CHICKENFOOT- featuring former VAN HALEN singer SAMMY HAGAR and bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist JOE SATRIANI and drummer Kenny Aronoff (filling in for Chickenfoot/RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith) - have announced The 2011 Road Test Tour, the first live performance dates in support of the band’s forthcoming Chickenfoot III, due September 27th via eOne Music in North America and around the world by earMUSIC/Edel.

The tour is taking them through San Francisco, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Chicago and New York early November. Venues and ticket on-sale information will be announced October 3rd.

Tour dates include:

November

1 - San Francisco, CA
2 - Los Angeles, CA
4 - St. Louis, MO
5 - Chicago, IL
8 - New York, NY

Check Chickenfoot.us on October 3rd for venues and ticket sales information.

Meat & Potatoes Creative Director Todd Gallopo walks fans through the optically enhanced features of the new Chickenfoot III packaging below:

Chickenfoot are offering fans a very special free Live Concert Webcast: Chickenfoot Presents III on release day, September 27th. At 6 PM (PST) the band will perform tracks from the new album at TRI Studios in Marin County, California and host a 30-minute Q&A; session with the fans at Chickenfoot.us.

“These are exciting times,” said Hagar. “When a band can have the technology to allow them to perform in a state-of-the-art setting and take that performance out around the world is amazing! I’m up for that!”

Fans can submit their questions to be included in the live Q&A; session at Chickenfoot.us leading up to the live webcast. Special promotional opportunities to be a member of the live in-studio audience in the studio will be announced on the band’s social sites. The webcast will rebroadcast on the band’s website on September 28th at 12 noon.

Chickenfoot III tracklisting:

CD:

'Last Temptation'

'Alright Alright'

'Different Devil'

'Up Next'

'Lighten Up'

'Come Closer'

'Three And A Half Letters'

'Big Foot'

'Dubai Blues'

'Something Going Wrong'

Check out audio samples of the album at iTunes.

Chickenfoot have debuted their new video, for the track 'Big Foot'. Check it out below: