Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reports in its Feb. 8, 2007 edition that AEROSMITH will be one of the headliners at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The last time AEROSMITH played in Sweden was in 1999.
"Many of you are still in the dark (I guess) about who is singing with RIOT. OK, one more time!!
"Well, in 2003 [the new RIOT album] 'Army of One' was recorded, then in 2005 [then-RIOT singer Mike] DiMeo joined the LIZARDS and RIOT booked a few shows around the world at the same time. This made it hard for RIOT and they did not want to cancel the shows so they hired Mike Tirelli [MESSIAH'S KISS, HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR] to be the frontman for the few shows that year.
"DiMeo was with the LIZARDS and RIOT booked more shows in 2006, including a Spain and Japan tour with Tirelli as the frontman. Tirelli continues to be the frontman for the band at this time so I think the [recent] headlines should really read 'DiMeo leaves the LIZARDS and joins MASTERPLAN.' We hope all the best for him and know that he will always SHINE in whatever he does!!
"Don't forget that RIOT has released there own record under LongHouse Music here in the U.S., so buy your new RIOT CD here and support the band 100%."
RUSH is rumored to have scheduled the following live dates in support of their forthcoming new studio album (provisionally titled "Snakes and Arrows"):
Jun. 13 - Nashville, TN @ Starwood Amphitheater
Jun. 15 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheater
Jun. 16 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheater @ Florida State Fairgrounds
Jun. 18 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheater
Jun. 19 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jun. 27 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center
Jul. 02 - Wantaugh, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheater
Jul. 04 - Darien Lake, NY @ Six Flags
Jul. 07 - Homdel, NJ @ PNC Arts Center
It should be noted that these dates have **NOT** been officially confirmed by the band or its management.
