With three gigs under its belt and the controversy over its name settled, Sublime With Rome - the new incarnation of Sublime - will hit the road this spring and summer.
The trio, which features the founding rhythm section of drummer Bud Gaugh and bassist Eric Wilson with singer-guitarist Rome Ramirez, kicks things off April 20 at the Palladium in Los Angeles. Six of what Gaugh tells Billboard.com will be about a dozen North American dates have been announced, while the group will play some European dates in May and return home for a full-scale summer tour, starting in late May or early June.
Pre-sales for the tour - which marks
Gaugh and
Wilson's first foray under the
Sublime name in 14 years, since the death of
Bradley Nowell - begin March 2.
The Dirty Heads, whose single, "
Lay Me Down," was co-written by
Rome, will open.
"I can't wait to get this show on the road," Gaugh says. "Rome has got a great personality and a good vibe, and he's really humble and a real fun person to be around - and a great musician. Once we got things together and things were working out good, we were like, 'Alright, yeah! Let's go!'"
Here are Sublime With Rome's announced tour dates so far:
04/20 - Los Angeles, CA - The Palladium
04/23 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre
04/26 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore
04/28 - Chicago, IL - The Riviera Theatre
05/01 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
05/05 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
Thanks for the report to Billboard.com.
saw them at smokeout, they were awesome, can only expect them to be better, and play more songs.