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0 Don Felder, Foreigner and Styx – Soundtrack of Summer Review & Photo Gallery
One of the best classic rock tours of 2014 came to the Horseshoe Casino in Cincinnati Thursday night. The Soundtrack of Summer features Don Felder (ex-Eagles), Foreigner and Styx. The show in Cincinnati also featured local opener Brent James & The Vintage Youth. This was the first time I heard Brent James, and I gotta say, I hope to catch this band again soon. They were great!
Don Felder was next on stage and I wasn’t sure what to expect from his live show. Felder and band did a full set of Eagles tunes including some of the heavier numbers, “Heavy Metal (Takin’ a Ride)” (from the Heavy Metal Soundrack), “Heartache Tonight”, “Life in the Fast Lane” and “Hotel California”. On “Hotel California” Tommy Shaw from Styx joined Felder on stage and traded vocals with Felder. Shaw is also on the newly recorded version of “Hotel California” that is on the Soundtrack of Summer available exclusively through Walmart. Don Felder was awesome, and I was glad that I got to see him perform.
I was surprised when Foreigner took the stage, as Mick Jones was not present. After the first few songs, the band brought Mick out and he finished the show. Foreigner sounded awesome. Kelly Hansen is such a superb vocalist, you would hardly recognize that he is not Foreigner’s original singer. At one point during the show, Kelly scaled the stage supports, and got the crowd fired up from death defying heights. Foreigner’s set included the classics “Double Vision”, “Head Games”, “Cold As Ice”, “Waiting For A Girl Like You”, “Feels Like The First Time”, “Urgent”, “Starrider”, “Juke Box Hero”, “I Want To Know What Love Is” and “Hot Blooded”. The Young Professionals’ Choir Collective of Cincinnati joined Foreigner on stage for the song “I Want To Know What Love Is”. I thought that was a pretty cool touch to their show.
Styx was closing act for the Cincinnati show, although Styx and Foreigner are rotating the headlining spot at select shows. I have Styx several times and they never disappoint. At this show, Styx pulled out a couple of old tunes that I have never heard them perform including, “Superstars” and “Light Up”. The rest of the set included the songs “Grand Illusion”, “Too Much Time”, “Fooling Yourself”, “Lady”, “Crystal Ball”, “Blue Collar Man”, “Come Sail Away” and an encore with “Rockin’ The Paradise” and “Renegade”.. Tommy Shaw and company sounded great, and I thought it was cool that pulled out a couple of old tunes for their live set. I wish they would do “Mr. Roboto”, but I digress.
The Soundtrack of Summer is a great summer tour, and one that should not be missed. You can catch this tour on one of the following dates summer.
DATE CITY VENUE CLOSER
Thu 6/19 Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion FOREIGNER
Fri 6/20 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live FOREIGNER
Sat 6/21 Big Flats, NY Summer Stage FOREIGNER
Mon 6/23 Verona, NY Turning Stone Casino STYX
Thu 6/26 Newark, NJ Prudential Center STYX
Sat 6/28 Wantagh, NY Nikon Jones Beach Theater FOREIGNER
Sun 6/29 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort Casino STYX
Thu 7/3 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center FOREIGNER
Fri 7/4 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion FOREIGNER
Sat 7/5 Bangor, ME Darlings Waterfront STYX
Sun 7/6 Gilford, NH Bank of NH Pavilion STYX
Wed 7/9 Canandaigua, NY Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center FOREIGNER
Thu 7/10 Detroit, MI Freedom Hill Amphitheater FOREIGNER
Thu 7/17 Minneapolis, MN Target Center FOREIGNER
Fri 7/18 Walker, MN Moondance Jam STYX
Sat 7/19 Sloan, IA Winnavegas Casino STYX
Tue 7/22 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre FOREIGNER
