AEROSMITH will headline this year's "A Concert For Lili Claire", which benefits the Lili Claire Foundation, on April 28 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Tickets are $85, $135 and $185 and are available at the venue box office and Ticketmaster outlets.

AEROSMITH's European tour begins June 6 in Randers, Denmark, and will run through July 12 in Moscow. Beforehand, the group will undertake a brief tour of South America and Mexico and will play in Dubai and Mumbai, India. Also on the itinerary is a June 24 appearance at the London festival Hyde Park Calling.

No release date has been set for the group's first album of original material since 2001's "Just Push Play". Work has been delayed by throat surgery for singer Steven Tyler, and cancer treatment for bassist Tom Hamilton.

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The Plain Dealer reports that VELVET REVOLVER spent time at Lakewood, Ohio's Lava Room Studios earlier in the month tracking b-sides for ther upcoming album, "Libertad", just before heading into New York for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. According to bassist Duff McKagan, the band is no stranger to the studio. "We recorded the song 'Come On, Come In' for the 'Fantastic Four' movie soundtrack here and liked the sounds and the vibe," he said.

In other news, the first club date for VELVET REVOLVER's upcoming North American tour has been announced: Monday, May 7 at Seattle's Showbox Music Club, Tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster on Wednesday, March 21 at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

VELVET REVOLVER's schedule is now shaping up as follows:

South American tour:

Apr. 10 - Pista Atlética Del Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
Apr. 12 - Claro Hall, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Apr. 15 - Quilmes Rock - Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Apr. 16 - Estadio Obras (a.k.a. Estadio Pepsi Music), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Apr. 18 - Palacio De Los Deportes, Bogotá, Colombia

North American tour:

May 07 - Showbox - Seattle, WA
May 19 - Rock On The Range - Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, OH

European tour:

Jun. 01 - Rock Am Ring - Nürburgring, Eifel, Germany
Jun. 02 - Gods Of Metal - Idroscalo, Milan, Italy
Jun. 03 - Rock Im Park - Zeppelinfeld, Nürnberg, Germany
Jun. 08 - Download Festival - Castle Donington, Derby, England
Jun. 15/16 - Provinssirock - Seinjoki, Finland
Jun. 17 - Fields Of Rock - Walibi World, Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands
Jun. 22/23 - Monsters Of Rock - Feria De Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Jun. 25 - Le Zénith De Paris, Paris, France
Jun. 26 - Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland
Jun. 29 - Marley Park, Dublin, Ireland
Jul. 02 - Quart Festivalen - Idrettsplassen, Kristiansand, Norway

More dates will be announced soon.

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Finnish rock 'n' roll legends HANOI ROCKS have been confirmed for the Ruisrock festival, set to take place July 6-7 in Turku, Finland.

Also scheduled to appear are SLAYER, MASTODON, IN FLAMES, PAIN, DEATHSTARS, CHILDREN OF BODOM, SONATA ARCTICA, FINNTROLL, POISONBLACK, and AMORPHIS, among many others.

For more information, visit www.ruisrock.fi.

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