VELVET REVOLVER will kick off its 'Re-Evolution' tour tonight (Thursday, May 3) at The Avalon in Hollywood, California. Tonight's performance will also be the first concert to benefit VR frontman Scott Weiland's newly formed charity foundation, aimed at helping families of loved ones lost to the disease of addiction. Proceeds from tonight's inaugural show will go towards supporting Scott's late brother Michael's widow and two surviving daughters.
In a recent interview with Q magazine, Weiland said that the lyrics on the group's forthcoming album, 'Libertad', will be a major departure from 'Contraband', which largely dealt with Weiland's ongoing battle with heroin. Though he's clean now, the effects of drugs still cast a shadow over the album — Weiland's brother Michael died of an overdose during its production, and one song, 'Pills, Demons, Etc.', deals with the subject explicitly. 'Michael's death played a big part in the writing of this record,' the singer told Q magazine. 'But the way I see it, he's finally free from pain. He's achieved final liberty.'
'Libertad' (artwork) will be released on July 3 via RCA. The band has European festival dates on tap through early July.
An audio snippet of VELVET REVOLVER's new single, 'She Builds Quick Machines', is available for download at this location. The song, which is scheduled to go for radio adds mid-May, is one of the four new tracks the group has been playing of late during shows in South America.
VELVET REVOLVER is rumored to be planning a late summer U.S. tour with ALICE IN CHAINS.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
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