Video footage of '80s hard rock queen
Lita Ford performing her Top 10
Billboard hit (originally recorded with
Ozzy Osbourne)
"Close My Eyes Forever" while backed by members of
QUEENSRŸCHE on October 24, 2009 at Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey can be viewed below. Also available is footage of
QUEENSRŸCHE playing the song
"The Best I Can" at the same concert.
QUEENSRŸCHE and
Ford have teamed up for over two dozen dates beginning October 15.
Lita is hitting the stage during the
QUEENSRŸCHE set to perform three songs, including
"Close My Eyes Forever", which she is singing with
QUEENSRŸCHE frontman
Geoff Tate. For all songs,
Lita is being backed by
QUEENSRŸCHE —
Geoff Tate on vocals,
Michael Wilton and
Parker Lundgren on guitars,
Eddie Jackson on bass and
Scott Rockenfield on drums.
"Wicked Wonderland", the first album in 15 years from
Lita Ford, sold around 2,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to
Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 31 on the Top Hard Music Albums chart.
"Wicked Wonderland" was released in Europe on October 2 via
earMUSIC/
Edel. The set was issued in the U.S. on October 6 through
Lita's own
JLRG Entertainment label as a regular CD and limited-edition vinyl with different artwork.
QUEENSRŸCHE has scheduled two "cabaret shows" at the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, Washington on February 4-5, 2010
Queensrÿche Cabaret is described as
Geoff Tate,
Scott Rockenfield,
Michael Wilton,
Eddie Jackson and
Parker Lundgren performing a show-of-shows with a bunch of their friends who have a tendency to only come out late at night.
The
Queensrÿche Cabaret will be art, lust, dancing and naughty fun with the band performing their hits and never-heard-before selections accompanied by go-go dancers, burlesque dancers, drag queens, a juggler, ballet dancer, aerial artist, contortionist and much more.
There will be fan-club-only parties and events Thursday Friday and Saturday nights, including a
Super Bowl party on Sunday for those staying the weekend. Fan-club seats and passes to many, many events will be up in the next week.
