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MICHAEL SCHENKER Pulls Out Of U.K.'s GUITARFEST

September 22, 2006

Michael Schenker (MSG, ex-UFO, SCORPIONS) has cancelled his appearance at Guitarfest 2006, set to take place Sunday, September 24 at Cocks Moors Woods Centre in Birmingham, England. According to a posting on the Guitarfest web site, Schenker "has unfortunately had to 'bow out' of Guitarfest 2006, due to unforeseen personal circumstances. These circumstances are sadly beyond our control. We hope that you will join us in wishing Michael all the very best for the future. We will be looking to work with Mr. Schenker at some other point, and he has asked us to confer his appreciation for the continued support and goodwill extended to him by his fans, his regret at being unable to appear, and thanks to the organisation and staff of Guitarfest for the invitation."

Schenker recently cancelled a MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP U.S. tour due to a disagreement with the group's last vocalist, Jari Tiura.

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP released "Tales of Rock 'n' Roll", a special CD to celebrate the band's 25-year anniversary, on August 1 via Locomotive Records. The CD contains Michael Schenker's signature riffage on new cuts featuring an all-star assembly of singers who have recorded with Schenker over the past quarter-century: Graham Bonnet, Gary Barden, Robin McAuley, Kelly Keeling, Leif Sundin, Chris Logan and Michael's most recent vocalist, Jari Tiura. UFO's Pete Way chips in with bass for this special occasion and RACER X drummer Jeff Martin is behind the kit.

The acclaimed German lead guitarist has recorded 34 studio albums with 10 different bands, including SCORPIONS, UFO, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, and the MCAULEY/SCHENKER GROUP. Add to that eight live albums and five compilations and you get a staggering 47 Michael Schenker albums.

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