Mest Reunion Tour

Pop punk act Mest is following up their earlier one-off reunion gig with a full tour in the fall. They'll play alongside Quietdrive, Rookie of the Year, and Automatic Loveletter on the entire trek. Earlier in the summer Mest discussed their lineup for the tour, so if you're curious try and parse this impenetrable text blob from their MySpace page.

Mest was founded in Blue Island, Illinois in 1995 and broke up in 2006 after releasing "Photographs" a year prior. The band's frontman Tony Lovato made headlines in 2007 when he stabbed another man and was arrested for murder. The charges were later dropped as the stabbing was deemed self-defense. He now fronts the band Kisses for Kings.

Tour dates are as follows:

10/14 - The Glass House - Pomona, California
10/15 - The Boardwalk - Orangeville, California
10/16 - The Red Devil Lounge - San Francisco, California
10/20 - El Corazon - Seattle, Washington
10/22 - The Bluebird Theatre - Denver, Colorado
10/24 - Granada Theatre - Lawrence, Kansas
10/25 - Fubar - St. Louis, Missouri
10/28 - The Eagle Theater - Pontiac, Michigan
10/29 - House of Blues - Chicago, Illinois
10/30 - Peadbody’s - Cleveland, Ohio
10/31 - Club Infinity - Williamsville, New York
11/01 - The Chance Theater - Poughkeepsie, New York
11/02 - Irving Plaza - New York, New York
11/03 - Webster Theatre - Hartford, Connecticut
11/04 - Stone Pony - Asbury Park, New Jersey
11/05 - Recher Theatre - Towson, Maryland
11/06 - State Theatre - Falls Church, Virginia
11/07 - Crocodile Rock - Allentown, Pennsylvania
11/08 - Chameleon Club - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
11/09 - North Star - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11/10 - Strummer’s - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
11/13 - Scout Bar - Houston, Texas
11/14 - The Door - Dallas, Texas
11/15 - Jack’s Patio Bar - San Antonio, Texas
11/18 - Karma - Victorville, California
11/19 - Cane’s Bar & Grill - San Diego, California
11/20 - El Ray Theatre - Los Angeles, California

Thanks for the info to Punknews.org.

Comments

[LewisMasonx]

Now if only they'd come here for more shows, bahh.

[Korzack]

They'd broken up? Wow, some things really do slip under the radar...

[rockfan7]

Woo Hoo! Croc rock FTW!

[Darth_Qurashi]

sweet, i just started listening to them lately. Hope they come to Canada eventually.

[sk8_punk_Trev]

if its a reunion tour, youd think they would at least hit up every region in depth, like the south east, specifically south carolina.

[madefortvmovie]

sweet. not a single show in tennessee. really cool.

[HeliuM]

Mest, means "dung" in Dutch xD

[GMR5]

Croc Rock! I'll be there with a friend.

[punkrockdude2]

sk8_punk_Trev wrote:

if its a reunion tour, youd think they would at least hit up every region in depth, like the south east, specifically south carolina.

AGREED!!!

[Crimson Ghost]

"11/20 - El Ray Theatre - Los Angeles, California"

It's actually called the "El Rey Theatre"
but yes, it's a beautiful venue

[kennyvspenny]

****in a! mest is the shit, and rookie of the year is one of the best up and coming bands.

yeah, it is el rey. i hate when people piss on the spanish language.

ps

if any of you check out Rookie, get the Goodnight Moon first!

[petey gunnz]

dood im suprised 11 people commented and actually know mest, personally there my favorite band been listening to them for years once i ehard of this tour i got tickets right away for the new york show. but if neone actually cares its not a full mest reunion tony is the only returning member

[sk8_punk_Trev]

yeah. what happened to him and nick? i read somewhere theyre on really bad terms.

[sk8_punk_Trev]

yeah what happened with tony and nick? i read they were on really bad terms right now.

[darb0114]

awesome, so glad their coming to michigan, unfortunately the exact opposite side of the state tho

[DiveRightIn63]

Good band. I loved their "Photographs" album.

[Telestar]

Why so many shows in Pennsylvania?

[gibson-sg-rocks]

he killed someone. seriously, he stabbed someone and they died. noone knows if it was self defense, only he does. but hes a free man. i liked this band back in the day.

[Korzack]

Crimson Ghost wrote:

"11/20 - El Ray Theatre - Los Angeles, California"

It's actually called the "El Rey Theatre"
but yes, it's a beautiful venue

I remember Steven Lynch did a DVD there - I'll agree, it's a nice place.
^That's why it's taken so long to get things going - the judge ruled it as self-defence, and let him go free. TBH, something like that will take a long while to get over, hence the break.