Alice in Chains & Velvet Revolver Summer 07 Tour

[iSpeakEloquent]

Alice and VR will team for a tour this summer and fall in north america

8/11-Bell Centre-Montreal
8/12-Molson Amphitheatre-Toronto
8/14-Tweeter Center-Mansfield, MA
8/16-Darien Lake Performing Arts Center-Darien, NY
8/17-PNC Bank Center-Holmdel, NJ
8/18-Nikon at Jones Beach Theater-Wantagh, NY
8/19-Tweeter Center-Camden, NJ
8/21-Mohegan Sun-Uncasville, CT
8/23-Saratoga Performing Arts Center-Saratoga Springs, NY
8/24-Toyota Pavillion-Scranton, PA
8/27-DTE Energy Music Theatre-Clarkston, MI
8/28-First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre-Tinley Park, IL
8/29-Xcel/Target Center-St. Paul, MN

All shows supported by Kill Hannah
Most presales start on 6/20 & 6/21
go to www.myspace.com/aliceinchains for more information

[DoucheMeister]

Who's their lead singer now?

[Dopie Opie]

Who's their lead singer now?

Scott Weiland...

[Dopie Opie]

What are they calling it ??

"The Needle in Your Arm 2007 Summer tour"

[DoucheMeister]

Scott Weiland...

Any good? How is his voice compared to Layne Staley?

[WonkaVision]

How do they still call themselves Alice in Chains....it just ain't right

[LilJimmyRbinson]

Who sings for AIC now?

No way I'd pay to see Jerry Cantrell and an AIC tribute band.

[iSpeakEloquent]

William Duvall sings for AIC now. I saw them in NYC last year, they were amazing. If you liked the old AIC go see this show. Duvall does a great job

[ImSalty]

Who sings for AIC now?

No way I'd pay to see Jerry Cantrell and an AIC tribute band.



William DuVall is unbelieveable. I drove all the way up to Albany last year to see the new Alice In Chains. He and the band won over every single person in that venue. I cannot emphazise enough how good they sounded. You got to give it a chance, it'll win you over too.

[mendozathejew]

I understand AIC fans not wanting to see it without layne, but you really have to realize jerry cantrell was the leader of the band, wrote most of the songs. and while it cant even be close to the same band without layne, Im still interested in hearing cantrell live doing aic songs

[DoucheMeister]

Are they working on a new CD?

[Nothing Sound]

How do they still call themselves Alice in Chains....it just ain't right


It's not Alice in Chains.
The new singer sucks.

[maxeypad]

Alice in Chains isn't Alice in Chains WITHOUT LAYNE....when will people figure this out?!!?!?!?! yes, Jerry Cantrell wrote a lot of the songs...but NO LAYNE..hence NO ALICE IN CHAINS...this band died with layne so having a tour is so fucking dumb...i love AiC to death, but this is lame without layne...anyone see james hetfield singing alice in chains songs or hear it? IT WAS HORRID

god damn opiates

[OandA_Chris]

I don't want to go to this show without Layne. but probably I will end up going.

[Salem]

really? any1 hear Phil Enselmo singing AIC songs? Awsome. Cantrell is an unbelievable artist and to say you wouldnt want to see him do AIC songs, sounds liek you didnt really enjoy AIC in the first place seeing as though not only did he write the majority he also sang in/ or lead in 70%-80% of the songs. Dont get me wrong, Layne will always have a place in my heart. The words and his voice lead me though some dark times in my life.

[maxeypad]

ah man, the reason why the music was so depressing is because layne was going through all that heroin crap and basically singing it out, and you could feel what he was feeling.....AiC is dead in my boook, unfortunately...i still listen to all there old stuff and LOVE it, but with a new singer....it's just not the same for me

[circpro]

Give it a chance.. Listening to the October 2006 show from VA and it doesn't sound too bad.

Great to see they aren't coming anywhere near Atlanta...yet..... :icon_roll

[iSpeakEloquent]

half the people in this thread that said AIC is dead, did u see them on tour last year? if not then u can't say shit yet, give it a chance. Yes Hetfield sucked and so did anselmo, duvall is pretty good though. He has been singing layne stuff for years when jerry was solo.

