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Ian Hunter and the Rant Band will support the J. Geils Band on their 2015 summer tour. 23 Aug 2015 - Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach NH; 26 Aug 2015 - Beacon Theater, New York NY; 27 Aug 2015 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston MA; 30 Aug 2015 - The Paramount, Huntington NY; 03 Sep 2015 - Waterfront Concerts, Portland ME; 05 Sep 2015 - India Point Park, Providence RI; 08 Sep 2015 - Artpark, Lewiston NY; 10 Sep 2015 - Hard Rock Live, Northfield OH; 11 Sep 2015 - DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit MI; 13 Sep 2015 - LC Pavillion, Columbus OH.

Ian Hunter 2015 dates in California and Japan: 09 Jan 2015 - The Fillmore, San Francisco CA; 10 Jan 2015 - The Roxy, Los Angeles CA; 11 Jan 2015 - The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano CA; 16, 17, 18 Jan 2015 - Garden Shimokitazawa, Tokyo Japan.

Ian Hunter 2014 UK dates: 19 Sep 2014 - The Pyramid Centre, PORTSMOUTH; 20 Sep 2014 - The Assembly, LEAMINGTON SPA; 21 Sep 2014 - Drill Hall, LINCOLN; 23 Sep 2014 - Lemon Tree, ABERDEEN; 24 Sep 2014 - The Garage, GLASGOW; 26 Sep 2014 - The Picturedrome, HOLMFIRTH; 27 Sep 2014 - RCNM, MANCHESTER; 28 Sep 2014 - The Sage 2, GATESHEAD; 30 Sep 2014 - The Stables, MILTON KEYNES; 02 Oct 2014 - City Hall (Memorial Hall) SHEFFIELD; 03 Oct 2014 - Concorde 2, BRIGHTON; 04 Oct 2014 - 02 Shepherds Bush Empire, LONDON.

Ian Hunter's Diamond Jubilee Birthday Bash was held at the City Winery in New York City on June 3, 2014. Jesse Malin, Alejandro Escovedo, Wreckless Eric, Ellen Foley, Andy York, The Fab Faux, Tony Shanahan, Andy Burton, and Tom Mandel all made guest appearances.

Ian Hunter's latest album, When I'm President, was issued on vinyl LP in the UK by Proper Music on March 21, 2013 (PRPLP104).

Ian Hunter and the Rant Band are now confirmed for the main stage at the Isle of Wight Festival on 15 June 2013. Highlights of the set will be broadcast on British national TV. Two warmup gigs in the UK have also been confirmed: 13 Jun 2013 at the Picturedrome in Holmfirth, and 14 Jun 2013 at the Assembly in Leamington Spa.

Ian Hunter and the Rant Band play four dates in California in January 2013, followed by three dates in the Northeast: The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano CA (30 Jan 2013); Canyon Club, Agoura Hills CA (31 Jan 2013); The Fillmore, San Francisco CA (1 Feb 2013); El Rey, Los Angeles CA (2 Feb 2013); Infinity Hall, Norfolk CT (8 Feb 2013); City Winery, New York NY ( (9-10 Feb 2013).

2012 Scandanavian dates for Ian Hunter include 05 Oct Stockholm, Sweden (Nalen); 06 Oct Falkenberg, Sweden (Falkenhallen); 08 Oct Oslo, Norway (John Dee); 09 Oct Malmo, Sweden (Kulturbolaget).

Ian Hunter and the Rant Band have just announced a UK tour for October 2012. Gigs confirmed so far include 12th Newcastle, 13th Glasgow, 14th Holmfirth, 16th Leicester, 18th Manchester, 19th London, 20th Birmingham, 23rd Bath, 25th Harrogate, 26th Brighton and 27th Northampton. Otis Gibbs has been confirmed as special guest for all shows on Ian's UK tour.

Ian Hunter and the Rant Band will appear at Hot Rocks At Carnegie Hall, an event featuring 21 artists performing the 21 songs from the Rolling Stones' album Hot Rocks 1964-1971. The event benefits a number of music-related charities, and will also feature Marianne Faithfull, Art Garfunkel, Rickie Lee Jones, Ronnie Spector, Rosanne Cash, Steve Earle, Taj Mahal, Marc Cohn and Jackson Browne among others.

