ROCKET SCIENTISTS And LANA LANE Set To Kick-Off European Tour In April
March 9, 2007, 17 years ago
Acclaimed American progressive rock legends ROCKET SCIENTISTS are poised to return to Europe for their first live concerts in several years. The tour kicks off on Saturday, April 7th in Rotherham, England sponsored by the Classic Rock Society commemorating Rocket Scientists' first ever live concert there 10 years ago in 1997. Additional shows are scheduled for Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany.
The lineup for the Rocket Scientists Spring tour includes:
Erik Norlander - keyboards
Mark McCrite - vocals, guitar
Don Schiff - NS/Stick (April 7th - April 12th shows)
Kristoffer Gildenlöw - bass (April 13th & 14th shows)
Peer Verschuren - guitar
Ernst Van Ee - drums
Symphonic rock diva LANA LANE will also perform a very special set on this tour delivering her entire Lady Macbeth album on stage along with some other favorites backed by the Rocket Scientists musicians and her familiar Dutch collaborators, Peer Verschuren and Ernst Van Ee.
Tourdates and venue information are as follows:
April
7 - Classic Rock Society/The Herringthorpe Leisure Center - Rotherham, England9 - Biebob - Vosselaar, Belgium
10 - De Kade - Zaandam, The Netherlands
12 - Quasimodo - Pirmasens, Germany
13 - Bergkeller - Reichenbach, Germany
14 - Irrlicht - Bünde-Spenge, Germany
To conclude the Spring, 2007 tour, Rocket Scientists will perform in the USA at The Rites of Spring Festival on Saturday, April 28th at 11AM. The event is held at the Colonial Theater, 227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA. The musician lineup will be the same as the European dates with core member Don Schiff joining the band for this show on NS/Stick. Lana Lane will make a special appearance in the Rocket Scientists set at the festival. More info at http://www.rosfest.com.
