Ex-HANOI ROCKS Guitarist's THE REAL MCCOY BAND: Finnish Dates Cancelled

November 11, 2009

THE REAL MCCOY BAND, the solo group of HANOI ROCKS guitarist/co-founder Andy McCoy, has cancelled the remaining dates on its Finnish tour after guitarist Chris Shiflett's (also of FOO FIGHTERS) "child contracted the swine influenza (H1N/09 virus) and Chris needs to fly back to U.S. immediately," according to a posting on McCoy's web site.

Affected tour dates:

Nov. 11 - Seinäjoki, Finland - Rytmikorjaamo
Nov. 12 - Kaustinen, Finland - Kaustinen Sali
Nov. 13 - Tornio, Finland - Umpitunneli
Nov. 14 - Rovaniemi, Finland - Tivoli
Nov. 15 - Kokkola, Finland - Seurahuone
Nov. 17 - Kuopio, Finland - Puijonsarvi
Nov. 18 - Imatra, Finland - Osmos Cosmos
Nov. 19 - Kouvola, Finland - Marilyn
Nov. 20 - Turku, Finland - Apollo
Nov. 21 - Eura, Finland - Osmantupa

THE REAL MCCOY BAND's lineup:

Andy McCoy (Finland) - Lead And Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Chris Shiflett (USA) - Lead And Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Dan Lagersted (Sweden) - Bass, Vocals
Angela McCoy (USA) - Female Vocals, Percussions, Keyboards
Jolle Atlagic (Sweden) - Drums

As previously reported, wooden statue of Andy McCoy was unveiled on July 25 in his birthplace of Pelkosenniemi, a municipality of Finland.

Commented McCoy: "First real statue is a great honor. Normally statues are being built only after the artist has died."

The wooden statue was sculpted by Andy's uncle, Matti Hulkko. As a child, Andy used to go fishing together with Matti to the waters near Pelkosenniemi.

McCoy's decadent autobiography, "Sheriff McCoy: Legend of Hanoi Rocks", is now available in English for the first time in a deluxe hardcover edition through North American publisher Bazillion Points.

A national icon in his native Finland, McCoy has been called the Finnish Keith Richards — except Richards only fell out of a coconut tree; Andy McCoy fell from a fourth-story balcony and lived to tell the tale. His over-the-top image and streetwise bending of punk, glam, and old-fashioned rock 'n' roll inspired a generation of platinum-selling bands — rock authors Slash of GUNS N' ROSES and Nikki Sixx of MÖTLEY CRÜE have already admitted their musical and stylistic debts. Now the real McCoy speaks from the heart on subjects including rock stardom, true love, his arsenal of vintage guitars, and surviving every imaginable variety of intoxication.

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