As I Lay Dying frontman, Tim Lambesis, will miss the first couple of shows for the Lamb of God tour. The reason given is because he adopting a child from Ethiopia....a noble cause.

Commented Tim: "It's impossible to time something like this, and it goes without saying that I won't be able to make the first five shows of our upcoming tour. However, I'm very thankful to the Lamb Of God guys for their understanding and support. Fortunately, they've been able to find excellent bands to replace us keeping the lineup of this tour exciting as ever. We'll be meeting up with the tour in Vancouver, B.C. and finishing out the remaining five weeks. We look forward to seeing you all then!"

Here are the dates affected by this:

Apr. 02 - Dodge Theater - Phoenix, AZ
Apr. 03 - Palladium - Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 04 - Events Center - San Jose, CA
Apr. 05 - Crest Theater - Fresno, CA
Apr. 07 - Paramount - Seattle, WA