Live and Bush deliver powerful performances at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles

It was a big night for rock when seminal rock bands BUSH and +LIVE+ tore the roof of the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles (March 12) at a private event pegged to the recent announcement that both groups will co-headline arenas and amphitheatres this summer. The ALT-IMATE Tour will see these two iconic acts celebrating the 25th anniversary of their respective landmark albums Sixteen Stone and Throwing Copper. Special guest Our Lady Peace will join on all dates. Produced by Live Nation, this hits-packed road show will hit arenas and outdoor amphitheaters in 33 cities across the country, kicking off June 6th in Mashantucket, CT with stops in Boston, Los Angeles, Atlanta and more before wrapping September 8th in Rochester, MI at Meadow Brook Amphitheatre.

The jam-packed event at the Roxy drew radio station KROQ contest winners, media and tastemakers, with both bands performing powerful sets with songs from Throwing Copper and Sixteen Stone and more hits from their respective bodies of work.

“Bush is a great band and Gavin is a super passionate singer and performer.  I’m really looking forward to spending the summer with them,” said +LIVE+ frontman Ed Kowalczyk. “I know the fans are going to get one hell of a show.”

“We are thrilled to be touring this summer with LIVE,” says BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale. “The wealth and depth of songs from both bands should provide a great night of music. Looking forward to seeing you all this summer.”

Released in 1994 and fueled by blockbuster No. 1 singles “Lightning Crashes,” “Selling The Drama,” “Glycerine,” “Comedown” and “Machinehead,” breakthrough albums Throwing Copper and Sixteen Stone sold more than 20 million albums combined. Both were spotlighted on Rolling Stone’s list, “1994: The 40 Best Records From Mainstream Alternative’s Greatest Year,” and remain timeless favorites, thanks to radio staples that include “Everything Zen,” “Little Things,” “I Alone” and “All Over You.”

“Sixteen Stone propelled us onto the musical landscape,” says Rossdale. “Those songs have found a way into the soundtrack of people’s lives and that is the highest compliment available. We’ve continued to make music that resonates with people.”

“It’s an amazing feeling to know that these songs still resonate so profoundly with people,” says Kowalczyk. “And I still totally get off on celebrating this music with them. With Throwing Copper, we were taking on big things with a big sound.  Love, truth, birth, death, philosophy, religion, spirituality…we were asking the perennial questions and poking around for answers with this massive and dynamic sound. It attracted people from all over the world. We were inviting them to imagine that rock and roll could be a valid forum for exploring these types of things…we built it and they came.”

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning today, Friday, March 15th at 10 AM local time at LiveNation.com.^ (^Tickets for the August 6th Los Angeles show at the Greek Theatre are on sale NOW HERE.)

Photo credit: Maria Jose Govea for Live Nation

BUSH and +LIVE+ The ALT-IMATE Tour 2019 Dates:

*not a Live Nation date