News : MASTODON Headlining Tour with BARONESS, BTBAM, and VALIENT THORR

Well my head exploded a little and I had to change my underwear, but it’s okay, cuz of this amazing tour! What’s more, it actually passes through Burlington and it’s only $25! SERIOUSLY YAY! The following is from their MySpace blog, which also has presale info (basically, use the word ‘OBLIVION’ as password):

MASTODON ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN VOLCOM TOUR 2010

Feb 8, 2010 – MASTODON announce their spring headline tour of North America which will begin April 16, 2010. The tour presented by Volcom, will feature support from special guests, Between The Buried And Me, Baroness and Valient Thorr. Dates are listed below along with a MISSING LINK to be announced soon. This tour will bring the band to the fans in American cities that have yet to experience the CRACK THE SKYE live event.

VolcomTour Mastodon Headline dates are as follows, which goes on sale Friday February 12:

DATE CITY VENUE
4/16/2010 Charleston, SC Music Farm
4/17/2010 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theater
4/18/2010 Richmond, VA The National
4/20/2010 Baltimore, MD Rams Head
4/21/2010 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
4/22/2010 Hartford, CT Webster
4/23/2010 Worcester, MA Palladium – NEW ENGLAND METAL FEST
4/24/2010 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
4/26/2010 Pittsburgh, PA Palace Theater
4/27/2010 Rochester, NY Water Street
4/29/2010 Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room
4/30/2010 Indianapolis, IN Vogue
5/1/2010 Columbia, MO Blue Note
5/3/2010 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
5/4/2010 Tucson, AZ Rialto
5/5/2010 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
5/7/2010 Pomona, CA Fox
5/8/2010 The Missing Link Is Coming To Oakland, CA Stay Tuned
5/9/2010 Reno, NV Knitting Factory
5/10/2010 Eugene, OR McDonald Theater
5/11/2010 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
5/13/2010 Billings, MT The Shrine
5/14/2010 Fargo, ND The Venue
5/15/2010 Omaha, NE Sokol Hall
5/16/2010 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
5/18/2010 Madison, WI Orpheum
5/19/2010 Urbana, IL Canopy Club
5/20/2010 Memphis, TN Minglewood
5/21/2010 Knoxville, TN Valarium
5/22/2010 Lexington, KY Busters

In keeping with MASTODON tradition, we will offer a new, Limited Tour Only color vinyl edition of CRACK THE SKYE. Also, April 17, 2010 is National Record Store Day and MASTODON will celebrate with special vinyl reissues of BLOOD MOUNTAIN in both standard and Deluxe Editions. The later pressed on double 45 RPM discs on super heavy 180 gram vinyl housed in a grand gatefold sleeve that will feature new custom art from Paul Romano.