Misfits whave been forced to cancel their highly-anticpated New Year’s Eve arena concert December 31st at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. They revealed this in a post to Instagram, sharing the cancelation is due to an unexpected personal matter, also expressiing regret and letting fans know they have plans to perform in 2023. The current lineup includes Glenn Danzig and original bassist Jerry Only with Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein on guitar, were set to be joined at the New Year’s Eve gig special guests Circle Jerks and Tiger Army. Full refunds are avaialble at the point of purchase.
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Tickets will go on sale on Friday, October 7 at 10:00 a.m. PT. A presale will launch on Wednesday, October 5 at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. (noon) ET. Use password “HELLVEGAS” to be among the first to score tickets to this important moment in the Original Misfits legacy of brutality.
In September Misfits headlined Riot Fest 2022 in Chicago, performing their landmark first album “Walk Among Us” in full for its 40th anniversary.
Read our Riot Fest coverage with Misfits here:
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Riot Fest 2022 Part I – Douglas Park, Chicago IL
The initial comeback performance by Original Misfits members Danzig, Only and Von Frankenstein took place at the 2016 Riot Fest. The bandmates played together for the first time since 1983 and were backed by former drummer Dave Lombardo and guitarist Acey Slade.
Since then, the original lineup of the Original Misfits has reunited for scattered dates, with the next one scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 29 at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, Texas.