{"id":29144,"date":"2023-05-22T09:59:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T16:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/?p=29144"},"modified":"2023-05-22T09:59:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T16:59:36","slug":"blackie-lawless-reflects-on-the-end-of-2023-w-a-s-p-european-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/blackie-lawless-reflects-on-the-end-of-2023-w-a-s-p-european-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackie Lawless Reflects on the End of 2023 W.A.S.P. European Tour &#8211; These Gigs Were &#8220;Rockin&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Blackie Lawless Reflects on the End of 2023 W.A.S.P. European Tour &#8211; These Gigs Were &#8220;Rockin&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29145\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/wasp-pr-20230522-01-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O8thL6nZdNE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nW.A.S.P. THE 40TH NEVER STOPS WORLD TOUR 2023 Promo Video\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/O8thL6nZdNE<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Hollywood, CA (May 22, 2023) \u2014\u00a0W.A.S.P. recently wrapped up the\u00a0European Leg of the 2023, &#8220;40th Anniversary World Tour&#8221;. Blackie Lawless shared a post on the official W.A.S.P. website <a href=\"http:\/\/WASPnation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WASPnation.com<\/a> looking back at some of the spectacular moments from the tour. Blackie commented, &#8220;These gigs were &#8220;rockin&#8221; and everyone there, including the band could feel it. We would come off stage for the encore and there were times it was so loud we could not communicate with each other.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Read Blackie Lawless&#8217; entire recap at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waspnation.com\/post\/blackie-lawless-reflects-on-the-end-of-2023-w-a-s-p-european-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.waspnation.com\/post\/blackie-lawless-reflects-on-the-end-of-2023-w-a-s-p-european-tour<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Now W.A.S.P. are preparing for the U.S. tour that begins on August 4th in San Luis Obispo, CA, making stops across North America in Vancouver, BC, Omaha, NE, New York, NY, Memphis, TN and more before wrapping up on Saturday, September 16 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA. Special guest Armored Saint will join the band across all dates of the tour. The U.S. tour is followed by visits to South America and Mexico. Tickets and VIP packages to meet Blackie Lawless are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/WASPnation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WASPnation.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Below are just some of the many incredible reviews of the W.A.S.P. European Tour.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em>They delivered top-notch and unforgettable entertainment. &#8211; Rockline.si<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>40 years of uncompromising heavy metal. &#8211; Grimmgent.com<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Tonight was a celebration of not just W.A.S.P., but a celebration of our youth, &#8211; Overdrive.ie<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><em>A show that captured this seminal band at their best, and indeed probably better than I have ever seen them play before. &#8211; Ever-metal.com<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Tonight was a truly joyous Heavy Metal celebration. &#8211; Metaltalk.net<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>When you\u2019re putting on a show as enjoyable as this, it\u2019s no surprise why people keep coming back. &#8211; Moshville.co.uk<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ladies and gentlemen, that is most certainly how you put on a rock show. &#8211; Backseatmafia.com\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>We definitely recommend catching this tour! &#8211; Tuonelamagazine.com<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em>All of us who were there went out with a smile from ear to ear, because what W.A.S.P. offered us that night was the best and most electric of all circuses. &#8211; Mariskalrock.com\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Sell out crowd prove the demand for W.A.S.P. is still high &#8211; Therazorsedge.rocks\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>THE 40TH NEVER STOPS WORLD TOUR 2023 DATES:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Fri Aug 04 \u2013 San Luis Obispo, CA \u2013 Fremont Theatre *<\/div>\n<div>Sat Aug 05 \u2013 Wheatland, CA \u2013 Hard Rock Live Sacramento<\/div>\n<div>Mon Aug 07 \u2013 Portland, OR \u2013 Roseland Theater<\/div>\n<div>Tue Aug 08 \u2013 Vancouver, BC \u2013 Vogue Theatre *<\/div>\n<div>Thu Aug 10 \u2013 Seattle, WA \u2013 Moore Theatre<\/div>\n<div>Fri Aug 11 \u2013 Spokane, WA \u2013 The Podium<\/div>\n<div>Sat Aug 12 \u2013 Garden City, ID \u2013 Revolution Concert House and Event Center<\/div>\n<div>Sun Aug 13 \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT \u2013 The Depot<\/div>\n<div>Tue Aug 15 \u2013 Omaha, NE \u2013 Steelhouse Omaha<\/div>\n<div>Wed Aug 16 \u2013 Minneapolis, MN \u2013 The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus<\/div>\n<div>Thurs Aug 17 &#8211; Moline, IL &#8211; The Rust Belt *<\/div>\n<div>Fri Aug 18 \u2013 Eau