Cheap Trick join Rod Stewart for summer tour

Cheap Trick will join Rod Stewart as special guests on his summer tour of North America.

The 7-week series will open in Cleveland, OH on July 21 and wrap up in Chicago, IL on September 5.

With a Rod Stewart fan club presale underway now, a Cheap Trick fan club offering will start Wednesday, January 8 at 10 a.m. local time while a Citi card presale is now available until Thursday, January 9 at 10 p.m. local time.

General public tickets for most shows will go on sale Friday, January 10 at 10 a.m. local time, with access to events in Raleigh, NC and Mansfield, MA starting Saturday, January 11 at 10 a.m. local time.

Cheap Trick last performed at a January 4 benefit supporting the charity group the Art of Elysium; the evening saw a rare reunion of surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear, with the trio joined a by a few special guests.
Rod Stewart
With special guests Cheap Trick
2020 North American summer tour

Jul 21 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Jul 24 - Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
Jul 25 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Jul 29 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (no Cheap Trick)
Jul 31 - Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
Aug 01 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
Aug 05 - Bangor, ME @ Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
Aug 08 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Mark G Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (no Cheap Trick)
Aug 09 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
Aug 11 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 14 - Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Aug 15 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug 19 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Aug 21 - Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Aug 22 - Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Aug 26 - Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
Aug 29 - Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
Aug 30 - Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
Sep 02 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - St. Louis, MO
Sep 04 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Sep 05 - Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL


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The Faces top the hennemusic Hot 10

The Faces top this week’s hennemusic Hot 10.

The surviving members of The Faces – Rod Stewart, Ron Wood and Kenney Jones – reunited for a charity performance benefitting Prostate Cancer UK on September 5.

Read all about it and check out the video this week’s top story!

The HH10 is a list of the most-viewed rock news stories in the past week by hennemusic readers.

For a full list of hennemusic Hot 10 charts, check out the archives here.


hennemusic Hot 10
week ending September 13, 2015

01 – VIDEO: Rod Stewart and The Faces reunite for UK charity benefit
02 – Will Rock Or Bust be AC/DC’s final tour?
03 – VIDEO: Steven Tyler sings with street musician in Moscow
04 – Led Zeppelin and Queen members join Foo Fighters at Milton Keynes
05 – David Gilmour performs Rattle That Lock tour rehearsal show
06 – KISS feud with Twisted Sister heats up
07 – VIDEO: Scorpions launch North American tour in Boston
08 – VIDEO: Metallica perform One In Russia
09 – VIDEO: Ghost perform Meliora track on French TV
10 – Black Sabbath guitarist says cancer brings need for farewell tour


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VIDEO: Rod Stewart and The Faces reunite for UK charity benefit

The surviving members of The Faces – Rod Stewart, Ron Wood and Kenney Jones – reunited Saturday for a charity performance benefitting Prostate Cancer UK.

The group’s seven-song set at the Hurtwood Polo Club included "I Feel So Good," "Ooh La La," "Stay With Me," "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" and "Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller" alongside a pair of Stewart's Faces-assisted solo tracks, "(I Know) I'm Losing You" and "I'd Rather Go Blind."

The September 5 evening was the charity’s third annual concert, co-organized by Stewart and Jones, who battled prostate cancer himself in 2013.

Following the show, Stewart tweeted, “A perfect rockin’ evening with my mates @RonnieWood @KenneyJones! #FacesReunion.”

Wood followed suit, writing, “Had me a real good time tonight THANK YOU! xx @ProstateUK @KenneyJones @rodstewart.”

Jones added, “What an amazing night last night was! The biggest thank you to everyone involved.”

The Faces were formed in 1969 by members of the Small Faces after lead singer/guitarist Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie.

Faces bassist Ronnie Lane quit the group in 1973; he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1977 and died from pneumonia in Colorado in 1997.

The group disbanded in 1975 as Stewart’s solo career took off and Wood joined the Rolling Stones.

The Faces/Small Faces were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2012; keyboardist Ian McLagan passed away following a stroke last December.

The Faces
Hurtwood Polo Club – September 5, 2015

“I Feel So Good”
“You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything”
“Ooh La La”
“I’d Rather Go Blind”
“(I Know) I’m Losing You”
“Stay With Me”
“Sweet Little Rock & Roller”





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The Faces: Rod Stewart talks Rock Hall induction

The Faces: Rod Stewart talks Rock Hall induction

Rod Stewart is headed back to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame for a second time.

In 1994, Stewart was inducted as a solo artist, and will now re-enter the Hall in 2012 as a member of The Faces, who are being inducted alongside the band's original version, The Small Faces.

Rolling Stone caught up with Rod to get his reaction to the news.

“I was absolutely over the moon, as one should be,” says Stewart. “I never thought that would happen. I was a little disappointed with Ian McLagan's remarks about how the two bands shouldn't be lumped in together. I think that was a little out of order. I think Mac should think himself lucky that he's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I know that Woody [Ronnie Wood] and I talked about it and we're over the moon. I'm in as a solo artist and now as a group member, and he being a Stone and a Face. I'll knock him into shape when I see him, McLagan. It's great. It's wonderful. Hopefully the band is going to get together. I said that I'd do it if we can get the rest of the band together. I was with Ronnie a couple of weeks ago. He came up to Las Vegas with me and he said, ‘I'd love to do it.’”

Stewart outlined a brief history of the two lineups to help explain why both are being inducted together.

“Steve Marriott left to chase a solo career,” says Rod. “Ronnie and I were both out of work. Was I? Yeah, Ronnie had been fired by Jeff Beck. Once he left, Jeff knew that I wasn't happy. I decided to leave anyway because I missed my mate. The Faces got together in the Rolling Stones' rehearsal room in the East End of London and they were all playing away. Ronnie Lane was singing, but it wasn't very powerful and they decided that they wanted a new singer. Kenny Jones had already spoken to Ronnie Wood about where I was. Ronnie said, ‘Why don't you have a listen? Stand on the top of the stairs, have a listen, and see what you think of the band.’ I said, ‘Okay.’ I stood at the top of the stairs and they played well, but nobody was doing any singing [laughs]. They were just doing Booker T and the MG's songs. So, Kenny came up the stairs and said, ‘We haven't got a singer, do you want to join?’ I went, ‘Yeah!’ And that was it. We went down to the pub and The Faces were born.”

Read more with Rod at Rolling Stone here.


The Small Faces

The Small Faces – Itchycoo Park



The Faces

The Faces – I’m Losing You
Paris Theatre – London, UK – October 26, 1971


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Rod Stewart to write autobiography

Another rock n' roll autobiography is on the way.

A year away, to be precise: Rod Stewart has signed a deal with Random House to publish his memoirs in October, 2012.

“I thought long and hard before committing to write my book,” says Stewart. “It is a funny old thing telling my life story but I truly intend to hold nothing back. I’ve had quite a life, known some extraordinary people and had some amazing experiences. I’ve waited all this time, until my 50th year in the business, and realize I can no longer put it off. Forget skeletons in the closet; this one’s going to be socks and knickers under the bed.”

With his soulful and singular voice, narrative songwriting and passionate live performances, Rod Stewart has paved one of the most iconic and successful musical careers of all time. After more than five decades at its pinnacle, he is finally ready to take a candid and romping look back at his life - both on and off the stage.

From his humble British roots – to his hell-raising years touring with the trailblazing bands The Jeff Beck Group and The Faces, not forgetting his great loves (including three marriages and eight children) and decades touring the world as a solo performer, Stewart’s as yet-untitled book promises readers a ride through one of rock’s most remarkable lives.

Rod Stewart is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Living Legend and in 2007, was bestowed the prestigious CBE (Commander of The British Empire). In 2011, he kicked off a two-year residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, joining a shortlist of elite musical superstars with the international drawing power to headline the Colosseum. He has garnered an estimated 250 million in album and single sales with hit songs including: ‘Maggie May’, ‘Tonight’s theNight’, ‘Hot Legs’, ‘Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?’, ‘Young Turks’, ‘Rhythm of My Heart’, ‘StayWith Me’, ‘Mandolin Wind’, ‘You Wear It Well’, and many more.

Rod’s story will be released in hardcover, ebook and audio formats.

Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart and The Faces – Maggie May
BBC – Top Of The Pops – 1971

Hear Bob Seger – Downtown Train

As I mentioned yesterday, the new Bob Seger single arrived at radio this morning.

Seger covers Tom Waits’ “Downtown Train,” the first song released from an upcoming work-in-progress album by Bob, his first in 5 years.

The back story on this is that Seger mentioned the song to Rod Stewart back in the summer of ’89, after Bob had recorded it himself earlier that year

"The next thing I knew,” Seger told Billboard, “a month later he recorded "Downtown Train" in London, and two months later, he recorded it in the same studio I recorded it in Los Angeles."

Rod’s version, one of four new songs recorded for his 1989 “Storyteller” box set, went on to become a smash hit, and Bob put his version in storage.

Rod’s team denies they stole the idea but, c’mon, that’s clearly what happened. Stealing ideas in music, and business, happens often, and rarely do the people who do it ever pay the price.

Sure, it took twenty years, but Rod’s been caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

Bob Seger – Downtown Train (2011)


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New Bob Seger single due Monday morning

Sometimes it’s better to keep good ideas to yourself.

That’s probably one of the lessons Bob Seger learned when he shared his love of a Tom Waits song with Rod Stewart, back in the summer of 1989.

Seger recorded “Downtown Train” in early ’89, and mentioned it to Stewart during a visit to London that summer.

"The next thing I knew,” Seger told Billboard, “a month later he recorded 'Downtown Train' in London, and two months later, he recorded it in the same studio I recorded it in Los Angeles."

Once Stewart’s version was released and became a hit, Seger was pretty much forced to bury his version, for the time being; more than 20 years have passed since then.

Seger's current version of "Downtown Train," freshly recorded for an upcoming new album, will be released to radio Monday morning.

Billboard reports that Stewart and his representatives have long denied that he stole the idea to record "Downtown Train," and any hard feelings have settled over the years. Stewart offered an olive branch, of sorts, by recording Seger's "Still the Same" as the title track of his 2006 covers album "Still the Same...Great Rock Classics of Our Time."

Seger and the Silver Bullet Band are currently rehearsing for a US tour, which kicks off March 26 in Toledo.

Here’s the original version of the song Rod burned Bob on:

Tom Waits

Tom Waits – Downtown Train (1985)


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