September 18

New York, NY show info

Thanks to John Arena (Ringostp) here is the setlist of last night's show in New York, NY: Sucker Train Blues, Do It For The Kids, Headspace, Superhuman, Dead and Bloated, Illegal I, Fall To Pieces, Dirty Little Thing, Big Machine, It's So Easy, Sex Type Thing, Set Me Free, Wish You Were Here, You Got No Right, Mr.Brownstone and Slither. If you went to this show and want to send in your review please use the link below!

September 16

Message from Matt.

Hello all you loyal Velvet Revolver fans,

Just wanted to say to all the fans that came to see VR on the last leg of the tour including Ozzfest, how sorry I am that I couldn't make it. It was very hard for me to sit on the sidelines while my band went out on the road without me. But it’s what they had to do and with my blessing. It was just a week before the tour when I went to my Mom’s house on Lake Havasu near the Colorado River. I was water skiing when I had a freak fall on the water skies by getting tangled in the ski rope and being dragged. Not even realizing anything was seriously wrong nor broken till the following morning when I awoke to my hand as swollen as a football; I went straight to a local clinic for x-rays. I was stunned when I heard the news. I had fractured my hand, breaking the smallest finger on my right hand.

Calling my managers I headed back to Los Angeles for an expert bone analysis. I went to a Hand Specialist, Dr. Miles Cohen, at the Cedars Sinai Hospital. Dr Cohen has been working with bones for 40 yrs. At first he thought I might be ready to perform by Ozzfest and only out for a few dates. Then after a week of wearing a cast and trying to heal naturally, it turns out it wasn't healing properly. So he decided I needed surgery. I was afraid, because I had never dealt with any trauma to my hands before. The drums are my life and this scared me. But I was in good hands - No pun intended. He inserted a pin from my pinky to my wrist. I am doing well and on the road to recovery. Nonetheless, I really missed all of you fans. I tried to kill time by just simply sitting and watching TV. Saw the family, which was nice after a YEAR and a half of touring, had some BBQ's in my backyard, and spent some time with my girlfriend, Ace in Las Vegas, who has been dancing with The Pussycat Dolls at The Caesar’s Palace. Thank you for your postings on VR.com and related fan sites. I do read that stuff sometimes. I am flying with the band to NY now to hang out for the opening of the New Hard Rock Hotel in Times Square… I won't be playing yet though. Maybe one song won't kill me, we'll see. And on Friday we will be receiving a double platinum award from all the good people at RCA Records.

Thank you for the support these last couple of years… it has been an amazing ride. Can't wait to start making the next album. It’s going to be awesome.

Take care and love to you all,

Matt

Official VR Site

September 15

Slash to perform at L.A. Katrina relief show

Thanks to In Utero: Slash will be performing at the Key Club in Los Angeles this Sunday for the Rock & Roll Relief Fund. This event is sponsored by City of W. Hollywood and JAXX Restaurant. Performances by Slash, Members of INXS with special guest Dave Navarro, members of the Black Eyed Peas, Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Angry Chiwawah, Bobby Kimball and David Paich of TOTO, Heaven & Earth, Howard Leese of Heart, Three Legged Dog with Jimmy Bain, The Hollywood All Stars with former members of Quiet Riot and Def Leppard, Doug Doppler, WORLD FAMOUS AC/DC cover band THUNDER Struck, The Hills, Brill and many more!

Ticketmaster

September 14

Charity auction: bid on Hard Rock NY tickets

Thanks to T: A few pairs of passes to the invite-only Hard Rock Hotel Grand Opening in NYC on Saturday (where VR will be performing) are being auctioned for charity at CharityFolks.com. 100% of the proceeds will go to Peace Games:

Interview with Mark Schulman

Thanks to Dave Iozzia: Davesontour.com posted a recent interview with drummer Mark Schulman, who has been replacing the injured Matt Sorum at VR's Ozzfest shows. Among other things, he speaks in length about him joining VR's tour. Check it out through the link below:

Davesontour.com: Interview

September 7

Message from Scott

Go Irish!! I haven't seen a Notre Dame team play with such focus and urgency in years. The offence was executed with surgical efficiency you see in Florida teams. You see them dominate defenses with their pro aspects and deliveries. But the Irish? Is this too good to be true? Gosh darn Brady Quin, you looked like Joe Montana! Offensive line, running game, tight ends, defense, special teams, this is the game one I've been dreaming of for years.

Coach Weisse, you’re the coach I've been praying about for a long time now. Now a lot of folks are going to say, "Don't get ahead of yourself," and that's probably true. However when was the last time anyone saw the Irish play like that?

These boys have attitude! Damn that was Fun!

- Scott

Orlando, FL show info

Thanks to Doug here is the setlist of last night's benefit show in Orlando, Florida: Sucker Train Blues, Do It For The Kids, Headspace, Superhuman, Dead and Bloated, Illegal I, Fall To Pieces, Dirty Little Thing, Big Machine, It's So Easy, Sex Type Thing, Set Me Free, Wish You Were Here, Mr.Brownstone, Rock n' Roll and Slither. If you went to this show and want to send in your review please use the link below!

September 5

West Palm Beach, FL show info

Thanks to P.J. Larmark here is the setlist of last night's show in West Palm Beach, FL: Sucker Train Blues, Do It For The Kids, Headspace, Superhuman, Dead and Bloated, Fall To Pieces, Dirty Little Thing, Big Machine, Set Me Free and Slither. If you went to this show and want to send in your review please use the link below!

September 4

Jacksonville, FL show info

Thanks to Cameron Mowen here is the setlist of last night's show in Jacksonville, FL: Sucker Train Blues, Do It For The Kids, Headspace, Superhuman, Dead and Bloated, Illegal I, Fall To Pieces, Dirty Little Thing, Sex Type Thing, Set Me Free, Wish You Were Here, Used to Love Her, Mr. Brownstone and Slither. If you went to this show and want to send in your review please use the link below!

September 3

Charlotte, NC show info

Thanks to Cameron Mowen here is the setlist of last night's show in Charlotte, NC: Sucker Train Blues, Do It For The Kids, Headspace, Superhuman, Dead and Bloated, Fall To Pieces, Dirty Little Thing, Big Machine, Set Me Free, Mr.Brownstone and Slither. If you went to this show and want to send in your review please use the link below!

September 2

VR playing Katrina benefit show

Thanks to Cree: Velvet Revolver will be playing a benefit show for all the Katrina victims this coming Tuesday in Orlando, Florida! All proceeds go straight to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster!

September 1

Nashville, TN show info

Thanks to John Mathius here is the setlist of last night's show in Nashville, TN: Sucker Train Blues, Do It For The Kids, Headspace, Superhuman, Dead and Bloated, Fall To Pieces, Set Me Free and Slither. If you went to this show and want to send in your review please use the link below!