Protest The Hero bassist Arif Mirabdolbaghi announced that he’ll be sitting out the band’s upcoming North American tour with Architects, The Kindred, and Affiance.
“Over the past several years, I’ve been working closely with some very talented performers in creating a stage adaptation of a Dostoevsky story entitled The Double,” he said. “We debuted February 2012 to enthusiastic audiences which, through good fortune and hard work, has led to a new staging of the show at a different theatre as part of their official season. These dates were originally tailored to work around the PTH schedule but (as all of you musicians undoubtedly know) creating an album is a series of missed deadlines and inevitably takes longer than expected. The results left us with two options: wait two months with a finished album for my play to be over, or release the music we’re so proud of and bring the show to you as soon as possible. The band, as they say, played on.”
The band’s longtime friend Cameron McLellan will fill in for Mirabdolbaghi.
Protest The Hero tour dates:
Nov 07 Ottawa, ON @ Ritual
Nov 08 Montreal, QC @ Tulipe
Nov 09 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
Nov 12 Thunder Bay, ON @ Crock’s
Nov 13 Winnipeg, MB @ Union Hall
Nov 14 Saskatoon, SK @ Odeon
Nov 15 Edmonton, AB Avenue Theatre
Nov 16 Calgary, AB @ The Gateway
Nov 18 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue
Nov 19 Portland, OR @ The Branx
Nov 20 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Nov 22 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
Nov 23 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
Nov 24 San Diego, CA @ Soma Side Stage
Nov 25 Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
Nov 26 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
Nov 27 Denver, CO, @ Summit
Nov 29 Dallas, TX @ The Door
Nov 30 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Dec 02 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Dec 03 Orlando, FL @ The Beacham
Dec 05 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Club
Dec 06 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
Dec 07 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Dec 08 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
Dec 10 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Smalls
Dec 11 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
Dec 13 New York, NY @ Gramercy
Dec 14 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium Upstairs
Dec 15 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero