Billy Idol 2013
Summer Tour Dates
May 24: Pechanga, Temecula, CA
May 25: The Pearl Theater, Las Vegas, NV
May 26: The Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA
May 31: Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY
June 1: MGM Grand Foxwoods, Ledyard, CT
June 2: Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton Beach, NH
June 4: Artpark, Lewiston, NY
June 6: Casino Rama, Rama, ON
June 8: House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ
June 9: Sands Event Center, Bethlehem, PA
June 11: The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
June 12: St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St.
Augustine, FL
June 14: Horseshoe Casino, Cincinnati, OH
June 15: Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester, TN
June 18: Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL
June 20: Wolftrap, Vienna, VA
June 21: Harrah's, Cherokee, NC
June 22: Horseshoe, Elizabeth, IN
June 24: Lucky Star Event Center, Concho, OK
June 25: Hard Rock Casino & Hotel, Tulsa, OK
June 27: Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI
June 28: Stir Cove Amphitheater, Council Bluffs,
IA
February
17
2013
Derek Sherinian to perform with Black Label Society
March 6th at Club Nokia, Los Angeles, CA.
Noted keyboardist
Derek Sherinian
will be performing with Black Label Society
on March 6th at Club Nokia in Los Angeles.
" I am honored that Zakk asked me to be a
part of this special show,
and am excited to play with him live for the
first time." says Sherinian
The set is expected to contain intimate
versions of some
of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's most popular
songs, as well
as songs from mainman
Zakk Wylde's
solo album "Book
Of Shadows" and his Southern
rock
band
PRIDE & GLORY.
The show will feature
Wylde
on guitar and piano,
alongside the members of
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY,
Sherinian on
keyboards,
as well as a four-piece string section.
The
concert
will be broadcast live exclusively on
AXS
TV.
A CD/DVD will be released later this year.
January
21
2013
Derek at NAMM
Derek will be
performing and signing at the
KORG Booth Thursday, Jan 24 at 2:30pm
December
11
2012
Black Country Communion on Classic Rock Magazine Click
here to read he full article
October
12
2012
Portnoy,
Sheehan, MacAlpine, Sherinian
kick off Euorpean tour in Poland!
September
23
2012 Upcoming DS releases:
Octomber 2 release for the Who tribute "Who Are You"
Oct 30 Black Country Communion "Afterglow"
August
25
2012
Happy Birthday
Derek
August
06
2012
PORTNOY, SHEEHAN, MACALPINE, SHERINIAN
TO TOUR
EUROPE AND ASIA
Oct 17 Opole, Poland
Oct 18 Wroclaw, Poland
Oct 19 HUN PecSa Music Hall, Budapest
Oct 20 RO Jukebox club, BucarestOct 21 NL Boerderij,
Zoetermeer
Oct 22 IT XL Live, Rome
Oct 23 IT Teatro delle Celebrazioni, Bologna
Oct 25 ISR Barby Club, Tel-Aviv
Oct 26 UKR Bingo Club, Kiev
Oct 27 RUS Milk Club, Moscow
Oct 28 RUS Glav Club, St. Petersburg
Nov.01st Yugong Yishan, Beijing China
Nov.02nd Mao Live House, Shanghai China
Nov.03rd Hwa Sha Auditorium, Taipei Taiwan
Nov.06th SM Sky Dome, Manila Philippines
Nov.07th Bkk Convention Center, Bangkok Thailand
Nov.10th TAB Live Music Bar, Orchard Singapore
Nov.11st Senayan Lapangan D, Jakarta Indonesia
Nov 13 Piloti Hall/Osaka,Japan
Nov 14 Zepp Tokyo/Tokyo, Japan
Nov 16 Diamond Hall/Nagoya, Japan
Nov 18 BB Kings/ NYC USA
July
16
2012 R.I.P Jon Lord
Jon Lord
was one of my early keyboard heroes because
he was one of the few that played with balls and
fire . RIP Jon.
I will carry the torch. -Derek
Sherinian
June
11
2012
DEREK IN
STUDIO WITH BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION
Derek is
in the studio with bandmates, Joe Bonamassa,
Glenn Hughes,
Jason Bonham, and producer Kevin Shirley to
record the third studio
release of Black Country Communion. Here is a
picture of Derek's rig below:
April
30
2012
Derek to
tour this summer with Billy Idol.
