Thrice Announce Re-Recorded Version of "The Artist In The Ambulance", Anniversary Tour
Thrice has announced that they will be releasing a re-recorded version of their iconic studio album, The Artist in the Ambulance, in honor of its 20th anniversary. The album will revisit all twelve original tracks from the 2003 album, which features guest vocal spots from Ryan Osterman (Holy Fawn), Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Sam Carter (Architects), Mike Minnick (Curl Up And Die), Brian McTernan (Be Well), and Andy Hull. Fans can also pre-order a limited edition vinyl by clicking here.
Additionally, the band will be embarking on a tour in support of the album, where they will be performing The Artist in the Ambulance from start to finish. Holy Fawn will support, and the tour is slated to kick off on May 18th in San Diego, CA. The tour will wrap up on June 23rd in Anaheim, CA, and will feature a stop at San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom on June 19th. Presale tickets are available now, with general on-sale beginning on Friday, February 3rd at 12 PM EST.
In a press release, vocalist Dustin Kensrue stated the following surrounding the re-recording of the album:
“The question has to be asked: Why would we re-record a 20 year old album, let alone one that is widely beloved and arguably our most well-known. I think the core of the answer is that it simply sounded fun and we were curious. We know that playing the revisionist is a dangerous game, so we were always a little uneasy about trying to go back and mess with something that people loved, people who had none of the hangups about the record that we did. But, since we decided to do this anyway, we tried to let that wariness guide us in how we approached the record, and in the end we decided to make very minimal structural changes.
“At the end of the day, what we wanted the record to sound like for fans is that somehow one of their old favorite records got a new lease on life, but that it hadn’t lost its soul or turned into something else. We hope you enjoy revisiting The Artist In the Ambulance.”
Regarding the new tour, Kensrue continued:
“The Artist in the Ambulance has played such a huge part in the history of the band. These songs have stood the test of time better than we could have known when we wrote them. But they’ve also subtly shifted and grown with us as we’ve played them at shows over the last 20 years, which is why it was so much fun to revisit them in the studio, and also why we are so excited to play the whole record live, especially for the first time in its entirety.”
You can view the tour routing in its entirety below.
The Artist in the Ambulance - Revisited Track List
1. Cold Cash And Cold Hearts
2. Under A Killing Moon (feat. Sam Carter)
3. All That’s Left
4. Silhouette
5. Stare At The Sun (feat. Andy Hull)
6. Paper Tigers (feat. Ryan Osterman)
7. Hoods On Peregrine (feat. Brian McTernan)
8. The Melting Point Of Wax
9. Blood Clots And Black Holes (feat. Chuck Ragan)
10. The Artist In The Ambulance
11. The Abolition Of Man (feat. Mike Minnick)
12. Don’t Tell And We Won’t Ask
May 18th: San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park
May 20th: Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
May 22nd: Dallas, TX - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
May 23rd: Austin, TX - Emo’s Austin
May 25th: Orlando, FL - House of Blues
May 26th: Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - Heaven
May 27th: Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
May 28th: Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!
May 30th: Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts
June 1st: New York, NY - Brooklyn Steel
June 2nd: Boston, MA - House of Blues
June 3rd: Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre
June 4th: Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
June 5th: Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
June 7th: Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
June 8th: Detroit, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
June 9th: Chicago, IL - House of Blues
June 10th: St. Louis, MO - Red Flag
June 12th: Denver, CO - Summit
June 13th: Salt Lake City, UT - Union Event Center
June 15th: Seattle, WA - The Showbox
June 17th: Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
June 19th: San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
June 21st: Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
June 23rd: Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
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