Seminal 90s New York metal band Helmet is doing a UK tour this fall in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of their album Betty (Interscope). The band will play the album in its entirety, as well as other hits from their illustrious career. Coming from New York City in the same late 80s avant-garde music scene that gave us Swans, John Zorn, pre-metal White Zombie, Prong, Band of Susans, Sonic Youth, and Unsane; Helmet melded raw NYHC with the pummeling grooves of metal, but with the artistry and intelligentsia of post-No Wave aesthetics. Led by Page Hamilton, Following their stellar hit albums Strap It On and In The Meantime, Helmet released Betty to their highest charting success ever. The band also toured the world constantly and released videos for ‘Milquetoast’ (also heard in the movie The Crow), ‘Biscuits for Smut’ and the memorable ‘Wilma’s Rainbow’. In the process of becoming on of the most important bands of their time, Helmet helped influence the growing post-rock/post-metal genre that is still being felt today.
Helmet : Betty: 20th Anniversary Europe Tour Dates
11-Sep- Czech Republic Prague Lucerna Music Bar
12-Sep- Poland Krakow Fabryka
13-Sep- Poland Warsaw Hydrozagadka
15-Sep- Germany Berlin So36
16-Sep- Germany Leipzig Ei
17-Sep- Germany Munich Feierwerik
19-Sep- Germany Frankfurt Batschkapp
20-Sep- Germany Cologne Underground
21-Sep- Germany Hamburg Knust
22-Sep- Denmark Copenhagen Vega Jr
23-Sep- Norway Sandines Tribute
24-Sep- Norway Oslo Bla
25-Sep- Sweden Stockholm Debaser
27-Sep- Finland Helsinki Nosturi
29-Sep- Germany Bielfield Forum
30-Sep- Netherlands Groningen Vera
1-Oct- Netherlands Eindhoven Effenaar Kz
2-Oct- Belgium Brussels Ab
4-Oct- France Montbeliard Ateliers Des Moles
5-Oct- France Paris La Marouinerie
6-Oct- France Vennes L’echonova
7-Oct- France Bordeaux Le Krakatoa
9-Oct- Spain Barcelona Apolo 2
10-Oct- Spain Madrid Copernico
11-Oct- Spain Hondarribia Psilocybenea
13-Oct- Switzerland Zurich Plaza
14-Oct- Switzerland Geneva Usine
16-Oct- Italy Rome Circolo Degli Artisti
17-Oct- Italy Ravenna Bronson
18-Oct- Italy Romagnano Rnr Arena
19-Oct- Italy Cagliari Fabrik
21-Oct- Austria Dornbirn Conrad Sohm
22-Oct- Austria Salzburg Rockhouse
23-Oct- Austria Vienna Szene
24-Oct- Slovenia Ljubljana Kino Siska
25-Oct- Hungary Budapest Durer Kert
27-Oct- Greece Athens An Club
29-Oct- Uk Glasgow Cathouse
30-Oct- Uk Manchester Sound Control
31-Oct- Uk London Islington Academy