Yes they are working on a new album. I'm looking foward to it, Degradation Trip ruled, so Cantrell still has it.

[iSpeakEloquent]

Give it a chance.. Listening to the October 2006 show from VA and it doesn't sound too bad.

Great to see they aren't coming anywhere near Atlanta...yet..... :icon_roll

its supposed to be a long tour well into the fall and winter so im sure they'll hit atlanta

[mendozathejew]

Cantrell is an unbelievable artist and to say you wouldnt want to see him do AIC songs, sounds liek you didnt really enjoy AIC in the first place seeing as though not only did he write the majority he also sang in/ or lead in 70%-80% of the songs. Dont get me wrong, Layne will always have a place in my heart.

couldnt agree more

[Mort]

Alice in Chains without Layne is a good band. With Layne, they were the best band.

Maybe that makes me more of a Layne Staley fan than an AIC fan, but oh well. That is my cross to bear.

[Ack's Grl]

I'm so fucking there. I cried when we lost Layne, but I was too young to go to most of their concerts anyway. Besides, Velvet Revolver puts on a great show- fucking Weiland is the tiniest man I've ever seen. Inspires me to stick to my diet :D

[circpro]

I'm so fucking there. I cried when we lost Layne, but I was too young to go to most of their concerts anyway. Besides, Velvet Revolver puts on a great show- fucking Weiland is the tiniest man I've ever seen. Inspires me to stick to my diet :D

Crack Dieting?

[Mother Shucker]

AIC without Layne? Eh.
Scott Weiland fronting any band is worth seeing though. He really is an amazing front man.

[jackdaniels1940]

i'll be at pnc on 8/17... section 101 row e... WOOT!

[iSpeakEloquent]

I'm so fucking there. I cried when we lost Layne, but I was too young to go to most of their concerts anyway. Besides, Velvet Revolver puts on a great show- fucking Weiland is the tiniest man I've ever seen. Inspires me to stick to my diet :D

jones beach i assume? ill be there with my brother. got presale tix (150 bucks for 2? wtf)

[mendozathejew]

Alice in Chains without Layne is a good band. With Layne, they were the best band.

Maybe that makes me more of a Layne Staley fan than an AIC fan, but oh well. That is my cross to bear.
no thats completely fair. I think what myself and a few others were questioning was the people who assumed layne was the core of the band musically, which he wasnt, jerry cantrell was.

its not the same band without layne staley, not even close. layne as a singer is irreplaceable. no one denying that. but I think its still worth it to see the guy that wrote the songs play, and especially when hes as good as cantrell is. hes solos are phenominal.

[AJellyDonut]

Make sure to bring your pillows.

[iSpeakEloquent]

Make sure to bring your pillows.

and that means?

[iSpeakEloquent]

upadted!!! ps there is ur atlanta show also AC show added on 8/25

8/11-Bell Centre-Montreal
8/12-Molson Amphitheatre-Toronto
8/14-Tweeter Center-Mansfield (Boston), MA
8/16-Darien Lake Performing Arts Center-Darien (Buffalo), NY
8/17-PNC Bank Center-Holmdel, NJ
8/18-Nikon at Jones Beach Theater-Wantagh, NY
8/20-Tweeter Center-Camden, NJ
8/21-Mohegan Sun-Uncasville, CT
8/23-Saratoga Performing Arts Center-Saratoga Springs, NY
8/24-Toyota Pavillion-Scranton, PA
8/25-Borgata Hotel & Casino & Spa Event Center-Altantic City, NJ
8/27-DTE Energy Music Theatre-Clarkston (Detroit), MI
8/28-First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre-Tinley Park (Chicago), IL
8/29-Xcel/Target Center-St. Paul, MN
9/8-Pacific Coliseum-Vancouver, BC
9/11-Santa Barbara Bowl-Santa Barbara, CA
9/12-Selland Arena-Fresno, CA
9/14-Sleep Train Pavillion @ Concord-Concord, CA
9/15-Seep Train Ampitheatre-Marysville, CA
9/16-Coors Amphitheatre-Chula Vista, CA
9/18-Cricket Pavillion-Phoenix, AZ
9/20-Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre-Irvine, CA
9/21-Mandalay Bay Events Center-Las Vegas, NV
9/22-Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre-Tucson, AZ
9/24-Coors Amphitheatre-Engelwood (Denver), CO
9/25-Jounal Pavillion-Albuquerque, NM
9/27-Smirnoff Music Centre-Dallas, TX
9/28-Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion-Spring (Houston), TX
10/2-Verizon Wireless Music Center-Pelham (Birmingham), AL
10/3-HiFi Buys Amphitheatre-Atlanta, GA
10/5-Bayfest-Mobile, AL
10/6-Ford Amphitheatre-Tampa, FL
10/7-Sound Advice Amphitheatre-W. Palm Beach, FL
10/9-Snowden Grove Park-Southaven, MS

