Ministry will begin its last ever world tour in the end of March 2008 – The C U LaTouR. It will pass through North America (March to mid-May), and then through Europe (end of May to mid-July), ending in Eastern Europe… and the good news is that we can now officially announce and confirm one date in particular:
Tangra Mega Rock
proudly presents
MINISTRY
Live in Sofia, Bulgaria for the first and last time ever!
At the Arena Muzika 2008 festival!
Date: July 12, 2008 (Saturday)
Venue: Hristo Botev Sports Hall (capacity: 3,000)
Tickets: 10 Euro (first 500) / 13 Euro (presale) / 15 Euro (at the door)
Sale via TicketPro.bg (starting February 11)
Hailed as the inventors of industrial metal, the Texas-based living legends Ministry shall finally visit Bulgaria for the first and last time ever after 12 studio albums and 28 years of career, including four Grammy nominations (for 2006’s “Lieslieslies”, 2005’s “The Great Satan”, 2000’s “Bad Blood” and 1993’s “N.W.O.”), a platinum album (“Psalm 69”) and three gold records (“The Land of Rape and Honey”, “The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste” and “Filth Pig”).
Following the birth of “The Last Sucker” and the cover versions compilation “Cover Up” – Ministry’s absolutely final studio offerings – the Havana-born 49-year old industrial metal godfather, band founder and mastermind Al Jourgensen has gathered half a dozen of quite imminent musicians to accomnpany him on the C U LaTouR across the world, namely:
drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ex-Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies, Alice Cooper)
bass player Tony Campos of Static-X and Asesino
guitarists Tommy Victor of Prong and Sin Quirin of Revolting Cocks
keyboardist John Bechdel (ex-Prong)!
Remember – July 12, Sofia, Bulgaria – Ministry live at Arena Muzika 2008!
Keep checking RadioTangra.com, SME.bg and TicketPro.bg for details.
C U LaTeR!
Ministry – “Just One Fix“