European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes wednesday april 16, 1986 at t b y g o 5 c h Rock Bottom is Back after a length hiatus bringing you news from the  looks like it la be a hot summer for Rock n Roll this year what with All the open air festivals being staged throughout Europe. The old Arena standbys Queen and Mari lion headline shows both in the . And on the continent the German Metal mongers the scorpions perform in their Homeland and a slew of relatively new British acts Are making Waves across the Channel. The jazz Rock fusion band simply red Britain s latest teen idol fear Gal Sharkey the Jesus and Mary Chain gang the water boys and Fine Young cannibals one of the finest British exports featuring a strange brew of blues jazz and gospel Are just a few of the bands appearing this summer bands you la probably be hearing a lot More of. Bearing rapidly Down upon us is the 17th annual pin pop festival in geleen Holland May 19. Some of the bands appearing Are the cure the water boys the cult Fine Young cannibals cock Robin Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Jesus and Mary Chain gang. Geleen is a Small town located just to the West of Brun sum and about 20 Miles from Aachen Germany. The venue is the sport Park a cozy Grassy Field right in the town s Center. Unfortunately the concert is on a monday Whit monday a Holiday in Many parts of Europe but if you happen to have a Day off it s Well Worth attending. The next major event is Germany s Rock on the ring festival june 14-15, taking place for the second time this year at the curb urging Racetrack Between Koblenz and Bonn. Headlining the two Day event Are Neil Young and simple minds. Other artists include Sta ship inns cock Robin the cure the alarm simply red the water boys fear Gal Sharkey and Fine Young cannibals. Those of you who were at last year s ring festival when such bands As foreigner Saga Reo Speed Wagon Huey Lewis and night Ranger played to an audience of More than 70,000 will remember the event As a kind of mini Woodstock. Tents were set up bonfires were lit at night food and drinks were passed who s who in heavy Metal some 40 hard Rock and heavy Metal stars have joined forces on the recently released Benefit single stars for the hear n Aid project. All proceeds will go to famine Relief efforts in Africa and around the world. Queen headlines festivals in the . And on the continent this summer. Around and everybody had Plain old Good fun. England jumps on the festival bandwagon june 20 22 with the 1986 Glastonbury and festival at worthy farm in Shepton Mallet located just South of Bristol and about 110 Miles West of London in the county of Somerset. Billed As the most effective anti nuclear fund Raiser in Europe the festival features the cure madness level 42, simply red Lloyd Cole & the commotions psychedelic furs violent Femme Husker do the go Between and a Host of others. Queen and Mari lion begin their run of summer concerts in Germany june 21 at Mannheim s Naimark gelande the site of last year s deep purple festival followed by shows in Berlin at the Wal Duhne june 26 and Cologne at the Man Geisdorfer stadium july 19. Support acts Are Irish guitar virtuoso Gary Moore the jazz Funk Rock pop outfit level 42 and the German heavy Metal band Craft. The two headliners go their separate ways june 28 Queen Heads for Munich for a Solo concert at the Olympia Halle and Mari lion returns to Britain for the Welcome to the Garden party festival at the Milton Keynes concert bowl located some 40 Miles North Northwest of London. Four other acts will be added to the lineup to be announced shortly. What will perhaps be the biggest festival in England this summer is the Queen concert july 12 at London s 75,000-seat Wembley stadium scene of the 1985 live Aid and Bruce Springsteen shows. The Veteran rockers of status quo reunited for the nth time and the Folk Punk outfit the alarm Are the guests. If you Haven t had enough of Queen by then the band is planning other major open air concerts in the . Tentative Sites Are Manchester England and somewhere in Scotland. Also in the tentative department this summer according to the British Magazine new musical express is a simple minds festival at Milton Keynes june 21, though the gig has t been officially announced yet. Stevie wonder is planning a concert at Wembley stadium and might do several More shows throughout Europe. He s already confirmed to headline the first algerian music festival in late june. And wham is Likely to headline a concert at Wembley in late june or Early july. The show will probably be the duo s Only . Appearance and May Well be their Farewell concert. Last but not least the summer ends on a Good note this year with the return of the monsters of Rock festival Over the labor Day weekend. The scorpions have been confirmed As headliners and six other bands Are planned. It All takes place aug. 30 at Nurnberg s Zeppelin eld and aug. 31 at Mannheim s Maiman gelande. More details on these and other upcoming festivals can be found As usual in stripes Magazine. It s about time. The Maxi single stars by hear n Aid heavy Metal s contribution to the band Aid and Usa for Africa projects was recently released. Written by Ronnie James Dio and guitarists Vivian Campbell and Jimmy Bain the project features some 40 leading hard Rock and heavy Metal luminaries including members of Judas priest quiet riot Motley Crue twisted sister w.a.s.p., Iron Maiden Dokken it rough cutt Queen Ryche Blue Oyster cult night Ranger and journey along with Ted Nugent Ingrie Malmsten Carmine Appice and several others. Stars is a Power packed very Dio sounding track in which the vocalists Ronnie James Dave Meniketti Rob Halford Eric Bloom Kevin Dubrow Don Dokken Paul Shortino and Geoff Tate alternate singing the lines much like on the we Are the world song. It s punctuated with guitar solos by Campbell Eddie Ojeda Brad Gillis Yng Wie Malmsten George Lynch Carlos Cavazo Donald Buck dharma Roe Serand Neal Schon. Side 2 features Short interview segments with some of the musicians. A stars album will be released sometime in the future As Well As a video documentary on the making of the record. All proceeds from the sales of these and other hear n Aid merchandise will go toward the famine Relief Effort in Africa and around the world. Fear Gal Sharkey Britain s new teen idol performs at several open air festivals throughout Europe