Last night (March 25), Pantera’s new lineup, Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown, Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society), and Charlie Benante (Anthrax), played their first show of 2023 at the Loud Park festival in Osaka, Japan. You can see some fan-filmed footage from the concert below:
[via Blabbermouth]
Pantera’s new lineup, Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown, Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society), and Charlie Benante (Anthrax), have added two German shows to their schedule. The band will be performing at Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart on June 2 and at Messe Dresden in Dresden on June 3. The group were previously booked to perform at the Rock im Ring and Rock am Park festivals, but those sets were cancelled due to outcry related to Anselmo‘s infamous “white power” chant and Nazi salute at the 2016 Dimebash.
Here’s the band’s updated schedule:
2023:
03/25 Osaka, JAP – Loud Park Festival
03/26 Tokyo, JAP – Loud Park Festival
05/06 Panama City, FL – Thunder Beach Motorcycle Rally
05/20 Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville
05/26 Sofia, BUL – Armeets Arena
05/27 Bucharest, ROM – Metalhead Meeting Open Air Festival
05/30 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
05/31 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
06/02 Stuttgart, GER – Schleyer-Halle
06/03 Dresden, GER – Messe Dresden
06/05 Lodz, POL – Atlas Arena
06/08 Hyvinkaa, FIN – Rock Fest
06/10 Solvesborg, SWE – Sweden Rock Festival
06/12 Prague, CZE – O2 Arena
06/13 Berlin, GER – Verti Music Hall
06/15 Copenhagen, DEN – Copenhell
06/17 Dessel, BEL – Graspop
06/18 Clisson, FRA – Hellfest
06/20 Amsterdam, NET – AFAS LIVE
06/21 Hamburg, GER – Edel Optics
06/23 Oslo, NOR – Tons Of Rock
06/28 Lisboa, POR – EVILLIVE Festival
06/29 Vivero, SPA – Resurrection Fest
07/02 Bologna, ITA – The Return Of The Gods Festival
07/13 Cadott, WI – Rockfest
07/15 Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration
07/28 Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
07/29 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
07/31 Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
08/02 Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
08/04 East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/05 Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
08/06 Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
08/08 Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
08/09 Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
08/11 Montreal, QC – Olympique Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/12 Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
08/15 Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
08/17 Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
08/18 Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/20 Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
08/23 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
08/25 Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/26 Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/29 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
08/31 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
09/01 Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
09/03 Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma
09/07 Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater
09/08 Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
09/10 Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival
09/12 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
09/14 Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
09/15 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
09/23 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
10/07 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock
11/03 St. Louis, MO – The Dome at America’s Center (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
11/10 Detroit, MI – Ford Field (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
2024:
08/02 Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/09 Chicago, IL – Soldier Field (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/16 Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/23 Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/30 Seattle, WA – Lumen Field (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
Pantera’s new lineup, Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown, Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society), and Charlie Benante (Anthrax), have announced another show at Barba Negra in Budapest, Hungary. The band will now be performing at the venue on May 30-31. The group were previously booked to perform at Gasometer in Vienna, Austria on May 31, but that concert was cancelled due to outcry related to Anselmo‘s infamous “white power” chant and Nazi salute at the 2016 Dimebash.
