A Perfect Circle Guitarist Billy Howerdel Announces Solo Album and 2022 Tour
Billy Howerdel – Story by Anne Erickson, courtesy photo
Billy Howerdel of A Perfect Circle will release his debut solo album, “What Normal Was,” this summer
A Perfect Circle guitarist and co-founder Billy Howerdel has announced that his debut solo album, “What Normal Was,” will hit stores on June 10 via Alchemy Recordings/Rise Records/BMG. In addition to the new album news, Howerdel has released a video for his solo single “Poison Flowers,” produced by Rizz, featuring an “aural and visual preview of what’s to come” on the new set.
“This is me stepping back into my early teen self and making the record I would’ve made if I had the means and the knowledge when I first picked up a guitar—just in 2022,” Howerdel said in a statement. “It’s that moment as a kid when you hear a record, close your eyes, and go somewhere else. That was the time I found my lane, so to speak.”
On top of the new album news, Howerdel has also announced a summer tour, beginning June 11 in Ventura, California. The six-week trek run will also feature some festival dates, such as a performance at Milwaukee’s Summerfest, and two shows with Puscifer, the band fronted by Howerdel’s A Perfect Circle band mate Maynard James Keenan. Tickets for all headlining shows go on sale Friday (April 29) at 10 a.m. local time. For more information, head to BillyHowerdel.com.
Billy Howerdel’s’What Normal Was’ Tracklist:
1. Selfish Heart
2. Free And Weightless
3. Ani
4. Beautiful Mistake
5. The Same Again
6. Poison Flowers
7. Follower
8. Bring Honor Back Home
9. EXP
10. Stars
Billy Howerdel’s 2022 Tour Dates:
06/11 – Ventura, CA @ Ventura Music Hall
06/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre *
06/14 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up
06/15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
06/16 – Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post
06/18 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
06/19 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
06/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
06/22 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
06/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café
06/25 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
06/26 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
06/28 – Chicago, IL @ Cabaret Metro
06/29 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
07/01 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre *
07/02 – Toronto, ON @ Axis Club
07/03 – Montreal, QC @ Café Campus
07/05 – Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
07/06 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
07/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
07/09 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
07/10 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
07/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
07/14 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
07/15 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall – Inside Downstairs
07/16 – Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
07/17 – Austin, TX @ Emos
07/20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
* = supporting Puscifer
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