"We are all fifteen-year-old boys. The fart jokes were rampant": Lzzy Hale reflects on touring with Skid Row

Last summer Halestorm singer Lzzy Hale fronted Skid Row for four shows after the departure of vocalist Erik Grönwall, and now she's revealed exactly how the band welcomed her into the fold.

"I got to know Rachel [Bolan] and Snake [Sabo] as people first before we ended up gigging together," Hale tells Classic Rock. "I’ve been a Skid Row fan since I was eleven, just trying my damnedest to hit those high notes. When they asked me to be a part of it we were at a mutual friend’s birthday party, and it got brought up over cake.

"The thing that I discovered was when we were on the bus together, it doesn’t matter how old you are on the outside. On the inside, including myself, we are all fifteen-year-old boys. The fart jokes were rampant.

"We were making all these Spinal Tap jokes about the meat in catering. They’re like, the meat is so sweaty. I don’t know why it was so funny, but this sweaty meat came up a lot, and then that ends up being a dirtier and dirtier joke. I’m so grateful for them accepting me into their camp and for allowing me to be a part of that."

Hale's comments appear as part of a much larger piece in the new issue of Classic Rock, which is published this Friday (July 18).

Halestorm, who were one of the highlights of Black Sabbath's recent Back To The Beginning show in Birmingham, release their new album, Everest, on August 8, begin a US tour with Volbeat this week, and return to Europe in October. Full dates below.

Halestorm: 2025 Tour Dates

Jul 17: Denver Ball Arena, CO ∞
Jul 19: Salt Lake City Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre, UT ∞
Jul 21: Auburn White River Amphitheatre, WA ∞
Jul 22: Ridgefield Cascades Amphitheatre, WA ∞
Jul 24: Wheatland, Toyota Amphitheatre, CA ∞
Jul 25: Los Angeles Kia Forum, CA ∞
Jul 26: Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, AZ ∞
Jul 28: Irving The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, TX: ∞
Jul 29: Houston 713 Music Hall, TX ∞
Jul 31: Rogers Walmart AMO, AR ∞
Aug 02: Franklin FirstBank Amphitheater, TN ∞
Aug 03: Alpharetta Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, GA ∞
Aug 04: Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, FL ∞
Aug 06: Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion, NC ∞
Aug 07: Bristow Jiffy Lube Live, VA ∞
Aug 09: Camden Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, NJ ∞
Aug 10: Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center, NJ ∞
Aug 12: Bangor Maine Savings Amphitheater, ME ∞
Aug 13: Gilford Bank NH Pavilion, NH ∞
Aug 14: Mansfield Xfinity Center, MA ∞
Aug 16: Hershey Giant Center, PA ∞
Aug 17: Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center, OH ∞
Aug 19: Clarkston Pine Knob Music Center, MI ∞
Aug 21: Noblesville Ruoff Music Center, IN ∞
Aug 22: Tinley Park Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, IL ∞
Aug 23: Marshfield Central Wisconsin State Fair, WI *

Sep 11: Salem Salem Civic Center, VA: ¶
Sep 12: Cherokee Harrah’s Cherokee, NC ¶
Sep 14: Bridgeport Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, CT ¶
Sep 16: Syracuse Upstate Medical University Arena at the Oncenter, NY ¶
Sep 18: Laval Place Bell, QC ¶
Sep 19: Toronto Budweiser Stage, ON ¶
Sep 21: Madison Breese Stevens Field, WI ¶
Sep 23: St. Louis Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, MO ¶
Sep 24: Cedar Rapids Alliant Energy PowerHouse, IA ¶
Sep 26: Welch Treasure Island Amphitheater, MN ¶
Sep 27: Duluth AMSOIL Arena, MN ¶
Sep 29: Bonner Springs Azura Amphitheater, KS ¶
Oct 01: Sioux City Tyson Events Center, IA ¶
Oct 02: Grand Forks Alerus Center, ND ¶
Oct 04: Winnipeg Canada Life Centre, MB ¶
Oct 05: Saskatoon SaskTel Centre, SK ¶
Oct 07: Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome, AB ¶
Oct 08: Penticton South Okanagan Events Centre, BC ¶
Oct 10: Vancouver Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, BC ¶
Oct 11: Spokane Spokane Arena, WA ¶

Oct 22: Wiesbaden Schlachthof, Germany æ
Oct 23: Oberhausen Turbinehalle 2, Germany æ
Oct 25: Hamburg Inselpark Arena, Germany æ
Oct 27: Stockholm Fållan, Sweden æ
Oct 28: Copenhagen The Grey Hall, Denmark æ
Oct 30: Warsaw COS Torwar, Poland æ
Nov 01: Berlin Columbiahalle, Germany æ
Nox 03: Prague ucerna Velkỳ Sàl, Czechia æ
Nov 05: Vienna Gasometer, Austria æ
Nov 06: Budapest Barba Negra, Hungary æ
Nov 08: Munich Zenith, Germany æ
Nov 09: Zurich Komplex457, Switzerland æ
Nov 11: Milan Alcatraz, Italy æ
Nov 12: Barcelona Razzmatazz, Spain æ
Nov 14: Pamplona Totem, Spain æ
Nov 15: Madrid La Riviera, Spain æ
Nov 17: Paris Olympia, France æ
Nov 18: Amsterdam AFAS Live, Netherlands æ
Nov 20: Cardiff Utilita Arena, UK √
Nov 21: Glasgow OVO Hydro, UK √
Nov 23: Birmingham BP Pulse LIVE, UK √
Nov 24: Manchester AO Arena, UK √
Nov 26: London O2 Arena UK √

* Festival date
∞ supporting Volbeat
¶ with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica
æ with Bloodywood
√ with Bloodywood, Kelsy Karter & The Heroines

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