Gear Gods met up with Mike Portnoy to talk about the kit he’s using on The Winery Dogs’ world tour. Watch the segment below:

The Winery Dogs, featuring Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy, are set to play a string of UK shows in early 2016 in support of their second album, Hot Streak, which was released in the UK via earMUSIC in partnership with Loud & Proud Records last month.

Mike Portnoy comments: "Yay!! We're so excited to bring the three-ring circus that is The Winery Dogs to Europe and the UK! We did our best to hit as many places as we could in the available window... but fret not, if we're not hitting your country just yet, as we hope to come back in the summer as well to play as many places as we can! C'mon and join the fun!!"

Singer/guitarist, Richie Kotzen echoes the sentiment, saying: "We are super psyched to have the opportunity to return to the UK and Europe for a string of live shows supporting our new album, Hot Streak. Thank you all for making this release a success and we will see you from the stage real soon!"

UK dates:

January
31 - London, England - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

February
2 - Bristol, England - O2 Academy
4 - Manchester, England - O2 Ritz
5 - Birmingham, England - O2 Institute

Currently on the road in the US, The Winery Dogs stopped by the New York's Q104.3 studios. In the clip below the guys talk about camping with fans, performing on cruise ships, and the writing process behind, "Oblivion," the single off the new album, Hot Streak. They also perform an acoustic version of the song, "Fire”.

Catch The Winery Dogs live on tour in the US:

November
5 - The Canyon - Agoura Hills, CA  
6 - Saban Theatre - Beverly Hills, CA  
7 - Counts Vamp'd - Las Vegas, NV   
8 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA