Billy Howerdel (A Perfect Circle) Sets June 10 Release Date For Solo Debut Album , "What Normal Was" (Alchemy Recordings/Rise Records/BMG)

Billy Howerdel releases his eagerly-awaited debut solo album, What Normal Was, on June 10 via Alchemy Recordings/Rise Records/BMG.

The A Perfect Circle co-founder/guitar player has simultaneously released a video for “Poison Flowers”, with the Rizz (from VOWWS)-directed clip offering both an aural and visual preview of what’s to come on the 10-song, self-produced collection.  

 “This is me stepping back into my early teen self and making the record I would’ve made if I had the means and the knowledge when I first picked up a guitar—just in 2022,” Howerdel explains. “It’s that moment as a kid when you hear a record, close your eyes, and go somewhere else. That was the time I found my lane, so to speak.”

The news is accompanied by the announcement of a Summer tour, kicking off on June 11 in Ventura, Calif. The six week trek includes an appearance at Milwaukee’s Summerfest and two shows where Howerdel finds himself on the same bill as his APC bandmate Maynard James Keenan, who will be performing with Puscifer: June 12 at the Greek Theatre (Los Angeles) and July 1at Meadow Brook Amphitheatre (Rochester Hills, Mich). Tickets for all headlining dates are on-sale this Friday, April 29 at 10 am local time. For tickets and ticket info, including VIP packages, please visit www.billyhowerdel.com.

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Tour dates:

June 11  Ventura, CA  Ventura Music Hall
June 12  Los Angeles, CA  Greek Theatre *
June 14  Solana Beach, CA  Belly Up
June 15  San Francisco, CA  The Independent
June 16  Roseville, CA  Goldfield Trading Post|
June 18  Portland, OR  Wonder Ballroom
June 19  Seattle, WA  Neumos
June 21  Salt Lake City, UT  Metro Music Hall
June 22  Denver, CO  Gothic Theatre
June 24 Minneapolis, MN  Fine Line Music Café
June 25  Milwaukee, WI  Summerfest
June 26  St. Louis, MO  Delmar Hall
June 28  Chicago, IL  Cabaret Metro
June 29  Columbus, OH  Newport Music Hall
July 1  Rochester Hills, MI  Meadow Brook Amphitheatre *
July 2  Toronto, ON  Axis Club
July 3  Montreal, QC  Café Campus
July 5  Allston, MA  Brighton Music Hall
July 6  New York, NY  Gramercy Theatre
July 8 Philadelphia, PA  Theatre of theLiving Arts
July 9  Baltimore, MD  Baltimore Soundstage
July 10  Charlotte, NC  The Underground
July 12  Atlanta, GA  Masquerade
July 14  New Orleans, LA  House of Blues
July 15  Houston, TX  White Oak Music Hall – Inside Downstairs
July 16  Dallas, TX  The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
July 17  Austin, TX  Emos
July 20  Phoenix, AZ  Crescent Ballroom

*-w/ Puscifer

What Normal Was tracklist:

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1.   Selfish Heart
2.   Free And Weightless
3.   Ani
4.   Beautiful Mistake
5.   The Same Again
6.   Poison Flowers
7.   Follower
8.   Bring Honor Back Home
9.   EXP
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