GILBY CLARKE has issued the following update in regard to his recent South American tour that ran December 6th to 13th:

"South America - what a great trip this was... it didn't start out great, when I got a call the week before that Dave Langguth (drums) broke his ankle & couldn't make the tour. I called Dennis & he changed some gigs around & was able to do it. So off to Paraguay we went...

Now I've played Paraguay before, the fans were great & the production team was 1st rate. On these tours we always play with rental gear & my band has pretty simple requests when it comes to backline, but in the States they never have what we need & always have an excuse why they can't provide it. So what a surprise that Paraguay had the best gear of the whole tour. Brand new Marshalls, classic SVT's & a killer kit.

Next up was Argentina for 3 shows & a house party for a radio listener winner. I knew it would be special when I got off the plane & there was a welcoming party of girls. The El Teatro show kicked ass, I met the local Hell's Angels chapter pres. & my doppelganger. but the 2nd show, we went on @ 2:30am @ Peteco's & that pissed me off.

After the Rosario show we had to drive a couple hours back to Buenos Aires to catch our flight to Brazil. where I met the American ambassador & did a meet n greet with the boys & girls club in Sao Paulo. The show was another packed house & good thing, cuz' last time it was 1/2 filled.

We stayed up all night again to catch our flight to Chile, so we were a lil' beat when we arrived. The promoters took pity on us, since we've been up for 2 days straight & let us cancel the press conference. The show in Santiago was crazy... I hadn't played there since 1994 when I opened for AEROSMITH, so I was surprised when the show sold out. Of course we only had a couple hours sleep again to catch our flight to Bolivia... I know this sounds like a broken record, but I didn't book the flights, my agent did & they should know u play @ 1am in S. America, so don't book flights @ 7am!

Anyway Bolivia was killer, except I could barely breathe cuz' of the altitude. the mayor gave me a certificate & the key to the city as a token of their appreciation. (that we rocked the house) so I'm sure we'll be back soon. S. America has the best music fans in the world & are very passionate about good music. Can't wait for the next tour!"