All shows supported by Kill Hannah

[Creampier]

Got my tix for the 08/17 show at PNC a little while back! I'm psyched! I was a big GNR and STP fan back in the day, and I like Velvet Revolver's material as well. That worked out so much better than that sonic abortion known as Audioslave.

I'm there for Velvet Revolver. I like Alice in Chains but without Layne singing I couldn't really give a shit. But I'll go into their set with an open mind.

[maxeypad]

is layne back from the dead? sweet...OH WAIT...nevermind

"nottthinnn better than a deaaaler who's hiiiigh"

[Creampier]

is layne back from the dead? sweet...OH WAIT...nevermind

"nottthinnn better than a deaaaler who's hiiiigh"

Nice! Junkhead... off of Dirt, the best Alice in Chains album, imho

[iSpeakEloquent]

Nice! Junkhead... off of Dirt, the best Alice in Chains album, imho

not really an opinion i think its fact

[Creampier]

not really an opinion i think its fact

Yeah, you're probably right, now that I think about it. Them Bones, Would, Rooster, Down in a Hole.... yep.

[Jonny_Thunder]

Yeah, you're probably right, now that I think about it. Them Bones, Would, Rooster, Down in a Hole.... yep.

Dont forget Angry Chair either, fella.

With it being said that Im more of a Layne fan than AIC, being that I love Mad Season as much as AIC, Cantrell is too good of a musician to not go see. Duvall does a really good job covering the songs, but you can just tell his soul isnt in the Lyrics the way Layne's was.

Listen to his version of Nutshell; he hits all the notes, and even though stylistically no one can expect it to be identical to the original, he cant really emulate the pain and depression of the song.

Id still give my right leg to see them live though. :rolleyes:

[iSpeakEloquent]

Id still give my right leg to see them live though. :rolleyes:

u could just give 60 bucks to your local ticketmaster **** agency

[mendozathejew]

Dont forget Angry Chair either, fella.

With it being said that Im more of a Layne fan than AIC, being that I love Mad Season as much as AIC, Cantrell is too good of a musician to not go see. Duvall does a really good job covering the songs, but you can just tell his soul isnt in the Lyrics the way Layne's was.

Listen to his version of Nutshell; he hits all the notes, and even though stylistically no one can expect it to be identical to the original, he cant really emulate the pain and depression of the song.

Id still give my right leg to see them live though. :rolleyes:

thats the best explanation ive heard for why Alice in Chains should still tour, and why fans should still want to go:clap:

[maxeypad]

Alice and who?

[Salem]

Rain when I die..... simply moving

[Creampier]

Dont forget Angry Chair either, fella.

With it being said that Im more of a Layne fan than AIC, being that I love Mad Season as much as AIC, Cantrell is too good of a musician to not go see. Duvall does a really good job covering the songs, but you can just tell his soul isnt in the Lyrics the way Layne's was.

Listen to his version of Nutshell; he hits all the notes, and even though stylistically no one can expect it to be identical to the original, he cant really emulate the pain and depression of the song.

Id still give my right leg to see them live though. :rolleyes:


I was down in Philly yesterday and actually heard Mad Season's River of Deceit on a terrestrial FM radio station! I couldn't believe my ears! It's nice to know that in other cities the 92.3 KRock same 20 song format doesn't exist at all radio stations.

[iSpeakEloquent]

another update!

