Geoff Tate talks about meeting his Tour Band "The Band Anna", Cork city And More..Tour Dat
The Labtv Ireland got a chance to sit down with the legendary Geoff Tate before heading out for his World Tour....Geoff talks about how he met his new Tour Band "The Band Anna"- a Cork based acoustic Band. Tate also explains why Cork City is his favourite Irish City.
Geoff Tate rose to fame with the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, who had commercial success with their 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime and 1990 album Empire. Tate is ranked fourteenth on Hit Parader's list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. He was voted No. 2 on That Metal Show's top 5 hard rock vocalists of the 1980s. In 2012, he won the Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Award for "Voice in Progressive Heavy Metal".
Queensrÿche was signed to EMI in the summer of 1983,[8] with a contract spanning 15 years and encompassing seven albums.[10] EMI re-released the EP, Queensrÿche, to moderate success, peaking at No. 81 on the Billboard charts. With Queensrÿche, Tate had great successes, especially with the concept albumOperation: Mindcrime, which was released in 1988, and 1990's Empire. The band has sold over 20 million albums worldwide.
Today Geoff Tours around the world with different bands almost every year and this year he is with The Band Anna.
TOUR DATES BELOW..
12/21/16 - GlasgowGlasgow Cathouse United Kingdom
12/22/16 - DublinVoodoo Lounge Ireland
12/23/16 - BelfastThe Belfast Empire Music Hall United Kingdom
12/26/16 - BurgriedenRiffelhof Germany
12/27/16 - MuenchenBackstage Germany
12/28/16 - NürnbergRockfabrik Germany
12/29/16 - Mannheim7er-Club Germany
01/03/17 - AschaffenburgColos-Saal Germany
01/04/17 - HeerlenParkstad Limburg Theaters Netherlands
01/12/17 - OsloOlsen Restaurant & Bar Norway
01/13/17 - KopervikOvenpaa Norway
01/14/17 - StavangerCheckpoint Charlie Norway
Tour: The Whole Story Acoustic Tour
01/21/17 - São Paulo, SPCarioca Club Brazil
01/22/17 - Fort Lauderdale, FLThe Culture Room United States
01/23/17 - Bonita Springs, FLSanjan Theater at SWFL Performing Arts Centre United States
01/24/17 - Clearwater, FLCapitol Theatre United States
01/25/17 - Atlanta, GACity Winery United States
01/27/17 - Pensacola, FLVinyl Music Hall United States
01/28/17 - Baton Rouge, LAVarsity Theatre United States
02/02/17 - Stafford, TXThe Pub Fountains United States
02/03/17 - Lubbock, TXJake’s Sports Cafe United States
02/04/17 - Dallas, TXTrees United States
02/10/17 - Bloomington, ILThe Castle Theatre United States
02/11/17 - Bolingbrook, ILTailgaters Sports Bar & Grill United States
02/12/17 - Chicago, ILCity Winery United States
02/13/17 - Nashville, TNCity Winery United States
02/15/17 - Vienna, VAJammin’ Java United States
02/16/17 - Pawling, NYDaryl’s House Club United States
02/17/17 - Niagara Falls, NYThe Rapids Theatre United States
02/18/17 - Londonderry, NHTupelo Music Hall United States
02/19/17 - Amityville, NYRevolution Bar & Music Hall United States
02/20/17 - New York, NYCity Winery United States
02/21/17 - State College, PAState College United States
02/22/17- Pittsburgh, PADiesel Club Lounge United States
02/23/17 - Westland, MIThe Token Lounge United States
03/14/17 - Seattle, WADimitriou’s Jazz Alley United States
03/15/17 - Seattle, WADimitriou’s Jazz Alley United States
