Revered guitarist Marty Friedman has big news for his fans in North America. He just announced his first tour of North America since 2003 ? a 21-date headlining run that will kick off September 9th. The trek marks the latest leg of Marty Friedman's ongoing world tour in support of the critically acclaimed solo album Inferno. The upcoming North American tour will start in Friedman's hometown of Baltimore and wrap up on the West Coast on October 3rd. Support will be provided by the Los Angeles-based extreme shred outfit Exmortus.

Friedman commented on his imminent return to his home continent: "On the rare occasion that I stop and think I about it, I realize I've done an insane thing: I left a successful international band to concentrate my efforts on the domestic music scene of a country thousands of miles from my home. Different culture, different language, different planet. Since I went to Japan, so many Americans have supported me, and while many doubted I would ever play live in my homeland again, now it's happening. Choosing the setlist and doing prep for this tour has been a blast. Words can not describe how excited I am about finally touring North America!"

Shows:

9/9 - Baltimore, MD - Soundstage #
9/10 - NYC, NY - Gramercy Theatre #
9/11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar #
9/12 - Philadelphia, PA - Northstar Bar #
9/13 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall #
9/15 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom #
9/16 - Toronto, ON - Virgin Mobile Mod Club #
9/17 - Detroit, MI - Token Lounge #
9/18 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's Rock Club #
9/19 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar #
9/20 - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room #
9/22 - Denver, CO - Marquis #
9/23 - Salt Lake City, UT - Liquid Joes #
9/25 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon #
9/26 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw #
9/27 - Portland, OR - Aladdin #
9/29 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall #
9/30 - Hollywood, CA - Whisky-a-Go-Go #
10/1 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues #
10/2 - Las Vegas, NV - Backstage Bar #
10/3 - Ramona, CA - Mainstage #
# with Exmortus

Source:	prostheticrecords.com
Band profile:	Marty Friedman