The legendary British rock band "Atomic Rooster" will perform in Lithuania for the first time
The summer is already half way, so the plans for the autumn concert season are gaining momentum, and the concert cycle "Legends of Classic Rock" announces a new experience: the legendary British progressive rock group "Atomic Rooster" will perform in Lithuania for the first time and immediately with two concerts. Time-tested and quality rock music fans will be able to enjoy on November 17. (Friday) in Kaunas "Oase" and on November 18. (Saturday) in "Vakary" of Vilnius.
in 1969 In the summer, the then hugely popular band The Crazy World of Arthur Brown had to stop their US tour midway through the tour due to the mental illness of their keyboardist Vincent Crane. After some time, he and drummer Carl Palmer decided to leave the band and return to England. Their return date was 1969. June 13, Friday - this was later immortalized in the new band's first single "Friday the 13th". According to the Chinese calendar, it was the year of the rooster, so the name of the new band "Atomic Rooster" was spontaneously born.
ATOMIC ROOSTER - Devil's answer:
https://youtu.be/O75iSwHnx-Y
Soon they started performing, and in 1969 August 29 At the London Lyceum, they were warmed up by the then little-known band Deep Purple. V. Crane, the actual leader of the group, was constantly experimenting with the composition, so each of their albums was recorded by practically different musicians.
in 1970 At the end of June, one of the founders of Atomic Rooster, Carl Palmer, announced his departure and joined the later legendary trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer. in 1971 Deciding that the band needed a more crowd-oriented singer, Crane put out a new audition, which was won by then-Leaf Hound vocalist Peter French, who also recorded their third studio album In Hearing of Atomic Rooster with them and still sings with the band.
ATOMIC ROOSTER - Tomorrow Night:
https://youtu.be/L53aTgZ8B3Y
"Atomic Rooster" then went through a real upswing and with the addition of new guitarist Steve Bolton (who has worked with David Bowie, Keith Richard, Pete Townsend, Bob Dylan, Paul Young, Belinda Carlisle, etc. throughout his career) toured in Italy, America and Canada. in 1971 they ended their world tour with a concert at the Oval Cricket Arena to an estimated crowd of 65,000, with real rock monsters of the day, The Faces and The Who, on stage.
The fate of the group constantly depended on the difficult and unpredictable character of its leader Vincent Crane and the addictions that plagued him. The band, which had been on and off several times, was finally forced to take a long hiatus when Crane died in 1989. on February 14, having overdosed on painkillers.
in 2016 With the blessing of Vincent Crane's widow, a new line-up of Atomic Rooster reunited, with two members of the 1970s glory period - vocalist Pete French and guitarist Steve Bolton - still performing. The band's explosive performance of progressive rock, blues and hard rock still fascinates music lovers from all over the world, and in the fall they will be joined by fans of such music from Lithuania.
