Sweet will bring their 'Hellraiser' tour to Edinburgh, with special guest, the 'King of Slide Guitar', Troy Redfern.
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. The Sweet still tour the world extensively with one of the most dynamic and slick live shows on the circuit. 1968 to 2021, 52 years and counting of hellraising, star chasing, trail blazing. The Sweet continue to walk loud and proud in the rock and roll universe.
The 2021 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).
View the band's new single 'Everything 2021' released in October below.
This is the show postponed from 18 December 2020. All tickets remain valid, but if you would prefer a refund, please contact the Box Office (preferably via email) by the original show date. We are sorry, but due to illness, Limehouse Lizzy are no longer able to perform on this tour.
A vaccine passport or negative lateral flow test taken within the 24 hours before the gig will be required for this event.
Presented by The Gig Cartel
(Gene Simmons, Kiss)“Without The Sweet there would not have been a KISS"
About Troy Redfern
Taking up the guitar as a teen, Troy quickly absorbed his musical influences of the early blues pioneers and the energy of the 70’s and 80’s rock icons. The turning point came when he discovered open tunings and slide guitar.
“I immediately felt like I’d come home the moment I put a bottleneck on my finger and started playing slide, it instantly felt completely natural to me. This style of playing helped me find my true voice on the instrument”.
His talents quickly realised, he received endorsements from Airline Guitars and even has his own signature glass blown slide made by world renowned slide manufacturer Diamond Bottlenecks whose roster includes the who’s who of slide guitar luminaries including the likes of Mark Knopfler.
Carving out a name for himself by relentlessly touring and blazing a trail across the main stage festival circuits in the UK, Europe, Scandinavia, and Russia, and sharing the stage with the likes of Robert Plant and Dr Feelgood, Troy has worked tirelessly to build a strong following of diehard fans who gravitate towards his passionately honest, fiery performances and visceral guitar playing.
(Nikki Sixx, Mötley Crüe)"We wanted to be The Sweet"
(Joe Elliot, Def Leppard)"This is the band I wish I had been in"
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