Hailing from Long Island, New York, Blameshift has been making waves across the hard rock industry for almost a decade now—living on the road, playing everything from Vans Warped Tour to the American Airlines Arena.
The band has over 1 million miles of touring time… but they’re nowhere near done yet.
On September 19th, 2017 Blameshift announced that they would be joining an up-and-coming Nashville Band, The Nearly Deads, on tour this year. The tour is sponsored by Strüng and will start its rounds in Stanhope, New Jersey on October 12th, ending in Nashville, Tennessee on November 2nd.
Blameshift has previously played with rock-superstars such as Pop Evil, Adelita’s Way, Sick Puppies, Straight Line Stitch, 12 Stones, and Black Stone Cherry while The Nearly Deads have graced the stage with industry icons such as In This Moment, Butcher Babies, Upon A Burning Body, Stitched Up Heart, Eyes Set to Kill, and opened for Halestorm, as well as All American Rejects.
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