"TURN THE PAGE" (News & Tour Updates - 1/11/2013 Edition) LIVE From The New York City Subway!

"Turn The Page" brings you (our audience) the most relevant up to date Heavy Music news and tour information in a video format. While we select what we believe is the most important information and produce this video segment on a weekly basis, keep in mind that our main platform (www.HornsUpRocks.com) is the place where you can get the majority of the information you need.

Without further due, here is the sixteenth installment of "TURN THE PAGE", this is the 1/11/2013 edition. Filmed at and on the Subway in New York City!

Artists mentioned:

- Anthrax
- Exodus
- Municipal Waste
- Holy Grail
- High On Fire
- The Scorpions
- Bleeding Through
- Killswitch Engage
- Hypocrisy
- Hatebreed
- The Black Dahlia Murder
- Trivium
- Stratovarius
- This Or The Apocalypse
- Impending Doom
- Kataklysm
- Firewind
- Turisas
- No Bragging Rights
- Uli John Roth
- Exhumed
- Phobia
- Behemoth
- Opeth
- Katatonia
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Lacuna Coil
- Job For A Cowboy
- Shai Hulud            



Full details on the news stories and tours mentioned on the video above, can be seen on our archive (located on the left hand side column) 

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Former SCORPIONS Guitarist ULI JON ROTH Updates Fans In Anticipation Of His North American Tour!

"Greetings to all of you! I hope you had a great New Year. Here is a condensed list of some of the events that are planned for the first half of this year.

"2013 is going to be a very busy and intensely productive year ahead, it seems.

"We will start off with a two-day Sky Academy in Los Angeles, at the Santa Monica Playhouse on January 21st and 22nd. This is a beautiful, intimate theatre, where we held one of the previous Sky Academies which we all have fond memories of. I'm looking forward to being there again!

"The next day I will take part in Jason Becker's "Not Dead Yet" concert in San Francisco, together with my friends Steve Morse, Richie Kotzen, Gus G, and several other great players. Jason is an inspiration to all of us and I feel honored to be part of this worth-while cause.

"Following that, I shall be attending the Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, California and will do a signing event for the Sky Guitar Limited Edition at the DEAN booth.

"At the end of January we are embarking on my extensive 40th Anniversary Tour of the US, which will take us all the way through February until the beginning of March. 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of my involvement with the SCORPIONS. The main theme of this tour will therefore be dedicated to performing my personal favorites from the five albums which I recorded with that great band.

"I have chosen about 30 songs in all from that era as the basis of our repertoire, several of which have never even been performed live by either the Scorpions or myself. We will be rotating a selection of these songs on the tour, varying our sets on a nightly basis, because we cannot possibly play all of them in one go.

"We will, of course, also play some ELECTRIC SUN and SKY OF AVALON music, but the main theme of the performance will be dedicated to the early SCORPIONS era.

"Every show will be recorded for a live album, which will feature only songs from my time with the SCORPIONS. This will result in a double CD, which will be mixed in 5.1 surround. The release will also contain a DVD and a documentary, including personal behind-the-scenes Super-8 footage, which I shot to document our tours from 1973-1978.

"As far as live albums go, I am intending to record 2 further ones in the following years:

"One will be featuring my favorite ELECTRIC SUN material -and the next one will consist of SKY OF AVALON/ TRANSCENDENTAL SKY GUITAR music.

"In order to do full justice to my selection of SCORPIONS songs we are bringing a large band with an exciting line-up. Due to the length of the tour, not all members were free to do the whole tour.

"Therefore some of the positions will be filled by two musicians - each of them playing part of the tour.

"In addition to the concerts there are 14 introductory SKY ACADEMY SEMINARS to be held during the course of the tour! These are usually taking place at the venues of the shows, on the same days and prior to the concerts. Pre-booking is essential, though. The seminars are not only geared for musicians. Anyone who loves music can attend. Sky Academy is about much more than just guitar playing, but players are also very welcome to bring their guitars and practice amps. The teaching should be useful to players of all levels.

"March, April and May will be dedicated to studio work and some shows in England.

"I also have been invited to play at the Royal Albert Hall in London by Alfie Boe as a guest for his concerts in April. Aside from this, we are going to collaborate on a new release of "Bridge to Heaven" intended for the Sunflower Jam Cancer Charity.

"In June we will play six concerts in South America, co-headlining with Michael Schenker. The dates will be posted very soon.

"We are planning further European and UK dates for the second half of 2013 and a tour of Japan

"I am also looking forward to my continued involvement in the Robert Johnson Award in Hamburg, Germany, which is a great platform for genuine young guitar talents. As a special appreciation of his talent, I have chosen one of last years' participants, the 14-year old Merlin Lauert, to share the stage with us at our Wacken 2013 show.

"And last, but not least: I have written an entire album's worth of NEW material, which I am very excited about. As soon as time permits we will begin to record it.

"Once again, many thanks to all of you and God bless!

"Have a great 2013!"

