Here's an unlikely pairing: Rod Stewart has announced a summer U.S. and Canada tour -- and he's bringing Bryan Adams along for at least seven of the shows.

Pollstar.com reports that Stewart's 18-date tour will wrap up here in Tampa on Aug. 28 with a gig at the Ford Amphitheatre. (Adams is not listed as a performer at that show - at least not yet.)

Truth be told, I'd much rather spend my hard-earned clams to hear Adams as the headliner. I've heard enough of Stewart to last two lifetimes. And his "Great American Songbook" series of CDs won't find its way into my personal collection anytime soon.

Adams, though, seems content to concentrate his touring efforts in Europe lately. (They just love "Summer of '69" over there, I guess). His road itinerary on his official website is full of stops in place such as Portugal, Germany, Belgium and Austria.

Still, if he joins Stewart for the Tampa gig in August, I may feel moved to catch at least the first half of that night's billing.

[AP, Getty Image photos]