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TOP TEN KINGS OF THE ROAD One of the toughest band members to replace is the lead singer—literally the voice of the band. Here are a few acts that have done it successfully. By the time it ends in July, U2’s 360º
BLACK SABBATH will have become the biggest money After Ozzy Osbourne was making tour of all time. Here are the
fi red, Ronnie James Dio Anton Corbijn U2 5kept the band rocking—for a few highest-grossing road trips to date. years, anyway. DIXIE CHICKS U2 360º Tour (2009-2011) $700 million The group did well on the bluegrass circuit, but ROLLING STONES A Bigger Bang Tour (2005-2007) $558 million 6went nationwide after singer Natalie
Kevin Westenberg Kevin Van Halen Maines replaced Laura Lynch. Chrissie Hynde’s jacket, 1980 AC/DC Black Ice World Tour (2008-2010) $441 million VAN HALEN IRON MAIDEN When David Lee Roth took It was risky to fi re singer MADONNA Sticky & Sweet Tour (2008-2009) $408 million a hike in 1985, the group Paul Di’Anno after two 1recruited Sammy Hagar for a series LADIES FIRST 7promising albums, but replacement U2 Vertigo Tour (2005-2006) $389 million Rock Hall of Fame salutes “Women Who Rock” of multiplatinum albums. (Roth Bruce Dickinson proved a winner. returned in 2006.) The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is set to open ALICE IN CHAINS AC/DC Layne Staley’s 2002 its fi rst-ever exhibit devoted solely to the role of women Bon Scott’s 1980 death death was a brutal blow, COMING SOON in popular music. “Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, was followed by the 8but the group is doing well now with > ASHTON SHEPHERD (July 12) The Power” will feature artifacts from more than 70 artists 2entrance of Brian Johnson and three singer William DuVall. Alabama native wrote or co-wrote eight of and fi ll two fl oors of the Cleveland-based museum. The more decades of hard-rock hits. IN THE STUDIO the 10 songs on Where Country Grows, exhibit will kick off May 13, followed the next day by a FAITH NO MORE fundraising concert featuring groundbreaking female GENESIS Chuck Mosley’s 1988 working for the fi rst time with pro Nashville artists including Cyndi Lauper and Hall of Famers Mavis Genesis seemed doomed exit paved the way for without visionary singer the9 group’s “Epic” triumph with Staples, Darlene Love and Wanda Jackson. The exhibit
Peter3 Gabriel—until drummer Phil Tsai Yu will continue throughout 2011, including performances, singer Mike Patton. Collins stepped forward. Danny Clinch interviews, panel discussions and other events.
JOURNEY SURVIVOR IIIJames Minchin “Women Who Rock” will trace the history of female Steve Perry is long gone, Dave Bickler sang music-makers from the early contributions of blues singers but the band is fi lling the breakout hit like Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, country pioneer Mother 10“Eye of the Tiger”—but most of Alicia Keys Ashton Shepherd 4arenas today with Arnel Pineda Sublime With Rome Maybelle Carter and gospel belter Mahalia Jackson through on vocals. their other ’80s faves feature the modern day. Visitors will learn about the so-called “girl replacement Jimi Jamison. > ALICIA KEYS (June 28) The singer is SUBLIME WITH ROME, group” era of the 1960s; the rise of planning a 10th anniversary deluxe re-release a reconfi gured version of ’90s convention-defying trailblazers like Joni of her 2001 debut album, Songs in A Minor. songwriters. “The ‘I LOOK BACK favorites Sublime, is at work Mitchell, Aretha Franklin, Loretta ‘SOMETIMES A two-disc version will feature remixes and angle on this record on its fi rst album. Founding Lynn and Janis Joplin; women’s unreleased tracks, while a three-disc edition was trying to defi ne Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh role in the punk and hard-rock I FEEL LIKE A AND WISH LIVE NOTES adds a DVD including a documentary about Ashton Shepherd and bass player Eric Wilson movements; the innovations > DEF LEPPARD and Heart will hit the road together this the making of the record. “This album is in a different way,” are joined in the new lineup of subversive pop stars like MIRROR summer for a North possibly the most precious to me,” says Keys, she says, “maybe by singer and guitarist Rome Madonna and Janet Jackson; American tour set to “as your fi rst album only happens once.” dig just a little bit I DRANK Ramirez. The trio is recording and on through the “riot grrrl” IN A STORM.’ visit more than three deeper and try and with producer Paul Leary at rebels of the 1990s and the dozen cities between > INCUBUS (July 12) The California band put some different the Sonic Ranch studio in boundary-pushers of today. –LAURA NYRO June and September. re-teamed with longtime producer Brendan kinds of songs on it.” El Paso, Texas, aiming for a Featured objects include the jacket These concerts are summer release. “Everything worn by Chrissie Hynde on the cover of O’Brien for its upcoming sixth album, If Not MORE.’ has been going amazing in the the Pretenders’ self-titled 1980 debut, a Def Leppard’s first Now, When? “By about three songs into the > YES (July 12) –LIAM GALLAGHER since 2009, ending The progressive- studio,” reports Ramirez. “The vintage bass played by the Talking Heads’ 1970 Ash Newell Tina Weymouth, the original handwritten an uncharacteristic rock legends music has been coming along lyrics for the Runaways’ classic “Cherry Bomb,” and stage break for the road- reunited with great, and we’re confident costumes worn by Madonna, Lady Gaga, Grace Slick, “Mama” friendly hard rockers. 90125 producer that we’re making a record Def Leppard 2011 Cass Elliot, Rihanna and many others. “After having had Trevor Horn and that will stand the test of time.” “This exhibit is going to illustrate the vital role women the last 18 months off, Leppard are ready to get back on the road,” Incubus Drama-era keyboardist Geoff Downes for Fly The new group name is the result of a recent played in shaping the evolution of rock ’n’ roll,” says Jim Henke, reports lead singer Joe Elliott. The tour will be accompanied by Def writing process, I think we began to understand From Here, which will be the fi rst Yes album legal settlement with the family of late Sublime the museum’s vice president of exhibitions and curatorial Leppard’s fi rst-ever live album, Mirrorball, set for release June 7 through that we were unearthing something new,” featuring new lead singer Benoit David. “The frontman Bradley Nowell, who died in 1996 affairs. “Visitors will walk away from this exhibit with a deeper Walmart and Sam’s Club stores. The two-CD, one-DVD set sports live says lead singer Brandon Boyd. “If Not Now, new album represents the best of Yes from the from a heroin overdose. Nowell’s widow, Troy appreciation of how these artists contributed to the rock ’n’ material recorded around the world as well as the new studio tracks When? is our unabashed, romantic, lush, sonic ’70s and the ’80s with a current twist,” hints Nowell-Holmes, has now given the group her roll art form and changed our society.” “Undefeated,” “It’s All About Believin’” and “Kings of the World.” love letter to the world.” bass player Chris Squire. stamp of approval. 10 11
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