The Bay Strikes Back

The Bay Strikes Back
World tour by Testament, Exodus and Death Angel
Start date	February 6, 2020
End date	October 1, 2023
Legs	5
No. of shows	123

The Bay Strikes Back was a concert tour featuring Bay Area thrash metal bands Testament, Exodus and Death Angel. The first leg of the tour took place in Europe from February 6, 2020, to March 11, 2020. Death Angel was promoting their ninth album Humanicide, while the tour predated the release of Testament's thirteenth studio album Titans of Creation by around two months.^[1]^[2]^[3] Other than two shows in Northern California in October and November 2021, the European leg of The Bay Strikes Back tour was the last tour that drummer Gene Hoglan did with Testament before he left the band in January 2022.^[4]

A North American leg of The Bay Strikes Back tour took place in April and May 2022. This was Testament's first major US tour since the release of Titans of Creation in April 2020, and it also saw Exodus touring to support their eleventh studio album Persona Non Grata, while Death Angel continued touring behind Humanicide.^[5] The North American leg of The Bay Strikes Back tour was also Testament's first major tour with onetime drummer Dave Lombardo, who replaced Hoglan in March 2022.^[6] Another European leg took place in the summer of 2022,^[7] followed by a second North American leg in the fall.^[8]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
February 6, 2020	Copenhagen	Denmark	Amager Bio
February 7, 2020	Stockholm	Sweden	Arenan Fryshuset
February 8, 2020	Oslo	Norway	Rockefeller
February 10, 2020	Helsinki	Finland	The Circus
February 11, 2020	Tampere	Finland	Pakkahuone
February 13, 2020	Hamburg	Germany	Docks
February 14, 2020	Oberhausen		Turbinenhalle
February 15, 2020	Wiesbaden		Schlachthof
February 16, 2020	Utrecht	Netherlands	TivoliVredenburg
February 18, 2020	Berlin	Germany	Huxleys
February 19, 2020	Wrocław	Poland	Orbita Hall
February 20, 2020	Vienna	Austria	Arena
February 21, 2020	Munich	Germany	Backstage
February 22, 2020	Filderstadt	Germany	Filharmonie
February 24, 2020	Zürich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
February 27, 2020	Barcelona	Spain	Razzmatazz
February 28, 2020	Madrid	Spain	Palacio Vistalegre
February 29, 2020	Toulouse	France	Bikini
March 1, 2020	Paris	France	Élysée Montmartre
March 3, 2020	Bristol	United Kingdom	O2 Academy
March 4, 2020	Dublin	Ireland	National Stadium
March 6, 2020	London	United Kingdom	O2 Forum
March 7, 2020	Manchester		Academy 1
March 8, 2020	Glasgow		Barrowland
March 10, 2020	Brussels	Belgium	AB
March 11, 2020	Hannover	Germany	Capitol
North America
October 7, 2021	Sacramento	United States	Aftershock Festival
November 27, 2021	Oakland		Fox Oakland Theatre
April 9, 2022	San Luis Obispo		Fremont Theater
April 10, 2022	Anaheim		House of Blues
April 12, 2022	San Diego
April 13, 2022	Las Vegas
April 15, 2022	Tucson		Rialto Theatre
April 16, 2022	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theater
April 19, 2022	Oklahoma City		Diamond Ballroom
April 20, 2022	Houston		White Oak Music Hall
April 21, 2022	Austin		Emo's
April 22, 2022	Dallas		Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill
April 23, 2022	New Orleans		House of Blues
April 25, 2022	Orlando		Hard Rock Live
April 26, 2022	Atlanta		The Masquerade
April 27, 2022	Raleigh		The Ritz
April 28, 2022	Chattanooga		The Signal
April 30, 2022	Sayreville		Starland Ballroom
May 1, 2022	Baltimore		Baltimore Soundstage
May 2, 2022	Boston		House of Blues
May 3, 2022	Philadelphia		Theatre of Living Arts
May 5, 2022	Huntington		The Paramount
May 6, 2022	Buffalo		Town Ballroom
May 7, 2022	Cincinnati		Madison Theater
