Report: QUEENSRŸCHE Play Unique Shows For American Soldier Tour
May 6, 2009, 15 years ago
Billboard.com has issued the following report from Gary Graff:
QUEENSRŸCHE fans can expect some sort of commercial documentation - a live album or DVD, perhaps - from what's turned into a special tour in support of the group's new concept album, American Soldier.
"We do that every tour, film and record," frontman Geoff Tate - whose wife, Susan, manages Queensrÿche - tells Billboard.com. "You never know when you're going to need something at some point. Usually when we stop and get home and have some time to reflect on the project and look at footage and see what we have, then we make a decision about what we might do with it."The tour will likely be of enduring interest to Queensrÿche fans. Prior to hitting the road the band polled fans on its web site about what they'd like to hear from its 26-year canon. Weighing their results the group is not only showcasing American Soldier but is also playing suites of songs - and, over the course of multi-night stands in some cities, every track - from its 1986 album Rage For Order and 1990's Empire. (The Operation: Mindcrime albums, which Queensrÿche performed in their entirety in 2006-2007, were exempt).
Read the full report at Billboard.com.
