In just shy of a week, rap rock harbinger HYRO THE HERO has announced an upcoming series of shows with nu-metal outfit P.O.D., a spot on Brooklyn's annual Afropunk Festival, a headlining gig for the official Epicenter Festival after-show, a spot on the inaugural Rockstar Energy Drink Disrupt Festival summer tour (The Used, Thrice, Circa Survive, Sum 41), and a guest spot on the latest single from DJ and EDM producer Crankdat, "Monster." On top of this, HYRO THE HERO recently premiered the music video for the single "Never Back Down," whichConsequence of Sound praised for having "Rage Against the Machine-like verses with a melodic chorus."
HYRO THE HERO will kick off his busy summer on May 3 in Jacksonville, FL at Welcome To Rockville before heading to Rockingham, NC on May 10 to perform at Epicenter Festival where he'll also headline the official afterhours show with support from Wilson and Arrested Youth. He'll then hop on a two-week jaunt with P.O.D. from May 12 to 24 as he makes his way to Rocklahomaon May 25 before getting his gaming on as he joins Trivium and Cane Hill at DreamHack inDallas, TX on June 1. After taking a short break, he'll return to the road with the Rockstar Energy Drink Disrupt Festival tour from June 21 to July 28. HYRO will then wrap up the summer dates with a stop at Afropunk Festival on August 24/25. A full list of dates is provided below; tickets areavailable with links and on-sale dates at www.hyrothehero.com.
Featuring his signature blend of infectious modern rock riffs overlaid with invigorating rap vocals,HYRO THE HERO's sophomore album FLAGGED CHANNEL is out now via SONY/RED MUSIC. The album, produced by Mitch Marlow (Papa Roach, Filter), includes hit single "Bullet," which debuted in the Top 40 on Billboard's Active Rock and Mainstream Rock charts while having over 2.7 million streams on Spotify
TOUR DATES
DATE |
CITY |
VENUE |
|
Fri |
5/3 |
Jacksonville, FL |
Welcome To Rockville |
Fri |
5/10 |
Rockingham, NC |
Epicenter |
Fri |
5/10 |
Rockingham, NC |
Epicenter After Show |
Sun |
5/12 |
Chicago, IL |
|
Tue |
5/14 |
Chesterfield, MI |
Diesel Concert Lounge ^ |
Wed |
5/15 |
Lexington, KY |
Manchester Music Hall ^ |
Fri |
5/17 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater ^ |
Sat |
5/18 |
Lynchburg, VA |
Phase2 Dining and Entertainment Club ^ |
Sun |
5/19 |
Poughkeepsie, NY |
|
Tue |
5/21 |
Sayreville, NJ |
Starland Ballroom ^ |
Thu |
5/23 |
Nashville, TN |
|
Fri |
5/24 |
Springfield, MO |
The Complex ^ |
Sun |
5/26 |
Pryor, OK |
Rocklahoma |
Sat |
6/1 |
Dallas, TX |
Dreamhack Dallas Convention |
Fri |
6/21 |
Dallas, TX |
Dos Equis Pavillion # |
Sat |
6/22 |
Austin, TX |
Austin 360 Amphitheatre # |
Sun |
6/23 |
The Woodlands, TX |
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion # |
Tue |
6/25 |
West Palm Beach, FL |
Coral Sky Amphitheatre # |
Wed |
6/26 |
Tampa, FL |
MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre # |
Fri |
6/28 |
Atlanta, GA |
Lakewood Amphitheater # |
Sat |
6/29 |
Charlotte, NC |
PNC Music Pavillion # |
Sun |
6/30 |
Atlantic City, NJ |
The Beach at Atlantic City # |
Tue |
7/2 |
Syracuse, NY |
Lakeview Amphitheater - Syracuse # |
Wed |
7/3 |
Toronto, ON |
|
Fri |
7/5 |
Mansfield, MA |
Xfinity Center # |
Sat |
7/6 |
Holmdel, NJ |
PNC Bank Arts Center # |
Sun |
7/7 |
Hartford, CT |
The Xfinity Theatre # |
Tue |
7/9 |
Bristow, VA |
Jiffy Lube Live # |
Wed |
7/10 |
Clarkston, MI |
DTE Energy Music Theatre # |
Fri |
7/12 |
Tinley Park, IL |
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre # |
Sat |
7/13 |
Thornville, OH |
Legend Valley # |
Sun |
7/14 |
Noblesville, IN |
Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center # |
Mon |
7/15 |
Maryland Heights, MO |
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre # |
Wed |
7/17 |
Englewood, CO |
Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre # |
Sat |
7/20 |
Irvine, CA |
Starland Ballroom # |
Sun |
7/21 |
Mountain View, CA |
Shoreline Amphitheater # |
Tue |
7/23 |
Auburn, WA |
White River Amphitheatre # |
Wed |
7/24 |
Boise, ID |
Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater # |
Fri |
7/26 |
Chula Vista, CA |
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre # |
Sat |
7/27 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Ak-Chin Pavillion # |
Sun |
7/28 |
Albuquerque, NM |
|
Sat/Sun |
8/24-25 |
Brooklyn, NY |
Afropunk Festival |
^ with P.O.D. & Nonpoint & Islander
# with Rockstar Energy Disrupt Festival Tour
Photo Credit: Mark Adriane
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