MÖTLEY CRÜE AND DEF LEPPARD TOUR OPENERS CLASSLESS ACT ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM

MÖTLEY CRÜE AND DEF LEPPARD TOUR OPENERS CLASSLESS ACT ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM

22nd April 2022 0 By Jon Deaux

Announcing the June 24 release of their debut album Welcome To The Show today, rising Los Angeles rock band Classless Act also dropped a new track and video called “Time To Bleed” via Better Noise Music. The song aims to inspire fans to take action in their communities, as lead singer Derek Day sings, “And even though the earth’s on fire, Waiting for the next Messiah, We still got a job to do.” Having already collaborated with the band on “This Is For You,” Justin Hawkins of The Darkness jumped in the studio to help with the song’s melody. Iconic band Dorothy has co-signed Classless Act, inviting them to open for their “Gifts From The Holy Ghost Tour,” which began this spring. Having already peaked the attention of media at SPIN Magazine and Loudwire with previous singles “Give It To Me” and “This Is For You (ft. Justin Hawkins of The Darkness),” the announcement of their highly-anticipated debut album comes ahead of their show dates with Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard and Poison on the North American Stadium Tour. Mötley’s Vince Neil is also set to feature on one of the album’s tracks. The Stadium Tour is set to kick off in Atlanta on June 16 and end in Las Vegas on September 9. See below for dates and more information. “Time To Bleed” is available to stream and download HERE. Watch the third part of the band’s four-part video series HERE. PRE-ORDER Welcome To Show now. Full tracklisting below.

WELCOME TO THE SHOW TRACKLISTING

  1. Classless Act (feat. Vince Neil of Motley Crue) 
  2. This Is For You (feat. Justin Hawkins)
  3. Time To Bleed
  4. On My Phone 
  5. All That We Are 
  6. Made In Hell 
  7. Storm Before The Calm 
  8. Haunting Love 
  9. Walking Contradiction 
  10. Give It To Me 
  11. Circles 
  12. Thoughts From A Dying Man

Bass player Franco Gravante, who produced, mixed, and cowrote the track, explained the origins of the song, “It’s one of the first riffs I wrote for the record a couple years back. But I couldn’t finish the song. We got some magic dust sprinkled on it by Justin Hawkins and that gave me the confidence to know THIS song belonged on the record. But the record was already done and delivered. So we called the label and said, HOLD UP! Then we called Keith (Nelson), he booked a studio and 37 hours later, it was on the record and it’s coming out now! It was so fast. I think they’re still cleaning up the mess we made.  It takes what it takes, ya know?” 

 

After working on the song with the band during quarantine, Hawkins commented, “I had the pleasure of writing with these young men at the beginning of the Covidian era. It quickly became apparent that I had underestimated their musicality and talent. They make really sleazy good time rock and roll music with smiles on their handsome faces and I am proud to have contributed. Good luck boys!” 

 

The band also released part three in a four-part series that loosely follows the band as they set the soundtrack for the misadventures of Farley; an unlucky soul who just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The official music video was directed by John Orphan, watch the visual HERE.

 

As an early follower of the band, Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee is excited to co-sign the rising rockers and have them join the legendary lineup on the road this summer, saying, the following in a statement last month: “I remember when we went out with Ozzy in 1984 and how it was an insane game changer!! We literally blew up after having that opportunity to play live in front of 20 thousand people every f***ing night! Since then, we’ve always felt it was important to help new bands; whether it was Guns N Roses, Skid Row or so many others.  This summer we’re gonna help out Classless Act. They’re gonna sh*t their pants.”

 

For more information on the band’s touring, and to purchase tickets, visit https://classlessact.com/#tour. Full list of upcoming tour dates are below.

GIFTS FROM THE HOLY GHOST TOUR DATES

April 23 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Cleveland

April 24 – Columbus, OH – Bluestone

April 26 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews

April 27 – Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation

April 28 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s

April 30 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues

May 01 – Madison, WI – Majestic

May 02 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater

May 03 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown

May 05 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar

May 06 – Wichita, KS – Temple Live

May 08 – Denver, CO – Summit

May 10 – Boise, Idaho – Knitting Factory

May 11 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory

May 13 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon

May 14 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne

May 15 – Reno, NV – Virginia St. Brewing

May 18 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades

May 19 – Anaheim, CA – Parish at HOB

 

NORTH AMERICAN STADIUM TOUR DATES

June 16 – Atlanta, GA – Truist Park

June 18 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium

June 19 – Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium

June 22 – Washington, DC – Nationals Park

June 24 – Queens, NY – Citi Field

June 25 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park

June 28 – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium

June 30 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium

July 2 – Jacksonville, FL – TIAA Bank Field

July 5 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium

July 8 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field

July 10 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park

July 12 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium

July 14 – Cleveland, OH – FirstEnergy Stadium – Home of the Cleveland Browns

July 15 – Cincinnati, OH – Great American Ball Park

July 17 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Field

July 19 – Kansas City, MO – Kauffman Stadium

July 21 – Denver, CO – Coors Field

August 5 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park

August 6 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park

August 8 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre

August 10 – Orchard Park, NY – Highmark Stadium

August 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – PNC Park

August 14 – Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium

August 16 – Indianapolis, IN – Lucas Oil Stadium

August 19 – Houston, TX – Minute Maid Park

August 21 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome

August 22 – Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field

August 25 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium

August 27 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium

August 28 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park

August 31 – Seattle, WA – T-Mobile Park

September 2 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place

September 4 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium/Stade du Commonwealth

September 7 – San Francisco, CA – Oracle Park

September 9 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium

 

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