Derek celebrates his 10th year as Billy Idol's
keyboardist.
Tour
dates below:
SUMMER 2012
Tue 6/26 Arena: Moscow, Russia
Fri 6/29 Peace and Love Festival: Borlange,
Sweden
Sat 6/30 Holmenkollen Sommerfestival: Oslo,
Norway
Mon 7/02 Musikhuset Posten: Odense, Denmark
Wed 7/04 Tollwood Festival: Munich, Germany
Fri 7/06 Moon and Stars Festival: Locarno,
Switzerland
Sat 7/07 Villa Contarini: Padova, Italy
Sun 7/08 Porsche Arena: Stuttgart, Germany
Tue 7/10 Stadtpark: Hamburg, Germany
Wed 7/11 Zitadelle: Berlin, Germany
Fri 7/13 Glam Rock Festival: Linz, Austria
Sat 7/14 Forestglade Festival: Weisen,
Austria
Fri 7/20 Marés Vivas Festival: Oporto,
Portugal
Sat 7/21 Bikers Festival: Faro, Portugal
April
19
2012
PORTNOY, SHEEHAN, MACALPINE, SHERINIAN TO TOUR
EUROPE AND ASIA
Mike Portnoy, Billy
Sheehan, Tony MacAlpine and Derek Sherinian will
join forces this fall embarking on an extended tour
of Europe and Asia.
The virtuoso band will
play an all-instrumental set consisting of material
from each of their solo records and their previous
collaborations as well as classic instrumental
covers and extended solo spots.
Mike Portnoy formed
the lineup to perfom at two drum events at the NAMM
show last January. Due to overwhelming response that
band has decided to take their show on tour.
"I knew when assembling this
lineup that it would be a magical musical experience
that would be a blast for us as well as the fans! I
can't wait to play again with these tremendous musicians
and share the experience with you all at these special
shows!" says Portnoy.
OCTOBER
17 Opole, Poland
18- Wroclaw, Poland
20- Jukebox Club,
Bucarest, Romania
21- Boerderij,
Zoetermeer, Holland
25- Barby Club, Tel
Aviv, Israel
26- Bingo Club, Kiev,Ukraine
27- Izvestia Hall,
Moscow, Russia
28- Glav Club, St.
Petersburg, Russia
31- Beijing, China
NOVEMBER
2- Shanghai, China
4- Taipei, Taiwan
6- Manila, Philippines
8- Bangkok, Thailand
10- Fort Gate, Singapore
January
04
2012
Derek NAMM appearances on Fri, January 20th:
2pm Nord/Clavia/ Hall
A booth 6464
3pm TC Electronic /Hall
B booth 5932
4pm PreSonus/ Hall A
booth 6900
10pm Sheraton Hotel
January
02
2012
Message from Derek:
Happy
New Year everyone!
2012
will be another exciting musical year.
Coming
up this month:
Guitar
Center Drum Off event on Sat Jan 14th at the Club
Nokia in Los Angeles.
Mike
Portnoy, Billy Sheehan, Derek Sherinian & Tony
MacAlpine.
also I
will be performing at the Sheraton Friday Night, I
will reveal the lineup soon.
Cheers,
Derek
November
15 2011 GuitarWorld.com Article
(Derek Sherinian: King of
Keys)
Check
here a great article
about Derek from
GuitarWorld.com
November 06 2011 Super Group with
Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine
Message from Derek:
"Mike Portnoy invited me to
play in his band with Billy
Sheehan
and Tony MacAlpine for the
Guitar Center Drum off
January LA.
It will be great to play
with this super line-up".
October 04 2011 Derek on the cover of the Keyboard Magazine (November issue)
Derek Sherinian, is the cover feature in the
current issue of Keyboard Magazine. Derek
talks about his new solo album, Oceana, his
influences, his band Black Country Communion
and much more. Sherinian’s latest offering
Oceana was just released by Music
Theories, a division of the Mascot Label
Group. He has performed for millions via the
vehicles of Black Country Communion (of
which he is a current member alongside Glenn
Hughes, Jason Bonham, Joe Bonamassa), Dream
Theater, Alice Cooper, Buddy Miles and Billy
Idol. He will be on tour with Billy Idol in
October.
