JOE SATRIANI, ZAKK WYLDE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, NICKO MCBRAIN Among Stars Confirmed For Jim Marshall Event At Wembley; Date Confirmed
April 27, 2012, 12 years ago
As reported yesterday, JOE SATRIANI, ZAKK WYLDE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, NICKO MCBRAIN, PAUL GILBERT, COREY TAYLOR, DOUG ALDRICH and TIM "RIPPER" OWENS will take part in a tribute event is in memory of Jim Marshall called Turning It Up To 11 To Celebrate 50 Years Of Marshall. The gig will be staged at Wembley in London on Saturday, September 22nd.
"The Father Of Loud" died on April 5th at a hospice in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire at the age of 88.
IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain will compere the event, and he had this to say:
“This is truly a celebration of a British Icon - Marshall. Beyond doubt, Jim Marshall shaped the sound of rock music for eternity! Words cannot describe how pioneering Jim Marshall was! We’re bringing together beyond-legendary artists for a true celebration of Jim’s life. There is no better way to commemorate Jim’s amazing life than putting on the loudest event ever, expect pure rock n roll madness amplified to the max by Marshall!”
