SCORPIONS/MEGADETH – 2017 North American Dates

• September 14 – Reading, PA (Santander Arena) – (8pm)
• September 16 – New York, NY (Madison Square Garden) – (7:30pm)
• September 19 – Laval, QC (Place Bell) – (7:30pm)
• September 22 – Toronto, ONT (Budweiser Stage Amphitheater) (7pm)
• September 23 – Chicago, IL (All State Arena) – (7:30pm)
• September 25 – Denver, CO (1st Bank Center) – (8pm)
• September 26 – Salt Lake City, Utah (USANA Amphitheatre) – (7pm)
• September 29 – Spokane, WA (Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena) – (8pm)
• September 30 – Seattle, WA (Tacoma Dome) – (8pm)
• October 3 – Reno, NV (Grand Sierra Resort) – (8pm)
• October 4 – Oakland, CA (Oracle Arena) – (7:30pm)
• October 7 – Los Angeles (The Forum) – (8pm)
• October 8 – Phoenix, AZ (Talking Stick Arena) – (7:30pm)
• October 11 – San Antonio, TX (Freeman Coliseum) – (8pm)
• October 12 – Dallas, TX (Pavilion at The Music Factory) – (7:30pm)
• October 14 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL (BB&T Center) – (8pm)
• October 15 – Tampa, FL (Amalie Arena) – (7pm)

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have announced their North American “Crazy World” tour with very special guest MEGADETH.

Since performing a handful of festivals and concerts last year in the U.S., the band will return to North America for a month-long run of dates.

“When our album ‘Crazy World’ was released back in ’91, right at the end of the cold war, we toured around a world that was pretty crazy back then, but there was so much hope in the air for a more peaceful future,” said SOCRPIONS singer Klaus Meine. “Now, 26 years later, things are getting more crazy every other day. After all these years, ‘Crazy World’ is still a good motto for our upcoming world tour. We are very much looking forward to seeing all of you out there.”

Scorpions/Megadeth 2017 North American Concert Announcement:

http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/scorpions-still-sting

REVIEW / CONCERT

SCORPIONS – 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR – LIVE IN SINGAPORE

Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre/Last Friday

Veteran German rock band Scorpions’ energetic 50th anniversary tour performance in Singapore last Friday – a classic rock showcase, complete with all the bombast – would put many younger rockers to shame.

Like the well-oiled machine their compatriots are famous for producing, they proved they very much still have drive and performance, delivering a stellar 90-minute set to a sold-out crowd of 7,000 at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre.

The audience – which included middle-aged men and women, as well as 20somethings decked out in tour T-shirts – was largely an enthusiastic bunch who, at points during the concert, literally made the ground shake with its foot stomping and cheering.

But no matter how much the band tried, they could not get the seated audience in the venue to join in the party that was happening in the standing-only section.

Even then, they did an excellent job of playing to the adoring mass, with lead singer Klaus Meine frequently throwing drumsticks into the crowd and guitarists Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs throwing down face-melting licks with plenty of style.

Wind Of Change, as was to be expected, saw the most spirited interaction between the band and the audience, with the energy in the room lifting as the crowd sang along on the classic in full voice.

Drummer Mikkey Dee, in particular, was a scene stealer with his mop of grey hair flailing as he thrashed away on the drumkit. There was a nod to his former band as the Scorpions performed Motorhead’s Overkill, which segued into a blistering five-minute drum solo that ended with the stage screens filled with Scorpions’ album covers.

It was one of many triumphant moments on a night that culminated in an encore of Still Loving You and Rock You Like A Hurricane.

Scorpions, who played here in 1994 and 2001, belong to a small group of old-school bands who are still going strong after decades. Like The Rolling Stones and The Who, they proved last Friday night why they have such longevity – they can put on a rocking good live show.

One may think it cheesy that Meine’s leather vest was emblazoned on the back with the words “Rock ‘n’ Roll Forever”, but they are living out the truth of those words.

Their tale still has sting.

Another Concert review from Singapore – http://www.metaltalk.net/columns2016/201617368a.php