Rockstar Supernova’s Live Debut
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Posted by Deanna Couras Goodson Jan 9, 2007 |
If you’ve been reading this blog since the beginning, you know I’m a fan of the reality TV Rockstar franchise. I loved the INXS season and thought that Dilana dodged a bullet by not winning the gig. Don’t get me wrong – I think Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted and Gilby Clarke are mega-talented, but I just didn’t see this thing they’ve created running smoothly. They’re not going to be a legendary rock band like Metallica, Guns N’ Roses or Metallica, three bands that have featured each of these three rock aficionados.
I certainly wasn’t planning to buy the CD or catch one of their concerts. When I heard that Newsted was out due to a shoulder injury – he’s been replaced for the time being by Johnny Colt of the Black Crowes - and the band sort of snubbed some of the acts like Storm Large and Magni Asgeirsson, who totally rocked it out, I was even less thrilled about this thing called Rockstar Supernova. Not to mention the whole name issue - remember they wanted to be just Supernova, but someone else had rights to the moniker? How poorly planned was this 'thing'?
But back to the issue at hand. Rockstar Supernova is on tour right now. The tour dates are below. (To get tix, check this link out.)
Rossi, the lead singer who was crowned on Reality TV, said that he had a “feeling of accomplishment” after the first show on New Year’s Eve. He also mentioned that “I think the band gave it 110 per cent. I think we just brought it as best we could, man. And it's going to get better. This is the first show of the tour, so it's taking baby steps."
Considering the band only had about two weeks of rehearsal time before the tour began, we guess it’s not so bad. Perhaps, those ‘glitches’ will work themselves out.
However, critics were less hopeful. Many wished that the band played some hits from their previous – and successful – bands. According to the Calgary Sun, the band “delivered a loud, if somewhat uneven, hour-and-20 minute set.” The Edmonton Journal panned Rossi as “almost savant-like in his ability to turn off, even alienate, a crowd. Lacking sense, taste, coherency, humour, edge and timing, his awful between-song banter obliterated any momentum Lee and the lads could muster.”
This article goes on further to say that the band better improve fast or they’ll face a “harsh, new reality”. Ouch!
December 2006
31 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
January 2007
16 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Live
17 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
19 - Norfolk, VA - Constant Convocation Center
20 - Buffalo, NY - Shea's Performing Arts Center
23 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
24 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
26 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
27 - Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theatre
28 - Worchester, MA - DCU Center
30 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
31 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
February 2007
2 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
3 - Rosemont, IL - Rosemont Theatre
5 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
7 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
8 - Minneapolis, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
9 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome
11 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
13 - Loveland, CO - Budweiser Events Center
16 - Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum
18 - Everett, WA - Everett Events Center
19 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
21 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
22 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena
24 - Phoenix, CA - Cricket Pavilion
25 - San Diego, CA - Pala Casino
27 - Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Arena