Machine Head’s first three dates on its beforehand introduced November/December 2025 Australian tour will go forward as a three-piece lineup. The guitarist employed particularly for this run has needed to step away from the trek due to a “household emergency”.
On Wednesday (November 26), Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn posted a video replace explaining the scenario (through Blabbermouth): “These are gonna be some fairly distinctive exhibits that we’re doing for the primary three [Good Things festival] aspect exhibits in Australia as a result of the guitar participant that we had employed to do these six dates ended up having a household emergency. And so, as you recognize from earlier than, Reece‘s [Alan Scruggs, former Machine Head touring guitarist] father was not too long ago identified with lung most cancers, and so he is staying residence. [Machine Head producer] Zack [Ohren], who fills in [on guitar] for us typically, could not make it out as a result of he had a well being subject. After which this man had one thing happening.”
“So these first three Good Issues pageant aspect exhibits that Machine Head are doing are going to be performed as a three-piece. It is gonna be me, Jared [MacEachern, bass], and Matt [Alston, drums]. And it is gonna be mainly ‘Electrical Pleased Hour’ fashion, which is how Jared and I’ve been doing the livestreams for 5 years now. In reality, this is not the primary time in any respect that we have performed as a three-piece. The primary time we did a secret present at Bloodstock [Open Air] pageant, we performed as a three-piece. It was simply me, Jared, and Matt. Reece‘s first tour that he did with us, he had been given a really weird setlist, and we ended up taking part in about six or seven songs an evening for the primary two weeks as a three-piece, and it labored out cool,” he added.
Flynn went on to say: “So, I am really wanting ahead to it as a result of it is nonetheless gonna be an ‘An Night With’ present the place we have numerous songs to tug from. We’re gonna do some deep cuts, some enjoyable stuff. And in the event you’re popping out to both Perth or Sunshine Coast, or Canberra, you are gonna get a reasonably, fairly distinctive, fairly once-in-a-lifetime viewing of Machine Head exhibits. So come on out, come hang around Saturday, Monday, after which Wednesday — Perth, Sunshine Coast, and Canberra. And we’re gonna be jamming. So test it out.”
The stripped-down trio of Robb Flynn, bassist Jared MacEachern and drummer Matt Alston is about to carry out the next Australian headline exhibits as a three-piece:
- 11/29 – Astor Theater, Perth
- 12/01 – The Station, Sunshine Coast
- 12/03 – UC Refectory, Canberra
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