BACKWOODS PAYBACK Pulling Out of North American Tour

Backwoods Payback, a stoner/doom metal band from Pennsylvania, has decided to shorten their North American tour significantly due to a medical emergency. Lead vocalist-guitarist Mike Cummings made an official statement regarding the matter: “It is with heavy hearts that we are forced to drop off our tour to and from SXSW with our brothers Lo Pan, but due to a serious medical emergency we will be unable to continue past March 12. We are deeply sorry to be missing these shows and the hang sessions that always follow. Seems like the motto has never rang more true than now……we drop out to live.”

The band will play on the following dates:

3/09/2011 Golden West Café – Baltimore, MD
3/10/2011 Krug's Place – Frederick, MD
3/11/2011 Slim's – Raleigh, NC
3/12/2011 Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge – Atlanta, GA

Lo Pan will continue without Backwoods Payback on the following dates:

3/13/2011 The Nick – Birmingham, AL
3/14/2011 Siberia – New Orleans, LA
3/15/2011 The Ten Eleven – San Antonio, TX
3/17/2011 The Conservatory – Oklahoma City, OK w/ Tombs, Castevet
3/18/2011 Headhunter's (back patio) – Austin, TX [SXSW date]
3/20/2011 Headhunter's – Austin, TX [SXSW date]
3/20/2011 Rudyard's – Houston, TX
3/21/2011 The Hi Tone – Memphis, TN
3/22/2011 Fubar – St. Louis, MO
3/23/2011 The Melody Inn – Indianapolis, IN
3/24/2011 Reggie's – Chicago, IL
3/25/2011 Corktown Tavern – Detroit, MI
3/26/2011 South Park Tavern – Dayton, OH
3/27/2011 Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA