Biography

GojiraGojira is a progressive metal band formed in 1996 in Bayonne, France. The band was known as Godzilla until 2001. Gojira is composed of Joe Duplantier on vocals and rhythm guitar, his brother Mario Duplantier on drums, Christian Andreu on lead guitar and Jean-Michel Labadie on bass. Since its first studio album, Gojira has had no changes in lineup, and has released five studio albums, one live album, one single, and two DVDs.

Gojira, known for their environmentally-themed lyrics, “have risen from utmost obscurity during the first half of their career to widespread global recognition in the second, including regular mention amongst the genre’s leading new millennium upstarts”, according to Allmusic.

US TOUR DATES

8/1 @ Usana Amphitheatre – Salt Lake City, UT

8/2 @ House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV

8/3 @ Isleta Amphitheater – Albuquerque – NM

8/4 @ Ak-Chin Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ

8/6 @ Pepsi Center – Denver, CO

8/8 @ Pinnacle Bank Arena – Lincoln, NE

8/9 @ First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN

8/11 @ Hollywood Casino Amphi – Tinley Park, IL

8/12 @ DTE Energy Music Theatre – Clarkston, MI

8/14 @ Veterans United Home – Virginia Beach, VA

8/16 @ Ruoff Mortgage Music Center – Noblesville, IN

8/17 @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheater – Bonner Springs, KS

8/18 @ Hollywood Casino Amphi – Maryland Heights, MO

8/21 @ SPAC – Saratoga Springs, NY

8/23 @ Keybank Pavilion – Burgettstown, PA

8/24 @ Pavilion at Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA

8/25 @ Darien Lake Amphi – Darien Center, NY

8/27 @ Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA

8/28 @ Northwell Health – Wantagh, NY

8/30 @ PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ

8/31 @ BB&T Pavilion – Camden, NJ

9/1 @ Jiffy Lube Live – Brtistow, VA

9/3 @ Knotfest Roadshow – Alpharetta, GA

9/4 @ Midflorida Credit Union Amphi – Tampa, FL

9/6 @ Austin 360 Amphitheater – Austin, TX

9/7 @ Dos Equis Pavilion – Dallas, TX

9/8 @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – The Woodlands, TX