DATE: APRIL 12, 2010
FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/TODD BRODGINSKI/ANGELA VILLANUEVA/BARI LIEBERMAN
SCORPIONS
ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL
DATES FOR
‘GET YOUR STING AND BLACKOUT’
FAREWELL WORLD TOUR
CRITICAL PRAISE CONTINUES TO POUR IN
FOR NEW AND FINAL ALBUM
‘STING IN THE TAIL’
FIRST SINGLE “RAISED ON ROCK”
TOPPING CLASSIC ROCK RADIO
Scorpions at Guitar Center’s RockWalk on April 6, 2010 in Hollywood, CA
Photo Credit: Steve Macia (cinemacia.com)
SCORPIONS have announced additional dates for the two-month North American leg of their “GET YOUR STING AND BLACKOUT” farewell world tour. The German rockers will be taking over such cities as Gilford, NH, Pittsburgh, PA, Miami, FL, Tampa, FL, New Orleans, LA and Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre as they celebrate the success of their new and final album STING IN THE TAIL. As one of the most successful rock bands in the world, the Scorpions will be celebrating 40+ years in music during this final outing that will feature special guests including Cinderella, Dokken, Ratt and Tesla supporting along the way. Additional dates will continue to be announced soon.
Released March 23 via Universal Music Enterprises, Sting in the Tail entered the Billboard Top 200 charts at #23, marking the band’s highest chart debut in over 20 years. “Raised on Rock”–the album’s anthemic first single–currently sits at the #1 spot at classic rock radio and adds to their remarkable list of hits including “Rock You Like A Hurricane,” “Wind of Change” and “No One Like You.” Critical praise continues to pour in about the new album (see quotes below).
On Tuesday, April 6, the Scorpions–KLAUS MEINE (vocals), MATTHIAS JABS (lead guitar), RUDOLF SCHENKER (guitar), JAMES KOTTAK (drums) and PAWEL MACIWODA (bass)–were inducted into RockWalk at Guitar Center in Hollywood, CA, the only sidewalk gallery dedicated to honoring those artists who have made a significant impact and lasting contribution to the growth and evolution of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Blues, and R&B. Fans, friends and family–including Lemmy from Motorhead and Ratt’s Warren DiMartini–were all on hand to see the band put their hands in cement to be immortalized on Sunset Blvd.
MEINE spoke to the fans around the world, thanking them for their support, inviting them to come out to the shows for one final celebration and expressing their gratitude for the honor. “It’s an amazing moment in our career. Who would have thought in the early 70s when we left Hanover, West Germany, went all over the world, that so many years later, 2010, we would come here to Hollywood and put our handprints next to all these great rock n’ roll legends? This feels very, very special and it’s a great honor.”
See what’s being said about STING IN THE TAIL:
–Gary Graff, BILLBOARD, April 10, 2010
–Mario Tarradell, DALLAS MORNING NEWS, March 22, 2010
–Chad Bower, HEAVYMETAL.ABOUT.COM, March 2010
—ULTIMATE-GUITAR.COM, March 23, 2010
–Aaron Mayagoitia, 411MANIA.COM, March 28, 2010
–Jeb Wright, CLASSICROCKREVISITED.COM, April 2010
–Kelley Simms, SMNNEWS.COM, March 25, 2010
–Will Harris, ESDMUSIC.COM, April 5, 2010
–Jeff Markunas, CWG MAGAZINE, March 30, 2010
–Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal, METALASSAULT.COM, March 23, 2010
–Robert Cavuoto, FURYROCKS.COM, April 6, 2010
–Greg Burk, METALJAZZ.COM, March 2010
–Ray Van Horn Jr, THE METAL MINUTE (blog), March 25, 2010
–Ruben Mosqueda, SLEAZEROXX.COM, March 2010
—REALROCKREPORT.BLOGSPOT.COM, March 22, 2010
—1UP.COM, March 26, 2010
—GLAMROCK.COM, March 27, 2010
Check out the SCORPIONS on the “Get Your Sting and Blackout” Tour:
New shows in bold below.
DATE | CITY | VENUE | ON-SALE | |||||||||
** Fri | 6/18 | Holmdel, NJ | PNC Bank Arts Center | Now via Ticketmaster | ||||||||
** Sat | 6/19 | Columbia, MD | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Now via ticketfly.com | ||||||||
**Tue | 6/22 | Wantagh, NY | Jones Beach Theater | Now via Ticketmaster | ||||||||
# Wed | 6/23 | Gilford, NH | Meadowbrook Amphitheatre | April 16 via mdtix.com | ||||||||
** Fri | 6/25 | Quebec City, QC | Pavillion de la Juenesse | Now via billitech.com | ||||||||
** Sat | 6/26 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre | Now via geg.ca | ||||||||
** Sun | 6/27 | Toronto, ON | Molson Amphitheatre | Now via Ticketmaster | ||||||||
Thu | 7/1 | Detroit, MI | DTE Energy Music Theatre | April 24 via Ticketmaster | ||||||||
Fri | 7/2 | Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest | TBA via Ticketmaster | ||||||||
Mon | 7/5 | Pittsburgh, PA | Amphitheatre at Station Square | April 17 via Ticketmaster | ||||||||
** Thu | 7/8 | Sarnia, ONT | Sarnia Bayfest Festival | April 17 via sarniabayfest.com | ||||||||
^ Sat | 7/10 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena | TBA via Ticketmaster | ||||||||
^ Fri | 7/16 | Miami, FL | Bayfront Park Amphitheatre | April 16 via Ticketmaster | ||||||||
^ Sat | 7/17 | Tampa, FL | Ford Amphitheatre | April 16 via Ticketmaster | ||||||||
^ Mon | 7/19 | New Orleans, LA | Mahalia Jackson Theatre | April 17 via Ticketmaster | ||||||||
** Sat | 7/24 | Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre | Now via tickets.com | ||||||||
~ Mon | 7/26 | Albuquerque, NM | Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion | |||||||||
April 24 via Ticketmaster | ||||||||||||
~ Tue | 7/27 | Phoenix, AZ | Dodge Theatre | April 24 via Ticketmaster | ||||||||
** Thu | 7/29 | Ontario, CA | Citizen’s Business Bank Arena | April 23 via Ticketmaster | ||||||||
** Sat | 7/31 | Los Angeles, CA | Nokia Theatre* | April 23 via Ticketmaster | ||||||||
+ Fri | 8/6 | Roseburg, OR | Douglas County Fairgrounds | April 17 via | ||||||||
http://www.co.douglas.or.us/dcfair/fair.html | ||||||||||||
+ Sat | 8/7 | Ridgefield, WA | Amphitheatre at Clark County | Now via Ticketmaster | ||||||||
** Tue | 8/17 | Denver, CO | 1st Bank Center | Now via tickethorse.com |
** denotes Cinderella supporting
+ denotes Dokken supporting
^ denotes Ratt supporting
# denotes Vince Neil supporting
~ denotes Tesla supporting
*Note: The Los Angeles date and venue have changed, current information above.
http://www.the-scorpions.com
http://www.myspace.com/officialscorpions
U.S. Press Contacts:
Todd Brodginski
Angela Villanueva
Mitch Schneider
Bari Lieberman (Tour Press)
818-380-0400
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SCORPIONS ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL DATES FOR ‘GET YOUR STING AND BLACKOUT’ FAREWELL WORLD TOUR