OT-Poison/Ratt/White Lion Tour

[Angiekay]

Holy 80's Flashback, batman!!

Poison has put together a hard-rock triple bill for the summer concert season. The band will hit the road on their Poison'd! 2007 tour beginning June 13th in Greenville, South Carolina, and the dates wrap up September 1st in West Palm Beach, Florida. The shows will feature Poison as headliners, with support coming from Ratt and opening act White Lion.

Poison will be out supporting their new covers album titled Poison'd!, which will be released June 5th.
Ratt includes vocalist Stephen Pearcy, guitarist Warren DeMartini, and bassist Bobby Blotzer. Bassist Juan Croucier was asked to rejoin his old mates, but he felt that issues which have been plaguing the group over the years reared up recently, so he backed out. The band's other original member, guitarist Robbin Crosby, died in June 2002. This year's lineup features John Corabi on guitar and Robbie Crane on bass.
The Poison/Ratt itinerary (subject to change):
June 13 - Greenville, SC - Bi Lo Center
June 15 - Orange Beach, AL - Amphitheater At The Wharf
June 16 - Birmingham, AL - City Stages
June 17 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 19 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
June 20 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
June 22 - Bay City, MI - Bay City River Roar
June 23 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
June 24 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheater
June 26 - Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theatre
June 27 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center For The Performing Arts
June 29 - Big Flats, NY - Summer Stage At Tags
June 30 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
July 1 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach
July 3 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues
July 4 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues
July 6 - Kinder, LA - Grand Casino Coushatta
July 7 - Shreveport, LA - Rumble On The Red Motorcycle Rally
July 8 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre At Grand Prairie
July 12 - Biloxi, MS - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
July 13 - Pryor, OK - Pryor Creek Festival Grounds
July 14 - Oklahoma City, OK - Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre
July 15 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre St. Louis
July 17 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 18 - Minneapolis, MN - TBA
July 20 - Waukesha, WI - Waukesha County Fair
July 21 - Fond Du Lac, WI - Fond Du Lac Fair
July 22 - Muskegon, MI - Heritage Landing
July 24 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
July 26 - Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center
July 27 - Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort
July 28 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
July 29 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
July 31 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 2 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre St. Louis
August 3 - Davenport, IA - Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds
August 5 - Sturgis, SD - Legendary Buffalo Chip
August 8 - Silverton, OR - Oregon Garden
August 9 - Roseburg, OR - Douglas County Fair
August 10- Salinas, CA - Salinas Sports Center
August 11 - Devore, CA - Hyundai Pavilion Of Glen Helen
August 12 - Universal City, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre At Universal CityWalk
August 14 - San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theatre
August 15 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
August 17 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl Concert Theater At Palms
August 18 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
August 19 - Englewood, CO - Coors Amphitheatre
August 21 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 23 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.
August 25 - Moosic, PA - Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
August 26 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 31 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre At The State Fairgrounds
September 1 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre

[NealIsGod]

I hate Poison with every fiber of my being.

[Ratgirl]

I hate Poison with every fiber of my being.

I saw them last year with Cinderella. They were ok.. Once is enough for me.

[larryfromnextdoor]

I hate Poison with every fiber of my being.

i used to as well ,, but now , well they have 4 or 5 fun rockers with great guitar playing,, everyone makes fun of CC .. but the guy can flat out play... then again,, they have had of the worst.. unskinny bop,, i want action..

[xflajrnylvr]

Ill passs on this one

[AR]

I hate Poison with every fiber of my being.

Same here.

Only like 3 or 4 Ratt songs.

White Lion is fair. I liked the Mane Attraction album. Hate "When the Children Cry" though.

In other words, you won't be seeing me at this show.

[Lady Luck]

I hate Poison with every fiber of my being.

I saw them last year with Cinderella. They were ok.. Once is enough for me.

Ditto...too much other shit going on this summer anyway.

[Angiekay]

Seeing Poison last summer was more then enough for me and I've always hated White Lion. Ratt with Pearcy would be the only draw for me here.

[conversationpc]

I hate Poison with every fiber of my being.

Same here.

Only like 3 or 4 Ratt songs.

White Lion is fair. I liked the Mane Attraction album. Hate "When the Children Cry" though.

In other words, you won't be seeing me at this show.

