POISON singer Bret Michaels spoke with Gimme Noise recently about a number of topics including his new solo album. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

Gimme Noise: Your solo album, Get Your Rock On, will hit stores this July and you worked with some amazing singers. Tell me a little bit about the album and how you decided what talent to work with.

Michaels: "My album will be out this summer and I'm really proud of what we've done with it. It's actually going to be called, Bret Michaels and Friends: Get Your Rock On, and I'll explain why: It's really not just a Bret Michaels album. I had so many other talented artists come in and support that it's really a Bret Michaels & Friends album. There's a staggering amount of talent on this album- from Ace Frehley of KISS to Michael Anthony of VAN HALEN to LORETTA LYNN and LIL JON. Sal Costa of MY DARKEST DAYS, Joe Perry of AEROSMITH and Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD are on there as well. It's been such a fun project for me and I'm excited to share it with the fans."

Gimme Noise: In addition to your solo tour, you will be on the road this summer with Poison for a series of gigs with DEF LEPPARD (Rock Of Ages tour with LITA FORD opening). What are you most looking forward to?

Michaels: "What I'm most looking forward to is putting on some great shows for the fans. I'm really excited to get out there with Poison and give the fans the experience of a lifetime. I'm going to be mixing in some solo dates this summer as well, so I'm going to be playing shows constantly and it's definitely going to be a blast."

Read more at Gimme Noise.

The updated schedule Rock Of Ages is as follows:

June

20 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheater
22 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
23 - Las Vegas, NV - Red Rock Amphitheatre
25 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
27 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
29 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
30 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Times Forum

July

2 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
3 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
6 - Cleveland, OH - Quickens Loan Arena
7 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
10 - Baltimore, MD - Merriweather Pavilion
11 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
13 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Pavilion
14 - Atlantic City, NJ - Revel
16 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
17 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
19 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
21 - Omaha, NE - Red Sky Music Festival
22 - Cadott, WI - Rock Fest

August

9 - Sunrise, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
11 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
12 - Virginia Beach, VA - Farm Bureau Live
14 - Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagara Pavilion
15 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Park Stadium
17 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
18 - Boston, MA - Comcast Center
22 - Bangor, ME - Bangor Waterfront Pavilion
24 - Noblesville, IN - Klipsch Music Center
25 - St. Louis, MO - Chaifetz Arena
28 - Des Moines, IO - Wells Fargo Arena
29 - Lampe, MO - Black Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
31 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre

September

1 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
3 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
4 - Austin, TX - Cedar Park Center
6 - Monterrey, Mexico - Arena Monterrey
8 - Mexico City, Mexico - Ciudad de México
12 - Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Ampitheatre
14 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion
15 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl

Check out a tour trailer below: