VINCE NEIL

VINCE NEIL - 2007 Solo Tour Expands

MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman VINCE NEIL has added more dates to his forthcoming solo tour. The current itinerary is as follows:

March
10 - Owensboro, KY - Executive Inn Expo Center
23 - Libertyville, IL - Austin's Saloon
24 - Fountain Hills, AZ - Ft. McDowell Resort And Casino
28 - Sydney, Australia - Sydney University
29 - Melbourne, Australia - The Palace
30 - Brisbane, Austalia - The Arena

April
1 - Perth, Australia - The Capital
4 - Honolulu, HI - Pipeline
14 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Halifax Forum
22 - Redding, CA - Win River Casino

As previously reported, Vince Neil's solo band features:
Dana Strum (SLAUGHTER/VINNIE VINCENT INVASION)
on bass,
Jeff Blando (Slaughter)
on guitar and Will Hunt (TOMMY LEE/DARK NEW DAY/SKRAPE) on drums. Hunt is no stranger to the hits of Mötley Crüe, having substituted for a tendonitis-suffering Tommy Lee last year for some shows on the Crüe’s Carnival Of Sins tour. He previously toured the world playing drums in Tommy Lee’s own solo band

VINCE NEIL Adds More Dates To Summer Solo Trek

MÖTLEY CRÜE vocalist VINCE NEIL has updated his solo tour schedule with the following dates:

June
22 - The Lodge - Columbus, Ohio
23 - Summerfest Three at McFadden's - Cincinnati, Ohio
30 - Waterworks Park - Des Moines, Iowa

July
4 - Del Mar Fair - Del Mar, California
6 - Festival International de l'Art - Trois-Rivers, Quebec
8 - The Villiage at Copper Mountain - Copper Mtn, Colorado
12 - Cell Block - Erie, Pennsylvania
13 - Executive Inn Expo Center - Owensboro, Kentucky
14 - Pryor Creek Music Festival - Pryor, Oklahoma
20 - Toledo Harley - Toledo, Ohio
21 - Winston Casino - Thackerville, Ohio
26 - Hard Rock Live - Biloxi, Mississippi
27 - Sam Houston Park - Houston, Texas

August
4 - Freedom Hill - Sterling Heights, Michigan
25 - Bricktown Events Center - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
31 - House Of Blues - Atlantic City, New Jersey

September
1 - Henderson Events Plaza - Henderson, Nevada

October
26 - Pensacola Fair - Pensacola, Florida

All the events this year will be broadcasted on CBS at a later date. Dates and air times are listed below:

Event Date / Location / Airdate

June 21 - 24 / Kentucky / July 29

July 5 - 8 / Texas / August 19

October 18 - 21 /California / November 17

Nov 29 - Dec 2 / Sweden / December 15

Vince has also added several new shows to his touring schedule. His current itinerary is as follows:

July
4 - Del Mar Fair - Del Mar, California
6 - Festival International de l'Art - Trois-Rivers, Quebec
8 - The Villiage at Copper Mountain - Copper Mtn, Colorado
13 - Executive Inn Expo Center - Owensboro, Kentucky
14 - Pryor Creek Music Festival - Pryor, Oklahoma
15 - Edinburg Baseball Stadium - Edinburg, Texas
20 - Toledo Harley - Toledo, Ohio
21 - Winston Casino - Thackerville, Ohio
26 - Hard Rock Live - Biloxi, Mississippi
27 - Sam Houston Park - Houston, Texas
28 - Washington County Fair - West Bend, Wisconsin

August
3 - Galt Airport - Greenwood, Illinois
4 - Freedom Hill - Sterling Heights, Michigan
6 - Boneyard Amph - Sturgis, South Dakota
10 - Wildhorse Saloon - Nashville, Tennessee
16 - Constitution Park - Ft. McCoy Army Base - Sparta, Wisconsin
18 - Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, North Carolina
25 - Bricktown Events Center - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
31 - House Of Blues - Atlantic City, New Jersey

September
1 - Henderson Events Plaza - Henderson, Nevada
22 - Dolphins Stadium - Miami, Florida

October
5 - Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino - Lemoore, California
26 - Pensacola Fair - Pensacola, Florida
27 - Gravediggers Ball - Charlotte, North Carolina

VINCE NEIL: "All Rock 'N Roll Audiences Are Pretty Much The Same... There To Have A Good Time..."

The Monitor has issued the following report from Travis M. Whitehead:

At the end of the day, any which way you put it, rock ‘n roll is still rock ‘n roll.

No matter if it’s a ’60s legend versus pioneers of hair metal, in this genre, it’s all part of the same musical family.

Now, add South Texas audiences to the mix and you’ve got the perfect equation to one heck of a show.

This weekend fans can enjoy a broad range of musical talent including SLAUGHTER, VINCE NEIL from MÖTLEY CRÜE, QUIET RIOT and CHUBBY CHECKER for the first ever Bandtango food, art and music festival.

Neil said Texas audiences are great.

“I love it in Texas,” he said in a phone interview with The Monitor. “I’ve always had a great time, the fans are great. It’s rock n’ roll. All rock ‘n roll audiences are pretty much the same. They‘re there for the same thing, whether it be Texas or Maine, anywhere in the country or the world. They’re there to have a good time, and go to a rock ‘n roll concert. Have some fun and let loose.”

Neil will play some of the classic songs of Motley Crüe, which just completed a tour that began in February 2005. While the band takes a break from the road, Neil continues playing across the country.

He finds no preference between playing the smaller venues versus the bigger crowds.

“I love both,” he said. “It’s fun to get up and personal with the smaller places, but it’s also fun to play the big stuff. It’s just seeing new faces, watching the looks on people’s faces when you play songs like 'Girls, Girls, Girls', songs that everybody knows, everybody sings along, it’s cool.”

He was surprised to learn that Chubby Checker would perform at the same time. The rock ‘n roll icon who gained stardom with the hit song 'The Twist' also will perform for local fans this weekend.

Chubby Checker, best known for that hit song in the early 1960s, will hit the stage Sunday at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium for the music festival.

“That’s cool,” Neil said. “He’s one of the guys that started rock ‘n roll. How cool is that?”

Read the full story here.