Ian Hunter and the Rant Band Fall 2011 dates: 08 Sep 2011 The City Winery, New York NY; 09 Sep 2011 The City Winery, New York NY; 10 Sep 2011 Havana, New Hope PA; 15 Sep 2011 The City Winery, New York NY; 16 Sep 2011 The City Winery, New York NY; 17 Sep 2011 The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville PA; 23 Sep 2011 (Acoustic) South Milwaukee Performance Arts Center, Milwaukee WI; 24 Sep 2011 (Acoustic) Old Town School of Folk, Chicago IL; 25 Sep 2011 (Acoustic) Old Town School of Folk, Chicago IL; 15 Oct 2011 Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown NY; 27 Oct 2011 Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh PA; 28 Oct 2011 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland OH; 29 Oct 2011 Magic Bag, Ferndale MI; 03 Nov 2011 Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton MA; 04 Nov 2011 Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA; 05 Nov 2011 Flying Monkey, Plymouth NH

IAN HUNTER - USA 1972: Ó travers l'AmÚrique avec Mott the Hoople is the French translation of Ian Hunter's 1972 book, Diary of a Rock and Roll Star It is being issued on 20 April 2011.

The Towne Crier Cafe in Pawling NY and the Narrows Center in Fall River MA presented An Acoustic Evening with Ian Hunter & Friends on 10 Dec 2010 and 11 Dec 2010 respectively. Ian Hunter, Andy York, and Steve Holley played as an acoustic trio at these shows. A second date at the Towne Crier was added on 19 Dec 2010, with Tracie Hunter in support.

Ian Hunter and the Rant Band played the Palace Theater in Danbury CT on 17 September 2010. Please join us for a benefit to celebrate the life of Stevie Buccini. Stevie bravely battled cancer for two years until July 7, 2010, when he finally succumbed to the disease at the far-too-young age of 40. This special night features musical legend Ian Hunter, front-man for the iconic group Mott the Hoople with special guests The Doug Wahlberg band opening the night.

Ian Hunter got up onstage with Alejandro Escovedo at the City Winery in New York on 29 June, singing a duet with Alejandro on 'I Wish I Was Your Mother'. The show was broadcast by WFUV radio.

Ian Hunter is the subject of a five-page feature article in the August 2010 issue of Mojo Magazine in the UK. Issue 201 has Bruce Springsteen on the cover.

Ian Hunter makes a guest appearance on the new CD by Alejandro Escovedo called Street Songs Of Love, which is set to be issued on 20 Sep 2010. Ian contributes vocals to the track 'Down In The Bowery' on the album.

Ian played two dates in June 2010 as the support act for Jethro Tull: Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton FL (4 June) and Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta GA (6 June). These were 45 minute sets.

As part of the New Yorker Festival, Ian Hunter, Graham Parker, and Ben Greenman were featured at an event called Ian Hunter and Graham Parker talk with Ben Greenman: A Conversation with Music. This was a public discussion, followed by short live performances by Ian Hunter and Graham Parker. The show was held at October 17, 2009 at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, New York NY.

Ian Hunter joined a re-formed Mott The Hoople for seven live dates in the UK in September and October 2009. The band played two warmup gigs at the Blake Theater in Monmouth Wales on September 26-27, and then five nights at the Hammersmith Apollo from Oct 1-6.

Ian Hunter appeared at the City Winery in New York City on 23 July 2009, with Amy Speace in support. His band included Mark Bosch, James Mastro, Paul Page, Andy Burton, and Steve Holley.

Ian Hunter played a free outdoor concert at Rockefeller Park appear in New York City on 24 June 2009. The Rant Band featured Mark Bosch, Andy Burton, Steve Holley, and James Mastro. Joe Elliott of Def Leppard joined Ian for a verse or two of 'All The Young Dudes'.

The German music magazine Rocks features the Ian Hunter track 'Flowers' on the free CD given away with the April 2009 issue.

The debut CD by drummer/producer Rich Pagano features a guest appearance by Ian Hunter. A free sampler from the album was given out at the Fab Faux's gig at Radio City Music Hall on 20 Sep 2008, and is also available from Rich's website.

