Legendary rockers WHITESNAKE have announced the following live dates in 2011:

June

2 - Moscow, Russia - Megasport Arena
4 - St. Petersburg, Russia - Icearena
13 - Newcastle, UK - City Hall
14 - Glasgow, UK - Clyde Auditorium
16 - Wolverhampton, UK - Civic
17 - Manchester, UK - Apollo
19 - Bournemouth, UK - BIC
20 - London, UK - Hammersmith Apollo
22 - Milano, Italy - Gods of Metal
25 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting
28 - Prague, Czech Republic - Saska Arena
29 - Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle

A new promo photo of Whitesnake's 2010 lineup - Doug Aldrich, Reb Beach, David Coverdale, Michael Devin and Briian Tichy - can be viewed below:

According to Darker Than Blue, a lavish publication which traces the history of Whitesnake and is due out March/April 2011. From the ashes of DEEP PURPLE, David Coverdale re-emerged in 1977 first with a couple of solo albums and then fronting his own band Whitesnake. Before long Coverdale was joined by two other former Deep Purple musicians, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, and by 1979 – with the addition of Bernie Marsden, Neil Murray and Micky Moody – was starting to enjoy strong album sales and headlining tours.

Through the early eighties the group built on that foundation and had a number of hit singles. Problems within the band led to more line-up changes, until by the mid-eighties a move to America saw the group reinvented as a mega selling metal act, with the massive selling 1987, an album which set standards as far as rock production went.

1989's Slip Of The Tongue confirmed them as one of the biggest metal acts in the world and although David Coverdale has remained the only constant throughout, the Whitesnake name is still enough to sell-out the big arenas. The Live In The Still Of The Night tour DVD issued in 2006 was one of the biggest selling rock titles of the year. Coverdale has recently signed to record a new Whitesnake album in 2011.

This 240-plus page biography traces Coverdale’s early career in the Northern clubs around Redcar and Newcastle, and his fairy-tale promotion to the ranks of Deep Purple in late 1973. The formation of Whitesnake is explored, and the subsequent rise of the group in Europe and Japan. It is accompanied by a collection of rare and often unseen photographs, loads of rare memorabilia, a discography and concert list.

Sized 12"by12", the hardback book is specially bound and comes inside a card slipcase. The book is available in a couple of editions. The ‘standard edition’ is £175 plus shipping. A more expensive edition in its own flight case is also planned. Signed versions (members of the group are involved in the project), a limited vinyl album, poster and other goodies will also be announced.