King Crimson members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin will celebrate the music of the seminal progressive rock band with a tour this fall alongside a new band featuring drummer Danny Carey (Tool) and guitar wizard Steve Vai. The project, dubbed BEAT, will perform selections from the three albums King Crimson released in the 1980s: Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair. Vai also indicated that other choice selections from the band’s discography could show up in setlists.

The extensive 42-date North American tour will kick off on September 12th in San Jose. BEAT will play theaters across the country in L.A., Dallas, New York City, Toronto, Cleveland, Nashville, Chicago, Denver, and many more before wrapping on November 8th in Las Vegas. The trek will follow summer tours for Tool and Belew’s Remain In Light celebration with Talking Head Jerry Harrison.

“The 1981 through 1984 King Crimson created a music all its own,” Belew said in a press release. “Timeless. Beautiful. Complex. Fierce. For the fans who lived through it then, and the ones who never got to witness it, our aim is to bring it to life again. A monumental task but we’re going for it! There are not enough exclamation points to express my excitement!”

Tool’s legacy has long been associated with the pioneering work of King Crimson. Aside from the progressive influences, King Crimson also played a stretch of shows opening for Tool back in 2001, which resulted in an onstage collaboration between Crimson mastermind Robert Fripp and Tool on “Sober“.

“I am very excited to share the stage with three of my favorite musicians on the planet,” Carey said. “Tony, Steve, and Adrian have always been a source of inspiration for me since the beginning of my career, and now to be able to share a bit of my musical journey with them is a dream come true.”

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BEAT has earned the endorsement of famously prickly Robert Fripp, who even takes credit for coming up with the band’s name.

“This is the project that Adrian Belew called me about last Autumn,” Fripp wrote on Facebook, “a project which I support and fully encourage, and discussed with Steve Vai recently at McCabes in Santa Monica. Even, I suggested the name.”

An artist pre-sale is currently underway for tickets to the BEAT tour celebrating King Crimson, accessible using the code “BEATTOUR”. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 5th at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.

The band recently sat for a lengthy interview with YouTuber and music producer/educator Rick Beato, available below. Belew also laid out a timeline of how the group came together (over five years) on his Facebook page.

BEAT: Belew, Vai, Levin and Carey Play 80’s King Crimson

BEAT’s 2024 Tour Dates:
09/12 – San Jose, CA @ San Jose Civic
09/13 – Napa, CA @ Blue Note Napa Summer Sessions at Meritage Resort
09/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The United Theater on Broadway
09/15 – Anaheim, CA @ City National Grove of Anaheim
09/17 – San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s Concerts
09/18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
09/20 – Austin, TX @ The Paramount Theatre
09/21 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Centre
09/22 – Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
09/24 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
09/26 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ The Parker
09/27 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
09/28 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
09/29 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
10/01 – Charlotte, NC @ Knight Theater
10/02 – Durham, NC @ Carolina Theatre of Durham / Fletcher Hall
10/04 – Washington, D.C. @ Warner Theatre
10/05 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
10/06 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre
10/08 – Richmond, VA @ Carpenter Theater in Dominion Energy Center
10/09 – Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Center
10/11 – Boston, MA @ Shubert Theatre
10/12 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
10/14 – Halifax, NS @ Rebecca Cohen Auditorium
10/15 – Moncton, NB @ Casino New Brunswick
10/17 – Montreal, QC @ Maisonneuve Theatre
10/18 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
10/19 – Rochester, NY @ Kodak Center
10/21 – Albany, NY @ The Egg
10/22 – Greensburg, PA @ Palace Theatre
10/23 – Reading, PA @ Santander Performing Arts Center
10/25 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
10/26 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
10/27 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/28 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
10/30 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
11/01 – Chicago, IL @ Copernicus Center
11/02 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
11/03 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater
11/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre
11/06 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
11/08 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels

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