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QUEENSRŸCHE: U.S. Tour Dates Announced - Jan. 6, 2009
QUEENSRŸCHE has announced the following dates:

Apr. 16 - Snoqualmie Casino - Seattle, WA
Apr. 17 - Snoqualmie Casino - Seattle, WA
Apr. 18 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
Apr. 19 - Senator Theater - Chico, CA
Apr. 22 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA
Apr. 23 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
Apr. 24 - House of Blues - Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 25 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
Apr. 26 - The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT
Apr. 28 - Paramount - Denver, CO
Apr. 29 - Voodoo Lounge - Kansas City, MO
Apr. 30 - Potawatomi - Milwaukee, WI
May 01 - Potawatomi - Milwaukee, WI
May 03 - Northern Lights - Walker, MN
May 05 - Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
May 06 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
May 07 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
May 08 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
May 10 - Palace Theater - Pittsburgh, PA
May 12 - Turning Stone Casino - Verona, NY
May 13 - Palace Theatre - Stamford, CT
May 14 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
May 15 - Nokia Theater - New York, NY
May 16 - Showboat - Atlantic City, NJ
May 17 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC
May 19 - Ruth Eckerd - Tampa, FL
May 20 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
May 21 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
May 22 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
May 23 - Hemisfair Park - San Antonio, TX
May 24 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX

A snippet of a new QUEENSRŸCHE song, "If I Were King", is featured in the new tour commerical for Snoqualmie Casino.

To download the MP3 of the radio spot, click here.

Due in April 2009 via Rhino, QUEENSRŸCHE's twelfth studio album, "American Soldier", is a concept effort which finds the band once again tackling some heavy subject matter, this time focusing on telling the story of war from a firsthand perspective. Singer and chief songwriter Geoff Tate has spent the last few years conducting extensive interviews with veterans and has crafted their thoughts into this epic tale. "American Soldier" examines American wars from World War II through Iraq from the viewpoint of those in the trenches and on the frontlines. Following the album's release, QUEENSRŸCHE plans to present tracks from the album live on an extensive spring tour of the U.S., with international dates to follow later in 2009. The first date of the tour will be a hometown gig at Seattle's Snoqualmie Casino on April 16.

Other songtitles set to appear on "American Soldier" include "Unafraid", "100 Mile Stare", "At Thirty Thousand Feet", "Man Down" and "Remember Me".



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COMMENT | (Thanks: AnybodyListening.net)
 posted by : Dealer 'o Deth
1/6/2009 1:55:36 AM

nope, not anymore!
COMMENT | They lost it for me . . .
 posted by : hammer34
1/6/2009 2:42:27 AM

really after Rage For Order, but they still bring it live. I like some of Mindcrime I, and I know it's a critical darling for its whole concept thing, but to me they were already starting to fall off with that album. Their original EP was a bona fide trend-setter, and The Warning was very strong too, but they got too into concepts and style---in some ways even right after the EP (with the Floyd/Wall producer, etc.)---and they forgot how, initially, they were just a great, very haunting, intricate-yet-powerful metal band. Wish they could have held onto that vibe a little longer. Not surprisingly, these days the masses have forgotten the hits of Empire, but the metal fans---old and new---still celebrate the early stuff.

I had high hopes that Mindcrime II might be a bit of a return to form, but yikes . . . weak, even with the Dio guest spot. And I could care less that it was produced old school style, I just wanted some strongs songs, and a vibe that channeled the strength of their earliest stuff. Instead we got some kind of goofy, modern rock opera rife with Tate's ham-brained political blatherings.

That said I still acknowledge their sheer talent and look forward to their new album with optimism---I'll always give them ashot.

