Alter Bridge

Alter Bridge is Bringing the Pawns & Kings Tour to North America in Early 2023 (Updated 8/30)

August 30, 2022 — Leave a comment

Update: A second Spokane (Airway Heights) show has been added!

I knew we would have North American dates in early 2023!!!! Get your tickets and VIP packages at alterbridge.com.

With Mammoth WVH and Red

  • 1/25 – Tampa, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
  • 1/27 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
  • 1/28 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
  • 1/30 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
  • 2/1 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
  • 2/2 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
  • 2/4 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
  • 2/5 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
  • 2/7 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre
  • 2/8 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
  • 2/10 – Waterloo, NY – del Lago Resort & Casino
  • 2/11 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY
  • 2/14 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
  • 2/15 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre
  • 2/17 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
  • 2/18 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre

With Mammoth WVH and Pistols at Dawn

  • 3/10 – Quapaw, OK – Downstream Casino Resort
  • 3/11 – Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
  • 3/14 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
  • 3/15 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
  • 3/17 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
  • 3/18 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
  • 3/20 – Denver, CO – The Mission
  • 3/21 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
  • 3/23 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
  • 3/25 – Airway Heights, WA – Northern Quest Resort & Casino (No Pistols at Dawn)
  • 3/26 – Airway Heights, WA – Northern Quest Resort & Casino (New date!)
  • 3/28 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
  • 3/29 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
  • 3/31 – Reno, NV – Silver Legacy Resort Casino
  • 4/1 – Highland, CA – Yaamava’ Resort & Casino

New Music Alert! Alter Bridge: “Silver Tongue”

August 2, 2022 — Leave a comment

“Silver Tongue” is the second single from Alter Bridge’s upcoming release, Pawns & Kings, which will be available everywhere on October 14th.

Alter Bridge Unveil Epic New Track, “Pawns & Kings”

July 18, 2022 — Leave a comment

This is the title track from Alter Bridge’s upcoming release, Pawns & Kings, which will be available October 14th.

All I’m gonna say is, Myles sounds great and I’m liking the mix – everything is clear and distinguishable. And that guitar…

Motivation Monday – Alter Bridge: “My Champion”

May 30, 2022 — Leave a comment

If there is one thing Myles Kennedy can do (besides everything), it’s pen an encouraging song that hits you right in the feelings. The first time I ever listened to Alter Bridge’s “My Champion,” I cried. The lyrics are so beautiful, and I often listen to this song to remind myself that I’m where I’m supposed to be.

My favorite line? Well, it’s a full phrase within a longer lyric. “…your destiny is not defined by what you’ve failed to see…” I think that is such an important thing to remember.

So for anyone out there who is currently struggling or doubting choices you’ve made or where you’re headed, crank this one loud. And commit these words to heart.

“My Champion”

May this be your victory song
A song for you when I am gone
Reminding you of what you’re meant to be

A gift to bring you clarity
To show you that your destiny
Is not defined by what you’ve failed to see, no

May this lift you up
When you feel you’ll fall again
You cannot win, oh
Hope these words are enough
For you to be strong, my friend

Sometimes you fall before you rise
Sometimes you lose it all to find
You’ve gotta keep fighting, and get back up again
My champion
Oh, my champion

You’ve lost so many times it hurts
But failures made are lessons learned
‘Cause in the end what you are will be much more
Than you were

May this lift you up
When you feel you’ll fall again
You cannot win, oh
Hope these words are enough
For you to be strong, my friend

Sometimes you fall before you rise
Sometimes you lose it all to find
You’ve gotta keep fighting, and get back up again
My champion

Don’t ever run away
For every fear you face
You will survive and be much more
Than you were, oh

Sometimes you fall before you rise
Sometimes you lose it all to find
You’ve gotta keep fighting, and get back up again

The world’s gonna try and knock you out
Just pick yourself up when you go down
You’ve gotta keep fighting, and get back up again
My champion
Oh, my champion

My champion
My champion

Motivation Monday – Alter Bridge: “I Know It Hurts”

May 23, 2022 — Leave a comment

A few years ago, I went through a very serious depression. This is not me saying I am clinically depressed, but for several months I was miserable and there was nothing I could pinpoint and say “This is the cause, now I can work through it.” I basically woke up one day and couldn’t shake the feeling.

I tried a lot of things to cheer myself up, hoping to snap out of it and return to my normal, but nothing worked. My brother flew out to visit during this time and I felt okay only once while he was here: when he and I were riding around listening to music and not talking.

