Yngwie J. Malmsteen will embark on the second 2017 leg of his World On Fire U.S. headling tour in the fall. Yngwie and his ensemble of top-tier musicians will perform pieces from the legendary neo-classical stylings of Rising Force (1984) as well as songs from the fierce World On Fire, and material from everything in between.
Says Yngwie “Due to unprecedented popular demand and sold-out shows, I’m really excited to be heading out on this second leg.”
Tour dates:
Oct. 20 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
Oct. 21 – Memphis, TN – New Daisy Theatre
Oct. 22 – Hazard, KY – Forum Theatre
Oct. 25 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
Oct. 26 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Oct. 27 – Derry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall
Oct. 29 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
Nov. 1 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre
Nov. 2 – Kalamazoo, MI – State Theatre
Nov. 3 – Chicago, IL – Portage Theatre
Nov. 4 – Ringle, WI – Q&Z Expo Center
Nov. 6 – Kent, OH – Kent Stage Theater
Nov. 7 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts
Nov. 8 – Charlottesville, VA – The Jefferson Theatre
Nov. 9 – Greensboro, NC – Cone Denim Entertainment Center
Nov. 12 – Melbourne, FL – King Center for the Performing Arts
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I’d support Yngwie more if he would just ease up and invite a collaborative songwriting partner.
The songs haven’t been there since “Odyssey”.
But, Yngwie wrote 90% of that record; there, though, he had Jeff Glixman, a real producer. That is a fantastic record, Joe Lynn Turner sang phenomenally on there. Maybe put him with Ezrin, or even Paul Stanley. Yngwie gave music such a boost when he arrived in the 80s.
Tyger , I agree with your Yngwie song writing comments. Yngwie is a virtuoso guitarist, and while I really enjoy his instrumental songs, I can’t really get into his vocal songs. I started to lose interest after Marching Out, as I got tired of hearing Yngwie overplaying songs.
Surely Yngwie would have considered a better producer by now. He’s actually one of the very few guitar geniuses who still creates music on a regular basis, and in an accessible format of regular rock songs. The problem is the songs themselves are usually lame.
A big brew-ha going on over at Yngwie central; seems he and his former vocalists are feuding over some comments Yngwie made…and I gotta say, the way Yngwie handles criticism, or maybe it’s his dumb manager Daniel Baker, just makes them seem really childish. I posted a comment on their thread where I suggested some diplomacy is in order…i.e., whatever went down between them, the fans still love those records, and the singers did sing their best….so that comment got deleted…and then I said something sarcastic, like “Yngwie is the greatest thing since sliced bread..” and then I told him to grow up..and I’ve been banned from commenting! Wow! touchy aren’t we?
Shannon, I too, read about Yngwie’s comments about his former vocalists being “self absorbed” and how singers feel they are the most important part of the band (or something like that). Boy, if that isn’t the pot calling the kettle black! Yngwie is so full of himself, he probably just doesn’t want to work with these former vocalists because they wouldn’t kiss his ass and bow to him proclaiming “Yngwie is god”. Yngwie has been bashing other musicians since Mike Varney discovered him in Sweden and placed him in Ron Keel’s band, Steeler. And when Yngwie left Steeler for Alcatrazz, he started to bad mouth RK, saying RK had “the musical capabilities of a turd”.
Yngwie is a shredder on the guitar, but his ego sometimes can sure get in the way….
..Now, Yngwie’s camp is over there saying former singers have no right to list Yngwie on their resume for advertising purposes……that’s so petty. Also, how does that hurt Yngwie? If you read the comments on his FB page they’re all Yngwie lapdogs, any hint of critical analysis is deleted. It’s just funny that he makes this music on such a high plane, his composition skills are exceptional, as is his phrasing, only to act on his most infantile instincts with…his fellow musicians who put their own emotion on his songs!
Yngwie is a virtuoso on guitar, no doubt. And I have enjoyed many of his albums, both the instrumental and the regular ones. But I have to go into it with the right expectations. When I listen to his music, I understand that all of his music is going to be built around his solos. I have no problem with that, because the guy is so phenominal on guitar. I don’t expect great songwriting, or terrific melodies. I don’t expect deep, philosophical lyrics. When I listen to Yngwie, I expect to have my head ripped off by amazing guitar playing, and that is what I get. Having these expectations makes me limit how much of his music I can listen to, all at once. I rarely listen to Yngwie more than once or twice a month (I have most of his records in my collection). But, when I am in the mood for Yngwie, nothing else will satisfy! I agree with some other commenters who would love to see him work with some outside songwriters, but I don’t think it will ever happen. The guy is said to have a HUGE ego!
Honest question: Do all of his tour stops have an all-you-can-eat buffet on site?