We're giving Australia five months to get their women prepared for the RETURN OF STEEL PANTHER. That's right, Steel Panther will be returning to Australia's shores in October for their first ever headline tour!

Satchel is already packing for Down Under.  Listen to his interview which aired earlier today on Triple M.

Tickets go on sale Thursday, May 17th at 9am (AEST)

Tour Dates:

October
4 - Eatons Hill, Brisbane – www.oztix.com.au
5 - Luna Park Big Top, Sydney – www.oztix.com.au / www.ticketek.com.au
7 - The Palace, Melbourne - www.oztix.com.au / www.ticketek.com.au
8 - HQ, Adelaide - www.oztix.com.au / www.venuetix.com.au
10 - Metro City, Perth - www.oztix.com.au

Killer news for Germany!

The replacement venue in Leipzig for the 6/12 date has been confirmed and will be at the Hellraiser!  Fitting name, right?  Tickets for the show are on sale now.

Panther returns to Germany in June for a handful of shows including the Rock Im Ring and Rock Am Park Festival:

6/1 Nürburgring @ Rock Am Ring | Sold Out
6/3 Nurember @ Rock Im Park | Tickets
6/4 Dortmund @ Ozzy & Friends | Tickets
6/5 Bremen @ Aladin | Tickets
6/11 Stuttgart @ LKA | Tickets
6/12 Leipzig @ Hellraiser | Tickets

For all tour dates, click here.

Graham Hartmann of Loudwire.com witnessed the mighty Steel Panther rock the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, CT on April 19th and was awesome enough to share his thoughts on the show:

Steel Panther put on one of the best live concert experiences of any band out there today. Not only is each member of the band a truly talented musician, they are also able to create a wormhole back to the ’80s on the Sunset Strip. Crowd members come to Steel Panther concerts decked out in wigs and spandex as the women of the crowd are quick to lose their shirts and bras when invited up onstage by the band.

Steel Panther blazed through ‘Supersonic Sex Machine’ and ‘Tomorrow Night’ as they invaded the Connecticut stage in a blaze of hairspray and spendex. Guitarist Satchel was quick to claim Steel Panther’s dominance during the band’s first mic break. “Holy s–t dude, two f—ing songs into the set and already, we have established ourselves as probably one of the Top 25 heavy metal bands ever to play in Wallingford!”

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Steel Panther have been confirmed to play WCCC Big Gig at the Comcast Theatre in Hartford, CT on 5/19!

For more info, vist wccc.com. For tickets, click here.

Tom Couture snapped up over 170 killer photos from last night's show at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, CT! Head on over to tomcouture.com and check them out!

Steel Panther have been nominated for Metal Hammer Germany's "Best International Band" Award! Chicks dig awards, so vote for Panther and help them get more muschi!  Fans outside of Germany can also vote!

GO VOTE NOW!

While your at it, head on over to Metal Hammer's Golden Gods Awards page and vote for Satchel in the "Dimebag Darrell Shredder" category!

Panther returns to Germany in June for a handful of shows including the Rock Im Ring and Rock Am Park Festival:

6/1 Nürburgring @ Rock Am Ring | Sold Out
6/3 Nurember @ Rock Im Park | Tickets
6/4 Dortmund @ Ozzy & Friends | Tickets
6/5 Bremen @ Aladin | Tickets
6/11 Stuttgart @ LKA | Tickets
6/12 Leipzig @ To Be Announced | Tickets

Grab a pen and get ready to take some notes because Groupies 101 is now in session:

88 Miles West caught up with Lexxi Foxx and Stix Zadinia backstage before rocking the roof off the House of Blues Houston on Thursday.  Lexxi shares his love for the zoo while Stix reveals which celebrity he'd like to take out on a date.

Check out the interview here and killer shots from the show here.

Steel Panther have been confirmed to play Mixtape Fest at Hershey Park Stadium in Hershey, PA on 8/17!

We’ll admit it.  The lineup is, well, different, but how could we turn down a gig that’s bound to have an endless supply of MILFs?  Stix LOVES MILFS!

Tickets go on sale to the general public on 4/27.

For more info, visit mixtapefestival.com.  For tickets, click here.

Photo credit: Groovehouse | More photos

Craig Hlavaty of Houston Press rocked out with Steel Panther at the House of Blues Houston last night.  Check out his killer review, photos and an interview with Michael Starr below:

In a week that saw Axl Rose decline a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and the continuation of the foggying of hard rock, it's easy to forget that beyond all the human drama and stubbornness inherent in theatrical metal that you can actually have fun with the long hair, stupid volumes, and ribald verbiage. That's a fancy way of saying that singing about oral sex and cocaine while playing a panty-shattering riff still beats most things.

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Chatter: You guys opened for Guns N' Roses late last year. What was that like?

Michael Starr: The crew and everybody working for them were accommodating. I got to check out Axl's dressing room onstage, and it was really neat. Come five o'clock, though, they shut down one side of the backstage of the arena, and that side is just for Axl.

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Check out footage from the show below or watch the full episode.

Now that is what we call bitchin' television!

Killer news for Spain!

Steel Panther have been confirmed to play at Azkena Rock Festival in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain on June 14th! For more info and tickets, visit azkenarockfestival.com

Specific performance time details are to be announced.

For all June festival dates, click here.

06.23.12 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
06.25.12 West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
07.02.12 West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
07.09.12 West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
07.16.12 West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
07.23.12 West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues

Please note the Vegas residency has changed to every Saturday night at 11:00pm at the House of Blues Las Vegas

Upcoming Non-residency tour dates:

04.11.12 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
04.12.12 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
04.18.12 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
04.19.12 Wallingford, CT @ The Dome at Oakdale
04.25.12 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
04.26.12 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
04.27.12 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
05.09.12 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
05.10.12 N Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
05.11.12 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
05.16.12 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
05.17.12 Baltimore, MD @ Ram's Head Live
05.20.12 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center

For all tour dates and more infomation, click here.

