Alice In Chains will open for Guns N’ Roses at their sold-out Las Vegas dates on April 8th and 9th.
In January it was announced that Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan would appear together onstage again at the Las Vegas dates and a pair of Mexico City concerts in-between headline appearances at Coachella later in the month. It was also recently revealed that Izzy Stradlin wouldn’t be joining his former bandmates in the original lineup.
The former guitarist said, “At this point in time, I will not be playing at any of the April 2016 GNR shows. I’ve also not been in the studio recording or writing with any of the others recently. There is so much speculation, but so very little info, that I thought I should reach out.”
From late 1992 and throughout the remainder of the decade, if you spent any amount of time watching MTV or listening to rock radio, you were bound to come in contact with a tune by Stone Temple Pilots. With such classic releases as Core, Purple, and Tiny Music…Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop selling millions and spawning countless hits (Sex Type Thing, Plush, Creep, Vasoline, Interstate Love Song, Big Empty, Big Bang Baby, etc.), STP is now widely considered one of rock’s all-time great acts.
And during this time, there were few rock frontmen who commanded an audience and generated as many headlines as Scott Weiland. Despite fronting another successful band, Velvet Revolver, and issuing his own critically acclaimed solo albums, Weiland could not overcome his demons – passing away in 2015 (at the age of 48).
Scott Weiland: Memories of a Rock Star features nearly 30 all-new interviews conducted exclusively for this book, including members of bands that toured with STP (Megadeth, Meat Puppets, Blind Melon, etc.), worked with Scott (Scott’s autobiography co-author David Ritz, video directors Kevin Kerslake and Josh Taft, producer/engineer Chris Goss, etc.), or were friends and/or admirers of Scott’s music (Richard Patrick, Bob Forrest, Matt Pinfield, Eddie Trunk, etc.). Get ready for an honest and accurate portrayal of Scott Weiland.
David Lee Roth says that his new song, in which he offers a sad goodbye against a low-key guitar accompaniment, could be about Van Halen reports blabbermouth.net.
Lyrically, Ain’t No Christmas sounds like Roth is closing the door on the current Van Halen reunion, with lines that include, “Sure looked good on paper, once upon a lie. Happily never after, and I’m not okay to drive.
Let’s put the pin back in this one, and say we both survived. Last blank space on the map I think we’ve arrived…
“Quittin’ while you’re ahead ain’t quittin’, and I’m quittin’.”
After initially denying that the song was about Van Halen — telling the Van Halen News Desk that “It’s poetry. It has nothing to do with Van Halen.” Roth has since released a follow-up message, saying, “On second thought, if all work is autobiographic, maybe this song is about Van Halen…”
Greg Renoff, author of the new book Van Halen Rising, was one of many fans who thought Ain’t No Christmas was the singer’s goodbye message to Van Halen. Renoff said, “Roth’s vocal performance here is mournful and somber. His lyrics express feelings of bitterness and regret. My take is that the lyrics provide a commentary on Roth’s recent months with Van Halen and perhaps a window into the future of Van Halen.”
Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony was joined by several musicians, including Warrant singer Robert Mason, to perform three Van Halen songs — Panama, I’m The One and their cover of The Kinks’ You Really Got Me — during the Mark In The Morning first-anniversary show on February 26th at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California. Watch video footage, filmed by fans, of the concert can be seen below.
Def Leppard have just announced they will return to the road this summer for an extensive tour across North America due to overwhelming demand. The Live Nation promoted outing will storm through 55 cities across all parts of the U.S. and Canada. It is set to hit Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on July 11th and PNC Bank Arts Center on July 13th. Joining Def Leppard on their mighty summer outing are REO Speedwagon and Tesla. Tickets will go on sale on March 5th at 10am through Live Nation.
Def Leppard–Joe Elliott (vocals), Vivian Campbell (guitar), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick “Sav” Savage (bass) and Rick Allen (drums)—continues to be one of the most important forces in rock music. With 100 million records sold worldwide and two prestigious Diamond Awards to their credit, the group’s spectacular concerts, filled with powerful melodic rock anthems, continue to sell out venues worldwide. For the past thirty years the band’s epic live shows and arsenal of hits have become synonymous with their name, leading Def Leppard to be heralded as an institution in both the music and touring industry.
