Frontiers Records has announce the release of JEFF SCOTT SOTO’s double live album, Live At Firefest 2008, on December 3rd.

The Firefest has become a pivotal event of the melodic rock season in Europe. Born on the ashes of the Gods of AoR festival, Firefest started in 2003 and not only did they continue the tradition of Europe’s finest melodic rock/AOR festivals but exceeded all previous expectations.

Not many bands have the chance to play on that stage nowadays and when Bruce Mee and Kieran Dargan will call an artist that is sure for a good reason. Jeff Scott Soto was no stranger to that stage. He performed at the Gods festival in 2002 putting up an amazing show that was mirrored on a live CD/DVD. So when that call came Jeff wasted no time in answering, 'Yes!'.

But not all good things come easily... “Unfortunately the date clashed with my commitments touring with the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA in the US for their annual Winter Tour”, recalls Jeff. “This meant a week of 12 hour rehearsals in the US, leaving on a Friday to land in London on a Saturday morning, bee-line it up to Nottingham for 4 hours in traffic, meet with the band for 30 minutes, as they were wrapping up the ONLY rehearsal we had prior to the show (the last time we had played together was nearly a year prior!), straight to the venue and onstage within the next hour!”

But once onstage, the warmth of the crowd and the energy transmitted by the electricity of the event was such that Jeff and his band stormed through our 70 minute set like gangbusters! It was the first time the songs off the Beautiful Mess album were performed in Europe and the last time that the original JSS band featuring Howie Simon on guitar, Dave Dzialak on drums and Gary Schutt on bass played together.

In JSS words: “Here it is in all its glory, a little extra something for you all to help me remember this wonderful night of music and memories”.

Live At Firefest 2008 tracklisting:

CD1:

'21st Century'

'21st Century'

'Colour My XTC' (prelude)

'Soul Divine'

'Drowning'

'Our Song'

DD Solo

Guitar Jam

'Mountain'

'Eyes Of Love'

'Eyes Of Love'

'Testify'

'Broken Man'

CD2:

'Hey'

'Crazy'

'Crazy'

Piano Medley '(If This Is The End', 'Nobody Said It Was Easy', '4 U')

'Gin & Tonic Sky'

'I'll Be Waiting'

'I'll Be Waiting'

Funky Medley ('Play That Funky Music', 'Jungle Boogie', 'The Roof Is On Fire', 'Brick House', 'Shake Your Booty', 'Kung Fu Fighting', 'Yo Baby Yo', 'Macho Man', 'Ice Ice Baby', 'Stayin’ Alive', 'Another One Bites The Dust', 'Walk This Way', 'My Love, My Friend')

The songs '21st Century' and 'Eyes Of Love' are exclusively streaming in full at this location.