SAVATAGE / TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA / DORO guitarist Chris Caffery has issued the following update from the road:

"Hi all!

Time is flying by!

Finally got internet on the bus! The last few shows have been really good. My show on Thursday was interesting. Great place, just really poor production so it was a bit rough onstage! The people there were so nice. Would love to come back if things were set up a bit different!

Last night at the Chance was a blast. Pretty frickin' humid and hot, but fun. My voice is holding pretty good. I am surprised. If I get through tonite and tomorrow I will not be worried at all about a heavy schedule. Especially since after tonite I will have played 11 shows this week!

Good show last night. Cool place, too many frickin' bands. Starting to see some of the problems associated with the mystery of why the agent for the tour never made it public knowledge that my band ws also playing. My solo sets are short, but fun. Even Doro had to cut her set short.

No disrespect to the local bands that sell tix to play. Because personally I hate that pay to play policy...but...if we all take set cuts, so should they. there are people who are flying in for the shows and they see short sets from myself and Doro and get the full set from the local bands. Kinda screwed up.

Belladona kicked serious ass last night. I loved hearing those songs with Joey again. He sounded amazing. Thanks for the drum set share! Looking forward to tonite in Va. 7th night in a row. Voice feels ok, a little sore, but I think a lot of that had to do with the fact that you can still smoke in the NH venues! YUK!"

As previously reported, Returntothepit.com has posted a number of live photos from the recent metal extravaganza held at Mark's Showplace in Bedford, NH on June 9th that featured Caffery, Doro, Joey Belladonna, MELIAH RAGE, STEEL ASSASSIN among others. Click here to view more photos.

Caffery's North American tour schedule is as follows. All shows are with Doro unless otherwise noted. He will be playing a 45 minute opening set each night before taking the stage with her band.

June

12 - Fou Founes Elecriques in Montreal, QUE
13 - Funhouse in Toronto, ONT
14 - Peabody's in Cleveland, OH
15 - Pearl Room in Chicago, IL
16 - Station 4 in St.Paul, MN
17 - Static Bar in Topeka, KS
18 - Larmier Lounge in Denver, CO
20 - Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles, CA
21 - The Clubhouse in Phoenix, AZ
22 - Launch Pad in Alburquerque, NM
23 - Sanctuary in San Antonio, TX
24 - Meridian Red Room in Houston, TX
26 - The Muse in Nashville, TN