Sweet is back and touring

WHO: Bassist Steve Priest, a founding member of Sweet, has reconstituted the band with guitarist Stuart Smith, singer Joe Retta, drummer Richie Onori and keyboardist Stevie Stewart to perform their classic hits including Ballroom Blitz, Fox on the Run, Love Is Like Oxygen, Little Willy, Hellraiser, Teenage Rampage, Blockbuster, Action and many others.

WHAT: Debut concert performance of the “Are You Ready, Steve?” tour. Sweet is an international successful rock band with a particular strong following in Los Angeles; they have not toured in many years.

WHERE: The Whisky
8901 W. Sunset Blvd.
W. Hollywood, CA
310-652-4202

WHEN: Thursday, June 12th
9 p.m. 90-minute show

COMMENTS: The original Sweet was formed by Priest along with vocalist Brian Connolly, drummer Mick Tucker and guitarist Frank Torpey (later replaced by Andy Scott) in the UK and rose to fame throughout the world and most particularly in Los Angeles with their Desolation Blvd. and Give Us A Wink albums. The 2008 Sweet tour will be a tribute to Connolly and Tucker whose tragic deaths were terribly premature.

According to USA Today’s cover story on May 2, 2008: “A blitz may be coming to your local ballroom. Bassist Steve Priest, a founding member of Sweet, has reconstituted the glittery fuzz-rock band that ignited U.K. and U.S. charts with such ‘70s hits as Ballroom Blitz, Little Willy, Fox on the Run and Love Is Like Oxygen. The Are you Ready Steve? Tour kicks off June 12 at The Whisky in Hollywood, with guitarist Stuart Smith, singer Joe Retta, drummer Richie Onori and keyboardist Stevie Stewart…Priest’s reconfiguration plans to revisit all the historic Sweet spots, including Blockbuster, Action, Hellraiser and Teenage Rampage.”

SHOW DATES INCLUDE:
For Thurs. 6/12 The Whisky Hollywood, CA www.whiskyagogo.com
Fri. 6/13 The Canyon Club Agoura, CA www.canyonclub.net
*Thurs. 7/3 The Deer Foot Casino Calgary, Alberta, Canada
*Fri. 7/4 rairie Land Park Trade Center Saskostoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Fri. 7/11 The Moondance Jam Minneapolis, MN www.moondancejam.com
Thurs. 7/12 The Common Ground Festival Lansing, MI www.commongroundfest.com
Sat. 7/19 Rock n Resort Festival North Lawrence, OH www.rock-n-resort.com
Fri. 7/25 Rock The Park London, Ontario, Canada www.rockthepark.ca
Sat. 7/26 The Mattawa Voyageur Days Mattawa, Ontario, Canada www.voyageurdays.com
Sat. 8/23 Festival Of Lights Petersborough, Ontario, Canada www.festivaloflights.ca/
Sat 8/30 Morongo Casino Cabazon, CA www.morongocasinoresort.com

More concert dates will be announced shortly. Stay tuned to www.thesweetband.com and www.myspace.com/thesweetband.com for updates. Sweet performed five songs on the Mark & Brian radio show last week and they can be viewed at www.markandbrian.com.