Adam Dutkiewicz to Leave Warped Tour

Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz has been forced to leave the band in the middle of their run on the Vans Warped Tour due to health reasons. Adam underwent back surgery in early 2007. In order to fully recover, his doctors have advised leaving the tour and continuing with daily physical therapy.

The band will continue on as a four-piece, with their guitar tech Josh Mihlek filling in for Adam on select songs. After playing with this lineup on the July 31 Milwaukee and August 1 Cincinnati Warped dates, the band feels confident that this solution works well and will allow them to finish the tour. The Vans Warped tour has three weeks left; dates are as follows:

• 8/02/07Tower City Amphitheatre Cleveland, OH
• 8/03/07Tweeter Center Camden, NJ
• 8/04/07Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY
• 8/05/07Raceway Park Manalapan, NJ
• 8/07/07Verizon Wireless Music Ctr. Noblesville, IN
• 8/08/07Post-Gazette Pavilion Burgettstown, PA
• 8/09/07Tweeter Center Mansfield, MA
• 8/10/07Darien Lakes Darien Center, NY
• 8/11/07Molson Park Barrie, ONT
• 8/12/07Parc Jean Drapeau Montreal, QUE
• 8/14/07Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Maryland Heights, MO
• 8/15/07Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Bonner Springs, KS
• 8/17/07Idaho Center Amphitheater Nampa, ID
• 8/18/07The Gorge George, WA
• 8/19/07Columbia Meadows St. Helens, OR
• 8/20/07Vibes Medford, OR
• 8/22/07Selland Arena Fresno, CA
• 8/23/07Sleep Train Amphitheater Marysville, CA
• 8/24/07Coors Amphitheatre Chula Vista, CA
• 8/25/07Home Depot Center Carson, CA