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German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have announced the dates for the North American leg of their “Get Your Sting And Blackout” world tour in support of the new album. The legendary rockers will be celebrating 40-plus years in music on this final outing — set to kick off June 18 in Holmdel, NJ — that will take them around the globe through 2012, with special guests supporting along the way, including CINDERELLA who will help jump-start the tour, and heavy metal/hard rock band DOKKEN.

The SCORPIONS have partnered with I Love All Access to offer a variety of VIP ticket packages, some of which include the chance to meet band members at their shows. For more details, go to www.iloveallaccess.com.

With over 30 North American shows planned, the two-month summer tour will take the band, known worldwide for their mega, arena hard rock and over 100 million records sold, to such cities as Baltimore, MD; Jones Beach, NY; Toronto and Milwaukee. As they make their way west, they’ll stop in Albuquerque before hitting the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles July 29. (See dates below with more to be announced)

Get Your Sting and Blackout North American tour (more dates are coming)
Jun. 18 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Jun. 19 – Baltimore, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jun. 22 – Jones Beach, NY – Jones Beach Theater
Jun. 25 – Quebec City, QC – Pavillion de la Juenesse
Jun. 26 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Jun. 27 – Toronto, ON – Molson Amphitheatre
Jul. 02 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest – TBA via Ticketmaster
Jul. 24 – Oklahoma City, OK – Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre
Jul. 26 – Albuquerque, NM – The Pavilion
Jul. 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theater
Jul. 31 – Ontario, CA – Citizen’s Business Bank Arena
Aug. 06 – Roseburg, OR – Douglas County Fairgrounds
Aug. 07 – Ridgefield, WA – Amphitheatre at Clark County

Interview with Klaus Meine – Chad Bowar of About.com
“It’s for our fans. Of course our fans are sad, but at the same time this is a chance to celebrate the outstanding career of a band who started in Germany and took our music all over the world. We want to celebrate with our fans. After that, we’ll see. In 40 years, I’ve never done a solo record. So there’s plenty of stuff to do.
http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/scorpionsinterview.htm?nl=1

Matthias Jabs: ‘At The Moment, Nobody Knows What We Will Do At The End Of Our Career’
Read full interview below:
http://www.radiometal.com/article/the-best-is-yet-to-come,818/en

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performed the song “The Good Die Young” with The SCORPIONS last night (Saturday, March 27) on Germany’s talk show “Wetten, Dass..?”. The program also featured an interview with Tarja and SCORPIONS members Rudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine. Watch the clips below.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=137529

http://heavymetal.about.com/od/s/fr/scorpions-stinginthetail.htm
http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/reviewScorpionsSting.htm
http://www.sleazeroxx.com/bands/scorpions/stinginthetail.shtml
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hpfrxzusldje
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/scorpions/sting_in_the_tail/index.html
http://www.antimusic.com/reviews/10/Scorpions_-_Sting_in_the_Tail.shtml?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dayinrock+(Day+in+Rock+Report)
http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9025119

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, “Sting In The Tail”, the new album from German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS, is on track to sell between 18,000 and 22,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release.

SCORPIONS’ last CD, “Humanity – Hour 1”, opened with 10,500 units back in September 2007 to land at position No. 63 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs, James Kottak and Pawel Maciwoda of the SCORPIONS will be inducted into Hollywood’s RockWalk on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at noon. The SCORPIONS — who have sold over 100 million records worldwide — will be honored by fans with a special ceremony at Guitar Center in Hollywood.
This marks a very special occasion for the SCORPIONS: with the March 23 release of their new album, “Sting in the Tail” (via Universal Music Enterprises) and a three-year, five-continent mammoth tour, one of the most successful rock bands in the world will be ending their career. It will be the most adventurous if not greatest project of the band: hundreds of shows, hundreds of thousands of fans, countless miles on a plane and tour bus.
It has been 35 years since the original formation of the legendary German hard rock band SCORPIONS drove their rickety red VW bus from one small pub to another, from one back yard to another, in their home state of Lower-Saxony to unpack their equipment and rock on. Five years earlier, in the little town of Sarstedt, Rudolf Schenker had given the band its name. From the very beginning the band showed signs for a promising career.
From an Echo for “Life Achievement” (2009) and “Best National Band” (1994) to the World Music Award (1994), there aren’t many noteworthy awards the SCORPIONS have not received. The accomplishments throughout their career have built a bridge between yesterday and tomorrow: they drew more than 150,000 spectators between Manaus and Rio on the last big South America tour, sold-out stadiums in Greece last summer, jam-packed venues in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Mumbai and performed at Monsters Of Rock.
Hollywood’s RockWalk is the only sidewalk gallery dedicated to honoring those artists who have made a significant impact and lasting contribution to the growth and evolution of rock and roll, blues and R&B. The SCORPIONS’ handprints will reside alongside the handprints, signatures, and faces of other equally accomplished musicians and innovators such as Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Bonnie Raitt, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder, John Lee Hooker and EARTH WIND & FIRE, among numerous others.

Hello to all North American fans…. BEST BUY is selling the new and last studio CD “Sting In The Tail” for only $7.99 all week long. Please go out to your area Best Buy, Target, Walmart, FYE or any record store tomorrow March 23 and buy a copy or two of the new studio. Let’s make this last studio CD a success in the American billboard charts. Just remember this will be your last chance to buy any new music from the legendary SCORPIONS!!!!

HAIL HAIL STING IN THE TAIL!!!!!

Live Videos: ( Full Versions)
Sting in the Tail http://www.youtube.com/user/AndreyPurtov#p/u/3/C0Cg5ZJoJdQ
Is There Anybody Out There?http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/16/qdrYdntXQbM
Bad Boys Running Wild http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/15/CGeMm79O0P8
Loving You Sunday Morning http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/14/lVWgAsi30fc
The Zoo http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/13/Gzc0qpuo2wY
Coast To Coast http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/12/Pq1fvfi6gHU
Animal Magnetism http://www.youtube.com/user/AndreyPurtov#p/u/2/sX-mEaXchIo
We’ll Burn The Sky http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/11/lbxiIkMkkl0
Always Somewhere http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/10/eGuN-2d4xS4
Send Me An Angel http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/9/u9Lly0rlYsc
Holiday http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/8/sw6cUl5Xpr8
The Good Die Young http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/7/z0wGB-AdKXM
Tease Me Please Me http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/6/E_AD_Q5SUVc
321 http://www.youtube.com/user/AndreyPurtov#p/u/5/MwNw-Zv32Oc
Blackout http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/5/ckLkCB7w4QU
No One Like You http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/4/-XZIQh16fKc
Big City Nights http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/3/LIQGncHRJu0
Still Loving You http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/2/R1oVL2p0n0s
Rock You Like A Hurricane http://www.youtube.com/user/long4pain#p/u/1/uGyKg6t9jWo
Wind Of Change http://www.youtube.com/user/AndreyPurtov#p/u/4/xUZXvkPypRM

Moscow Set List:
Intro
Sting In The Tail
Make It Real
Bad Boys Running Wild
Loving You Sunday Morning
Is There Anybody There?
The Zoo
Coast To Coast
Animal Magnetism
We’ll Burn The Sky
Always Somewhere
Send Me An Angel
Holiday
Raised On Rock
The Good Die Young
Tease Me Please Me
321
Kottak Attack
Blackout
No One Like You
Big City Nights
ENCORES:
Still Loving You
Rock You Like A Hurricane
Wind Of Change

June 18 – Holmdel, New Jersey – PNC Bank Arts Center
June 22 – Wantagh, New York – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
June 27 – Toronto, Canada – Molson Canadian Ampitheatre

Live Videos – Not full versions of the songs but great picture quality
Sting in the Tail – full version (From the Floor)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVSeskmdSk8
Sting in the Tail – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck3HWodbfqM
Make It Real – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/13/Ltz5Qbnc6ro
Bad Boys Running Wild – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/12/2Sv7dokqcuE
The Zoo – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/11/IzCHZ645ZcM
Coast To Coast – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/10/bzSe4v72HyU
We’ll Burn the Sky – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/9/corOGq5ZFSQ
Always Somewhere – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/8/qv4jTJ19a2Y
Send Me An Angel – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/7/OfoVlnJ-Ayw
Holiday – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/6/zxYVAWKiH8g
Raised On Rock – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLJNZmW7GeY
Blackout – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/5/PUVIU9VdpOM
Big City Nights – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/4/MwWpfAgP9V4
Still Loving You – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/3/0nWxKh_mLVA
Wind Of Change – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/2/Xa9UI_or7Ew
Rock You Like A Hurricane – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/1/6xf-ObazVrM
Mini-clips from the show – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQSSvxwYL10

These were shot after the Show for Future Videos:
The Best is Yet To Come – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/0/9-0W9ZZC030
Raised On Rock – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/1/cGm01tp3egE
The Good Die Young – http://www.youtube.com/user/yvonlu#p/u/2/9-0W9ZZC030

Photos From Prague:
http://musicserver.cz/clanek/29385/Scorpions-O2-Arena-Praha-15-3-2010-fotogalerie/

Set List:( 2 HOURS)
Intro (totally new intro)
Sting In The Tail
Make It Real
Bad Boys Running Wild
Loving You Sunday Morning
Is There Anybody There
The Zoo
Coast To Coast
Animal Magnetism
Pictured Life
We’ll Burn The Sky
Always Somewhere
Send Me An Angel
Holiday
Raised On Rock
The Good Die Young
Tease Me Please Me
321
Kottak Attack
Blackout
He’s A Woman She’s A Man
Big City Nights
ENCORE:
Still Loving You
Wind Of Change
Rock You Like A Hurricane