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Slash Tours For World On Fire
SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS:
ANNOUNCE U.S. TOUR TO KICK OFF
SATURDAY, APRIL 25 IN ORLANDO, FL
TICKETS ON SALE TODAY, (FEBRUARY 17) FOR MONTH-LONG TREK WITH HEADLINING AND FESTIVAL SHOWS AT www.slashonline.com
SLASH and his band Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators will kick off a U.S. tour Saturday, April 25 in Orlando FL. The month-long U.S. trek encompassing headlining shows and festival appearances is the first solo tour supporting the group’s acclaimed studio album WORLD ON FIRE which is SLASH’s third straight solo album to debut in the Top Ten in the U.S and the second album with his official band The Conspirators which features MYLES KENNEDY (vocals), BRENT FITZ (drums), TODD KERNS (bass) and FRANK SIDORIS (touring guitarist). In addition to festival appearances at WJRR Earthday Birthday, Welcome To Rockville, Carolina Rebellion, Rise About Fest and Rock on the Range, the global rock heavyweights will headline New York City (Terminal 5), Baltimore (Rams Head Live), and Chicago (Concord Music Hall), among other cities, before wrapping Saturday, May 23 in Houston (House of Blues). Tickets will go on sale starting today, (February 17) at www.slashonline.com (see itinerary below). Expect more dates to be announced next week.
“The World On Fire tour has been nothing short of awesome,” says SLASH, “so I can’t wait to jump on these U.S. festivals in May. As well as mix in our headlining show for a bunch of dates along the way.”
SLASH Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators unleashed WORLD ON FIRE (Dik Hayd, Sept. 2014) to worldwide praise, garnering SLASH some of the best critical acclaim of his career (see a sampling below). The band and their new album continue to receive accolades including: SLASH was honored with the Les Paul Award during the 30th annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards (Jan. 24); “Artist and Album of the Year” from Ultimate Classic Rock; “Best Rock Album” from Guitar World magazine’s reader’s poll; “#1 on the Top 20 rock Albums of 2014” from Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles (BraveWords.com); and Loudwire named Myles Kennedy “Best Vocalist” and Todd Kerns “Best Bassist.”
WORLD ON FIRE achieved over 12 Top Ten chart debuts around the world upon its release. The album’s title track and first single “World On Fire” ascended to #1 at U.S. Rock Radio. Their new single “Bent To Fly”–showcasing SLASH’s stellar guitar work and frontman Myles Kennedy’s vocal command of both high and low ranges–is already in the Top 20 at Active Rock (watch the “CONAN” performance below). WORLD ON FIRE is the follow-up to the acclaimed Apocalyptic Love album (2012) which also stormed the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, debuting at #4 as the top rock album. Apocalyptic Love has the added distinction of spawning SLASH’s first-ever #1 rock radio solo hits: “You’re A Lie” and “Standing In The Sunday.” And now with WORLD ON FIRE, SLASH Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators have now hit their stride at rock radio and with fans worldwide.
“The group [Slash with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators] is now three albums into their career, and its latest, WORLD ON FIRE (Dik Hayd)—tracked as usual on analog tape–features some of the warmest-rock guitar textures, most dimensional and contrapuntal guitar arrangements, and most downright killin’riffs Slash has ever delivered. It also features camaraderie, chemistry, work ethic, and to use a rhythm section term, gelling that Slash-after paying more than his share of drama dues with those other two bands-certainly deserves. In Kennedy, Slash has found a lead singer who not only kills both the new stuff and the old, he also shows up to soundcheck on time. Guns, Revolver and Snakepit were all cool, but Slash, now playing huge crowds under his own name, and playing the music he wants to, has finally found his real dream band.”
—GUITAR PLAYER, Jude Gold, COVER story (October 2014)
“Slash’s latest, WORLD ON FIRE, showcases the explosive chemistry that began to evolve among Slash, Kennedy and the Conspirators… Spiced with the occasional ballad, WORLD ON FIRE is nonetheless focused firmly on what Slash does best–delivering searing, guitar-drenched rock. In his nearly three-decade career, that consistency has never wavered.”
— M MUSIC & MUSICIANS, Russell Hall, COVER story (Feb-April 2015)
Watch SLASH Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators perform their new single “Bent To Fly” “Conan” (HERE).
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LOCATION |
VENUE |
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Overseas Tour Dates: |
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WED |
2/18 |
Wellington Central, NZ |
Tsb Bank Arena |
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SAT |
2/21 |
Melbourne, Australia |
Soundwave Festival |
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SUN |
2/22 |
Adelaide Sa, Australia |
Soundwave Festival |
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TUE |
2/24 |
Sydney NSW, Australia |
Hodern Pavilion |
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THU |
2/26 |
Melbourne, Australia |
Festival Hall |
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SAT |
2/28 |
Brisbane, Australia |
Soundwave Festival |
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SUN |
3/1 |
Sydney, Australia |
Soundwave Festival |
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WED |
3/4 |
Santiago, Chile |
Teatro Caupolican |
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SAT |
3/7 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Mandarin Park |
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MON |
3/9 |
Lima, Peru |
Parque De La Exposicion |
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WED |
3/11 |
Quito, Ecuador |
Agora De La Casa De La Cultura |
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SAT |
3/14 |
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
Fundicao Progresso |
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SUN |
3/15 |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
Galopeira |
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TUE |
3/17 |
Brasilia, Brazil |
Net Live |
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THU |
3/19 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
Master Hall |
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FRI |
3/20 |
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
Pepsi On Stage |
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SUN |
3/22 |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Espaco Das Americas |
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WED |
3/25 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Pepsi Center Wtc |
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THU |
3/26 |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
Estudio Cavaret |
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SAT |
3/28 |
Monterrey, Mexico |
Auditorio Banamex |
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U.S. Tour Dates: |
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SAT |
4/25 |
Orlando, FL |
Central Florida Fairgrounds – WJRR Earthday Birthday |
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SUN |
4/26 |
Jacksonville, FL |
Welcome To Rockville (Festival) |
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SUN |
5/3 |
Concord, NC |
Rock City Campgrounds – Carolina Rebellion |
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TUE |
5/5 |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Sherman Theater |
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THU |
5/7 |
New York, NY |
Terminal 5 |
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FRI |
5/8 |
Hampton Beach, NH |
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom |
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SAT |
5/9 |
Bangor, ME |
Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion – Rise About Fest 2015 |
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TUE |
5/12 |
Sayreville, NJ |
Starland Ballroom |
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WED |
5/13 |
Baltimore, MD |
Rams Head Live |
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FRI |
5/15 |
Columbus, OH |
Columbus Stadium-Rock on the Range (Festival) |
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MON |
5/18 |
Chicago, IL |
Concord Music Hall |
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TUE |
5/19 |
Sioux City, IA |
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino |
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SAT |
5/23 |
Houston, TX |
House of Blues |
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European Tour Dates: |
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MON |
6/1 |
Oslo, Norway |
Sentrum Scene |
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THU |
6/4 |
Solvesborg, Sweden |
Sweden Rock Festival 2014 |
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FRI |
6/5 |
Nuremberg, Germany |
Rock Im Park 2015 |
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TUE |
6/9 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Sportshalle |
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6/12-6/14 |
Donington Park, England |
Download Festival |
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