CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein has announced that he will be performing seated at the beginning of the band’s upcoming U.S. co-headlining tour with EYEHATEGOD due to a severe back issue.
The trek kicks off this Thursday, August 7, in Orlando, Florida, and will wrap up on August 31 in Pensacola, Florida. Along the way, the run will include a special August 14 performance on the Rocks Off Concert Cruise in New York City.
In a video message posted on Tuesday, August 5, Windstein shared the reason for the change:
“Hey, this is Kirk Windstein from CROWBAR here. [I’m] super excited for the upcoming CROWBAR/EYEHATEGOD co-headlining tour. It’s gonna be amazing.
“A little quick bit of info. I have sought medical attention both at the hospital and through my chiropractor, who I really love, and I either have, at the worst, a bad sciatica flare-up or potentially a ruptured disc in my lower spine. I don’t know either way, but, well, I don’t call in sick. I’m there to give y’all a hundred percent and please the fans the best I can. So I’m probably gonna have to start this tour, which begins Thursday in Orlando — a sold-out show, by the way; thank you all — I’m probably gonna start this tour sitting down, but we’ll be singing and playing top-notch the best I can do.
“I can’t walk right now, and that’s the truth,” he continued. “I’ve got a cane, I’ve got a walker, and I’ve never had this kind of pain in my life. I’m 60 years old, and I’ve never had this pain in my life. But anyway, I think positive; I don’t think negative. So it’s gonna be great, and we’re gonna kick ass every night. So thank y’all so much.
“Get your tickets. Shows are selling out quickly. And let’s go rock with CROWBAR and EYEHATEGOD and do this thing. Thank you all.”
CROWBAR with EYEHATEGOD tour dates:
8/07/2025 Conduit – Orlando, FL
8/08/2025 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
8/09/2025 Respectable Street – West Palm Beach, FL
8/10/2025 Trolley Pub – Summerville, SC
8/11/2025 529 – Atlanta, GA
8/12/2025 Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC
8/13/2025 Cobra Cabana – Richmond, VA
8/14/2025 Rocks Off Concert Cruise – New York City, NY
8/15/2025 Phantom Power – Millersville, PA
8/16/2025 Geno’s – Portland, ME
8/17/2025 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
8/18/2025 Space Ballroom – Hamden, CT
8/19/2025 Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
8/20/2025 Preserving Underground – New Kensington, PA
8/21/2025 Black Circle – Indianapolis, IN
8/22/2025 Ace Of Cups – Columbus, OH
8/23/2025 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
8/24/2025 Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
8/25/2025 Red Flag – St. Louis, MO
8/26/202589th Street – Oklahoma City, OK
8/27/2025 Club Dada – Dallas, TX
8/28/2025 House Of Rock – Corpus Christi, TX
8/29/2025 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX
8/30/2025 Southport Hall – New Orleans, LA
8/31/2025 The Handlebar – Pensacola, FL
10/31/2025 Headbangers Boat – Miami, FL
CROWBAR’s most recent studio offering, the critically acclaimed Zero And Below, was released in 2022 via MNRK Heavy. Led by riff lord and vocalist Kirk Windstein, with guitarist Matt Brunson, bassist Shane Wesley, and drummer Tommy Buckley, songs like “Chemical Godz,” “It’s Always Worth The Gain,” and “Bleeding From Every Hole” are unapologetic emotional outpourings, with a bare-knuckle resolve alongside its soul-searching vulnerability, reliably delivered with crushing heaviness.
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