Whitford St. Holmes, featuring Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford and former Ted Nugent vocalist Derek St. Holmes have been confirmed to open up for Whitesnake on their upcoming North American tour. All confirmed dates are listed below, with more to be announced soon.

In a new interview with Examiner.com, Derek St. Holmes discusses the reunion with Brad Whitford, as well as the upcoming tour. An excerpt follows:

Examiner: So what was the impetus for getting back together with Brad after so long?

Derek St. Holmes: “I think it started when Brad said, “Hey, I live in Charlotte, but I’m thinking of moving.” And I said, “Why don’t you move here, to Nashville? I’ve been here a couple years, and I think you’d love it.” So he came and looked, and he loved it. He bought a house. So one thing led to another, and we’re sitting at the local Starbucks having coffee in the morning, and we start talking guitars. He says, “Why don’t you come on over?” And I went over, and we picked up some guitars and started coming up with ideas. That’s how it started.”

Examiner: It goes from hanging out to jamming.

Derek St. Holmes: “We had our guitars laying around the room. Brad and I are guitar freaks. So we just… he’s got a lot of vintage stuff and new stuff. I’ve got some vintage stuff, too. We just love guitars. We’ve always had that common thread. We love talking about it. So the guitars are always laying around, just waiting for us to pick ‘em up and play ‘em!”

Examiner: Guitar junkies.

Derek St. Holmes: “We probably need to get some help!” [laughs]

Read the full interview at Examiner.com.

Whitford St. Holmes tour dates with Whitesnake are listed below.

June
3 - Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory
5 - Houston, TX - Revention Music Center
6 - San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theater
8 - Indianapolis, IN - Old National Centre
10 - Hammond, IN - Horseshoe Casino
11 - Northfield, OH - Hard Rock
14 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Riverbend Music Center
15 - Huber Heights, OH - Rose Music Center
17 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
18 - Rama, ON - Casino Rama
20 - Brooklyn, NY - King's Theater
21 - Montclair, NJ - The Wellmont Theatre
22 - Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theater
23 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino
25 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues
26 - Portland, ME - Maine State Pier
28 - Lewiston, NY - Artpark
29 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore