June 30

More European tour dates!

Thanks to Marcel and Marc Menendez: VR are scheduled to play the Winterthur Musicfestwochen in Switzerland on September 4. Tickets are on sale now (see link below). Also, the band are scheduled to play the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisboa, Portugal on September 12!

Fall To Pieces new single, new video

Thanks to Chris: Matt Sorum called in to 93.2 Rock in New York on Monday, to request the band's new single 'Fall To Pieces'. He said the band were off to Los Angeles to shoot a video for the song and that they are on a tour break until the end of July so Slash can bond with his newborn son Cash Anthony!

'Contraband' Chart update!

Thanks to John Gardner: VR are headed for gold status for 'Contraband' within a month after its release. The disc sold 74,208 copies in the last week (good for a #7 spot on the charts), which brings the total sales so far to just over 450,000. 500,000 are needed for gold status. Not bad for the first month!!

HitsDailyDouble

Congratulations Slash and Perla!

Congratulations go out to Slash and his wife Perla for the birth of their second child, Cash Anthony, who was born by caesarian section Wednesday, June 23 at 1:54 PM. He weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces! This information was posted on Slash's Official Site. Congrats Slash & Perla!

SlashOnline.com

June 27

AMW.com: Lori Lepper's murder case

Thanks to Rob for this information and link to AMW.com: Duff was featured on America's Most Wanted last night. In a sad case, a GnR/VR fan named Lori Lepper was stabbed to death in her apartment while updating Duff's website. Police are looking for any leads to help bring her killer(s) to justice. Her screen name on AOL was LoadedACS, and anyone who has had contact with her who may have ANY info concerning her murder can call 1-800-CRIME-TV. You can also contact them through the AMW site.

Lori Lepper followed her rock-and-roll dreams to Los Angeles, where her friends included Duff McKagan, the former bass player for Guns 'n' Roses. Lori was building the official website for Duff's new band, Velvet Revolver. But two days before Thanksgiving, 2002, someone stabbed her to death in her apartment. Police have no suspects, and very few clues in the brutal murder.

America's Most Wanted is asking for everyone's help. I know thousands of people visit this site every day. Hopefully someone who reads this can give more information!

AMW.com: Lori's case

More 'Weenie Roast' Downloads!

Razz hosts two more of the 'Weenie Roast' downloads: I added the videos of 'Do It For The Kids' and 'Set Me Free'! Check them out through the link to Razz's page below! If you scroll down to June 15 on his page, you'll also find a live recording of 'It's So Easy' from the 5/15 Minneapolis, MN show!

Also, thanks go out to Frank for hosting the download of 'It's So Easy' from the same perfomance at the KROQ Weenie Roast in Irvine, CA(6/12).

Atlantic City, NJ show info

Thanks to Chris we know the band played the 'regular' set list minus 'Negative Creep'! There are three reviews - from Chris, Mateo and Matt - in the Concert Chronology, thanks guys for sending those in! If you went to this show and would like to submit the set list or your review, then click the link below.

June 26

Billboard Chart positions

Thanks to John Gardner we know that Contraband is #3 this week for the record sales on Billboard, Slither is #1 on both the Modern and Mainstream Rock Charts!

June 24

Slither position on the charts and Contraband # 3 for the second week on the charts!

Thanks to John Gardner we know that Contraband is #3 this week for the record sales, Slither is #1 on the Alternative charts, Canadian Rock charts, Active Rock charts and #2 in the Rock charts.

Velvet Revolver Article on VH1

There is a VH1 article which talks about that 'Superhuman' may be the next single, and it also talks about the song 'Slither'. If you would like to read the article, click the link below.

Ross Halfin puts new pictures of VR up on his site!

Ross Halfin updated his site with new Velvet Revolver pictures from the Wiltern show! Check it out by clicking the link below.

Ross Halfin

June 23

Denver, CO show info

Thanks to Dan, JJBinx and Joe we know the setlist for this show: Sucker Train Blues, Do It For The Kids, Headspace, Crackerman, Illegal i Song, It's So Easy, Fall To Pieces, Big Machine, Set Me Free, Mr. Brownstone, Used to Love Her, Slither, Sex Type Thing, Negative Creep.

Thanks to Matt, Joe, JJ, Chris, IronRob, RockFan, Kelly, Jim, Dan, Josh, and Dustin for sending in reviews of the show. If you went to this show and would like to submit your review, then click the link below.

Tour date in France added!

Thanks to Camille from Velvet Revolver Mania and Mark: The band has added a tour date for Paris, France on September 7. The venue is Le Bataclan! Tickets are already on sale.

June 22

More tour dates in Europe!

Thanks to ivdf, we know that there are three tour dates added in Spain: the band will play Razzmatazz in Barcelona on Sept. 9 and La Riviera in Madrid on Sept. 10! It's still unsure if the band will play Sept.11 or Sept 12 at the Azkena Rock Festival in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Also, thanks to Joachim, Pytre and Guy Baele, we know that VR was added to the lineup of the Pukkelpop Festival (Thursday, Aug. 19) in Hasselt-Kiewit, Belgium, although the festival's official site isn't yet updated with the latest band additions.

June 21

New articles up on the site!

This week I put up new articles up on the site. Thanks to John, FB, Gabrielito, and Marco for the articles. Check them out below:

Club shows in Germany announced!

Many thanks go out to Marcel from velvetrevolveronline.de for sending me the dates and venues for five announced club shows in Germany:

8/16 Berlin - Columbiahalle; 8/17 Hamburg - Grosse Freiheit 36; 8/22 Cologne - E-Werk; 8/25 Munich - Elserhalle.

Denver, CO show info

Thanks go out to Lori for the set list: Sucker Train Blues, Do It For The Kids, Headspace, Crackerman, Illegal i Song, It's So Easy, Fall To Pieces, Big Machine, Set Me Free, Mr. Brownstone, Used to Love Her, Slither, Sex Type Thing, Bodies. Thanks to Brian, and Heather there's already a review in the Concert Chronology. If you went to this show and would like to submit your review, then click the link below.

June 20

Dallas, TX show info

We know the band played the following set: Sucker Train Blues, Do It for the Kids, Headspace, Crackerman, Illegal I, It's So Easy, Fall To Pieces, Big Machine, Set Me Free, Mr. Brownstone, Used to Love Her, Slither, Sex Type Thing, Bodies. Check out the reviews by Turnman, Jim, Dante555, Aleesha, Justin, Redhead110995 and Chris in the Concert Chronology. If you went to this show and would like to submit your review, then click the link below.

June 19

New Downloads

Thanks go out to Mike from July Productions for sending me a video he made, which is a compilation of video and photo footage from the 6/09 Los Angeles Show. Another video I added is 'Sucker Train Blues' live from the KROQ Weenie Roast on 6/12. Check them out through the link below. Many thanks go out to Razz for hosting the files! I also added a link to 'Slither' which can be streamed from KROQ's site.

Houston, TX show info

Thanks to T-Man we know the band played the following set: Sucker Train Blues, Do It for the Kids, Headspace, Crackerman, Illegal I, It's So Easy, Fall To Pieces, Big Machine, Set Me Free, Mr. Brownstone, Used to Love Her, Slither, Sex Type Thing, Negative Creep. He also reported that the full show was pro-shot with a camera crew for a possible DVD release! Check out the reviews by T-Man, Phyllis, Omar Yousef, Jason Whiteman, Snappa and Big Nasty in the Concert Chronology. If you went to this show and would like to submit your review, then click the link below.

June 18

More tour dates!

Thanks to Monika we know that VR will be playing the German Rock Am See Festival on August 28. Leon let us know that there's also a new tour date for Sayreville, NJ on July 29! The band will play the Starland Ballroom there. Another European date is the August 10 show in Helsinki, Finland at Kulttuuritalo! Thanks FB for the info on that show.

Austin show moved to October 29.

Thanks to everyone who sent in info: Yesterday's show in Austin, TX has been rescheduled for October 29. Your June 17 tickets will be honored at the October 29 show. If you are unable to make this date, you may contact Frontgate Tickets for a refund of the base ticket price.

Scott reportedly developed a secondary infection as a result of taking antibiotics for bronchitis while he continued to sing. "Because he continued to perform, Scott has developed inflammation of the vocal chords," stated ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Joe Sugerman. "To avoid damage, he needs 24 hours of voice rest. He'll be re-evaluated tomorrow."

Frontgate Tickets

June 17

Austin and Houston shows postponed rumour?

Thanks to Neil and Brandon I heard that there's a rumour going around that Scott unfortunately developed a throat infection in the last couple of days and that it's unsure yet if the Austin, TX (today) and Houston, TX (tomorrow) will be postponed or not. Supposedly the rumour has started at the hotel the band is staying in, and also the venue are starting to get worried about today's show. Please be aware that for now this is just a rumour, and the shows are still on for tonight and tomorrow according to the official information. If there's any change in the situation, I will post it here as soon as possible!

Stubbs Austin,TX

Rolling Stone Article.

Thanks to Joachim van Lierde, here's the link to a new article from Rolling Stone:

RollingStone.com

June 16

Contraband debuts at #1 on Billboard Charts!

Congrats go out to the band and their label RCA for getting 'Contraband' the #1 debut on this week's Billboard album charts! The record sold 256,000 units last week in the U.S. alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Billboard.com

VR Article from German 'Spiegel' Magazine

Thanks to Boris, here's a link to an article titled 'Chinese Lethargy' in the German magazine 'Spiegel'.

Spiegel.de: Chinese Lethargy

June 15

Duff Interview at KNAC.com

Thanks to Jim for the link to an interview with Duff that was posted on KNAC.com. Check it out through the link below:

KNAC.com - Interview with Duff McKagan

Velvet Revolver adds more Europe dates!

Thanks to David: VR will play a concert in Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden on August 12. Tickets go on sale tomorrow! The band is also confirmed for shows in the Netherlands (Lowlands, between August 20 and 22), Bologna, Italy (Indipendente Festival, September 5) and Germany (Highfield Festival, August 13-15). For more information on these shows, click the links below.

June 14

Picture Archive down

I'm sorry to say that the site's Picture Archives - and all 1900 pictures that were in it - have been taken down, due to bandwidth issues. It seems like the galleries were just too popular, generating 1.5 gigabytes transfer on a daily average over the last two months. This resulted in massive overage costs on the hosting account, and due to the structural nature of the problem, I had no choice but to take the archives down for now.

Phoenix, AZ show info

Thanks to bucketofpower we now have the setlist of what the band played: Sucker Train Blues, Do It for the Kids, Headspace, Crackerman, Illegal I, It's So Easy, Fall To Pieces, Big Machine, Set Me Free, Used to Love Her, Slither, Sex Type Thing, Mr. Brownstone, Negative Creep. Thanks to Ian H., the Secret Agent, Brad, VRMan, Chaun, Jadison, Michael, Drew, Terrible Paulsie, D., Jessie and anonymous we have reviews of the show. Check them out in the Concert Chronology section. If you went to this show and would like to submit your review, click the link below.

June 13

KROQ Weenie Roast show info

Thanks to Frank we know the set list of tonight's show at the Weenie Roast: Sucker Train Blues, Do It For The Kids, Set Me Free, It's So Easy, Fall To Pieces, Big Machine, Sex Type Thing, Slither. Slash also came out to perform with the Strokes on their song 'New York City Cops'. The show was webcast by KROQ, but the stream (300k) was cut off for (almost) everyone during Sex Type Thing, possibly due to a server overload. Thanks to TD, JDB, Monn Monroe, Rob and T-Man we have reviews in the Concert Chronology section. If you went to this show and would like to submit your review, then click the link below.

June 12

KROQ Weenie Roast Web Stream

Thanks to KROQ.com: Today's show will be webcast on www.kroq.com and Velvet Revolver will be hitting the stage around 8:00pm PST.

KROQ.com

Las Vegas, NV show info

Thanks to Ryan Richards we know that the band played (not in exact order): Sucker Train Blues, Do It for the Kids, Headspace, Crackerman, Illegal I, It's So Easy, Fall To Pieces, Big Machine,Set Me Free, Used to Love Her, Slither, Sex Type Thing, Mr. Brownstone, Bodies. Check out the reviews by Crackerman123, Keith, Gina, Zach, Darian Thomas, Gary, Kristi, and Ryanin the Concert Chronology. If you went to this show and would like to submit your review, then click the link below.

June 10

Los Angeles, CA show info & pictures

Thanks to Dan T, we know the band played the same set as last night at the Wiltern, but replaced 'Negative Creep' with the Sex Pistols cover 'Bodies'. Check out reviews by Anon, Dan T, Amanda, Christine, Jay Malice and Michelle in the Concert Chronology. There are also picture available now from both the 6/08 and 6/09 show, thanks to Candace, MikeJuly and Chrisomatic! If you went to this show and would like to submit your review, then click the link below.

Slither #1 on Charts!

Slither hit the #1 position on Billboard's Mainstream Rock charts this week! The single is doing very well on the Modern Rock charts too: it moved up from #5 to #3!

Thanks to John Gardner we know that Slither hit number 1 yesterday on the Radio and Record Active Rock Charts for this week - the June 11th charts! It's #2 on the Rock charts and #4 on Alternative.

June 9

Greek Velvet Revolver Night

Thanks to Christos for this info: Velvetrevolver.gr, rock magazine ROCK ON and BMG Greece present a Velvet Revolver Night on Friday June 25 at rock club Revenge Of Rock, Athens, Greece.

www.velvetrevolver.gr

Contraband heading for #1 debut on Billboard Charts!

From HitsDailyDouble: After one day on sale, it looks like RCA’s Velvet Revolver is not only on target, it’s blowing the upper end of first-week projections clean off. Guess they feel lucky, punks. Indeed, according to early reports from national accounts, the Guns N’ Roses/Stone Temple Pilots-bred supergroup’s Contraband is on track to sell well over 200k and possibly into the 250k range for the week.

