{"id":1700295,"date":"2026-01-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1700295"},"modified":"2026-01-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:00:00","slug":"raven-announce-cant-take-away-the-fire-2026-north-american-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1700295","title":{"rendered":"RAVEN Announce Can&#8217;t Take Away the Fire 2026 North American Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\">\n<div id=\"6574\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Raven<\/strong> are officially back. The NWOBHM pioneers and thrash metal godfathers have announced a sprawling North American tour for 2026, fittingly titled Can&#8217;t Take Away the Fire. Get your tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>Promoted by Satellite Touring and GLM Artists, the run will see <strong>Raven<\/strong> hit the road for 35-plus shows across the U.S. and Canada, spanning March through May. Support on all dates will come from <strong>Slackjaw<\/strong>, setting the stage for a relentless, high-voltage night of metal.<\/p>\n<p>The tour marks a major return for the <strong>Gallagher<\/strong> brothers following what the band have dubbed a &#8220;medical gap year&#8221; in 2025, and bassist and vocalist <strong>John Gallagher<\/strong> says the break has only intensified their hunger to perform.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After our &#8216;medical gap year&#8217; of 2025 we are hungry and itching to get back to doing what we do best \u2014 cranking out the megawatts and putting on a <strong>RAVEN<\/strong> metal show for the lunatics out there,&#8221; <strong>Gallagher<\/strong> said. &#8220;We have a killer band <strong>Slackjaw<\/strong> out with us as special guests and it&#8217;s gonna be a take-no-prisoners, full-out affair!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>3\/18 Louisville, KY Goodwood Whiskey Row<br \/>3\/19 St. Louis, MO Red Flag<br \/>3\/20 Kansas City, MO Westport Brewery<br \/>3\/21 Oklahoma City, OK 89th Street Live<br \/>3\/22 Dallas, TX RBC<br \/>3\/26 West Hollywood, CA The Whisky<br \/>3\/28 San Francisco, CA Above DNA<br \/>3\/29 Reno, NV Club Underground<br \/>3\/31 Portland, OR Dante&#8217;s<br \/>4\/1 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre<br \/>4\/2 Seattle, WA The Funhouse<br \/>4\/4 Salt Lake City, UT Aces High Saloon<br \/>4\/5 Denver, CO The Federal Theatre<br \/>4\/7 Lincoln, NE 1867 Bar<br \/>4\/8 Cudahy, WI X-Ray Arcade<br \/>4\/9 Chicago, IL Reggie&#8217;s Rock Club<br \/>4\/10 Columbus, OH The King of Clubs<br \/>4\/11 Lakewood, OH Mercury Music Lounge<br \/>4\/12 Hamtramck, MI Sanctuary<br \/>4\/14 New Kensington, PA Preserving Underground<br \/>4\/16 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern<br \/>4\/17 Ottawa, ON Rainbow Bistro<br \/>4\/18 Quebec City, QC L&#8217;Anti Bar &amp; Spectacles<br \/>4\/19 Montreal, QC Piranha Bar<br \/>4\/21 Albany, NY Empire Underground<br \/>4\/22 Old Town, ME The Old Town Theatre<br \/>4\/23 Manchester, NH Jewel Music Venue<br \/>4\/24 Clifton, NJ Dingbatz<br \/>4\/25 Harrisburg, PA HMAC<br \/>4\/26 Richmond, VA Ember Music Hall<br \/>4\/29 Raleigh, NC Chapel Of Bones<br \/>4\/30 Greenville, SC Radio Room<br \/>5\/1 Nashville, TN Exit\/In<br \/>5\/2 Atlanta, GA Boggs Social &amp; Supply<br \/>5\/3 Bradenton, FL Oscura<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\"><strong>Want More Metal? Subscribe To Our Daily Newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enter your information below to get a daily update with all of our headlines and receive The Orchard Metal newsletter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-newsletter-form\">\n<fieldset>\n<p><button id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" type=\"submit\">Subscribe<\/button><\/p>\n<\/fieldset>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Source URL: https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tour-dates\/raven-announce-cant-take-away-the-fire-2026-north-american-tour<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raven are officially back. The NWOBHM pioneers and thrash metal godfathers have announced a sprawling North American tour for 2026, fittingly titled Can&#8217;t Take Away the Fire. Get your tickets here. 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