Roadstar toured alongside a number of high-profile acts, such as Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Thunder, Status Quo, Meat Loaf, Nickelback and The Darkness. In 2005, the band co-headlined the second Nokia 'New School of Rock' tour, together with The Glitterati and The Black Velvets.Īfter a series of strong hurricanes in the United States, resulting in the devastating Hurricane Katrina, the UK rockers chose to change their name to Roadstar. Together they put out their debut release, an EP called Get This, later that year. The band were discovered and signed by A&R man John Kalodner (who had previously worked with Aerosmith & Whitesnake) in 2004. In October 2003, Richie Hevanz joined the band as the new frontman, and played his first gig at JB's in Dudley. įollowing Pipe's departure, Hurricane Party briefly added a new vocalist named Cherry, though this reportedly did not last long. He later went on to front an outfit named Carmen Pimps, and in 2012 he took part in the ITV1 television programme Superstar. On 10 July 2003, original vocalist Steve Pipe played his last gig as part of the band, in London. On 9 November 2002, the band supported Paul Di'Anno's Killers and Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction in a gig at Camden Underworld. The members bonded by taking influences from the same 1970s heavy metal and hard rock acts, such as Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith and Deep Purple. History As Hurricane Party (2002–2004) įormed as Hurricane Party in 2002 by guitarist Jonny Rocker and manager Laurie Mansworth (who met in a guitar shop where Rocker worked), the band soon recruited Rob Randell (who had previously played with Rocker) and the rest of the bandmembers through adverts.
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