - Edmonton, AB - Union Hall Nov. 22 - Calgary, AB - The Gateway * Nov. 23 - Saskatoon, SK - O'Brians Event Centre Nov. 24 - Winnipeg, MB - The Garrick Centre * Nov. 25 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue Nov. 26 - Chicago, IL - Metro * Nov. 28 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall * Nov. 29 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues Nov. 30 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre * Dec. 1 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda Dec. 3 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live * Dec. 4 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Dec. 5 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium * Dec. 6 - New York, NY - Webster Hall Dec. 8 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage * Dec. 10 - San Antonio, TX - Backstage Live Dec. 11 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar N Grill * Dec. 13 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre Dec. 14 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater * Dec. 15 - Mesa, AZ - The Nile Theatre Dec. 16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Mayan * Dec. 17 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom *=DTP closes show Devin Townsend live in Europe Aug. 5 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli Vredenburg Aug. 6 - Cologne, Germany - Luxor Aug. 7 - Berlin, Germany - Bi Nuu Aug. 8 - Jaromer, Czech Republic - Brutal Assault Festival Aug. 9 - Frankfurt, Germany - Nachtleben Aug. 11 - Cervia Ra, Italy - Rock Planet Aug. 13 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Docks Aug. 14 - Dornbirn, Austria - Conrad Sohm Aug. 15 - Dinkelsbuhl, Germany - Summerbreeze Festival Aug. 17 - Devon, UK - Beautiful Days Festival Sept. 4 - London, UK - Union Chapel Sept. 6 - Helsinki, Finland - Savoy Teatteri Apr. 13 - London, UK - Royal Albert Hall Following the success of 2012's Epicloud, Devin Townsend released a special CD/DVD set, The Retinal Circus, in 2013, which featured a full choir and theatrical cast, visual and aural enhancements unlike any show Hevy Devy has done to date, several guest appearances, circus performances and more. This past May, Devin also self-released Casualties of Cool, an album that was crowd-funded by his hardcore fan-base, who pledged over 500% of the project's goal. For a preview of The Retinal Circus, be sure to check out the live video for "Grace"; a video for the Casualties of Cool's "Flight" can be viewed here. Devin Townsend online: http://www.hevydevy.com http://www.facebook.com/dvntownsend http://www.omerch.com