Well, apparently Slash knew what he was talking about when he suggested there might be trouble in STP, read on...

Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver front man Scott Weiland will be launching a special North American solo tour next month.

The tour has been dubbed the "Purple at the Core" tour which references the first two Stone Temple Pilots album's "Core" and "Purple" and Weiland plans to perform songs from both albums on the tour.

Weiland will also be performing his solo material as well as songs from his former band Velvet Revolver.

The 20-city tour will kick off on March 1st Flint, MI and the initial 15 dates have been announced with more expected soon.

Fri, March 1 Flint, MI The Machine Shop

Sat, March 2 Traverse City, MI Ground Zero

Mon, March 4 Niagara Falls, NY Rapids Theatre

Wed, March 6 Patchogue, NY The Emporium

Thu, March 7 Boston, MA Wilbur Theatre

Sat, March 9 New York, NY Irving Plaza

Mon, March 11 Washington, DC Howard Theatre

Tues, March 12 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre

Thurs, March 14 Bethlehem, PA Sands Bethlehem Event Center

Tues, March 19 Chicago, IL House of Blues

Wed, March 20 Cleveland, OH House of Blues

Fri, March 22 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts

Sat, March 23 Indianapolis, OH Egyptian Room

Tues, March 26 Houston, TX House of Blues

Wed, March 27 Dallas, TX House of Blues