in late 2009 and early 2010, the band toured for the queensrÿche cabaret. in november 2010, queensrÿche played several shows for u.s. troops stationed in iraq. while at a u.s. military position, explosive shells began falling on the base as the result of a bomb attack. contrary to some news reports stating that some band members were injured, tate has said in several interviews that he was misquoted and none of the band members suffered any injuries.