NEWSDESK, 26th November 2009
> FIRST BANDS FOR SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
From Sweden Rock...
We can now present the first six out of a total of around 60 bands that will perform at the 2010 edition of Sweden Rock Festival.
First off, we are proud to present Randy Bachman and Fred Turner, who will be performing together for the first time in 19 years and make their first festival appearance at Sweden Rock Festival. With songs like 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet' and 'Taking Care of Business' in their catalogue and all the way from Canada: Bachman & Turner. The concert will be their only in Scandinavia.
Fellow Canadians and progressive melodic rockers Saga will make their Sweden Rock Festival debut next summer. As will Atlanta, Georgia based kings (and queen) of funk rock, Mother's Finest.
Fans of melodic metal have waited long to see former Helloween singer Michael Kiske on stage. Next year's Sweden Rock Festival will see the first live performance by the legendary singer in 16 years when he takes the stage with his new band Unisonic. The group, which also features musicians known from Pink Cream 69 and Krokus, will be playing their own melodic hard rock originals as well as a few Helloween classics.
From Norway comes one of the greatest voices in rock history, Jorn, and last but not least Americans Bigelf will return to Sweden Rock after nine long years to deliver their unique brand of doomy, Beatles-influenced progressive rock.
More bands will be presented on Friday, so keep your eyes open! We have a lot of good things in the pipeline waiting to be confirmed and more than 50 bands left to announce!
Sweden Rock Festival is organized in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden on June 9-12 2010. This year's festival was visited by 35200 people, but in 2010 the maximum number of visitors will be limited to 33000.
> SCORPIONS WORLD TOUR 2010
"Get your Sting and Blackout" Scorpions World Tour 2010!
The Scorpions will be launching their spectacular world tour with seven concerts in Germany. Tickets are on sale now.
2009 was the year of the Scorpions: they received the German lifetime achievement ECHO, collected many other awards, and undertook a grand tour through Russia, the U.S. and Europe. However, it is 2010 that will set a milestone for the career of the most successful international rock band from Germany. The Scorpions will be touring the world for the next 2 years and performing in the largest venues and stadiums that cross their path. The mammoth tour will be launched for the first time in many years in Germany. "It was important for us to give our fans a chance to celebrate a never-to-forget party with us", said band founder Rudolf Schenker. Klaus Meine stated, "2010 is going to be a very special year for the Scorpions, so it is an especially good feeling to be able to start this tour at home".
To top it all off, the Scorpions are planning on releasing a sensational statement this January at a press conference.
The performances in Germany will be followed by concerts in the U.S., South America, Asia, Russia and various countries in Europe. Matthias Jabs remarked about the tour, "we are very excited to be touring the globe for the next two years. The Scorpions want to rock the world once again!"
Presently, the band is in the recording studio working on their upcoming album Sting in the Tail that will also be released in 2010. The brand new DVD Amazonia - a live recording of the Scorpions concerts in Manaus and Recife, Brazil - is in stores now.
Dates in Germany:
07. May 2010 Leipzig, Arena
08. May 2010 München, Olympiahalle
12. May 2010 Frankfurt, Festhalle
14. May 2010 Stuttgart, Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
29. May 2010 Berlin, O2 World
30. May 2010 Zwickau, Stadthalle
01. June 2010 Hannover, TUI Arena
Tickets are available at all noted ticket stands. You may also call the ticket hotline: *49 1805 570099 (prices may vary) or visit the website http://www.semmel.de/.
> CREED LIVE DVD
Fans of multi-platinum power rockers Creed are in for a special treat this Christmas as Creed Live, the first-ever live DVD from one of the most successful bands of the past decade, hits stores and all major online retailers in the UK on Monday December 7th (US release date is Tuesday December 8th).
Creed Live, captured during the band's long-awaited Full Circle reunion tour, includes the Creed favourites - 'Higher', 'My Sacrifice', 'With Arms Wide Open' and 'Bullets', plus new songs such as 'Overcome' and 'A Thousand Faces' from Full Circle, the band's first studio effort in seven years.
Full Circle recently debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts second only to Michael Jackson's This Is It. The DVD includes a revealing documentary that follows Creed throughout Full Circle tour with exclusive band interviews and behind-the-scenes, and a photo gallery with over 100 photos from the 2009 summer tour. Directed by Daniel E. Catullo III (Rush, Nickelback, Alter Bridge, Smashing Pumpkins), the 239-camera, state-of-the-art high definition shoot was filmed in front of 18,000 screaming fans in Houston at The Woodlands - Cynthia Woods Pavilion on September 25, 2009.
"Making this DVD was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for us," says Creed lead singer Scott Stapp. "I have never seen anything like it, nor have our fans. I'm excited to finally give Creed fans something they will never forget."
In addition to the 239 high definition cameras, the "Big Freeze" technology required over 200 Nikon still cameras to create an entirely new concert viewing experience in scenes which will be made available in the "Deluxe Edition" of "Creed Live" released in early 2010. "Being able to have access to so many different forms of technology and equipment for this shoot not only allowed me to capture Creed in a way never done before, it gives the viewers angles they would never otherwise be able to see," says director Dan Catullo.
