KORN has replaced FAITH NO MORE as the support act for SYSTEM OF A DOWN on a short run of West Coast dates this fall.
On Tuesday (September 14), FAITH NO MORE canceled a number of shows that were originally scheduled for September and October, saying …
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KORN has replaced
FAITH NO MORE as the support act for
SYSTEM OF A DOWN on a short run of West Coast dates this fall.
On Tuesday (September 14),
FAITH NO MORE canceled a number of shows that were originally scheduled for September and October, saying frontman
Mike Patton is unable to perform as hoped due to mental health issues, partially exacerbated by the pandemic. A short time later,
SYSTEM OF A DOWN issued a statement saying that it supported "
FAITH NO MORE's decision to put the wellness of
Mike first," and adding that it hoped the two acts could share the stage together in the future.
SYSTEM OF A DOWN,
KORN and
RUSSIAN CIRCLES will now play together on October 15 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada; October 16 at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California; October 18 at Oakland Arena in Oakland, California; and on October 22 and October 23 at Banc Of California stadium in Los Angeles, California.
HELMET will join the bill for the two Los Angeles dates.
Earlier this month,
KORN guitarist
James "Munky" Shaffer tested positive for COVID-19. He is being temporarily replaced on the road by
J.R. Bareis, who is also in the band
LOVE AND DEATH with
KORN guitarist
Brian "Head" Welch.
Bareis played his first concert of 2021 with
KORN this on September 9 at USANA Amphitheater in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Bareis is not the only session musician who is playing with
KORN right now. Bassist
Roberto "Ra" Díaz (
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) is filling in for
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu on
KORN's current tour after
Fieldy announced in June that he would sit out the trek in order to "heal" after "falling back" on some of his "bad habits."
SYSTEM OF A DOWN,
KORN and
RUSSIAN CIRCLES tour dates:
Oct. 15 - Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena
Oct. 16 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
Oct. 18 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena
SYSTEM OF A DOWN,
KORN,
RUSSIAN CIRCLES and
HELMET tour dates:
Oct. 22 - Los Angeles, CA - Banc Of CA Stadium
Oct. 23 - Los Angeles, CA - Banc Of CA Stadium