{"id":3601,"date":"2014-05-11T13:35:57","date_gmt":"2014-05-11T20:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/?p=3601"},"modified":"2014-05-11T13:51:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-11T20:51:22","slug":"skid-rows-united-world-rebellion-tour-hits-marquee-theatre-in-tempe-az","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/2014\/05\/11\/skid-rows-united-world-rebellion-tour-hits-marquee-theatre-in-tempe-az\/","title":{"rendered":"Skid Row’s ‘United World Rebellion’ Tour Hits Marquee Theatre In Tempe AZ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Review & photos by Chad Alexander<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>May 9th 2014, Marquee Theatre, Tempe AZ: \u00a0<\/strong>Last Friday saw the return of 80s hard rock favorites Skid Row and Black Star Riders (formerly Thin Lizzy) to the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ. Originally called Red River Opry when it opened in 1993 which catered to country acts, it’s since been converted, removing 1500 seats to allow more room for headbanging. Following their ‘United World Rebellion – Chapter One’ EP in 2013, their first release of original material in more than 7 years, Skid Row are ready to release Chapter 2 of this series of EPs on August 5 via Megaforce Records, and have embarked on a West Coast touring run with Black Star Riders to present their new material, along with the classics all of their fans always want to hear.<\/p>\n

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The opening band\u00a0Black Star Riders<\/strong>, who were touring as Thin Lizzy until the decision was made to change the name once they were ready to record a new album, that it didn’t fee right to record under that name that was so well associated with the late Phil Lynott. BSR had a really strong set playing a mix of tunes off of their debut album ‘All Hell Breaks Loose’ and of course, Thin Lizzy classics. A strong frontman on his own, Ricky Warwick belted out the BSR originals and Lizzy classics with every ounce of energy he had. The guitar duo of Scott Gorham and Damon Johnson (formerly of Alice Cooper) are a great team that play well off each other with a great dynamic. Handling the back-end are bassist Marco Mendoza (formerly of Blue Murder, John Sykes, Ted Nugent, Whitesnake) and on drums Jimmy DeGrasso who is of strong pedigree and has played with many bands and artists in hard rock. The highlights were the title track ‘All Hell Breaks Loose’, Hoodoo Voodoo, Jailbreak, Rosalie, Whisky In The Jar and Bound for Glory and the song no BSR\/Thin Lizzy show could end without, ‘The Boys are back in Town’. All in all, this BSR set was a great warm up for Skid Row.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>[Interview with Ricky Warwick coming soon]<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Black Star Riders links:<\/strong>
\nBlackStarRiders.com<\/a><\/strong>
\nfacebook.com\/BlackStarRidersOfficial<\/a><\/strong>
\ntwitter.com\/BlackStarRiders<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>
\ninstagram.com\/BlackStarRiders<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set List:<\/strong>
\n01. All Hell Breaks Loose
\n02. Are you Ready
\n03. Bloodshot
\n04. Bad Reputation
\n05. Hoodoo Voodoo
\n06. Jailbreak
\n07. Kingdom of the lost
\n08. Rosalie
\n09. Hey Judas
\n10. Massacre
\n11. Emerald
\n12. Whisky in the Jar
\n13. Bound for Glory
\n14. Cowboy Song
\n15. The Boys are Back in Town<\/p>\n

Although their career has spanned some 25 years, Skid Row<\/strong> don’t look like it. Based on this performance it’s clear that they still have the energy and determination when playing live as much as in the 80s. The core of Skid Row is still the great guitar duo Dave “Snake” Sabo & Scotti Hill along with bassist Rachel Bolan. The singing duties have been held down for the last 15 years by Johnny Solinger, and rounding out the quintet behind the kit since 2010 has been Rob Hammersmith.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Skid Row opened up the show with good energy, as Johnny Solinger got the crowd going, delivering a strong vocal performance. Staying mostly to the first two albums, the big responses came to ‘Big Guns’, ‘I Remember You’ and ‘Slave To The Grind’, but there were still a couple of surprises, a little over halfway in the set Rachel Bolan took the microphone for the Ramones classic “Psycho Therapy”, and he ssng it with that classic F-You Ramones attitude. “Thick is the Skin” off 2003’s album Thickskin was a pleasant surprise as well, and the first encore item, Cheap Trick’s “Surrender”, was a damn strong cover. The band sounded incredible with Snake & Scotti trading off solos at one point, Scotti playing on Snake’s fretboard with Snake doing the picking. The wild fans ranged from teens to 40+, and reciprocated the band’s energy back to the stage. Snake took time to thank all attendees for coming out \u00a0to the show. Other enjoyable songs were ‘In A Darkened Room’, ‘Piece Of Me’, ‘Makin A Mess’ and ‘Kings of Domination’, the other song from UWR.\u00a0They closed out the night with ‘Youth Gone Wild’, as expected. All in all, a great night for hard rock. You definitely don’t want to miss this package if and when it hits your town.<\/p>\n

