Volbeat released a statement confirming the departure of its longtime guitarist, Rob Caggiano, from the band ahead of its 2023 tour.
The band has been gearing up since announcing its 2023 tour, including the summer tour in North America alongside Halestorm. Volbeat's current schedule shows that its trek will begin at Rockfest on June 10 and end at the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee on Aug. 9.
Ahead of the tour, Volbeat delivered the saddening news of Caggiano's departure from the band.
Rob Caggiano Leaves Volbeat
Volbeat confirmed the development in a Facebook post on its official page, confirming the end of its career with its longtime guitarist.
It expressed its gratitude after it was able to share great music and experiences with Caggiano over the past 10 years, including the four albums with the guitarist. After the exit, the band sent its well wishes to the former member as it assured him to support in everything he will do in the future.
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The same statement confirmed that The Arcane Order's Flemming C. Lund, who has been friends with the band, would be its touring guitarist.
"Filling those shoes on stage will be a herculean task, but our good friend Flemming C. Lund (The Arcane Order) will be jumping in to handle lead guitar on our 2023 shows," the statement went on. "Thank you to all of our incredible fans for their support, and more importantly, thank you to Rob for ten amazing years."
Caggiano had been a part of Volbeat when he joined the band following his exit from Anthrax in 2013. He initially cited that he parted ways with his previous band to focus on his studio production work but surprisingly joined Volbeat one month later.
Volbeat 2023 Tour Dates, Venues
Volbeat will play with its new touring guitarist in its upcoming world tour which will start at Rockfest in Hyvinkaa on June 10. See the updated list of Volbeat's 2023 tour below:
June 10 - Hyvinkaa at Rockfest
June 16 - Gothenburg at Ullevi Stadium
June 22 - Oslo at Tons of Rock
June 23 - Grenchen at Summerside Festival
June 28 - Graz at Standhalle
June 29 - Upper Austria at Burg Clam
June 30 - Uelzen at Open R Festival
July 12 - Toronto, Ontario at Echo Beach
July 13 - London, Ontario at Rock The Park
July 15 - Grand Rapids, Mich. at Upheaval Festival
July 17 - Winnipeg, Manitoba at Canada Life Centre
July 18 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at Sasktel Centre
July 19 - Edmonton, Alberta at Rogers Centre
July 22 - Abbotsford, British Columbia at Tradex
July 23 - Spokane, Wash. at NQ Amphitheatre
July 25 - Missoula, Mont. at Big Sky Amphitheatre
July 26 - Idaho Falls, Idaho at Mountain America Center
July 29 - Sioux City, Iowa at Hard Rock Casino
July 30 - Gary, Ind. at Hard Rock Casino
Aug. 1 - Quebec City, Quebec at Centre Videotron
Aug. 2 - Laval, Quebec at Place Bell
Aug. 3 - Uncasville, Ct. at Mohegan Sun Arena
Aug. 5 - Atlantic City, N.J. at Ovation Hall
Aug. 6 - Grantville, Pa. at Hollywood Casino
Aug. 9 - Milwaukee, Wis. at Wisconsin State Fair
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