LILLIAN AXE Announce First UK Tour In 29 Years; RIOT ACT To Support
February 3, 2022, 2 years ago
Louisiana Hall Of Famers, Lillian Axe, have announced details of an intimate UK tour, their first in 29 years, around their much anticipated appearance at Hard Rock Hell Sleaze, to take place across the UK this August.
Lillian Axe is still headed by original founding members Steve Blaze and Michael 'Maxx' Darby, along with new members Brent Graham (vocals), Sam Poitevant (guitar) and Wayne Stokely (drums).
They'll be performing their greatest hits including "The Day I Met You", "Show A Little Love", "She Likes It On Top", "All Is Fair In Love And War", "Misery Loves Company", "True Believer" and more from their extensive catalogue including material from their upcoming album, From Womb to Tomb, released on Global Rock Records in the summer. Global Rock will be releasing an anthology this March called Psalms For Eternity.
Joining them as special guests are Riot Act. Riot Act features former Riot guitarist Rick Ventura, Don Chaffin - vocals, Paul Ranieri - bass, Claudio Galinski - drums. Riot Act is hard driving rock-n-roll. They'll be performing a classic Riot set, which UK fans will remember from their hay day, alongside new material from their upcoming album"Carry The Torch, released April 1 on Global Rock Records.
Opening the show and making her debut UK shows is Kim Melville. Kim is a singer, guitarist, composer and songwriter from Paris. Spending her time between London & Paris for her career. With multiple influences, from Rival Sons, KISS, Jack white to Jonny Lang. Her first EP was released on November 6, 2021
Tour dates:
August
22 - Robin 2 - Wolverhampton, UK
23 - Trillian's - Newcastle, UK
24 - Nightrain - Bradford, UK
25 - Bannerman's - Edinburgh, UK
27 - The Underworld - Camden, London, UK
28 - HRH Sleaze - Sheffield, UK
Tickets are on sale now from local online outlets.