Ministry Announces C U LaTouR Tickets and VIP Packages Through Enter The Vault

Tickets and VIP packages for most C U LaTouR shows are now available through Ministry ticket partner Enter The Vault. Links to tickets for individual dates can be found by clicking the BUY link next to the date on the C U LaTouR Page.

Ministry C U LaTouR Pre-Sale Ticketing Ends Today

Pre-sales for tickets and VIP packages to Ministry's C U LaTouR through Music Today end today. Tickets and VIP packages are now available to the general public. Tickets can be purchased through various outlets depending on arrangements made by the individual venues where the tour will be stopping. Tickets and still available for every show. Please click on the name of the venue above to be taken to the venue's website where you will find information on their ticketing options. Some venues have not yet announced ticketing outlets or may not have made tickets available just yet. Please be paitent and all info will be online shortly. Tickets for many tour stops are now available through Ticketmaster. Regular tickets for Chicago, IL are back on sale but VIP packages are still entirely sold out. VIP packages are now available once again for the Orlando, FL and Philadelphia, PA shows.

Ministry C U LaTouR Music Today Pre-Sale Ticketing Ends Saturday, Dec. 1st

Please note, there are only 3 more days to purchase pre-sale tickets and VIP packages for Ministry's C U LaTouR through Music Today. This is the last chance to get your free download or a specially priced copy of Ministry's The Last Sucker with your tickets. Also, now is the time to ensure yourself VIP access to the show through VIP packages as on Dec. 1st, this Saturday, pre-sale ticketing through Music Today ends. Tickets will be made available to the general public at that time.

Ministry C U LaTouR Orlando, FL and St. Petersburg, FL Date Switch

Due to some venue scheduling conflicts the dates Ministry's C U LaTouR stops in Orlando, FL and St. Petersburg, FL have been switched. The Orlando, FL show at House Of Blues originally scheduled for Wednesday April, 23rd is now scheduled for Tuesday April, 22nd. Likewise, the St. Petersburg, FL show at Jannus Landing originally scheduled for Tuesday April, 22nd is now scheduled for Wednesday April, 23rd. If you have pre-ordered tickets or VIP packages for either of these dates and have questions about or problems with the date change, please contact Music Today at tix@musictoday.com or call 800-594-TIXX (8499). You may also contact the Orlando House of Blues box office directly at 407.934.BLUE (2583).

Ministry Street Team C U LaTouR Ticket Pre-Sales Promotion

Ministry fans, street teamers and PA members - you can earn FREE Ministry/Mesuggah/Hemlock concert tickets! Music Today is currently recruiting web-savvy, motivated, dedicated fans of Ministry to promote online ticket pre-sales for the C U LaTouR. Interested volunteers will be responsible for tagging online communities like Facebook, MySpace, Live Journal, Last FM, Bebo and others with messages about the C U LaTouR and pre-sale tickets. Top performers will receive FREE concert tickets to the C U LaTouR and other Ministry prizes! Volunteers are needed throughout the United States and Canada, no previous online street team promotions experience is necessary for participation. If interested, please email Scott at scott.santos@musictoday.com.

Ministry C U LaTouR Ticket Pre-Sales And VIP Packages

Pre-Sale tickets are now available for Ministry's final tour, "C U LaTouR", with Special Guests Meshuggah and opening act Hemlock. Exclusive pre-sales are being offered through Music Today and can be purchased now for most confirmed stops on the tour. Pre-sales are available for a limited time (until Dec. 1st). Once pre-sales end any remaining tickets will be available through each specific venue's traditional ticketing services.

These pre-sales are a great way to ensure entrance into what Ministry has promised will be a blistering and lengthy farewell show featuring a career-spanning set-list. Additionally, when you purchase two or more tickets to any show through pre-sales you receive a FREE download via MusicSeek of an exclusive remix of "No Glory" from Ministry's final studio album, The Last Sucker. And for those who have not picked it up yet, when ordering pre-sale tickets you can add on The Last Sucker CD for the low price of $9.99!