Related: In-depth Interview With Skid Row Vocalist Johnny Solinger<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out more Skid Row & Black Star Riders photos from the show below, or view them here<\/a> if you’re on a non-Flash device:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(1-8 Black Star Riders, 9-14 Skid Row)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Skid Row links:<\/strong>
\nSkidRow.com<\/a><\/strong>
\nfacebook.com\/OfficialSkidRow<\/a><\/strong>
\ntwitter.com\/OfficialSkidRow<\/a><\/strong>
\ninstagram.com\/OfficialSkidRow<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set List:<\/strong>
\n01. Let’s Go
\n02. Big Guns
\n03. Makin’ A Mess
\n04. Piece Of Me
\n05. 18 & Life
\n06. Thick Is The Skin
\n07. In A Darkened Room
\n08. Kings of Demolition
\n09. Psycho Therapy (Ramones cover)
\n10. I Remember You
\n11. Riot Act
\n12. Monkey Business
\n13. Surrender (Cheap Trick cover)
\n14. Slave To The Grind
\n15. Youth Gone Wild<\/p>\n

Skid Row remaining US tour dates:<\/strong>
\n05\/12 \u2013 Sacramento CA \u2013 Harlow\u2019s *
\n05\/13 \u2013 San Francisco CA \u2013 DNA Lounge *
\n05\/15 \u2013 Agoura Hills CA \u2013 Canyon Club *
\n05\/16 \u2013 San Juan Capistrano CA \u2013 Coach House *
\n05\/17 \u2013 Los Angeles CA \u2013 Whisky-A-Go-Go
\n05\/18 \u2013 Hermosa Beach CA \u2013 Saint Rocke
\n05\/20 \u2013 Houston TX \u2013 Scout Bar
\n05\/21 \u2013 Abilene TX \u2013 Lucky Mule
\n05\/23 \u2013 Pryor OK \u2013 Rocklahoma
\n05\/24 \u2013 Dallas TX \u2013 Trees
\n05\/25 \u2013 Lubbock TX \u2013 Big Purple Fest
\n07\/09 \u2013 Rochester NY \u2013 Montage Music Hall
\n07\/10 \u2013 Cleveland OH \u2013 Agora
\n07\/11 \u2013 Newport KY \u2013 Thompson House
\n07\/12 \u2013 Arlington Heights IL \u2013 Home Bar
\n07\/13 \u2013 Watseka IL –\u00a0Watseka Theater
\n07\/17 \u2013 Peoria IL \u2013 Illinois State Fair
\n07\/18 \u2013 Turtle Lake WI \u2013 St. Croix Casino
\n07\/19 \u2013 Oshkosh WI \u2013 Rock USA
\n07\/20 \u2013 Battle Creek MI \u2013 Planet Rock
\n07\/25 \u2013 Duncannon PA \u2013 Tubby\u2019s<\/p>\n

* = w\/ Black Star Riders<\/p>\n

Marquee Theatre links:<\/strong>
\nfacebook.com\/MarqueeAZ<\/a><\/strong>
\nLuckyManOnline.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Review & photos by Chad Alexander May 9th 2014, Marquee Theatre, Tempe AZ: \u00a0Last Friday saw the return of 80s hard rock favorites Skid Row and Black Star Riders (formerly Thin Lizzy) to the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ. Originally called Red River Opry when it opened in 1993 which catered to country acts, it’s … <\/p>\n

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