Chickenfoot Announce 2012 U.S. Tour

Chickenfoot has announced a 20-date 2012 U.S. tour in support of their recent album 'III.' The trek, dubbed the "Different Devil Tour 2012," will kick off May 4 in Lake Tahoe, Nev. and wind up June 10 in Los Angeles, Calif.

With founding drummer Chad Smith still caught up on the Red Hot Chili Peppers tour, the lineup for these dates will feature Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and drummer Kenny Aronoff. The tour is named after the band's current single 'Different Devil' -- reviewed here -- and will be their first major-scale tour since the release of the new album.

If the reviews from the group's brief November small club "Road Test" tour are any indication, fans can expect a healthy dose of songs from both Chickenfoot albums, but no tracks from any of the band member's solo careers or Hagar and Anthony's time together in Van Halen.

As Hagar explained in a recent interview, "We really do not want to dilute this band and become a Van Halen cover band, or become a Sammy Hagar cover band or a Joe Satriani cover band… The idea is that we are Chickenfoot, and we will stay that.”

Chickenfoot 2012 U.S. Tourdates:

5/4-5 -- Lake Tahoe, Nev.
5/9 -- Denver, Colo.
5/11 -- Minneapolis, Minn.
5/12 -- Chicago, Ill.
5/14 -- Detroit, Mich.
5/16 -- Boston, Mass.
5/18 -- Atlantic City, N.J.
5/19 -- Uncasville, Ct.
5/21 - New York, N.Y.
5/23 -- St. Louis, Mo.
5/25 -- Thackerville, OK
5/27 -- Pryor, OK
5/29 -- Houston, Texas
5/31 -- Tucson, Ariz.
6/1 -- Las Vegas, Nev.
6/3 -- Portland, Ore.
6/5 -- Vancouver, B.C.
6/6 -- Seattle, Wash.
6/10 -- Los Angeles, Calif.