MATT SORUM To Perform With CHERIE CURRIE In Costa Mesa

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum will perform with Cherie Currie when she supports her former RUNAWAYS bandmate Joan Jett and THE BLACKHEARTS on August 11 at the Pacific Amphitheater in Costa Mesa, California as part of this year's Orange County Fair.

Commented Sorum: "[Cherie] called one day and asked if I would help put a band together and I quickly responded with a 'yes!'

"I recruited Nick Maybury (PERRY FARRELL, MINK) [and] Grant Fitzpatrick (MINK). Cherie's son, Jake Hayes, will be rockin' the other guitar and vocals.

"We are doing a bunch of RUNAWAYS tracks that are so fun to play.

"Sandy West's drumming was so cool, especially for her age of 16 at the time 'Live in Tokyo' was recorded. The tones of the guitar were awesome, too — very QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, but done in the mid-'70s, of course.

"[We'll also be playing] a couple of surprise covers and, of course, 'Cherry Bomb'.

"Cherie sounds amazing and looks great as well."

Regarding the Orange County Fair's decision to book Jett for this year's event, Steve Beazley, the fair's chief executive officer, told CBS2.com, "We knew the movie ('The Runaways') was coming out this year ... so we immediately called her agent.

"Being in the proximity of Los Angeles has its pluses and minuses, but it means if you want to do something special or out-of-the-box like this show it's a little easier to effect."

Although the concert will not exactly be a RUNAWAYS reunion because Jett and Currie will be performing separately, Beazley told CBS2.com that he would be shocked if they didn't get behind the mic together for the band's biggest hit, "Cherry Bomb" and other tunes.

"Let's put it this way, the tickets are so affordable it's not a big gamble to come in and take that chance," Beazley said.

"When two artists are in the same venue anything can happen. It's so fun of Joan and Cherie to be mum on it, but gosh darn, if they're in same building and they don't do something together, well, something's just wrong with the universe."