Claire, WI \u2013 RCU Theater *<\/div>\n<div>Sat Aug 19 \u2013 Clive, IA \u2013 Horizon Events Center *<\/div>\n<div>Sun Aug 20 \u2013 Gary, IN \u2013 Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana<\/div>\n<div>Tue Aug 22 \u2013 Grand Rapids, MI \u2013 GLC Live @ 20 Monroe<\/div>\n<div>Wed Aug 23 \u2013 Indianapolis, IN \u2013 Egyptian Room @ Old National Centre<\/div>\n<div>Thu Aug 24 \u2013 Wheeling, WV \u2013 Capitol Theatre *<\/div>\n<div>Fri Aug 25 \u2013 Stroudsburg, PA \u2013 Sherman Theater *<\/div>\n<div>Sat Aug 26 \u2013 New York, NY \u2013 Hammerstein Ballroom<\/div>\n<div>Sun Aug 27 \u2013 Hampton, NH \u2013 Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom<\/div>\n<div>Tue Aug 29 \u2013 Wallingford, CT \u2013 The Dome At Oakdale Theatre<\/div>\n<div>Wed Aug 30 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA \u2013 The Fillmore Philadelphia<\/div>\n<div>Thu Aug 31 \u2013 Warren, OH \u2013 Packard Music Hall *<\/div>\n<div>Fri Sep 01 \u2013 Toronto, ON\u200b \u2013 Danforth Music Hall<\/div>\n<div>Sun Sep 03 \u2013 Montreal, QC \u2013 Mtelus<\/div>\n<div>Tue Sep 05 \u2013 Cincinnati, OH \u2013 The Andrew J Brady Music Center<\/div>\n<div>Thu Sep 07 \u2013 Memphis, TN \u2013 The Soundstage at Graceland<\/div>\n<div>Fri Sep 08 \u2013 Little Rock, AR \u2013 The Hall<\/div>\n<div>Sat Sep 09 \u2013 Dallas, TX \u2013 South Side Ballroom<\/div>\n<div>Sun Sep 10 \u2013 Oklahoma City, OK \u2013 The Criterion<\/div>\n<div>Wed Sep 13 \u2013 Tucson, AZ \u2013 Rialto Theatre *<\/div>\n<div>Thu Sep 14 \u2013 San Diego, CA \u2013 House of Blues<\/div>\n<div>Sat Sep 16 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA \u2013 Hollywood Palladium<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>*Not a Live Nation Date<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>About W.A.S.P.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Few Bands in the history of Rock N\u2019 Roll have ever incited the love, the hate, the raw emotional effect this Band has had on the world. From the very beginning, in the small venues of Los Angeles California, and later to the numerous countries worldwide that banned these Winged Assassins from performing live, the Band\u2019s unique style of Shock and Rock caused Religious organizations, Local City Councils, Parliaments, and the Washington D.C. Senate to hold hearings in an effort to bar this group from selling records and trashing stages everywhere they played.<\/p>\n<p>The band\u2019s founding member, frontman Blackie Lawless, has led the group as its lead vocalist and primary songwriter since its beginning. His unique brand of visual, social and political comment took the group to worldwide heights and sold millions of records alongside a legacy of sold out shows across the globe for 4 decades.<\/p>\n<p>Joined by bassist Mike Duda and guitarist Doug Blair, whose tenures in the band span 26 and 18 years respectively, along with drummer extraordinaire Aquiles Priester, will take the Band and the Fans back to where it all started. Complete with the stage show extravaganza that many fans never saw live.<\/p>\n<p>Witness Live the Winged Assassins spectacle of \u201cSHOCK and ROLL\u201d as they take you Back\u2026Back to the Beginning!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waspnation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.waspnation.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ShopWASPnation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ShopWASPnation.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/@WASPNationOfficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/@WASPNationOfficial<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/tiktok.com\/@waspnationofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/tiktok.com\/@waspnationofficial<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/W.A.S.P.Nation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/W.A.S.P.Nation<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/waspnationofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/waspnationofficial<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/waspofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/waspofficial<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandsintown.com\/a\/7553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bandsintown.com\/a\/7553<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28936\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wasp-pr-2023-04-14-02-1024x537.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For all inquiries, contact:<br \/>\nMICHAEL BRANDVOLD MARKETING &amp; MANAGEMENT<br \/>\nMichael Brandvold | me@mikebrandvold.com | 415-200-8483<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online &amp; social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael\u2019s skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com\u2019s multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Michael has also managed the online efforts for Jordan Rudess, Greg Kihn, KISS, ACCEPT, SOiL, Tantric, Killer Dwarfs, Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Narada Michael Walden, Motley Cr\u00fce, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you are interested in speaking with Michael about what he can do to assist with your marketing needs contact him online at\u00a0me@mikebrandvold.com | 415-200-8483<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackie Lawless Reflects on the End of 2023 W.A.S.P. 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