VELVET REVOLVER Set To Launch Headlining 'Electric Wonderland Show' Tour

February 23, 2005

Coming off their Grammy Award for "Best Hard Rock Performance" ("Slither"),VELVET REVOLVER are set to launch their headlining North American "Electric Wonderland Show" arena tour March 22 in Montreal. Special guests HOOBASTANK will open the West Coast leg of the tour. This trek will follow the explosive rockers' sold-out shows in America, Canada, Europe and Japan as well as in New Zealand and Australia where they’re currently touring through February 27. VELVET REVOLVER has teamed with I Love All Access to provide a variety of VIP ticket packages. Go to VelvetRevolver.com for details.

VELVET REVOLVER are on the road in connection with their platinum-plus debut "Contraband" album, which has sold over three million copies worldwide. It features the #1 rock single "Slither", as well as the band’s other #1 rock hit "Fall To Pieces", plus the blazing new single "Dirty Little Thing".

In other news, VELVET REVOLVER's new video for "Dirty Little Thing" was premiered on Fuse Friday, February 18. The clip — directed by Motion Theory — features live performance and animation by famed Japanese illustrator Rockin' Jellybean, who's known for his edgy illustrations of sex goddesses and muscle cars. VELVET REVOLVER is seen performing live inside an animated runaway train while the exterior and surrounding environment are animated. The train flies around the world, burning through Japan, the UK, New York and Hollywood.

Current tour dates are as follows:

Mar. 22 - Montreal, PQ @ Bell Centre
Mar. 23 - Ottawa, ONT @ Corel Centre
Mar. 24 - Hamilton, ONT @ Copps Coliseum
Mar. 27 - Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
Mar. 28 - Calgary, AL @ Pengrowth Saddledome
Mar. 29 - Edmonton, AL @ Rexall Place
Mar. 31 - Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum
Apr. 12 - San Diego, CA @ Coors Amphitheatre
Apr. 13 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
Apr. 15 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
Apr. 16 - Anaheim, CA @ Arrowhead Pond
Apr. 17 - Reno, NV @ Reno Events Center
Apr. 19 - San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic
Apr. 21 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden
Apr. 22 - Everett, WA @ Everett Arena
Apr. 23 - Boise, ID @ Taco Bell Arena
Apr. 25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ E Center
Apr. 26 - Denver, CO @ Magness Arena
Apr. 28 - St. Paul, MN @ Excel Energy Center
Apr. 29 - Rockford, IL @ Rockford MetroCentre
Apr. 30 - Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
May 02 - Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Center
May 03 - Amherst, MA @ Mullins Center
May 05 - Raleigh, NC @ Verizon Wireless
May 06 - Atlanta, GA @ Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre
May 07 - Orlando, FL @ Lee Vista Park
May 13 - Scranton, PA @ Montage Mountain
May 14 - Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach
May 15 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless
May 17 - Cleveland, OH @ Tower Amphitheatre
May 18 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Chevrolet Amphitheatre
May 20 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC
May 21 - Washington, DC @ Merriweather Post
May 22 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless
May 24 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
May 25 - Miami, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheatre

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