As Live [ ], Collective Soul [ ] tour dates, and news" style="color:#630000;">Collective Soul [ ] and Blues Traveler [ ] wrap up their lengthy summer tour together, Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk says the tour is giving pop/rock fans more than bang for their buck.
"I think it's just a great software system and it has a lot to offer the fans," Kowalczyk told LiveDaily. "If you add up all the songs that you know from all three of those bands, it's pretty incredible that you get that in one show. I'm truly excited around it. It's really unbalanced. It real goes to show the level of songwriting of all three bands."
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While Collective Soul and Live switch off headlining spots, each band is playing its well-known hits as well as newer material. Blues Traveler is celebrating "North Hollywood Shootout," which is due in stores Aug. 26, while Collective Soul is push "Afterwords" and Live is touring in support of the digest "Radiant Sea: A Collection of Bootleg Rarities and Two New Songs."
"We unquestionably play the songs that people bed," said Collective Soul beat guitarist Dean Roland. "We're not besides arrogant to do that. We too, to our satisfaction, play a fortune of the new songs. We try to integrate it up and make it fun. Music is our passion. When you get to do it live in front of people, it makes it that much better."
Kowalczyk couldn't agree more. His ring recently clothed up cinematography a live DVD/CD in Holland, where he said Live's audience is rabid.
"We have an incredible fan base thither, one that has been so selfsame passionate and really solidly interested in everything the band has done in the last 15 days," Kowalczyk said. "I mean, just incredible energy."
Kowalczyk aforementioned it's surprising that the 15-year-old band hasn't recorded a live album/DVD before.
"It's lurid, but now that I see what we did ... , I'm really glad we waited. It was such a perfect night. Put it this way: if we had to hold off for this, I'm glad we did."
Roland and Kowalczyk agree aforementioned they're grateful that they've stuck around as long as they have.
"From the beginning, we were happy and felt fortunate to make music for a living," Roland aforementioned. "We've invariably taken pride in trying to make the best music we can get at that time. We put our passion and energy into each album. There's no conscious thought about how do we maintain anything. We're just five guys who like to make music and feel blessed to be able to do it."
Kowalczyk added he feels his fans have adult up with him.
"I think that my lyrics take always been a minuscule bit in advance of my age, from what people tell me," he aforesaid. "We got beat on a lot when we were in our early 20s for being so serious. Now that I'm 36, 37, I'm acquiring more of a go across. People receive grown with it and appreciate it a second more than they did 10 years ago. We've aged well and the music's aged well, and people ar still really into it and placid really want to commentary and take part in it."
[Note: The following turn dates take been provided by artist and/or tour sources, world Health Organization verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before go on sale. Check with official creative person websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
August 200821 - Jackson, WY - Center for the Arts (Blues Traveler solely)22 - Park City, UT - Deer Valley Resort (Blues Traveler exclusively)31 - Charleston, WV - Haddad Riverfront Park (Blues Traveler only)31 - Quebec City, Quebec - Hippodrome (Collective Soul only) September 20085 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas (Collective Soul only)28 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival (Blues Traveler only)
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