I agree with Ratt. White Lion were above most of the rest of the hair bands, in my opinion and I couldn't disagree more on "When the Children Cry". The solo in that song, as simple as it may be, has TONS of feel and is melodically brilliant, in my opinion. Vito Bratta was one of the best guitarists from the genre and the "Pride" album is one of my favorites.

As for Poison, there are two or three songs I like and the rest make me want to violently hurl.

[X factor]

Guys, I saw RATT with the original lineup back in the day (TWICE) and they were HIDEOUS! WAY the fuck too loud and distorted (this coming from a -at the time- 19 year old!) and Pearcy just flat out can't sing. You guys flail at folks like Eddie Vedder- shit he's Pavorotti compared to Pearcy's tone deaf ass...I do think they had some good stuff on vinyl, but live? No dice...
White Lion (whom I saw open for Frehley's comet in about a 1000 seat club) kicked ass live...I just never liked their stuff very much. But I remember leaving that show going "Who's the big nosed Italian guitar player? Boy can flat out WAIL!"

[Red13JoePa]

I'll be buying the new Poison. I think with Was producing who did the Stones' monster A Bigger Bang and the Poison We're An American Band cover, it has a chance to be very very good.

Not a fan of throwing the 15 and 20 year old covers of YMDD and RARAN on there, though.

[ohsosoto]

if its close and cheap....

[Rick]

if its close and cheap....

Exactly.

[Rockindeano]

I would rather pay to see ME do stand up at some carnival.

You have GOT TO BE shitting me Ratt? Poison? White Lion? OMFG.

[Saint John]

I would rather pay to see ME do stand up at some carnival.

You have GOT TO BE shitting me Ratt? Poison? White Lion? OMFG.

I'm with ya. I'd rather have a prostate exam with a telephone pole than sit through that shit.

[chf34jmac]

I think I read that they added a new date to the tour. 9/13/2007 Joe's portashitter emporium in skinecdity. Why would you waste your money on this tour?

[cyndy!]

shows like that are great for people watching. lots of "interesting" fashion.

[ohsosoto]

I would rather pay to see ME do stand up at some carnival.

You have GOT TO BE shitting me Ratt? Poison? White Lion? OMFG.

once again, close, cheap etc.

[Rockindeano]

I would be cheap, but I guarantee you I would be a better show than those three shit acts.

[LucyFurr]

They are trying to ride the coat tails of a revived Journey now.

Dean......keep the videos coming. Thats enough until we can see the real thing. Loved the "paper messages" to Reardon. Highly entertaining!

[Rockindeano]

They are trying to ride the coat tails of a revived Journey now.

Dean......keep the videos coming. Thats enough until we can see the real thing. Loved the "paper messages" to Reardon. Highly entertaining!

Cath, I will slip you a pre-sneak video. My new one is killer.

[LucyFurr]

They are trying to ride the coat tails of a revived Journey now.

Dean......keep the videos coming. Thats enough until we can see the real thing. Loved the "paper messages" to Reardon. Highly entertaining!

Cath, I will slip you a pre-sneak video. My new one is killer.

It doesnt involve long sheaths, towles wrapped around your head covering your face, and Reardon does it heehee. At first, I thought I read pre-snake! haha

[Rockindeano]

They are trying to ride the coat tails of a revived Journey now.

Dean......keep the videos coming. Thats enough until we can see the real thing. Loved the "paper messages" to Reardon. Highly entertaining!

Cath, I will slip you a pre-sneak video. My new one is killer.

It doesnt involve long sheaths, towles wrapped around your head covering your face, and Reardon does it heehee. At first, I thought I read pre-snake! haha

Um, no it doesn't, dumbass.

[Shadowsong]

I liked Metal
even even the Bubble Gum Metal...
Cinderella had some moving ballads.
I don't listen much to the words
The melody just has to be strong enought to pick me up & carry me...
Some of them long haired pretty boys could carry a tune

[Andrew]

I would rather pay to see ME do stand up at some carnival.

There's a thought.

[Lady Luck]

shows like that are great for people watching. lots of "interesting" fashion.

LOL, ain't that the truth.

[Just_Plain_Eric]

I will be at the ORegon Gardens gig...cant wait...I am going to sit on the hill with a coldy and watch all the mullets go by