ROCK MEETS CLASSIC 2012 - Complete Line-Up For European Tour Revealed
July 4, 2011, 13 years ago
PRIMAL FEAR bassist / SINNER frontman Mat Sinner has issued the following update on his ROCK MEETS CLASSIC 2012 European tour, set for January next year:
"The Rock Meets Classic Tour 2012 will kick off in Stuttgart, Germany on January 04th at the Porsche Arena, followed by 20 more shows in Europe with Ian Gillan (DEEP PURPLE), Steve Lukather (TOTO), Jimi Jamison (ex-SURVIVOR), Chris Thompson (MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND) and Robin Beck performing their greatest hits. Plus, I can confirm that none other than Oliver Hartmann of AVANTASIA will join the MAT SINNER BAND on guitar and vocals."
Sinner recently confirmed that Primal Fear frontman Ralf Scheepers and TRILLIUM/Avantasia vocalist Amanda Somerville will once again be part of the line-up as backing vocalists. This will be Somerville's third time out with Rock Meets Classic, the second for Scheepers. They will be joined by another mainstay, Tiffany Kirkland, and new member Sascha Krebs of the We Will Rock You musical. More details will be revealed soon.
Scheepers (pictured above with Kirkland) commented on his experience as a background vocalist on the Rock Meets Classic 2011 European tour during an interview focusing on his new self-titled solo debut:
“It was a new experience,” Scheepers says. “Being a background vocalist is totally different if you’re used to standing up front, but in the end it was a lot of fun. Sometimes I thought ‘I hope nobody from the metal scene recognizes me up here…’ but in the end I’m fine with it and there’s absolutely no reason to complain. It was a great experience, and I can say I did the backing vocals for IAN GILLAN (laughs).”Click here for more. Go to this location for BW&BK;'s interview with Sinner about Rock Meets Classic.
(Photos by Carl Begai)
