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Peter Frampton's upcoming album
Now has an unplanned connection to Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California governor's race. In the chorus of the song "I'm Back," he sings, "I'm back/Like Schwarzenegger in the Terminator."
Frampton said that he and cowriter Gordon Kennedy came up with the track a while ago, and they couldn't have imagined how timely it would be now: "When we wrote that - that was, what, 18 months ago? Maybe even a little bit more? So, you know, Gordon and I couldn't believe it," Frampton said. "We're trying to get it to him now. Then someone says, 'Well, do you really want to endorse him?' I said, 'Well, I don't know - I'm not running. He's a liberal conservative.'"
While he might not exactly be in Schwarzenegger's corner, Frampton also said that Fleetwood Mac did pretty well by being attached to President Bill Clinton, so maybe teaming up with the potential California governor could work out for him.
Now comes out August 26. It's Frampton's first new studio album since his self-titled release in 1994.
Frampton's next show is Friday (August 15) at the Frederick Brown Jr, Amphitheater in Peachtree City. He's got a few more dates left on his own summer tour before he kicks off a run of dates on August 30 that are being presented by the VH1 Classic cable network.
The Peter Frampton tour dates:
August 15,16 - Peachtree City, GA - Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater
August 29 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest Grounds
August 30 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 31 - Walkerton, ON - Ball Diamond
September 3 - Richmond, VA - Innsbrook After Hours
September 5 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Casino
September 6 - Jim Thorpe, PA - Penn's Peak
September 7 - Williamsport, PA - Community Arts Center
September 10 - Kettering, OH - Fraze Pavilion
September 12 - Biloxi, MS - Beau Rivage
September 13 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
September 14 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues
September 25 - New York, NY - Town Hall
September 26 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
September 27 - Morristown, NJ - Community Theatre
September 28 - Boston, MA - The Roxy
September 30 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre
October 2 - Washington, DC - Lisner Auditorium
October 4 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
October 5 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
October 7 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
October 8 - St. Petersburg, FL - Mahaffey Theater
October 10 - Melbourne, FL - Maxwell C. King Center
October 11 - West Palm Beach, FL - Carefree Theatre
October 12 - Naples, FL - Philharmonic Center
October 15 - Dallas, TX - Majestic Theatre
October 17 - Austin, TX - Paramount Theatre
October 18 - Ardmore, OK - Heritage Hall
October 19 - Springfield, MO - Juanita K. Hammons Hall
October 21 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
October 23 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
October 24 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
October 25 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
October 26 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
October 28 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
October 29 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
October 30 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
