Bruce Pays Tribute to Tommy Vance
Earlier, Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton told The Rock Radio that Vance was important to a lot of musicians: "He championed a lot of metal bands and rock bands in England — against the odds, you know, because even, even over there, you know, there's a Top 40 hierarchy. So Tommy was really responsible for helping a lot of bands."Tipton also told The Rock Radio that the band had wanted to do something for the Teenage Cancer Trust previously: "We offered ourselves up last year, but I think they underestimated the importance of metal, and how much metal could contribute — I'm talking about the audience now — to a great cause. But this year, they invited us to play."
Check out pictures of the Royal Albert Hall concert at Wire Image. A review of the performance can be found at The Rock Radio.