After a 25-year touring hiatus, PORNO FOR PYROS announced they will hit the road this fall for a North America tour 30 years since their self-titled album
Produced by Live Nation, the 21-city trek kicks off on October 8 at Hard Rock Live Sacramento in Wheatland, California, making stops across North America in Las Vegas, Nevada; Chicago, Illinois; Boston, Massachusetts; Atlanta, Georgia; Nashville, Tennessee and more before wrapping up in Austin, Texas at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater on November 20.
Last year saw the reunion of the original members (Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins, Peter DiStefano and Martyn LeNoble) for a sold-out show at the Belasco in Los Angeles. Since, they have performed at Welcome To Rockville, the Chicago Metro followed by a live performance at Lollapalooza. The band have since been documented working on new material in the studio with an expected new release later this year.
Tickets will be available starting with presale beginning Wednesday, July 12. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Friday, July 14 at 10 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com.
PORNO FOR PYROS’ “Horns, Thorns En Halos” 2023 tour dates:
Oct. 08 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live Sacramento
Oct. 10 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
Oct. 13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Oct. 15 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas
Oct. 17 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union*
Oct. 19 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
Oct. 21 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha
Oct. 23 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
Oct. 24 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Oct. 27 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
Oct. 29 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
Oct. 30 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Nov. 01 – New York, NY – Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
Nov. 03 – Bensalem, PA – Parx Casino and Racing*
Nov. 05 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
Nov. 07 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte
Nov. 08 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Nov. 15 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Nov. 17 – New Orleans, LA – Fillmore New Orleans
Nov. 19 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas
Nov. 20 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
* Not a Live Nation date
Speculations surrounding a PORNO FOR PYROS reunion had been circulating for several years. Initially, the reunion was intended to take place during Farrell‘s “Kind Heaven” show in Las Vegas in 2019, but unfortunately, it was canceled due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Having formed in 1992, PORNO FOR PYROS released their eponymous debut album in 1993, which reached an impressive No. 3 position on the Billboard 200 chart. However, original bassist Martyn LeNoble departed from the group in 1996, and he was later replaced by Mike Watt from 1996 to 1997. In 1996, they released “Good God’s Urge,” but unfortunately, PORNO FOR PYROS disbanded in 1998.
