American rock veterans
Jean Beauvoir and
Micki Free, the duo who shook the bones of the rock world in the early '90s with their debut
CROWN OF THORNS album, are back together, reuniting for just a handful of acoustic dates across the U.K. in April.
Their last performance together was in 2009 at
Hard Rock Calling (London) with
Bruce Springsteen and
Dave Matthews, but fans of
Beauvoir and
Free can rejoice for their first joint U.K. club appearance since 1994.
Outside of
CROWN OF THORNS, their collective credits read like a "who's-who", rock'n'roll hall of fame since
Beauvoir and
Free parted ways.
Famed for his blond mohawk whilst an original member of
THE PLASMATICS,
Beauvoir also played bass and guitar with
Steve Van Zandt's
LITTLE STEVEN & THE DISCIPLES OF SOUL. He was then signed by
Richard Branson to
Virgin and went on to pursue an international platinum solo career, including the worldwide hit
"Feel The Heat", the featured song for
Sylvester Stallone's
"Cobra" film. He later formed and fronted
VOODOO X and recorded a further five albums with
CROWN OF THORNS.
Beauvoir has produced and written for
THE RAMONES,
KISS,
Debbie Harry,
THE PRETENDERS,
John Waite,
Lionel Richie,
N'SYNC; appeared on over 100 albums over the past two decades and his film music credits are endless, with
"Cobra",
"Pet Semetary",
"Flawless",
"Christmas With The Kranks",
"Rock'n'Roll High School Forever" and
"School of Rock"; not to mention tours and live performances with
BON JOVI,
VAN HALEN,
Tina Turner,
AEROSMITH,
David Bowie,
Bruce Springsteen and more!
Grammy Award winner and international multi-platinum recording artist
Micki Free continued to tour the world and record and perform with his own projects after
CROWN OF THORNS. Famously discovered by none other than
Gene Simmons of
KISS,
Free was a member of the R&B super group
SHALAMAR who spawned countless top ten hits, including the
"Dancing In The Sheets" from
"Footloose".
Original founding member of
CROWN OF THORNS and principal co-writer of the debut album, along with partner
Beauvoir,
Micki Free has since performed, written and/or recorded with
Billy Gibbons of
ZZ TOP,
Bill Wyman,
Carlos Santana,
Cindy Blackman-Santana,
Gene Simmons and
Paul Stanley of
KISS, and
Prince, to name but a few.
"We both coincidentally moved back to L.A. 2003 and met up, letting bygones be bygones," says
Beauvoir. "We talked of joining forces again for a new project, but due to commitments, only some demo recording sessions and a one-off show at
Hard Rock Calling was all we had time to do, so this is the first chance for us to get together and tour the U.K. as
Beauvoir and
Free. I look forward to this exciting new chapter in our careers!"
This short U.K. acoustic run in April will be the first official tour of any kind for the duo with recording plans in the making.
"Performing with my longtime friend and partner Jean brings a certain magic that we create together," says
Free. "We think as one with classic hard rock riffs and melodic hooks that we do so well as a team. I am looking forward to unleashing this magic again performing acoustically with
Jean in my favourite part of the world, the U.K.!"
Tickets for
Beauvoir -
Free are on sale now from
Ticketweb.co.uk or 0844 477 2000.
April 08 - Glasgow, UK @ O2 ABC2
April 09 - Sheffield, UK @ O2 Academy2
April 10 - Wolverhampton, UK @ Little Civic
April 11 - London, UK @ O2 Academy 2 Islington