Here’s the band’s updated schedule:
2023:
03/25 Osaka, JAP – Loud Park Festival
03/26 Tokyo, JAP – Loud Park Festival
05/06 Panama City, FL – Thunder Beach Motorcycle Rally
05/20 Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville
05/26 Sofia, BUL – Armeets Arena
05/27 Bucharest, ROM – Metalhead Meeting Open Air Festival
05/30 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
05/31 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
06/05 Lodz, POL – Atlas Arena
06/08 Hyvinkaa, FIN – Rock Fest
06/10 Solvesborg, SWE – Sweden Rock Festival
06/12 Prague, CZE – O2 Arena
06/13 Berlin, GER – Verti Music Hall
06/15 Copenhagen, DEN – Copenhell
06/17 Dessel, BEL – Graspop
06/18 Clisson, FRA – Hellfest
06/20 Amsterdam, NET – AFAS LIVE
06/21 Hamburg, GER – Edel Optics
06/23 Oslo, NOR – Tons Of Rock
06/28 Lisboa, POR – EVILLIVE Festival
06/29 Vivero, SPA – Resurrection Fest
07/02 Bologna, ITA – The Return Of The Gods Festival
07/13 Cadott, WI – Rockfest
07/15 Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration
07/28 Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
07/29 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
07/31 Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
08/02 Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
08/04 East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/05 Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
08/06 Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
08/08 Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
08/09 Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
08/11 Montreal, QC – Olympique Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/12 Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
08/15 Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
08/17 Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
08/18 Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/20 Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
08/23 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
08/25 Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/26 Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/29 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
08/31 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
09/01 Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
09/03 Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma
09/07 Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater
09/08 Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
09/10 Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival
09/12 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
09/14 Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
09/15 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
09/23 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
10/07 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock
11/03 St. Louis, MO – The Dome at America’s Center (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
11/10 Detroit, MI – Ford Field (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
2024:
08/02 Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/09 Chicago, IL – Soldier Field (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/16 Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/23 Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/30 Seattle, WA – Lumen Field (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
Pantera’s May 31 show in Vienna, Austria has officially been cancelled. The promoters of the concert, Mind Over Matter Music, issued the following statement:
“PANTERA concert on the 31st May 2023 at the Vienna Gasometer will be canceled. All tickets can be returned where they were purchased. Thank you for your understanding.”
This news comes after the band were removed from the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals in Nürnberg and Nuremberg, Germany due to political pressure and various complaints related to Phil Anselmo‘s infamous “white power” chant and Nazi salute at the 2016 Dimebash.
Foo Fighters have been added to this year’s Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals. Those events will take place in Nürnberg and Nuremberg, Germany on June 2-4. Foo Fighters are replacing Pantera, who were dropped from the festivals after organizers faced political pressure and various complaints due to frontman Phil Anselmo‘s infamous “white power” chant and Nazi salute at the 2016 Dimebash. The location of the events also played a role, considering the fact that Nürnberg infamously served as a site for Nazi rallies between 1933 and 1938.
Pantera have been removed from the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals in Nürburgring and Nürnberg, Germany due to frontman Phil Anselmo‘s infamous “white power” chant and Nazi salute at the 2016 Dimebash. The location of the events also played a role, considering the fact that Nürnberg infamously served as a site for Nazi rallies between 1933 and 1938.
The following statement was issued:
“Pantera will not be performing at Rock in the Park and Rock in the Ring 2023, as announced. In the last few weeks, we have had many intensive conversations with artists, our partners and you, the festival fans, we have continued to deal with the criticism together and decided to remove the band from the program.”
According to Blabbermouth, the festivals were also called out by the German Green Party, who said Anselmo “repeatedly and deliberately made Nazi gestures and yelled racist slogans.” Réka Lörincz, the spokeswoman for the Greens against racism and right-wing extremism, also added that “the former Nazi party premises” were “being deliberately misused for the staging and reproduction of racist and inhuman ideology.”
Pantera’s current lineup, vocalist Phil Anselmo, bassist Rex Brown, guitarist Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society), and drummer Charlie Benante (Anthrax), have officially announced the dates for their North American tour. The trek will consist of festival appearances, dates opening for Metallica, and headlining shows with Lamb Of God.
Tour Dates:
2023:
05/20 Daytona, FL – Welcome to Rockville
07/13 Cadott, WI – Rockfest
07/15 Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration
07/28 Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
07/29 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
07/31 Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
08/02 Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
08/04 East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/05 Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
08/06 Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
08/08 Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
08/09 Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
08/11 Montreal, QC – Olympique Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/12 Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
08/15 Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
08/17 Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
08/18 Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/20 Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
08/23 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
08/25 Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/26 Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/29 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
08/31 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
09/01 Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
09/03 Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma
09/07 Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater
09/08 Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
09/10 Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival
09/12 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
09/14 Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
09/15 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
09/23 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
10/07 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock
11/03 St. Louis, MO – The Dome at America’s Center (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
11/10 Detroit, MI – Ford Field (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
2024:
08/02 Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/09 Chicago, IL – Soldier Field (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/16 Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/23 Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
08/30 Seattle, WA – Lumen Field (with Metallica & Mammoth WVH)
Yesterday (January 8), Charlie Benante joined the Seahawks Blue Thunder drumline for some performances of Pantera’s “Walk” and Anthrax’s “Indians” at Lumen Field in Seattle, WA. You can see footage of that below:
During a recent interview with Reckless Rock Radio 89.3 KNON FM, Pantera producer Sterling Winfield discussed the band’s current lineup. Notably, he also confirmed that Zakk Wylde was not the only guitarist in consideration for the gig.
