Gary Cherone of Extreme

In 2008, after 13 years apart, Extreme reunited for their ‘Take Us Alive’ world tour, which covered 75 cities and a handful of continents in support of their latest release “Saudades de Rock”.  On the last night of the tour in their hometown of Boston, the band took the stage in front of a sold out crowd at The House of Blues to record what would become their “Take Us Alive” live dvd/cd release that came out this week (May 4th).

The band in its current line-up (Gary Cherone on vocals, Nuno Bettencourt on guitar, Pat Badger on bass and Kevin Figueiredo on drums) took the energy of the entire tour, bottled it and let it all out on stage that night in true Extreme fashion– forever captured for Extreme fans to enjoy for years to come.

Committed to making new music and not just a one time “reunion” tour, Extreme is already working on new music and looking forward to sharing it with their fans in the future.  A few years ago “the future” of Extreme didn’t seem like much of a possibility but a lot can change in a year!

I recently had a chance to talk to frontman Gary Cherone about the band reuniting, their recent tour with RATT and “Take Us Alive”.

Interviewed by:  Roger Scales

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Extreme “Take Us Alive” DVD Teaser

Frontiers Records has just releases a teaser to the upcoming Extreme “Take Us Alive” DVD/CD.  The DVD is expected to feature footage from the band’s last summer appearance at the House of Blues in Boston as well as bonus videos.  Check out the teaser below:

Extreme Concert Photos – Casino Ballroom/Hampton Beach, NH

Extreme
August 7, 2009
Casino Ballroom – Hampton Beach, NH
Photos by Mary Ouellette

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Extreme adds Boston Date to close out co-headlining tour with Ratt

As reported earlier, Extreme will be joining Ratt for some summer tour dates.  What was missing from the list of shows was a hometown Boston show.  It has now been added!  They’ll be finishing up the tour on August 8th at The House of Blues in Boston.

Here is the full list of dates:

The dates are as follows:

Jul. 10 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma **
Jul. 12 – Amarillo, TX – Midnight Rodeo
Jul. 13 – San Antonio, TX – Scout Bar
Jul. 14 – Odessa, TX – Dos Amigos
Jul. 16 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
Jul. 17 – Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern Theater
Jul. 18 – Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock
Jul. 19 – Anaheim, CA – Grove
Jul. 22 – Denver, CO – Ogdon Theater
Jul. 23 – Kansas City – Crossroads
Jul. 24 – Chicago, IL – HOB
Jul. 25 – Toledo OH – Harley Davidson-LOT **
Jul. 26 – Cheswick, PA – Ches-a-rena
Jul. 28 – New York NY – Nokia Theater
Jul. 30 – Westbury, NY – Westbury Theater
Aug. 02 – Allentown, PA – Crock Rock Festival
Aug. 05 – Springfield, VA – Jaxx ***
Aug. 06 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Aug. 07 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino
Aug. 08 – Clearfield, PA – ClearfieldCountyFairgrounds **
Aug. 15 – Sky City, NM – Sky City Casino **
Aug. 29 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Casino **

** RATT only
*** EXTREME only

Ratt & Extreme Announce Summer Tour Dates

RATT and EXTREME have teamed up to bring you this summer’s most rockin’ tour lineup.  The tour, which will feature sets from both bands with Ratt closing, kicks off on July 12 in Amarillo, TX and runs through August 7th in Hampton Beach, NH.  More to be announced soon.  In celebration of the 25th anniversary of their landmark debut Out Of The Cellar, RATT will be playing the album in its entirety.

The dates are as follows:

Jul. 10 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma **
Jul. 12 – Amarillo, TX – Midnight Rodeo
Jul. 13 – San Antonio, TX – Scout Bar
Jul. 14 – Odessa, TX – Dos Amigos
Jul. 16 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
Jul. 17 – Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern Theater
Jul. 18 – Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock
Jul. 19 – Anaheim, CA – Grove
Jul. 22 – Denver, CO – Ogdon Theater
Jul. 23 – Kansas City – Crossroads
Jul. 24 – Chicago, IL – HOB
Jul. 25 – Toledo OH – Harley Davidson-LOT **
Jul. 26 – Cheswick, PA – Ches-a-rena
Jul. 28 – New York NY – Nokia Theater
Jul. 30 – Westbury, NY – Westbury Theater
Aug. 02 – Allentown, PA – Crock Rock Festival
Aug. 05 – Springfield, VA – Jaxx ***
Aug. 06 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Aug. 07 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino
Aug. 08 – Clearfield, PA – ClearfieldCountyFairgrounds **
Aug. 15 – Sky City, NM – Sky City Casino **
Aug. 29 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Casino **

** RATT only
*** EXTREME only