Long-running Arizona punks AUTHORITY ZERO have revealed their touring plans for the remainder of 2022. Things kick off with the band’s long-delayed return to Europe and the UK, with dates kicking off July 14th in Hamburg, Germany.
Of the upcoming European tour, frontman Jason Devore says, โAfter a two plus year painstaking break, we are overwhelmingly ecstatic to get back across the pond to bring our latest record and show to the European fans and music lovers. Weโve been caged up a bit too long so we plan to play each show as if our first and last.โ
The AZ crew will then return to the states to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their first album, 2002’s ‘A Passage In Time,” with a hometown show at Mesa, AZ’s The Nile Theatre on September 9th.
Devore says of the anniversary show, โThis has unequivocally been the journey of a lifetime. Our album โPassageโ turning 20 years of age is something of a time capsule. Ingrained within are so many moments and memories not only in our lives as the songwriters and performers, but in the lives of our fans. All those who have been there every step of the way, or even in and out along the way, to commemorate and celebrate the music and moments from then to present. We wanted to bring the music and the show back home to one of our original stomping grounds in the heart of Mesa Town where it all began. That place being The Nile Theatre where the band was essentially born and raised.โ
In September, the band kicks off the Northeast leg of its ‘Good Company Tour’, which runs from September 15 to October 1st, and includes stops in Canada.
โWhen you get the opportunity to tour the East Coast, make a few stops back up into Canada for a couple of rad Festivals with some good friends, and make some noise after far too long, well it just doesnโt get any better than that,” says Devore. “Weโre so stoked to bring the โGood Company Tourโ back East and looking VERY forward to tearing it down with the East Coast Zero Crew!โ
Authority Zero’s ‘Ollie Ollie Free’ Japan Tour follows from November 11- November 19, which features support from many of the band’s friends.
Devore says, โNihon! Weโre coming for you! Japan is and always has been one of our all-time favorite countries to tour. With our Japanese family Caffeine Bomb, Hey-Smith, Dizzy Sunfist and the Japanese fans in tow every step of the way, it will undeniably be a tour to remember. Not only will we be supporting our latest record โOllie Ollie Oxen Freeโ, but we will also be celebrating our 2002 record โA Passage In Timeโโs 20th anniversary at one of our final shows playing it front to back. Bring the noise Japan and letโs get Psycho! Psycho!โ
Tickets for all shows on sale now at authorityzero.com.
The band’s 8th studio LP ‘Ollie Ollie Oxen Free’ was recorded by Cameron Webb (Sum 41, Pennywise, A Day to Remember, Motรถrhead, Megadeth) and features guest appearances by Jim Lindberg (Pennywise) and Iagri Shuhei (HEY-SMITH).
A music video for the fan-favorite track “Fire Off Another” is now streaming at: https://youtu.be/JM___kLjf48.
Devore explains, โDirected by Bryan Heiden, “Fire Off Another” was released on the one year anniversary of our latest record โOllie Ollie Oxen Freeโ and is a cinematic creation mirroring the storyline and imagery of the classic 1999 David Fincher film โFight Club.โ It reflects the highs and lows of our innermost fears and demons that hold us back while at the same time try setting us free. That inner turmoil or voice inside us all of right and wrong within and having the courage to know the difference and take a stand when it matters most.โ
Ollie Ollie Oxen Free European Tour
July 14th Hamburg Germany
July 15th Wermelskirchen Germany
July 16th Selters Germany
July 17th Ettelbruck Luxembourg
July 21st Zlotow Poland
July 22nd Berlin Germany
July 23rd Lindau Germany
July 27th Saarbrucken Germany
July 29th Le Garric France
July 30th Vlaardingen Netherlands
July 31st Linz Austria
August 4th Dusseldorf Germany
August 5th Duffel Belgium
August 8th Bristol England
August 9th Tomlin Slovania
August 11th London England
August 12th Sheffield England
August 13th Northwich England
August 14th Manchester England
20th Anniversary Shows
September 9th Mesa AZ
November 20th Kawasaki Japan
2022 Good Company Tour
September 15th Toronto, ON Canada
September 16th Montreal QC Canada
September 17th Montreal QC Canada
September 18th Quebec City QC Canada
September 20th Providence, RI
September 21st Brooklyn, NY
September 22nd Philadelphia, PA
September 23rd Washington DC
September 24th Virgina Beach VA
September 25th Morgantown, WV
September 26th Buffalo, NY
September 27th Indianapolis, IN
September 28th Chicago, IL
September 29th Omaha, NE
September 30th Denver, CO
October 1st Albuquerque, NM
Ollie Ollie Oxen Free Japan Tour
November 11th Seoul Korea
November 13th Osaka, Japan
November 15th Fukuoka Japan
November 17th Nagoya Japan
November 18th Tokyo Japan
November 19th Tokyo Japan