8/11-Bell Centre-Montreal
8/12-Molson Amphitheatre-Toronto
8/14-Tweeter Center-Mansfield (Boston), MA
8/16-Darien Lake Performing Arts Center-Darien (Buffalo), NY
8/17-PNC Bank Center-Holmdel, NJ
8/18-Nikon at Jones Beach Theater-Wantagh, NY
8/20-Tweeter Center-Camden, NJ
8/21-Mohegan Sun-Uncasville, CT
8/23-Saratoga Performing Arts Center-Saratoga Springs, NY
8/24-Toyota Pavillion-Scranton, PA
8/25-Borgata Hotel & Casino & Spa Event Center-Altantic City, NJ
8/27-DTE Energy Music Theatre-Clarkston (Detroit), MI
8/28-First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre-Tinley Park (Chicago), IL
8/29-Xcel/Target Center-St. Paul, MN
8/31-The Rave (Alice in Chains Acoustic Hour Show)-Milwaukee, WI **NEW**
9/1-Pageant (Alice in Chains Acoustic Hour Show)-St. Louis, MO **NEW**
9/7-Pacific Coliseum-Vancouver, BC
9/8-Gorge Amphitheatre-Seattle, WA **NEW**
9/9-Clark County Amphitheatre-Ridgefield, WA **NEW**
9/11-Santa Barbara Bowl-Santa Barbara, CA
9/12-Selland Arena-Fresno, CA
9/14-Sleep Train Pavillion @ Concord-Concord, CA
9/15-Seep Train Ampitheatre-Marysville, CA
9/16-Coors Amphitheatre-Chula Vista, CA
9/18-Cricket Pavillion-Phoenix, AZ
9/20-Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre-Irvine, CA
9/21-Mandalay Bay Events Center-Las Vegas, NV
9/22-Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre-Tucson, AZ
9/24-Coors Amphitheatre-Engelwood (Denver), CO
9/25-Jounal Pavillion-Albuquerque, NM
9/27-Smirnoff Music Centre-Dallas, TX
9/28-Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion-Spring (Houston), TX
9/29-Antone's (Alice in Chains Acoustic Hour Show)-Austin, TX **NEW**
10/1-House of Blues (Alice in Chains Acoustic Hour Show)-New Orleans, LA **NEW**
10/2-Verizon Wireless Music Center-Pelham (Birmingham), AL
10/3-HiFi Buys Amphitheatre-Atlanta, GA
10/5-Bayfest-Mobile, AL
10/6-Ford Amphitheatre-Tampa, FL
10/7-Sound Advice Amphitheatre-W. Palm Beach, FL
10/9-Snowden Grove Park-Southaven, MS

All shows supported by Kill Hannah

[Mindslayer]

Got tix a while back for me and the fiance for the PNC show on 8/17. We're in the 300's somewhere but in the center section. Cant fuckin wait !

[iSpeakEloquent]

got through about half of the new VR album, its ok, not as good as the first though. Still looking foward to jones beach

[empyrelounge]

Photographed them last time they were in Boston at the Avazlon on their club tour...should be a real good show

Click the images to see more...

http://www.empyrelounge.com/images/galleries/2007/051607_velvetrevolver/velvetrevolver50.jpg

http://www.empyrelounge.com/images/galleries/2007/051607_velvetrevolver/velvetrevolver43.jpg

http://www.empyrelounge.com/images/galleries/2007/051607_velvetrevolver/velvetrevolver36.jpg (http://www.empyrelounge.com/galleries/2007/051607_velvetrevolver)

[Mother Shucker]

No Weiland?

Oops, missed the link, he is in the gallery. How can you not put him in the post? Amazing pictures.

[iSpeakEloquent]

who tussled matt sorum's hair?

[jackdaniels1940]

Photographed them last time they were in Boston at the Avazlon on their club tour...should be a real good show

Click the images to see more... (http://www.empyrelounge.com/galleries/2007/051607_velvetrevolver)
(http://www.empyrelounge.com/galleries/2007/051607_velvetrevolver)

Great pix man.... definitely looking foward to seeing slash and the boys again!

[empyrelounge]

glad you guys dug them...sorum definitely had tussled hair...i just love the look on his face though.

