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System Of A Down add new stadium dates with Korn, A7X and Deftones
System Of A Down’s previously-announced stadium dates with Korn, Avenged Sevenfold and Deftones have already sold out, with the band adding second nights in each city.
Frontman Serj Tankian has admitted that he’s “not thrilled about doing long tours at all”, but he’s open to System Of A Down doing more “one-offs” in the future.
It’s not a huge surprise given their limited live activity this year, but System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has said he’s not so keen on the idea of doing “long tours” anymore.
In a chat with none other than Rainn Wilson (yes, really, Dwight Schrute from The Office!) to promote his new memoir and answer questions from fans, Serj reveals a bit about where his head is at with touring these days, explaining that for a while he had lost the feeling of “fun” that comes with performing.
But now, with Sick New World 2024 under their belts, and a special date with Deftones coming up, he seemingly likes the idea of doing “one-off” things with System.
“I love performing, but… I think when you do a long tour, it’s not just physically exhausting, but it’s artistically redundant after a while, repeating the same thing,” Serj tells Rainn (via Loudwire). “That’s why we’re really enjoying doing these one-offs, they’re special events, special occasions. We can’t do them everywhere, we can’t do them all the time. But performing becomes fun again, in a way, and I had kind of lost that.”
The singer adds that, “As far as touring somewhere in the near future, possibly, I would say. I mean, I’m open to looking at stuff, but not thrilled about doing long tours at all, anywhere. Just one-offs, or maybe a handful of one-offs with dates in between.”
Serj’s book Down With The System is out on hardback, audio and e-book via Headline Publishing Group on May 14.
Watch the interview below:
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