I found that certain songs granted temporary relief, and one of those was “I Know It Hurts” from Alter Bridge’s ABIII. I would play it on repeat, a single line jumping out at me every time –

“Now is not forever.”

The lyric stuck with me through my remaining dark days and after. In fact, it resonated so much that it was my first tattoo. (And yes, I have since had the chance to tell Mark Tremonti about it, though I couldn’t show him because it was too cold to take off my hoodie.)

So, much like last week, I wanted to share this song with anyone who might need it. You can check it out here, and I am posting the lyrics below.

“I Know It Hurts”

And you say this ain’t living
You say you can’t go on
You only take as you’re given
And now your hope is all but gone

Though you lost your way: now is not forever
But I know your pain

We all fall sometimes, you’re not the first
But I know it hurts, yeah I know it hurts
In the end you’ll find what you deserve
Still I know it hurts, yeah I know it hurts

There are tides slowly rising, the storm is on its way, yeah
But you can’t keep on fighting, so battered, worn, and so afraid
Though it’s sad and wrong, I hope you will remember: you must carry on

We all fall sometimes, you’re not the first
But I know it hurts, yeah I know it hurts
In the end you’ll find what you deserve
Still I know it hurts, yeah I know it hurts

There’s still tomorrow, hold on, hold on
There’s still tomorrow, just wait, just wait
There’s still tomorrow, hold on, hold on

We all fall sometimes, you’re not the first
But I know it hurts, yeah I know it hurts
In the end you’ll find what you deserve
Still I know it hurts, yeah I know it hurts

Alter Bridge Announce New Album Title + Release Date

May 5, 2022 — Leave a comment

Despite what guitarist Mark Tremonti said in a not-so-long-ago interview, Alter Bridge’s much anticipated seventh album – entitled Pawns & Kings – will not be out in September. The official release date is October 14th.

I’m willing to wait, because I love them and I’m sure the record will be amazing, but… Can we at least get a single soon? Haha. Throw us a bone, guys!!! 😆 I guess we’ll just have to be satisfied with Mark Tremonti’s album of Sinatra covers (out May 27th, in case you didn’t know).

Here’s a new promo photo, though.

Alter Bridge: New Album “Should” Come Out in September + Fall European Tour 2022

April 27, 2022 — Leave a comment

In a recent interview with Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige, Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti said that the band’s seventh studio album should be released in September. He also talked about his daughter, why he wanted to cover Frank Sinatra songs, and briefly explained Alter Bridge’s process in the studio. If you want to read the full interview, you can click here.

Along with this welcome news, Alter Bridge has announced a European tour, entitled the “Pawns & Kings Tour,” set to kick off November 1st in Hamburg. Halestorm and Mammoth WVH will be their two supporting acts. For tickets and VIP info, visit alterbridge.com.

  • 11/1 – Hamburg, DE – Sporthalle
  • 11/2 – Frederiksberg, DK – Falconer Hall
  • 11/4 – Partille, SE – Partille Arena
  • 11/5 – Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene
  • 11/7 – Katowice, PL – MCK
  • 11/9 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU – Rockhal
  • 11/11 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Halle
  • 11/12 – Hlavní Mesto Praha, CZ – O2 Universum
  • 11/14 – Budapest, HU – Budapest Arena
  • 11/16 – Paris, FR – Palais Des Sports
  • 11/18 – Madrid, ES – Palacio Vistalegre
  • 11/20 – Barcelona, ES – Razzmatazz
  • 11/22 – Munich, DE – Zenith
  • 11/23 – Zürich, CH – Samsung Hall
  • 11/25 – Milan, IT – Mediolanum Forum
  • 11/26 – Zagreb, HR – Dom Sportova
  • 11/28 – Vienna, AT – Wiener Stadthalle
  • 11/30 – Cologne, DE – Palladium Cologne
  • 12/1 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
  • 12/5 – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena
  • 12/6 – Glasgow, UK – Ovo Hydro
  • 12/8 – Dublin, IE – 3 Arena
  • 12/9 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
  • 12/11 – Birmingham, UK – Resorts World Arena
  • 12/12 – London, UK – The O2

Tremonti Tuesday (3/1/22)

March 2, 2022 — Leave a comment

This likely won’t be a weekly thing, because I doubt I’ll remember to post every Tuesday, but today I feel like sharing a few pictures of my favorite singer/songwriter/guitarist/artist/all-around genuine human being.

That time he let me put a filter on him (2019)
Mark with my parents (2017)
I took this one in February 2020
The cutest picture in existence