2013 Summer Festivals

[Aaron]

So what festivals do you think the guys will play?
Personally I think they are getting big enough in Europe to play Download as a sub-headliner

[anguyen92]

You think that AB is pretty big enough there to play a headlining show and get at least 90 min.? The last time they played Download festival, they got a good setlist. 11 songs, which is close to 45 min. to an hour? I don't think it's going to happen in 2013, but I believe in the band long enough that they can do something like this before 2020 if they make it that long.

[Aaron]

I'm just talking in comparison to the scale of the other shows they have played in Europe. Queens of the Stone Age have played Wembley I'm sure and they're subheadlining so it's entirely possible that AB are big enough to get that spot at another festival

[anguyen92]

I'm just talking in comparison to the scale of the other shows they have played in Europe. Queens of the Stone Age have played Wembley I'm sure and they're subheadlining so it's entirely possible that AB are big enough to get that spot at another festival

Oh, I thought you meant the headlining main event band of the day, but you just referring to the 2nd of the main stage or headlining the 2nd stage(?). Sure, maybe AB is big enough to fill that slot.

[Aaron]

I meant 2nd of the main stage

[Timotheus]

Well, if they come to Belgium I hope they won't play Graspop Metal Meeting, but something like Rock Werchter. They've played Graspop once, and Slash played there twice. It just doesn't fit. It's a metal festival. Playing on more commercial festivals like Rock Werchter (which always has amazing bands like Pearl Jam, Rammstein, Muse, Mastodon...) would be a better fit.

[Circles]

I'm just talking in comparison to the scale of the other shows they have played in Europe. Queens of the Stone Age have played Wembley I'm sure and they're subheadlining so it's entirely possible that AB are big enough to get that spot at another festival

QOTSA are much bigger than AB here

[philgeorge1]

Isn't Myles playing a festival with Slash in the summer though?

[Timotheus]

He's only playing Ozfest so far

[Dolo]

They are able to take main stages on RAR, RIP and Download. But are they really going to finish the new album before May?

[Timotheus]

They might finish it before May, but it probably won't be out before october/nobember. I wouldn't be surprised if Slash gets the summer festivals.

[abw1987]

He's only playing Ozfest so far

I think that may be indicative of Slash & Myles' intent to play the European summer festivals, rather than Alter Bridge . I highly doubt the guys would try to tackle two simultaneous tours, with Myles alternating between Slash and AB shows.

[philgeorge1]

He's only playing Ozfest so far

I think that may be indicative of Slash & Myles' intent to play the European summer festivals, rather than Alter Bridge . I highly doubt the guys would try to tackle two simultaneous tours, with Myles alternating between Slash and AB shows.

I agree - although the guys keep saying 'x year is for x band' it never seems to be a definite 12 months. AB will put together the new album in January / Feb, with Mark and Myles back out on tour straight after that. Myles at festivals with Slash in the summer, new AB album out in August time then a tour from October - December, maybe over into Jan - Feb 2014. My prediction anyway!

[Timotheus]

There no way the 4th album will be out in augustus. I predict it will be out in october, like last time. It's kinda the same situation.

[abw1987]

Yeah, if they are getting together to write it in January, they likely won't have time to record it until the Slash and Tremonti tours finish up. Assuming they record in the April-May timeframe, I suppose an August release date is possible, but I'd bet on a fall release. Maybe a single in August.