Note: The dates listed supersede any that were previously announced. They are also subject to further updates. Check with the venues for ticket information. They also appear on the profile page and will be updated as-needed.

OVER THE RAINBOW'S MYSPACE PAGE If the link does not work, cut/paste this link to your browser - http://www.myspace.com/overtherainbowrocks Please add them as your friend, also!

Thanks for everyone's support, cooperation and patience!
Lorna
Joe's myspace page staff

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EX-RAINBOW MEMBERS REUNITE TO TOUR EUROPE AND RUSSIA
Over The Rainbow Announces Fall Concert Dates

(New York, NY) In August 2008, four former Rainbow musicians reunited and asked Jurgen Blackmore, son of
Rainbow's founder Ritchie Blackmore, to join them in Over The Rainbow. The band launched their debut tour in
Russia, Belarus and The Ukraine earlier this year before sold out arena crowds. The buzz generated by fans was so
intense that the demand for them to return to Russia had to be met. Bassist Greg Smith says, "I am very excited
about going back to Russia. The fans there were amazing and I cant wait to play for them again. Its also exciting to
bring this show to several cities in Western and Eastern Europe for the first time."

Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner adds, "The variety of European cities that we are playing on this tour is a strong testament
to the fact that the music of Rainbow is alive, well and in demand by the fans who have never forgotten its
contribution to music history. As for returning to Russia, the Russian people and fans have always had a warm place
in my musical heart and soul. Debuting Over The Rainbow earlier this year there was electric! We are ready to give
the fans more this fall!"

In the 70s, 80s and 90s, Rainbow released over 20 albums (five Gold, four Silver), seven Billboard Hot 100 and
Mainstream Rock tracks, six Top 75 UK songs and at least seven MTV frequently played videos. Since 1998, former
members of Rainbow and their respective management offices were overloaded with requests for Rainbow to
reunite. Rondinelli, Smith and Turner agreed that the only legitimate way to accomplish this was to employ a
Blackmore on guitar.

Jurgen Blackmore said, ?The Russian fans welcomed me with open arms during the band's debut tour. I felt like the
fans were very encouraging. They were obviously so hungry to hear Rainbow songs performed live again and I was
proud to be the one to help deliver the music to them! For this tour, I am especially looking forward to playing in my
home country of Germany."

Over The Rainbow is:
Vocals: Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow 1980-1984)
Drums: Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow 1980-1983)
Bass: Greg Smith (Rainbow 1994-1997)
Guitar: Jurgen ("J.R.") Blackmore
On keyboards for this forthcoming tour is Paul Morris (Rainbow 1994-1997). He adds, "When I played with
Rainbow back in the 90's we did a couple of tours in Europe, but never went any further [east] then East Germany. It
will be awesome to play this great music to so many new people who never got the chance to see [the original]
Rainbow."

Drummer Bobby Rondinelli sums it up best by saying, "Europe is our second home and Russia is where the band
was born. It will be great to go back."

Tour Dates Listed in order of:
--DATE (all 2009)
--VENUE
--CITY, COUNTRY
(important note: dates, venues and cities are always subject to change)

Sep 4
Fratelli
Bucharest, Romania

Sep 5
City Square
Kavarna, Bulgaria

Sep 15
Palace of Sport
Krasnodar, Russia

Sep 17
Palace of Sport Olimp
Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Sep 19
Concert Hall Philarmonic
Tyumen, Russia

Sep 21
Palace of Culture
Perm, Russia

Sep 23
MTL Arena
Samara, Russia

Sep 25
Piramida
Kazan, Russia

Sep 27
Palace of Sport
Omsk, Russia

Sep 29
Ice Palace
Irkutsk, Russia

Oct 1
Palace of Sport
Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Oct 3
Palace of Sport
Novosibirsk, Russia

Oct 5
Concert Hall Russia
Moscow, Russia

Oct 7
Yeni Melek G.M.
Istanbul Turkey

Oct 9
Forum Palace
Vilnius, Lithuania

Oct 10
House of Culture
Helsinki, Finland

Oct 12
Tradgarn
Gothenburg, Sweden

Oct 13
Kulturbolaget
Malmo, Sweden

Oct 15
Retro Music Hall
Prague, Czech Republic

Oct 17
Estragon
Bologna, Italy

Oct 18
TBA
Thessanoliki, Greece

Oct 19
Gagarian
Athens, Greece

Oct 21
TBA
Ioninna, Greece

Oct 23
Festhalle Durlach
Karlsruhe, Germany

Oct 24
De Pul
Uden, Holland

Oct 25
Aladin
Bremen, Germany

Oct 28
Sala Joy Eslava
Madrid, Spain

Oct 29
Razzmatazz II
Barcelona, Spain

Oct 31
Rockstar Live
Bilbao, Spain

For USA Fans: Paul Morris is the keyboardist on the USA tour. If he sounds familiar to anyone, he has also played keyboards on some of Joe's solo work.

