Loverboy Singer Discusses Rock 'N' Roll Revival

A new compilation titled Rock ‘N’ Roll Revival will be released on August 14, 2012 with two new songs from Loverboy produced by Bob Rock. The album will be mostly comprised of live performances from the band’s 2012 show at Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada.

The Canadian group, which is best known for the hits “Turn Me Loose” and “Working for the Weekend,” will be going on tour with Journey and Pat Benatar starting this December.

Original Loverboy vocalist, Mike Reno, had some things to say about the group reuniting in such a big way.  He said:  "We've always been in touch off and on.  We've talked to him about different projects and he's been so busy. We were always saying to each other, 'Let's do something,' and it ended up he called us and said, 'Listen, I'm going to be in Vancouver during Christmas, let's get together and go in the studio.'”

Reno continues: “He was in the middle of doing a [Michael] Bublé record. He wanted to take a week off or something so - he must be a workaholic - he says, 'Let's get together on my week off.' So we pounded out a couple of new songs that he helped us with. It was cool that he instigated the whole thing. "It was a fun time for me because it was my birthday weekend [Jan. 8 is his exact birth date] so I spent the weekend just recording and hanging out with Bob and the guys in the band, right in downtown Vancouver; it was great. We did it all really fast the way Loverboy always recorded. We just set up and play."

It must have been so much fun to come back together after all these years. If you’re looking to catch one of the shows, here are the dates:

JULY
24 Paso Robles, CA Pasa Robles Fair
26 Cheyenne, WY Frontier Days
28 Seattle, WA The Gorge
29 Spokane, WA Northern Quest Casino

AUGUST
1 Great Falls, MT Montana State Fair
3 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
4 Boise, ID Idaho Center
6 Sturgis, SD Buffalo Chip Campground
8 Indianapolis, IN Indiana State Fair
10 Wantagh, NY Nikon Theater At Jones Beach
14 Watertown, NY Watertown Fairgrounds
15 Canandaigua, NY Constellations Brands PAC
17 Louisville, KY Kentucky State Fair
18 Des Moines, IA Iowa State Fair
22 Albuquerque, NM Sandia Outdoor Theater
24 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
25 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
27 Pelham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheater
28 Lafayette, LA Cajun Dome
31 Kansas City, KS LiveStrong Sporting Park

SEPTEMBER
1 St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair
15 Mt. Pleasant, MI Soaring Eagle Casino
19 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center
21 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
22 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
25 Hamilton, ON Copps Coliseum
26 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
28 Bangor, ME Waterfront Park
29 Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center

OCTOBER
2 Norfolk, VA Constant Convocation Center
3 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
5 Mobile, AL Bayfest
6 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheater At Lakewood
9 Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena
10 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
12 Tampa, FL 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheater
13 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
30 New York, NY Barclays Bank Arena

NOVEMBER
2 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
3 Manchester, NH Verizon Center
5 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
7 Columbus, OH Schottenstein/Nationwide
8 Evansville, IN Ford Center
10 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
11 Fort Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial
13 Moline, IL iWireless Center
14 Sioux City, IA Tyson Center
16 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
17 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
19 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
24 Grand Praire, AB Crystal Center
27 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
28 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
30 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome

DECEMBER
1 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place
3 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
4 Victoria, BC Save-On Food Centre
7 Las Vegas, NV Planet Hollywood