CHICKENFOOT Break Into Top 10 Charts In US, Canada
June 10, 2009, 15 years ago
CHICKENFOOT - the new project featuring guitarist JOE SATRIANI, drummer Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS), bassist Michael Anthony (ex-VAN HALEN), and vocalist Sammy Hagar (ex-Van Halen) - have broke into the Top 10 Album charts in Canada and the US with their self-titled debut album.
Chickenfoot landed at #9 in Canada with only four days of sale (released Friday, June 5th), and debuted on the US' Billboard 200 chart at #6, selling 49,000 copies in that country in it's first week out.
Chickenfoot tracklisting: 'Avenida Revolution', 'Soap On A Rope', 'Sexy Little Thing', 'Oh Yeah', 'Runnin' Out', 'Get It Up', 'Down The Drain', 'My Kinda Girl', 'Learning to Fall', 'Turnin' Left', 'Future In The Past'.
Chickenfoot's first major North American tour kicks off on August 2nd in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
This upcoming tour will visit larger venues than the May North American club tour, which sold out in a matter of minutes and received strong reviews.
The North American tour includes a free show on August 15th at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland. All dates will go on-sale June 13th, with the exception of the August 24th show in Boston, which will go on sale June 12th. Additional dates will be announced shortly.
Dates include:
August
2 - Citadel Hill - Halifax, NS4 - Sound Academy - Toronto, ON
5 - Riverplex Amphitheatre - Pittsburgh, PA
7 - Chicago Theatre - Chicago, IL
8 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
10 - Myth - St. Paul, MN
11 - Uptown Theatre - Kansas City, MO
13 - Fifth-Third Ballpark - Comstock Park, MI
15 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Cleveland, OH
17 - Beacon Theatre - New York, NY
18 - Palace Theatre - Albany, NY
20 - Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT
21 - Borgata Spa & Resort, Music Box - Atlantic City, NJ
23 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom - Hampton Beach, NH
24 - Bank Of America Pavilion - Boston, MA
26 - Ntelos Pavilion - Portsmouth, VA
27 - The Uptown Amphitheatre at The Music Factory - Charlotte, NC
29 - House of Blues, Myrtle Beach - N. Myrtle Beach, SC
30 - The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
September
5 - Harveys Resort Hotel and Casino - Lake Tahoe, NVCheck out an exclusive BraveWords.com interview with Chickenfoot/ex-Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony at the following links: Part 1, Part 2.
