Velvet Revolver fires off more dates for inaugural tour
Supergroup Velvet Revolver , whose debut album hits stores next month, has added more stops to a North American tour that kicks off on Thursday night (5/13).
The run now stretches into late June, with new shows added in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Austin, Houston, Dallas and Denver. Details are shown in the itinerary below.
Velvet Revolver features ex-Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland; former Guns N' Roses members Slash (guitar), Duff McKagen (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums); and former Suicidal Tendencies member David Kushner (guitar).
"Contraband," the group's debut album, is due in stores on June 8. The set features the single "Slither," which is in the Top 5 on the mainstream, modern and active rock charts, according to the group's publicist. The song's music video is streaming at the band's website.
In addition to "Slither," "Contraband" also houses the cut "Set Me Free," which first turned up on last summer's "Hulk" soundtrack.
The band will mark the album's release with a two-night stand at Los Angeles' Wiltern Theatre on June 8 and 9. Tickets for those shows sold out in two minutes, according to a press release.
On Sunday (5/9), the group performed for a group of contest winners, friends and family during an open dress-rehearsal at The Roxy in West Hollywood, CA. The setlist included material from "Contraband," as well as songs by Guns N' Roses and Stone Temple Pilots, and a cover of Nirvana's "Negative Creep."
Click here to read liveDaily's recent interview with Slash.
May 2004
13 - Saint Louis, MO - The Pageant
14 - Kansas City, KS - Memorial Hall
15 - Minneapolis, MN - Quest Club
19 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
20 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
21 - Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
26 - New York, NY - Roseland
27 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
28 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
29 - Boston, MA - Avalon
June 2004
4 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
5 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
7 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
8, 9 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern LG
11 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
13 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre
17 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Barbeque
18 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
19 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
22 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
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