Topic: Tours & Live Concerts News & Updates

8/02/06
Montreal, CAN
Parc Jean Drapeau

With special guests Avenged Sevenfold, Hatebreed, Unearth, Norma Jean and Bad Acid Trip

On sale: 5/27, 12:00 PM noon (local time) on  www.ticketmaster.ca

Make sure to check the complete Tour dates List : http://www.soadfans.com/tourdates.htm 

Posted on the official site on May 9, 2006:

SOAD will be playing the following headlining date:

7/12- Houston, TX- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

With special guests Avenged Sevenfold, Hatebreed and Bad Acid Trip

This show will be on sale starting Sat., 5/13 at 10 AM (local time)


In addition to topping the bill on this year's Ozzfest, System Of A Down will also be playing the following select headlining shows:

6/25- Edmonton, CAN- Rexall Place
With special guests Hatebreed and Bad Acid Trip
On sale now

6/26- Calgary, CAN- Pengrowth Saddledome
With special guests Hatebreed and Bad Acid Trip
On sale now
 

NEW OZZFEST DATE ADDED

System will be headlining the Toronto Ozzfest date on July 25 at The Molson Amphitheatre. Tickets go on sale 5/17 at 6 PM (local time).

*Updated May 13*

Check the Full Tour dates list in : www.SOADFans.com/tourdates.htm

SOAD will be playing the following 2 headline dates:

6/25- Edmonton, CAN- Rexall Place
With special guests Hatebreed

6/26- Calgary, CAN- Pengrowth Saddledome
With special guests Hatebreed

Both shows are on sale starting this Sat., 4/22 at 10 AM (all times are local).

System of a Down will also play Ozzfest this year, make sure to check Ozzfest dates in the Tour dates page

After only 4 days of the Official announcement, System of a Down has cancelled the 4th benefit SOULS concert 2006.

As reported from the official site:

"The recognition of the Armenian Genocide has always been a first and foremost priority in the minds of System of A Down, so it's unfortunate for us to announce that Souls 2006 has been cancelled. Despite the cancellation, System will always continue to fight for this truly important cause, and encourages all of our friends and fans to help educate the world about a forgotten genocide and the importance of recognizing this atrocity. We thank you always for your undying support..."

On The other hand, the official Ozzfest website has announced the offical lineup with dates, as follow:

Main Stage Bands:

OZZY OSBOURNE
SYSTEM OF A DOWN
DISTURBED
TBA
HATEBREED
LACUNA COIL

System's headlining slot marks the band's 4th stint on Ozzfest. They were one of the featured second-stage acts in 1998, and then graduated to the main stage in 1999 and 2002.

Ozzfest dates (venues to be determined), according to the tour's publicist:

.7/1 - San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheater
.7/2 - Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheater
.7/2 - Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
.7/8 - San Bernardino, CA Hyundai Pavilion
.7/14 - Kansas City, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
.7/15 - St. Louis, MO UMB Bank Pavilion
.7/16 - Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
.7/19 - Detroit, MI DTE Music Energy Center
.7/21 - Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheatre
.7/22 - East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre
.7/23 - Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
.7/26 - Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
.7/27 - Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
.7/29 - New York, NY Randall's Island
.7/30 - Hartford, CA New England Dodge Music Center
.8/1 - Boston, MA Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
.8/4 - Camden, NJ Tweeter Center at The Waterfront
.8/5 - Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
.8/6 - Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Virginia Beach
.8/9 - Raleigh, NC Alltel Pavilion
.8/13 - West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre

System of a Down will perform Ozzfest this year which will take a place in Pittsburgh's Post Gazette Pavilion on July 25, 2006.

Also the band will announce the 4th "SOULS" benefit concert that SYSTEM OF A DOWN has organized and headlined, and as before, the four band members, Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan, will earmark the proceeds from "Souls, 2006" to benefit organizations that work to eradicate genocides across the globe.

This includes the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), an organization that supports legislation in the U.S. Congress to recognize the Armenian Genocide that was perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire during World War 1.

During this first genocide of the 20th century, 1.5 million Armenians were annihilated and hundreds of thousands deported from their ancient homeland. April 24th was chosen as the date for the concert as this year, it commemorates the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

SOULS 2006 will be preformed on April 23rd, stay tuned to the official Site on Monday, for more details about where it will be performed along with others Tour dates.

UPDATE: The official site has confirmed it, and SOUL 2006 will be held in 'the Greek Theatre' in Los Angeles, CA.

Pre-sale tickets for Souls go on sale through systemofadown.com on Thursday, March 9th and the public on-sale is Saturday, March 11th at 10am PST. Details for the pre-sale will be announced on Wednesday, so stay close.

Also, Serj Tankian made 'SOULS Mission Statement' on the official site:

"Our mission is end the denial of the Armenian Genocide, secure justice for this crime, and - in so doing - help break the worldwide cycle of genocide. Our aim is to magnify public awareness of the failure of the U.S. Congress and successive Administrations to recognize the first genocide of the 20th Century - even as we fight to end the first genocide of the 21st Century taking place today in the Darfur region of Sudan. Together, we are committed to working toward a world that unites to stop genocide, punishes its perpetrators, and rejects its denial - a world without genocide.

In a world dominated by manufactured material desires and controlled coercions of information, it is essential to expose the despicable violations of basic human rights that have tainted world history, and continue to scar the present on a daily basis. We are not simply asking for the recognition of an event that has been tormenting the Armenian people for the last 91 years. Today, different forms of genocide are raping lives and minds… some in the form of 20,000-ton bombs that touch down only to shoot thousands of shreds of shrapnel in every direction and some in the form of educational systems that impose ignorance on global populations. One way or the other, we need to mobilize our hearts, utilize our minds, and open our eyes to the atrocities that have been, and continue to be, obscured from our view. "

Click HERE to read the full Statement.

UPDATE  March 08: Accordgin to Pittsburgh's modern rock commercial station "105.9 The X" this year's Ozzfest will be hitting Pittsburgh's Post Gazette Pavilion on July 25, 2006

System of a Down and Disturbed will be featured in two of the top main-stage slots. The Ozzfest organizers are expected to announce the official lineup for this year's festival later this week.

Talk about putting on a show! Wow, System of a Down did just that on December 10th 2005 at The Gibson Amphitheater or better known as The Universal Amphitheater. I have been to many of Systems concerts but this show was something to remember. They started out their set with “Attack” a new hit from their recently released album Hypnotize and from then on it was just a blur.

System of a Down rocked the audience with a whopping hour and a half set playing a combination of songs from Hypnotize, Mezmerize, Toxicity, Steal this Album and System of a Down. I could say one thing for sure; there was a lot of brotherly love and respect on stage between Serj, Daron, John and Shavo on this night. The fans were going wild as well as SOAD.