September 19 2011New "Oceana" Reviews
Seaoftranquility.com
September 04 2011Black Country Communion to Release Double Concert DVD
“Live Over Europe” on October 24, 2011
Watch the Debut Release of the Official Trailer Now
2-discs include 17 original live songs shot in HD and surround sound;
bonus features include 20-minute reality footage featurette
September 02 2011New "Oceana" Reviews
Progvisions.nlRockikon.com
August 29 2011"Interview @ Bravewords.com
Click here to view
July 05 2011
"Oceana" the new CD out on September 5
Featuring:Steve Lukather Simon Phillips Joe Bonamassa Steve Stevens
Tony Macapline Tony Franklin Doug Aldrich Jimmy Johnson
June 30 2011
Stuttgart BCC show canceledDue to an unfortunate illness, tonight's Black Country Communion
concert in Stuttgart will be cancelled, and rescheduled on July 11th.
We are greatly sorry for any inconveniences rendered.- BCC
Also please read the Blabbermouth announcement.
June 17 2011
BCC press reviews (U.K)
Click here to download
May 10 2011
Pre-order The Black Country Communion @ Amazon, HMV and Play.com
click here for details
May
10
2011 For immediate release, London, England -
Black Country Communion have just issued a free
download of the first track
from their forthcoming second studio album "2".
Entitled "The Outsider", the new
song is available as a free download from the
Official BCC website
http://bccommunion.com/outsider/.
In the UK and the rest of Europe, Mascot Records
will issue an exclusive limited
edition digipack of Black Country Communion's "2"
album, produced by Kevin
Shirley (Aerosmith, Journey, Black Crowes). The
limited edition digipack is
available for pre-order now, and includes hand-written
liner notes from each
member of the band, plus exclusive photographs. The
sleeve artwork will be
embossed in a high quality "grain texture" finishing.
The forthcoming BCC album features the song "Save Me",
originally intended to be
performed by Led Zeppelin after their 2007 reunion
concert at London's O2 Arena.
The song, written by Jason Bonham, was intended to
be worked on by Led
Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page, but was
abandoned when Robert Plant
opted out from touring with the band.
Earlier this year, before Jason entered the studio
to record the new Black
Country album, he gave "Save Me" to BCC's vocalist/bassist
Glenn Hughes, who
finished the arrangement and wrote the lyrics. "Save
Me originally started off
as an idea that I worked on with Jimmy and John,"
says Bonham. "You'll
notice it - there's a slight Zepesque riff - It's
got a definite feel to it."
April
21
2011
Simon
Phillips and Tony Franklin in studio
April
20
2011
Michael Schenker Group Touring With Black Country
Communion
Michael
Schenker Group will support Black Country Communion
on their forthcoming UK concerts in July 2011.
In a pairing that unites one of the most well-respected
metal
guitarists of all time with the hottest rock and roll
band for years,
BCC / MSG tour dates include -
Llandudno Cymru Arena (July 23rd),
Leeds
o2 Academy (July 26th),
Newcastle o2 Academy (July 27th),
Glasgow o2 Academy (July 29th)
and Manchester Academy (July 30th).
Featuring the talents of Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa,
Jason Bonham
and Derek Sherinian, Black Country Communion's July UK
tour will follow
the release of their highly anticipated second album "BCC
2" on June 13th.
BCC will also appear at London's High Voltage
Festival
on Sunday July 24th.
April
18
2011
Simon Phillips, Tony Mac Alpine, Derek Sherinian in
the studio
April
16
2011
Black Country Communion Summer Dates
June 9- San Diego,
CA : The Civic Center
June 10- Anaheim,
CA: Grove of Anaheim
June 11- Salt Lake
City, UT: The Depot
June 13- St. Louis,
MO: The Pageant
June 14- BCC Band
in Studio at BOB AND TOM morning Show (Indy)
June 15- Indianapolis,
IN: The Murat Theatre
June 17- Hampton Beach,
NH: Hampton Bch Casino Ballroom
June 18- Sayreville,
NJ : Starland Ballroom
June 19- Washington
D.C. - 9:30 Club
June 23- Vitoria,
SPAIN
June 25- Sursee,
SWITZERLAND (Support for ZZ TOP)
June 28- Vigevano,
ITALY
June 30- Stuttgart,
GERMANY
July 1- Offenbach,
GERMANY
July 2- Liepzig,
GERMANY
July 4- Munich,
GERMANY
July 5- Berlin,
GERMANY
July 6- Hamburg,
GERMANY
July 10- Weert,
HOLLAND
July 12- Copenhagen,
DENMARK
July 14- Bonn, GERMANY
July 16- Vienna,
AUSTRIA
July 17- Loket, CZECH
REPUBLIC
July 21- Dublin,
IRELAND
July 23- Llandudno,
WALES
July 24- London,
ENGLAND (HIGH VOLTAGE FEST)
July 26- Leeds,
ENGLAND
July 27- Newcastle,
ENGLAND
July 29- Glasgow,
ENGLAND
July 30- Manchester,
ENGLAND
August 2- Stockholm,
SWEDEN
August 5- Notodden,
NORWAY
April
11
2011
Joe
Bonamassa in studio movie
Click
here to download
the movie
April
9
2011
Simon
Phillips, Steve Lukather, Derek Sherinian in the studio
April
8
2011
Derek In Studio with Steve Lukather and Simon Phillips
I am in the studio with Simon Phillips for the
month of April finishing up
solo record #7 (no title yet).
