Best Rock Tours of 2013

Since the clock is winding down to 2014, let's take a look at some of the best, most mind-blowing rock tours of this year!

Kiss
-Monster
-You really think these guys could escape the awesome rock tour list? For years, these guys were known to use enough pyro to level a small stadium. Now, they have another weapon in their pyro arsenal- a giant, moving, spider that shoots fireballs! And it's their stage, in which they play on!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sammy Hagar

-Four Decades of Rock

-To celebrate 40 years in rock, he staged a tour with former Van Halen member Michael Anthony and others

Ted Nugent/Styx/REO Speedwagon

-The Midwest Rock N' Roll Express

-Continuing from 2012, these guys are rocking the Midwest, thus the name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Plant

-Presents Sensational Space Shifters

-Must be a solo project

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
-Summer 2013 Tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Sabbath

-13

-Oh yeah, can't forget the "Godfathers of British Heavy Metal". It would be sacriledge to forget these guys. Even into their 60s, an age where most people think musicians need to stop, Black Sabbath is still rocking the stages, to the tunes of "Paranoid" "Iron Man" and "War Pigs". But in their growing list of songs, they've added "God is Dead" "End of the Beginning"

Paul McCartney

-Out There!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brian Wilson/Jeff Beck

-Brian Wilson/Jeff Beck Tour

The Eagles
-History of The Eagles: Live in Concert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Rolling Stones

-50 & Counting

-You honestly thought the "British Bad Boys" were down for the count? Nope! These guys are rocking and rolling into their 60s and 70s

Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar

Birth name: Sam Roy Hagar
DOB: 10/13/1947
Where: Monterey, California
Nickname: Red Rocker
Height: 5'10''

Spouse
-Kari Hagar: 11/29/1995-present, 2 kids

-Betsy Berardi: 11/3/1968-1994 (divorced) (2 kids)

Trivia
-Member of the hard rock band Van Halen from 1985-1996, and in 2004
-Owns a cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico named Cabo Wabo. Also made tequila under the same name until the brand was sold to Campari/Skyy in 2007

-Used to be a boxer before becoming a musician
-Sammy Hagar's "Cabo Wabo Tequila" was a sponsor of English driver "Darren Manning"s #14 A.J. Foyt ABC racing INDY car. Sammy Hagar and Gene Simmons of Kiss are both fans of INDY racing and also sponsors

-Although the Van Halen fronted by Roth sold more album copies, the Van Halen music recorded with Hagar went on Billboard on all of the 4 albums he recorded with them

That Metal Show

For those who are unfamiliar with this, That Metal Show is a TV show on VH1 Classic, a music channel devoted to playing nothing but the old stuff, from the 1960s-1990s. That Metal Show always has some musician on it, whether they be hard rock, heavy metal, or any kind of rock and metal

That Metal Show

Summary
-This show is all about metal and hard rock. They have recurring segments, including Stump the Trunk. This is where an audience member, usually clad in some kind of metal/rock band shirt, will ask Eddie Trunk some obscure question about some musician, and if he can't guess it, the audience member wins something. Basically this show focuses on all things hard rock and heavy metal

Other Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Metal_Show

Cast
-Don Jamieson
-Jim Florentine
-Eddie Trunk

Guest Stars
Each season would have a special guest on it, whether it was certain members of a band
Here's the break down

Season 1
The Runaways
Original air date: 11/15/2008
Guest: Lita Ford

Twisted Sister
Original air date: 11/29/2008
Guest: Dee Snider and Jay Jay French

Kiss
Original air date: 12/20/2008
Guest: Ace Frehley

 

Rush

Original air date: 12/27/2008

Guest: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson

Season 2
Extreme
Original air date: 3/21/2009
Guest: Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guns N' Roses

Original air date: 4/4/2009

Guest: Duff McKagan

Heaven & Hell
Original air date: Ronnie James Dio and Geezer Butler
Guest: 4/25/2009

Season 3

Judas Priest

Original air date: 10/10/2009

Guest: Rob Halford

Ratt
Original air date: Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini
Guest: 11/21/2009













Kiss
Original air date: 11/28/2009
Guest: Peter Criss

Season 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerosmith

Original air date: 2/13/2010

Guest: Joey Kramer

Quiet Riot

Original air date: 3/20/2010

Guest: Rudy Sarzo

Season 5
Alice Cooper
Original air date: 6/12/2010
Guest: Alice Cooper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Label Society

Original air date: /15/2010

Guest: Zakk Wylde

Season 6

Tribute to Ronnie James Dio

Original air date: 10/16/2010

Guest: Geezer Butler, Vinny Appice, Wendy Dio, Simon Wright, Rob Halford, Tom Morello, Craig Goldy

Wendy Dio

Van Halen/Winger/Carrie Keagan
Original air date: 10/23/2010
Guest: Michael Anthony, Kip Winger, Carrie Keagun with guitarist Tracii Guns

Def Leppard/Quiet Riot
Original air date: 11/6/2010
Guest: Phil Collen, Frankie Banali with guitarist Richie Kotzen

Very attractive

Frankie Banali

Black Sabbath/Danzig
Original air date: 11/20/2010
Guest: Bill Ward, Glenn Danzig

Wow, this dude is REALLY muscular...

Led Zeppelin/Poison
Original air date: 11/27/2010
Guest: Jason Bonham, Rikki Rockett

Guns N' Roses/Alter Bridge

Original air date: 12/4/2010

Guest: Slash, Myles Kennedy, guitarist George Lynch

 

 

 

 

Season 7

Whitesnake/The Runaways

Original air date: 4/2/2011

Guest: David Coverdale, Lita Ford, guitarist Doug Alrich

 

Metallica/Scorpions

Original air date:

Guest: Kirk Hammett, Uli John Roth

He's very handsome

Season 8
Black Sabbath
Original air date: 8/20/2011
Guest: Tony Iommi with guitarist Phil Collen

Sammy Hagar
Original air date: 9/24/2011
Guest: Sammy Hagar

Season 9
L.A. Guns/Hanoi Rocks
Original air date: 12/31/2011
Guest: Tracii Guns, Michael Monroe with guest guitarist John 5

 

 

 

AC/DC

Original air date: 11/26/2011

Guest: Brian Johnson

Bad Company/Buckcherry

Original air date: 1/7/2012

Guest: Paul Rodgers, Josh Todd, Keith Nelson, guest guitarist John 5

Season 10
Alice Cooper/Great White
Original air date: 4/7/2012
Guest: Alice Cooper, Jack Russell, guest drummer Brian Tichy







Season 11
Aerosmith
Original air date: 9/1/2012
Guest: Joey Kramer, Brad Whitford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Queensryche

Original air date: 8/25/2012

Guest: Geoff Tate, Zakk Wylde

Season 12
Def Leppard/Jake E. Lee
Original air date: TBA
Guest: Rick Allen, Jake E. Lee