Winfield said the following about attending the band’s November dress rehearsal in New Orleans, LA:
“When I was in New Orleans, I knew it was gonna be huge because I got to see how serious they are taking this, how to heart they are taking this. Phil [Anselmo] and Rex [Brown] are different people now; they are not the same people from 20-something years ago. You mature, you grow up, you own your mistakes, you move forward in your life and you hope to make a better way for yourself. And that’s exactly what I see here.”
He went on to say that “this is not a reunion”:
“It is not PANTERA 2.0, at least not at this point. Whatever you wanna think, that’s fine; go ahead and make your assumptions. But it was the media that called this a reunion; it was the media that called this the reformation of PANTERA — not them. They never put this out there as that; they put this strictly out there as a tribute to the brothers [Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell Abbott] and for the fans and for the music and for the legacy of this music, to bring it to another generation of people.
There’s little kids out there wearing PANTERA shirts, and it’s amazing to watch, because, yes, since Dime got killed, there’s a whole generation of people that have been born on this earth.”
Sterling also added:
“I cannot think of anyone better to handle the duties of Dime and Vinnie than Zakk [Wylde] and Charlie [Benante]. I’ve known both of those dudes for a very long time. And Charlie is just a model human being himself and a monster drummer and loved the brothers like you wouldn’t believe. And same goes for Zakk.
They’re not trying to be Dime and Vinnie, guys; they’re not trying to be that. That would be disrespectful. But they are being themselves and they are having fun. And I think you should come out and do it too. Even just watch some of the videos. You’ve seen ’em on YouTube. These crowds are insane, and I think you’re gonna be missing out if you don’t come check it out.”
He continued when asked if other drummers and guitarists were considered:
“There was no doubt in my mind that [Charlie] would be the one to take over for Vinnie. [It was a] no-brainer — absolute no-brainer. Now, there were some other guitar folks that were brought up. I’ll just say this — that it would not have been a good fit, and quite honestly, they would not have been able to pull it off. But it always kept circling back around to Zakk. And after a couple of times, it was, like, again another no-brainer. Because he knew Dime better than most any other guitar player on the planet knew him. Is it gonna be Dimebag Darrell’s exact notes and riffs and everything? No. It’s Zakk Wylde, you idiots. It’s Zakk.”
Winfield also addressed the possibility of new music from the band:
“It’s not unheard of, it’s not blasphemous. I will say that it is entirely plausible, it is entirely possible, but at this point in time, I don’t know that anybody’s looking that far down the road. They’ve got a world tour to tackle, man, for the next two years, and they are gonna be busy doing that. Now, could it happen? Yes.
It depends, man. Again, it has to be done right, like this whole thing; the whole tour that’s happening has to be done properly. And I don’t really feel comfortable — if it were to happen, I would not feel comfortable calling it PANTERA. I don’t think that would be classy. I’ll put it that way. And I’ll just leave it at that for now. [But] this lineup could make some very badass music. And the music is all that matters.”
[via Blabbermouth]
During a recent interview with Overdrive, Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti revealed that Pantera bassist Rex Brown once approached him about trying out for the band. However, he ultimately declined the offer.
Tremonti said the following when asked if he would consider filling in for Zakk Wylde at a Pantera show:
“Hell no! [Laughs]
A number of years ago, I was talking with Rex at the Download festival, and he was talking about a possible Pantera reunion. He looked at me and said, ‘You should put your name in the hat’, and I was like, ‘No way, man.’
You have to be a certain type of personality to take on that role. It’s not just about the playing, it’s very much the personality, and Dime had a huge presence.
Put it this way, nobody’s gonna flip off Zakk Wylde onstage. They very well might do that to me, but there’s just no way I would put myself in that situation.”
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