Sanctuary will go on with their scheduled tour with Iced Earth across North America, despite Warrel Dane‘s death. As the band stated, these forthcoming live shows will be a tribute to the life and memory of Dane. Vocal duties will be handled by Joseph Michael of Witherfall, a skilled singer as we can say based on the fantastic album “Nocturnes and Requiems”.
Lenny Rutledge, guitarist of Sanctuary, commented: “Sanctuary has decided to continue on with the Iced Earth tour to pay tribute to our brother Warrel Dane. We have enlisted the help of our friend Joseph Michael from Witherfall. The set will consist of many old and some newer songs performed with the utmost respect and quality to honor our friend. Please join us in this farewell as we celebrate Warrel’s musical legacy with Sanctuary. We look forward to sharing this tribute with all of you.”
The planned dates are the following:
Feb. 22 – Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe #
Feb. 23 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts #
Feb. 24 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom #
Feb. 25 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Ballroom #
Feb. 26 – Minneapolis, MN – Music Hall #
Feb. 27 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Underground #
Feb. 28 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall #
Mar. 02 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room #
Mar. 03 – Calgary, AB – Marquee Beer Market & Stage #
Mar. 04 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater #
Mar. 05 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon #
Mar. 07 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades #
Mar. 08 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco Theater #
Mar. 09 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues #
Mar. 10 – Anaheim, CA – Parish @ House of Blues #
Mar. 11 – Phoenix, AZ – The Pressroom #
Mar. 13 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre #
Mar. 14 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues #
Mar. 15 – Houston, TX – House of Blues #
Mar. 16 – New Orleans, LA – Parish @ House of Blues #
Mar. 17 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade #
Mar. 18 – Charlotte, NC – Underground #
Mar. 19 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage #
Mar. 21 – Wilmington, DE – The Queen #
Mar. 22 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre #
Mar. 23 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall #
Mar. 24 – Quebec City, QC – Imperial Bell #
Mar. 25 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theater #
Mar. 26 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Theater #
Mar. 27 – Cleveland, OH – Cambridge Room @ House of Blues #
Mar. 28 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall #
Mar. 29 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge #
# with Iced Earth and Kill Ritual
