Skillet announce 2017 dates

2016 is proving to be a milestone year for Skillet and 2017 is shaping up to continue the trend. Coming off the band’s most successful European headline run to date that included numerous sold-out performances, Skillet will embark on the second U.S. leg of The Unleashed Tour. The 26-city tour will kick off on February 8 in Clifton Park, NY and will make stops in Philadelphia, PA; Spokane, WA; Los Angeles, CA and Denver, CO to name a few. The tour wraps on March 24 in Little Rock, AR and is a continuation of the band’s celebrated U.S. run that wrapped up last October. Sick Puppies and Devour The Day will be support on these new dates. An exclusive presale for The Panheads (The Official Skillet Fan Club) will go live on Wednesday, December 14.  Tickets and VIP Packages including an opportunity to meet the band will be available and fans can sign up for the fan club at: http://www.skillet.com/become-a-member. Public on sale for all shows will be Friday, December 16 and ticket links can be found at: http://www.skillet.com/tour. Skillet will be touring in support of their latest album Unleashed. The 12-track, critically acclaimed album is available via all physical and digital retailers nationwide. The debut single “Feel Invincible” recently went to #1 on both the Active (Mediabase) and Mainstream (BDS) Rock charts. The video for the single has been viewed over 21 million times on YouTube (https://youtu.be/Qzw6A2WC5Qo) and streamed over 16 million times on Spotify (www.smarturl.it/StreamSkillet). Skillet will also be making the rounds throughout the U.S. festivals this Spring. The band has already been announced for Carolina Rebellion on Sunday, May 7 performing alongside Avenged Sevenfold, The Offspring, Volbeat and Seether amongst others that day.  Skillet will also be at this years Rock On The Range festival the weekend of May 19 – May 21. Tickets for these festival dates are already on sale. Skillet has cemented its place as one of the 21st century’s most successful rock bands. Selling more than 11 million units worldwide, the Wisconsin quartet have received two GRAMMY® Award nominations and won a Billboard Music Award for the platinum-certified Awake. Their double-platinum single “Monster” is “the eighth most-streamed rock song of 2015” with a total of 57 million plays (and counting) on Spotify and would earn the distinction of becoming “the best-selling digital single in the history of Christian Music.”  2013’s Rise bowed at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 upon release and received resounding and eclectic acclaim from the likes of USA TodayNew York TimesRevolver Loudwire, and more. Website:      www.skillet.com Facebook:    https://www.facebook.com/skillet/ Twitter:        @skilletmusic
DATE CITY VENUE
February 8th Clifton Park, NY Upstate Concert Hall
February 9th Portland, ME State Theatre
February 10th Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
February 11th Niagara Falls, NY Rapids Theatre
February 12th Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
February 16th Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
February 17th Sauget, IL Pop’s
February 18th Madison, WI Orpheum Theater
February 19th Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
February 22nd Fargo, ND Fargo Civic Auditorium
February 24th Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
February 25th Boise, ID Revolution Center
February 26th Idaho Falls, ID Idaho Falls Civic Center
March 2nd Billings, MT Pub Station Ballroom
March 3rd Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
March 4th Seattle, WA The Showbox
March 5th Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
March 8th Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades
March 9th Los Angeles, CA The Belasco Theater
March 11th Anaheim, CA City National Grove of Anaheim
March 12th Tempe, AZ The Marquee
March 16th El Paso, TX Tricky Falls
March 17th Albuquerque, NM El Rey Theater
March 18th Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
March 22nd Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheater
March 23rd Houston, TX House of Blues
March 24th Little Rock, AR Metroplex