John Carpenter is one the all-time great genre filmmakers, having made classic entries in the horror, sci-fi, and action genres. Beyond just making captivating genre films, Carpenter has scored the music for much of his own work. As iconic the images of Michael Myers or Snake Plissken are, the music that Carpenter has set to their visages is just as iconic. Since 2001’s Ghosts of Mars, Carpenter has only made one other film, 2010’s The Ward. But the legendary filmmaker hasn’t retired by any means, instead focusing on video games and music.
Now John Carpenter is preparing for his latest endeavor, a tour where the writer, director, and composer will perform some of his most famous pieces of music. As Carpenter and his band prepare to hit the road, they’ve just released a new music video of them performing the badass theme from Carpenter’s 1981 sci-fi dystopian classic Escape From New York. Check out the video and the tour dates below and see if John Carpenter is going to bring his unique brand of music to a town near you.
John Carpenter 2016 Tour Dates:
05/27 – Athens, GR @ Piraeus Academy
05/28 – Athens, GR @ Piraeus Academy
05/30 – Copenhagen, DK @ DR Koncerthuset
06/02 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/14 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount
06/15 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer
06/17 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
06/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum
06/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Mesa Center for the Arts
06/21 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
06/23 – Austin, TX @ Moody Theatre
06/24 – Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theater
07/03 – Asbru, IS @ ATP Iceland
07/06 – Neuchatel, CH @ International Film Festival
07/08 – New York, NY @ Playstation Theatre
07/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Keswick Theatre
07/10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
07/12 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre
07/15 – Detroit, MI @ The Masonic Temple
07/16 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
07/18 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
08/26 – Turin, IT @ Today’s Festival
08/28 – Rome, IT @ Auditorium Parco Della Musica
10/28 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
10/29 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
10/31 – London, UK @ Troxy