King Awesome bring the ultimate 80s arena rock tribute show, featuring the greatest hits of Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Guns N’ Roses, Poison, Whitesnake and all their hard-rockin’ amigos!
These boys will transport you to those late ‘80s nights on L.A.’s Sunset Strip, where big riffs and even bigger hair ruled the airwaves and the rallying cry was ‘nothin’ but a good time!’. King Awesome fuse huge riffs, anthemic choruses and an incendiary live show full of high kicks, fist pumps and tongue-in-cheek references to all your favourite 80s rock clichés. They hold their crowds in the palm of their leather-gloved hands and party like it’s 1989!
As well as high-calibre musicianship and showmanship, the show is built on cutting-edge digital technology, including click tracks, in-ear monitors, samples and additional synth tracks, for the tightest, highest-quality live experience. They also bring a wall of Marshall stacks, smoke cannons, a full-colour backdrop and outrageous guitar changes!
Songs include
Rock out to all the classics: Livin’ on a Prayer, The Final Countdown, Sweet Child O’ Mine, Jump, Poison, Here I Go Again and many more.
The band
- Stevie King: lead vocals and additional guitars
- C.C. Van Jovi: lead guitar and backing vocals
- Johnny Mayhem: bass guitar and backing vocals
- Randy Lee Adler: drums and samples
King Awesome have headlined the O2 Academy Oxford and played the main stage at Glastonbudget. They have sold out venues including Shan’s in Bristol, Fat Lil’s and Didcot Civic Hall, and headlined rock venues such as The Bullingdon in Oxford, Queens Hall in Nuneaton and the Craufurd Arms in Milton Keynes.
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Good to know
- Four-piece band: drums, bass, guitar and three vocals, with synth backing tracks.
- Needs a stage of at least 15ft x 15ft, with an 8ft x 8ft space for the drums.
- Silent stage: the band use in-ear monitors and need no monitor speakers on stage.
- The band don’t travel with a sound engineer, so the venue’s engineer mixes the show (16 input channels minimum).
- Full technical spec and rider, and a fire certificate for the backdrop, available on request.