Freak Valley Festival 2023: Clutch Added to Lineup
2022’s last announcement for next year’s Freak Valley brings word that Clutch will play the venerable German festival for the first time. That’s a pretty good get, honestly. True, the world is not short on opportunities to see Clutch, who’ve been on tour for at least the better part of last 20 years, more or less constantly, if with one notable plague-born disruption. But I have to think that those same goers who the other day made tickets for Freak Valley 2023 sell out in a matter of hours after first being made available will be able to appreciate the context and the difference of having this band in this place.
Having experienced Freak Valley for myself for the first time last year, seeing usually-on-tour acts like Red Fang and High on Fire, among others, and accordingly I’m more than happy to proselytize in favor of it being a special circumstance to see somebody play even if you’ve seen them before. Clutch are currently on tour in Europe with support from London’s Green Lung — who played FVF last year and just signed to Nuclear Blast — and with the wind and the September release of Sunrise on Slaughter Beach (review here) at their backs, they’ll probably even manage to squeeze another tour or two in before next June gets here. Because that’s how they do.
To answer the question you didn’t ask, yes, I wrote the below announcement. In this very WordPress editor, in fact. Mere moments ago. Nonetheless, here it is in blue on behalf of the festival, for whom I remain humbled to periodically do these things.
Groove:
FREAK VALLEY FESTIVAL 2023 – Clutch!
Hello Freaks!
We wish you the very best and have one more announcement to make your holidays even happier!
At long last, CLUTCH will come to Freak Valley Festival!
We don’t usually do single-band announcements, but this is one we’ve been trying to make happen for years and we’re so glad it can finally happen for our 10th anniversary edition!
For over 30 years, Clutch have been the undisputed kings of Maryland groove, with a sound that encompasses funk, blues, punk, classic heavy rock and more. They’ve toured the world over countless times, and yeah, maybe you’ve seen them before, but you’ve never seen them HERE, and we only hope their arrival at Freak Valley is as special for you as it is for us, because we can’t wait! Clutch on our stage!
From the seemingly endless well of riffs that is guitarist Tim Sult and the reference-laced madman storytelling of vocalist Neil Fallon to the come-on-in welcoming basslines of Dan Maines and Jean-Paul Gaster’s unparalleled swing, Clutch are an institution unto themselves. Already out supporting their latest album, ‘Sunrise on Slaughter Beach,’ the four-piece are an unmistakable presence on stage and off, and we already know it’s going to be a party to remember and a piece of Freak Valley Festival history we’ll be talking about for years to come.
More announcements soon!
FREAK VALLEY FESTIVAL 2023 IS SOLD OUT.
Thank all of you so much for your support, this year and every year.
Freak Valley Festival // No Fillers – Just Killers
June 8-10, 2023
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