Steve Lukather has been in cutting guitar tracks
for the last two days sounding great as ever. We
realized that it had been 10 years since we cut "Inertia"
together.
My friend Mike Ascolese with the L.A. County
Sheriff's Department stopped by the studio with a
special car called the The
Los Angeles County Memorial Cruiser. It displays the
names of every law enforcement officer killed in the
line of duty in Los Angeles County since 1850. Luke,
Simon and I proudly took a minute to take some
pictures next to the car.
www.fueledbythefallen.com
March
29
2011 Black Country Communion 2
For Immediate release, London, England -
Black Country Communion, the English-American hard rock
band featuring the
talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, blues rock
guitarist/vocalist Joe
Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham, and keyboardist Derek
Sherinian, have released
the artwork for their much-anticipated second album "2".
The album will be
released in the UK and Europe on June 13th by Mascot
Records and in America on
June 14th by J&R Adventures.
On June 9, the band will kick off a 7-date US summer
tour in San Diego. The band
will then embark on a UK/European tour. UK dates include
Llandudno Cymru Arena
(23 July), London's High Voltage Festival (24 July),
Leeds O2 Academy (26 July),
Newcastle O2 Academy (27 July), Glasgow 02 Academy (29
July), and Manchester
Academy (30 July). 24 Hour Ticket Hotline: 0871 230
1101. Book Online:
www.seetickets.com
and
www.thegigcartel.com.
Black Country Communion's self-titled debut album was
released in Sept. 2010 to
rave reviews. The album stormed the #1 position on the
Official UK Top 40
Rock Album Chart; #13 in the Top 40 Album Chart and #2
in the Top 40 Indie Album
Chart. It made #3 in Classic Rock's "Critics Album of
the Year" poll,
while Planet Rock listeners crowned them Best New Band
of 2010.
Recent live shows in the UK in December 2010 had the
Birmingham Mail calling
their performance "rip-roaring" and "breathtaking."
Classic Rock reported "a
scorching set from start to finish."
Fans can quench their thirst with a free download from
BCC guitarist Joe
Bonamassa's new critically acclaimed album "Dust Bowl".
The album, Bonamassa's
twelfth, entered the UK Album Charts this week at #12
and #10 in Germany, making
this his best chart debut yet. Download the first single
"Dust Bowl" at
www.jbonamassa.com/DustBowl.
March
10
2011
More BCC U.S. Dates Announced
June 09 -
Civic Theatre - San Diego, CA
June 10 - The Grove - Anaheim, CA
June 11 - The Depot - SaltLakeCity,
UT
June 13 - The Pageant - St.Louis,
MO
June 15 - Murat Theatre - Indianapolis, IN
June 17 - Casino Ballroom - Hampton Beach, NH
June 19 - 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.
February
24
2011 Black Country
Communion offer 2 exclusive digital downloads
Black
Country Communion have joined forces with “Planet
Rock”, the UK’s leading classic rock radio station,
to offer rock fans the opportunity to download two
exclusive free “live” Black Country Communion tracks.
The
tracks, “Black Country” and “One Last Soul,” were
originally recorded live in front of a specially
invited audience at John Henry’s, London on 20th
September 2010. The live recordings have been
exclusively mixed for Planet Rock by BCC’s producer,
Kevin Shirley.
To be eligible to download the live tracks, rock
fans are being asked to become VIP members of Planet
Rock’s website by signing up to www.planetrock.com/vip.
