MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA-AUGUST 10: Ronnie James Dio performs on stage with Heaven and Hell during their Heaven and Hell 2007 tour at Rod Laver Arena on August 10, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia. Heaven and Hell is a musical collaboration featuring Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler along with former members Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

After touring Europe, the Ronnie James Dio hologram is finally coming to the United States.

The “Dio Returns” tour kicks off May 31 in Ft. Myers, Fla. and wraps June 29 in Las Vegas. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, April 12 at 10 AM local time. Full ticket details can be found at RonnieJamesDio.com.

In addition to the Dio hologram itself, the “Dio Returns” tour features a number of Dio alumni including Craig Goldy, Simon Wright and Scott Warren. Also part of the tour are guest vocalists Tim “Ripper” Owens and Oni Logan.

More tour dates will be announced at a later date.

Dio Returns – 2019 U.S. Tour Dates

May 31 – Ft. Myers, FL @ Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
June 1 – Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live
June 2 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Palladium Theatre
June 3 – Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl at Center Stage
June 6 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
June 7 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre
June 8 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Paramount Theatre
June 9 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
June 11 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
June 12 – Grand Rapids, MI @ 20 Monroe Live
June 14 – St. Charles, IL @ The Arcada Theatre
June 15 – St. Paul, MN @ Myth
June 16 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
June 19 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
June 20 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion
June 21 – Dallas, TX @ Bomb Factory
June 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
June 29 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl

 

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