Velvet Revolver drummer sidelined as tour continues

Velvet Revolver skins-basher Matt Sorum will have to sit out the band's upcoming round of headlining dates while he recovers from a fractured hand.

The drummer suffered the injury during a recent boating accident, according to RCA Records. No further details were provided.

Sorum's bandmates--singer Scott Weiland, guitarists Slash and Dave Kushner, and bassist Duff McKagan--will forge ahead with a series of seven August arena dates that kick off Aug. 11, but they have not yet announced a temporary replacement drummer.

Sorum, meanwhile, is undergoing physical therapy and plans to return to the fray in time for Velvet Revolver's stint on this summer's Ozzfest tour. The group joins that bill Aug. 23 in Albuquerque and remains on board through the tour's Sept. 4 conclusion in West Palm Beach, FL.

The band also plans to squeeze in a Sept. 3 headlining show in Jacksonville, FL, during an off-day from the Ozzfest tour. The itinerary is included below.

Velvet Revolver continues to back its debut set, last year's chart-topping "Contraband," which spawned the Grammy-winning single "Slither." A new song from the group, titled "Come In, Come On," turns up on the "Fantastic Four" soundtrack, which landed in stores last month.

[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.]
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Velvet Revolver

August 2005
11 - Mount Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagle Casino
12 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheater
13 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center
15 - Green Bay, WI - Oneida Casino
17 - Springfield, IL - Illinois State Fair
20 - Las Vegas, NV - Aladdin Hotel & Casino
21 - Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre

September 2005
3 - Jacksonville, FL - Times Union Center

Ozzfest 2005

August 2005
23 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
25 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
27 - The Woodlands, TX - C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
28 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
31 - Antioch, TN - Starwood Amphitheatre

September 2005
2 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
4 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre

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