[iSpeakEloquent]

yea it looks like someone tusseled his hair then kicked him in the cock

[Mindslayer]

Anybody go to the PNC show tonight ? I just got back a little while ago and it was fuckin incredible. Velvet Revolver put on an amazing show and Weiland is still the best performer in the biz today. They did some STP and GNR songs, too - three each, I think - and they also did an amazing cover of 'Wish You Were Here' by Floyd. Overall an awesome show.


Oh, and Alice in Chains were surprisingly very good, you know, with the new singer and all. As others have said in this thread the new guy sounds eerily similar to Layne Staley and they also put on a great show.

[iSpeakEloquent]

im going saturday at jones beach....what gnr/stp songs did they play?

when i saw vr a few years ago they only played one each (crackerman and its so easy)

[Mindslayer]

From GNR they played Its So Easy, Patience (which was fuckin amazing) and Mr. Brownstone.

From STP they played Vasoline, Interstate Love Song and Sex Type Thing.

[maxeypad]

been listening to a lot of Alice in Chains lately....it's sad they're on tour without Layne...and Layne's birthday is coming up....fuckin shame...damn heroin.....still can't believe they're touring without him

Alice in what? alice and who?

[kloraferm]

I just can't think of it as Chains without Layne

[iSpeakEloquent]

u can't? get over it already...ur missing some great shows

[Mindslayer]

Of course its not the same without Layne and never will be, but they were VERY GOOD last night. The new lead singer has a great set of pipes on him, and they were loud as fuck, too. The crowd went fuckin crazy for them last night, and Im sure they will get a similar response tonight at Jones Beach.

[kloraferm]

u can't? get over it already...ur missing some great shows
What do you mean "get over it"? Get over what? I was just making a statement. I'm not saying the shows won't be good. I'd probably miss them anyway 'cause I don't currently have a goddamn car.

[mokeycunts]

Alice in Chains was absolutely amzing last night. Duvall is more than a good replacement. He hits every single note and was flawless. Velvet Revolver was great too and Patients was probably the best song of the night. btw dont watch the new AIC on youtube and make a decision because you will only hate Duvall... go see them live and then decide.

[Mother Shucker]

Worked until 915, flew downt the Meadowbrook to get there at 928. Missed all of AIC, saw most of VR. They rocked the fat ass.

[iSpeakEloquent]

just got back fucking awesome

vr played forever though, wish aic could've gotten more time than just 10 songs.

weiland has a new awesome rock scream by the way....oh and slash broke out the double guitar, i thought we said only jimmy page could do that.

[Mother Shucker]

One thought on last night, they should have done "Dead and bloated" as a tribute to Slash's face. WTF? Is he on predizone or something?

[Mindslayer]

just got back fucking awesome

vr played forever though, wish aic could've gotten more time than just 10 songs.

weiland has a new awesome rock scream by the way....oh and slash broke out the double guitar, i thought we said only jimmy page could do that.



How long did VR play at Jones Beach ? They played for about 1hr and 45 mins at PNC.

[iSpeakEloquent]

about that, every time i thought they would go into the last 3 songs (sex type thing/brownstone/slither) they pulled out another song i forgot about....too many slow songs for me. Not saying they're bad songs but its too many for one set. Oh and how much does Kill Hannah fuckin blow.

[maxeypad]

love haaate love

what a great song

[iSpeakEloquent]

love haaate love

what a great song

didn't play it, they did last november though

[maxeypad]

didn't play it, they did last november though

yeah i figured they wouldn't play that....cool they did last november though

[Mindslayer]

I really cant judge Kill Hannah. By the time my girl and I trudged through the fuckin mud and rain from the lot to our seats they were doing their last song, a cover of Rebel Yell.

Oh, and I cant really base this on anything, but it seemed to me that they were going for a kind of Linkin Park vibe, especially the singer.

[kloraferm]

oh and slash broke out the double guitar, i thought we said only jimmy page could do that.
I can remember EVH doing pretty damn well rockin a double neck during the 'Carnal Knowledge' tour (although the other one wasn't a 12 string I think it was a 6 tuned town either a 5th or an octave...anyway).