SEVENDUST's CLINT LOWERY To Miss First Part Of 2026 European Tour
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SEVENDUST guitarist Clint Lowery will sit out the first part of the band's early 2026 European tour with ALTER BRIDGE and DAUGHTRY. Filling in for him on those shows will be Tim Tournier, a Chicago, Illinois-based artist manager who says that he has previously "done every job that there is to do in music, from being a musician on stage to selling merch."
Earlier today, Lowery released a video message in which he said in part: " I just wanna say I'm excited for the band SEVENDUST joining ALTER BRIDGE across the pond, a full European tour coming up. As you guys know, a territory we have not hit enough at all, so it is gonna be a great opportunity for us to expand the band.
"Unfortunately, I'm not gonna be able to make the front half of this tour for a couple reasons. First off, family commitments. I made a promise to my kids years ago I would not be gone a certain amount of time anymore. I've done some long stretches in my career, and I have to honor that promise and make sure that I'm present for them as well. Secondly, I had a couple of health issues last year. I have a couple of tests coming up just to confirm everything's cool there before I join the band. Tim Tournier, our manager, my dear brother, one of my best friends, is gonna be filling in on guitar for me over there on the shows that I'm gonna miss. Please support him. He's been great. He helped fill in on the 'Seasons' tour that I missed some of the dates on."
"So please just support the guys ALTER BRIDGE, DAUGHTRY, SEVENDUST, my tour family, my brothers. We've got a new record coming out we're super excited about. So look out for details for that. Support the band.
"We love you guys so much. God bless everyone. Be safe in the new year, and I'll see you over there. And take care of each other. And I love you. God bless. Much love."
In a message accompanying the video, Lowery wrote: "Hello SEVENDUST family, as the video states I will unfortunately be missing the front portion of the upcoming European tour with our brother in @officialalterbridge. It's a hard decision that I had to make but the right one for the season of life I'm in currently."
He continued: "I adore the European fanbase there. I've had the pleasure of touring there a good amount and the passion from the people there is incredible. My brother @timothysonoftimothy will do an amazing job filling in no doubt. I think it's crucial the band have a presence there and appreciate the band's support on my decision."
Clint added: "I've done this since I was 18 years old and have loved touring. At this stage I have to prioritize my family and well being. Support my @sevendustofficial brothers. I will join them soon to finish it off.
"God is good. I love all of you and thanks for your support and understanding".
Lowery revealed in early 2025 that he had just completed his first tour as a "saved Christian".
Clint opened up about his faith during a June 2025 appearance on the Man Up God's Way podcast with host Jody Burkeen. Regarding how he came to be in a relationship with Jesus Christ, Clint said: "I had the understanding of God, but I did just enough to feel like I wasn't hellbound. I considered myself a pretty decent person earlier in my twenties. And then I started getting into alcohol and drugs, and that took me down the darkest path that I'd ever imagined — you know, the typical rock and roll lifestyle. You go into drugs, you go into drinking, all the other things, womanizing and just different things that just were not aligned. And then deep in my soul and my heart, I knew it was wrong. I just wanted to fit in. I just wanted to exist… And it was almost a badge of honor to live in a sinful way. And there was a lot of like 'attaboys' that were given to you. And so as a younger man, you're romanced by that. But there was always a consistent prayer life. A relationship, I wouldn't call it. I'd call it more of a foxhole. I would go through the motions of prayer because it was the imprint of my being, 'cause my mother and my father did it. We always prayed at dinners. And so there was a foundation there, but there just wasn't a relationship."
Clint continued: "I got sober in 2007, and that, that opened up a relationship with what I'd called… Because I wouldn't say I was church hurt, but I just was very reluctant to join or be a part of a religion aspect of it. Not realizing that the real mission and the real objective is to have a relationship with Jesus Christ as my savior that died for my sins and was resurrected. When I got sober, I just said there's a God concept there. I had Jesus Christ, but I wasn't fully supporting that in a way where I would even tell my kids early on, allow them to kind of, 'Well, some people believe you die and nothing happens. Some people believe that there isn't a God at all. Some people believe in Buddhas. A lot of people believe in different things.' And I would just tell 'em that, and at the time, that's what I thought.
SEVENDUST's new studio album is tentatively due in early 2026 via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2023's "Truth Killer" was once again produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette at Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, Florida. Baskette had previously worked with ALTER BRIDGE and SLASH, among others.
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
