British/American metal trio Raven will return to the live stage for an extensive North American tour of more than 35 shows from March through May this year. Support on the trek will come from Slackjaw.
Raven vocalist/bassist John Gallagher states, “After our ‘medical gap year’ of 2025, we are hungry and itching to get back to doing what we do best — cranking out the megawatts and putting on a Raven metal show for the lunatics out there. We have a killer band Slackjaw out with us as special guests on these shows and it’s gonna be a take-no-prisoners full-out affair!”
Dates announced so far, with more to come:
March 18 – Louisville, KY @ Goodwood Whiskey Row
March 19 – St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag
March 20 – Kansas City, MO @ Westport Brewery
March 21 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Live
March 22 – Dallas, TX @ RBC
March 26 – West Hollywood, CA @ The Whisky
March 28 – San Francisco, CA @ Above DNA
March 29 – Reno, NV @ Club Underground
March 31 – Portland, OR @ Dante’s
April 1 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
April 2 – Seattle, WA @ The Funhouse
April 4 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Aces High Saloon
April 5 – Denver, CO @ The Federal Theatre
April 7 – Lincoln, NE @ 1867 Bar
April 8 – Cudahy, WI @ X-Ray Arcade
April 9 – Chicago,IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club
April 10 – Columbus, OH @ The King of Clubs
April 11 – Lakewood, OH @ Mercury Music Lounge
April 12 – Hamtramck, MI @ Sanctuary
April 14 – New Kensington, PA @ Preserving Underground
April 16 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
April 17 – Ottawa, ON @ Rainbow Bistro
April 18 – Quebec City, QC @ L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
April 19 – Montreal, QC @ Piranha Bar
April 21 – Albany, NY @ Empire Underground
April 22 – Old Town, ME @ The Old Town Theatre
April 23 – Manchester, NH @ Jewel Music Venue
April 24 – Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz
April 25 – Harrisburg, PA @HMAC
April 26 – Richmond, VA @ Ember Music Hall
April 29 – Raleigh, NC @ Chapel Of Bones
April 30 – Greenville, SC @ Radio Room
May 1 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
May 2 – Atlanta, GA @ Boggs Social & Supply
May 3 – Bradenton, FL @ Oscura
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Well, no one can accuse Raven of still doing it for the money. These guys are playing venues with as little capacity as 200 people.
Seems like they’ve been doing it that way for many years. I saw them once about ten years ago, and it was in a tiny bar maybe had fifty people there. Felt bad because they are such a good band, but they still put on a great show. Only complaint is one of them ran out of deodorant and was freakin RIPE!
Wow all those dates and not one AZ date? Bums!
Raven were my introduction to the NWOBHM. I was so obsessed with their Neat Records catalog. I love this band…..and they’re skipping my San Diego area. :o(
Mine too! I saw the album Live at the Inferno and it grabbed my attention so I bought it. Still one of my favorite live albums. Been a fan ever since.
Wrecked Neck, that’s great live album! I have it, too! I saw the ‘All for One” tour that produced this live album. Great show….even with Anthrax as the opener. :o)
Wow that had to be a great show! I’ve only seen them once, around 2017. Couldn’t tell ya who opened, some local Seattle bands is all I know lol