Jesusfreakhideout.com Music News, October 2007: UNDEROATH

UNDEROATH�s AARON GILLESPIE SIDELINED WITH MINOR INJURY

NEWS SOURCE: MSO PR
October 2, 2007

As UNDEROATH cross the U.S. on their headlining fall tour with Every Time I Die, Poison The Well and Maylene & the Sons of Disaster, they encountered an unexpected challenge at Sunday night�s show in Las Vegas.

While in Las Vegas, UNDEROATH drummer/vocalist AARON GILLESPIE had to undergo emergency surgery to treat an infection in his hand. In order to avoid canceling a slew of tour dates (including some high-profile shows), the band enlisted the help of drummer Kenny Bozich--a long-time fan of UNDEROATH who was recruited by GILLESPIE to join his solo project The Almost. Luck was on UNDEROATH�s side (or perhaps... God? - JFH), as they had to track down Bozich while he was hiking in the mountains of Utah. Bozich left the mountains with just enough time catch a flight to Las Vegas that landed 25-minutes before UNDEROATH would take the stage Sunday night at the House of Blues. The band texted Bozich a set list and he listened to the songs nonstop on the flight. The group and Bozich had less than 5-minutes to talk before they took the stage, the band and Bozich managed to still play a strong 40-minute set.

All the day-of-show action including the surgery on AARON�s hand was captured by the video crew currently traveling with UNDEROATH for a documentary and concert film on the band and their current headlining tour. At the forthcoming October 28 show in Philadelphia, fans can expect a major multi camera shoot. Expect this live CD/DVD to hit shelves early next year.

In the meantime, UNDEROATH guitarist TIM MCTAGUE and lead vocalist SPENCER CHAMBERLAIN are taking over GILLESPIE�s vocals for the time being while he adheres to the doctor�s orders to take the week off to rest his hand before rejoining his bandmates on tour in Portland on October 9th.

The critically acclaimed Florida sextet UNDEROATH--rounded out by bassist GRANT BRANDELL, keyboardist CHRISTOPHER DUDLEY and guitarist JAMES SMITH--are currently on the road for a 37-city fall headlining tour in support of their juggernaut, gold-certified third album Define The Great Line (Tooth & Nail/Solid State). High profile stops include The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Friday, October 5 and the Nokia Theatre-Times Square in New York City on Wednesday, October 24.

Catch UNDEROATH on the road:
with Every Time I Die, Poison The Well, Maylene & the Sons of Disaster supporting

Mon 10/1 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
Wed 10/3 San Diego, CA SOMA
Fri 10/5 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern LG
Sat 10/6 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
Sun 10/7 San Francisco, CA Filmore Auditorium
Tue 10/9 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
Wed 10/10 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo (formerly The Fenix)
Thu 10/11 Boise, ID The Big Easy
Fri 10/12 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
Sat 10/13 Denver, CO Fillmore
Mon 10/15 Kansas City, MO Beaumont
Tue 10/16 Sauget, IL Pops
Wed 10/17 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
Thu 10/18 St. Paul, MN The Myth
Fri 10/19 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
Sat 10/20 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit (formerly State Theatre)
Sun 10/21 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Tue 10/23 Buffalo, NY Evolution
Wed 10/24 New York, NY Nokia Theatre, Times Square
Thu 10/25 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Fri 10/26 Worcester, MA Palladium
Sun 10/28 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Mon 10/29 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Tue 10/30 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
Thu 11/1 Norfolk, VA NorVa
Fri 11/2 Charlotte, NC Amo�s Southend
Sat 11/3 Charleston, SC Music Farm
Sun 11/4 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
Mon 11/5 Tallahassee, FL The Moon
Tue 11/6 Orlando, FL House of Blues