They’ll not only be working for the weekend, but almost
every night in between, as legendary Canadian rockers Loverboy return
to the road and keep it up with Journey and Pat
Benatar featuring Neil Giraldo for an arena tour that
gets underway July 21 at the San Manuel Amphitheatre in San Bernardino, CA,
running all the way through December. Scheduled 2012 tour information is listed
below.
Tickets for some concerts are already on sale with
additional on-sales starting this Friday (4/13), at all the usual online, phone
and physical retail outlets, including select Wal Mart
Ticketmaster locations across the country.
Founding Loverboy member Paul Dean commented:
"It's great coming full circle 30 years later. We first toured with Journey in
1982 on the success of our Get Lucky album. It was an amazing
package then and it's an amazing package today."
With trademark red leather pants and bandanas to match their
huge rock sound and high-energy live shows, Loverboy has sold
more than 10 million albums and earned multi-platinum plaques for albums such
as their self-titled debut LP, Get Lucky, Keep It Up and Lovin’ Every
Minute of It. The string of hits includes the band’s smash
anthem Working for the Weekend, and the hits “Hot Girls in Love,”
“Turn Me Loose” and “Lovin’ Every Minute of It.”
The band recently reunited with Bob Rock, who engineered
their very first album back in 1980 which was produced by Bruce Fairbairn, for
a new song, “Heartbreaker.” In addition, lead singer Mike Reno penned “Flying
High,” the anthem for the Vancouver Canucks’ Stanley Cup playoff run last
spring. Last June, Loverboy performed “Working for the Weekend” live on Fox
News Channel’s top-rated Fox and Friends. A performance of
the new single, “Heartbreaker,” was made available as an exclusive
on www.foxandfriends.com as part of the program’s “All American
Summer Concert Series.”
Loverboy’s pop culture credibility was cemented by
last season’s 30 Rock episode in which Scott Adsit’s amateur
musician Pete Hornberger revealed he was actually Loverboy’s original bassist,
showing him inserted into vintage ‘80s footage of the band wailing away on
“Working for the Weekend,” which you can see
at http://www.hulu.com/watch/217096/30-rock-its-never-too-late-for-now.
The same song was also featured on a recent episode of Comedy Network’s
popular Regular Show, now posted on
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4AC0uvU0jQ. It was also part of a
memorable Saturday Night Live skit featuring the late Chris Farley and Patrick
Swayze as a pair of Chippendale dancers here.
Loverboy still includes original members Mike Reno on
vocals, Paul Dean on guitar, Doug Johnson on keyboards and Matt Frenette on
drums, with Ken “Spider” Sinnaeve (a former member of Dean and Frenette’s
pre-Loverboy band Streetheart), who replaced the late Scott Smith on bass.
For more information, go to www.loverboyband.com
Scheduled 2012 Tour Dates (more dates will be added):
Sat 21-Jul San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheatre
Sun 22-Jul Stateline, CA Harvey's Outdoor Arena
Tue 24-Jul Paso Robles, CA Main Grandstand, California
Mid-State Fair
Thu 26-Jul Cheyenne, WY Cheyenne Frontier Nights
Sat 28-Jul George, WA Gorge Amphiteatre
Sun 29-Jul Spokane, WA Northern Quest Casino Amphitheater
Fri 3-Aug Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
Mon 6-Aug Sturgis, SD Buffalo Chip Campground Amphitheatre*
Fri 10-Aug Wantagh, NY Nikon @ Jones Beach Theatre
Sat 11-Aug Atlantic City, NJ Ovation Hall, Revel Atlantic
City**
Tue 14-Aug Watertown, NY Watertown Fairgrounds Arena
Wed 15-Aug Canandaigua, NY Constellation Brands Marvin Sands
Performing Arts Center
Fri 17-Aug Louisville, KY Freedom Hall
Sat 18-Aug Des Moines, IA Grandstand, Iowa State Fair
Fri 24-Aug Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sat 25-Aug Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
Fri 31-Aug Kansas City, KS Livestrong Sporting Park
Sat 1-Sep St Paul, MN Grandstand, MN State Fair
Fri 21-Sep Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Sat 22-Sep Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
Fri 28-Sep Bangor, ME Waterfront Park
Sat 6-Oct Atlanta, GA Aaron's Lakewood Amphitheatre
Fri 12-Oct Tampa, FL 1-800-ask-Gary Amphitheatre
Sat 13-Oct W. Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
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