SCORPIONS: More Tour Dates Announced

May 15, 2008

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have scheduled the following dates:

May 17 - Ostrw Wielkopolski, Poland - Stadion Miejski
May 22 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Dubai Festival City
May 30 - Greifswald, Germany - Volksstadion
Jun. 07 - Tampere, Finland - Sauna Open Air
Jul. 25 - Kotka, Finland - Maritime Festival
Aug. 01 - Kelseyville, CA - Joe Mazzola Showroom - Konocti (with SAMMY HAGAR)
Aug. 02 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater (with SAMMY HAGAR)
Aug. 03 - Costa Mesa, CA - Pacific Amphitheatre @ Orange Co. Fair (with SAMMY HAGAR)
Aug. 05 - Tucson, AZ - AVA Amphitheatre (with SAMMY HAGAR)
Aug. 08 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth
Aug. 09 - Sparta, WI - Fort McCoy Army Base
Aug. 24 - Wolpertshausen, Germany - Air Field Hohenlohe
Aug. 30 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Apoteose
Aug. 31 - Goinia, Brazil Ginasio - Goiania Arena
Sep. 03 - Belm, Brazil - Cidade Folia
Sep. 04 - Manaus, Brazil - Arena Amadeu Teixeira
Sep. 06 - So Paulo, Brazil - Credicard Hall
Sep. 07 - Recife, Brazil - Chevrolet Hall
Sep. 10 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil - Mineirinho
Sep. 12 - Ponta Grossa - Brazil - Centro de Eventos
Sep. 17 - Guadalajara, Mxico - Auditrio Telmex
Sep. 20 - Mxico DF, Mxico - Foro Sol
Sep. 23 - Port Of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago [to be announced]

Oct. 25 - Strasbourg, France - Zenith Europe

A documentary of the SCORPIONS' recent tour of Russia which aired in April as part of Deutsche Welle's (DW-TV) English-language programming has been posted on YouTube. Watch the four-minute clip below.

The SCORPIONS were recently named the seventh most successful German band of all time in their country based on German CD sales. They are also the most successful German band in terms of international album sales.

"Live At Wacken Open Air 2006: A Night To Remember - A Journey Through Time" DVD which contains footage of SCORPIONS' concert at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on August 3, 2006 was made avalable in North America on January 8 as an Internet-only release. The set includes the German hard rock band's historic performance at the festival during which they were joined by former bandmates Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker and Herman Rarebell.

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