Crowbar, which is readying to kick off a U.S. co-headline tour with fellow NOLA band Eyehategod, will welcome current Down bassist Pat Bruders (ex-Crowbar, ex-Goatwhore) to the lineup for its remaining 2025 shows. Bruders will fill in for Crowbar bassist Shane Wesley, who is on tour with Acid Bath.
“Due to Shane’s prior commitments with Acid Bath, Pat Bruders will be joining us for the rest of 2025,” Crowbar vocalist/guitarist Kirk Windstein said. “We will miss Shane, but we are excited to reunite with Pat for these shows! This tour and the Halloween cruise [Headbanger’s Boat] are gonna be a blast! Don’t miss it!”
“As many of you know,” Wesley said, “I’ve recently had the opportunity to be a part of the Acid Bath reunion. I’m incredibly honored and thankful to have the chance to work with not just one, but two bands I grew up listening to. Due to scheduling conflicts, Pat Bruders will be filling in for me on Crowbar’s upcoming tour with Eyehategod, as well as their Headbanger’s Boat appearance. Pat’s a good friend of mine and someone I’ve looked up to for years. His work in Crowbar and Down has always been inspiring. The Crowbar/Eyehategod tour has been long overdue. Friends and fans have been asking for this for years … If any of these shows are coming near you, go show them some support. You don’t want to miss it!”
Bruders said: “I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to my brother Kirk, and my brothers in Crowbar for giving me the opportunity to step in and play again with them in place of Shane Wesley of whom I have nothing but the deepest love and respect for. He’s so very talented and a great person, and I’m gonna do my best job on his behalf for the August run with our brothers in Eyehategod, and the upcoming Halloween Headbangers Boat cruise in October. I hope everyone comes out to support and celebrate with us for a great, exciting, and super kickass time! Be there! Bring it!”
The tour will commence on Aug. 7 in Orlando, Florida, and close on Aug. 31 in Pensacola, Florida. It will include a performance on the Rocks Off Concert Cruise in New York City. In October, Crowbar will perform on Lamb of God’s Headbangers Boat.
Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.
Tour dates:
8/07/2025 Conduit – Orlando, FL
8/08/2025 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
8/09/2025 Respectable Street – West Palm Beach, FL
8/10/2025 Trolley Pub – Summerville, SC
8/11/2025 529 – Atlanta, GA
8/12/2025 Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC
8/13/2025 Cobra Cabana – Richmond, VA
8/14/2025 Rocks Off Concert Cruise – New York City, NY [info]
8/15/2025 Phantom Power – Millersville, PA
8/16/2025 Geno’s – Portland, ME
8/17/2025 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
8/18/2025 Space Ballroom – Hamden, CT
8/19/2025 Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
8/20/2025 Preserving Underground – New Kensington, PA
8/21/2025 Black Circle – Indianapolis, IN
8/22/2025 Ace Of Cups – Columbus, OH
8/23/2025 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
8/24/2025 Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
8/25/2025 Red Flag – St. Louis, MO
8/26/202589th Street – Oklahoma City, OK
8/27/2025 Club Dada – Dallas, TX
8/28/2025 House Of Rock – Corpus Christi, TX
8/29/2025 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX
8/30/2025 Southport Hall – New Orleans, LA
8/31/2025 The Handlebar – Pensacola, FL
10/31/2025 Headbangers Boat – Miami, FL
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