NASHVILLE |FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/
MARCEE RONDAN/AMANDA HALE
LETTERMAN SEIZES ‘CONTRABAND’: The countdown to the release of VELVET REVOLVER‘s eagerly anticipated debut album CONTRABAND, due out June 8 on RCA, gets even more exciting. The band–lead vocalist SCOTT WEILAND, guitarist SLASH, bassist DUFF McKAGAN, drummer MATT SORUM and guitarist DAVE KUSHNER–will make their national television performance debut Tuesday, May 25 on the “Late Show With David Letterman” in the midst of their sold-out cross-country intimate venue trek. They’ll perform the album’s first single, “Slither,” a massive hit that’s vaulted to the top 5 on the mainstream, modern and active rock charts; the video is already in rotation on MTV, MTV2, VH1and Fuse. On the tour, the band are performing songs from their explosive album, plus material from the members’ previous bands: Guns N’ Roses and Stone Temple Pilots. After performing on Letterman, the band rolls into Roseland in NYC Wednesday, May 26 for a sold-out show. Check out velvetrevolver.com for tour updates.
Contacts:
MSO 818-380-0400:
Mitch Schneider mschneider@msopr.com ext. 235
Marcee Rondan marcee@msopr.com ext. 248
Kristine Ashton kashton@msopr.com ext. 233
Amanda Hale ahale@msopr.com ext. 238
RCA Records:
Pamela Murphy pamela.murphy@bmg.com 212-930-4394
Maggie Wang maggie.wang@bmg.com 212-930-7007
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