SONS OF APOLLO ANNOUNCES FIRST STRING OF U.S. SHOWS AS PART OF WORLDWIDE TOUR IN SUPPORT OF “PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY” ALBUM
Sons Of Apollo–former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force)— will be hitting the road in 2018 for their first-ever highly anticipated worldwide tour, which kicks off in Tampa, FL on February 3rd as part of the Cruise To The Edge, which will be sailing to Belize and Costa Maya. Once the cruise concludes, they’ll be performing in Miami, FL on February 9th as part of the Monsters Of Rock Cruise Pre-Show party. Tickets for the upcoming tour dates go on sale Friday, December 1st at 12pm local time.
As Mike Portnoy declares, “Ever since this lineup assembled to make Psychotic Symphony, the thing I’ve been most excited about is anticipating how insane I know this band is going to be on stage. Well, the wait is almost over. Here are the first U.S. dates that will get to witness this ‘five-headed musical spectacle’ live on stage in February. We plan on being on tour all year long, all over the globe, with plenty of dates now being announced for summer festivals throughout Europe, but these are the very first shows that will get to witness this amazing lineup in person for the first time. We can’t wait.”
Released October 20th through InsideOutMusic/Sony, Psychotic Symphony is available as a 2CD Mediabook (featuring a second disc of instrumental mixes and extended booklet with an exclusive Studio Diary), Gatefold 2LP vinyl + CD (which comes with an etching on side D and the entire album on the CD), Standard Jewelcase CD & digital download. It was produced by the dynamic production duo of Portnoy and Sherinian, also affectionately known as “The Del Fuvio Brothers,” which is the nickname given to them over 20 years ago during their time together in Dream Theater.
Click on titles to listen to previously released songs.
Lost In Oblivion
Coming Home
Signs of the Time
Sons Of Apollo tour dates:
February:
3-8 Tampa, FL Cruise To The Edge
9 Miami, FL Magic City Casino/Monsters Of Rock Cruise Pre-show
11 Orlando, FL Plaza LIVE Orlando
13 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
15 Asbury Park, NJ House of Independents
16 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
17 Battle Creek, MI The Music Factory
18 Joliet, IL The Forge
PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY is a excellent record! Would love to see these guys live, but there are no shows near me, so far. Hope they at least record some of these shows for release on video!
Is the group a band or a project….? Judging by the band members, it’ll be a short run.