Skillet is marking two decades of one of the most influential albums in Christian rock history with a tour built entirely around it.
The band has announced the Comatose: 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour, a major fall headline run produced by Live Nation, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their breakout 2006 album Comatose. Frontman John Cooper recalled that when the band released the record, they had a feeling they were making something special - though they didn't yet know it would change the trajectory of the band's entire career.
That record helped establish the sound that would carry Skillet into arenas around the world, laying the foundation for the massive crossover success that followed. But for Cooper, the album's legacy isn't measured in charts or sales. "At every show, someone tells me that this record helped them through the darkest times of their life," he said, explaining that's exactly why the band wanted to do something they've never done before - dedicate a large portion of the show to the songs that have meant so much to both the band and their fans.
That means longtime fans should expect more than just the hits. According to Cooper, some Comatose tracks have been played thousands of times over the years, while others have never once been performed live. For a band whose music has carried listeners through genuinely hard seasons, giving those songs a stage for the first time feels less like nostalgia and more like unfinished business - a reminder that the songs which quietly held people together deserve their moment too.
The tour launches September 30 and runs through November, with stops across the country including Boston, Detroit, Denver, Seattle, and a Florida date at Orlando's House of Blues on November 10.
Select Comatose: Still Screaming Tour dates:
- 9/30 - Schenectady, NY
- 10/7 - Boston, MA
- 10/11 - Detroit, MI
- 10/22 - Denver, CO
- 10/27 - Seattle, WA
- 11/1 - Phoenix, AZ
- 11/10 - Orlando, FL
(Full routing, subject to change, available via Skillet's official tour page.)
