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JON OLIVA’S PAIN ANNOUNCE FIRST ROUND OF 2006 TOUR DATES:

December 24, 2005

The first block of shows for the solo-project of Savatage Mastermind, Jon Oliva, have been confirmed along with an appearance at the Bang-Your-Head Festival in June.

The band begins recording it’s 2nd release on January 2nd, with a scheduled release date for early May 2006. More festival and club shows will be announced in the coming weeks as well as a co-headlining tour scheduled for Nov-December 2006! Fans can expect a continued assault of old-school Savatage classics as well as songs from JOP’s first release, ‘Tage Mahal, and material from the bands upcoming CD.

04/15/2006 Gysenberghalle, Herne, Germany (festival)
04/16/2006 Lowensaal, Nuremberg, Germany (festival)
04/18/2006 Planet Music, Vienna, Austria (festival)
04/19/2006 Wighwam, Budapest, Hungary
04/21/2006 Anomalia, Florence, Italy
04/22/2006 Motion, Bergamo, Italy
04/24/2006 Backstage, Munich, Germany
04/25/2006 venue TBA, Austria
04/26/2006 venue TBA, Germany
04/28/2006 Juz Live Club, Andernach, Germany
04/29/2006 Oktoberhallen, Aalst, Belgium (festival)
04/30/2006 venue TBA, Aalst, Belgium (acoustic show)

06/23-24/2006 Bang Your Head Festival, Balingen, Germany

Courtesy of www.jonoliva.net