Lita ford shredded stereotypes of female musicians throughout the 1970s and 80s. Ford is currently on a promotional tour pushing her new book. The album was a moderate commercial success, reaching no. Rock n roll hall of famer alice cooper has announced a summer tour with tesla and special guest lita ford that includes a june 10, 2020, show at rose music center near dayton. Lita ford meet and greet tickets and more is your best source for lita ford meet and greet tickets and more. Went solo to become the first rock metal female guitaristsinger front woman in metal. Find other lita ford dates and see why seatgeek is the trusted choice for tickets. Living like a runaway by lita ford goodreads share book. Whether you are looking for meet and greet tickets for a oneofakind event experience, or just looking for the best available tickets for your budget, has the lita ford tickets for you. In the book, ford claimed that she quit the runaways in 1979 after coming to the. The new york post detailed excerpts from lita ford s new memoir, living like a runaway, in which the former runaways rocker wrote about a tryst with the bon jovi lead singer and his guitarist richie sambora in the mid1980s. Lita ford tickets lita ford concert tickets and tour dates stubhub.
The legendary queen of metal, lita ford performs her hit song, kiss me deadly at the 2017 she rocks awards accompanied by several talented women musicians, divinity roxx, kat. Lita ford is set to release her latest album time capsule via spvsteamhammer on april 15th. At 2017 s fifth annual she rocks awards lita was chosen as the recipient of the coveted icon award. It was a quiet evening in derry, new hampshire on september 15, 2017, until the legendary lita ford and her band hit the stage at tupelo music hall. Lita ford recalls her wild rock and roll years in new memoir. Lita ford reveals her drugfueled trysts with rocks biggest names in tellall book she got crabs from dee dee ramone and freaked out.
Ford was born in london but is of italian heritage. Of course, i have had it since it came out a million years ago and sitting with the other not so new books in. Their next tour date is at abbotsford centre in abbotsford, after that theyll be at south okanagan events centre in penticton. That attitude she describes undoubtedly fueled ford s long career that first began when she. Lita ford selected as 2017 she rocks awards honoree guitar. Recognizing women who stand out as role models in the music industry, the live awards event takes place on january 20, 2017, at 7. See the complete list of new tour dates below as well as coopers upcoming november stops toward the bottom of the page. Browse the above listings of lita ford tickets to find a show you would like to attend. Get the lita ford setlist of the concert at merriweather post pavilion, columbia, md, usa on april 28, 2017 and other lita ford setlists for free on setlist.
Welcome to our new and improved comments, which are for subscribers only. At 57, she is still active on the road and in the studio, currently gearing up for a tour with halestorm beginning april 1 and a new album slated for 2017. Find lita ford tickets in the uk videos, biography, tour dates, performance times. This 378 page including three 6page gatefolds hardcover book measures 9. Alice cooper books 2020 north american tour with lita ford. Lita rossana ford born 19 september 1958 is an englishborn, american heavy metal. In a may 2019 interview, batio announced that nitro had once again broken up. The sounds of her guitars are alone worth the price. She was the lead guitarist for the all female rock band the runaways in the late 1970s before starting a solo career in the 1980s. Lita ford performs at the 2017 she rocks awards youtube.
Wild sex with jon bon jovi and the black sabbath star left impotent by cocaine. Lita talks about the decade that rocked, a new book by mark weiss. She took a break from her current book tour for living like a runaway to answer a few questions from s jeff doles. Nov 15, 2016 living like a runaway is lita fords epic storythe dramatic chronicle of a pioneer who became heavy rocks first female guitar hero washington post, of a fierce woman who kicked ass in the maledominated rock scene, and of a returning queen who has reclaimed her soul and stormed back to the stage as badass as ever guitar. When ford recorded her 1984 album, dancin on the edge, in new york, jon bon jovi and guitarist richie sambora. With each transaction 100% verified and the largest inventory of tickets on the web, seatgeek is the safe choice for tickets on the web. On tour in japan, ford wound up in the hospital after waking up with a stranger in a bed full of blood. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A memoir is set to hit bookshelves later this month, and will feature lita opening up about her experiences on the 80s music scene, including detailing her relationship with black sabbath guitarist tony iommi. Lita ford concert setlist at m3 rock festival 2017 on april 28, 2017 setlist. Lita ford joined a rock band called the runaways in the mid to late 1970s as a lead guitarist and was partly responsible for the bands signature sound.
