QUEENSRŸCHE: Video Footage, Photos Of Detroit Acoustic Session Available

May 18, 2009

QUEENSRŸCHE performed acoustically for the listeners of Detroit's 101 WRIF radio station on May 9, 2009 at the MGM Grand Detroit prior to the band's concert later that night at the Emerald Theatre in Mount Clemens, Michigan.

Video footage of the "Eyes of a Stranger" acoustic performance can be viewed below.

Photos of the acoustic session are available on the Motorcityblog.

QUEENSRŸCHE will take its acclaimed "American Soldier Tour" online by broadcasting an entire show live in high definition at cdpulse.tv. When the band takes the stage at the Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on May 19 at 8:00 p.m. ET, fans worldwide can watch a high-definition stream of the performance live as it happens. Fans can gain access to the show by purchasing an e-ticket at cdpulse.tv for the cost $5.95 for an advance ticket or $7.95 for a ticket on the day of the show. The show can be viewed virtually worldwide in high-definition clarity via premium content delivery access systems featuring 43,000 servers in 17 different countries.

For more details and technical information, visit cdpulse.tv.

As with all shows on the "American Soldier Tour", QUEENSRŸCHE will be performing three separate suites during the two hour performance, each focusing on a different album. The show opens with a suite from the band's 1986 gold album "Rage For Order", including some tracks the band has not played live in over 20 years. The second suite focuses on the new epic concept album "American Soldier", which was released on March 31 from Atco/Rhino. The "Soldier" suite features guest vocal performances by Navy rescue swimmer and Blue Angels crew chief A.J. Fratto on the intense set opener "Sliver" and lead singer Geoff Tate's daughter Emily on the moving ballad "Home Again". The final suite revisits 1990's triple platinum opus "Empire" with performances of some of the band's most beloved tracks, including "Jet City Woman", "Silent Lucidity" and "Best I Can".

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