Over the Rainbow on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/overtherainbowrocks  (Note: It may be a few days before blogs/features are updated there)

~Lorna
Joe's myspace page staff


----Press Release-----

OVER THE RAINBOW ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF PAUL MORRIS TO
USA CONCERT DATES IN JULY

CONTACT: Lisa Walker, OTRInfo@ToTheMax1.com or lisawalker@tothemax1.com

(New York, NY) After he received a great reception from over 12,000 fans at the Sweden Rock Festival, Over The Rainbow has officially added keyboardist Paul Morris to the band's roster for several USA concert dates in July. Like all members of OVER THE RAINBOW (with the exception of guitarist Jurgen "J.R." Blackmore), Morris was also part of RAINBOW as he recorded and toured with the band from 1994 through 1997.

Confirmed dates:

Bridgeview, IL
July 3
Toyota Park

El Paso, TX
July 4
Downtown Street Festival

Ocean City, NJ
July 6
Ocean City Music Pier

Auburn Hills, MI
July 8
DTE Energy Music Theatre/Palace Sports and Entertainment

Allentown, PA
July 10
Crocodile Rock Cafe

Asbury Park, NJ
July 11
The Stone Pony

Keyboardist Tony Carey has left the band and all of the members of Over The Rainbow, its management and staff wish Tony much success in all of his future endeavors. They emphasize that there is no ill will toward Tony and they all respect his decision.

Over The Rainbow would like to take the time to thank all of their fans for their incredible and loyal support and look forward to bringing the great music of all eras of Rainbow to the USA next month and to Russia and Europe in the fall.

Over The Rainbow is:
Vocals: Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow 1980-1984)
Drums: Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow 1980-1983)
Bass: Greg Smith (Rainbow 1994-1997)
Guitar: Jurgen ("J.R.") Blackmore

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NOTICE: The following dates in Brazil that are listed in the media bulletin are confirmed and listed here under the "Tour Dates." The South American Tour website http://www.jltbrasil2009.com also lists some dates that are pending confirmation.

It is recommended that fans wanting to attend the shows bookmark the web site and keep checking it periodically for updates. We will continue updating/listing any more dates that are confirmed. 

There is also a note to the South American media friends at the bottom of this post. 

Thanks to everyone for their cooperation!

Lorna
Joe's myspace page staff 


***MEDIA BULLETIN***

JOE LYNN TURNER and GARNOE PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCE SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR

This July and August, Ex-Rainbow/Deep Purple vocalist, Joe Lynn
Turner, will travel to South America for several concert dates. Garnoe
Productions has set up a special website for this tour with more
details about the venue locations, information on where to purchase
tickets, sponsor news and more:

http://www.jltbrasil2009.com/

Although additional dates may be announced later, here is a list of
the confirmed shows as of June 14, 2009:

DATES LISTED IN SOUTH AMERICAN FORMAT
(date-month-year)

23/7/09
Bolshoi Pub
Goiania, Golas
www.bolshoipub.com.br

25/7/09
Porao do Alemao
Manuas, Amazonas
www.biribeproductions.com 

31/7/09
Cultural Bar
Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
www.culturalbar.com.br

6/8/09
Teatro Ciee
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
www.teatrociee.com.br

7/8/09
Espaco Celeiros Beer
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
www.celeirosbeer.com.br

14/8/09
Ono Teatro Bar
Foz Iguacu, Parana
www.onoteatrobar.com.br

15/8/09
Square Bar
Cascavel, Parana
www.squarebar.com.br

To arrange email or phone interviews in advance of these show dates
and/or to obtain high resolution images for use in newspapers and
magazines, contact:
LisaWalker@ToTheMax1.com

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TO Joe's media friends

If you are in the media: journalist, radio or TV presenter, radio or television producer, webzine editor, music blogger, podcast host, etc. and would like to receive press releases and news updates about Over The Rainbow or Joe Lynn Turner please email the following address:

Newsdesk@JoeLynnTurner.com

You will need to state your name, the media outlet that you work for and any applicable URL in the email.

This list is exclusive and for media people only. It has been helping media people stay informed for over 5 years now. It is an "opt in" only list so you do need to email us directly. We handle each media outlet personally.

We look forward to hearing from you and thank you for your consideration.

Best Regards,
Lisa Walker
Media Coordinator for Joe Lynn Turner and Over The Rainbow

~posted by Lorna
Joe's myspace page staff

A press conference took place at the Sweden Rock Festival this week. Highlights of it can be seen below:

Part One:




Part two:



Over The Rainbow on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/overtherainbowrocks

Joe on Facebook: Log into facebook and search "Joe Lynn Turner Official Page" Do not confuse it with other pages listed there.

Follow Joe on Twitter: http://twitter.com/joelynnturner

Enjoy!
Lorna
Joe's myspace page staff

 


-posted by Lorna

DISCLAIMER: Please keep in mind that while Joe is scheduled to attend this event that
there is no guarantee if circumstances beyond his control occur.

