Rod Stewart finds a touring buddy
Here's an unlikely pairing: Rod Stewart has announced a summer U.S. and Canada tour -- and he's bringing Bryan Adams along for at least seven of the shows.
Pollstar.com reports that Stewart's 18-date tour will wrap up here in Tampa on Aug. 28 with a gig at the Ford Amphitheatre. (Adams is not listed as a performer at that show - at least not yet.)
Truth be told, I'd much rather spend my hard-earned clams to hear Adams as the headliner. I've heard enough of Stewart to last two lifetimes. And his "Great American Songbook" series of CDs won't find its way into my personal collection anytime soon.
Adams, though, seems content to concentrate his touring efforts in Europe lately. (They just love "Summer of '69" over there, I guess). His road itinerary on his official website is full of stops in place such as Portugal, Germany, Belgium and Austria.
Still, if he joins Stewart for the Tampa gig in August, I may feel moved to catch at least the first half of that night's billing.
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It's not that unlikely a pairing, they have recorded together (with Sting), and even had a top ten hit.
Posted by: Bassnote | February 28, 2008 at 02:49 PM
Well, then let's just unattractive pairing.
Posted by: Spears | February 28, 2008 at 02:51 PM
I agree there. I'd rather see Adams on his own. I can do without seeing Stewart.
Posted by: Bassnote | February 28, 2008 at 03:36 PM
Rod Stewart has become Barry Manilow.
He just doesn't know it yet.
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | February 28, 2008 at 03:46 PM
Oh, he knows it. He just doesn't seem to care.
Posted by: Spears | February 28, 2008 at 03:48 PM
guess im not the only adams fan out there. i saw him a couple years ago with def leppard(great show). he has a new cd coming out in april(i think). i saw him on the reckless tour years ago, and on the walking the neighbours tour as well. bryan always puts on a great show, no flash, just great music. hey them foreigners aint the only one that like summer of '69(great song)
Posted by: chad ledoux | February 28, 2008 at 05:53 PM
I've been keeping an eye out for a BA show to come near me for a couple of years now. But he doesn't tour in the U.S. that often anymore and I can't blame him. He is so much more successful in other countries who actually play his songs. His new CD is out March 18th but so far I don't think there are plans to release it here any time soon. With the last album I think it was six months or more before it we got here.
Posted by: 80sfan | February 28, 2008 at 07:39 PM
If Rod Stewart would perform old Jeff Beck Group and Faces tunes, along with any and/or all the tunes off of "Every Picture Tells a Story," I'd be there in a heartbeat. Depending on the prices, I may go anyways.
Posted by: Tonka61 | March 01, 2008 at 11:26 PM