06.23.12 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
06.25.12 West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
07.02.12 West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
07.09.12 West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
07.16.12 West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
07.23.12 West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues

Please note the Vegas residency has changed to every Saturday night at 11:00pm at the House of Blues Las Vegas

Upcoming Non-residency tour dates:

04.11.12 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
04.12.12 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
04.18.12 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
04.19.12 Wallingford, CT @ The Dome at Oakdale
04.25.12 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
04.26.12 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
04.27.12 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
05.09.12 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
05.10.12 N Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
05.11.12 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
05.16.12 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
05.17.12 Baltimore, MD @ Ram's Head Live
05.20.12 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center

For all tour dates and more infomation, click here.

Taking a break from their current US tour, Sunset Strip legends Steel Panther will be appearing on tonight’s episode of ABC’s top-rated show, Dancing With The Stars. The producers of the show were looking for some help in teaching Cuban born actor William Levy some style essentials for the show’s Rock Week theme and Steel Panther were more than happy to help out. The band offered William and partner Cheryl Burke some advice on everything from fashion tips, most comfortable spandex and best brands of hair spray. The boys will also be attending tonight’s show to witness the final product first hand and to cheer on newfound Panther fans, Levy and Burke. Dancing With The Stars airs on ABC at 8:00PM and is one of the highest rated shows on TV.

Steel Panther is currently out on their US tour in support of their latest Universal Republic Balls Out. Playing to sell out crowds around the world, Steel Panther’s live show has garnered the attention of music legends such as Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard and Motley Crue all of which have tapped Steel Panther to open for them. The band just wrapped up a successful headline run in Europe and the buzz from that tour has already pushed their November return to larger venues to accommodate the demand. They also continue their extremely successful residencies in Los Angeles and Las Vegas when their schedule permits. Guitarist Satchel was also nominated for Metal Hammer’s Golden Gods Awards in the Dimebag Darrell Shredder category this year. Balls Out debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Comedy Album charts and has received raved reviews since it was released last October.

Steel Panther was, for a long time, rock’s best-kept secret: a cult legend on the LA scene. But in recent years due to the success of their debut, the band has enjoyed huge acclaim from fans and peers alike. At sell-out shows in Hollywood and Las Vegas, Steel Panther has been joined on stage by rock and roll icons such as Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Paul Stanley of KISS, Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and Green Day to name a few. Across the Atlantic, the band has shared arena stages with ZZ Top and rocked an audience of 30,000 at the UK’s Download festival. In Germany, Feel The Steel was proclaimed ‘Best Debut Album’ at the Metal Hammer awards.

Steel Panther is Michael Starr (vocals), Satchel (guitar), Lexxi Foxx (bass) and Stix Zadinia (drums).

"Dancing with the Stars" is about to get METAL!

Tune in tomorrow night (8/7c) as Michael Starr and Satchel teach William Levy and Cheryl Burke the ways of 80's Hair Metal!

Unfortunately the producers said no to Weenie Rides... 

Steel Panther showed their support for "Rock the House" and performed at the House of Commons before rocking a sold out Brixton Academy in London on Friday.

Rock the House is a Parliamentary live music competition that supports the UK live music industry and promotes the importance of Intellectual Property rights. The competition sees MPs nominate the best live musicians and music venue from their constituencies. The competition this year invites live music venues, solo artists, bands and under-18s to write to their MPs and enter themselves into RTH 2012.

More details on www.rockthehouse2012.com | More photos

Photo credit: Shirlaine Photos | More photos

Not only did Hannah Hulme of Mancunian Matters attend Steel Panther's sold out show at Manchester Academy on Friday, she also had the rare opportunity to sit down with Michael Starr and Satchel before the show. 

Check out her interview and review below:

Interview:

MM: Your tour of Europe is almost over, how do you think it’s gone so far?

MS: It’s been overwhelming, but fun. It started out on the tour, and we were playing little places we played once or twice like a long time ago or we’d never been before. Each show kept ramping up and ramping up and then we got to the UK and they were like the big shows for us.

MM: So you enjoy touring the UK?

MS: I love it. It’s like I said on stage in Birmingham, it felt like we were home, cause that’s where I think Steel Panther really broke – here in the UK as an original band.

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Review:

After an amazing reaction from crowds during their support slot for Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard in November, Steel Panther returned to the UK to tour their new album Balls Out and Manchester fans were more than happy to have them.

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Part 2:

Here’s yet another interview (a two parter!) from Soundwave TV with Lexxi Foxx and Satchel:

Part 1:

Part 2:

Panther have been confirmed as support at Ozzy & Friends in Dortmund, Germany on June 4th!

Specific performance time details are to be announced. For tickets, click here.

Germany in June is shaping up to be pretty killer:

6/1 - Rock am Ring, Nürburgring | Sold Out
6/3 - Rock im Park, Nuremberg | Tickets
6/4 - Ozzy & Friends, Dortmund | Tickets
6/5 - Aladin, Bremen | Tickets
6/11 - LKA, Stuttgart | Tickets

After rocking countless pairs of balls at the Brixton Academy in London tonight, Steel Panther will hop back on the plane and head home to make their long-awaited return to the States.

Please note the Vegas residency has changed to every Saturday night at 11:00pm at the House of Blues Las Vegas. Non residency dates are highlighted in green in the flyer above.

For tickets and more tour dates, click here.

Check out photos from the show at Alacatraz in Milan, Italy here.

Check out Rock City Radio Show's rad shots from the show here!