VELVET REVOLVER Records B-Sides In Cleveland; First Club Date Announced

March 19, 2007

The Plain Dealer reports that VELVET REVOLVER spent time at Lakewood, Ohio's Lava Room Studios earlier in the month tracking b-sides for ther upcoming album, "Libertad", just before heading into New York for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. According to bassist Duff McKagan, the band is no stranger to the studio. "We recorded the song 'Come On, Come In' for the 'Fantastic Four' movie soundtrack here and liked the sounds and the vibe," he said.

In other news, the first club date for VELVET REVOLVER's upcoming North American tour has been announced: Monday, May 7 at Seattle's Showbox Music Club, Tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster on Wednesday, March 21 at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

VELVET REVOLVER's schedule is now shaping up as follows:

South American tour:

Apr. 10 - Pista Atlética Del Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
Apr. 12 - Claro Hall, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Apr. 15 - Quilmes Rock - Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Apr. 16 - Estadio Obras (a.k.a. Estadio Pepsi Music),Buenos Aires, Argentina
Apr. 18 - Palacio De Los Deportes, Bogotá, Colombia

North American tour:

May 07 - Showbox - Seattle, WA
May 19 - Rock On The Range - Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, OH

European tour:

Jun. 01 - Rock Am Ring - Nürburgring, Eifel, Germany
Jun. 02 - Gods Of Metal - Idroscalo, Milan, Italy
Jun. 03 - Rock Im Park - Zeppelinfeld, Nürnberg, Germany
Jun. 08 - Download Festival - Castle Donington, Derby, England
Jun. 15/16 - Provinssirock - Seinjoki, Finland
Jun. 17 - Fields Of Rock - Walibi World, Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands
Jun. 22/23 - Monsters Of Rock - Feria De Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Jun. 25 - Le Zénith De Paris, Paris, France
Jun. 26 - Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland
Jun. 29 - Marley Park, Dublin, Ireland
Jul. 02 - Quart Festivalen - Idrettsplassen, Kristiansand, Norway

More dates will be announced soon.

VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum revealed during the Camp Freddy Radio broadcast on Los Angeles' Indie 103.1 FM earlier in the month that the band has finished mixing its second album, "Libertad".

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland told MTV.com that the new CD "definitely still rocks, but it's incredibly more musical. There's a lot more textures, and Slash and Duff [McKagan] have really sort of risen the bar. It just goes places that the first album didn't go."

The members of VELVET REVOLVER gave the induction speech for honorees VAN HALEN during the 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which unfolded inside New York's Waldorf-Astoria hotel on March 12. VELVET REVOLVER also performed at the event in VAN HALEN's place.

(Thanks: Velvet-Revolver.com)

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