Lita ford of the band the runaways along with her successful solo career has her first memoir book titled, living like a runaway. Lita ford tells us crazy stories about her rockstar. Tour dates for all lita ford concerts are revised on a regular basis. In 2003, bmg special products released the first ever lita ford video collection dvd. Browse the lita ford schedule above and press the ticket icon to see our big selection of tickets. Lita ford reveals her drugfueled trysts with rocks. Lita ford born lita rossana ford on september 19, 1958 in london, u. Lita nasceu em londres mas tem ascendencia italiana. Oct 25, 2019 the group is now currently back in the u s wrapping up there 2017 world tour. Read living like a runaway a memoir by lita ford available from rakuten kobo. Alongside her live performances lita has followed up with two new studio albums.
Tickets for the forthcoming lita ford concert are on sale. Music gave them strength to get out of abusive relationships or to just pick up a musical instrument and learn to play. No one lived larger than sexy heavymetal guitarist and singer lita ford. Tagged exclusive interview with lita ford, exclusive interview with lita ford singer, lita ford, living like a runaway. Lita ford discusses alleged abusive relationship with. Lita ford talks new memoir, living like a runaway by james wood. Joined the runaways as their lead guitarist in 19761980. Living like a runaway traces those aforementioned aspects of ford s wild rock and roll life from the moment she auditioned to be in the runaways in 1975 for the controversial producer kim fowley.
Lita ford talks sex, drugs and sex pistols in book excerpt. It was her final release with mercury records, as she departed to sign with rca records in 1987. Music life magazine had the honor of sitting down with lita ford at the sirius xm hair nation press conference on august 17th at the rainbow bar and grill in west hollywood, california to discuss the upcoming hair nation festival. Whether as a solo artist, band member, or guitar shredder, lita ford is a true pioneer who has broken down barriers and inspires todays female guitarists. Lita ford details alcoholfueled flings with jon bon jovi. Currently, she is backed by a bulletproof group of musicians including guitarist patrick kennison ex union underground, bassist marty obrien and former vinnie vincent. Guitar great tony montana opens up about new solo project and video.
Donning her stoli vodka guitar with a long flowy white scarf tied to the end of it, wearing black custom leather pants with hints of green leather, leopard, and black widow hourglass patches, along with a matching green and black leather jacket. Buy lita ford tickets from the official ticketmaster. Lita ford is a britishamerican rock guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. Fords next release was dangerous curves 1991, which featured her last. Once you find the perfect date and show time, click on the button on the right hand side of the event to see all available tickets for that show. Ford revealed that she had been hanging out with the new jerseybased rockers at the nightclub traxx when she invited them back to her hotel room. Alice cooper, tesla and lita ford concert at rose music center. Congratulations lita ford for being awarded the 2017 she rocks award by the womens international music network. Oct 27, 2016 from lead guitarist of the allgirl teenage rock band the runaways produced by kim fowley in the mid 70s to todays solo artist, this iconic singer, songwriter and guitarist helped pave a way for female musicians in the rock and metal scene.
Lita ford close my eyes forever live at hrh aon 2017. Lita ford concert setlist at m3 rock festival 2017 on. Their next tour date is tuesday, march 31st at anthology in rochester, ny. Aug 25, 2016 the womens international music network the wimn is extremely pleased to announce acclaimed singersongwriterguitarist lita ford as a 2017 she rocks awards recipient.
Alice cooper at jones beach in 2017 more by greg cristmanas mentioned, legendary shock rocker alice cooper. Living like a runaway is lita ford s epic storythe dramatic chronicle of a pioneer who became heavy rocks first female guitar hero washington post, of a fierce woman who kicked ass in the maledominated rock scene, and of a returning queen who has reclaimed her soul and stormed back to the stage as badass as ever guitar. Nice that i bought it on cd and it came with auto rip for my cloud. Lita ford is currently touring across 2 countries and has 29 upcoming concerts. Lita ford talks sex, drugs and hanging out with the sex pistols in an exclusive excerpt from her new memoir, living like a runaway. Inspired by guitarists ritchie blackmore, johnny winter and jimi hendrix. Lita ford selected as 2017 she rocks awards honoree. She made it big at first as the lead singer of the band, the runaways in the late 70s and then branched off on her own to start her solo career in the 80s. Lita has always been a fantastic singer, entertainer and kick butt female guitarist. I am excited to honor her with an award that really sums up the essence of lita ford. In september, the reunited band performed its first string of concerts on an indian tour in september 2017, with matt devries joining as the touring bassist. Lita ford tickets for the upcoming concert tour are on sale at stubhub.
