The Winery Dogs — the hard rock power trio featuring guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (Poison, Mr Big), bassist Billy Sheehan (Mr Big, David Lee Roth) and drummer Mike Portnoy (Sons Of Apollo, ex-Dream Theater) — will embark on an American tour in May of 2019. The trek will mark the group’s first tour in nearly three years.
Since wrapping up an extensive world tour in support of their sophomore album, “Hot Streak”, in the summer of 2016, The Winery Dogs have performed live on just two occasions — during the inaugural “Monsterwood” West Coast edition of the Monsters Of Rock cruise in the fall of 2016, and nearly a year later during an “Ultimate Jam Night” tribute to late Adrenaline Mob, Soto and Trans-Siberian Orchestra bassist David Zablidowsky at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California.
Over the past two years, each of the members of The Winery Dogs have toured extensively with other acts — Kotzen with his long-running solo band; Sheehan with Sons Of Apollo and Mr Big; and Portnoy withSons Of Apollo, The Neal Morse Band and Shattered Fortress.
The Winery Dogs were founded in 2012 after Portnoy and Sheehan — who initially aimed to collaborate with former Whitesnake and Blue Murder guitarist John Sykes — reached out to Kotzen, who played with Sheehan in MR. BIG from 1997 to 2002. The group’s 2013 self-titled debut reached No. 27 on the Billboard 200 after selling more than 10,000 copies in the U.S. during its first week of availability. The initial sales of “Hot Streak” were even better, as the album debuted at No. 30 in late 2015 after shifting 13,000 equivalent album units in America during its first week of availability.
TOUR DATES
May 01 – Derry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall
May 02 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak
May 03 – New York, NY – Sony Hall
May 05 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
May 07 – Hopewell, VA – Beacon Theater
May 08 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
May 09 – New Orleans, LA – House Of Blues
May 11 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey
May 12 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
May 15 – Ft Wayne, IN – Pierre’s
May 16 – Milwaukee, WI – Potowatami Casino
May 17 – Milwaukee, WI – Potowatami Casino
May 18 – St Charles, IL – Arcada Theater
May 20 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
May 23 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
May 24 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
May 25 – Las Vegas, NV – Vamp’d
May 28 – Sacramento, CA – Crest Theater
May 29 – Santa Cruz, CA – Rio Theater
May 30 – Anaheim, CA – The Grove
May 31 – Los Angeles, CA – Saban Theater