- Uli Jon Roth

The 40th Anniversary US-Tour line-up will be:

- Uli Jon Roth, guitars, vocals
- Henning Basse - lead vocals
- Ali Clinton - guitars, vocals
- Niklas Turmann - guitars, lead vocals
- Ule W. Ritgen, Elliott Rubinson - bass
- Jamie Little, Peter Holmes - drums
- Paul Rahme, Corvin Bahn - keyboards, vocals

Live and Sky Academy Seminars:

- 1/21: Los Angeles, CA @ Santa Monica Playhouse *Sky Academy Only*
- 1/22: Los Angeles, CA @ Santa Monica Playhouse *Sky Academy Only*
- 1/23: San Francisco, CA @ Slim's *Jason Becker Event
- 1/25: Hollywood, CA @ Whiskey A Go-Go
- 1/26: Santa Ana, CA @ Malone's
- 1/27: San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick *SA
- 1/29: Denver, CO @ Jammin' Joe's
- 1/31: Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall * SA
- 2/1: Detroit, MI @ Token Lounge *SA
- 2/2: Cleveland, OH @ Pirate's Cove at Peabody's
- 2/3: Old Bridge, NJ @ Old Bridge Music Center *Sky Academy Only*
- 2/5: Chantilly, VA @ Sully's
- 2/6: New York, NY @ Stage 48 *SA
- 2/7: White Marsh, MD @ House of Rock *SA
- 2/8: Montreal, QC @ Le National
- 2/9: Toronto, ON @ The Rock Pile *SA
- 2/10: Toronto, ON @ The Rock Pile
- 2/12: Ottawa, ON @ The Brass Monkey *SA
- 2/13: Sellersville, PA @ Sellersville Theater *SA
- 2/15: Kenosha, WI @ Hatrix
- 2/16: Savage, MN @ Neisen's Sports Bar & Grill *SA
- 2/17: Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club *SA
- 2/21: Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
- 2/22: Las Vegas, NV @ Vamp'd
- 2/23: Corona, CA @ Marquee 15
- 2/24: Santa Rosa, CA @ The Last Day Saloon
- 2/26: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon *SA
- 2/27: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater *SA
- 3/1: Concord, CA @ Vinnies
 
Related links:
Uli Jon Roth's Official Site
Uli Jon Roth on Twitter

"TURN THE PAGE" (News & Tour Updates - 1/4/2013 Edition) LIVE From Fontanas Bar In New York City!

"Turn The Page" brings you (our audience) the most relevant up to date Heavy Music news and tour information in a video format. While we select what we believe is the most important information and produce this video segment on a weekly basis, keep in mind that our main platform (www.HornsUpRocks.com) is the place where you can get the majority of the information you need.

Without further due, here is the fifteenth installment of "TURN THE PAGE", this is the 1/4/2013 edition. Filmed at the Fontanas Bar in New York City!

Artists mentioned:

- Thinning The Herd
- Ministry
- Rigor Mortis
- Led Zeppelin
- Stone Sour
- Queen
- Suffocation
- Amon Amarth
- Alter Bridge
- The Tremonti Project
- Arch Enemy
- Down
- Crowbar
- Kingdom Of Sorrow
- Children Of Bodom
- Chimaira
- Pantera
- Superjoint Ritual
- Warbeast
- Asesino
- Metallica
- The Scorpions
- Aerosmith
- Van Halen
- Foo Fighters
- Neurosis
- Anthrax
- Exodus
- Municipal Waste
- Holy Grail
- High On Fire
- Pennywise
- Vision Of Disorder
- God Forbid



Full details on the news stories and tours mentioned on the video above, can be seen on our archive (located on the left hand side column) 

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METALLICA, VAN HALEN, THE SCORPIONS & AEROSMITH = Most Successful Live Bands Of 2012

According to industry tracker Pollstar, METALLICA, VAN HALEN and AEROSMITH were the most successful live bands within the Heavy Music realm in 2012. Madonna, whose 2012 tour earned $296.1 million from 88 shows, was the highest grossing musical act.

The "Top 50 Worldwide Tours" earned a combined gross of $3 billion, which was down about 2 percent from $3.07 billion in 2011.
 
Total tickets sold info:

- 34.9 million which continued the decline from 35.48 million the previous year and is well off the pace from 2009 when the Top 50 sold 45.3 million. 

- The average global ticket price was $85.93 which was down 60 cents from last year but still well above the $73.83 charged in the more robust year of 2009.

Here are the Heavy Metal/Hard Rock artists on Pollstar's 2012 "Top 50 Worldwide Tours" chart:

#8 - METALLICA: $86.1 million from 30 shows
#15 - VAN HALEN: $49.9 million from 50 shows
#38 - SCORPIONS: $32.7 million from 74 shows
#44 - AEROSMITH: $31 million from 33 shows

Photo credit: Zulie Alvarez

Via Blabbermouth

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Pollstar

THE SCORPIONS Announce North American Farewell Tour!

Legendary German Metallers the SCORPIONS have announced that they will be touring North America this Summer for one last time as part of the Final Sting Tour! Here is the bands official statement:

"Dear Fans,

"The incredible success of our farewell tour is the high octane fuel driving the upcoming "Final Sting Tour" 2012, which takes us around the globe (Europe/USA/Canada/Latin America/Asia). Thanks for all the emotional moments.We’re currently surfing on a wave of euphoria triggered by your enthusiasm at every concert, wherever we play.

"Our label, Sony Music, supports this tour with different projects and so there is not only "Scorpions Live in 3D" which appeared at Media Markt, but also "Comeblack" a new CD with some of our Classics with the sound of the 21st century and songs from legendary bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones that have inspired us.

"Rock on..."

Your Scorpions

June 08 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
June 09 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater
June 11 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
June 12 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 14 - Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Pavilion
June 15 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre
June 17 - Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater
June 20 - San Diego, CA - Valley View Center Arena
June 22 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
June 23 - Las Vegas, NV - Thomas & Mack Center
June 27 - Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
June 29 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion
June 30 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
July 02 - Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheater
July 03 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
July 06 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
July 07 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Theater
July 11 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for Performing Arts
July 12 - Washington D.C. - Merriweather Post Pavilion



Related links:
The Scorpions