Avenged Sevenfold to Tour with Prophets of Rage

In what seems like one of the odder potential pairings for a big summer tour, Avenged Sevenfold have announced that they’ll hit the road with Prophets of Rage starting in late July. I have to assume that no one in Prophets of Rage — which features members of leftist acts like Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy, and Cypress Hill — is that familiar with A7X, or is at least unaware that they wrote a song in support of the war in Iraq.

Either that or no one in Prophets of Rage actually believes their own message. I sincerely believe they just don’t know who they’ve aligned themselves with, though.

Dates are below, courtesy of Lambgoat. Additional support will come from Three Days Grace, who I had no idea were still a thing.

7/22 Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
7/25 Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach Theater
7/26 Hartford, CY @ Xfinity Theatre
7/28 Bangor, ME @ Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion (Impact Music Festival)
7/31 Holmdel, NJ @ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
8/1 Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
8/3 Pittsburgh, PA @ Keybank Pavilion
8/4 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
8/6 Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
8/7 Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/9 Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
8/11 Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
8/12 Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
8/16 Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
8/17 Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
8/19 Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
8/21 San Diego, CA @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
8/22 Los Angeles, LA @ The Forum
8/28 Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
8/30 Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
9/1 Dallas, TX @ Starplex Pavilion
9/2 Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion