Jinjer have announced a fall U.S. tour with P.O.D. and Space Of Variations. Vended and Malevolence will also perform on select dates.
Tour Dates:
With Vended:
10/31 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
11/01 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
11/03 Denver, CO – Fillmore
11/05 Minneapolis, MN – Fillmore Minneapolis
11/07 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
11/09 St Louis, MO – The Pageant
11/10 Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live
11/11 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
11/13 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
11/14 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
11/15 Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
11/17 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
11/19 Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian
11/20 Boston, MA – House of Blues
11/21 New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
11/23 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
With Malevolence:
12/07 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
12/08 Greensboro, NC – Piedmont Hall
12/10 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
12/11 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Hall
12/13 Tampa, FL – Jannus Live
12/14 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
12/16 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
12/17 Austin, TX – Emo’s
12/18 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
12/20 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
12/21 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
12/22 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
During an interview with EMP at the Bloodstock Open Air festival, Jinjer’s Eugene Abdukhanov confirmed that the band have been writing songs for their next album. The bassist says the new material is inspired by Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Abdukhanov said the following:
“We actually have some songs written already. Because of [Russia’s] war [in Ukraine], we had nothing else to do, and we were inspired, let’s say, by the events in a different way. When there were a lot of bombings in Kyiv and we had to hide in the shelters from the Russian bombs, Vlad [Ulasevich] wrote a lot — our drummer wrote a lot. This is what drove him, I think. As soon as the Russians withdrew from Kyiv, I wrote some songs. So we already have some songs written.”
He also added the following about release plans:
“It’s very hard to say. With the events going on, it’s very hard to plan and think about the future. So I am enjoying the moment.”
During a recent interview with Chaoszine, Jinjer bassist Eugene Abdukhanov opened up about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He says the early days of the war “were the most horrific times of [his] entire life.”
Abdukhanov said the following when asked about the band’s return to the stage:
“Well, it has its pros and cons. On the one hand, being on stage for this 45[-minute], 50[-minute] or one-hour [set] is the perfect therapy for me, and it’s the only time I can forget about the war — just playing music and connecting with the crowd. Because all the other time, my mood really goes up and down constantly — it swings back and forth, back and forth. And I may feel absolutely okay at one point, but after a few minutes I’m totally depressed — depressed in the way that I can barely act. And being able to play is definitely a cure.”
He also commented on the group having to cancel their appearance on the “Knotfest Roadshow”:
“We were right about [to go on] the U.S. tour with SLIPKNOT… We were just before the SLIPKNOT tour in the U.S. And, of course, first of all, we couldn’t get out. It was the first weeks of war, which were the most horrific times of my entire life. And even if we were out of Ukraine by the time war started, we wouldn’t be able to play, because those first weeks, [there were] so many deaths, so much grief, so much horror, we wouldn’t be able to play, definitely.”
He continued when asked how close he lived to the conflict:
“I met the war exactly when it started. On the 24th [of February] at five o’clock in the morning, I was just driving and things around me started exploding. I got straight under the shelling, under the attack, and I thought, ‘This is the end.’ I was trying to get out of there, driving 180 kilometers on a very narrow road. It was still dark. And I saw things that I, before that, only saw in movies — huge explosions with all these pieces flying around. And they were falling right in front of me, and I was driving around them, and all the smoke around. It was like a real horror, but you’re a part of it. And I was on the way back to Kyiv, and I was just trying to get home as soon as possible. And I saw all these traffic jams — people were trying to get out of the city — and all the destruction because of the first attack. And then the first week was the most horrible time because nobody knew what was happening. I got home, and one of the first things which I did, I contacted everyone in the band. We made a post on social media. And everyone stayed home. Every half an hour, there was a siren. We went to the basement. I went to the basement alone, because I was staying alone — I took my family out. I was alone, just sitting, watching the news and going crazy. Then every half an hour, I’d go to the basement, then go up, basement, up, spend half of the night in the basement. And there [were] huge explosions all around. Things that [weren’t] even close the first night — like, five kilometers, ten kilometers away from me. This is not close; in our reality, this is not close. But [because of] how massive those explosions were, the land was shaking. And the real horror started to happen. And this is basically when the siege of Kyiv started. And the next very day, I just felt like stating our position [publicly] and claiming our position. I made that video which is on YouTube. I wasn’t able to realize things like that could happen.”
Abdukhanov also added the following about the support he has received from friends and fans:
“I was bombarded with texts — all my friends, who were just checking how things [were] with everyone. I got a bunch of texts from fans from all around the world. But somehow we made it through this.”
Jinjer and Vended have been added to select dates of Slipknot’s summer European tour. You can find the updated schedule for that run below.
Tour Dates:
07/20 Bucharest, ROM – Romexpo
07/21 Plovdiv, BUL – Hills Of Rock
07/23 Athens, GRE – Release Festival
07/26 Villafranca di Verona, ITA – Castello Scaligero
07/27 Graz, AUT – Messe Open Air (no Jinjer)
07/28 Prague, CZE – O2 Arena
07/30 Oberhausen, GER – Knotfest Germany
08/01 Geneva, SWI – Arena
08/03 Bratislava, SLO – Nepela Arena (no Vended)
08/05 Wacken, GER – Wacken Open Air
08/07 Gdansk, POL – Ergo Arena
08/11 Tallinn, EST – Saku Suurhall
08/13 Turku, FIN – Knotfest Finland
08/15 Malmo, SWE – Arena (no Vended)
08/18 Charleville Mezieres, FRA – Cabaret Vert
08/19 Hasselt, BEL – Pukkelpop Festival
On June 10, Jinjer officially returned to the stage at the Greenfield Festival in Interlaken, Switzerland. The show was the band’s first since Russia invaded their homeland of Ukraine. You can see fan-filmed footage of “Disclosure!” from the set below. As previously reported, the group are currently touring Europe as ambassadors of Ukraine.
Jinjer have announced a summer European tour. The band will be touring as ambassadors for their homeland of Ukraine, which is currently subject to an unprovoked invasion by Russia. You can find the dates below and purchase a benefit shirt HERE.
Tour Dates:
06/10 Interlaken, SWI – Greenfield Festival
06/11 Nickelsdorf, AUT – Nova Rock Festival
06/17 Dessel, BEL – Graspop Metal Meeting
06/18 Copenhagen, DEN – Copenhell
06/19 Clisson, FRA – Hellfest Open Air
06/24 Oslo, NOR – Tons Of Rock
06/26 Spalene Porici, CZE – Basinfire Fest
06/29 Lisbon, POR – LAV – Lisboa ao Vivo
06/30 Barcelona, SPA – Rockfest Barcelona
07/01 Viveiro, SPA – Resurrection Fest
07/03 Helsinki, FIN – Tuska Festival
07/08 Ballenstedt, GER – Rockharz Open Air
07/15 Gävle, SWE – Gefle Metal Festival
07/16 Bornhöved, GER – Blizzarrrd Rock Festival
07/24 Selestat, FRA – Rock Your Brain Festival
07/27 Tolmin, SLO – Metaldays Festival
08/04 Kostrzyn Nad Odrą, POL – Pol’and’Rock Festival
08/05 Villena, SPA – Leyendas del Rock Festival
08/06 Saint Maurice De Gourdans, FRA – Sylak Open Air
08/07 Gdansk, POL – Ergo Arena
08/10 Josefov, CZE – Brutal Assault
08/13 Walton-On-Trent, UK – Bloodstock Open Air
08/19 Dinkelsbühl, GER – Summer Breeze Open Air
08/20 Hamburg, GER – Elbriot Festival
Bassist Eugene Abdukhanov commented:
“We are very honored to announce that together with the help of the Ukrainian Ministry Of Culture, that we have successfully been granted permission to travel abroad as ambassadors of our country to raise funds and awareness about the war raging back home. This is a huge honor for us as a band and as citizens. We will do our part to make sure that this war stops as soon as possible! Come support, dance and scream your hearts out for Ukraine!”
With this news, the group have also shared an official video for “Call Me A Symbol ” from their latest album “Wallflowers.” Abdukhanov added the following about that:
“I think this video for ‘Call Me A Symbol’ will forever hold a special and unique place in our hearts as a band. Filmed on our short but awesome European Tour in 2021 tour that almost did not happen because of the pandemic, and now released at such a dark time in which our country has been invaded and there is war on the streets of our home. I really hope this video and this important time in history gives people a new perspective that there are always two sides to everything. Good and Evil, Just and unjust – cherish the good times and face the bad head on… but never ever give up.”
Bullet For My Valentine have officially announced the rescheduled dates for their upcoming European tour. Jinjer and Atreyu will open.
Tour Dates:
01/29 Cologne, GER – Palladium
01/31 Paris, FRA – L’Olympia
02/01 Tilburg, NET – O13
02/03 Warsaw, POL – Stodola
02/04 Hamburg, GER – Sporthalle
02/05 Berlin, GER – Verti Music Hall
02/07 Prague, CZE – Forum Karlin
02/08 Munich, GER – Zenith
02/10 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
02/11 Zagreb, CRO – Bocarski Dom
02/13 Zurich, SWI – The Hall
02/14 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
02/16 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz
02/17 Madrid, SPA – La Riviera
02/18 Lisbon, POR – Sala Tejo
02/21 Toulouse, FRA – Bikini
02/22 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal
02/23 Offenbach, GER – Stadthalle
02/26 Brussels, BEL – Ancienne Belgique
Bullet For My Valentine have announced a 2023 UK tour with Jinjer and Atreyu. Here’s the dates:
02/27 Cambridge, UK – Corn Exchange
02/28 Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
03/01 Liverpool, UK – Mountford Hall
03/03 Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall
03/04 Glasgow, UK – Barrowland
03/06 Leeds, UK – O2 Academy
03/07 Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy
03/08 Southampton, UK – O2 Guildhall
03/10 Swansea, UK – Arena
03/11 London, UK – Roundhouse
Jinjer have cancelled their upcoming Latin American tour. This news comes as the band continue to focus on Ukrainian relief efforts amid the ongoing Russian invasion. The group issued the following statement:
“Dear Brothers and Sisters of Latin America, it is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we have to cancel our upcoming tour in May and have decided to not book any new tourdates there for the time being. Thanks to the promoters for believing in the band so much and to each and every one of you for keeping your tickets for the last two years but we do not want to ask you to hold them any longer… we promise that we will meet again one day…”c
Jinjer’s Eugene Abdukhanov has checked in with an update from Ukraine, which is currently subject to an unprovoked invasion by Russia. Sadly, the bassist says he has not “been able to hug [his] most beloved ones” for a month.
Abdukhanov said the following:
“This the last photo we took together before the Russian invasion started. The most brutal, barbaric and horrible war in Europe since WWII, initiated by Putin, has been on for one month now. For one month I haven’t been able to hug my most beloved ones, my wife Anna, my sons Danny and Roman, and honestly don’t know when I will see them again. 💔
For one month we – people in Ukraine have been surrounded by fear, dread and suffering on one side and heroism and incredible unity 🤝 on the other. Being able to help people in need and being in touch with my family via video calls are the only source of relief now.
I appreciate all of you for the support you are giving us and Ukraine. Sincerely, I still cannot believe how many donation t-shirts you ordered and how much money we managed to collect. We will be posting on stories about how exactly these funds are directed at people here in Ukraine. As far as I know the generator and fuel which we sent to Chernihiv the day before yesterday has already arrived and it is hard to overestimate how much people need it in the city which has no electricity for weeks now.”
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