IT BITES will be reuniting and go on tour!
The following news has been taken from the It Bites website: IT BITES are reuniting to record a new album and go on tour. The original line-up of John Beck on keyboards, drummer Bob Dalton, and bass player Dick Nolan, is to be completed by the addition of John Mitchell (Arena, Kino).Original singer and guitarist Francis Dunnery is unfortunately unable to commit to the reunion. With his personal life and career now largely based in the USA, recording and writing schedules were impossible to co-ordinate. Thus the remaining band members turned to John Mitchell, who John Beck and Bob have been working together with over the past few years in the band Kino. The band members have already started writing and will start recording later this year. There will be some live shows prior to the release of the album, and a full tour to accompany its 2007 release.To my great regret I missed their visit-to-Japan live in concert in 1989.Will they come to Japan next year?ついにIT BITESも再結成!ファンになる前に来日しちゃったもんですから、ライブ観そびれちゃったんです。その後、John BeckのプレイはJohn Wetton来日の時に観ることが出来ました。けっこうJohn Beckファンの若い女子が多く、黄色い声や花束は殆どBeckに向けられたものだったのですが彼はWettonに敬意を払ったのでしょうか、決して花束を受け取りませんでした。困ってた顔してたなぁ。ボーカルがオリジナルメンバーではないので、イメージ変わっちゃうでしょうね。来日するなら、オールスタンディングはやめてね、お願い。