HitsDailyDouble Full News Item

Los Angeles, CA show info

The band played the same set as in San Francisco but left out 'Superhuman' again like on the previous dates. Thanks to JMLoud, there's a review in the Concert Chronology. If you went to this show and would like to submit your review, then click the link below.

Various Articles

This week again, the band has been getting lots of press. I put up various new and slightly older articles in the Library:

June 8

Argentinian release party and Scott interview

Thanks to Caio here's some news for all Argentinian fans: BMG Argentina and the Roxy bar in Buenos Aires organized a release party for 'Contraband' on June 16! The record company will have promotional items and there will also be a cover band supposedly playing VR songs, but it's more likely that they will play GN'R and STP. See all information (in Spanish) through the link below. There was also an interview with Scott in Clarin a week ago, the article is linked below as well!

San Francisco show info

The band played the same set as before, but now including the last encore of 'Mr. Brownstone' and 'Negative Creep' and also the mid-set addition 'Superhuman'! Check out the reviews by JT, Jaan, James IV, S and Cubsof89 in the Concert Chronology. If you went to this show and would like to submit your review, then click the link below.

'Contraband' released today!

Contraband is out in stores today! Pick up your copy if you haven't already. It's available in white, red and black and in the cd and vinyl formats. The vinyl version is a 180-grams double LP set and is at least available in the color black!

Amazon.com: Contraband

June 7

Portland, OR and Denver, CO shows rescheduled!

Thanks to Matt Koontz: According to Ticketmaster, the Portland, OR show has been rescheduled for June 22, the Denver, CO show (originally June 22) is now scheduled for June 20th. Tickets will remain valid in both cases, and you can get a refund if you want to return tickets.

Ticketmaster Show Info

Various Articles

A lot of articles have been posted on VR, here are some of the links:

Reuters (Thanks Jarmo)
Newsweek (Thanks Dana)
Chart Attack (Thanks Reckless Rose)
Undercover Media (Thanks Reckless Rose)

June 5

VR on MTV2 Headbanger's Ball tonight

VR will be on MTV2 Headbangers' Ball tonight, 10 PM EST. If you think you can tape this show and make it available for the site, please let me know!

MTV2 Headbanger's Ball

Contraband Lyrics

I scanned the full song lyrics from the 'Contraband' booklet and put them up in the Song Info / Lyrics section. You can also download a file will all the song lyrics through the link below:

Contraband Lyrics

Seattle, WA show info

There's no info yet on the Seattle, WA show of last night. When I get reviews or set list info, I will add it to the Concert Chronology. If you went to this show and would like to submit your review, then click the link below.

Special 'Contraband' contest in the U.K.

Thanks to Stephany: 'Contraband' will be distributed with a limited edition certificate in the UK only. You will only get one of these certificates during the first week the album goes on sale. Also, there will be a limited edition 'Red' digipack, and a contest for UK fans only! See the details through the link below. If you don't live in the UK but would like to hear Duff and Slash talk about 'Slither,' 'Fall To Pieces' and 'Contraband', you can find the audio clips through the same link!

Contraband UK Contest

June 4

VR confirmed to play Norwegian Øyafestivalen!

Thanks to Svein, Cammy, Øyvind and Williewhisky: VR has been added to the lineup of the Norwegian Øyafestivalen Festival on August 13, according to a posting on the festival's official site. See the link below for more info in Norwegian.

Øyafestivalen

VR is Tower Records' Artist Of The Month

Thanks to Matt Miller: VR is this month's feature artist. You can check out a special page about the band through the link below:

Tower Artist Of The Month

June 3

Rolling Stone Magazine reviews 'Contraband'!

Thanks to Joel E. and Matt Koontz: journalist David Fricke reviewed 'Contraband' for Rolling Stone magazine and gave it 4 stars. Amazing to see the positive attitude towards Scott and the band!

Rolling Stone.com Review

June 2

VR plays Danish Skanderborg festival!

Thanks to John Lodberg: VR has been added to the lineup of the Skanderborg Festival in Denmark, which is known as "The most beautiful festival in Denmark" and is an annual event. It is always held during the 2nd weekend of August, Thursday to Sunday (August 5-8 2004), and has been established since 1980. To go to the festival site, click the link below.

smukfest.com: main page

June 1

Listen to 'Contraband' online!

You can listen online to the full-length album 'Contraband' as of today. MTV and VH1 put up a special page where you can preview the whole album in Real Media! Listen to this amazing album through the links below. Standout tracks for me are Superhuman, Big Machine and Do It For The Kids.

Interview from WBCN Radio posted!

Thanks to jm78 for the link to this download: listen to an interview with VR from Boston's WBCN Radio!

WBCN: Interview MP3