Wed 7/23 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre STYX
Fri 7/25 Las Vegas, NV Orleans Arena STYX
Sat 7/26 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre FOREIGNER
Sun 7/27 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl FOREIGNER
Fri 8/1 Redmond, WA Marymoor Park Concerts (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
Sat 8/2 Goldendale, WA Maryhill Winery (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
Fri 8/15 Louisville, KY Kentucky State Fair (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
Sun 8/17 Des Moines, IA Iowa State Fair (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
For more information, visit www.soundtrackofsummer.com
0 STYX/FOREIGNER With Very Special Guest DON FELDER Kick Off “The Soundtrack Of Summer” Tour With Sold-Out Show; Companion Album Hits Billboard’s Top 200 Its First Week
STYX AND FOREIGNER, WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST DON FELDER
KICK OFF “THE SOUNDTRACK OF SUMMER” TOUR
WITH A SOLD-OUT SHOW IN WICHITA, KS
‘THE SOUNDTRACK OF SUMMER’ TOUR COMPANION ALBUM
SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT WALMART HITS THE BILLBOARD TOP 200 IN ITS FIRST WEEK
The fans have spoken, and the “The Soundtrack of Summer” (#thesoundtrackofsummer) featuring STYX and FOREIGNER, with very special guest DON FELDER (former Eagles guitarist/songwriter) is due to be one of the hottest tours of the summer. This three-month U.S. trek kicked off with a sold-out show on May 14 in Wichita, KS at the Intrust Bank Arena, with a number of sold-out shows on the horizon. With more than 250 million albums sold worldwide, these rock and roll legends continue to resonate with fans spanning generations. Fans can check out the tour’s official website, www.soundtrackofsummer.com, for tickets and info about all three acts.
Rave reviews are already starting to pour in:
“Fans spanning several generations experienced a trifecta of culture-molding music served up as a rock ‘n’ roll flashback… judging by the resounding applause and rock ‘n’ roll hand-horns in the air, there’s no doubt the audience got exactly what it wanted.” – Dallas Morning News
“With dozens of classic songs performed throughout the course of the evening, ‘The Soundtrack of Summer’ tour completely lived up to its name and intent. If you’re out there debating whether or not you want to see this tour, that debate will quickly become irrelevant the minute you see and hear these iconic classic rock bands with your own eyes and ears.” — RockRevoltMagazine.com
THE SOUNDTRACK OF SUMMER, the tour’s companion album was released exclusively at Walmart on May 6, and has already exceeded all expectations by making it onto the Billboard “Top 200 Albums” chart in its debut week. The album, which features 16 classics by FOREIGNER and STYX, also features very special guest DON FELDER, former guitarist of The Eagles. The track list includes FOREIGNER hits “Cold As Ice,” “Juke Box Hero” and “I Want To Know What Love Is,” and STYX hits “The Grand Illusion,” “Blue Collar Man” and “Renegade” (see below for a complete track listing). The collection finishes with the spectacular highlight, a brand new interpretation of one of Classic Rock’s most successful songs ever, “Hotel California.” Original songwriter DON FELDER teamed up with STYX and FOREIGNER for this very special collaboration, as well as a stunning new version of FOREIGNER’s massive hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” which is only available as a limited edition vinyl disc and on iTunes.
Check out “The Soundtrack of Summer” tour at any of the following stops (with more to be added in the coming weeks). DON FELDER hits the stage at 7:00pm at every stop. FOREIGNER and STYX will alternate closing slots as listed.
