Abigail Williams Breaking Up: Final US Tour Announced

by | Jul 2, 2012

Abigail Williams will disband following their upcoming US tour.

“This was a very hard decision to make but feels absolutely necessary at this point,” the band commented.

The group added, “We want to thank our friends and fans who have supported us through the good and bad times over the years, we know its been a very bumpy road at times. We are still very dedicated to making music and this change will actually allow us to do more of what we want to do and be more productive. We hope to see everyone on the road for this tour that we booked DIY for the most part by ourselves.”

Initial dates for the band’s farewell trek follow:

Jul 26 Santa Barbara, CA @ Muddy Waters
Jul 27 Mexicali, CA @ TBA
Jul 28 Los Angeles, CA @ The Black Castle
Jul 29 Temecula, CA @ The Vault
Jul 30 Tempe, AZ @ The Rogue Bar
Jul 31 Las Vegas, NV TBA
Aug 03 Salt Lake City, UT TBA
Aug 04 Prince, UT @ house show!
Aug 05 Denver, CO @ Old Curtis St Bar
Aug 07 Midland, TX @ Pine Box
Aug 08 Fort Worth, TX @ Tomcats West
Aug 09 Austin, TX TBA
Aug 10 San Antonio, TX @ Zombies
Aug 11 Houston, TX @ Numbers
Aug 12 Baton Rough, LA@ Here Today Gone Tomorrow
Aug 13 New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
Aug 14 Tampa, FL @ TBA
Aug 15 Miami, FL @ TBA
Aug 16 Satellite Beach, FL @ Wynfields
Aug 17 Orlando, FL @ Bombshells
Aug 18 Columbus, GA @ The Plughouse
Aug 20 Johnson City,TN @ Hideaway
Aug 21 Roanoke, VA @ Coffin House
Aug 22 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head
Aug 23 Frederick, MD @ Cafe 611
Aug 24 Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose
Aug 25 Columbus, OH @ The Shrunken Head
Aug 26 Lansing, MI @ Blackened Moon
Aug 27 Chicago, IL @ Ultra Lounge
Aug 28 Louisville, KY TBA
Aug 29 Nashville, TN TBA
Aug 30 Birmingham, AL @ The Nick
Sep 01 Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
Sep 02 Quincy, IL @ The State Room
Sep 03 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
Sep 04 Des Moines, IA @ The House of Bricks
Sep 05 Milwaukee, WI @ Port of Hamburg
Sep 06 St Paul, MN @ TBA
Sep 07 Fargo, ND @ TBA
Sep 09 Billings, MT @ TBA
Sep 12 Boise, ID @ TBA
Sep 13 Spokane, WA @ TBA
Sep 14 Seattle, WA @ TBA
Sep 15 Portland, OR @ TBA

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