Following the release of their long awaited second album 'III', the hottest rock& roll band in the world, Chickenfoot,have announced a 5-date UK & European tour for January 2012; their first Europeanconcerts since July 2009. Including 2 UK concerts in Manchester and London,tickets will go on sale at 9am on Friday October 14th 2011; further infois detailed below, and at www.chickenfoot.us.
Chickenfoot will perform songs fromtheir gold-selling, eponymous debut album, alongside tracks from the criticallyacclaimed 'III', for the very first time outside of the United States.The European tour kicks off at the Manchester Academy on Thursday January12th, followed by London's O2 Academy Brixton (SaturdayJanuary 14th), Paris Olympia (Monday January 16th), Tilburg O13(Tuesday January 17th) and Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Hall (ThursdayJanuary 19th). Tickets for the 2 UK concerts will be available from www.livenation.co.uk/artist/chickenfoot-tickets.
Featuring guitar hero Joe Satriani and Van Halenduo, bassist Michael Anthony & frontman SammyHagar, Chickenfoot drummer Chad Smith hastemporarily handed his sticks over to the legendary Kenny Aronoff, who will join the band for these concerts.Says Joe Satriani, "Kenny brings that same combination of super chops andwild energy to the band that we're used to; and, offstage, he's just as crazyas Chad". Watch a video of Chad Smith introducing Kennyhere.
Chickenfoot fans in the UK will betreated to a special Planet Rock pre-sale, where tickets can bepurchased 24 hours ahead of the October 14th general on-sale date. By visiting www.planetrock.com,tickets will be available from 9am on Thursday October 13th.
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