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Henry Rollins Announces Massive 2022 North American Tour

Punk legend and spoken-word artist Henry Rollins has announced a lengthy 2022 tour. The former Black Flag / Rollins Band musician will perform a new one-man show throughout the spring.

Even more prolific as a spoken word artist than a punk musician, Rollins’ new show will "faithfully recount the events of his life in the brief pre-COVID period since the last tour and when things got even stranger over the last several months," a statement announcing the shows reads. "It's been an interesting time to say the least and he's got some great stories to tell."

Rollins’ run of dates will begin March 12 in Royal Oak, Mich. and finish up June 4 in Montreal, Quebec. Pre-sale tickets will become available Oct. 5 at 10AM local time, while the general public on-sale will begin Oct. 8 at 10AM local time. See the full list of dates below.

Henry Rollins ‘Nice to See You’ 2022 Tour Dates:

3/12/2022 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall 3/13/2022 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's 3/14/2022 Columbus, OH @ Southern Theatre 3/15/2022 Cleveland, OH @ Playhouse Square Center 3/16/2022 Munhall, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall 3/17/2022 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom 3/18/2022 Homer, NY Homer @ Center for the Arts 3/19/2022 Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music 3/20/2022 Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre 3/21/2022 Albany, NY @ The Egg PAC 3/22/2022 Pawtucket, RI @ The Met 3/23/2022 New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place 3/24/2022 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount 3/25/2022 Red Bank, NJ @ The Vogel 3/26/2022 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw 3/27/2022 Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre 3/28/2022 Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head On Stage 3/30/2022 Richmond, VA @ The National 3/31/2022 Raleigh, NC @ Fletcher Opera House 4/1/2022 Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre 4/2/2022 Columbia, SC @ The Senate 4/3/2022 Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall 4/4/2022 Gainesville, FL @ High Dive 4/5/2022 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Parker Playhouse 4/6/2022 Clearwater, FL @ Capitol Theatre 4/7/2022 Orlando, FL @ The Plaza LIVE 4/8/2022 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall 4/9/2022 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse 4/10/2022 Chattanooga, TN @ Walker Theatre (Memorial Auditorium) 4/11/2022 Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre 4/12/2022 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works 4/13/2022 Louisville, KY @ Headliners 4/14/2022 Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room 4/15/2022 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall 4/16/2022 Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre 4/17/2022 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall 4/18/2022 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall 4/20/2022 Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theatre 4/21/2022 Burnsville, MN @ Ames Center 4/22/2022 Lincoln, NE @ Rococo Theatre 4/23/2022 Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman Place 4/24/2022 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall 4/25/2022 Wichita, KS @ Orpheum Theatre 4/26/2022 Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre 4/27/2022 Saint Louis, MO @ The Pageant 4/28/2022 Memphis, TN @ Graceland Soundstage 4/29/2022 Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room 4/30/2022 Dallas, TX @ Kessler Theater 5/1/2022 Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater 5/2/2022 Austin, TX @ Paramount 5/3/2022 San Antonio, TX @ Studio Theatre 5/4/2022 Odessa, TX @ Ector Theatre 5/5/2022 Albuquerque, NM @ Kimo Theatre 5/6/2022 Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre 5/7/2022 Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep 5/8/2022 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater 5/9/2022 Grand Junction, CO @ Avalon Theater 5/10/2022 Salt Lake City, UT @ State Room 5/11/2022 Boise, ID @ Egyptian Theater 5/12/2022 Bend, OR @ Tower Theatre 5/13/2022 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre 5/14/2022 Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre 5/15/2022 Medford, OR @ Armory 5/16/2022 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre 5/17/2022 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre 5/18/2022 Spokane, WA @ Bing Crosby Theatre 5/19/2022 Vancouver, BC @ Rio Theatre 5/20/2022 Nanaimo, BC @ Port Theatre 5/21/2022 Victoria, BC @ Alix Goolden Performance Hall 5/24/2022 Calgary, AB @ Mouth Royal University - Bella Concert Hall 5/25/2022 Edmonton, AB @ Citadel - Shoctor Theatre 5/26/2022 Saskatoon, SK @ Broadway Theatre 5/27/2022 Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre & Lounge 5/30/2022 Kingston, ON @ The Grand Theatre 5/31/2022 Ottawa, ON @ Algonquin Commons Theatre 6/1/2022 London, ON @ London Music Hall 6/2/2022 St Catharines, ON @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre 6/3/2022 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall 6/4/2022 Montréal, QC @ Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre

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Henry Rollins: "I don’t like anything that gives a racist a leg to stand on"

The former Black Flag frontman is currently on an extensive spoken word world tour

Henry Rollins says that the racial tensions which characterised his hometown of Washington D.C. in the late 70s shaped his political values from a young age.

"Things are, in my opinion, quite different in 2023 than when I was say, 18, which would have been 1979," the former Black Flag vocalist says in an interview with Time Out Croatia . "The racial divide was extreme as far as who lived where. If you were white, there were some neighbourhoods and parts of DC, which is really small, that you might not want to take a chance in. It’s just how things were. I didn’t like it. I don’t like anything that gives a racist a leg to stand on. The racial tension in the city allowed someone like my father to say, 'See? See what these people are like?' or whatever.

