Michael Monroe to tour in support of new album

Iconic rock front man, Michael Monroe, will release his new cd Sensory Overdrive in the U.S and Canada on August 23rd on Spinefarm/ Universal. The new cd from the former front man of the influential band Hanoi Rocks was produced by legendary producer Jack Douglas (Aerosmith, John Lennon, Cheap Trick). The cd also features guest performances from Americana artist Lucinda Williams and Motorhead front man Lemmy. The first single and video from Sensory Overdrive is the track “78”. The video will have its world premiere on AOL on August 1st.



In support of the CD, Monroe will head out September 30th on a 16 date U.S and Canadian tour with his all star band featuring guitarists Steve Conte (New York Dolls) and Dregen (Hellacopters , Backyard Babies), bassist Sami Yaffa ( Hanoi Rocks, Jetboy, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts), and drummer Karl “Rockfist” Rosqvist (Danzig).



Following the U.S run, the band will head to Japan for the V Rock festival to be followed by shows in Michael’s home country of Finland. The band will then end 2011 with a run of shows in the U.K co-headlining with Wednesday 13. Tour dates are as follows:



TOUR DATES:



WED , Sep 7 Stockholm Debaser Medis, Sweden

FRI, SEP 9 NAANTALI, FINLAND

SAT, SEP 10 FINLAND RADIO ROCK CRUISE,

Fri, Sep 30 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero



Sat, Oct 1 Baltimore, MD Sonar

Sun, Oct 2 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

Tue, Oct 4 Boston, ma Great Scott

Wed, Oct 5 Montreal, QC Les Foufounes Electriques

Thu, Oct 6 Toronto, ON Mod Club Theater

Fri, Oct 7 Cleveland, OH Peabody's

Sat, Oct 8 Chicago, IL Reggie's Rock Club

Sun, Oct 9 St Paul, MN Station 4

Mon, Oct 10 St Louis, MO FuBar

Wed, Oct 12 Denver, CO Moe's

Sat, Oct 15 Seattle, WA El Corazon

Sun, Oct 16 Portland, OR Dante's

Tue, Oct 18 Santa Clara, CA Avalon Theater

Wed, Oct 19 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theatre

Thu, Oct 20 Hollywood, CA Whisky A Go Go

SUN, OCT 23 V-Rock festival Saitama Super Arena Japan



FRI, Nov 4 Lahti Finland FINLANDIA CLUB

SAT, Nov 5 Tavastia Finland (2 shows) TAVASTIA CLUB

THU, Nov 24 ENGLAND WOLVERHAMPTON WULFRUN HALL

FRI , Nov 25 ENGLAND MANCHESTER RITZ

SAT, NOV 26 ENGLAND NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY

SUN, NOV 27 SCOTLAND GLASGOW GARAGE

MON, NOV 28 ENGLAND NEWCASTLE ACADEMY

TUE, NOV 29 ENGLAND LEEDS ACADEMY



THU, DEC 1 ENGLAND BRISTOL ACADEMY

FRI, DEC 2 ENGLAND, LONDON ELECTRIC BALLROOM

SAT, DEC 3 WALES PRESTATYN HRH



The band will continue to do extensive touring in 2012 in support of Sensory Overdrive. For more information go to www.michaelmonroe.com