Photograph used with the kind permission of MP Promotions.
Following their sold-out ‘Still Got the Rock’ European Tour legendary 70’s rock band Sweet embark upon the perfect Christmas gift for their U.K. fans, a 16-date nationwide tour from November 28th until December 21st,. The tour will be calling in at Warrington’s Parr Hall on the 6th December.
By the early 70’s The Sweet were arguably the hottest ticket in town with a string of top ten records in the U.K. and Europe including Blockbuster, Hellraiser, Ballroom Blitz, Teenage Rampage and The Sixteens.
In 1975 the U.S.A. had discovered the band with Fox on the Run hitting the number 3 spot in the Billboard 100. Another self-penned hit Action followed in 1976 firmly establishing Sweet in the U.S. charts.
In 1979 original lead singer Brian Connolly left the original line up leaving Andy Scott, Steve Priest & Mick Tucker to continue as a 3 piece. Sadly, both Brian Connolly & Mick Tucker passed away in 1997 and 2002 respectively and with Steve Priest relocating to the U.S.A, Andy Scott was left to fly the flag. After a couple of line-up changes over the years, since 2006 the line-up has been primarily unchanged from what it is today.
Over the course of the band’s career they have had phenomenal success which has resulted in them selling over 55 Million records worldwide, 34 number 1 hits, and perhaps more importantly, the continuing adoration for their particular brand of Rock music. Such is the band’s popularity that they continue to tour and perform to sell out audiences around the globe.
Such is the legacy they have left for others to be inspired by, Gene Simmons of Kiss is on record as saying, “Without Sweet there would not have been Kiss.”
Tickets for the show at Warrington Parr Hall on December 6th are priced at £26 and available from the venue’s Box office.