THE BLACK CROWES AND JIMMY PAGE ANNOUNCE DATES FOR SUMMER TOUR

As their live track "What Is And What Should Never Be" rockets with a bullet to #5 on Radio & Records' "Rock Tracks" chart, JIMMY PAGE AND THE BLACK CROWES have confirmed speculation that they will launch a major concert tour this summer beginning June 24 in Chicago through early October. Tickets go on sale for the first of three legs (see itinerary below) on April 29. On the trek, consisting mainly of outdoor amphitheatres, JIMMY PAGE and THE BLACK CROWES will take the stage either the night before or after The Who perform at the same venue. Tickets for each show will be sold separately, but as a special offer for fans who want to see both shows, they can purchase lawn tickets for both nights and get $7.50 off the normal ticket price for each night (a savings of $15.00).

This summer's trek marks the much-anticipated return of last year's heralded and sold-out six date tour of JIMMY PAGE and THE BLACK CROWES performing onstage together. It resulted in the current Internet-only album, JIMMY PAGE AND THE BLACK CROWES LIVE AT THE GREEK, which was released February 29 exclusively on the musicmaker.com website, who's sponsoring the tour. Described in reviews as "vibrant," "magical" and "spectacular," the 19 customizable tracks–over two hours of music–are a mix of newly recorded, classic Led Zeppelin songs and additional vintage blues numbers.

In a recent interview with Reuters News Service about the current live album, THE BLACK CROWES' lead singer CHRIS ROBINSON said: "There's always been a pretty healthy dose of Zeppelinesque qualities to all of our records. You're talking about these archetypal, rock 'n' roll culture songs, y'know? You don't want to mess 'em up, man." THE BLACK CROWES' guitarist RICH ROBINSON also told Reuters: "I'm humble in the face of Jimmy and his work and all the amazing things he's done. But I'm also proud and confident in what we do. I knew deep down that, of any band, we're really one of the only ones that could have pulled this off well. And when we started playing the stuff ourselves…it just became more apparent."

For his part, JIMMY PAGE recently told Rolling Stone: "I've always thought the Crowes were one of the finest live rock bands around, period." He further noted in Wall of Sound: "I was amazed they had all the (Led Zeppelin) parts down, because they're difficult to play, and they're also difficult to hear in some places. It just really showed the measure of what good musicians they are. They had all the subtleties of the Led Zeppelin thing, but they also brought The Black Crowes to the party. You can tell by Chris' vocal approach to everything that it's the Crowes and Chris Robinson."

For many fans, including members of The Who themselves, the joint venture of The Who and JIMMY PAGE/THE BLACK CROWES makes conceptual sense. As Who guitarist Pete Townshend said April 10 at a New York City press conference: "I've always been a fan of The Black Crowes, and Jimmy played on the Who's first successful record–he played rhythm guitar on 'I Can't Explain.' It's gonna be good to be together."

Fans can catch JIMMY PAGE and THE BLACK CROWES at any of the following stops. The Who dates are available via their own website at thewholive.com.