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Please join us at the Palace Theater, Danbury CT on Friday, 17 Sep 2010 at 8PM for a benefit to celebrate the life of Stevie Buccini. Stevie bravely battled cancer for two years until July 7, 2010, when he finally succumbed to the disease at the far-too-young age of 40. This special night features musical legend Ian Hunter, front-man for the iconic group Mott the Hoople with special guests The Doug Wahlberg band opening the night. Tickets are on sale now! See the Tour Dates page on ianhunter.com for details.
Ian Hunter and the Rant Band have announced three dates in the Northeastern USA for November 2010: The Highline Ballroom in New York City on the 11th, Havana in New Hope PA on the 12th, and At The Tabernacle in Mt. Tabor NJ on the 13th. See the Tour Dates page on ianhunter.com for details.
Ian Hunter and the Rant Band have scheduled a number of shows in the UK in October 2010. 01 Oct - Ocean Room, Scarborough England; 02 Oct - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester England; 03 Oct - The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow Scotland; 05 Oct - Komedia, Brighton England; 08 Oct - The Stables, Wavendon England; 10 Oct - Union Chapel, London England (Special Acoustic Evening); 11 Oct - The Journal Tyne Theatre, Newcastle England; 12 Oct - Town Hall, Birmingham England; 14 Oct - 02 Academy, Bristol England. See the Tour Dates page on ianhunter.com for details.
Ian Hunter joined Joe Elliott and the Down n' Outz during their at the High Voltage Festival in Victoria Park, London UK on 25 July 2010. Joe Elliott has taken a short break from Def Leppard to record an album of Ian Hunter, Mott, and British Lions songs with his solo project the Down n' Outz.
Ian Hunter and the Rant Band played a number of April, May, and June 2010 shows in the USA, UK, Scandanavia and Europe.
21 Apr 2010 - The City Winery, New York NY
23 Apr 2010 - The City Winery, New York NY
24 Apr 2010 - The City Winery, New York NY
25 Apr 2010 - Sellersville Theater, Sellersville NJ
01 May 2010 - HMV Picture House, Edinburgh Scotland
02 May 2010 - Barbican Hall, London England
04 May 2010 - Later with Jools Holland TV show
05 May 2010 - Alcatraz, Milano Italy
07 May 2010 - Silja Rock, Stockholm Sweden
08 May 2010 - House Of Culture, Helsinki Finland
04 Jun 2010 - Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton FL (Supporting Jethro Tull)
06 Jun 2010 - Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta GA (Supporting Jethro Tull)
Man Overboard was issued on 21 July 2009 by New West Records, and is Ian Hunter's 13th solo album since his eponymous debut in 1975. Recorded in late 2008 in Pawling NY, the 11-song set is a stunning follow up to the overwhelmingly critically acclaimed Shrunken Heads album. Man Overboard was produced by Andy York (veteran guitarist for John Mellencamp) and Ian Hunter and features a backing band of superstar talent comprised of Steve Holley on drums and percussion (Wings, Joe Cocker), Paul Page on bass (Dion), Jack Petruzzelli on electric guitar (Rufus Wainwright, Joan Osbourne), James Mastro on electric guitar (Patti Smith, John Cale), Andy Burton on piano and organ (The Db's) and Producer Andy York on guitar and backing vocals. Many of the band members are returning from the Shrunken Heads sessions. Regarding Man Overboard, Ian Hunter stated, 'When we did Shrunken Heads, I felt like we had a good thing going so I wanted to revisit the experience before anything changed, and that's what we did.' (New West Records)
As part of the New Yorker Festival, Ian Hunter, Graham Parker, and Ben Greenman were featured at an event called Ian Hunter and Graham Parker talk with Ben Greenman: A Conversation with Music. This was a public discussion, followed by short live performances by Ian Hunter and Graham Parker. The show was held at October 17, 2009 at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, New York NY.
Ian Hunter played at the City Winery in New York City on 23 July 2009 to launch his new album Man Overboard. Ian and his band (Mark Bosch and James Mastro on guitar, Paul Page on bass, Andy Burton on keyboards, Steve Holley on drums) played a 90 minute set that included seven songs from the new album. Amy Speace opened the show.
Ian Hunter played an outdoor concert at Rockerfeller Park in New York City on 24 June 2009 as part of the River To River Festival.