Jonathan Davis Tour Rescheduled
Korn Singer's Alone I Play Tour New Dates and Cancellations
Korn singer Jonathan Davis has announced that a number of dates on his Alone I Play tour have been cancelled, including most of the UK tour scheduled for June.
Jonathan Davis, vocalist and occasional bagpiper with multi-million-selling nu-metal monsters Korn has cancelled a number of dates on his solo tour - dubbed 'Alone I Play' as a pun on Korn's 2002 single 'Alone I Break' - in Europe and the UK. According to the UK magazine Metal Hammer, the cancellations are due to 'personal reasons', with no further details available as yet.
"I have wanted to do this forever," said Davis as the tour was announced. "Ever since I did the Queen of the Damned record I have wanted to be able to play those songs live. The U.S. dates were a blast. Kids packed themselves into these small venues and rocked out. This is a more personal experience for me and a chance for European fans to see it up close in small rooms."
Jonathan Davis still plays Download
Jonathan Davis' cancelled shows include those scheduled for Sweden, Belgium and France plus eight dates in the UK and Ireland that were set to round off the tour. The only remaining UK dates are now those at the prestigious Download festival and a headlining show at the Union Chapel in London.
The setlist for the remaining shows will consist of rarely played Korn numbers, covers and songs from the 2002 The Queen Of The Damned soundtrack, most of which Davis wrote with noted film composer Richard Gibbs. Covers played on the American leg of the tour have included 'The Chauffeur' by Duran Duran, 'Love On The Rocks' by Neil Diamond and 'Blue Monday' by New Order.
Jonathan Davis Alone I Play Live Album
In addition to the dates, Davis and his touring ensemble have recorded a live album and DVD, also titled Alone I Play. It is currently being sold at shows, with a full commercial release planned later in 2008.
Davis' backing band for the tour consists of:
- Shane Gibson - guitar
- Michael Jochum - percussion
- Miles Mosely - upright bass
- Zac Baird - keyboards
- Shenkar - violin
Shane Gibson and Zac Baird have also played live with Korn.
Jonathan Davis new European and UK tour dates
At the time of writing, the new tour dates were as follows:
- May 28 Rockhal, Luxembourg
- May 29 VK Club, Brussels, Belgium
- May 30 Pinkpop Festival, Holland,
- May 31 Zeche, Bochum, Germany
- June 01 Bataclan, Paris, France
- June 03 Werk II, Leipzig, Germany
- June 04 Stodola, Warsaw, Poland
- June 05 Columbia Halle Club, Berlin, Germany
- June 07 Rock Am Ring, Germany
- June 08 Rock Im Park, Germany
- June 09 Rohstoflagr, Zurich, Switzerland
- June 11 Filamore, Piacenza, Italy
- June 12 Festintente, Montegliano-Udine, Italy
- June 13 Nova Rock Festival, Vienna, Austria
- June 15 Download Festival, UK
- June 16 Union Chapel, London, UK
For more on the Download fesitval see UK indie and rock music festival guide.
