For those among you who somehow missed the news: Sum 41 will be touring through Europe starting August 17th. Since their comeback in 2015 the Canadian rockers have kept very busy and will now return to Europe for a select number of shows and festivals. All of the dates and locations where the band can be seen are below.
With the release of '13 Voices' we see SUM 41 as an impenetrable unit putting everything they’ve got out. The result is a dynamic, impassioned collection of melodic, guitar wielding, rock songs. “I can’t say whether this is our best record or not, as I don’t know if it is” states Whibley “All I can say is I did the best I possibly could during the toughest period of my life”.
Whibley began writing for '13 Voices' immediately following his four-month stint in the hospital. The frontman recalls "I had to learn how to do everything again-my motor skills, learning how to play guitar again... I couldn't even walk at the time. It was really difficult, but at the same time if I didn't have a record to make, I don't think I would have recovered as quickly. Writing music gave me a purpose. I had to get better". As Whibley's health improved, so did his ability to write songs, and '13 Voices' soon began to take shape being recorded, produced and engineered by Deryck Whibley at his home in Los Angeles.
Sum 41 tourdates
- Aug 17 - Festival Fete de Brut - Landernau (FR)
- Aug 19 - Frequency - St. Polten (AU)
- Aug 21 - Posthalle - Wurzburg (DE)
- Aug 22 - Parkbhune - Leipzig (DE)
- Aug 24 - Venoge Festival - Penthalaz (CH)
- Aug 28 - Turbinenhalle - Oberhausen (DE)
- Aug 30 - Beat Festival - Empoli (IT)
- Aug 31 - Rimini Park Rock - Rimini (IT)
- Sep 01 - Arena Alpe Adria - Lignano (IT)