May 9, 2022	Pittsburgh		Stage AE
May 10, 2022	Cleveland		Agora Theatre and Ballroom
May 11, 2022	Columbus		Newport Music Hall
May 12, 2022	Detroit		Majestic Theater
May 14, 2022	Joliet		The Forge
May 15, 2022	Joliet		The Forge
May 17, 2022	Minneapolis		Skyway Theatre
May 19, 2022	Denver		Summit Music Hall
May 20, 2022	Salt Lake City		The Depot
May 22, 2022	Seattle		The Showbox
May 23, 2022	Portland		Roseland Theater
May 25, 2022	Sacramento		Ace of Spades
Europe
July 9, 2022	Ballenstedt	Germany	Rock Harz Festival
July 10, 2022	Vizovice	Czech Republic	Masters of Rock
July 11, 2022	Kraków	Poland	Studio
July 12, 2022	Bratislava	Slovakia	Refinery Gallery
July 14, 2022	Neukirchen-Vluyn	Germany	Dong Open Air
July 16, 2022	Leoben	Austria	Area 53 Festival
July 17, 2022	Cremona	Italy	Luppolo in Rock
July 19, 2022	Rome	Italy	Rock in Roma
July 21, 2022	Fritzlar	Germany	Rock am Stück
July 23, 2022	Plovdiv	Bulgaria	Hills of Rock
July 24, 2022	Sibiu	Romania	Artmania Festival
July 26, 2022	Tolmin	Slovenia	Metaldays
July 29, 2022	Vagos	Portugal	Vagos Metalfest
July 30, 2022	Burgos	Spain	Anden 56
July 31, 2022	Pamplona		Totem
August 3, 2022	Malaga		Paris 15
August 4, 2022	Villena		Leyendas del Rock
August 5, 2022	Madrid		La Riviera
August 6, 2022	Barcelona		Razzmatazz
August 7, 2022	Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans	France	Sylak Open Air
August 9, 2022	Cenon	France	Rocher de Palmer
August 12, 2022	Walton-on-Trent	United Kingdom	Bloodstock Festival
August 13, 2022	Kortrijk	Belgium	Alcatraz Festival
August 14, 2022	Saarbrücken	Germany	Garage
August 16, 2022	Innsbruck	Austria	Music Hall
August 17, 2022	Dinkelsbühl	Germany	Summer Breeze
August 19, 2022	Sulingen	Germany	Reload Festival
August 20, 2022	Eindhoven	Netherlands	Dynamo Metalfest
August 21, 2022	Saint-Nolff	France	Motocultor Festival
North America
September 9, 2022	Phoenix	United States	Van Buren
September 10, 2022	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theater
September 12, 2022	Wichita		Cotillion Ballroom
September 13, 2022	Kansas City		Truman
September 15, 2022	St. Louis		The Pageant
September 16, 2022	Nashville		Brooklyn Bowl
September 18, 2022	St. Petersburg		Jannus Live
September 19, 2022	Fort Lauderdale		Revolution
September 21, 2022	Asheville		The Orange Peel
September 22, 2022	Silver Spring		The Fillmore
September 23, 2022	Stroudsburg		Sherman Theater
September 24, 2022	New York City		Palladium Times Square
September 26, 2022	Hartford		Webster Theater
September 27, 2022	Albany		Empire Live
September 28, 2022	Portland		State Theater
September 30, 2022	Montreal	Canada	MTelus
October 1, 2022	London	Canada	London Music Hall
October 3, 2022	Fort Wayne	United States	Piere's
October 4, 2022	Milwaukee	United States	The Rave
October 6, 2022	Winnipeg	Canada	Burton Cummings Theatre
October 8, 2022	Calgary		Palace Theatre
October 10, 2022	Vancouver		Commodore Ballroom
October 12, 2022	Ventura	United States	Majestic Ventura Theater
October 13, 2022	Los Angeles		The Wiltern
October 14, 2022	Reno		Cargo
October 15, 2022	San Jose		San Jose Civic
Asia
September 21, 2023	Quezon City	Philippines	SM North EDSA Skydome
September 23, 2023	Tokyo	Japan	Zepp DiverCity
September 24, 2023	Tokyo	Japan	Zepp DiverCity
September 26, 2023	Bangkok	Thailand	The Street Hall - Ratchada
September 28, 2023	Singapore	Singapore	Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
September 30, 2023	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Zepp Kuala Lumpur
October 1, 2023	Jakarta	Indonesia	Hammersonic Festival

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
February 25, 2020	Milan	Italy	Live club	Concerns over COVID-19 pandemic^[9]