And I don't want them to repeat the past---just to reflect what made them stand out in the first place.
COMMENT | no love for philly
 posted by : Persecutorxx
1/6/2009 6:08:00 AM

i see how it is
COMMENT | persecutorxx / joe blow
 posted by : Motorhead318
1/6/2009 7:50:12 AM

Hang in there Philly, there may yet be more U.S. dates. Boston all the way north to Canada, got shafted too. Most likely they'll be back,though. And as for you, JOE BLOW, every single Queensryche show I've ever seen has sold out. And that's a lot. Seems like most Ryche fans DO still care. hahahaha. :)
COMMENT |
posted by : blacky656
1/6/2009 8:22:12 AM

Mike Stone ruined this band!!!!!
COMMENT | yeah as if degarmo
 posted by : megal0maniac
1/6/2009 9:14:23 AM

didn't have a change of heart n style before he left...

mike stone ain't amazing but he's ok and does a decent jon in OP 2:P

This album - i dunno... it could be good. i m not having high expectations, just in case it doesn't live up to them !
COMMENT | Mike Stone, Front and Center?
 posted by : BlabberMagnetic
1/6/2009 9:51:19 AM

I guess he's the only one who wrote the music for this one seeing that everyone else had other projects going on the past couple of years.
COMMENT |
posted by : The Answer
1/6/2009 10:29:20 AM

I am a long time QR fan and this will be the first time I will not be getting their new cd. The short clip of the new song did not sound promising, and whenever bands release a teaser of new material they pick something that will excite their fans, I was left unimpressed. Sometimes the past needs to remain the past. Queensryche are done and it is us the fans who hold them up because we are enamored with what they once were hoping they will return, they have not and will not, they are gone and now i have officially checked out of the search for the Reich.
COMMENT |
posted by : \m/ Metal Jason \m/
1/6/2009 11:19:51 AM

Awesome. See you guys May 10th!!!!!!

\m/ QUEENSRYCHE \m/
COMMENT | Did you know...
 posted by : drew0405
1/6/2009 11:21:29 AM

Mike Stone played in Bret Michaels first solo band.Now he is playing the same size places Bret Michaels is on his upcoming tour.89 -09 how something don't change.
COMMENT | Tate's Ego.....
 posted by : dokkenfan
1/6/2009 11:58:39 AM

has been at the center of QR for a while now and the music has suffered greatly. I liked it much better when the bold political message was actually in the music instead of hearing Tate rant all the time on stage, putting the focus on himself instead of the music
COMMENT | Cool
 posted by : RiotAct666
1/6/2009 12:00:01 PM

See u all there.
COMMENT | Queen's Reich
 posted by : Aunt Thrax
1/6/2009 3:42:52 PM

I think the album after Empire is where they started slipping. Hear In The Now Frontier was awful and every album after that has just been very hard to listen to.

Then they released every song they ever sang live. Operation Mindcrime II had the most God awful production and what the hell happened to Scott Rockenfield's drumming?

Was he asleep when they did that cd?
COMMENT |
posted by : vmetal52
1/6/2009 6:56:05 PM

obviously they're going to play in seattle. never heard of the Snoqualmie Casino tho. i hope it's not 21+
COMMENT |
posted by : gonzo the silenced
1/7/2009 1:51:47 AM

Hemisfair Park? I saw Selena play for free there.

Don't ask.
COMMENT | No Detroit?
 posted by : cozyal
1/7/2009 6:54:05 AM

Guys - Come on, no Detroit date?

Grand Rapids is well over 4 hrs away, same as Chicago ...
You guys played a low key gig with little publicity @ the Emerald Theatre, Mt. Clemens last year, what about coming back again ...?

Cheers,

Al

COMMENT | Aunt Thrax..
 posted by : jugulator2
1/7/2009 3:57:59 PM

I agree dude..I actually like Promised Land, but they really hit the wall with "Hear In the now frontier"..There's one good song on there (Sign of the Times) and that's marginal..Empire was good, but commercial..I was a little disappointed with it at first after the shitkicker that Mindcrime was..I warmed up to Empire after a while though and there really is a lot of good songs on there, albeit SAFE songs..Mindcrime is one of the few perfect metal albums of all time..They really peaked with that..powerful, melodic, haunting, intelligent..just a gem..any self-respecting metal aficianado should own it..Their mid to late '90s output up till now, not so much...
COMMENT | definitely going, but...
 posted by : RipChuckSchuldiner
1/15/2009 12:33:43 AM

is anyone else a bit disappointed they aren't playing anything off of Operation Mindcrime? In that radio spot it said that the first suite was songs from Rage, second suite was songs from the new album, and the 3rd suite was songs from Empire...
COMMENT |
posted by : RevolutionCalling
1/15/2009 10:21:27 PM

Anyone know when tickets go onsale? No mention of the Chicago shows on the House of Blues website...


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