QUEENSRŸCHE will rock and ride across America for charity beginning in August as the band partners with Buell Motorcycles to raise money for the

VH1 Save The Music Foundation during their upcoming U.S. tour (see full itinerary below) sponsored by VH1 Classic.

Throughout the 60-plus date tour, Queensrÿche is offering fans the rare and exciting opportunity to join singer Geoff Tate and guitarist Mike

Stone as they ride custom Buell Ulysses bikes, complete with custom riding jackets and helmets, between select tour stops on the band’s tour for Operation: Mindcrime II, the sequel to Seattle-based quintet’s 1988 platinum-certified concept album.

All concert performances will feature a full stage show, including surround sound, new video imagery and actors playing out both parts of the

Operation: Mindcrime saga – Operation: Mindcrime (1988’s acclaimed concept album that quickly reached double-platinum status) and Operation: Mindcrime II – in their entirety.

Fans that make a donation to the VH1 Save The Music Foundation will be invited to join Tate and Stone as they ride between shows. A full list of

start and finish points are available on the band’s website - www.queensryche.com.

Anyone who makes a donation will be eligible to receive a limited edition sticker patch commemorating the Queensrÿche charity ride. Log on to www.vh1savethemusic.com and click on the Queensrÿche donation page to contribute.

In addition to the ride-along opportunity, Queensrÿche is also donating exclusive prize packages to be auctioned off for the following seven tour

stops: Atlanta, St. Louis, Chicago, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The exclusive prize packages include two prime tickets to the show in that city, two “meet and greet” backstage passes, a copy of Operation: Mindcrime II signed by the entire band, tour swag and a personal item from one of the band members. Buell Motorcycles will also host a sweepstakes on its own website (www.buell.com) prior to the tour where they’ll give away two concert tickets and an autographed copy of Operation: Mindcrime II every day from Monday, June 26th – Thursday, July 13th.

On Wednesday, September 20th - prior to their shows at the Nokia Theater in New York City – Tate and Stone will lead a caravan of approximately 3,000 riders who made a donation to the Save the Music Foundation. Starting at the renowned Harley-Davidson dealership Legends in Ledgewood, New Jersey, the caravan will travel over 40 miles to Times Square. The riders will then be invited to attend an exclusive performance by

Queensrÿche at the Hard Rock Café in New York City (1501 Broadway).

At the end of the first leg of the tour, there will be a ride in Seattle on October 16th and afterwards, both of the custom Buell Ulysses motorcycles ridden by Tate and Stone, along with their custom Buell riding jackets and helmets, will be auctioned to raise money for the VH1 Save The Music Foundation.

“As a band, we’ve always believed in music’s profound power to change lives,” Tate explains. “Personally, music has always been my saving grace because it’s given me a positive way to express my emotions. This charity ride along is a simple way for me to make sure that a new generation will have the same opportunities through music that I had.”

A nonprofit organization founded in 1997, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation is dedicated to restoring instrumental music education in America’s public schools, and raising awareness about the importance of music as a part of each child’s complete education.

Come out for the ride and stay tuned!

Please visit the band’s website at www.queensryche.com .

Queensrÿche Tour 2006 dates include:

August

25 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
26 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
27 - Barbara B Mann - Fort Myers, FL
29 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
30 - Saenger Theater - Mobile, AL
31 - Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, FL

September

1 - Pompano Amphitheatre - Pompano Beach, FL
2 - Florida Theater - Jacksonville, FL
3 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC
6 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO
7 - Pageant - St. Louis, MO
8 - Orpheum Theatre - Madison, WI
9 - Myth - Minneapolis, MN
11 - Potawatomi Casino - Milwaukee, WI
12 - Potawatomi Casino - Milwaukee, WI
14 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
15 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
16 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
17 - Emerald Theater - Mt. Clemens, MI
19 - Turning Stone Casino - Verona, NY
21 - Nokia Live - New York, NY
22 - Nokia Live - New York, NY
23 - House of Blues - Atlantic City, NJ
25 - Majestic Theater - San Antonio, TX
26 - Verizon Theater - Houston, TX
27 - Nokia Live - Dallas, TX
29 - Fillmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
30 - The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT

October

1 - Kiva Auditorium - Albuquerque, NM
3 - Dodge Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
4 - Humphrey’s - San Diego, CA
5 - Gibson Amphitheatre - Los Angeles, CA
6 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
7 - Pechanga Resort - Temecula, CA
8 - Konocti - Kelseyville, CA
10 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA
11 - Warfield - San Francisco, CA
12 - Roseland - Portland, OR
13 - Moore Theater - Seattle, WA
14 - Moore Theater - Seattle, WA
15 - Moore Theater - Seattle, WA
17 - Reno Hilton Theater - Reno, NV
18 - The Big Easy - Boise, ID
19 - Big Easy Concert House - Spokane, WA
20 - Wilma Theater - Missoula, MT
21 - Shrine Auditorium - Billings, MT

November

1 - Kool Haus - Toronto, CAN
2 - Palace Theatre - Albany, NY
3 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
4 - 930 Club - Washington, DC
5 - Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD
7 - Palace Theatre - Greensburg, PA
8 - State Theater - New Brunswick, NJ
9 - The Avalon - Boston, MA
10 - Chevrolet Theater - Wallingford, CT
11 - Hampton Beach Casino - Hampton Beach, NH
12 - Metropolis - Montreal, CAN
14 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
15 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
17 - Dow Center - Saginaw, MI
18 - Madison Theater - Covington, KY
19 - Tennessee Theatre - Knoxville, TN
21 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
22 - Selena Auditorium - Corpus Christi, TX
24 - Hogg Auditorium - Austin, TX
25 - Abrahm Chevez PAC - El Paso, TX
26 - Tucson Music Hall - Tucson, AZ
28 - The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT
30 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV