Sweet with special guests Limehouse Lizzy

Following the success of their Christmas UK Tour in 2019, legendary ’70s rock band SWEET will once again embark upon a pre-Christmas UK Tour – and they’re coming to Shrewsbury!

Special guests on the tour will be the popular Thin Lizzy tribute band 

SWEET continue to tour and perform to sell out audiences around the globe with over 55 million
records sold worldwide and 34 number 1 hits worldwide.

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, both Brian Connolly and Mick Tucker passed away in 1997
and 2002 respectively, and with Steve Priest relocating to the USA, 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.

Planet Rock will start a 48-hour ticket pre-sale from 10am on Wednesday 4 March via
www.planetrocktickets.co.uk. Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10am on Friday 6 March
via www.planetrocktickets.co.uk, www.thegigcartel.com and the 24 hour box office 08444 780 898.

16+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.