Kevin Chown Exits Tarja, Joins Sebastian Bach for Tour
Bassist Kevin Chown has announced that he’s left Finnish artist Tarja Turunen’s band. The news comes days after Tarja released her new album, In The Raw.
“My 9 years with TARJA were a trip in the truest sense of the word. Change is bittersweet,” Chown writes. “We’ve spent thousands of days together and played many great shows. One of the best bands I’ve ever been in. But, as they say, all good things come to an end and I’m looking forward to doing new things, musically and personally, back in the USA. I will miss my good friends in TARJA and wish them all well on their upcoming tour. I’m sure I’ll be standing on stage with them again one day. I’ll most definitely miss the fans – Tarja truly has some of the greatest, most dedicated fans in the world. I can never thank them enough for all of their love through this adventure.”
Chown will not be sitting still long as he also announced he’ll be joining former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach for a fall tour beginning October 10th. The bassist first joined Bach for a tour back in 2015.
“I’m really looking forward to joining Sebastian and his band once again. He is a good friend and life with Bas is always an adventure. And working with Bobby (Jarzombek) and Brent (Woods) is working with the best of the best. It’ll be nice to finally be doing a U.S. tour again after spending years overseas with TARJA. We’ll be playing the first SKID ROW record in its entirety which I’m sure the fans are gonna totally dig. I’m jumping aboard October 10 in Ramona, CA and finish out the tour from there, ending in Florida in early November.”
Sebastian Bach Tour Dates with Kevin Chown:
Date | Location | Venue |
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Oct 10 | Ramona, CA | Ramona Mainstage |
Oct 11 | Los Angeles, CA | Whisky A Go Go |
Oct 12 | Los Angeles, CA | Whisky A Go Go |
Oct 17 | Roswell, NM | Liberty Theater |
Oct 18 | Oklahoma City, OK | Diamond Ballroom |
Oct 19 | Waco, TX | The Backyard |
Oct 20 | Dallas, TX | Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill |
Oct 22 | Houston, TX | House of Blues |
Oct 23 | San Antonio, TX | Aztec Theater |
Oct 24 | Corpus Christi, TX | House of Rock |
Oct 25 | Lafayette, LA | The District |
Oct 26 | Miramar Beach, FL | Village Door Music Hall |
Oct 28 | Miami, FL | KISS Kruise Pre Partye |
Oct 30 | Orlando, FL | Hard Rock |
Oct 31 | Savannah, GA | Victory North |
Nov 1 | Ft. Myers, FL | The Ranch |
Nov 2 | Pinellas Park, FL | England Brothers Park |
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