SWEET RESCHEDULE 2020 SHOWS TO 2021 AND ADD TWO NEW DATES
The Sweet have today announced they will postpone their November/December tour to 2021 because of the current Covid-19 pandemic.
Following the success of last years Christmas UK tour, the band were due to hit the road once again, this November.
The re-scheduled tour will kick off in Brighton on the 25th November 2021 and will take in cities across the UK, including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh before finishing in Bury St. Edmonds on the 20th December 2021. Special guests on the tour are the popular Thin Lizzy tribute band Limehouse Lizzy.
Check out my video of Sweet’s ‘New York Groove’ below, taken from last years Christmas tour:
By the early 70’s The Sweet were arguably the hottest ticket in town with a string of top ten records in the UK and Europe including Blockbuster, Hellraiser, Ballroom Blitz, Teenage Rampage and The Sixteens.
In 1975 the USA 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 US charts.
On the face of it they were primarily a singles band, however, with the landmark albums including Desolation Boulevard (1975) and Give Us a Wink (1976), the band showed a much harder rocking band. The album Level Headed, released in 1978, brought with it another award winning million-selling worldwide hit with Love is Like Oxygen written by Andy Scott.
In 1979, lead singer Brian Connolly left the original line up leaving Andy Scott, Steve Priest and Mick Tucker to continue as a three-piece. Sadly, Brian Connolly and Mick Tucker passed away in 1997 and 2002 respectively, and just this year Steve Priest passed away in June. an Andy Scott was left to fly the flag.
The 2020 line-up features founding member, Andy Scott (lead guitar, vocals), Steve Mann (guitar, keyboards), Bruce Bisland (drums, vocals) Lee Small (bass, vocals) and Paul Manzi (lead vocals).
The Sweet still tour the world extensively with one of the most dynamic and slick live shows on the circuit. 1968 to 2020, 52 years and counting of hellraising, star chasing, trail blazing. The Sweet continue to walk loud and proud in the rock and roll universe.
All tickets remain valid and available to buy via www.planetrocktickets.co.uk, www.thegigcartel.com and the 24 Hour Box Office 08444 780 898.