DATE CITY VENUE CLOSER
Fri 5/30 Simpsonville, SC Charter Amphitheatre FOREIGNER
Sat 5/31 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion FOREIGNER
Sun 6/1 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Amphitheatre STYX
Thu 6/5 Cincinnati, OH Horseshoe Casino STYX
Fri 6/6 Chicago, IL FirstMerit Bank Pavilion STYX
Sat 6/7 Maryland Hts., MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre STYX
Sun 6/8 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre STYX
Thu 6/19 Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion FOREIGNER
Fri 6/20 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live FOREIGNER
Sat 6/21 Big Flats, NY Summer Stage FOREIGNER
Mon 6/23 Verona, NY Turning Stone Casino STYX
Thu 6/26 Newark, NJ Prudential Center STYX
Sat 6/28 Wantagh, NY Nikon Jones Beach Theater FOREIGNER
Sun 6/29 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort Casino STYX
Thu 7/3 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center FOREIGNER
Fri 7/4 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion FOREIGNER
Sat 7/5 Bangor, ME Darlings Waterfront STYX
Sun 7/6 Gilford, NH Bank of NH Pavilion STYX
Wed 7/9 Canandaigua, NY Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center FOREIGNER
Thu 7/10 Detroit, MI Freedom Hill Amphitheater FOREIGNER
Thu 7/17 Minneapolis, MN Target Center FOREIGNER
Fri 7/18 Walker, MN Moondance Jam STYX
Sat 7/19 Sloan, IA Winnavegas Casino STYX
Tue 7/22 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre FOREIGNER
Wed 7/23 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre STYX
Fri 7/25 Las Vegas, NV Orleans Arena STYX
Sat 7/26 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre FOREIGNER
Sun 7/27 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl FOREIGNER
Fri 8/1 Redmond, WA Marymoor Park Concerts (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
Sat 8/2 Goldendale, WA Maryhill Winery (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
Fri 8/15 Louisville, KY Kentucky State Fair (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
Sun 8/17 Des Moines, IA Iowa State Fair (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
#thesoundtrackofsummer
0 DON FELDER: New Tour Dates Confirmed As Part Of Peter Frampton’s “Guitar Circus” Tour
DON FELDER (@donfelder)–former guitarist of the Eagles, New York Times best-selling author and four-time Grammy® Award winner–will be joining Peter Frampton’s “Guitar Circus” tour, along with many other legendary guitar players, for a batch of stops starting June 13 in Windsor, Ontario at Caesars Windsor. FELDER continues his touring activities in support of his second solo album (and first since 1983), ROAD TO FOREVER, which was released October 9, 2012 on Rocket Science Ventures.
Other special guests on the “Guitar Circus” tour will include Robert Cray, Steve Cropper (Booker T. & the M.G.’s), Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots), Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Vince Gill, David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), Davy Knowles, Roger McGuinn (founder/lead guitarist of the Byrds), Richard Thompson, Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Vinnie Moore (UFO) and Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick). Tickets can be purchased form Peter Frampton’s official website, http://www.frampton.com.
FELDER’s ROAD TO FOREVER debuted on Billboard’s “Heatseekers” chart at #27. “Girls In Black,” the album’s first single, reached the Top 30 on the Mediabase Rock chart. “Wash Away” is the album’s current single, which is currently #4 on the Mediabase Classic Rock chart. It was co-written by FELDER and Styx’s Tommy Shaw, which also features Shaw’s signature vocal sound.
DATE CITY VENUE
With Frampton’s Guitar Circus:
Thu 6/13 Windsor, ONT. Caesars Windsor
Fri 6/14 Rama, ONT. Casino Rama
Sat 6/15 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
Thu 6/27 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Fri 6/28 Rochester, NY Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater
Sun 6/30 Webster, MA Indian Ranch
0 DON FELDER Set To Release Second Single, “Wash Away” (Featuring Styx’s Tommy Shaw), From ‘Road To Forever’ Solo Album
DON FELDER
SET TO RELEASE SECOND SINGLE,
“WASH AWAY” (FEATURING TOMMY SHAW OF STYX),
FROM CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ‘ROAD TO FOREVER’ SOLO ALBUM
DON FELDER (@donfelder) has joined forces with Styx (@STYXtheband) singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw for the second single, “Wash Away” from FELDER’s second solo album (and first since 1983), ROAD TO FOREVER, released October 9, 2012 on Rocket Science Ventures. The song, which hit radio airwaves today, was co-written by FELDER and Shaw, and features Shaw’s signature vocal sound.
