Poison, Cinderella celebrate '20 Years of Rock'
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Poison and Cinderella , two of the best-known acts from the '80s glam-metal era, both celebrate their 20th anniversary this year, and will mark the occasion with a joint tour.
The two groups have rolled out a massive itinerary that kicks off in mid-June and runs through late August. Stops are planned in more than 50 cities. Details are included below.
The tour will, in part, support career-retrospectives from both bands. Poison's new hits compilation, "The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock," landed in stores Tuesday (4/6), and an expanded CD/DVD version of the set, dubbed "The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock - Deluxe Tour Edition," will surface May 23.
Meanwhile, Cinderella has set an April 25 release date for "Cinderella: Gold," a two-disc best-of set that "highlights the strength of the band's three multi-platinum albums," according to a press release.
Ticket on-sale information hasn't been announced, but tour sponsors VH1 Classic and Live Nation announced that lawn tickets for the tour's outdoor amphitheater dates will be priced at $20 or under.
Sacramento-based rock quartet EndeverAfter, which recently signed a recording contract with Sony Music, will open most of the shows.
Poison--singer Brett Michaels, guitarist C.C. Deville, bassist Bobby Dall and drummer Rikki Rockett--rose to fame thanks to a batch of late-'80s and early '90s hits that included "Talk Dirty to Me," "Nothin' But a Good Time," "Unskinny Bop" and "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." The group's most recent collection of all-new material is 2002's "Hollyweird."
Philadelphia-based Cinderella--singer Tom Keifer, drummer Fred Coury, bassist Eric Brittingham and guitarist Jeff LaBar--made a name for itself in the '80s with its triple-platinum albums "Night Songs" and "Long Cold Winter," which spawned hits such as "Shake Me," "Nobody's Fool," "Somebody Save Me," "Gypsy Road" and "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)." The band hasn't released a new studio set since 1994's "Sill Climbing."
June 2006
13 - Mankato, MN - Midwest Wireless Civic Center
14 - Burlington, IA - Steamboat Days
16 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
17 - Des Moines, IA - Waterworks Park
18 - Sioux Falls, IA - to be announced
20 - Green Bay, WI - Oneida Casino
21 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center
23 - Newtown, ND - Four Bears Casino
24 - Fargo, ND - Red River Valley Fair
25 - Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Arena
27 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
29 - Lemoore, CA - Tachi Casino
30 - Concord, CA - Chronicle Pavilion
July 2006
1 - Devore, CA - Hyundai Pavilion
2 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
4 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
6 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
7 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
8 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
9 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
11 - Antioch, TN - Starwood Amphitheatre
12 - East Lansing, MI - Common Grounds Music Festival
13 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
15 - Comstock, NE - Comstock Rock Festival
16 - Englewood, CO - Coors Amphitheatre
18 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
19 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
20 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
22 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
23 - Cadott, WI - Rock Fest
25 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion
26 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
28 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
29 - West Bend, WI - Washington County Fair Park
30 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheater
August 2006
1 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
2 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake P.A.C.
4 - Clearfield, PA - Clearfield County Fair
5 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
6 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
8 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Theater
9 - Hartford, CT - Dodge Music Center
11 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Park Star Pavilion
12 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
13 - Wildwood, NJ - Wildwood Convention Center
15 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
16 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
18 - Pelham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center
19 - Tampa, FL - Times Forum
20 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
22 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
23 - Myrtle Beach, FL - Hard Rock Live
25 - Atlanta, GA - Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre
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