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ULI JON ROTH Jams With SMASHING PUMPKINS At ROCK AM RING; Video Available

June 6, 2007

Video footage of legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth's (ex-SCORPIONS) jam with the SMASHING PUMPKINS at the Rock am Ring festival on Saturday, June 2 in Nürburgring, Germany has been posted at YouTube in three parts: Part#1, Part#2, Part#3.

SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan makes an appearance on vocals in the new SCORPIONS song "The Cross", which is included on the band's new CD, "Humanity - Hour 1".

This year's Uli Jon Roth Sky Academy seminar and concerts will take place August 22-26 at Musician's Institute in Los Angeles. Uli will perform two concerts, titled "Uli Jon Roth and Friends", in conjunction with his Sky Academy Seminar (note: tickets can be purchased separately for the concerts). Uli will play lots of SCORPIONS and playing tribute to many classic bands, such as CREAM, JIMI HENDRIX, THE DOORS, and others.

Guests confirmed to jam with Uli this year are as follows:

Joe Stump
Michael Angelo Batio
Chris Poland (ex-MEGADETH)
Tony Franklin (bass; BLUE MURDER, THE FIRM, WHITESNAKE)
Rob Pagliari (bass)
Michael Ehre (drums; METALIUM)
Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, HALFORD)
Adrian Galysh
Andrew Shulman (cello)

Last year the seminars and concerts were held at UCLA. Uli played about four hours a night, paaying tribute to THE DOORS with Robbie Krieger, CREAM, HENDRIX, GEORGE GERSHWIN, VIVALDI as well as playing many SCORPIONS and ULI JON ROTH classics.

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