Meatloaf Announces Bat Out Of Hell Retirement

The summer of 77... Radio was caked with Disco. The industry had sold its Rock n Roll soul to a sound that invited dance which meant every shape and shade of air guitar still left on the planet would be forced to sit in unlit corners. Thank God we had Don Kirsherner's Rock Concert every Saturday night! What you couldn't snag off $2.50 K-tel albums Don was willing to pour melted metal into the veins of teenage boys vowing to rock forever. One scene that popped out of the tube a few billion times was Meatloaf cranking to Paradise By The Dashboard Lights. Although some wedding dance floors still crave the flava of the Mighty Meat...unless you were there at birth...the feeling just isn't the same. Classic Rock Magazine reports that Meat Loaf will soon perform his classic album Bat Out Of Hell for a final time. He says, "It's time for a final goodbye.” While the veteran singer has discussed retirement on several occasions over the past five years, it seems the eight concerts in April are to be his last appearances on stage in the UK at least. The first half of each show will consist of a career-spanning track selection, then the second half will see the vocalist delivering the iconic 1977 album in its entirety. Meat Loaf says: “When Jim Steinman and I first came together, we couldn’t have dreamt the profound effect Bat Out of Hell would have on our lives, and the lives of our fans around the world. “This show promises to be an exciting event. I know the fans will enjoy the show as much as I enjoyed putting it together.” The vocalist passed out on stage twice during a tour in 2011 and earlier this year underwent knee surgery. He was forced to cancel a number of US shows in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy. Meat Loaf 2013 European Tour Apr 5: Newcastle, England — Metro Arena Apr 7: Glasgow, Scotland — SECC Apr 10: London, England — The O2 Apr 12: Birmingham, England — LG Arena Apr 14: Nottingham, England — Capital FM Arena Apr 17: Manchester, England — Manchester Arena Apr 19: Sheffield, England — Motorpoint Arena Apr 21: Cardiff, Wales — Motorpoint Arena Apr 25: Frankfurt, Germany — Messe Apr 28: Berlin, Germany — Muhlenstrabe Apr 30: Munich, Germany — Munchen May 3: Stuttgart, Germany — Schleyerhalle May 5: Hamburg, Germany — TBA May 8: Oberhausen, Germany — TBA