Those anxiously awaiting the Whitesnake/Judas Priest tour will be glad to know that in addition to the nine tour dates previously mentioned here, more have been added. Note that shows marked with an asterisk (*) will only feature Judas Priest.
July 1 – St. Charles, MO – The Family Arena
July 2 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
July 3 – St. Paul, MN – Taste of Minnesota
July 7 – Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center
July 8 – Canadaigua, NY – CMAC
July 9 – Toronto, ON – Molson Amphitheatre
July 11 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 12 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach
July 14 – Cleveland, OH – Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
July 15 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 17 – Walker, MN – Moondance Jam
July 18 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest*
July 21 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavillion
July 29 – Paso Robles, CA – California Mid State Fair
July 31 – Concord, CA – Sleep Train Pavillion
August 1 – Marysville, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre
August 2 – Universal City, CA – Gibson Amphitheatre
August 4 – San Diego, CA – SDSU Open Air Theatre
August 5 – Costa Mesa, CA – Orange County Fair
August 7 – Phoenix, AZ – Dodge Theatre
August 8 – Las Vegas, NV – Thomas & Mack Center
August 10 – Albuquerque, NM – Sandia Casino*
August 11 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks
This brings the tour to a total of 23 dates, and more are likely to be added. Before the tour kicks off in July, Whitesnake will stay busy by playing a dozen shows in Europe during May and June.
I would also like to provide a quick update on the 2009 Rocklahoma festival, to be held from July 9 to July 12 in Pryor, OK.
High expectations have been set for this festival, which has delivered solid glam metal line-ups since its inception in 2007. This year, fans will no doubt be in for a treat once again as the following bands are welcomed to the stage: Twisted Sister, Great White, Vixen, Helix, Night Ranger, Warrant, Danger Danger, Nelson, Kix, Bango Tango, L.A. Guns, Baton Rouge, and Bonfire just to name a few. For the full line-up, head to www.rocklahoma.com. We will have an update on this as soon as the dates and times for these bands become available.
Festival goers may also want to keep an eye on the Half-Way Jam, a 3 day classic rock festival in Royalton, Minnesota. Tickets go on sale April 15, and since the line-up is still a complete mystery an announcement is surely on its way sometime in the next few days or weeks. Last year’s line-up fell a bit flat for Half-Way, but perhaps its organizers will kick it up a notch for 2009.
Update @ 5:30pm: The announcement for Half-Way came a bit faster than I anticipated! Here are the national bands signed as of this afternoon: Skid Row, Dokken, Great White, The Sweet, April Wine, and BulletBoys. The four metal bands signed represent a bit of a change in direction for the festival, which last year featured mostly southern-tinged rock from the 1970s (Marshall Tucker, John Cafferty). Note that Dokken will also be playing the Dakota Rock Fest on July 25 in Sioux Falls, SD.