Exclusive Special Limited Access VIP tickets are also available for purchase during the pre-sale. A VIP ticket offers advance entrance to the venue before the general public, velvet rope area or Loge seating (where available), souvenir 13th Planet gift bags filled with a poster autographed by the entire band, 13th Planet CD, commerative C U LaTouR card from eMusic good for 50 FREE downloads, buttons, stickers, patches and other goodies. In certain cities your VIP ticket will also grant you entry to a meet and greet with Ministry. We are unable to offer meet and greets at every show due to tour routing, drive times, show scheduling and venue accomodations. The cities where meet and greets will take place are San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Denver, CO, Orlando, FL, New York, NY, Toronto, ON Canada, and Chicago, IL. Please be aware that there are a very limited amount of VIP spots available for each show.

Ministry Announces C U LaTouR

MINISTRY announces their final world tour, "C U LaTouR," with Special Guests Meshuggah and opening act Hemlock. Ministry kicks off the North American leg of "C U LaTouR" in Vancouver on March 28, 2008, stopping in a limited engagement 33 major market cities through mid-May, ending the U.S. leg in Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen's hometown of Chicago in early May. Ministry then heads off to play the principal European festivals as well as choice club dates beginning late May stretching through to July.

Exclusive limited-time pre-sale tickets for the North American "C U LaTouR," offered by Music Today, go on sale this Thursday, November 15. Exclusive Special Limited Access VIP tickets will also be available for purchase during the pre-sale, offering advance doors, seating, meet & greets and souvenir 13th Planet gift bags. More details regarding the pre-sale will be announced shortly.

The "C U LaTouR" touring line-up features Ministry's founder Al Jourgensen joined onstage by guitarists Tommy Victor (Prong) and Sin Quirin (Revolting Cocks), keyboardist John Bechdel (AoTW, False Icons, ex-Prong), and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ex-Megadeth, ex-Suicidal Tendencies, ex-Alice Cooper). Static X's Tony Campos has recently stepped in to fulfill bass duties on behalf of the recently departed Ministry/Killing Joke bassist Paul Raven. Joining the Ministry clan as a Special Featured Artist will be Fear Factory/Ascension of The Watchers vocalist Burton C. Bell. Main support is Swedish experimental metal band Meshuggah and the opening act is the U.S.-based Hemlock.

For its spectacular two-and-a-half-hour "C U LaTouR" set, Ministry will perform tracks from "The Last Sucker" as well as songs that revisit the band's rich and provocative 30-year musical history. Archival Ministry videos plus other visual elements of alchemy, Christianity, politics and other topics aligned with Ministry will be incorporated into a special video presentation, produced by Ministry music video and Wicked Lake feature film director Zach Passero that will change night to night.

As is expected from a Ministry show, you just never know what surprise guests will jump on stage for a song or two. "A Ministry tour is a traveling circus," states Jourgensen. "When we roll into town, everyone hides their daughters, but the freaks roll out the red carpet and a friend or two pops up on stage to add some spice and mayhem to the show. We never know who's gonna walk through the dressing room door at sound check. We rehearse a bunch of 'extra' songs just in case so-and-so shows up..."

Confirmed dates for Ministry's 2008 "C U LaTouR" can be found at the C U LaTouR Page. Additional dates and cities are yet to be announced. The C U LaTouR Page will be updated with more official tour information as things are confirmed so check it often.

Paul Raven - Rest In Peace 1961 - 2007

Saturday, October 20, 2007 - The 13th Planet family is saddened to confirm the devastating news of the sudden and unexpected death of Ministry's bassist, Paul Raven. Raven was working with French recording artists Treponem Pal on their new collaboration with Ted Parsons (ex-Prong/ex-Killing Joke/Jesu) and members of The Young Gods in a small village on the French/Swiss border. Initial reports indicate Raven's passing was the result of a heart attack.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Raven's family and friends around the world. His love of life, artistic creations and joyful laughter touched and moved all of us deeply. The loss of this extraordinary artist, unique individual and loyal friend will be felt by many. The impact of his talents will be remembered forever but his contribution to the lives of everyone who knew him is his greatest legacy.

Prong - Power Of The Damager Album Of The Month

Prong's Power Of The Damager has been named album of the month by irish and italian metal websites. Check out more at Metal Ireland and Dagheisha.

Ministry New Full Track From The Last Sucker On Myspace

Ministry has added a new full track from The Last Sucker to the Myspace Music Player on the Ministry Myspace Page. The Doors' cover "Roadhouse Blues" can be added to your profile.

Prong - Power Of The Damager Preorders Over

All Prong - Power Of The Damager Preorders from the 13th Planet Store have been shipped. Power Of The Damager CDs and all other Prong items are in stock now and new orders are shipping as they are placed.