(Update: 1/02/2018) Stray Cats Reuniting?.....Strutting To Viva Las Vegas?

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@briansetzer59 - Letting the cat out of the bag on Jan 2nd...

Update: 1/03/2018 - 12 pm

Tom Ingram has announced that The Stray Cats will be reuniting for their first North American performance in 10 years on Saturday, April 21st as part of Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend! They will take the stage at 7 pm. If you have purchased a 4 Day High Roller Pass then access to the Car Show is included. The Hot Rodder Ticket is $40 and gets you in on Saturday only. The Classic Ticket ($50) gets you into the Car Show Area ONLY on Thursday, Friday & Saturday. 

During December the three members of the Stray Cats have posted a few pictures on their social media accounts with captions that seem to hint at some big news for 2018. The first post from mid-December is captioned with "Letting the cat out of the bag on January 2nd". This has led many of their fans to believe that they will be reuniting once again in 2018. Other folks are guessing a reunion and an album of new music is in the works in the new year.

If the news turns out be the announcement of a 2018 tour that would be great news for fans of the band who have never seen them perform live or just want to see them rockin out again. This would also mark their first reunion since 2009.

Here's where things get interesting. Viva Las Vegas creator Tom Ingram also promised an announcement on his weekly radio show (Show #103) on Rockabilly Radio. Ingram stated that "there will be a "special Viva Las Vegas announcement on the 2nd of January" and "I think (VLV) tickets are going to sell a little bit quick that day".

Ingram went on to alert his listeners to tune in on January 2nd for the special announcement on rockabilly-radio.net at 12 pm Pacific, 3 pm Eastern, 8 pm UK time and 3 pm European time.

@officialslimjimphantom - "You Don't Believe Me".... keep your ears open on Jan. 2nd!

So both the band and Tom are promising big announcements on the same day so my theory is that The Stray Cats will finally be playing The Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender which might be part of a larger tour. All three members have played VLV over the years separately but for whatever reason not together as The Stray Cats. This is just my guess so I will just have to wait like everyone else to see what the actual news turns out to be.

Make sure to keep an eye on The Stray Cats social media accounts for their announcement.

Brian Setzer - Instagram: @briansetzer59 , Facebook: briansetzerofficial

Slim Jim Phantom - Instagram: @officialslimjimphantom , Facebook: officialsjp

 Lee Rocker - Instagram: @straycatleerocker , Facebook: thestraycatleerocker