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As he puts the finishing touches on his as-yet-untitled second solo album due out\u00a0May 22,\u00a0SLASH–the iconic,\u00a0Grammy-winning\u00a0rock guitarist and songwriter–has announced that his headlining\u00a0U.S.\u00a0tour will begin\u00a0May 3\u00a0in\u00a0Baltimore. A fan pre-sale begins this\u00a0Wednesday, February 15, with the regular on-sale starting\u00a0Friday, February 17.<\/p>\n
Tickets will be available at:\u00a0http:\/\/www.slashonline.com\/<\/a>.\u00a0 The itinerary (see below) encompasses three festival appearances:\u00a0Saturday, May 5\u00a0at\u00a0Carolina Rebellion, Saturday, May 19at\u00a0Rock On The Range\u00a0and\u00a0 Friday, May 25\u00a0at\u00a0Rocklahoma.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, this\u00a0Saturday, February 18,\u00a0SLASH\u00a0will join\u00a0Stevie Wonder,\u00a0Sean Combs,\u00a0Chris Cornell,\u00a0Lenny\u00a0Kravitz,\u00a0LL Cool J,\u00a0Common,\u00a0Snoop Dogg, former\u00a0President Bill Clinton,\u00a0Oprah Winfrey, actors\u00a0Anthony Hopkins,\u00a0James Gandolfini\u00a0and more at the\u00a0MGM Grand Garden Arena\u00a0in Las Vegas for a\u00a070th<\/sup>\u00a0birthday celebration\u00a0to honor boxing legend\u00a0Muhammad Ali. \u201cMuhammad Ali is & always has been a role model & a hero to me,\u201d says\u00a0SLASH.\u00a0\u201cIt’s a huge privilege to be able to perform in his honor. He is one of the great icons of American culture and history.” The 16th<\/sup>\u00a0annual\u00a0\u201cPower of Love Gala\u201d\u00a0celebrates the life and legacy of\u00a0Muhammad Ali\u00a0and his contribution to the world and raises awareness for Alzheimer\u2019s, Huntington\u2019s, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson\u2019s, the disease \u201cThe Champ\u201d has been battling since 1984.\u00a0 Proceeds from the event will benefit the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health\u2019s work toward enhanced treatments and research of neurocognitive disorders and the\u00a0Muhammad Ali Center\u00a0in Louisville, Ky. The show will also feature appearances from boxing legends such as\u00a0Sugar Ray Leonard,\u00a0Ken Norton,\u00a0Tommy\u00a0\u201cHitman\u201d Hearns, and more. Tickets for thisonce-in-a-lifetime\u00a0event are on sale now.\u00a0ABC\u00a0will also\u00a0televise the show nationally on\u00a0Saturday, Feb. 25, at\u00a07 p.m. EST\/ 4 p.m. PST. For tickets and more information, visit:\u00a0keepmemoryalive.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n SLASH\u00a0is currently in a\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0studio working on his new album\u00a0with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators.\u00a0It will be released\u00a0SLASH\u2019s\u00a0own label\u00a0Dik Hayd International\u00a0distributed through\u00a0EMI\u00a0and will follow his\u00a02010\u00a0debut album\u00a0Slash\u00a0and his\u00a0November\u00a02011\u00a0first-ever live \u00a0solo album, the two-CD\/DVD set\u00a0Made In Stoke 24\/7\/11. Notably, the\u00a0Slash\u00a0album debuted on the\u00a0Billboard\u00a0Top 200 chart\u00a0at\u00a0#3\u00a0(#1\u00a0on the\u00a0Rock chart, #1\u00a0on the\u00a0Independent chart,\u00a0and\u00a0#1\u00a0on the\u00a0Hard Music chart). Digitally, the album also became the\u00a0#1 overall digital album\u00a0and hit\u00a0#1 on iTunes\u00a0in\u00a013 countries. Internationally, the disc achieved\u00a0Top 5 chart positions\u00a0in\u00a0over a dozen major territories,\u00a0hitting\u00a0#1\u00a0in both\u00a0Japan\u00a0and\u00a0New Zealand.<\/p>\n For the new album,\u00a0SLASH–along with and his bandmates\u00a0Myles Kennedy\u00a0(vocals),\u00a0Brent Fitz\u00a0(drums) and\u00a0Todd Kerns\u00a0(bass)–have teamed with producer\u00a0Eric Valentine, who also produced the\u00a0Slash\u00a0disc. All the songs were written together by\u00a0SLASH\u00a0and\u00a0Kennedy, and cameras have been rolling throughout the entire making of the album. Check out exclusive\u00a0behind-the-scenes\u00a0footage airing weekly at\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SIYbyb8xXTQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n www.slashonline.com<\/a> SLASH\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a02012 headlining U.S. tour dates are as follows:<\/p>\n As he puts the finishing touches on his as-yet-untitled second solo album due out\u00a0May 22,\u00a0SLASH–the iconic,\u00a0Grammy-winning\u00a0rock guitarist and songwriter–has announced that his headlining\u00a0U.S.\u00a0tour will begin\u00a0May 3\u00a0in\u00a0Baltimore. 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