JLT plans to attend Barry Ambrosio tribute show in Long Island, NY

Bambfest, a tribute to the life of Ritchie Blackmore's former assistant
Barry Ambrosio, will take place March 29 in Amityville, NY. Joe's Over The
Rainbow cohort (and ex-Rainbow drummer Bobby Rondinelli) is slated to play the
event with his own band and Joe is planning to attend. Doors open at 1pm at
Ollie's Point. Fans might remember that Ambrosio was the person who made the
initial phone call to JLT to invite him to audition for Rainbow. For more
information, go here: http://www.bambfest.com/index.php?topic=glFusion

PRESS RELEASE
March 12, 2009


EX-RAINBOW/DEEP PURPLE VOCALIST JOE LYNN TURNER AND FRONTIERS ANNOUNCES NEW SUNSTORM PROJECT CD

(New York, NY USA) Frontiers Records and Joe Lynn Turner are is proud to announce the release of the second SUNSTORM album, House of Dreams. This AOR masterpiece, featuring former Rainbow, Malmsteen and Deep Purple vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, will be out in Europe on April 17, 2009.

The first SUNSTORM album saw the light of day in 2006 when Turner accepted
Frontiers President Serafino Perugino's concept to blow the dust off from
some potential AOR hit songs that Joe wrote for the aborted follow up to his
1985 solo debut Rescue You.  It turned out to be one of the most successful,
straight-ahead Melodic Rock releases of 2006. Jim Peterik (ex Survivor,
Pride of Lions) supplied additional tracks and the album was rounded off
with some other AOR classics picked by Joe and Serafino.

The brilliant production, courtesy of PINK CREAM 69's studio wizard Dennis
Ward, was hailed as one of the highlights and key factors to the album's
success. When the second release was being planned, it was a natural choice
to ask Ward to be a part of the project again. This time, he played bass and
sung background vocals. He also enlisted Uwe Reitenauer and Thorsten Koehne
on guitars, Chris Schmidt on drums and Gunter Werno on keyboards.

Once again, Turner dug deep into the archives and found some classy Melodic
Rock gems to resurrect. One of the highlights that might sound familiar to
fans is I Found Love, a song that Turner often used to open up his concerts
on the Rescue You tour. There's also Forever Now and Save a Place in Your
Heart, where another AOR cult-hero Paul Sabu appears among the writing
credits.

Serafino also asked Joe to finally release "his" version of the amazing
ballad Walk On, that Turner co-wrote with Desmond Child (KISS; BON JOVI etc)
for the Jimmy Barnes album Freight Train Heart in 1987. Additionally, Jim
Peterik was called in to offer his talents to SUNSTORM once again. The
results include Tears on the Pages--- a tune co-written by Jon Lind and Russ
Ballard. Peterik also contributed, Say You Will and Gutters of Gold.
Brothers Tom and James Martin (HOUSE OF LORDS, KHYMERA) wrote the remaining
tracks and were able to capture the spirit and quality of songs expected on
the SUNSTORM project.

Turner, who recently returned from a tour of Russia with Over The Rainbow,
was excited to come home and find out that House of Dreams was coming out in
April. He says, "Once again, Serafino and the staff at Frontiers have proved
that they know how to cater to Melodic Rock fans. I am glad that they
believed in the Sunstorm concept enough to get behind the release of a
second album. There are plenty of people all over the world that love this
genre of music and I still enjoy making it. It's also invigorating and
rewarding to be able to sing some of these songs that I co-wrote or
performed in the 80s that never had a chance to be released properly. Jim
Peterik came through again with incredible tracks---well structured with
compelling lyrics and melody changes. The Martin brothers also brought in
some songs that will probably translate great, live, and that the fans will
really enjoy."

SUNSTORM's House of Dreams is a real "must have" for all JLT lovers and a
stunning release for all Melodic Rock fans.

Final tracklisting includes: Divided
<http://www.frontiers.it/portals/0/multimedia/SUNSTORM%20-%2001%20-%20Divide
d.mp3> , Don't
<http://www.frontiers.it/portals/0/multimedia/SUNSTORM%20-%2002%20-%20Dont%2
0Give%20Up.mp3>  Give Up, The Spirit Inside, I
<http://www.frontiers.it/portals/0/multimedia/SUNSTORM%20-%2004%20-%20I%20Fo
und%20Love.mp3>  Found Love, Say You Will, Gutters of Gold, Save a Place in
Your Heart, Forever Now, Tears on the Pages, House
<http://www.frontiers.it/portals/0/multimedia/SUNSTORM%20-%2010%20-%20House%
20Of%20Dreams.mp3>  of Dreams, Walk On.
The album will be released on May 19th in the USA via Frontiers/Super D and
in Japan on King Records.

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NOTE: If the links to the preview tracks do not work, visit http://www.frontiers.it and search Sunstorm: House of Dreams. Apologies for any links that do not work. 


~posted by Lorna