Joel Stroetzel Leaves the Killswitch Engage Tour Due to COVID-19


Killswitch Engage is currently on the road touring with August Burns Red and Light The Torch. The band has suffered a loss as guitarist Joel Stroetzel has gone home after contracting Covid-19. As reported by The PRP, fans initially noticed the musician’s absence on the band’s show in Portland, Maine on February 5th, with lead guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz later confirming that Stroetzel was out with a Covid infection. August Burns Red’s Dustin Davidson and JB Brubaker filled in for the Killswitch in Portland. The band will continue as a four-piece the rest of the tour with potential help from the other bands.

Remaining Killswitch Engage tour dates with August Burns Red and Light The Torch:

02/08 New York, NY – Terminal 5

02/10 Raleigh, NC – Ritz

02/11 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle

02/12 Orlando, FL – House of Blues

02/14 Houston, TX – House of Blues

02/15 Dallas, TX – SouthSide Ballroom

02/17 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee

02/18 Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern

02/19 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl

02/21 Ventura, CA – Ventura Theater

02/22 Riverside, CA – Municipal Auditorium

02/23 San Francisco, CA – Warfield

02/25 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory

02/26 Missoula, MT – Wilma Theater

02/27 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo

03/01 Boise, ID – Revolution

03/02 Salt Lake City, UT – Complex

03/03 Denver, CO – Fillmore

03/05 Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center

03/06 Minneapolis, MN – Fillmore

03/07 Chicago, IL – Radius

03/08 Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live

03/10 Detroit, MI – Fillmore