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Styx sets up more roadwork for 2006

Published March 30, 2006 03:23 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Classic rockers Styx [ tickets ] continue to log miles behind their 2005 covers collection, "Big Bang Theory," and will remain on the road for months to come.

The veteran outfit, which is the midst of a spring tour, has stacked up dates that stretch through the end of August. Details are shown below.

Released last May, "Big Bang Theory" houses 14 cuts, including the group's renditions of The Who's "I Can See for Miles," Jimi Hendrix's "Manic Depression" and The Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City." Also featured is a new studio version of Styx's 1978 hit "Blue Collar Man."

Music videos for two additional cuts--The Beatles' "I Am the Walrus" and Steve Winwood's 'Can't Find My Way Home"--are streaming at Styx's website.

Styx's most recent collection of original material is 2003's "Cyclorama." "Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology," a retrospective set featuring 35 digitally remastered tracks culled from throughout the band's 30-year career, followed in 2004.

"Big Bang Theory" is Styx's first release for New Door Records, a Universal Music Enterprises imprint that launched shortly before the album's release. Universal formed the new label specifically to cross-promote new works by artists who have an existing back-catalog with Universal.

Styx was signed to A&M Records--now part of Universal--from the mid-'70s through the early '90s, then hooked up with CMC International in 1996; the group's final releases for CMC/Sanctuary were 2003's "Cyclorama" and "21st Century Live."

[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.]

March 2006
31 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center

April 2006
5 - Thunder Bay, Ontario - Community Auditorium
6 - Sault Ste. Marie, MI - Kewadin Casino
7, 8 - Rama, Ontario - Casino Rama
21 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
22 - North Charleston, SC - Centre Stage at the Plex
23 - Columbia, SC - 3 Rivers Music Festival

May 2006
5, 6 - Peachtree City, GA - Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater
8 - Panama City, FL - Civic Center
11 - Lubbock, TX - LoneStar Amphitheatre
12 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
19 - Tulsa, OK - Brady Theater
25 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center

June 2006
10 - Dubuque, IA - America's River Festival
15 - Richmond, VA - Innsbrook Pavilion
16 - Danville, VA - Carrington Pavilion
17 - Lancaster, OH - Fairfield County Fairgrounds
18 - Ashburn, VA - Loudoun Summer Music Festival
22 - Tucson, AZ - Desert Diamond Casino
23 - Del Mar, CA - San Diego County Fair
25 - Cabazon, CA - Key Club at Morongo

July 2006
3 - Mason, OH - Red, Rhythm and Boom Festival
8 - Ionia, MI - Ionia Free Fair
13 - Lansing, MI - Common Ground Festival
14 - Saint Joseph, MI - Venetian Festival
15 - Beloit, WI - Beloit Riverfest
16 - Comstock, NE - Comstock Rock Festival
21 - London, Ontario - Harris Park

August 2006
10 - Bethlehem, PA - Bethlehem Musikfest
12 - Cohasset, MA - So. Shore Music Circus
13 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent
16 - Lynden, WA - NW Washington Fair
24 - Jacksonville, OR - Britt Festival
25, 26 - Lincoln City, OR - Chinook Winds Casino
28 - Livermore, CA - Wente Vineyards