DUFF MCKAGAN - "This Season For LOADED Has Thus Far Been, Well, Colorful..."
June 11, 2009, 15 years ago
DUFF MCKAGAN of VELVET REVOLVER and LOADED has issued the latest installment of his weekly blog for Seattle Weekly. An excerpt reads as follows:
"Late spring in Europe and the UK means only one thing for the music lover over here: FESTIVAL SEASON! Of course, these festivals are good for both the fans AND the bands that play in front of them, as festivals will usually put an act in front of more people than they could otherwise garner by simply doing a club tour. This season for Loaded has thus far been, well, colorful, let's say.It's always great to mix some club or theater gigs into your tour schedule if you are out doing the festivals. The beginning of June can be (and usually is) cold and wet in northern Europe. For whatever reason, whether with Velvet Revolver or Loaded, we've started the season more often up north, instead of, say, Spain. Loaded took it to the extreme this past week by starting things off in Finland, with two club shows in Helsinki and Oulu and an outdoor festival in Tampere."
To read Duff's blog in its entirety, click here.
Upcoming Loaded live dates include:
June
12 - Derby, England - Download Festival14 - Munich, Germany - Zenith (supporting Mötley Crüe)
15 - Stuttgart, Germany - Schleyerhalle (supporting Mötley Crüe)
16 - Berlin, Germany - Funkpark (supporting Mötley Crüe)
17 - Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Arena (supporting Mötley Crüe)
20 - Zaragoza, Spain - Metal Way Festival
21 - Nickelsdorf, Austria - Nova Rock Festival
22 - Wettingen, Switzerland - Sportzentrum (supporting Mötley Crüe)
23 - Cologne, Germany - Palladium (supporting Mötley Crüe)
26 - Milan, Italy - Idroscalo Festival
27 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Festival
28 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
