![]() I miss being able to come offstage feeling like I’ve left every bit of energy out there, having accomplished something. I miss being able to play our songs and connect with the audience. It was who I was, and who the other guys were, right down to the cores of our bones. What have you missed most about touring? “The entire life! It’s not just like, ‘Oh, damn, I didn’t get to play some gigs….’ Once it’s ripped away, you realise it’s everything. Hopefully people are as excited as we are!” And, as I say, there are still a lot of surprises to come. It’s sort of like when you’re a kid at Christmas, and two months later you start looking forward to next Christmas again despite there being a full 10 months to go. ![]() Is there a frustration that these shows are still 10 months away? “I’m just stoked because I honestly feel like it’s something I can look forward to without it being snatched away. There are more bands still to be announced, then? “There are plenty of surprises coming down the line, trust me…” It’s going to be a fucking rebirth – Parkway Phase Two kicking off in the biggest way possible!” We’ve been sitting on this line-up, planning for a little while, thinking, ‘People are going to lose their fucking shit when they find out.’ So to be finally unleashing the announcement feels very, very nice. ![]() But, considering the package that we’ve been able to put together for these shows, I’m also fucking psyched. So, how does it feel to be able to announce European dates again with a real level of certainty, Winston? “Relief is the first feeling that comes to mind. Having lost virtually that entire cycle would have been enough to break a lesser outfit but, true to form, these lads took their first meaningful time off in 17 years as an opportunity to reset, reload and ready themselves for a return with enough firepower to shatter glass ceilings for the whole metalcore genre. Having seen their momentum accelerate almost unprecedentedly with a series of breathtaking festival headlines at the likes of Bloodstock and Wacken, they were ready to springboard straight back into arenas off the back off their Viva The Underdogs live album and tour documentary of the same name. On the face of it, lockdown was crueller to Parkway than most. ![]()
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