Nonpoint Brings Back Memories And Looks To The Future With Latest Tour

Elias sits down to talk about fans, family, and connecting the past to the future.

Photo credit: Francesca Ludikar

After being around since 1997, you’d think bands would be hyper concentrated on what’s next. There’s no denying Nonpoint is rolling with the changes but staying true to their fans. Literally coming in HOT off Shiprocked 2023, their newest offering “The Emerald City Tour” based on the classic “The Wizard of Oz” is definitely an experience worth indulgence. From Elias’ perspective “The story is so relatable it checks all the boxes.” Not only does their single “Heartless” have lyrics based on this multi-generational hit, the show uses the familiar imagery.

It also offers fans a one of a kind opportunity from the inside of their tour bus to listen to previously unreleased material and offer their critique, and even choose songs they should work on. “It’s been a pretty positive experience for the band. There have been a couple of times at the end of a song the people just… applaud. It’s been really neat seeing the reactions, especially in the different cities. How they react to the songs. We are taking a lot of reaction research. Demographic has a lot to do with it (older vs younger fans) then asking them both about what they think of the different songs on a record together and their response ‘well that’s what we expect from you guys. That you have that variety in your record.’ It’s inspiring to know they are catching all those small underlying innuendos.

All of this while managing to play to huge crowds. How’s the tour going? “I have to say I’m not surprised but I’m elated at the fact that there hasn’t been a down show that we’ve done so far” Elias said though their stop in Jacksonville, Florida had fewer numbers than the South Florida dates, the sound from the crowd has been “getting increasingly louder each stop “. I can say Jacksonville natives don’t have inside voices. “Yeah, there were no inside voices there!” We are loud all the time but the love of Nonpoint everywhere they go plays a crucial part in the increase in volume. I asked how the response to the release of Heartless has been and he said “The band’s happy, the team’s happy. People are singing the hell out of it”. When asking what the motivation for revisiting such a familiar subject, Elias said “well, it’s an endearing classic. It’s just timeless.The underlying story of each of those individual characters we all need it today. It started out as a really nice idea that we peppered throughout our career. It’s tap your heels and it’s the kind of thing that breaks the chaos.”

I always try to get artists to share a little bit about what happens when they aren’t riding in a bus trying to keep track of which day it is and where they are headed. What is the major reset button? Elias talked mainly of time with his family being his most important destressing activity. “Nature and tripping around with my family. When I get away and get to spend that time I don’t normally get to spend with them. Long extended periods of time where I don’t have to get on my phone or anything. Those times are really what resets me. ” A lot of people don’t realize that especially for artists who have been around for a few years, family is their biggest focus. That stabilizer in an otherwise crazy world.

I asked, as I always do, if there are any secret plans for upcoming tours. He wouldn’t tell me anything but that a big summer tour was about to be announced shortly I tried, very hard, to get him to give it away, but to Elias’s credit he wouldn’t do it. Considering how large this band’s presence is, it will be a can’t be missed show if Elias is saying it’s big.

Update: 03/21/2023

Nonpoint announced that they will be joining Mudvayne, Coal Chamber, Gwar and Butcher Babies on ‘The Psychotherapy Sessions Tour’ this summer!

Tickets go on sale Friday, March 24th @ 10:00 AM local time

Tickets available at https://nonpointstore.com/pages/tour-dates

The Emerald City Tour:

March 21st – Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck

March 22nd – Tulsa, OK @ Vanguard

March 24th – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live

March 25th – Dallas, TX @ Trees

March 26th – San Antonio, TX @ Rock Box

2023 The Psychotherapy Sessions Tour

July 20th – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

July 21st – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORDIA Credit Union Amphitheater

July 23rd – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion

July 25th – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live

July 26th – Scranton, PA @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain

July 28th – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater

July 29th – Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

July 30th – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center

August 1st – Syracuse, NY @ St Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview

August 2nd – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake

August 4th – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center

August 5th – Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

August 6th – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Center

August 8th – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center

August 9th – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center

August 12th – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion

August 13th – Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

August 15th – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater

August 16th – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amp

August 17th – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre

August 19th – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion

August 20th – Reno, NV @ Grand Theater at The Grand Sierra Resort

August 22nd – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre

August 23rd – Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheatre

August 25th – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre

August 26th – Englewood, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater

Nonpoint is:
Elias Soriano (Lead Vocals)
Robb Rivera (Drums)
Rasheed Thomas (Guitar /Backing Vocals)
Adam Woloszyn (Bass)
Jason Zeilstra (Lead Guitar)

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