DIO DISCIPLES - the project featuring RONNIE JAMES DIO alumni Simon Wright (drums), Craig Goldy (guitar) and Scott Warren (keyboards) along with bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, WHITE LION) and vocalists Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) and Toby Jepson (LITTLE ANGELS, GUN) - were joined on stage on June 12th in Newcastle, England by guitarist Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, ex-DIO) to perform the RAINBOW songs 'Long Live Rock 'N' Roll' and 'Man On The Silver Mountain'.

Fan-filmed footage of the performance can be seen below:

Tim "Ripper" Owens recently posted the following entry in his tour diary:

"Things are going great out here, the crowds are fantastic and really understand what we are doing... Celebrating the music of Ronnie James Dio! We just finished five awesome shows in a row and we have really met some great Dio fans along the way! We also had a special show in Newcastle, with a very special guest, Doug Aldrich, who got up and jammed a few tunes with us ('Long Live Rock 'N' Roll' and 'Man On The Silver Mountain'). The fans loved it (also thanks to his bandmates, Brian Tichy, Michael Devin and Brian Ruedy for hanging out). So we continue on with this emotional roller coaster and we look forward to coming to your city and Celebrating the Mighty R J D."

Dio Disciples dates are as follows:

June

14 - Glasgow, Scotland - Garage
15 - Wolverhampton, UK - Sleigh Rooms
16 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
17 - London, UK - Islington Academy
19 - Uden, Netherlands - De Pul
20 - Aschafensburg, Germany - Colos Saal
21 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
22 - Berlin, Germany - C Club
24 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop
25 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
27 - Vienna, Austria - Szene Wien
28 - Lucerne, Switzerland - Konzerthaus Schuur
29 - Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generali *

July

1 - Bilbao, Spain - Rockstar Live *
2 - Madrid, Spain - Heineken *
3 - Barcelona, Spain - Bikini *

* DORO PESCH to guest on vocals as Tim “Ripper” Owens will be leaving the tour at this point to attend to his daughter's wedding.

To read Martin Popoff''s interview with Dio Disciples, click here.