Martin Briley produced, played and programmed two tracks for American Mall, a new MTV production from the executive producers of High School Musical which premieres on MTV on Monday August 11th at 9pm ET/PT. the tracks are 'Get Your Rock On' and 'Every Ten Seconds'.

April 2008 saw the relase of an Ian Hunter album called Behind The Shades, containing one disc's worth of material edited down from the The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nuthin' But The Truth CD. This is live material recorded at the Astoria Theater in London in May 2004, and features Andy York (guitar), Mick Ralphs (guitar), Gus Goad (bass), Ian Gibbons (keyboards), and Steve Holley (drums). There is also a live acoustic version of All The Young Dudes included as a bonus track.

On 12 February 2008, Amerian Beat Records in the USA issued a two-fer CD pairing All American Alien Boy and Overnight Angels. The non-LP single England Rocks is the only bonus track.

Ian Hunter's album Shrunken Heads was nominated for Album of the Year by Classic Rock Magazine, and the winner was voted on by the fans. (It did not win). But Ian Hunter and Mick Ralphs were present at the awards ceremony at the Landmark Hotel in London on 5 Nov 2007, where Mick Ronson received the Tommy Vance Inspiration award.

Jerkin' Crocus in the UK has issued the first single from Ian Hunter's critically acclaimed album Shrunken Heads on 26 Nov 2007 (set back from 22 Oct 2007). 'When The World Was Round' will be available in three formats: a 7 inch picture disc, a CD single, and a DVD single. Each format will be on sale for ú1.99, or all three can be bought for ú3.99. The picture disc includes 'When The World Was Round' (radio edit) b/w 'Words (Big Mouth)' (live 2007). The CD single contains 'When The World Was Round' (radio edit) b/w 'Once Bitten Twice Shy' and 'Twisted Steel' (live 2007). The DVD will include 'When The World Was Round' (animated video), BBC Paul Franks interview 2007 (audio), and a photo gallery of Ian Hunter and the Rant Band. Pre-orders are available now from Townsend Records.

Radio shows: My Planet Rocks: On 21 Jul 2007, Ian Hunter appeared on Planet Rock, for an hour-long show called My Planet Rocks. On Wednesday 27 June 2007, Ian Hunter was interviewed on the Nights With Alice Cooper radio show, hosted by the one and only Alice Cooper. Ian Hunter was featured on the WXPN Free At Noon concert series, performing in Philadelphia PA on Friday, 22 June 2007. Ian Hunter appeared on the Steve Jones radio show on 13 June 2007. Ian Hunter appeared on the syndicated radio show Rockline on 2 May 2007, answering phone calls and previewing his new album.

Ian Hunter appeared on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on 12 June 2007, performing Words (Big Mouth) and sitting down with Craig for a very entertaining interview.

In the UK, Ian Hunter's album Shrunken Heads was released on 14 May by Jerkin' Crocus. Townsend Records, in association with IanHunter.com, offered a limited edition of the European release which included a bonus disc with three tracks not included in the general release, 'Your Eyes', 'Wasted' and 'Real or Imaginary'.

Ian Hunter has announced ten UK dates for October 2007. Glasgow Scotland Fruitmarket (20 Oct); Newcastle England Carling Academy (21 Oct); Oxford England The Zodiac (23 Oct); Liverpool England Carling Academy 2 (24 Oct); Bilston England The Robin 2 (25 Oct); Southampton England The Brook (26 Oct); London England Sheperds Bush Empire (28 Oct); Brighton England Komedia (30 Oct).

Ian Hunter announced three UK acoustic live dates for May 2007: 13 May 2007 Glasgow (King Tut's); 14 May 2007 Birmingham (Glee Club); and 15 May 2007 London (Pigalle Club).

Ian Hunter made a couple guest appearances in December 2006. Ian appeared with the Trans Siberian Orchestra at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland OH on 1/2 Dec, performing Cleveland Rocks and All The Young Dudes. On 15 Dec, he appeared at Carnegie Hall with Alejandro Escovedo, performing Irene Wilde and I Wish I Was Your Mother.

