After THIN LIZZY folded keyboard player and singer Darren Wharton formed the band DARE in 1986, together with guitar player Vinny Burns. Two years after the debut Out Of The Silence saw the light of dau and they supported acts like JIMMY PAGE, GARY MOORE and EUROPE. The heavier and now classic follow-up Blood From Stone was released in 1991. Wharton decided to resurrect the name Dare in 1998 and the more melodic and Celtic influenced Calm Before The Storm saw the light if day, with a new band line-up. After this the band released two more studio albums and a live CD/DVD. Now it’s finally time for Vinny Burns to again enter the ranks of Dare after several years in bands like TEN, ASIA, ULTRAVOX and BURNS BLUE.

Dare with Vinny Burns will be playing Sweden Rock 2008, which will run from June 4th - 7th in Sölvesborg, Sweden.

Confirmed bands for the fest include: AIRBOURNE, APOCALYPTICA, ASTRAL DOORS, AT THE GATES, AVANTASIA, AVATAR, AXEWITCH, SEBASTIAN BACH, BLACK STONE CHERRY, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, THE BLUES BAND, BOIL, BONAFIDE, CARCASS, COHEED & CAMBRIA, DARE, DEF LEPPARD, DERRINGER BAND, DISTURBED, ELÄKELÄISET, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA, FASTWAY, FIVE FIFTEEN, 45 DEGREE WOMAN, ACE FREHLEY, GLYDER, GOTTHARD, HANOI ROCKS, HAVANA BLACK, H.E.A.T., HENSLEY/LAWTON & LIVE FIRE, JUDAS PRIEST, LIZZY BORDEN, MINISTRY, MUSTASCH, NEGATIVE, POISON, PRIMAL FEAR, PRIMORDIAL, RATT, ULI JON ROTH, ROYAL HUNT, SABATON, JOE SATRIANI, SATYRICON, SAXON, SHAKIN' STREET, SIR LORD BALTIMORE, SISTER SIN, SONIC SYNDICATE, SVÖLK, TESLA, TESTAMENT, TRIUMPH, VIVIAN, VOLBEAT, WHITESNAKE.

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