In the fall of 2023, Cooper co-headlined the Freaks on Parade tour with Rob Zombie , with Filter and Ministry acting as the opening acts. The tour spanned one month, lasting from August 24, 2023, until September 24, 2023, visiting 19 venues across the United States and Canada.
The band also reunited to play a one-off gig at the Camden Underworld on the day of release of the reissue of Flood , where they played the album in its entirety.
that they would release a deluxe version of Flood on 7 October 2022
In October 2022, during their European headlining tour, Blue Öyster Cult supported Deep Purple at five arena shows in the United Kingdom.
On 22 June, the band later officially announced the single to be released on 6 July.
Drummer Steve Broughton died on 29 May 2022.
During Bring Me the Horizon’s Malta event on 26 May, the band showcased their latest single ” Strangers ” for the first time at their DJ set.
In May 2022, record label Trapped Animal announced that they would release a deluxe version of Flood on 7 October 2022, featuring the original album along with an extra disc of outtakes from the Flood sessions and session tracks recorded for the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show .
On 21 April, the band were featured on Norwegian singer Sigrid ‘s single ” Bad Life ” from her album How to Let Go .
“Hey, Hey, Rise Up!” was released on 8 April, with proceeds going to Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief.