03/14/2008
Comatose Tour: Message from John Cooper
Hey everyone what's up! We are finally getting ready to go on the "Comatose" tour! We have spent the last year mainly opening for other acts, such as Flyleaf, Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin, Seether, and Mercy Me. Now we are going to do our own headlining tour, which means for all you rockers who have been complaining that we never play long enough (that is, because we are playing before another band), now is your chance to see the full show! Well, if you can handle it. Make sure you do some neck stretches prior to the concert so you do not pull something when you're headbanging! Other cool news about the tour…we are bringing out Thousand Foot Krutch and Decyfer Down! We have talked several times in the last few years about doing a run with TFK (Thousand Foot Krutch) and it is finally happening! Our good friends Decyfer Down have already toured with us a little, but nothing this extensive, so we are looking forward to it. Also cool: we are touring in some cities that people have continually asked us to come to, and we plan on making those people happy! We are for the first time EVER doing a New York City show! And we are playing Chicago; not a suburb, but actual Chicago at the House of Blues! Now, there are some people who think that bands with a message of faith, such as ourselves, shouldn't rock out in a place like House of Blues or New York City; because they think Christian music is lame. I can't wait for those people to leave the show and go home and look in the mirror to find that they don't have a face left because it got melted off by shredding rock guitar! Secondly, my hope is that instead of people leaving our show drunk and angry, that people will leave with more hope than when they came. Knowing that their life matters and there is a God who loves them.
So for all of the people who have emailed Skillet or sent us a myspace comment asking us when we are going to come and play a full show; it is finally time for the Comatose Tour! Plus, you are getting two other awesome bands! So I want everyone to spread the word that the tour is going out, and for those of you guys who will be driving a few hours to rock, make sure and buy advance tickets so you don't get turned away! Be sure to send the tour ecard to all your friends and post the web banners everywhere! Also, check our myspace site regularly for contests to win cool prizes! Lastly, I look forward to seeing every one of you, and as I like to say, "Shut up and rock."
Stand and stay strong,
John Cooper