June 26th, 2014 Article By Shawn Perry Photos by Kimberly Annette ©2013 Heaven & Earth, whose album, Dig, produced by Dave Jenkins, landed on the top 10 Best Vintage Rock Studio Albums of 2013, open their European tour tonight at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, England. The tour will take the band throughout the UK, playing mostly 02 Academies, then move onto Switzerland for the Montreux Jazz Festival, and into Holland and Germany for additional dates. The tour wraps with more gigs in England. Heaven & Earth’s lineup for the tour features founding guitarist Stuart Smith, singer Joe Retta, bassist Lynn Sorensen, keyboardist Ty Bailie and drummer Jackie Barnes. Speaking with VintageRock.com at the tour’s dress rehearsal in Los Angeles, Smith said: “We’re really looking forward to Europe. It’s where the band belongs.” He’s especially excited to play England, where he was born and raised. While Smtih and Retta continually write new material with hopes of recording a follow-up to Dig, the focus is now on playing live. “We need to gig a while,” the guitarist said. Smith also hinted that special guests, maybe his friends in Deep Purple, may show p to jam at some of the shows. Heaven & Earth 2014 Summer European Tour Date June 26 – 02 – Birmingham, UK June 27 – 02 – Glasgow, UK June 28 – 02 – Newcastle, UK June 29 – 02 – Sheffield, UK July 1 – 02 – Liverpool, UK July 2 – 02 – London, UK July 5 – Montreux Jazz Fest – Montreux, Switzerland July 6 – De Pul Live – Uden, Holland July 8 – The Garage Deluxe – Munich, Germany July 10 – Eventhalle Westpark – Ingolstadt, Germany July 15 – The Robin 2 – Bilston, UK July 16 – The Brook – Southhampton, UK July 17 – Fibbers – York, UK July 18 – Warehouse 2 – Wakefield, UK July 20 – Steelhouse Rock festival – Aberbeeg, UK For tickets and additional information, go to Heaven & Earth website link below. HEAVEN & EARTH WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | YOUTUBE SHAWN PERRY | VINTAGEROCK.COM| FACEBOOK KIMBERLY ANNETTE | WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER Heaven & Earth Kick Off Summer European Tour RATE THIS ARTICLE!3.5Overall ScoreReader Rating: (2 Votes) Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
