{"id":20490,"date":"2023-01-19T19:44:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T00:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=20490"},"modified":"2023-01-19T19:44:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T00:44:16","slug":"things-are-gonna-get-ugly-ugly-kid-joe-announces-first-u-s-tour-in-27-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=20490","title":{"rendered":"Things Are Gonna Get Ugly: Ugly Kid Joe Announces First U.S. Tour in 27 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"2023 decided to take a full on right turn into awesomeness when it was announced that California hard rock legends Ugly Kid Joe will be embarking on their first North American tour in 27 years.\u00a0 As a huge fan of Ugly Kid Joe since 1991, Ii always felt that they were a sadly underrated band.\u00a0 While they had (and still have) very much a cult following, Ugly Kid Joe<\/strong> was easily one of the best live bands of the era.<\/p>\n

After the major label success of the debut EP As Ugly as They Wanna Be <\/em>and the full length debut America’s Least Wanted,<\/em> Ugly Kid Joe hit the road touring bands such as Scatterbrain, Def Leppard, and a coveted opening slot on Ozzy Osbourne’s 1992 No More Tours tour along with sleaze rockers Faster Pussycat.\u00a0 Ugly Kid Joe also hit the road playing large clubs and small theaters across the US nearly selling out every show with opening acts Charlotte, NC hippie metalers Animal Bag and NYC rock trio Collision.\u00a0 I had the pleasure of seeing Ugly Kid Joe a whopping four times in 1992 and 1993 and each time their live show was completely over the top.\u00a0 The energy from the band went right into the audience and all in all it was utter insanity.\u00a0 Those were some of the funnest shows I have ever been to and I can still talk about them as if they were just here last week. In my opinion, that is always the sign of a truly great live show.<\/p>\n

Ugly Kid Joe was an amazing band and the musicianship in that band was just out of control.\u00a0 Singer Whitfield Crane was (and still is) one of my favorite vocalists.\u00a0 As a matter of fact, he was even asked by Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton if he’d step in and replace departed vocalist Rob Halford in 1992.<\/p>\n

Crane explained that he couldn’t accept the offer, “because you can’t be Rob Halford. You can’t be David Lee Roth. It’d be cool, and considering my love for Priest, which is immense, that would have been cool to do it, but not really. It’s not a good move. But to jam with Tipton and to know those guys \u2014 I mean, those are my fucking heroes. Judas Priest, I mean, fuck. But man, old-school Priest, Jesus, God. So, yeah, I got offered Priest, back in the day. I never said that to anyone.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In 2022, Ugly Kid Joe released Rad Wings of Destiny <\/em> (best fucking album title EVER) earning them a lot of great reviews from fans and music sites all over the world.\u00a0 It’s a great album that has UKJ dipping more into their AC\/DC influence and the result is a great, fun hard rock album full of grit, attitude, and top notch performances.\u00a0 As for the US tour?\u00a0 Who knows why they finally decided to do a US tour after all these years but all I can say is that it’s about fucking time.<\/p>\n

Ugly Kid Joe 2003 Rad Wings of Destiny Tour Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 03 – Brick by Brick, San Diego, CA
\nMay 04 – The Regent, Los Angeles, CA
\nMay 05 – Majestic Theater, Ventura, CA
\nMay 07 – Hard Rock Cafe, Las Vegas, NV
\nMay 08 – Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
\nMay 11 – Rise, Houston, TX
\nMay 12 – Echo, Dallas, TX
\nMay 13 – Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK
\nMay 15 – The Truman, Kansas City, MO
\nMay 16 – Bourbon Theater, Lincoln, NE *
\nMay 18 – Arcada Theater, St. Charles, IL
\nMay 19 – Epics Events Center, Green Bay, WI
\nMay 20 – St Croix Casino, Turtle Lake, WI
\nMay 21 – Hi Fi Annex, Indianapolis, IN
\nMay 22 – Rust Belt, Moline, IL
\nMay 24 – Machine Shop, Flint, MI *
\nMay 25 – Agora Theater, Cleveland, OH *
\nMay 26 – Lovedrafts, Mechanicsburg, PA *
\nMay 27 – Jergels, Pittsburgh, PA *
\nMay 28 – Tally Ho Theater, Leesburg, VA *
\nMay 30 – The Ramkat, Winston-Salem, NC *
\nJun 01 – Centerstage, Atlanta, GA
\nJun 02 – Yellow Rose Theater, Cottonwood, AL
\nJun 03 – The Ranch, Fort Myers, FL
\nJun 04 – Jannus Live, Tampa, FL
\nJun 05 – Club LA, Destin, FL
\nJun 07 – House of Blues, New Orleans, LA *
\nJun 09 – Come and Take It Live, Austin, TX *
\nJun 10 – Rockbox, San Antonio, TX *<\/p>\n

* UGLY KID JOE and PISTOLS AT DAWN only
\nUgly Kid Joe, Fozzy, and Pistols at Dawn<\/p>\n