Richie Sambora announces UK dates

Celebrated American rock icon Richie Sambora is set to storm Europe this summer with a series of headline shows and festival appearances.

Richie Sambora has become known throughout his remarkable 30-year career for his raw vocals, indelible songwriting and world-class guitar playing. As both an acclaimed solo artist and a founding member of multi-platinum, Grammy-winning band Bon Jovi, Richie has sold over 130 million albums worldwide and has co-written over 20 Top 40 hits (11 of them being Top 10), including "Livin' On A Prayer," "You Give Love A Bad Name" and "Wanted Dead or Alive." He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009.

In addition to his work with Bon Jovi, he has released three acclaimed solo albums that have highlighted a more personal and intimate side to Richie's songwriting: 1991's Stranger in This Town,, and 1998's Undiscovered Soul and 2012's Aftermath of the Lowdown, which includes the powerful single "Every Road Leads Home To You."

For this European run, Richie will be joined onstage by Australian singer-songwriter and guitar goddess Orianthi, who has worked as lead guitarist to some of the biggest superstars in the world (Alice Cooper, Michael Jackson).

Richie Sambora tours Europe across June and July 2014.

Dates are as follows:

JUNE 13 - UK, LONDON - ISLINGTON ACADEMY headline
JUNE 15 - UK, DONINGTON - DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL
JUNE 17 - HOLLAND, TILBURG - O13 headline
JUNE 19 - GERMANY, STUTTGART - BEETHOVENSAAL headline
JUNE 20 - GERMANY, MUNICH - KESSELHAUS headline
JUNE 22 - GERMANY, BERLIN - HUXLEYS headline
JUNE 24 - GERMANY, COLOGNE - E-WERK headline
JUNE 26 - FRANCE, PARIS - BATACLAN headline
JUNE 28 - UK, LONDON - CALLING FESTIVAL – CLAPHAM COMMON
JUNE 30 - IRELAND, DUBLIN - OLYMPIA headline
JULY 1 - UK, BELFAST - ULSTER HALL headline
JULY 3 - UK, GLASGOW – ABC headline

Support tbc. For headline shows please refer to local box offices

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