As exclusively revealed by eonmusic back in June, Last in Line will kick off their winter tour in Belfast on 29th November. Featuring Vivian Campbell, Vinny Appice, Phil Soussan, and Andrew Freeman, the band are set to tour UK and Europe this winter.
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By Eamon O'Neill.
As exclusively revealed by eonmusic back in June, Last in Line will kick off their winter tour in Belfast on 29th November. Featuring Vivian Campbell, Vinny Appice, Phil Soussan, and Andrew Freeman, the band are set to tour UK and Europe this winter. The full list of dates can be seen below.
Last In Line was formed in 2011, when Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, and Vivian Campbell, (Ronnie James Dio’s co-conspirators and co-writers on the "Holy Diver", "Last In Line" - the album from which they took their name, and "Sacred Heart” albums) teamed up with esteemed vocalist Andrew Freeman. The debut album “Heavy Crown” was released in February 2016, landing at #1 on the Billboard Heat-Seekers Chart. Initially, the release had been preceded by tragedy when bassist Jimmy Bain unexpectedly passed away at the age of 68 on January 23, 2016. Last In Line, honoring what they knew would be Bain’s wish to keep the band moving, brought in renowned bassist Phil Soussan (ex-Ozzy Osbourne) and committed to sustained touring in support of the album, hitting festivals, headlining clubs, and sharing the stage with metal luminaries such as Saxon and Megadeth.
In late 2017, the band gathered in L.A. to start the recording of the second album, which was produced by the band members and Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, The End: Machine, ex-Dokken), who also produced the debut album. Having really gelled as a band while touring in support of the debut album, the songwriting came readily to the members. They’ve created a record that shows a big progression in sound, while immediately being recognisable as Last In Line thanks to Vinny Appice’s rhythms, thunderous bass from Soussan, amazing vocals from Andrew Freeman, and the roaring guitars of Vivian Campbell.
“The musical style of ‘II’ is different from ‘Heavy Crown’, but it wasn't something that we planned to do,” explains Vivian Campbell. “Phil is a more intricate player than Jimmy was and that, together with the natural growth and development of the band led us to the songs on the album. As always, we simply started to jam on ideas and see where they led us. But it's fair to say that the songs on this album sound more developed, with more parts and more experimentation than the songs on ‘Heavy Crown’. The first album set a tone, but on ‘II’ we developed that idea and took it to the next logical stage.”
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2019 UK & European Tour Dates:
November
Friday 29th– Limelight, Belfast UK
Ticket Link: https://www.ticketmaster.ie/venueartist/459772/1540344
Saturday 30th– Winterstorm Festival UK
December
Monday 2nd- Rescue Rooms, Nottingham UK
Ticket Link: https://www.alttickets.com/last-in-line-tickets
Tuesday 3rd– KK Steel Mill, Wolverhampton UK
Ticket Link: https://www.seetickets.com/tour/last-in-line
Wednesday 4th– Fleece, Bristol UK
Ticket Link: https://www.alttickets.com/last-in-line-tickets
Thursday 5th– Tivoli - Buckley UK
Ticket Link: http://tivolivenue.com/ticket-shop/
Saturday 7th– Planet Rockstock Festival, Trecco Bay UK
Sunday 8th– Trix, Antwerp BELGIUM
Monday 9th– Colos, Aschaffenburg GERMANY
Ticket Link: https://www.myticket.de/de/last-in-line-tickets/
Tuesday 10th– Z7, Pratteln SWITZERLAND
Ticket Link: http://www.z-7.ch/event.php?eventid=1752
Wednesday 11th– Campus Industry, Parma ITALY
Ticket Link: https://www.ticketone.it
Friday 13th– Blues Garage, Isernhagen GERMANY
Ticket Link: https://www.myticket.de/de/last-in-line-tickets/
Saturday 14th– 013, Tilburg THE NETHERLANDS
Ticket Link: https://www.ticketmaster.nl/event/245895?CAMEFROM=013&brand=nl_013web
As exclusively revealed by eonmusic back in June, Last in Line will kick off their winter tour in Belfast on 29th November. Featuring Vivian Campbell, Vinny Appice, Phil Soussan, and Andrew Freeman, the band are set to tour UK and Europe this winter. The full list of dates can be seen below.
Last In Line was formed in 2011, when Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, and Vivian Campbell, (Ronnie James Dio’s co-conspirators and co-writers on the "Holy Diver", "Last In Line" - the album from which they took their name, and "Sacred Heart” albums) teamed up with esteemed vocalist Andrew Freeman. The debut album “Heavy Crown” was released in February 2016, landing at #1 on the Billboard Heat-Seekers Chart. Initially, the release had been preceded by tragedy when bassist Jimmy Bain unexpectedly passed away at the age of 68 on January 23, 2016. Last In Line, honoring what they knew would be Bain’s wish to keep the band moving, brought in renowned bassist Phil Soussan (ex-Ozzy Osbourne) and committed to sustained touring in support of the album, hitting festivals, headlining clubs, and sharing the stage with metal luminaries such as Saxon and Megadeth.
In late 2017, the band gathered in L.A. to start the recording of the second album, which was produced by the band members and Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, The End: Machine, ex-Dokken), who also produced the debut album. Having really gelled as a band while touring in support of the debut album, the songwriting came readily to the members. They’ve created a record that shows a big progression in sound, while immediately being recognisable as Last In Line thanks to Vinny Appice’s rhythms, thunderous bass from Soussan, amazing vocals from Andrew Freeman, and the roaring guitars of Vivian Campbell.
“The musical style of ‘II’ is different from ‘Heavy Crown’, but it wasn't something that we planned to do,” explains Vivian Campbell. “Phil is a more intricate player than Jimmy was and that, together with the natural growth and development of the band led us to the songs on the album. As always, we simply started to jam on ideas and see where they led us. But it's fair to say that the songs on this album sound more developed, with more parts and more experimentation than the songs on ‘Heavy Crown’. The first album set a tone, but on ‘II’ we developed that idea and took it to the next logical stage.”
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2019 UK & European Tour Dates:
November
Friday 29th– Limelight, Belfast UK
Ticket Link: https://www.ticketmaster.ie/venueartist/459772/1540344
Saturday 30th– Winterstorm Festival UK
December
Monday 2nd- Rescue Rooms, Nottingham UK
Ticket Link: https://www.alttickets.com/last-in-line-tickets
Tuesday 3rd– KK Steel Mill, Wolverhampton UK
Ticket Link: https://www.seetickets.com/tour/last-in-line
Wednesday 4th– Fleece, Bristol UK
Ticket Link: https://www.alttickets.com/last-in-line-tickets
Thursday 5th– Tivoli - Buckley UK
Ticket Link: http://tivolivenue.com/ticket-shop/
Saturday 7th– Planet Rockstock Festival, Trecco Bay UK
Sunday 8th– Trix, Antwerp BELGIUM
Monday 9th– Colos, Aschaffenburg GERMANY
Ticket Link: https://www.myticket.de/de/last-in-line-tickets/
Tuesday 10th– Z7, Pratteln SWITZERLAND
Ticket Link: http://www.z-7.ch/event.php?eventid=1752
Wednesday 11th– Campus Industry, Parma ITALY
Ticket Link: https://www.ticketone.it
Friday 13th– Blues Garage, Isernhagen GERMANY
Ticket Link: https://www.myticket.de/de/last-in-line-tickets/
Saturday 14th– 013, Tilburg THE NETHERLANDS
Ticket Link: https://www.ticketmaster.nl/event/245895?CAMEFROM=013&brand=nl_013web
