MANILA, Philippines—Iconic band Wolfgang is set to storm the United States and Canada this July and August. It’s been a dozen years since the dark lords of rock embarked on a North American foray, having in the last few years, concentrated on the Middle East and Asian circuit.
Wolfgang is composed of Basti Artadi on vocals, Manuel Legarda on guitar, Mon Legaspi on bass and Francis “The Beast” Aquino on drums. The band has consistently received accolades ranging from the influential NU107 Rock Awards, the Awit Awards, as well as from the world’s biggest indie awards group, Malaysia-based, AsiaVoize.
Also featured in North American schedule, billed as “Rock Summer 2013”, are Kamikazee and Kitchie Nadal.
The tour kicks off on Friday, July 19, at Broadway Studios, at 435 Broadway Avenue, San Francisco, California. (For tickets, call (408)-655-9102.) Special tickets with meet & greets are available at all locations.
The masters of metal mayhem hit the East Coast on Saturday, July 27, at the Laboom Lounge, Northern Blvd, Woodside, New York. (For tickets, check out (551)-998-6020.)
Chicago’s Hard Rock Café is the place to be on Friday, August 2, at 63 W. Ontario Street, Chicago. (For tickets, contact (224)-545-0304.)
Shock and awe of Canada will be unleashed as follows : Toronto, on Friday, July 26, at the Phoenix Concert Theater, 412 Sherbourne Street, (for tickets, call (647)-505-7644); Winnipeg, on Saturday, August 3, at the Garrick Center, 330 Garry Street, (for tickets, call (204)-962-2903); as well as Edmonton’s River Cree Resort & Casino, Winterburn Road, Enoch, Alberta,(contact (780) 707-0824 for tickets.)
Spearheading the productions are a consortium composed of Nosaj Entertainment, Diamond Productions, and Alyas Galo Productions.
Wolfgang resumes their head-banging national tour as part of the “Tanduay First Five 2013” when they return to the Philippines in August, hitting Ormoc on August 9th; Cebu on the 10th; Ozamis on the 16th; and Dumaguete on the 23rd, all in the same month. For complete schedules of Wolfgang’s Philippine and international concerts, check out Wolfgang Philippines on Facebook.