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Hard Rock Hell Spring Break 2 – Featuring Geoff Tate

December 4, 2024

Get Ready for Hard Rock Hell Spring Break 2 – The Ultimate Rock and Metal Festival Experience, and YOU could be heading there! ⚔️

With performances from Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate, Geoff Tate, Kee Marcello, Ronnie Romero, SKálmöld, Cats in Space, Psychlona, New Generation Superstars, Waylander, Psychlona, and MANY other epic artists across the AOR, Metal, Vikings, Classic Rock, NWOBHM, Stoner, Doom and Industrial spectrum – this is one event you WON’T want to miss!

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Geoff Tate with Gene Simmons at Wacken Open Air 2024

August 2, 2024

Just saw the Gene Simmons band and they were fantastic! What incredible energy. What a night of super talent.

Geoff Tate with Avantasia at Fezen Festival – Szekesfehervar, Hungary

July 31, 2024

Side stage view of the crowd cheering Geoff on during the Fezen Festival with Avantasia.

John Moyer joining Florida 2024/2025 BSPT

July 29, 2024

John Moyer from Disturbed will be joining me for a week on Back Stage Pass Travel to record music and set up and play a show with a small group of adventurers who want to work with us on music and sightsee for a week in Florida. Here’s the link to join us https://backstagepasstravel.com

Dario Parente interview with Brews and Tunes

July 28, 2024

July 28th, 2024 – “I Have to Pinch Myself Every Time I’m on Stage”: An Interview with Guitarist Dario Parente

Hey there rockers, rollers, and metal maniacs! Your heavy metal beer drinking pal the Meista here today with another great interview for you! This one is with the very talented and friendly Dario Parente, guitarist for Geoff Tate! We chatted about the current tour with Geoff Tate, Dario’s work with Geoff in Sweet Oblivion, his history and work with Italian progressive rock band Headless, his history as a musician in general, and much more! Here’s a link to that video interview: https://youtu.be/LLYph67BwTw

Enjoy!!

Check out Dario’s YouTube page here:
https://www.youtube.com/@darioparente604

And check out all things Geoff Tate here:
https://www.geofftate.com

Cheers and hails!!

*Photo of Dario by Enrique Sanchez
**Special thanks to Boyd H. Crews for setting up this interview, to Jamie Winters for designing the Brews and Tunes logo, Jerry Howard for creating the Brews and Tunes intro video and to DiseNgaged for the use of their song “The Real Me” (copyright 2020)

Geoff Tate’s Greatest Hits 2024 Tour comes to Ireland

July 13, 2024

Ireland and Northern Ireland Dates coming up:

Sept 6 Belfast

Sept 13 Dublin

Sept 27 Limerick

Sept 28 Derry

Sept 29 Galway

For tickets: https://www.geofftate.com/full-tour-list/

Geoff Tate / Adrian Vandenberg 2024 USA Tour

August 7, 2023

We would like to announce the Geoff Tate/Adrian Vandenberg 2024 in the USA, kicking off in Clearwater, FL on February 26th, 2024 at the Capitol Theater. Tickets go on sale to the public this Friday, August 11th @10:00am local time. For all ticket links, please visit and bookmark this page for all our upcoming tour dates worldwide at: https://www.geofftate.com/full-tour-list/

Barcelona, Spain live Geoff Tate Show review

May 21, 2023

Here is a live show review from the recent Barcelona, Spain show! https://www-musicinbelgium-net.translate.goog/articles/geoff-tate-a-barcelone-la-classe-et-la-claque/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Le Saint-Sulpice bar closing in Montreal, Quebec – Operation Mindcrime songs birthplace

February 6, 2023

Le Saint-Sulpice in Montreal, Quebec will be closing it’s doors permanently at the end of this month. The Montreal Gazette recently had a conversation with me in regards to the time I spent here in this bar in the 1980’s writing songs for the Operation Mindcrime album. For the full article, click here.

Geoff Tate photos and coverage of Fort Lauderdale, FL live show at the Amaturo Theatre by Bravewords

January 19, 2023

For the full article and photo gallery of this live show, click here: