If you were hoping to catch Category 7 during their first tour next March, you’re out of luck.
Category 7 has officially announced that they will be canceling their 14 show trek in 2025 due to low ticket sales.
The superband, featuring Phil Demmel of Kerry King, Mike Orlando formerly of Adrenaline Mob, John Bush of Armored Saint, Jason Bittner of Shadows Fall, and Jack Gibson of Exodus, released a statement for the cancelation, writing:
“With the overwhelming competition for the live show dollar, we feel that our projected ticket sales will not be enough for our tour to be profitable, so we have made the painful decision to cancel our tour in March.
The cost of touring continues to go up and while we had no illusion of big profits, at least breaking even was a goal which after speaking to our agent and the promoters of the shows did not seem achievable.
We appreciate everyone that is enjoying our music, and we will continue to attempt to find a way to bring the live show on the road. In making this decision now it will enable everyone to get refunds before Christmas.
All VIP purchases will be immediately refunded. Thank you again for the support for Category 7.”
The band’s now canceled tour was in support of their self-titled debut album, which was released on July 26th via Metal Blade Records.
