Skipping IA to play in Ringle, WI?!?

Maybe this will become a thing I do where I insert "headings" in-between tour dates with my thoughts about what I see. I got these tour dates from this page: COLD Announces First U.S. Tour In Over Eight Years

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Start on the East Coast

Aug. 29 - Teaneck, NJ @ Debonair Music Hall
Aug. 30 - Stafford Springs, CT @ Palace Theater
Aug. 31 - New Bedford, MA @ The Vault at Greasy Luck
Sep. 01 - Scranton, PA @ Levels
Sep. 04 - Buffalo, NY @ Iron Works
Sep. 06 - Warrendale, PA @ Jergels
Sep. 07 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club

Head South

Sep. 08 - Concord, VA @ DeVault Vineyards - Blue Ridge Rock Festival
Sep. 10 - Greensboro, NC @ Blind Tiger

Not sure why "Georgia" is spelled out in the next line, instead of using "GA"... I digress...

Sep. 11 - Atlanta, Georgia @ The Masquerade @ Hell

More dates in the South...

Sep. 13 - Greenville, SC @ The Firmament
Sep. 14 - Winchester, VA @ Blue Fox Billiards

Backtrack to the North ...

Sep. 15 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Sep. 17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bazaar
Sep. 19 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage

Heading to the Midwest!!

Sep. 20 - Lakewood, OH @ Winchester Music Tavern
Sep. 21 - Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
Sep. 22 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverfront Live

Take a leisurely 5 days to get from OH to TX for 4 concerts

Sep. 27 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
Sep. 28 - San Antonio, TX @ The Rock Box
Sep. 29 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
Oct. 01 - Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live

Head north to CO for 3 dates

Oct. 04 - Denver, CO @ Herman's Hideaway

Grand Junction is a 3 h 51 min (243.4 mi) drive from Denver

Oct. 05 - Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater

Backtrack through Denver to Colorado Springs during a 4 h 50 min (308.6 mi) drive from Denver, which is 1 h 32 min (70.9 mi) from Denver

Oct. 06 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Sunshine Studios Live

Now that the backtracking and idiotic routing is over in CO, head East to NE

Oct. 08 - Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre

Drive 10 h 24 min (673.4 mi) through Iowa to IN

Oct 10 - Angola, IN @ The Eclectic Room

Backtrack to WI for 2 dates

Oct. 11 - Ringle, WI @ Q and Z Expo Center
Oct. 12 - Kansasville, WI @ 1175

Hop down to IL

Oct. 13 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Oct. 16 - Belvidere, IL @ The Apollo Theater

Backtrack to IN for 1 date

Oct. 18 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue

Backtrack to IL for 1 date

Oct. 19 - Champaign, IL @ The City Center

End the tour in KY

Oct. 20 - Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall

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