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Van Halen continued their setlist surprises on the “A Different Kind Of Truth” tour Monday night (Sovereign Center, Reading, PA). The new track, “Blood And Fire,” and the 1978 classic “Jamie’s Cryin’” made their first appearances of the tour; “Blood” was actually performed at the group’s final dress rehearsal at the L.A. Forum on February 8:
ZZ
Top have
announced their spring tour plans. The Texas rockers will headline
the Gang Of Outlaws Tour, with special guests 3 Doors Down;
the pair will be joined by Gretchen Wilsonon
select dates. The
6-week, 24-date trip starts May 25 in Manchester, NH.
ZZ
Top, who have been working on a new album with producer Rick
Rubinfor
a few years now, are expected to preview new material from their
forthcoming release over the course of the tour.
Last
June, ZZ Toppremiered
a new song from the project, "Flyin’
High,”in
space; it was taken to the International Space Station by astronaut
and friendMichael
Fossumaboard
a Russian spacecraft. ZZ
Top - 3 Doors Down - Gretchen Wilson Gang Of Outlaws Tour
2012 May
25 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Arena May
26 - Atlantic City, NJ – Trump Taj Mahal/Etess Arena May
27 -Mashantucket, CT – MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods May
30 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion Jun
01 - Winston Salem, NC - Joel Coliseum Jun
02 - Fayetteville, NC - Fort Bragg Jun
03 - Fredericksburg, VA - Celebrate Virginia Live! Jun
05 - Richmond, VA – Innsbrook Pavilion Jun
06 - Simpsonville, SC - Charter Amphitheatre at Heritage Park Jun
08 - St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre Jun
09 - Atmore, AL – Wind Creek Hotel & Casino Amphitheater Jun
10 - Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Jun
12 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Jun
15 - Estero, FL - Germain Arena Jun
16 - Orlando, FL - Universal Orlando Resort Music Plaza Stage Jun
17 - Clearwater, FL - Tropicana Field Jun
19 - Southaven, MS - Snowden Grove Park & Amphitheater Jun
20 - Nashville, TN- Bridgestone Arena Jun
22 - Baton Rouge, LA – Baton Rouge River Center Jun
23 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Jun
24 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion Jun
26 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena Jun
27 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre Jun
29 - Hinckley, MN - Grand Casino Amphitheatre
Black
Sabbath guitarist Tony
Iommi, who is currently receiving treatment in England for the early
stages of lymphoma, with which he was diagnosed late last year, has
issued the following update: "A
little update on how it's all going: "Well,
I've had the last dose of chemotherapy, so hopefully my body will
start to get back to normal soon. The steroids were the [worst]. I've
now got three weeks of radiotherapy coming up which I'm told can be
very tiring, so we'll see. "A
big thanks to Ozzy
and Geezer for coming over to England; it was a big incentive
for me. We managed to work most days and have some great new
tracks. "And,
importantly, thanks again for your kind messages. Hope to be seeing
you soon."
UK
melodic hard rock mavens Magnum have announced the following release
dates for their new studio album, "On The 13th Day":
Germany:
September 21st Rest of Europe: September 24th North
America: September 25th
Back
in February, Magnum issued the following studio report: "This
week we are back at M2 studios and all set to record the new album,
due out later this year. We do have a title and will let you know
what it is very soon. We have just spent a week putting down guide
vocals and some guitar parts and it's sounding really powerful once
again. If the early song titles have anything to go by the album will
tick all the boxes for all the fans. Keep checking back for some very
exciting news."
Magnum
recently confirmed the following German dates for their "On The 13th
Day" tour. October 25
- Berlin, Germany - C-Club 26
- Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik 27
- Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal 28
- Cologne, Germany - Kantine 30
- Ingolstadt, Germany - Eventhalle Am Westpark 31
- Mannheim, Germany - Alte Seilerei November 3
- Bremen, Germany - Tivoli Aladin 5
- Nurnberg, Germany - Hirsch 6
- Augsburg, Germany - Spectrum 7
- Munich, Germany - Ampere 9
- Burglengenfeld, Germany - Vaz 10
- Memmingen, Germany - Kaminwerk More
dates to be announced.
