David Draiman says Disturbed's heavy touring days are over
Although Disturbed just announced a massive worldwide tour for 2019, frontman David Draiman says the band will be touring less frequently in the future. He made the revelation on a new episode of the the Raincast podcast—hear it below.
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And the admission wouldn’t seem as shocking if the band’s upcoming world tour wasn’t such a lengthy undertaking, the Disturbed singer’s latest comments seemingly flying in the face of a globe-spanning jaunt that covers the first half of next year. But the musician explains that the group’s touring circumstances won’t quite be the same going forward.
“One thing I will caution everyone on is because we’re doing this tour the way that we are, because we’re doing arenas on our own, because we’re doing the two-hour-long set, because we’re targeting things the way that we are, it’s not gonna be as frequent as Disturbed used to be,” says Draiman, per Loudwire.
“The days of just the machine rolling and rolling and rolling are just past where we’re at as people, as individuals,” he explains. “We’re all family men now, and there’s a yin and yang. And not only that—but it’ll end up being healthier for everybody.”
But the bandleader still implores fans to catch the act while they’re hot. “When it does happen,” he says, “come, because it may not be a year or two or three till we see you. So, come on out—be a part of it. Let’s make it a night to remember.”
Disturbed’s latest full-length Evolution just dropped last Friday, Oct. 19. And, as mentioned, the Evolution Tour kicks off next year, the dates of which can be viewed down below. Get all the new album and ticket information right over here.
2019 dates:
01/09 – San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino Center
01/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
01/12 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
01/14 – Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena
01/16 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
01/17 – Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Coliseum
01/19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena
01/22 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena
01/23 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
01/25 – San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome
01/26 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
01/28 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
01/30 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center
02/01 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
02/16 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
02/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
02/20 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
02/21 – Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena
02/23 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
02/25 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
02/27 – Worcester, MA @ DCU Center
03/01 – Montréal, QC @ Place Bell
03/02 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
03/04 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
03/05 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
03/07 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
03/08 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
04/18 – Madrid, Spain @ La Riviera
04/19 – Barelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz
04/21 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Halle 622
04/22 – Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz
04/24 – Vienna, Austria @ Wiener Stadhalle
04/25 – Munich, Germany @ Zenith
04/27 – Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Rockhal
04/28 – Hamburg, Germany @ Sporthalle
04/30 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Annexet
05/01 – Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene
05/03 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ K.B. Hallen
05/04 – Berlin, Germany @ Verti Music Hall
05/06 – Cologne, Germany @ Palladium
05/07 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS Live
05/09 – Paris, France @ Elysee Montmartre
05/11 – London, England @ Alexandria, Palace
05/13 – Glasgow, Scotland @ O2 Academy
05/14 – Manchester, England @ O2 Apollo
