Lovers of blistering guitar leads, leather pants, Marshall stacks, and Ferraris rejoice; the Swedish neo-classical shred king Yngwie Malmsteen has announced his long overdue return to Australia for three shows in May.A musician whose playing and tone are instantly recognizable, Malmsteen's life as a bonafide guitar hero had humble beginnings in Stockholm before his love of six-string gods Ritchie Blackmore and Uli Jon Roth - as well as venerated classical music titans Niccolò Paganini and Johann Sebastian Bach - took him down the path to his own immense legacy.https://youtu.be/vznSu-BHyVA?si=raE2fB16bWm7N6fvFar from a stuffy classical music snob, Malmsteen is also the ultimate shredder-come-showman, with his energetic live performances as legendary as his harmonic-minor licks and cream-coloured Stratocasters. Backed by a mountain of Marshall amps, it is safe to say that Australian guitar nerds across Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne will bear witness to some of the most high-octane, explosive shreddage our fair land has ever seen.With these upcoming East Coast shows coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Malmsteen's game-changing debut LP Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force, these dates promise both choice cuts from that classic album, as well as some of the most face-melting shred tracks of the last four decades. Do not miss this rare opportunity to witness one of the greatest living proponents of the electric guitar here in Australia!Words by Andrew Kapper
Tickets on sale via Silverback Touring
Yngwie Malmsteen 2024 Australia Tour
Thursday 16th May MELBOURNE - Northcote Theatre
Saturday 18th May BRISBANE - Princess Theatre
Sunday 19th May SYDNEY - Liberty Hall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7F3FoCgFvU
