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Styx follows VH1 outing with headlining dates

Published May 7, 2004 02:13 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Styx [ tickets ], which has launched a co-headlining run with Peter Frampton [ tickets ], is plotting a series of headlining dates that will follow the current outing.

Dubbed the VH1 Classic Summer Hits tour, the jaunt with Frampton--which also features show-openers Nelson--is scheduled to wrap up in late June. Styx will squeeze in a few June headlining shows during some of that tour's off days, and has lined up post-VH1-tour headlining dates that are scattered into early October.

According to a message that Styx [ tickets ] guitarist/singer Tommy Shaw posted on the band's website on Friday (5/7), the group's inaugural VH1 Classic Summer Hits tour performance in Cleveland on Thursday (5/6) went better than he expected.

"Our set came off virtually without a hitch, unheard of for first nights," Shaw wrote. "We're very pleased with the new set design. Even our designer, Jeff Ravitz, told me on the way out last night that he likes it better than anything we've done in years, and from Jeff that's a big compliment, especially since he's been there with us for over two decades and in that time become an Emmy Award winning designer."

On Tuesday (5/4), Styx released "Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology," a retrospective set featuring 35 digitally remastered tracks culled from throughout the band's 30-year career. The album includes a "deluxe booklet, many rare photos," and "an essay with detailed credits," according to a press release.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

VH1 Classic Summer Hits Tour

May 2004
7 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
8 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
9 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
13 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
14 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
15 - The Woodlands, TX - C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
16 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
18 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
20 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
21 - Universal City, CA - Universal Amphitheatre
22 - Concord, CA - Chronicle Pavilion
23 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
26 - Englewood, CO - Coors Amphitheatre
28 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
29 - Idaho Falls, ID - Sandy Downs
30 - George, WA - The Gorge

June 2003
12 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheater
14 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
16 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
17 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
18 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion @ Walnut Creek
20 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
22 - Doswell, VA - Kingswood Amphitheater
25 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center
26 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
27 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Styx

June 2004
19 - Chattanooga, TN - Riverbend Festival
23 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
30 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest

July 2004
2 - Bottineau, ND - Rockin' the Hills Festival
3 - Clear Lake, IA - Surf Ballroom
4 - Blue Ash, OH - Blue Ash Sports Center
9 - Marksville, LA - Paragon Casino & Resort
10 - Hot Springs, AR - Timberwood Amphitheatre at Magic Springs
16 - Fond du Lac, WI - Fond du Lac County Fair
17 - Jefferson, WI - Jefferson County Fair
18 - Cadott, WI - Chippewa Valley Festival Grounds (Rock Fest)

August 2004
3 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
7 - Olathe, CO - Olathe Sweet Corn Festival
8 - Sturgis, SD - Legendary Buffalo Chip (Sturgis Rally)
14 - Wisconsin Dells, WI - Crystal Grand Theatre

September 2004
17 - Lake Delton, WI - Crystal Grand Theatre
28 - Alpine, CA - Viejas Concerts in the Park
30 - Saratoga, CA - Historic Mountain Winery

October 2004
1 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre