August 17, 2024, marks the 40th anniversary of the release of WASP‘s first album. To celebrate this classic metal album, WASP will, for the first time in 40 years, play the entire album from top to bottom, start to finish, on their North American tour, dubbed “ONE Alive Album”, this fails. Support on the trek will come from DEATH ANGEL and UNTO OTHERS.
Formed in 1982, WASP is set to bring this universally acclaimed “classic” album to life. Lead vocalist Blackie Lawless says: “It was an angry record made by an angry band. It was a record that not only reflected the attitude of the band members who made it, but also a record that reflected its time.” This record became a central piece of the 1980s metal scene and remains one of the best metal debut albums of all time.
Along with bassist Mike Duda and lead guitarist Doug Blairwhose tenures in the band are 29 and 26 years respectively, WASP is joined by long-time drummer extraordinaire Achilles Priester.
Lawless and company will deliver the ultimate incredible spectacle, bringing WASP‘s most colorful history to life by performing this revered album in its entirety… ONE more time… ONE last time… Album ONE Alive!
The 39-city run kicks off on Saturday, October 26 in San Luis Obispo, California, making stops across North America in Vancouver, British Columbia; Toronto, Ontario; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Dallas, Texas; New York City; Orlando, Florida; and more before wrapping up on Saturday, December 14 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California.
a special BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale will begin on Thursday, May 30 at 11:00 am local time and end on Thursday, March 30 at 10:00 pm local time. When prompted, type in the presale code “HELLION” to access tickets before the general public. Check back here on Thursday for ticketing links for individual shows. General on-sale will be Friday, May 31 at 10 am local.
WASP will again offer fans VIP tickets that give fans a chance to meet Blackie Lawlessget a personal photo with Blackie, autographs and take part in a very personal question-and-answer session with Blackie. VIP tickets can be purchased at waspnation.myshopify.com.
“ONE Alive Album” 2024 tour dates:
Oct. 26 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theater*
Oct. 28 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Oct. 29 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theater
Oct. 30 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theater
Nov. 01 – Calgary, AB The Palace Theater
Nov. 02 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
Nov. 03 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
Nov. 04 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
Nov. 05 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theater
Nov. 07 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
Nov. 08 – St Charles, IL @ The Arcada Theater
Nov. 10 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theater
Nov. 11 – Toronto, ON @ History
Nov. 13 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
Nov. 14 – Quebec City, QC @ Theater Capitole
Nov. 15 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theater
Nov. 16 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom At Manhattan Center
Nov. 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
Nov. 19 – Cleveland, OH @ The Agora Theater
Nov. 20 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
Nov. 21 – Stroudsburg, PA @ The Sherman Theater
Nov. 22 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
Nov. 23 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
Nov. 24 – Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live
Nov. 26 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
Nov. 27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
Nov. 29 – Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
Nov. 30 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater
Dec. 01 – Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum
Dec. 03 – Little Rock, AR @ The Hall
Dec. 04 – Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion
Dec. 06 – Albuquerque, NM @ REVEL
Dec. 07 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee Theater
Dec. 09 – Tucson, AZ @ The Rialto Theater
Dec. 10 – San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
Dec. 11 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
Dec. 12 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
Dec. 13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield**
Dec. 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium**
*Does not support acts
** DEATH ANGEL not performing
Last August, Blackie underwent a successful surgery to treat two herniated discs and a broken vertebra.
Because of the extensive back injuries Lawless suffered during the European leg of WASP‘s 40th-anniversary tour, the band’s previously announced 2023 US tour was canceled.
WASP‘s massive European leg of the 40th-anniversary world tour wrapped on May 18, 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria at Universidada Sports Hall.
WASP wrapped up his first US tour in 10 years with a sold-out show on December 11, 2022 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. This marked the 18th sold-out shows for the US tour, which kicked off in late October 2022. WASP‘s performances included the return of the band’s classic song “Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)”which hadn’t been played live in over 15 years.
WASP‘s latest release was “ReIdolized (The Soundtrack To The Crimson Idol)”which came out in February 2018. It was a new version of the band’s classic 1992 album “The Crimson Idol”, which was re-recorded to accompany the movie of the same name to mark the 25th anniversary of the original LP’s release. The re-recorded version also features four songs missing from the original album.
WASP‘s most recent studio album of all-new original material was 2015’s “Golgotha”.
