This summer, Bullet For My Valentine will be touring with the ashes of James Simmons, 18, and Corran “Coz” Powell, 21, both of whom passed away after being involved in a serious car crash last December, (via Loudwire).
After their passing, Corran's family had a cog-shaped piece of jewelry made, and then received a piece from James' parents, which were both sent to the band's team this past week. “We made a piece of stainless steel jewelry inspired by the Gears Of War game,” shares his mother, Gennie Powell.
“I can’t really describe how I feel about it. It’s a lovely gesture,” James’ father comments. “Music really was Coz and James’ life. James was a big fan of Bullet For My Valentine, Slipknot and My Chemical Romance.”
Bullet will be meeting up with Slipknot, Lamb Of God and Motionless In White for a U.S. tour in July. Dates are as follows:
JULY
24 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheater
25 Tampa, FL MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater
26 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood
28 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
29 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
31 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
AUGUST
1 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
2 Hartford, CT Xfinity Theatre
4 Boston, MA Xfinity Center
5 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
6 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion
8 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheater
11 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
12 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live
14 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
15 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
16 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
19 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater
21 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheater
24 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
26 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion
28 Las Vegas, NV MGM Resort Festival Lot
29 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
30 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater
SEPTEMBER
2 Austin, TX Austin 360 Amphitheater
4 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
5 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
