Eric Burdon declares WAR - for 1 night only

Live Nation has announced the historic reunion of ERIC BURDON AND WAR, as they take to the stage of London's Royal Albert Hall on Monday 21st April 2008 for one very special night of electrifying R&B, funk, Latin and jazz. This will be the first concert Eric Burdon and War have performed in 37 years since they originally disbanded in 1971.

Originally the front man of the Animals, the legendary Eric Burdon is considered to be one of the greatest blues singers in the world. In the 70's he joined forces with WAR - one of the premier funk bands of the time - and this gig will be their first together since that time.

With a distinctive sound that captured the heart and soul of 1970's America, Los-Angeles based WAR played the music that made people dance and think.Their 1970 album Eric Burdon Declares WAR included two No. 1 worldwide hits - Spill the Wine, and Tobacco Road.The follow-up 1970 album, The Black-Man's Burdon featured the hit singles They Can't Take Away Our Music and a cover of the Jagger-Richards seminal track Paint It Black, amongst many others. Both albums became cultural touchstones of the early seventies

Eric Burdon has kept busy since relocating to the US and his occasional gigs in the UK are normally newsworthy - reforming WAR will potentially make this one of the gigs of the year.