"This tension politicised me at a very early age, which in hindsight, I’m grateful for," he continues. "The racism I experienced was getting called names, getting beaten up, robbed, chased. It was very scary. I’m not a tough guy so I was easily out advantaged. It didn’t make me hate black people. It made me aware of the many flaws of the USA. To this day, racism, homophobia, misogyny are big issues with me."

Rollins adds that things are palpably different in the the U.S. capital four decades on.

"I think things are perhaps a bit more level in DC now," he adds. "When I go there to visit, there will be something like a record store Ian MacKaye and I will go to and it’s located somewhere that I’d never be in 1975. I’d like to think things are getting better. I think I am quite a product of those times and wouldn’t be the same if I was raised in DC and 18 in 2023. All this is speculative, so who knows."

Rollins, who released released a new book titled Sic – "writing from the last three years and is informed by frustration, anger, humor and wondering if upcoming tours would continue to be canceled" – is currently on his Good To See You spoken word tour, which was initially scrapped last year due to COVID-19.

“It’s always good to be on tour with a show every night but this time around, it seems better than ever," says Henry. "There were several months where I didn’t think I’d be doing shows ever again. The last time I was in Europe was 2018. It hurts to know it’s been that long."

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Catch him at the following venues:

Feb 23: Trondheim Byscenen, Norway Feb 24: Oslo Sentrum Scene , Norway Feb 25: Stavanger Kuppelhallen, Norway Feb 26: Gothenburg Stenhammarsalen, Sweden Feb 27: Stockholm Gota Lejon, Sweden Feb 28: Malmo Palladium, Sweden Mar 01: Copenhagen DR Koncerthuset, Denmark Mar 02: Aarhus Train, Denmark Mar 03: Hamburg Friedrich-Ebert Halle, Germany Mar 04: Berlin Theater am Potsdamer Platz, Germany Mar 05: Heidelburg Karlstorbahnhof, Germany Mar 06: Cologne Kulturkirche, Germany Mar 07: Zurich Kaufleuten, Switzerland Mar 08: Dortmund FZW, Germany Mar 09: Hannover Theater Am Aegi, Germany Mar 10: Wiesbaden Schlachthof, Germany Mar 11: Dusseldorf Savoy Theater, Germany Mar 12: Ludwigsburg Scala, Germany Mar 13: Tilburg 013 Poppodium, Holland Mar 14: Leipzig FelsenKeller, Germany Mar 15: Munich Werk7 Theater, Germany Mar 16: Dudelange Opderschmelz, Luxembourg Mar 17: Fribourg Fri-Son, Switzerland Mar 18: Paris Café De la Danse, France Mar 19: Amsterdam Paradiso, Holland Mar 20: Groningen Stadsschouwburg, Holland Mar 21: Leevuen Het Depot, Belgium Mar 22: Ghent Vooruit, Belgium Mar 23: Antwerp De Roma, Belgium Mar 24: Bexhill-On-Sea De La Warr Pavilion, UK Mar 25: Liverpool Mountford Hall, UK Mar 26: Dublin Vicar Street, Ireland Mar 28: Belfast Limelight, Northern Ireland Mar 29: Glasgow Pavilion Theatre, Scotland Mar 30: Whitley Bay Playhouse, England Mar 31: Buxton Opera House, England Apr 01: Birmingham Town Hall, England Apr 02: Nottingham Albert Hall, England Apr 03: Cardiff Tramshed, Wales Apr 04; Bath Komedia, England Apr 05: London Palladium, England Apr 06: Manchester Bridgewater Hall, England Apr 07: Cambridge Corn Exchange, England Jun 05: Perth Concert Hall, Australia Jun 06: Margaret River HEART, Australia Jun 08: Adelaide Thebarton Theatre, Australia Jun 09: Alice Springs Araluen Arts Centre, Australia Jun 10: Darwin Entertainment Centre, Australia Jun 13: Cairns Performing Arts Centre, Australia Jun 15: Brisbane Tivoli, Australia Jun 16: Brisbane Tivoli, Australia Jun 17: Caloundra Events Centre, Australia Jun 20: Canberra Llewellyn Hall ANU, Australia Jun 21: Bendigo Ulumbarra Theatre, Australia Jun 22: Ballarat Civic Hall, Australia Jun 24: Melbourne Hamer Hall, Australia Jun 27: Thirroul Anita’s Theatre, Australia Jun 28: Sydney State Theatre, Australia Jun 30: Newcastle City Hall, Australia Jul 02: Launceston Princess Theatre, Australia Jul 03: Hobart Odeon Theatre, Australia Jul 05: Devonport Victoria Theatre, New Zealand Jul 06: Auckland Sky City Theatre, New Zealand Jul 07: Christchurch James Hay Theatre, New Zealand Jul 08: Wellington Old St. Pauls, New Zealand

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Born in 1976 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Simon Young has been a music journalist for over twenty years. His fanzine, Hit A Guy With Glasses , enjoyed a one-issue run before he secured a job at Kerrang! in 1999. His writing has also appeared in Classic Rock , Metal Hammer , Prog , and Planet Rock . His first book, So Much For The 30 Year Plan: Therapy? — The Authorised Biography is available via Jawbone Press.