Ian Hunter is putting the finishing touches on a new studio album called Shrunken Heads. Andy York, Mark Bosch, Jack Petruzzelli, James Mastro, Steve Holley, Graham Maby, Andy Burton have all contributed to it. Some of the new song titles are rumoured to be Shrunken Heads, Guiding Light and Words (Bigmouth).

Ian Hunter appeared at For The Love Of Arthur at the Beacon Theater in New York NY on 23 June 2006. The show was a benefit for Arthur Lee of the band Love, who is being treated for leukemia. The lineup included Flashy Python anf the Body Snatchers, Garland Jeffreys (with Mark Bosch on guitar), Yo La Tengo, Johnny Echols, Gavin DeGraw, Ryan Adams, Nils Lofgren, Ian Hunter, and Robert Plant. Ian's Rant Band (Andy York, James Mastro, Andy Burton, Tony Shanahan, and Steve Holley) backed Nils Lofgren, Ian Hunter, and Robert Plant. Ian did a six-song set, and returned to sing a duet with Robert Plant on the Everly Brothers' song When Will I Be Loved.

On 3 April 2006, Sony UK reissued a 30th Anniversary edition of All American Alien Boy, with six bonus tracks: To Rule Britannia from Union Jack (Session outtake); All American Alien Boy (Early Single Version); Irene Wilde (Session Outtake); Weary Anger (Session Outtake); Apathy (Session Outtake); (God) Advise to a Friend (Session Outtake).

At the inaugural Classic Rock Magazine awards at Cafe De Paris in London in November 2005, Ian Hunter was honored as the Classic Songwriter. Other award winner were Lemmy Kilmister (Living Legend), Deep Purple (Classic Album), Judas Priest (Metal Guru), Arthur Brown (Showman), Billy Idol (Comeback of the Year), The Answer (Best New Band), Neil Warnock (V.I.P.), and Tommy Vance( Inspiration).

Ian Hunter and his Rant Band had scheduled a handful of USA dates for July and August 2005, but a back injury forced Ian to cancel.

Ian Hunter's 2005 tour included dates in the USA (March), and Europe and the UK (April and May). The tour included stops in the USA, Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, England, Scotland, and Wales. The band included Ian Hunter, Mark Bosch (guitar), James Mastro (guitar), Graham Maby (bass), Andy Burton (keyboards), and Steve Holley (drums). Stan Tippins served as tour manager once again.

The Ian Hunter live DVD and CD Strings Attached was be issued in the USA by Sanctuary in March 2005. The DVD was recorded live in Oslo in January 2002 with a 17 piece string section.

Ian Hunter appeared on Jools Holland's New Year's Eve Hootenany TV show on 31 December 2004. The show was broadcast on BBC 2 in the UK and reached 3 million viewers. Ian played four songs, including All The Young Dudes and A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square.

Ian Hunter contributed a track to Por Vida, a tribute album to Alejandro Escovedo. The double CD features a new Ian Hunter studio recording of the Alejandro Escovedo song One More Time, featuring Andy York and James Mastro. The CD was being issued by Or Music and includes contributions from John Cale, Lucinda Williams, The Jayhawks, The Minus 5, Son Volt, The Cowboy Junkies, Chris Stamey, Bob Neuwirth, Charlie Sexton and many others.

Ian Hunter played a week of gigs in the New York City area in March 2004. His band included Andy York (guitar), James Mastro (guitar), Tony Shanahan (bass), Andy Burton (keyboards), and Steve Holley (drums). The dates are: 1 March 2004 - BB King's Blues Club, New York NY; 3 March - Crocodile Rock CafÚ, Allentown PA; 4 March - The Downtown, Farmingdale NY; 5 March - The Chance, Poughkeepsie NY; and 6 March - The Stone Pony, Asbury Park NJ.

The Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson album YUI Orta has been reissued in the UK by Lemon Records (UK Lemon CDLEM06). Lemon is a subsidiary of Cherry Red Records. the reissue includes the 1971 Ronno single Fourth Hour of My Sleep / Powers of Darkness as bonus tracks.

BMG Special Markets released a CD called Extended Versions by Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band. The material was recorded live on the 2001 Ringo Starr tour, and lists Ian Hunter's Still Love Rock 'n' Roll. The disc actually includes Irene Wilde.

