Plant continued his touring commitments with Alison Krauss , stating in September 2008 that he would not record or tour with the band.
On August 4, Kiss played at Rockin’ the Rally at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally as part of the tour.
South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds proclaimed August 4, 2008, to be “Kiss Rock and Roll Day” in South Dakota.
They also performed on August 2 in Chicago at the 2008 Lollapalooza festival.
Six shows which were cancelled during the USA/Canada leg of their world tour due to illnesses affecting Joe Elliott and Phil Collen were rescheduled and played in August of that year.
In August 2008, during the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Rage headlined the free Tent State Music Festival to End the War . They were supported by Flobots , State Radio , Jello Biafra , and Wayne Kramer . Following the concert, the band, following uniformed veterans from the advocacy…
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In August 2008, Icon celebrated their reunion with a re-issue of the 1984 Bootleg Concert on DVD. Original members Wexler, Aquilino and Dixon, along with former member Dave Henzerling and new singer Scott Hammons had plans to record new material potentially for a new album.
In August 2008, Sirius Satellite Radio’s Hair Nation channel reported that former Mötley Crüe singer John Corabi had resigned as rhythm guitarist for Ratt and was rumored to be replaced by former Quiet Riot guitarist Carlos Cavazo. Bobby Blotzer confirmed these rumors stating that Cavazo was set to replace Corabi…
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On 23 July 2008, Europe did a co-headlining concert with Whitesnake in Padua , Italy. During Whitesnake’s performance of their encore ” Still of the Night “, Joey Tempest joined David Coverdale on stage for the last chorus. In August 2008 Europe was the opening act for Deep Purple for…
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One of the bonus tracks, ” Never Enough ” was released as the album’s second single on July 15, 2008.