Originally, i was only able to get it on cassette as an import from germany where i think it was recorded. The year has also seen her taking on new endeavors and expanding the lita ford universe. A memoir, metal, rock, songwriter, the queen of metal takes back her throne with new cd time capsule. Mar 29, 2016 while ford has spent a lot of time looking at her past lately, she is focused on kicking ass in the present and future. California state fair officials on monday announced the fairs slate of free concerts for 2017, including headliners trace adkins, sheila e. Gillette and his eldest son james were guests on the opie show with jim norton siriusxm tuesday march 2nd. Find upcoming event tour dates and schedules for lita ford at. Her long awaited and highly anticipated autobiography living like a runaway will be released february 23rd via dey street books, and can be preordered via the amazon widget that follows. Totally dug her keyboard player david ezrin rip ezzy. I met a lot of amazing people whose lives were changed for the better by the power of music. Lita ford meet and greet tickets lita ford vip tickets. At the age of 11, lita ford received her first guitar and never looked back. Lita ford new book, tour, album all on tap bravewords. Its more or less the attitude that i loved, and that attitude is a part of me, so i was able to relate to it more than to any other attitude in music, writes pioneering rock guitarist lita ford in her recentlypublished memoir living like a runaway.
Lita ford, doro pesch praise new book by photographer. Heavy metals leading female rocker rolling stone bares all, opening up about the runaways, the glory days of the pun. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new. She moved with her family to the united states while still very young. January 7, 2017 at the rock nrevolt festival in arlington heights, il lita chats with mike from psycho babble tv. Refreshing to see real talent live on stage in a close setting as the canyon offered. Thank you very much, it was a pleasure meeting you. Go to lita ford parental alienation awareness on facebook. Home posts tagged new book the spider hole reveal debut single off of upcoming to the monsters.
Lita ford performs at the 2017 she rocks awards duration. Exclusive interview with lita ford, the queen of metal takes. The 1989 single close my eyes forever, a duet with ozzy osbourne, remains ford s most successful song, reaching no. Living like a runaway ebook by lita ford 9780062270665. Along with the music, the book also offers anecdotes of ford s encounters with many famous figures in rock such as dee dee ramone, ritchie blackmore, nikki sixx, edward van halen, and jon bon jovias. The boys stated they were afraid their mother lita ford would kill them according to broward county sheriffs report by. Lita ford recalls her wild rock and roll years in new. This is a test to see whether we can improve the experience for. They say a cat has nine lives and it seems dokken is enjoying more than a few as well. Lita ford tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster ca. Shes talented, shes beautiful and she shreds on the guitar better than most male guitarists i never knew much about her life, but this book was great to get an idea of what life was like for her and how she worked her way up the ranks to the queen of metal. Whitmore, founder of the wimn and producer of the she rocks awards, commented.
I saw lita three times during the tour for this cd. Seatgeek is the best way to browse, find, and buy lita ford tickets. Get the lita ford setlist of the concert at spyglass ridge winery, sunbury, pa, usa on september 1, 2017 and other lita ford setlists for free on setlist. Today, lita and jim are the proud parents of two sons and are enjoying their parenthood. Lita ford concert schedule has finally been reported. Lita ford is an electric guitar wielding singer songwriter hailing from london, uk with the guitar skills and voice to match, to lure any rock audience in with her charisma and musical prowess. For a detailed look at ticket prices and amazing discounts, visit our website. Get lita ford setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other lita ford fans for free on setlist. Lzzy hale and lita ford on touring together, gear and breaking down barriers. Dec 16 scottsdale, az blk live jan 5 las vegas, nv golden nugget las vegas jan green bay, wi weidner center for the. I heard lita on the radio the other week dueting with ozzie so took the plunge, straight to amazon, bought and downloaded it. I loved lita growing up so i was stoked to get this book. Dancin on the edge is second solo album by englishamerican rock musician lita ford.
Of course, i have had it since it came out a million years ago and sitting with the other not so new books. Lita rossana ford born 19 september 1958 is an englishborn, american heavy metal guitarist, actress, vocalist and songwriter who was the lead guitarist for the runaways in the late 1970s before embarking on a successful solo career in the 1980s. Lita ford concert setlist at spyglass ridge winery, sunbury. Unfortunately, the band broke up in april 1979, and ford decided to pursue a solo career. Jan 23, 2017 january 7, 2017 at the rock nrevolt festival in arlington heights, il lita chats with mike from psycho babble tv. The very special and unusual recording turns back the clock to a time when honest, downtoearth rock music was still handmade and recorded without digital tricks and contraptions. In your captivating new memoir living like a runaway, you are very introspective and show a willingness to discuss your. Lita ford tour dates 2020 2022 lita ford is currently touring across 2 countries and has 29 upcoming concerts. Ford released her debut fulllength studio album entitled out for blood. Lita fords career began in 1975 as a founding member and guitarist of the groundbreaking all female group the runaways. Lita ford on her painful past and thunderous future. Lita ford schedule, dates, events, and tickets axs. Rock legend lita ford reminisces about her past relationships with rock legends nikki six and eddie van halen.