Scott Ian (Anthrax)

‘Speaking Words’ UK Tour

May/June 2013

Scott Ian will be heading out for a full UK ‘Speaking Words’ tour next May/June 2013. The tour comes in light of his highly successful spoken word evening at The Garage, London in November 2012.

“My first ‘Speaking Words’ tour and I get to do it in the UK and Ireland? Really? Wow, how fucking cool is that!!! My one-off show in London went so well and now I get to speak words at you all over the place. Thank you for having a superior sense of humour.

I’m calling it ‘Speaking Words’ because the pretension of saying I am doing a ‘Spoken Word’ tour is too much to bear. This ain’t no poetry reading. This isn’t an evening of sensitive discourse.

It’s an evening of ridiculous truth. It’s me talking (swearing) about this insane life I’ve led over the last 31 years, the people I’ve met and the shit that’s happened. And when I’m done swearing, you can ask me anything you want, the floor is yours. Cheers my friends, see you in May and June.”  Scott Ian

In a career spanning three decades, Scott Ian, as the co-founding member of Anthrax, helped to create the “New Wave of American Heavy Metal” or as it’s more commonly known, “Thrash Metal” in the mid-80’s. Scott is widely known as the face of Anthrax, and for being a constant and extremely recognizable figure in the worlds of music, poker, comics, movies and television.

In a rare outing Scott will do a spoken word performance. The show is very entertaining and funny, filled with stories from his 30+ years of travelling around the world. The night concludes with a Q & A where the audience gets to ask Scott what they want to know.

Scott Ian’s ‘Speaking Words’ tour will be sponsored by Metal Hammer magazine.

“Geek, author, guitarist, icon: when it comes to recounting the history of metal, Scott Ian’s the man – catch him while you can” Alex Milas – Editor Metal Hammer

Fri 24 May  Oxford O2 Academy Sat 25 May  Cardiff The Gate Sun 26 May  Gloucester Guildhall Mon 27 May Plymouth White Rabbit Wed 29 May  Rugby The Vault Thu 30 May  York The Duchess Fri 31 May  Liverpool O2 Academy Sat 01 Jun  Manchester Sound Control Sun 02 Jun  Stoke Underground Tue 04 Jun Newcastle The Cluny Wed 05 Jun  Glasgow The Arches Thu 06 Jun  Belfast Limelight 2 Fri 07 Jun  Cork Cyprus Avenue Sat 08 Jun  Dublin Button Factory Mon 10 Jun  Bournemouth O2 Academy Tue 11 Jun  London The Garage