SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2013, 8PM
Billed as the “Purple at the Core” tour, Weiland’s latest solo jaunt focuses primarily on Stone Temple Pilots’ first two classic releases Core and Purple. But also included are such crowd pleasers as David Bowie’s “The Jean Genie,” Jane’s Addiction’s “Mountain Song” and a heavy bass reading of the Doors’ “Roadhouse Blues.” Weiland seems to be having a hoot revisiting his past and his fans are right there with him. After rocketing to fame as the frontman for grunge-era favorites Stone Temple Pilots, singer Scott Weiland later mounted a solo career and joined the supergroup Velvet Revolver. Weiland founded the band Mighty Joe Young with guitarist Robert DeLeo; later rechristened Stone Temple Pilots, the group became one of the biggest acts of the mid-’90s, following the lead of artists like Nirvana and Pearl Jam and topping the charts with an angst-ridden hard rock sound. Leaving STP after their fourth album, former Guns N’ Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum auditioned Weiland for a new band. The trio took to Weiland immediately, and the newly christened hard rock ensemble Velvet Revolver released a debut album, Contraband. The effort proved to be quite popular, earning double-platinum certification in the U.S. and landing Velvet Revolver a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance (for the single “Slither”). When freed of his Velvet Revolver duties, Scott Weiland bounced back by joining the 2008 reunion of Stone Temple Pilots. Work on another solo album coincided with STP’s summer tour, which saw the band performing 65 shows across the United States. Weiland then issued “Happy” in Galoshes, his second solo effort. A number of solo performances followed the album’s release, including a concert at Henry Fonda Theater that was later documented on Live in Los Angeles.
WHEN: SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2013, 8PM
WHERE: REVOLUTION LIVE
100 SW THIRD AVE.
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL
(954) 727-0950, (954) 449-1025 (box office)