BEN DUERR Of SHADOW OF INTENT Leaves Current Tour Abruptly Due To The Birth Of His Child

Shadow Of Intent has been on tour with Lorna Shore for the last few weeks as one of their openers alongside The Black Dahlia Murder and Peeling Flesh. And Shadow Of Intent had to do an instrumental set last night due to vocalist Ben Duerr‘s sudden absence from their current tour – but for good reason. His wife was due to give birth any day now.

In a statement posted to Instagram, right ahead of the Lorna Shore show in Houston, Texas, Shadow Of Intent informed fans the set that night would be an instrumental one as Duerr went home to be with his expecting-wife. And while the set that night didn’t feature vocals, Shadow Of Intent elaborated that they have plans to include vocals for the rest tour in lieu of Duerr‘s absence.

Shadow Of Intent said:

“This morning our vocalist Ben received the doctor’s call that his second child is going to be born any day now and we fully support his decision to rush home to be present for this important time in his life. We will still be playing all shows while we are out with Lorna Shore. Tonight we will be playing an instrumental set, our next 3 shows will feature our bassist Andrew Monias on vocals until Arizona our friend Adam Mercer will be holding down the mic.”

So, as per Shadow Of Intent‘s statement, the lineup will feature Andrew Monias until the 9th of October, where then Adam Mercer will fill in for the remaining 15 dates on the tour.

You can check out the remaining tour dates for Lorna Shore, The Black Dahlia Murder, Shadow Of Intent, and Peeling Flesh below, and purchase tickets here.

October
5 – Cedar Park, TX @ H-E-B Center Cedar Park
6 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion
9 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
10 – Las Vegas, NV @ Pearl Concert Theater
12 – Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium
13 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
17 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
18 – Vancouver, BC @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center
21 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
23 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
24 – Maplewood, MN @ Myth Live
25 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
27 – Toronto, ON @ Great Canadian Casino Resort
28 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell
30 – New York, NY @ The Theater at Madison Square Garden