On Tour

Mastodon will be kicking off their summer festivities with an appearance at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in June, alongside fellow First Act Artists Against Me!, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Drive-By Truckers. Then in July, the band will be one of the main stage acts on the inaugural Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, which runs across the country through August, with First Act Artists Underoath appearing on the Hot Topic Stage. Look for guitarists Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher playing their First Act custom guitars when they play your town.

Kurt Ballou, Nate Newton and Co. will kick off a lengthy tour of the US and Europe with a hometown show in Massachusetts on March 30. From there, they'll play across the country before they pick up on the European festival circuit in late June to kick off their overseas run. Look for Kurt and his custom Sheena alongside Nate and his custom bass on a stage near you.

The Atlantic Coast needs to watch itself, because Georgia-based swamp-rockers Drive-By Truckers will be making runs on both sides of the ocean this Summer. The band will be playing from Canada to Florida, with plenty of stops in between, before they head to Europe for the rest of the season. Check out guitarist Jason Isbell and bassist Shonna Tucker on stage with their custom First Act Guitars.

As she finishes a run through the US, Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang will take her act down under with a month of shows in Australia and New Zealand before she returns to her home country for the rest of the summer. The Grammy-winning country star's live band includes guitarist Grecco Buratto, a First Act Artist who has also played with Enrique Iglesias and Pink.

Industrial Metal legends Ministry will hit the road for the last time this summer, setting out on March 25th and playing shows through North America and Europe as part of their C-U-LaTour. The band has been a force in the metal scene since the '80s, mostly thanks to the crushing riffs of guitarist and band leader Al Jourgensen, who can be seen on a stage near you playing his custom First Act Guitar.