Black Flag

Black Flag will be touring the UK with Total Chaos in October. Limited tickets available here: bit.ly/BlackFlag2019 #BlackFlag #GregGinn #MikeVallely

Black Flag Latin America Tour 2019! JUNE 26: MONTEREY, MEXICO / CAFÉ IGUANA JUNE 27: GUADALAJARA, MEXICO / INDEPENDENCIA FORUM JUNE 28: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO / 360 VENUE JUNE 30: BOGOTA, COLOMBIA / PARQUE NACIONAL JULY 4: LIMA, PERU / CC EMBASSY JULY 5: SANTIAGO, CHILE / BLONDE JULY 6: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA / EL TEATRITO JULY 7: SAO PAULO, BRAZIL / CARIOCA JULY 9: MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY / THE MUSIC BOX More Info: Reconstruct Talent.

The Triple 8 NYC Clash at Clairemont is going down September 21st, 2019! Black Flag will be playing this event as a benefit for Grind For Life, Inc. which is an organization headed by Skateboarder and Two Time Sarcoma Survivor, Mike Rogers. Grind For Life provides financial assistance to cancer patients and their families when traveling long distances to doctors and hospitals. Additionally, Grind For Life educates and inspires these patients and families concerning cancer survival and recovery. Come see Tony Hawk, Andy Macdonald and the biggest stars in Skateboarding and BMX throw down for a Great Cause! #T8Clash #BlackFlag #GregGinn #MikeVallely #TonyHawk

Black Flag will be playing the Sabroso Festival in Denver, Colorado on April 28. Tickets Available Here: sabrosotacofest.com #BlackFlag #GregGinn #MikeVallely

Black Flag will be playing Japan in November 2019 with two shows in Tokyo and one in Kobe. More Info / Tickets Available Here: http://www.unionway-jp.com #BlackFlag
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Black Flag will be playing the Sabroso Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 27. Tickets Available Here: sabrosotacofest.com #BlackFlag #GregGinn #MikeVallely

Black Flag will be touring Italy this October! Tickets Available Here: https://nvite.com/community/blackflagitaly #BlackFlag #GregGinn #MikeVallely

I met Greg Ginn in 2003. The band that I was in at the time with Jason Hampton (Mike V & The Rats) was booked to open a series of shows with Greg. Black Flag was the direct inspiration behind Mike V & The Rats, and as fans, we were just so stoked and honored for the opportunity to play with Greg. Over the course of those shows, we formed a friendship with Greg which led to Mike V & The Rats being offered to open the Black Flag Reunion Shows at the Hollywood Palladium in 2003, and to me doing a Guest Vocal spot, performing the My War record from cover to cover. It was such an exciting unfolding of events. After the reunion shows, Greg and I stayed in touch, and at some point in the mid-2000s, we discussed the idea of working on music with each other. In early 2012 things started to line up and Greg and I began writing songs. We ended up writing over 40 songs together and even discussed relaunching Black Flag at that time, but instead, we opted to start a new band which we called Good For You. So, when Greg asked me to sing for Black Flag in 2014, at that point I didn’t think of it in terms of being a fan (although I was and am), it was more so about friendship, and I was happy to do it. We had a good run in 2014, playing some 60 shows in the US and Canada. This year we have decided to get back on the road and to even more places as we have already announced many dates in the US, UK, Japan, and France with many more show announcements coming soon. I’m excited about getting back inside the songs, and I feel like I’m in the best place in my life to do so. As a vocalist, I think it’s important to present the songs sincerely, to express them completely — every nuance of them, and to truly live them in the moment that you perform them. I feel good about being able to do that. It’s a very substantial catalog of timeless songs, and a lot of great vocalists have sung these songs before me, and that both inspires and encourages me. I’m truly happy for the opportunity to be able to perform this music, and I look forward to seeing you all up the road! Much Love! — Mike Vallely Photo: May 18, 2014, Las Vegas, NV | Karen Wiehl. #BlackFlag #GregGinn #MikeVallely

Tickets are now on sale for our UK Tour this October! Get yours here: bit.ly/BlackFlag2019 #BlackFlag #GregGinn #MikeVallely

Black Flag will be touring the UK this October! Tickets on sale Wednesday at 9am here: bit.ly/BlackFlag2019 #BlackFlag #GregGinn #MikeVallely

Black Flag will be playing the SYLAK Open Air Festival in France on August 3, 2019! More Black Flag Tour Dates for 2019 will be announced soon! Stay Tuned! #BlackFlag #GregGinn #MikeVallely

Rise Above was the first Black Flag Song I ever heard. It was September 1984, Keith Hartel and Don Bruno made me a “punk rock” mixtape in Keith’s basement bedroom in Edison, NJ — Rise Above was the first song on that tape. This was also the day that I first saw Thrasher Magazine and became a Skateboarder. A month later we went to see Black Flag on the Slip It In Tour at City Gardens in Trenton, NJ. This was a Life-Affirming Experience — From that day forward I was going to go 100% at Anything and Everything I did. That winter I bought the My War Record at Vintage Vinyl Records in Fords, NJ, and it’s still my favorite Black Flag Record to this day. Getting to perform that Album from cover to cover w/ Black Flag in 2003 as a Guest Vocalist was surreal and a lot of Fun. Being asked to join Black Flag in 2014 as the Band’s 5th Vocalist wasn’t something I could have ever imagined or dared to Dream. I have nothing but Great Respect for the Singers that have come before me, and I have only ever tried to Honor and Pay Tribute to them each night while adding what is essentially my own. It’s not an easy thing to take on, but I have embraced it, and I do the best I can, giving it my all every time I step on the stage. As we begin to announce Black Flag Shows and Tour Dates for 2019, I can’t help but wonder what the 14-Year-Old me would think of all of this (see photo for some idea of what his reaction would be like ha, ha!). Always a Fan, I look Forward to meeting other Fans Up The Road! We’ll be seeing You soon! Much Love and Thanks for All of Your Support! Rise Above! -- Mike Vallely #MikeVallely #BlackFlag

Black Flag will be playing the Sabroso Festival in Dana Point, CA on Sunday April 7, 2019. Passes are on sale this Friday at 10 am pst at sabrosotacofest.com. More Black Flag Tour Dates for 2019 will be announced soon! Stay Tuned! #BlackFlag #GregGinn #MikeVallely #SabrosoTacoFest

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