Former Queensryche vocalist/songwriter Geoff Tate is taking the Operation: Mindcrime album on the road once again, but according to Geoff, this is the last time he will be performing the album in its entirety. People have dogged Tate over the years for how much he “leans” on the Operation: Mindcrime album. First off, I don’t think he “leans” on anything. Second, if you wrote an album as fucking spectacular as Operation: Mindcrime, wouldn’t you want to just share that with the world as much as you can? I like to think of it as similar to how Roger Waters has presented aspects of The Wall as well as a full tour where it was played in its entirety. If you’re proud of something you’ve done and it changed the landscape of a genre of music forever, you stand by it and I love that Tate has done this over the years.
In a new interview with “Rock Of Nations With Dave Kinchen And Shane McEachern”, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about his recent announcement that he will embark on the “2025 Operation: Mindcrime – The Final Chapter Tour.” Asked why this is the last time he is performing “Operation: Mindcrime” in full, Tate said: “Well, because it’s gonna take me a couple of years [to hit all the cities and countries around the world] when I’m almost 70. [Laughs] That’s a good reason, I think.”
Regarding whether he has had a chance to work on new music in recent years, Geoff said: “Yeah, actually, over the last couple of years of preparing for this upcoming tour, we have quite a few songs written for the album. I guess you don’t call ’em albums anymore. I don’t know. We’re gonna release a song one at a time, but we have a full album’s worth of material that we’re gonna release over a two-year period. And, yeah, so that’s all ready to go. And then in the meantime, I’m finishing up… It’s funny — people ask me, ‘Are you still on tour?’ Yeah, I’m still on tour from the last tour that I started years ago. It takes me about two, two and a half years to get everywhere. It’s kind of a slow process. So I’m just finishing up ‘The Big Rock Show’ tour, which ends in Scandinavia in January. And then I have a little time off before we start up ‘The Final Chapter’ shows.”
Geoff Tate, ‘Operation: Mindcrime – The Final Chapter’ 2025 US Tour
March 18 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
March 20 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
March 21 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
March 22 – Wichita, KS @ TempleLive Wichita
March 23 – Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads
March 25 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
March 26 – Fort Smith, AR @ TempleLive Fort Smith
March 27 – Dallas, TX @ Echo Music Hall
March 28 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
March 29 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater
March 30 – Austin, TX @ Empire Garage
April 1 – New Orleans, LA @ house of Blues
April 2 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
April 3 – Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theater
April 4 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
April 5 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
April 6 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Parker Playhouse
April 8 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
April 9 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
April 10 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Elevation
April 11 – St. Charles, IL @ Arcada Theatre
April 12 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
April 13 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Clyde Theatre
April 15 – Cleveland, OH @ TempleLive
April 16 – Columbus, OH @ TempleLive
April 17 – Plainfield, IN @ Hendrick’s Live
April 18 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
April 19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
April 21 – Green Bay, WI @ Epic Event Center
April 22 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
April 23 – Fargo, ND @ Sanctuary
April 25 – Boise, ID @ Revolution Center
Sept. 25 – Greenville, SC @ Radio Room
Sept. 26 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
Sept. 27 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
Sept. 28 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
Oct. 1 – Hopewell, VA @ Beacon Theatre
Oct. 2 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre
Oct. 3 – Greensburg, PA @ Palace Theatre
Oct. 5 – Harrisburg, PA @ XL Live
Oct. 8 – Hartford, CT @ Infinity Hall
Oct. 9 – Newton, NJ @ Newton Theatre
Oct. 10 – Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Theater
Oct. 11 – Tarrytown, NY @ Music Hall
Oct. 12 – Fairfield, CT @ Sacred Heart Theatre
Oct. 16 – Patchogue, NY @ Patchogue Theatre
Oct. 17 – Homer, NY @ Center for the Arts
Oct. 18 – North Tonawanda, NY @ Riviera Theatre
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