ZAKK WYLDE To Perform Special Show To Benefit St Jude Children’s Hospital

July 13, 2010, 13 years ago

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY leader ZAKK WYLDE's website reports:

"Zakk is doing it again - and of course with with the help of Black Label Society. If you know Zakk, you know he has a passion for helping “the munchkins.” Munchkins meaning children, and help meaning donating - and donating big.

Yep, Zakk and Black Label Society will perform a special show to benefit St Jude Children’s Hospital at the Roxy in West Hollywood, CA on August 10th. The show will happen on the night of the band's new album release for The Order Of The Black that same day.

100% of the show’s proceeds will benefit St Jude Children’s Hospital. Buy tickets here."

CYCLE OF PAIN are also on the bill for the Roxy show.

As previously reported, the first single from Black Label Society's upcoming Order Of The Black album, 'Parade Of The Dead', is now available at Australia's iTunes store.

It was previously announced that Order Of The Black will be premiered on US nationally syndicated radio show Rockline, with host Bob Coburn on Monday, August 9th.

In an update from Rockline, it has been confirmed that BLS will also perform live on the show.

The program airs at 8:30 PM (PT) / 11:30 PM (ET). Fans are encouraged to speak with the band by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625).

For a station near you and for information regarding how to log onto the internet for the broadcast go to RocklineRadio.com.

Although Order Of The Black won't be released until August 10th, Zakk Wylde has already issued the album's second single - 'Crazy Horse' - which is currently available from iTunes.

'Parade Of The Dead' is also available via the US iTunes store. It can also be heard below, and on the official Black Label Society MySpace page.

Billboard.biz has revealed that Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society will be hitting the road this fall with CHILDREN OF BODOM and CLUTCH as supprt on the Black Label Berzerkus tour.

Tim Borror at the Agency Group comments: "This is my first run working with the Black Label Society team and, not that I didn't know it already, but once you get past scratching the surface you really see how vital this band is and what a huge icon Zakk is," says Borror, who expresses confidence in a lineup that boasts "big guitar player profile" in Wylde and COB's Alexi Laiho.

"This tour has more to offer than most, and I think we have a package that is going to wake people up to what BLS and the bands Zakk chose as support are capable of doing," Borror tells Billboard.biz. "This new BLS record is incredible, and with everything that is going on with this band right now, BLS will be at their height and rising at the end 2010 leading into 2011."

Dates are as follows:

September

21 - Roseland - Portland, OR
22 - PNE Forum - Vancouver, BC
24 - Edmonton EXPO Centre - Edmonton, AB
25 - Agribition Hall - Regina, SK
26 - Big 4 - Calgary, AB
28 - Winnipeg Convention Centre - Winnipeg, MB
30 - Anchor Inn - Omaha, NB

October

1 - 7 Flags - Clive, IA
2 - Eagles Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
3 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - St. Paul, MN
5 - Expo Five - Louisville, KY
8 - Convention Hall - Asbury Park, NJ
9 - The Colisee - Lewiston, MN
12 - Cunard Centre - Halifax, NS
14 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC
15 - Sound Academy - Toronto, ON
16 - Sound Academy - Toronto, ON
20 - Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY
22 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC
23 - Masquerade Music Park - Atlanta, GA
24 - The Fillmore Charlotte - Charlotte, NC
26 - Hard Rock - Orlando, FL
28 - Verizon Wireless Theater - Houston, TX
29 - Concrete St. Ampitheater - Corpus Christi, TX
30 - Verizon Theatre - Grand Prairie, TX
31 - Lonestar Pavilion - Lubbock, TX

November

2 - Stubbs Waller Creek Ampitheater - Austin, TX
3 - Brady Center - Tusla, OK
5 - DeltaPlex - Grand Rapids, MI
7 - The Fillmore - Detroit, MI
9 - Main Street Armory - Rochester, NY
10 - The LC Pavilion - Columbus, OH
12 - Cotilion - Wichita, KS
13 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, KS
14 - The Fillmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
16 - The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
18 - Dodge Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
20 - Warfield - San Francisco, CA



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