Vampires Rock is a musical stage show which premiered in 2004.
It is performed by the group headed by Steve Steinman, who had appeared on Stars in Their Eyes as Meat Loaf. The group has toured for several years with The Meat Loaf Story.
Set in the year 2030 in New York populated by The Undead. Baron Von Rockula, owner of the Live and Let Die Club, is in search of a bride, and must eventually convince her to agree to eternal immorality.
The show features a number of notable rock anthems, including songs from Meat Loaf, Rainbow, Guns N' Roses, AC/DC,Alice Cooper, The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Queen, Whitesnake, Bonnie Tyler and Cher.
The concept is based on Tanz der Vampire.
The shows main cast members have been Toyah Willcox and Steve Steinman. As part of Liverpool's European Capital Of Culture year, she performed for the first time ever at the newly opened Liverpool Echo Arena and Conference Centre. In 2009 a new version of Vampires Rock was created, called Vampires Rock Christmas, and Toyah is back in her role as the Killer Queen, next to the writer and one of the stars of the show, Steve Steinman.
Famous quotes containing the word rock:
“The acorn’s not yet
Fallen from the tree
That’s to grow the wood,
That’s to make the cradle,
That’s to rock the bairn,
That’s to grow a man,
That’s to lay me.”
—Unknown. The Cauld Lad of Hilton or, The Wandering Spectre (l. 2–8)