CHIODOS Recruit ex-Mars Volta & RX Bandits Members for Tour After Two Guys Quit

by | Sep 3, 2014

They may be out two members but they sure did get some good fill-ins!  Chiodos members Derrick Frost and Matt Goddard parted ways with the group, just a couple days before going out on tour with A Day To Remember and Bring Me The Horizon.

Having quit the band due to personal reasons, Chiodos have enlisted drummer Thomas Pridgen (ex-The Mars Volta, Trash Talk) and bassist Joe Troy (RX Bandits).

The band will be out supporting their latest album DEVIL on the upcoming Parks & Devastation tour, which kicks off on Thursday.

Chiodos tour dates w/ ADTR & BMTH:

Sep 04 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE Outdoor
Sep 08 Albany, NY @ The Armory
Sep 09 Lowell, MA @ Tsongas Center
Sep 10 Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Oakdale Theatre
Sep 15 Grand Rapids, MI @ DeltaPlex
Sep 16 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
Sep 17 St. Louis, MO @ Chaifetz Arena
Sep 18 Chicago, IL @ UIC (no BMTH)
Sep 23 Fresno, CA @ Woodward Park Amphitheatre
Sep 24 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall
Sep 26 San Jose, CA @ Event Center @ SJSU
Sep 28 Phoenix, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
Sep 30 Grand Prairie, TX @ Verizon Amphitheatre
Oct 06 Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Oct 07 Charlotte, NC @ Uptown Amphitheatre
Oct 09 Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Coliseum
Oct 10 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock
Oct 11 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock

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