Legendary musicians team up to perform as The Jack Tars

The Jack Tars will set light to the stages of the UK with a selection of their own songs alongside tracks that have helped define a generation. This furious four aim their ship towards new musical horizons and the promise of further rock and roll adventures.

Making up The Jack Tars is Captain Sensible, Slim Jim Phantom, Chris Cheney and Mike Peters.

Captain Sensible is a member of The Damned - one of the first British punk bands to release a single, an album, and tour the United States. In November 2012 The Damned were awarded the Classic Rock outstanding contribution award for services to Rock music over 36 years.

Slim Jim Phantom is a true rock-n-roll icon. As the legendary drummer for the Stray Cats, alongside band mates Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, spearheaded the neo-rockabilly movement of the early 80s. With a love for 50s rock-n-roll the Stray Cats took inspiration from that bygone era and mixed with their youthful energy and aggression produced the updated hard-edged rockabilly sound that saw them conquer the world, gaining fans among the likes of Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Robert Plant along the way.

Chris Cheney is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter from Australian Rock band The Living End. The band has racked up a quintuple-platinum album, two platinum and five gold records and won three ARIA awards (the Australian Brits). Their debut album produced five singles and remained in the top 50 for 63 weeks. Chris also wrote the 2009 Australian song of the year White Noise.

Mike Peters the North Wales lead singer and guitarist can lay claim to a series of 16 Top 50 singles, seven successful albums and over five million sales worldwide where The Alarm’s pioneering use of acoustic guitars brought the band into direct contact with the likes of Bob Dylan, Neil Young and U2, who have all appeared and sung on stage with The Alarm.

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