Ian Hunter drummer Steve Holley released his first solo album, The Reluctant Dog (UK Angel Air SJPCD 133), on 13 March 2003. The album includes thirteen songs written and sung by Steve, and musicians include Denny Laine, Huw Gower, and Gail Ann Dorsey. Steve is also touring the US with Dar Williams in April and May.

A DVD of Ringo Starr's 2001 All-Starr Band was released on 1 Oct 2002 in the USA, and 14 Oct 2002 in Europe. The disc includes 19 songs from the Rosemont Theater in Chicago IL, and bonus interview footage. Two Ian Hunter songs are included, and All The Young Dudes. (A Pay-Per-View special of the show was also broadcast on 11 Aug 2002.) On 6 Aug 2002, King Biscuit Records released a live CD from the same show. King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo Starr and his New All Starr Band contains 16 tracks, including All The Young Dudes. Visit the King Biscuit site for more information.

Ian Hunter recently completed his 2002 UK tour, which took place from 7 May through 22 May. This one was especially memorable, because for the first time since 1973, Mick Ralphs joined Ian Hunter on guitar.

Ian Hunter played two shows at the Sentrum Scene in Oslo, Norway on January 29th and 30th, 2002. He was accompanied by Andy York (guitar), Torstein Flakne (guitar), Kjetil Berkestrand (keyboards), Sven Lindvall (bass), Per Lindvall (drums), and the Trondheim Soloists, a 17 member string section. The shows were filmed for an upcoming DVD release, scheduled for release later this year.

Ian Hunter co-wrote four songs for the album Back From Hell, a new album recorded by BDS (Bouchard, Dunaway, and Smith). The group features Joe Bouchard of Blue Oyster Cult, and Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith from Alice Cooper's group.

Fuel 2000 issued a promo CD single for Death of a Nation to radio station (USA Fuel 2000, no catalog number). The single also includes live acoustic versions of Wash Us Away and All The Young Dudes, recorded during a promotional appearance earlier in the year.

New Millennium in the UK have reissued the Mick Ronson Memorial Concert as a 3 CD set called The Memorial Show (UK NMC PILOT 94). The third disc is limited to 5000 copies and includes CD video of two tracks from the concert, Roger Taylor's A Kind Of Magic and Ian Hunter's All The Young Dudes.

Ian Hunter's 2001 UK tour consisted of eleven dates in June.

An Ian Hunter CD single, The Rant EP, was released by Papillon Records in the UK on 7 May 2001 (BTFLYS0017). The disc comes is a slimline case and includes the three tracks Still Love Rock 'n' Roll, Dead Man Walking, and Death of a Nation.

Ian Hunter sat in with Paul Shaffer and the house band on David Letterman's Late Show (a USA late night TV show) on 26 September 2000, performing for the audience during commercial breaks. Unfortunately, TV viewers only got to hear a few seconds of each song as the show went in and out of commercial.

Ian Hunter played a handful of live dates in the UK and the USA to promote the release of Sony's 2xCD anthology, Once Bitten Twice Shy. For the UK dates, Ian used the same band he used in 1999: Darrell Bath (guitar), Paul Cuddeford (guitar), Paul 'Trevor' Francis (bass), Ian Gibbons (keyboards), and Steve Holley (drums). For the lone USA date, Ian's band included Andy York (guitar), John Conte (bass), Tom Mandel (keyboards), and Steve Holley (drums).

Sony's new Ian Hunter anthology, Once Bitten Twice Shy, was released in the UK on 15 May 2000. This two-CD set includes over 20 rare and unreleased tracks, and early copies come with a custom slipcover. The USA release appeared on 25 July 2000 with identical packaging.

The First Annual Mott The Hoople Convention at the Robin 2 in Bilston (UK) on 17 April 1999. Although he was not officially part of the convention, Ian Hunter played two gigs at the club during the same weekend. Luther Grosvenor, Joe Elliott, Blue Weaver, and Verden Allen all turned up onstage during Ian's show on the 17th.

On 16 September 1998, Ian Hunter made an in-store appearance at the Virgin Megastore in London along with Mick Ralphs, Verden Allen, and Blue Weaver. They signed copies of the Sony box set, and Campbel Devine's authorized biography. Virgin had advertised a live performance by Hunter, Ralphs, and Allen, but it never materialized.