THIN LIZZY becomes BLACK STAR RIDERS !!!

THIN LIZZY is dead, Long Live BLACK STAR RIDERS !!!

New line-up without Brian Downey & Darren Wharton

Featuring: 

Ricky Warwick (vocals), Scott Gorham (guitar), Damon Johnson (guitar), Marco Mendoza (bass) with new addition Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH, DAVID LEE ROTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) on drums.

The new band is getting into the studio in L.A. in January 2013 with Kevin Shirley as producer.
Thin Lizzy will play its last shows in Australia in March 2013 with KISS & Mötley Crüe.
Then Black Star Riders will start rehearsing and touring.
 Black Star Riders Official Website: www.blackstarriders.com (active Dec 24th 2012)

Thin Lizzy @ Bataclan in Paris , France Jan 26 2011

Eric Truffaz + Baden Baden + Balthazar @ Pont des Artistes, France Inter, Paris Dec 19 2012

Eric Truffaz + Baden Baden + Balthazar @ Pont des Artistes, France Inter, Paris Dec 19 2012

Balthazar

set list

Eric truffaz

Baden Baden

 Radio show tonight @ Radio France with Belgium rock band Balthazar, french Rock band Baden Baden and jazz man Eric Truffaz.

Each band is playing a couple of songs one after another ( see setlist for details) between boring interviews as Eric Truffaz is the main artist tonight he's ending the show with 4 songs.
Balthazar is another very good pop-rock band from Belgium (with Deus and Zita Swoon) with some keys and violin to add extra flavor.
Baden Baden is french band  singing in English or french between Pop-Rock and "Chanson" depends on the language, I guess we prefer in English
Eric Truffaz doesn't need any introduction, some cool jazz on the trumpet ( we saw him last week at Studio SFR) once again with a girl on vocals for several songs, nice voice but songs are more pop when she's singing so we prefer when it's more jazz & instrumental.

Cool 150 min recording maybe they should cut out interviews between songs as it's a bit boring.

BB Brunes + Hugh Coltman @ Bellevilloise for Le Ring, Paris Dec 18 2012

BB Brunes + Hugh Coltman @ Bellevilloise for Le Ring tv show on France Ô , Paris Dec 18 2012

First time we're attending Le Ring TV recording for France Ô, in fact we've never heard of it before, this TV program already had Michael Kinawuka, Charlie Winston, Selah Sue and a few others.

Each time two artists are playing 5-6 songs each on a Box Ring, tonight we have English musician Hugh Coltman an french Rock band BB Brunes.

Early start as we're making our way into the Bellevilloise club around 7:30 pm and leaving the premises at 9:00pm.

Nice setting with a small white stage.

First is Hugh Coltman with his drummer and keyboard player for a cool short set of folk-rock.
Then we have the BB Brunes, lots of teenage girls in the audience who came specially for them but no screaming, everyone is very relaxed and enjoying the music.
It's less rock and more "dance" but enjoyable.

Highest earning Tours of 2012: Madonna, Bruce Springsteen...

HIGHEST EARNING TOURS OF 2012:

TOP 25 Tours on  Billboard website

1) Madonna

Total Gross: $228,406,085     Number of Shows: 72
Total Attendance: 1,635,176   Number of Sell-Outs: 72

2) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

Total Gross: $199,371,791     Number of Shows: 72
Total Attendance: 2,165,925  Number of Sell-Outs: 54

3) Roger Waters

Total Gross: $186,466,703    Number of Shows: 72
Total Attendance: 1,680,042   Number of Sell-Outs: 51

4) Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour by Cirque Du Soleil

Total Gross: $147,310,505     Number of Shows: 183
Total Attendance: 1,374,482   Number of Sell-Outs: 9

5) Coldplay

Total Gross: $147,188,828      Number of Shows: 67
Total Attendance: 1,811,787   Number of Sell-Outs: 56

 

Courtesy of BILLBOARD

The Rolling Stones @ Prudential, Newark Dec 15 2012

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The Rolling Stones @ Prudential, Newark Dec 15 2012

Get Off Of My Cloud
The Last Time
IORR
Paint It Black
Gimme Shelter w/Lady Gaga
Wild Horses
Going Down w/John Mayer and Gary Clark Jr.
Dead Flowers (request song)
Who Do You Love w/The Black Keys
Doom and Gloom
One More Shot
Miss You
Honky Tonk Women
(Intros)
Before They Make Me Run
Happy
Midnight Rambler w/Mick Taylor
Start Me Up
Tumbling dice w/Bruce Springsteen
Brown Sugar
video2
Sympathy For The Devil
Encores:
You Can't Always Get What You Want w/the Choir of Trinity Wall Street
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Satisfaction

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