Tours

Rip It Up, Issue 24, 1 July 1979, Page 4

Tours

Summer in the top half of the globe is keeping rock'n’roll acts busy in the UK and the USA. The only major concert this month is Dolly Parton on July 11, Auckland Town Hall. Dolly's tour coincides with the release of her new album Great Balls Of Fire. The co-producer of her latest album, Greg Perry is playing keyboards in Dolly's eight piece band. Visiting NZ in July to meet the media are Iggy Pop and Rex Smith. Iggy Pop has just completed a successful tour of the UK, with original Sex Pistol bassist Glen Matlock, in his band. Pop is visiting NZ to promote his first album on the Arista label, New Values. Let’s make it clear, Rex Smith is not in Iggy’s band. Smith has recorded two CBS albums fronting a USA rock group called Rex but now is the star of a teen-orientated movie-for-TV, Sooner Or Later. He's coming to NZ to promote his debut solo album, also entitled Sooner Or Later. ■ The Phil Manning Band (with Midge Marsden) will cross the Tasman for a four week tour. They will play at Auckland’s Gluepot, August 23, 24 & 25. Gladys Knight and the Pips return to NZ and perform July 16 & 17 at Trillo’s, Auckland. Now for the rumours. Cheap Trick intend to make an Aussie/NZ raid in September. A reliable source tells us, that the management of The Who regard next summer as a swell time to tour the boys down in NZ and Australia. The lads are not getting any younger and their movies, The Kid's Are Alright and Quadrophenia will have already hit the local cinema screens