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Christian Death, the Los Angeles County gothic rock and deathrock band, have announced “The Baby Bats Parade”, a U.S. tour running from June 3 to June 28, 2026. The Christian Death Baby Bats Parade tour includes support from Gene Loves Jezebel, Descartes a Kant and Black Season Witch. The run starts at Red Flag in St. Louis, Missouri, and ends at Electric Haze in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The live line-up includes Valor Kand on male lead vocals and guitar, and Maitri on female lead vocals and bass guitar. The band will perform material from its catalogue, including tracks from “Evil Becomes Rule”, released by Season of Mist on May 6, 2022.

Tickets are available through Christian Death upcoming tour dates.

Christian Death ‘Baby Bats Parade’ tour dates

June 3, 2026 – Red Flag, St. Louis, MO
June 4, 2026 – Xray Arcade, Milwaukee, WI
June 5, 2026 – Crucible, Madison, WI
June 6, 2026 – Harpo’s, Detroit, MI
June 7, 2026 – Woodward Theatre, Cincinnati, OH
June 8, 2026 – Record Bar, Kansas City, MO
June 10, 2026 – The Vanguard, Tulsa, OK
June 11, 2026 – Come & Take It, Austin, TX
June 12, 2026 – The Rock Box, San Antonio, TX
June 13, 2026 – RBC, Dallas, TX
June 14, 2026 – White Oak Music Hall, Houston, TX
June 16, 2026 – Culture Shock, Atlanta, GA
June 18, 2026 – QXT, Newark, NJ
June 19, 2026 – Webster Theatre, Hartford, CT
June 20, 2026 – Jewel, Manchester, NH
June 21, 2026 – Acruz Events, Pawtucket, RI
June 24, 2026 – WC Social Club, West Chicago, IL
June 25, 2026 – Black Circle, Indianapolis, IN
June 26, 2026 – A&R Music Hall, Columbus, OH
June 27, 2026 – The Vortex, Akron, OH
June 28, 2026 – Electric Haze, Worcester, MA

About Christian Death

Christian Death formed in Los Angeles County, California, in 1979. Rozz Williams founded the band, with early members including guitarist John “Jay” Albert, bassist James McGearty and drummer George Belanger. Musically the band mixes gothic rock, deathrock and art punk. Williams, McGearty and Belanger later regrouped with guitarist Rikk Agnew, formerly of the Adolescents. That line-up appeared with “Dogs” on the 1981 L.A. compilation “Hell Comes to Your House” and released “Only Theatre of Pain” through Frontier Records in 1982.

The band’s early line-up changed after “Only Theatre of Pain”. Williams was later joined by members of Pompeii 99, including Valor Kand and David “Glass” Parkinson. Gitane DeMone also joined the group in this period. This line-up recorded “Catastrophe Ballet”, released in 1984, followed by “Ashes” in 1985. Williams left after “Ashes”, and Kand became the band’s frontman.

With Valor Kand as frontman the band recorded “The Wind Kissed Pictures”, followed by “Atrocities” in 1986 and “The Scriptures” in 1987. The band then released “Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ” in 1988, the two-part “All the Love All the Hate” in 1989 and “Insanus, Ultio, Proditio, Misericordiaque” in 1990. Maitri joined Christian Death in 1991 and first performed with the band in Florence, Italy, on July 12, 1991. Later releases included “Sexy Death God”, “Prophecies”, “Pornographic Messiah”, “Born Again Anti Christian” and “American Inquisition”.

Christian Death released “The Root of All Evilution” in 2015. “Evil Becomes Rule” followed in 2022 and remains the latest studio album.

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