The “Back to the 2000s” tour will feature the return of Texas band The Union Underground, along with Chicago-based Soil and special guests Ra and Flaw. The tour will launch in March 2024 and feature each band playing material from their most popular albums that were released in the early 2000s.
The Union Underground will perform selections from its debut album “An Education in Rebellion.” Soil will perform songs from its sophomore breakthrough album “Scars.” Ra will play material from the album “From One,” and Flaw will perform songs from its debut album “Through the Eyes.”
The premise of this tour is to bring fans back to the days when festivals like Ozzfest gave new bands a chance to break through to the masses when the nu metal scene was thriving.
The Union Underground frontman Bryan Scott said: “I’m looking forward to re-introducing the world to ‘An Education in Rebellion,’ which in my clearly biased opinion, is a fantastic, timeless album! The continued love and support from Union Underground fans over the years has been overwhelming, and that devotion is exactly what has inspired the new music on the forthcoming album. Make no mistake, this is not a nostalgia tour. It’s the launch of a new chapter for the band and an opportunity for new generations of music lovers to discover us. And our longtime friends in Soil are the perfect partners in crime for the experience! We will perform ‘AEIR’ in its entirety, ‘Across the Nation’ and a couple of unreleased songs from the new album. Let’s get it on!”
Soil bassist Tim King said: “Bryan Scott and I came up with this idea quite some time ago. I’m so happy we were able to bring all these bands together for what is sure to be a great re-introduction to this genre of music. The first tour Soil did on the ‘Scars’ album was with The Union Underground in 2001. Here we are over 20 years later doing it again. It just proves that great bands can last the test of time.”
Tour dates:
03.01 SAN ANTONIO, TX @ THE ROCKBOX
03.02 HOUSTON, TX @ SCOUT BAR
03.03 DALLAS, TX @ TREES
03.06 FORT WAYNE, IN @ PIERE’S
03.07 BATTLE CREEK, MI @ THE MUSIC FACTORY
03.08 FLINT, MI @ THE MACHINE SHOP
03.09 HARRISON, OH @ THE BLUE NOTE
03.10 COLUMBUS. OH @ THE KING OF CLUBS
03.13 CLIFTON, NJ @ DINGBATZ
03.14 HERMON, ME @ MORGAN HILL EVENT CENTER
03.15 NEW BEDFORD, MA @ THE VAULT MUSIC HALL
03.16 READING, PA @ REVERB
03.17 LEESBURG, VA @ TALLY HO THEATER
03.19 LAKEWOOD, OH @ THE WINCHESTER
03.20 HOBART, IN @ HOBART ART THEATER
03.21 BLOOMINGTON. IL @ THE CASTLE THEATER
03.22 RINGLE, WI @ Q AND Z EXPO CENTER
03.23 JOLIET, IL @ THE FORGE
