Drummer MATT STARR To Continue Playing For MR. BIG On Tour In 2015; BURNING RAIN Live Dates In Planning
December 9, 2014, 9 years ago
Los Angeles drummer Matt Starr will kick off 2015 touring South America and the US with Mr. Big, continuing his position filling in for drummer for Pat Torpey. This comes on the heels of a two-month tour of Europe and Asia including a sold out show at the Budokan in Japan in October and November of this year. The band's complete tour schedule can be found here.
Starr's participation in the 2014 Mr. Big tour meant that he was not available to tour with KISS guitarist Ace Frehley in support of the 2014 release, Space Invader, to which Starr contributed all drum tracks. The album debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 20,000 copies in its first week.
"I had a great time working with Ace on Space Invader," says Starr. "I'm very proud of that record and the fans have responded so favorably, comparing it to his 1978 record, that was quite an honor."Before the year's end Starr will join former Whitesnake guitarist Doug Aldrich, Keith St John (Montrose) and Sean McNabb (Quiet Riot/Dokken), collectively known as Burning Rain, for a short Northwest tour. Tour dates are available at this location.
For information on Starr go to his official website.
