RACER X To Play Live At NAMM 2009
November 26, 2008, 15 years ago
RACER X guitarist Paul Gilbert has announced that the band will be playing a live show at the 2009 NAMM for Ibanez.
"Ibanez Guitars is celebrating the 20th anniversary of my PGM guitar with a concert at the NAMM show", stated Paul.The show will be on Saturday, January 17th, 2009, nearly 8 years since their last show, at the Sheraton Park Ballroom. The show will unfortunately not be open to the public.
Paul said, "It is very exciting for me to be the featured artist for Ibanez this year, so I am glad that I can do something special for this concert. I can't think of anything better than a killer set of Racer X!". He further added, "I can't wait to play some killer heavy metal with my favorite metal band!"
Andy Timmons and his band will open the show, followed by a solo set from Paul Gilbert, and finally Racer X. The Racer X lineup will consist of Paul Gilbert (solo artist), Scott Travis (JUDAS PRIEST), Jeff Martin (ex-BADLANDS,MSG) and John Alderete (THE MARS VOLTA).
The last Racer X show in the US, was May 25th, 2001. It was filmed for the live DVD, Racer X - Live At The Whisky - Snowball Of Doom.
