M I C K B O X
URIAH HEEP
GUITAR LEGEND
LIVE FROM HOUSE OF BLUES
IN ORLANDO, FL
ON THE RAY SHASHO SHOW
In anticipation of the
impending release of their 25th studio album, Living the Dream, classic rock
icons URIAH HEEP embark on a North American tour in early 2018. The tour officially kicked off on February 6th
and will run through this spring, with more dates to be announced soon!
Founding member and
lead guitarist Mick Box states, "The mighty HEEP are ready to rock North
America. We have waited so long to put a tour in place and now we have one set,
it is an incredibly exciting feeling to know we will soon be playing to our
fans out there. We are counting down the days and our set list will be a
musical journey that takes us from our first album 'Very 'Eavy, Very 'Umble to
the last one 'Outsider.'' Appy days!"
In addition to the tour
announcement, the band have launched a pledge campaign to crowd fund Living the
Dream, their forthcoming studio offering, making it the 25th in their storied
career. Fans who contribute will have access to exclusive behind the scenes
footage from the recording sessions as well as other perks such as playing with
the band during a soundcheck, a signed copy of the album, and much more!
ABOUT URIAH HEEP:
URIAH HEEP debuted in 1970 with the release of one of hard rock's milestones, "Very
'eavy... Very 'umble" and have since sold in excess of 40 millions albums
worldwide. They constantly tour the world, playing up to 125 shows a year to
500,000+ fans. The band's live set features the classic tracks from the '70s
and is a musical journey from the band's beginnings to the present day.
Along with Led
Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, Uriah Heep helped invent a decorative
and uniquely British form of heavy metal with their debut album, Very 'Eavy, Very
'Umble, offered as a self-titled on American shores, but whatever the titling,
historically massive in the invention of a music format that would rule the
'70s and only intensify in the '80s.
Uriah Heep have been
responsible for the most elevated and intelligent use of vocals in a heavy
metal context amongst the major bands inventing the genre in the 1970s. It is
for this reason Heep were coined the Beach Boys of Heavy Metal, and their
influence is there for all to see in other bands including 'Queen.' They were
also one of the forerunners of using the Hammond organ along with Micks
signature wah wah guitar and this became the template for their sound.
Success has followed
the forging of such an audacious formula. Across 25 studio albums, along with
myriad live releases and compilations, Uriah Heep have managed to sell 40
million records worldwide, four million of those in the US. Impressive American
numbers, but that leaves 36 million records to be sold in the rest of the
world, underscoring the fact that Uriah Heep have become, through their
relentless dedication to touring, a truly global band, with particular success
in Germany, Scandinavia, Japan, Eastern Europe and Russia, where they were the
first Western rock band to play live in Moscow in December 1987 to 180,000
people.
Through their success
as Rock n' Roll pioneers this enabled other bands to follow in their wake and
Russia is now part of every bands touring schedule.
URIAH
HEEP is:
Mick Box: Guitars, Vocals,
Phil Lanzon:
Keyboards, Vocals
Bernie
Shaw:
Lead Vocals, Russell Gilbrook:
Drums, Vocals,
Dave Rimmer:
Bass, Vocals
For
More Info on the band and concert dtes visit:
www.uriah-heep.com and
LIVING THE DREAM PLEDGE CAMPAIGN IS LIVE
Check it out today at https://www.pledgemusic.com/uriahheep
URIAH HEEP 2018 TOUR DATES:
2/14:
Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
2/15-2/19:
Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Rock Legends Cruise V
2/20:
Bethlehem, PA @ Musikfest Café at ArtsQuest Center
2/21:
Sellersville, PA @ Sellersville Theater 1894
2/22:
New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater
2/23:
Uncasville, CT @ Wolf Den @ Mohegan Sun
2/24:
Peekskill, NY @ Paramount Hudson Valley
2/26:
Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head
2/27:
Rocky Mount, VA @ Harvester PAC
3/1:
Kent, OH @ Kent Stage
3/2:
Detroit, MI @ Token Lounge
3/3:
Cleveland, OH @ Kent Stage
3/4:
Angola, IN @ T. Furth Pac
3/6:
St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
3/9:
Milwaukee, WI @ Potawotomi
3/11:
St. Charles, IL @ Arcadia Theatre
3/14:
Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman Place
3/15:
Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads
3/16:
Sioux City, IA @ Anthem at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
4/12: Pasadena, CA @ The Rose
4/13:
Agoura Hills, CA @ Canyon Club
M I C K B O X
URIAH HEEP GUITARIST
INTERVIEWED
LIVE AT HOUSE OF BLUES,ORLANDO
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Photos by Mark Weaver