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KAMELOT - Original CRIMSON GLORY Members Confirmed To Perform As Part Of Support Act During Tampa Show


It was reported that CRIMSON GLORY guitarist Ben Jackson's band THE BEN JACKSON GROUP will be one of two opening bands for KAMELOT at their only Tampa Bay appearance at St. Petersburg State Theater on Saturday, September 16th. According to the Kamelot camp, Crimson Glory guitarist Jon Drenning and drummer Dana Burnell will be on hand for the night and they will perform some CG songs live. It's unclear at this point if it will be during The Ben Jackson Group's set or in a set of their own. We'll keep you posted.

Tickets for the show, which is all ages, are available http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D003CB29F3CA388?artistid=988990&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60
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As previously reported, EPICA will support Kamelot on their North American tour, which kicks off in September. Dates are as follows:

September
16 - St. Petersburg State Theater in Tampa, FL**
19 - Jaxx Nightclub in Springfield, VA
20 - B.B. King's in New York, NY
22 - The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, NY
23 - The Penny Arcade in Rochester, NY
24 - Le Medley in Montreal, QC
25 - Imperial in Quebec, QC
27 - The Opera House in Toronto, ON
28 - Agora Theater in Cleveland, OH
29 - Harpo's in Detroit, MI
30 - The Pearl Room in Chicago, IL

October
2 - Star Central in Columbia Heights, MN
6 - Studio Seven in Seattle, WA
7 - Rock N Roll Pizza in Portland, OR
8 - Pound SF in San Francisco, CA
10 - Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, CA
11 - Key Club in Los Angeles, CA

** without Epica

KAMELOT - North American Tour "Exceeded Everyone's Expectations"
KAMELOT's North American tour with EPICA as support ended at the Key Club in Los Angeles, CA on October 11th. The band has issued the following statement:

"Hail thee Kamelotians!!

Whoa…the North American tour was awesome! The last show in Hollywood was a perfect ending to a very successful four week tour here. The reactions exceeded everyone's expectations and we are already marking the calendar for a return in 2007! Thanks to all the members of Epica for doing a great show every night! All the crew on the tour: Raymond, Ray, Andy, Robin, Taz, Courtney, Jeroen, Dennis and Jeff. Thanks, to all the local promoters and bands for their part to make the tour a big success. Most importantly thanks to all the fans that came out for the shows, we cherish each and every one of you!!

See you very soon in 2007!"

Kamelot