Styx, Peter Frampton to mount co-headlining summer tour

Classic rockers Styx and Peter Frampton join forces for this summer's VH1 Classic Summer Hits concert tour, which also will feature special guest Nelson.

The outing gets underway on May 6 in the Cleveland area, and is due to wrap up in Virginia Beach, VA, on June 27. Tickets for a number of shows are on sale now, with many others due to hit the box office this month, according to promoters.

Hard Rock Cafe has signed on as the tour's sponsor.

Two days before the tour kicks off, Styx releases "Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology," a retrospective set featuring 35 digitally remastered tracks culled from throughout the band's 30-year career. The album will also include a "deluxe booklet, many rare photos," and "an essay with detailed credits," according to a press release.

Frampton--best known for his multi-platinum, '70s-era album "Frampton Comes Alive"--is supporting last year's "Now," which is his first new studio album in nine years.

Nelson--twin brothers fathered by Ricky Nelson, and the grandsons of Ozzie Nelson--broke through on the hair-metal scene with the No. 1 hit "Love and Affection."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
May 2004
6 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
7 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
8 - Bonner Springs, MO - Sandstone Amphitheatre
9 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
13 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
14 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Center
15 - The Woodlands, TX - Woodlands Pavilion
16 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
20 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
21 - Universal City, CA - Universal Amphitheatre
22 - Concord, CA - Chronicle Pavilion at Concord
23 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
26 - Denver, CO - Coors Amphitheatre
28 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
29 - Idaho Falls, ID - Sandy Downs Outdoor Pavilion
30 - George - WA - The Gorge

June 2004
12 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheatre
14 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
16 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
17 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
18 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
20 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
22 - Richmond, VA - Kings Dominion
25 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for Performing Arts
26 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
27 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

 tour dates and tickets
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