The Bay Strikes Back

The Bay Strikes Back
World tour by Testament, Exodus and Death Angel
Start date	February 6, 2020
End date	May 19, 2022
Legs	2
No. of shows	53

The Bay Strikes Back is a concert tour featuring Bay Area thrash metal bands Testament, Exodus and Death Angel. The first leg of this tour took place in Europe from February 6, 2020 to March 11, 2020. It saw Death Angel continuing to promote their ninth album Humanicide, while the tour predated the release of Testament's upcoming thirteenth studio album Titans of Creation by over a month-and-a-half.^[1]^[2]^[3]

A North American leg of The Bay Strikes Back tour will take place in April and May 2022. This will be Testament's first major US tour since the release of Titans of Creation in April 2020, and it will also see Exodus touring to support their eleventh studio album Persona Non Grata, while Death Angel continues touring behind Humanicide.^[4]

Tour dates[]

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
February 6, 2020	Copenhagen	Denmark	Amager Bio
February 7, 2020	Stockholm	Sweden	Arenan Fryshuset
February 8, 2020	Oslo	Norway	Rockefeller
February 10, 2020	Helsinki	Finland	The Circus
February 11, 2020	Tampere	Finland	Pakkahuone
February 13, 2020	Hamburg	Germany	Docks
February 14, 2020	Oberhausen		Turbinenhalle
February 15, 2020	Wiesbaden		Schlachthof
February 16, 2020	Utrecht	Netherlands	TivoliVredenburg
February 18, 2020	Berlin	Germany	Huxleys
February 19, 2020	Wrocław	Poland	Orbita Hall
February 20, 2020	Vienna	Austria	Arena
February 21, 2020	Munich	Germany	Backstage
February 22, 2020	Filderstadt	Germany	Filharmonie
February 24, 2020	Zürich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
February 27, 2020	Barcelona	Spain	Razzmatazz
February 28, 2020	Madrid	Spain	Palacio Vistalegre
February 29, 2020	Toulouse	France	Bikini
March 1, 2020	Paris	France	Élysée Montmartre
March 3, 2020	Bristol	United Kingdom	O2 Academy
March 4, 2020	Dublin	Ireland	National Stadium
March 6, 2020	London	United Kingdom	O2 Forum
March 7, 2020	Manchester		Academy 1
March 8, 2020	Glasgow		Barrowland
March 10, 2020	Brussels	Belgium	AB
March 11, 2020	Hannover	Germany	Capitol
North America
October 7, 2021	Sacramento	United States	Aftershock Festival
November 27, 2021	Oakland		Fox Oakland Theatre
April 9, 2022	San Luis Obispo		Fremont Theater
April 10, 2022	Anaheim		House of Blues
April 12, 2022	San Diego
April 13, 2022	Las Vegas
April 15, 2022	Tucson		Rialto Theatre
April 16, 2022	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theater
April 19, 2022	Oklahoma City		Diamond Ballroom
April 20, 2022	Houston		White Oak Music Hall
April 21, 2022	Austin		Emo's
April 22, 2022	Dallas		Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill
April 23, 2022	New Orleans		House of Blues
April 26, 2022	Atlanta		The Masquerade
April 27, 2022	Raleigh		The Ritz
April 30, 2022	Sayreville		Starland Ballroom
May 1, 2022	Baltimore		Baltimore Soundstage
May 2, 2022	Boston		House of Blues
May 3, 2022	Philadelphia		Theatre of Living Arts
May 5, 2022	Huntington		The Paramount
May 6, 2022	Buffalo		Town Ballroom
May 7, 2022	Cincinnati		Madison Theater
May 9, 2022	Pittsburgh		Stage AE
May 10, 2022	Cleveland		Agora Theatre and Ballroom
May 11, 2022	Columbus		Newport Music Hall
May 12, 2022	Detroit		Majestic Theater
May 14, 2022	Joliet		The Forge
May 15, 2022	Joliet		The Forge
May 17, 2022	Minneapolis		Skyway Theatre
May 19, 2022	Denver		Summit Music Hall
May 20, 2022	Salt Lake City		The Depot

Cancelled shows[]

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
February 25, 2020	Milan	Italy	Live club	Concerns over COVID-19 pandemic^[5]

References[]

^ "TESTAMENT, EXODUS And DEATH ANGEL To Join Forces For 'The Bay Strikes Back 2020' European Tour". Blabbermouth.net. July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
^ "TESTAMENT, EXODUS And DEATH ANGEL: How 'The Bay Strikes Back 2020' Tour Came About (Video)". Blabbermouth.net. July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
^ "The "Bay Area Strikes Back" Tour with Testament, Exodus, and Death Angel Could Hit the U.S. Next Year". metalsucks.net. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
^ "TESTAMENT, EXODUS And DEATH ANGEL Announce 'The Bay Strikes Back' Fall 2021 U.S. Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale". Blabbermouth.net. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ https://www.facebook.com/testamentlegions/posts/10162914278180332?__tn__=K-R

[1] "TESTAMENT, EXODUS And DEATH ANGEL To Join Forces For 'The Bay Strikes Back 2020' European Tour". Blabbermouth.net. July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[2] "TESTAMENT, EXODUS And DEATH ANGEL: How 'The Bay Strikes Back 2020' Tour Came About (Video)". Blabbermouth.net. July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[3] "The "Bay Area Strikes Back" Tour with Testament, Exodus, and Death Angel Could Hit the U.S. Next Year". metalsucks.net. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[4] "TESTAMENT, EXODUS And DEATH ANGEL Announce 'The Bay Strikes Back' Fall 2021 U.S. Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale". Blabbermouth.net. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

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