Sovereign Strength, As Hell Retreats, King Conquer, Gideon Tour Announced

by Ryan Minic | Nov 17, 2011

Sovereign Strength and As Hell Retreats will co-headline The Hard KnocTour this winter with King Conquer and Gideon as support. Dates follow:

Jan 13 Annapolis, MD @ MACC
Jan 14 Virginia Beach, VA @ Shaka’s
Jan 15 Whitesburg, KY @ Letcher County Tourism
Jan 16 Greenville, SC @ The Channel
Jan 17 Jacksonville, FL @ The Pit
Jan 18 Lake Worth, FL @ The Speakeasy
Jan 19 Tampa, FL @ TBA
Jan 20 McDonough, GA @ The Rock Show
Jan 21 Baton Rouge, LA @ Here Today Gone Tomorrow
Jan 22 Fort Worth, TX @ Tomcats West
Jan 23 Midland, TX @ The Pine Box
Jan 24 Las Cruces, NM @ Las Cruces Event Center
Jan 26 Las Vegas, NV @ Hypnotic Lounge
Jan 27 San Diego, CA @ SOMA
Jan 28 Fullerton, CA @ The Anchor
Jan 29 Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry’s Pizza
Jan 30 Cupertino, CA @ The Refuge
Jan 31 Redding, CA @ TBA
Feb 01 Portland, OR @ TBA
Feb 02 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
Feb 03 Kennewick, WA @ Rock Reactor
Feb 04 Richland, WA @ TBA
Feb 05 Boise, ID @ The Shredder
Feb 06 Ogden, UT @ Mojo’s
Feb 07 Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater
Feb 08 Lubbock, TX @ Jakes Backroom
Feb 09 Arlington, TX @ Live at Phil’s
Feb 10 Houston, TX @ Anchor Church
Feb 11 Decatur, AL @ Planet Avalon
Feb 12 Nashville, TN @ The Muse

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