Legendary symphonic rock band Renaissance is planning a series of shows in the Eastern US and in the UK to celebrate the release of their new DVD Live at the Union Chapel. Personnel includes long-time lead vocalist Annie Haslam with Rave Tesar (keyboards), Tom Brislin (keyboards), Mark Lambert (acoustic guitars), Leo Traversa (bass guitar), and Frank Pagano (drums). They will be joined by Curved Air on some of the UK shows.
by Jon Davis, Published 2016-01-29
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Filed under: Concerts
Related artist(s): Curved Air, Sonja Kristina Linwood, Annie Haslam, Renaissance
More info
http://youtu.be/0xVnuRTzN60
http://www.renaissancetouring.com
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