Def Leppard’s influential career includes numerous hit singles and ground-breaking multi-platinum release’s—including two of the best-selling albums of all time, Pyromania and Hysteria. The band’s 2015 US tour was one of the year’s highest grossing, hitting 70+ cities nationwide. In addition to the tour, Def Leppard debuted their self titled new album in October 2015. The album secured the #1 slot on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart. It features the #1 Classic Rock chart single Let’s Go and their new single Dangerous out now.
Def Leppard 2016 Tour Dates:
May 1—Orlando, FL Moonstone Festival
May 4—Lafayette, LA Lafayette Cajundome*
May 5—Corpus Christi, TX American Bank Center Arena*
May 7—Hidalgo, TX State Farm Arena*
May 10—Bossier City, LA CenturyLink Center
May 11—Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena
May 13—Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex
May 15—Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
May 17—Allentown, PA PPL Center
May 18—Huntington, WV Big Sandy Superstore Arena
May 20—Orlando, FL Amway Center (no REO Speedwagon)
June 22—Boston, MA Xfinity Center
June 24—Bangor, ME Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
June 25—Quebec City, QC Centre Videotron
June 27—Syracuse, NY Lakeview Amphtheatre
June 29—Hershey, PA Hershey Park Stadium
July 1—Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
July 2—Chicago, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 5—Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
July 6—Milwaukee, WI Summerfest in Milwaukee
July 8—Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion
July 9—Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
July 11—Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 13—Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 15—Detroit, MI TE Energy Music Theatre
July 16—Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
August 6—Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center
August 8—Evansille, IN Ford Center
August 10—Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
August 12—Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
August 13—Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
August 17—Birmingham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheater
August 19—Austin, TX Austin 360 Amphitheatre
August 22—Houston, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
August 24—Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
August 26—Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
August 27—ST. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino
August 29—Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
August 31—Darien Center, NY Darien PAC
Sept 14—Billings, MT Metrapark Arena
Sept 16—Salk Lake City, UT USANA Ampitheatere
Sept 17—Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Sept 19—Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre
Sept 20—Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
Sept 22—Irvine, CA Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Sept 24—Sacramento, CA Toyota Amphitheatre (no Tesla)
Sept 25—Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sept 28—Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena
Sept 30—Eugene, OR Matthew Knight Arena
Oct 1—Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
Oct 4—Omaha,NE CenturyLink
Oct 5—Minneapolis, MN Xcel Center
Oct 7—La Crosse, WI La Crosse Center Arena
Oct 8—Toledo, OH Huntington Center
Oct 10—Cedar Rapids, IA U.S. Cellular Center
*Styx to appear
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Greetings everyone from South Florida. Had a great few nights stay at the always amazing Seminole Hard Rock and now tomorrow i get ready to board the Lebrewski Cruise. Hope you were lucky enough to grab one of the free cabins I gave away on this site and social media. It’s a great ship, great food, live music and of course beer! Back from this cruise on Saturday. Then live on SiriusXM Monday 3/7. Then to KC to host UFO at Voodoo Lounge 3/9. My schedule is insane and changing all the time. All dates on the home page as confirmed.
Thanks to all I hung with last night in Pompano at the Queensryche/Dokken show. Good to meet you all.
Please be sure to visit ET’s Box Office under Live & On The Air on this site. Always adding free tickets for giveaway. The shows are mostly in NY/NJ but at times outside my local area also.
No news yet on That Metal Show. When I know you will know. Thanks for the support!
This Thursday my new podcast is an exclusive all new interview with guitarist Bob Kulick. Bob talks about his behind the scenes work with Kiss and much more. Free on www.podcastone.com and Itunes.
This weekend for my FM / syndicated show “Eddie Trunk Rocks” I have a brand new special I am calling Fallen Heroes Of Rock. Every song played will feature at least one member who passed away. Hope you can join me as we pay tribute to some of the greats that have passed away. As always hear it on all affiliates and their streams free.
