Hamilton, Ontario's beloved lowbrow showman B.A. Johnston has announced a tour in support of his coming full-length The Skid Is Hot Tonight. He'll take his eccentric one-man act on the road in Canada from February through April, followed by a run of UK dates in May. While details are forthcoming, he'll visit Germany in late May followed by the a stint in the Canadian Maritimes this June. The tour will feature appearances from bands like Beef Boys, Flesh Rag, J Blissette, and Deathsticks on various dates. The Skid Is Hot Tonight, the follow-up to 2017's Gremlins 3, was recorded last November at The Quarantine studio in Port Greville, Nova Scotia with Colleen Collins and Dave Trenaman (of Construction & Destruction). Mathias Kom of The Burning Hell produced the record. Transistor 66 will release the album this February.
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | WITH |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 9 | Bracebridge ON | Kellys Pub | TBA |
| February 22 | St Johns NFLD | The Ship | 2 NIGHTS |
| February 23 | St Johns NFLD | The Ship | 2 NIGHTS |
| March 2 | Guelph ON | Jimmy Jazz | w/ Drunk at the Library |
| March 8 | Peterborough ON | Red Dog | w/ Beef Boys, Television Rd |
| March 9 | Kingston ON | Toucan | w/ Beta 58s, Beef Boys |
| March 15 | Brantford ON | 2 Doors Down | TBA |
| March 16 | Hamilton ON | This Aint Hollywood | w/ Flesh Rag, J Blissette |
| March 22 | Bowmanville ON | Manantler | w/ Poor Pelly |
| March 23 | Toronto ON | Junction Music Hall | w/ Sleepless Nights, Flesh Rag |
| March 29 | North Bay ON | Raven | w/ Wax Mannequin |
| March 30 | Sudbury ON | Townehouse | w/ Wax Mannequin, Kommisars, Mighty Rhombus |
| April 6 | Waterloo ON | Jane Bond | TBA |
| April 12 | Ottawa ON | House of Targ | w/ ThunderKok, Lee Reed, Deathsticks |
| April 13 | Montreal QC | Grumpys | w/ Lee Reed |
| April 18 | Saulte Ste Marie ON | New American | TBA |
| April 19 | Thunder Bay ON | Sovereign Room | TBA |
| April 20 | Winnipeg MB | Times Changed | w/ Blonde Goth |
| April 23 | Lethbridge AB | OWL | w/ J Blissette |
| April 24 | Calgary AB | Ship | w/ Mandible Klaw |
| April 25 | Edmonton AB | Buckingham | TBA |
| April 26 | Regina SK | O Hanlons | TBA |
| April 27 | Saskatoon SK | Black Cat Tavern | TBA |
| May 9 | Hull UK | Adelphi | TBA |
| May 11 | Nottingham UK | JT Soars | TBA |
| May 13 | Leeds UK | Oporto | TBA |
| May 14 | London UK | Finsbury | TBA |
| May 15 | Newport Wales | Le Pub | TBA |
| May 16 | Brightton UK | Hope and Ruin | TBA |
| May 17 | Southhampton UK | the Hobbit | TBA |
| May 18 | Ramsgate UK | Music Hall | TBA |
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