Samavayo Announce First-Ever US Tour Dates
Samavayo arguably already got a jump on celebrating the band’s 25th anniversary — a mark they’ll hit next year — by reissuing their debut album, Death.March.Melodies! earlier this year through Noisolution. The Berlin-based outfit will continue to make the most of it early in 2025 as they cross the Atlantic in order to play their first shows on US soil. Apart from the anniversary, the specific occasion for the tour is a slot at Planet Desert Rock Weekend V on Jan. 30 in Las Vegas, where I’ll catch them barring disaster, but with the apparent assistance of Mario Lalli and folks in the orbit of Ripple Music, a week-long tour has happened that includes stops up and down in California and in Reno as well as the Nevada festival gig.
I haven’t heard yet of the band getting to work on a follow-up to 2022’s Pāyān (review here), but honestly, that’s a pretty good record to go new places with; it’s heavy and progressive, it’s catchy, it’s their own, it has notable guest contributors and actually takes the risk of having something to say. I’ve gone on about the band being undervalued, and that’s kind of the curse of an act who don’t ply their sound to conform with genre. Bottom line here is I’m glad I’ve got the chance to see them and I don’t want to miss it. As I hear more about their quarter-centennial plans, I’ll do my best to keep up.
From the PR wire:
We are thrilled and proud to announce our very first USA tour in January 2025!
What started as an exciting invitation to play a show in Las Vegas at the legendary Planet Desert Rock Weekend has grown into an unforgettable adventure. With the help of many old and new friends from this loyal scene, it has become a 7-date tour along the West Coast. Here are the dates:
• Jan 24th: Sacramento, CA – Café Colonial
• Jan 25th: Reno, NV – Lo-Bar
• Jan 27th: Palm Desert, CA – Hood Bar
• Jan 28th: Phoenix, AZ – Yucca Tap Room
• Jan 29th: Joshua Tree, CA
• Jan 30th: Las Vegas, NV – Count’s Vamp’d
• Jan 31st: Los Angeles, CA – Redwood Bar
The Planet Desert Rock Weekend V will take place from January 30th to February 1st in Las Vegas!
We want to express our heartfelt thanks:
• To Todd Severin, Blackwülf, and especially Shotgun Sawyer from the Ripple Music family, for helping us secure the shows in Sacramento and Reno.
• To the legendary Mario Lalli — like us, part of the Sound of Liberation family — an icon and hero of our youth, for supporting us with the shows in Palm Desert, Joshua Tree, and Los Angeles.
• And, of course, to John Gist, the mastermind behind the Planet Desert Rock Weekend, for his tireless efforts to bring us across the ocean to the desert—the birthplace of the music we love and live to play!
And yet, this is just a fraction of the amazing people involved in this adventure!
We’re deeply grateful to be part of a scene where so many things beyond imagination can become reality.
See you at the shows! 🌵🎸
Samavayo is:
Stephan Voland (Drums, Vocals)
Andreas Voland (Bass, Vocals)
Behrang Alavi (Vocals, Guitar)
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