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GODSMACK AND SHINEDOWN ADD FALL DATES TO CO-HEADLINING TOUR
Godsmack and Shinedown have unveiled a second North American leg to their upcoming co-headlining tour, adding a string of fall dates to the two bands’ itineraries after initially hitting the road together in July. The new dates begin on September 21st in Greenville, South Carolina, ending for now on October 11th in Portland, Oregon. Asking Alexandria will take over in the opening slot for Like A Storm and Red Sun Rising, who are splitting the summer concerts.
ROGER DALTREY: PETE TOWNSHEND SAVED HIS SOLO ALBUM
Roger Daltrey is already receiving raves for his just-released solo album As Long As I Have You — but he revealed to us that if not for Pete Townshend, he would’ve scrapped it. The sessions for the album stretch back a few years — with Daltrey originally considering the song “Certified Rose” for a Who project — and originally thought that some of the tunes could be worked up as a Who covers album to serve as a followup to 2006’s Endless Wire.
- Roger Daltrey tour dates (subject to change):
June 8 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (with The Hudson Valley Philharmonic Orchestra)
June 10, 12 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap Center for Performing Arts (with The Wolf Trap Orchestra)
June 15 – Lenox, MA – Tanglewood (with The Boston Pops)
June 17 – Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium (with The New York Pops Orchestra)
June 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center for the Performing Arts (with The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia)
June 23, 25 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival (with The Ravinia Festival Orchestra)
June 27 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater (with The Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
June 30 – Canandaigua, NY – CMAC (orchestra TBA)
July 2 – Dayton, OH – Fraze Pavilion (with The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra)
July 5 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheater (with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
July 8 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center (with The Cleveland Orchestra)
August 10 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
POISON’S RIKKI ROCKETT SAYS SEPARATE BUSES KEEPS THE PEACE
Poison drummer Rikki Rockett says the band is able to enjoy a summer on tour due to the simple fact that they’re no longer living on top of one another. Rockett, who along with the rest of Poison, is out on the road with Cheap Trick, told Long Island Pulse, “It’s more comfortable. Period. I really enjoy it. Man, we were all crammed together; we didn’t have much money. We didn’t start making money until the late-’80s, really. The first couple of records, you’re in debt. But the buses, the accommodations, how you roll. It’s better these days. We hit our 20th anniversary, and at 20 years, we said, ‘It’s time that we get separate buses. We’ve earned it.’ And this way, we won’t kill each other and can keep doing this for a long time (laughs). We have separate buses, so we get along just fine. (Laughs) The fact of the matter is we’re doing this because we love the band POISON. It’s our baby, so we all take turns taking care of it in different ways. We want to get along. We want to make it work. That doesn’t mean that we have to go to each other’s houses every day.”
- Poison and Cheap Trick tour dates (subject to change):
June 5 – Atlanta, GA – Verizon Amphitheatre
June 7 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
June 8 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 9 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
June 10 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
June 12 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
June 13 – Syracuse, NY – Lakeview Amphitheatre
June 14 – Hartford, CT – The Xfinity Theatre
June 15 – Gilford, NH – Bank of NH Pavilion
June 17 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
June 19 – Toronto, ON – The Budweiser Stage
June 21 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach
June 22 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
June 23 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
June 24 – Allentown, PA – PPL Center
June 26 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
June 29 – Saint Petersburg, FL – Al Lang Stadium
June 30 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place Amphitheater
July 1 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
NEW SLIPKNOT LYRICS CHRONICLE ‘HEAVY COUPLE OF YEARS’ FOR COREY TAYLOR
Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor told Loudwire in a new interview that the lyrics he’s writing for the next Slipknot LP are perhaps his most personal yet. Taylor said, “It’s been a heavy couple of years for me personally. So I’m working out some things, personally for myself, which has been great. I’ve been able to grab hold of some of the depression that I’ve been fighting and formulate the way that I want to describe it. So some of these lyrics are, to me, some of the best I’ve ever written. It’s probably the most I’ve shared in years.”
Story Source: Loudwire