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Other: Somewhere Over The Rainbow Is On MySpace

Posted on Sunday, January 11 @ 07:27:39 UTC by nightowl

Well, we know where they are on MySpace - they're here, at www.myspace.com/overtherainbowrocks. But who are they? Over The Rainbow is the new band featuring former Rainbow musicians Joe Lynn Turner, Tony Carey, Bobby Rondinelli and Greg Smith alongside the son of the iconic Rainbow founder/guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, J?rgen Blackmore and they have launched a MySpace page.

Over The Rainbow are: Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow 1980-1984) - Vocals; Tony Carey (Rainbow 1975-1978) - Keyboards; Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow 1980-1983) - Drums; Greg Smith (Rainbow 1994-1997) - Bass; and J?rgen "J.R." Blackmore - Guitar

J?rgen Blackmore is a critically acclaimed guitarist in his own right and agreed to join this endeavor after realizing how intense the demand was for a Rainbow "reunion." Over The Rainbow marks the first time that four members from three different eras of Rainbow will take the stage together along with J.R. Blackmore.



Over The Rainbow will begin touring in Russia during February of 2009. The dates are as follows:

Feb. 14 - Minsk, Belarus - Palace of Sport
Feb. 16 - Saint-Petersburg, Russia - Big Concert Hall
Feb. 18 - Moscow, Russia - Club B1 Maximum
Feb. 19 - Ivanovo, Russia - Music Theatre
Feb. 21 - Ekaterinburg, Russia - Palace of Youth
Feb. 23 - Odessa, Ukraine - Palace of Sport
Feb. 24 - Kiev, Ukraine - Palace of Sport
Feb. 26 - Kharkov, Ukraine - Opera Theatre
Feb. 27 - Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine - Palace of Sport

[Source: Robert, Rock N Roll Cola, with some PW embellishment]

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