After 50 years in the business what gets you up in the morning?
It’s in our blood. We love being on the road and the whole process. But it’s really all about those few hours on stage. We may have been doing this for 50 years but believe me, it never gets old and we never take it for granted. We are incredibly lucky and humbled by the fact that we get the opportunity to go out and play our music all over the world! …explained Chief headbanger John Gallagher (bass & vocals)
Released in June 2023 All Hell’s Breaking Loose is Raven’s latest and 15th album.
The new album has been received incredibly well, possibly the best reviews ever and the fan reaction has been equally manic!
This year the trio are preparing for a road assault on the USA and Europe. Sharing the UK bill are Girlschool, that will bring back memories from 1982 when Raven opened?
Yeah looking forward to the UK dates in February. It’s a triple headliner with Girlschool and Alcatrazz so that’s gonna be fun as we are all mates and of course we’ve toured with Girlschool a few times!
What songs are on the set list – any surprises?
We are slotting in more new songs as we go and hope to add at least one or two oldies that we’ve either rarely or never done live too.
Are there any venues/cities that you haven’t played before?
We’ll hit the usual stomping grounds of Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, London, Birmingham and Southampton – which I think we only did once before in 1982 which was with Girlschool!
Following that is the US tour in March through to May which will be a stormer and Japan at the end of May followed by a brace of Euro festivals!
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Alikivi January 2024
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