References

^ "TESTAMENT, EXODUS And DEATH ANGEL To Join Forces For 'The Bay Strikes Back 2020' European Tour". Blabbermouth.net. July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
^ "TESTAMENT, EXODUS And DEATH ANGEL: How 'The Bay Strikes Back 2020' Tour Came About (Video)". Blabbermouth.net. July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
^ "The "Bay Area Strikes Back" Tour with Testament, Exodus, and Death Angel Could Hit the U.S. Next Year". metalsucks.net. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
^ "TESTAMENT Parts Ways With Longtime Drummer GENE HOGLAN". Blabbermouth.net. January 21, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
^ "TESTAMENT, EXODUS And DEATH ANGEL Announce 'The Bay Strikes Back' Fall 2021 U.S. Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale". Blabbermouth.net. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ "TESTAMENT Rejoined By Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO". Blabbermouth.net. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
^ "TESTAMENT Announces Summer 2022 European Tour". Blabbermouth.net. February 23, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "Testament Announce Fall 2022 Leg of 'The Bay Strikes Back' Tour With Exodus + Death Angel". Loudwire. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^ "Testament on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022.^{[user-generated source]}

[1] "TESTAMENT, EXODUS And DEATH ANGEL To Join Forces For 'The Bay Strikes Back 2020' European Tour". Blabbermouth.net. July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[2] "TESTAMENT, EXODUS And DEATH ANGEL: How 'The Bay Strikes Back 2020' Tour Came About (Video)". Blabbermouth.net. July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[3] "The "Bay Area Strikes Back" Tour with Testament, Exodus, and Death Angel Could Hit the U.S. Next Year". metalsucks.net. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[4] "TESTAMENT Parts Ways With Longtime Drummer GENE HOGLAN". Blabbermouth.net. January 21, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.

[5] "TESTAMENT, EXODUS And DEATH ANGEL Announce 'The Bay Strikes Back' Fall 2021 U.S. Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale". Blabbermouth.net. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[6] "TESTAMENT Rejoined By Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO". Blabbermouth.net. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.

[7] "TESTAMENT Announces Summer 2022 European Tour". Blabbermouth.net. February 23, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

[8] "Testament Announce Fall 2022 Leg of 'The Bay Strikes Back' Tour With Exodus + Death Angel". Loudwire. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

[9] "Testament on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022.^{[user-generated source]}

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v t e Testament
Eric Peterson Chuck Billy Alex Skolnick Steve Di Giorgio Chris Dovas Greg Christian Steve Souza Louie Clemente Glen Alvelais Paul Bostaph John Tempesta James Murphy Jon Dette Chris Kontos Gene Hoglan Dave Lombardo Steve Smyth Asgeir Mickelson "Metal" Mike Chlasciak Nick Barker Glen Drover Alex Bent
Studio albums	The Legacy The New Order Practice What You Preach Souls of Black The Ritual Low Demonic The Gathering First Strike Still Deadly The Formation of Damnation Dark Roots of Earth Brotherhood of the Snake Titans of Creation
Live albums	Live at Eindhoven (EP) Seen Between the Lines Return to the Apocalyptic City (EP) Live at the Fillmore Live in London Live at Eindhoven '87 Dark Roots of Thrash
Compilations	The Best of Testament Signs of Chaos: The Best of Testament The Very Best of Testament Days of Darkness The Spitfire Collection
Songs	"Practice What You Preach"
Tours	Clash of the Titans Metal Masters Tour American Carnage Tour The Bay Strikes Back
Related articles	Discography Members Metal Allegiance Murder in the Front Row
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v t e Exodus
Tom Hunting Gary Holt Steve "Zetro" Souza Jack Gibson Lee Altus Kirk Hammett Paul Baloff Evan McCaskey John Tempesta Michael Butler Rob Dukes Paul Bostaph
Studio albums	Bonded by Blood Pleasures of the Flesh Fabulous Disaster Impact Is Imminent Force of Habit Tempo of the Damned Shovel Headed Kill Machine The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A Let There Be Blood Exhibit B: The Human Condition Blood In, Blood Out Persona Non Grata
Live albums	Good Friendly Violent Fun Another Lesson in Violence
Compilation albums	Lessons in Violence
Songs	"The Toxic Waltz"
Related articles	Discography Members Headbangers Ball Tour The Bay Strikes Back Murder in the Front Row

v t e Death Angel
Rob Cavestany Mark Osegueda Ted Aguilar Will Carroll Damien Sisson Dennis Pepa Gus Pepa Andy Galeon Chris Kontos Sammy Diosdado
Studio albums	The Ultra-Violence (1987) Frolic Through the Park (1988) Act III (1990) The Art of Dying (2004) Killing Season (2008) Relentless Retribution (2010) The Dream Calls for Blood (2013) The Evil Divide (2016) Humanicide (2019)
Other releases	Fall from Grace (1990) Archives and Artifacts (2005) Sonic German Beatdown – Live in Germany (2009)
Related articles	Discography The Organization Thrash metal The Bay Strikes Back Murder in the Front Row