It is the moment you have been waiting for people!! Bret Michaels, thats the Poison front man to those of you who don’t know, has actually said that the band is in talks with none other than Def Leppard!!! If it goes ahead, the tour should be later on in the year. He spoke to CNN about the tour.
“I’ve got a huge announcement, which actually just happened this morning. Def Leppard and Poison are gonna go out on the road this summer. And the reason that’s exciting for me, I know it will be the rock tour this summer. Poison and Def Leppard, with all those big hits, being out there, we put out a great show, we’ve got a huge fanbase, but the one thing the fans get, we always keep the ticket prices down and deliver an absolutely awesome, kick-ass rock show. And I look forward to it, because I’m still a fan of music — I’m very passionate about the music I make — and when you can be out on the road with people you like — I’ve been able to go out with Aerosmith, Kiss, Skynard — and to be out with Def Leppard and Poison this summer, I think that it’s gonna be the tour of the summer.”
Well there it is guys and girls. Poison and Def Leppard at one concert and a fair ticket price. Maybe Bon Jovi will take a leaf out of their book and realise it IS all about the fans and what you can do for them. After all, they are the reason that bands are popular.
Even though they have not had any ground breaking albums for a little while, they are both still massively popular bands who can get the crowd going with their big riffs and catchy chorus.
Keep tuned for more updates if the tour does go ahead and I’ll let you know dates and prices as soon as I have the info. Why not check out the latest band news or purchase band merchandise and promotional T Shirts on the official band websites?
Poison: http://www.poisonweb.com/
Def Leppard: http://www.defleppard.com/
Ever heard of Chris Cornell or Timbaland? Of course you have. Chris Cornell is of Soundgarden and Audioslave fame, (He also did the bond theme for Casino Royale) and came of of Seattle at around the same time as Nirvana. Timbaland is a very well known producer , song writer and rapper in the music biz and has worked with far to many famous people to start mentioning them.
As it turns out, these two extremely talented people will be teaming up together and making a new album which is inspired by Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ from 1979, where each track will run into the next track so the album will be a conitnuous stream of music.
This new album is titled “Scream” and is set to be released at the start of March this year.
This much awaited album is thought to be some of Cornell’s best work yet and good news to all Cornell fans as he will be touring Europe next month.
Kings of sleaze rock, Faster Pussycat, have announce tour dates for this year! Although I am absolutely mortified as none of the UK dates are anywhere near me and during the week when I can’t have any time off, any of you who do make it will be in for a rare treat.
I managed to see this amazing band two years ago and all I can say is Wow! They mix old school and glam with pure sleaze rock, catchy riffs and big choruses. Imagine the likes of Bon Jovi back to a time when they were good and multiply it by 1,000 and you come somewhere close to how brilliant this band is.
They first came into our lives back in the 80’s and toured with the likes of Guns N’ Roses, Motorhead and Alice Cooper. They have a slightly heavier sound than they had originally, probably due to when they reformed back in 2001 with a slightly different line-up which in my opinion, has made them even better.
Here are the dates for all you luck people who are want to go and see them.
Mon 19th Jan - London, United Kingdom - The Underworld
Wed 21st Jan - Dudley, United Kingdom - JBs
Thu 22nd Jan - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Corporation
Fri 23rd Jan - Leeds, United Kingdom - Rio’s
Sat 24th Jan - Argelato, Italy - Que Meo Meo
Sun 25th Jan - Rome, Italy - Jailbreak Club
Tue 27th Jan - Uster, Switzerland - Rock City
Thu 29th Jan - La Roca, Spain - La Nau
Fri 30th Jan - Bilbao, Spain - Rock Star
So to continue on from yesterday about what we’ve missed over the last two weeks while some of us lucky ones has some time off over Christmas, read on for some more gossip and news in the world of rock.
Preston from The Ordinary Boys is releasing a solo album. I’m sure all 3 of his fans will be very happy about that with the rest of you asking “Who are the Ordinary Boys and who is this Preston you’re talking about?”
The Astoria wants The Who and Kasabian to play at its final night before closing next week and is forbidding any pop stars to turn up.
Clarence Fender, the creator of the almighty Fender guitar is to be honoured with a technical Grammy.
DJ AM has now filed a lawsuit against the airline following a crash with Former Blink 182’s Travis Barker.
Robert Plant has been honoured with a CBE.
The Foo Fighters and Coldplay are getting together to play at a Neil Diamond charity concert in February this year.
Police questioned Paul Weller in Prague after he was allegedly found drunk in the street.
The Fender Mustang used in the first Nirvana tour and played by Kurt Cobain was sold for $100,000.
Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy promises to stay clean in the new year. One day at a time Pete.
That’s about all really on the rock news side of things but I would like to take a moment to send thoughts to Eartha Kitt’s family as she passed away in December, aged 81. She was, and is, one of the worlds greatest stars and the world will be a little less brighter without her.
So we’re back after the winter holidays and Happy New Year to you all!
So what on earth has been happening in the world of rock music I hear you say? Here’s a run down of general rock news from the last 2 weeks.
The All American Rejects have announced a new single, a new album and a UK tour for 2009.
Download Festival Organisers are listening to the fans of the festival and will be providing better facilities from now on like better toilets and camping facilites and closer campsites to the stages.
U2 have announced that they are releasing a new and long awaited album in March this year and we hear rumours here that they may well be planning a world tour to go with it!
The Who, The Kids Are Alright, is going to be re-released after being digitally remastered and back in the shops this month.
Fall Out Boy played a free gig to celebrate the new album but were shut down by the cops as they didn’t have the correct permits to play!
More updates to continue tomorrow. . . .
