Tygers of Pan Tang @ An Cruiscin Lan
Posted on 12th Mar 12 by Mike McGrath Bryan | 
1
NWOBHM trailblazers hit Ireland for the first time this Thursday night at the Cruiscin.
It’s a weird one for more established acts, is the regular touring grind. You can be on the road forever and not once hit these parts at all. Such as the case for infamous NWOBHM progenitors Tygers of Pan Tang.
They’ve been one of the most consistent touring acts of their generation, and although the mainstream success of those who followed in their wake has, like most other pioneers, eluded them, they’ve achieved a legendary status in their field like few others, and you can be guaranteed there’ll be metal loyalists front and centre for the Tygers’ Irish debut, coming shortly before an upcoming album and acting as a warm-up for the Sweden Rock 2012 festival.
Thursday night @ An Cruiscin Lan, tickets 15 yo-yos.
Tags: Tygers of Pan Tang
Saw them a couple of times in 81/82. I remember them being really good live, at Reading they came on before Maiden who were headlining Saturday Night and gave a good performance.
Unfortunately, they put out ‘The Cage’ which was overly ambitious, short on quality tracks and had the those dreadful, chintzy electronic drum sounds that typified the 80′s. Def Leppard got the approach right the next year. There’s some cracking tunes on the first few albuns though.