MICHAEL SCHENKER’s TEMPLE OF ROCK Announce January 2016 UK Tour
April 27, 2015, 9 years ago
Award-winning, legendary guitarist Michael Schenker will embark on a 2016 nationwide UK tour at the starting at Bilston Robin on Wednesday, January 20th, 2016. A 48-hour ticket pre-sale starts at 9 AM on Wednesday, April 29th at www.planetrock.com. Tickets are available to the general public on Friday May 1st from the 24-Hour box office on 0844 478 0898 and thegigcartel.com.
Schenker will perform tracks from his current studio album Spirit On A Mission which features the singles “Vigilante Man” and “Live And Let Live” plus all the MSG, UFO and Scorpions rock classics.
The January 2016 UK tour will feature Schenker’s Temple Of Rock band, comprising ex-Scorpions Herman Rarebell (drums) and Francis Buchholz (bass), Wayne Findlay (guitar, keyboards), and ex-Rainbow vocalist Doogie White.
January
20 - Bilston, UK - Robin21 - Holmfirth, UK - Picturedrome
22 - Edinburgh, UK - Queen’s Hall
23 - Inverness, UK - Iron Works
25 - Gateshead, UK - Sage
26 - Livepool, UK - Academy
28 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
29 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
30 - Islington, UK - Assembly Hall
Schenker's complete tour schedule can be found on Facebook.
Spirit On A Mission, the album of all-new material, features Schenker’s Temple of Rock band and is available on CD, Deluxe Edition (CD+DVD), Deluxe 180 gram vinyl (special DMM-Cut), and digital download.
The album features 12 classic rock guitar-driven songs that highlight Schenker’s distinctive and dynamic guitar playing, valiantly underpinned by the ferocious rhythm section of Rarebell and Buchholz, the same rhythm section that originally performed together on the Scorpions’ 1979 album Lovedrive.
Spirit On A Mission tracklisting:
“Live And Let Live”“Communion”
“Vigilante Man”
“Rock City”
‘Saviour Machine”
“All Our Yesterdays”
“Bulletproof”
“Let The Devil Scream”
“Good Times”
“Restless Heart”
“Wicked”
Check out the promo video of the new single “Vigilante Man” below.