The singer/guitarist/songwriter/New York Times best-selling author/four-time Grammy® Award winner’s critically-acclaimed ROAD TO FOREVER debuted on Billboard’s “Heatseekers” chart at #27. “Girls In Black,” the album’s first single, reached the Top 30 on the Mediabase Rock chart.
Speaking with Sterling Whitaker at Ultimateclassirock.com about the track, “there were a couple of songs on the album, including ‘Wash Away,’ that I had built the track pretty much top to bottom and there was a couple of areas where I needed some lyrical help and I said, ‘I’ll just see if Tommy (Shaw) is in town. I’ll just have him come over and listen to this and see if anything bounces off of him.’ He listened to it and loved it and we sat and wrote lyrics together that day for that song. And then he came back the next day and I said, ‘Well, you’ve got to sing some of these parts while you’re here,’ because he was getting ready to go back out on the road with Styx. So we set up a mic in my studio and he sang some of the harmonies on a couple of songs, ‘Wash Away’ and ‘Heal Me.’”
As Tommy Shaw continues, “The best songs to write are the ones that just roll out of you and you look back and wonder, ‘Where’d that come from?’ That’s what it was like working with DON. There was a natural chemistry there.”
Many of FELDER’s fans tuned in to Showtime earlier this month for the premiere of the two-part documentary, “History of the Eagles.” He spoke with Billboard.com’s Gary Graff soon after it aired, saying he thought it was a bit incomplete. “Overall I thought it was OK, but I didn’t think it was really an accurate documentary…I thought a lot was omitted from the documentary. There were a lot of things that weren’t discussed, a lot of issues that aren’t brought to the forefront. It glorified (Don) Henley and (Glenn) Frey’s work, giving very little credit to all the other people who had worked so hard on the recordings — including Bernie (Leadon), Randy (Meisner), myself, the other things people brought to the table like (producer) Bill Szymczyk. It was a large team of a lot of people working together to make it happen, and I don’t think that’s really reflected in there.” As for the depiction of his dismissal in part two, FELDER says he was surprised by “the anger that was displayed, and the bitterness, especially from Glenn. It really left me taken aback that he was still so angry about all of that, and I couldn’t understand why, to tell the truth. I’ve been way past it for about 10 years now.”
On a lighter note, he told Billboard.com: “I’d forgotten how skinny I was, and I thought all of our hairstyles were…interesting, Henley with his ‘fro and everything. It was just fun to look back at those times.” And he is satisfied that the film captures the musical essence of the Eagles. “Here’s a huge rock ‘n’ roll band on stage with ripped jeans and plaid shirts, as far from the mega shows you see today as you can get,” he says. “You look back and realize that what came across was nothing except five guys standing on stage, playing and singing songs. That’s really what it was all about.”
DON FELDER is continuing to tour all over the U.S. to promote ROAD TO FOREVER (dates to be announced shortly). On April 13, he’ll be performing as part of a very special show for his buddy Stephen Stills and wife Kristen. Their “Light Up The Blues Concert – An Evening of Music to Benefit Autism Speaks” (the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization) will be held at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA along with Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN), Ryan Adams, Rickie Lee Jones, Lucinda Williams, Chris Stills and other surprise guests. The fundraiser–emceed by Jack Black–spotlights “Light It Up Blue,” Autism Speaks’ annual global awareness and fundraising campaign celebrated by the international Autism community during World Autism Awareness Day and throughout Autism Awareness Month in April. VIP Preferred Seating Packages for “Light Up The Blues” are on sale now on CSN’s official website (www.crosbystillsnash.com) and www.AXS.com, or charge by phone at 888-9AXS-TIX or 888-929-7849 (applicable fees may apply). Tickets may also be purchased from 10AM-5PM, Mon-Fri, at the STAPLES Center Box Office (1111 S. Figueroa St., 90015), or at the Club Nokia box office (800 W. Olympic Blvd., 90015), open after 5PM on show days. No fees are charged at either box office.