Once free membership has been activated, fans will
have access to the free download, along with other
VIP offers. Additionally, fans will also be
able to order tickets for Black Country Communion's
forthcoming UK summer concerts in July.
BCC,
featuring Jason Bonham (drums), Joe Bonamassa (guitar,
vocals), Derek Sherinian (keyboards) and Glenn
Hughes (bass, vocals), play the following UK summer
dates - Leeds O2 Academy (July 26), Newcastle O2
Academy (July 27), Glasgow O2 Academy (July 29) and
Manchester Academy (July 30). Ticket Hotline:
0871 230 1101, www.seetickets.com.
Click
here for more info about BCC’s July 2011 UK
concerts
February
6
2011
Gary Moore R.I.P
February
4
2011
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION TO TOUR THIS SUMMER BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION — the Anglo/American rock
supergroup featuring vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP
PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE),
drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN),Derek
Sherinian (DREAM THEATER) and blues rock
guitarist Joe Bonamassa — has announced a series
of four U.K. headline summer concerts in the North of
England, following its appearance at London'sHigh
Voltage festival at Victoria Park on Sunday, July
24.
The details
are as follows:
Jun. 23 - Azkena Rock
Festival
- Recinto Mendizabola, Spain
Jun. 30 - Killesberg - Stuttgart,
Germany
Jul. 01 - Jahrhunderthalle - Frankfurt, Germany
Jul. 02 - Parkbühne - Leipzig, Germany
Jul. 04 - Zenith - Munich, Germany
Jul. 05 - Zitadelle - Berlin, Germany
Jul. 10 - Bospop Festival - Weert, Holland
Jul. 14 - Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle - Bonn, Germany
Jul. 16 - Stadtpark - Hamburg, Germany
Jul. 24 - High Voltage Festival - London, UK
Jul. 26 - O2 Academy - Leeds, UK
Jul. 27 - O2 Academy - Newcastle, UK
Jul. 29 - O2 Academy - Glasgow, UK
Jul. 30 - Academy - Manchester, UK
A special ticket pre-sale will be available to O2
Academy Priority subscribers from Wednesday, February 2
at 9 a.m. Tickets will then go on sale to the general
public from 9 a.m. GMT on Friday, February 4. BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION is currently mixing its
sophomore album for a June release. BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION performed two long-awaited U.K.
concerts in December. Fittingly, the first concert took
place right in the heart of the Black Country at the
legendary Wolverhampton Civic Hall on December 29,
followed by a concert at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush
Empire on December 30.
Fan-filmed video footage of the London show can be
viewed below.
The self-titled debut album from BLACK COUNTRY
COMMUNION sold 7,100 copies in the United States in
its first week of release to debut at position No. 54 on
The Billboard 200 chart. The CD, which was made
available in Europe on September 20, 2010 via Mascot
Records and North America on September 21 through J&R
Adventures, was produced and mixed by Kevin
Shirley (BLACK CROWES, AEROSMITH, LED
ZEPPELIN), and mastered by the legendary Bob
Ludwig. It was recorded at Shangri-La Studios in
early 2010.
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION initially came to fruition when Shirleysaw Hughes and Bonamassa join
forces on stage in Los Angeles in November 2009 for an
explosive performance at Guitar Center's King
of the Blues event. Shirley then recruited Bonham and Sherinian for
the project, which is named after the industrial area in
the British Midlands where both Hughes and Bonham were
born and raised.
January
28
2011
Derek
In Studio Writing With Joe Bonamassa
Derek is in the
studio today with Black Country Communion bandmate Joe Bonamassa
writing for
Sherinian's upcoming solo record
to be released worldwide on Mascot Records in June.
January
10
2011 Black Country Communion in studio recording
second record
Derek Sherinian, Glenn Hughes, Jason
Bonham and Joe Bonamassa
are in the studio with producer Kevin
Shirley recording their second
release due out this June.
January
05
2011
Derek
at NAMM 2011
Derek will be appearing at the
PreSonus
booth Saturday January 15th at 1:30pm for an
autograph signing/meet and greet.
January
03
2011 Derek Sherinian in studio with Simon
Phillips
Derek is in the studio for the next 3 days with
drummer Simon Phillips
writing material for his upcoming 7th solo record to be
released this Summer
Sherinian and Phillips first collaborated on
Derek's "Inertia" record in 2001.
