eastside events present
RICKY WARWICK & THE FIGHTING HEARTS
plus special guests CJ Wildheart
Tuesday 16th September 2025
Newcastle Cluny
Doors 7.30pm
Ricky comments, “I’m beyond excited to announce Ricky Warwick & The Fighting Hearts’ ‘Blood Ties’ UK Tour! Also thrilled that my old friend CJ Wildheart will be joining as a special guest on all dates. This will be a tour de force of pure, high-octane rock ‘n’ roll you won’t want to miss!”
The announcement follows a standout few weeks for Ricky after the release of his new studio album Blood Ties, which is his most successful solo album to date earning a place in the Top 25 official UK album charts, as well as receiving a wealth of praise from media and fans alike. You can order the album here.
As a solo artist and an esteemed singer/songwriter in his own right, Ricky Warwick has also collaborated with some of the finest musicians on the planet and with Blood Ties, has enlisted some notable guests including Lita Ford, Billy Duffy (The Cult) and Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke).
The album features the singles ‘Rise & Grind’, which features Charlie Starr on lead guitar, the bittersweet, ‘The Crickets Stayed In Clovis and ‘Don’t Leave Me In The Dark’ which sees legendary The Runaways guitarist & famed solo artist Lita Ford joining on vocals duties.
Ricky dug deep for Blood Ties and by doing so has made this one of his most personal records yet. Big cathartic guitar sounds and life-affirming, often joyous assessments of where he is in life right now have made it a standout body of work in a career that has spanned over four decades at the coalface of rock’n’roll.
The album was produced by Ricky’s friend and creative compadre Mr Keith Nelson (Buckcherry). The cover of the Blood Ties was also designed and drawn by Ricky’s stepdaughter Zoe Hinton.
Ricky Warwick remains undoubtedly one of the hardest working men in rock’n’roll and his creativity continues to roar with Blood Ties being as much a celebration of his stellar songwriting as it is his ethos towards doing the best he can for himself and for the fans.
“If people can connect with this album, musically, lyrically, its artwork, or better still all three then that is all I can really ask and hope for. If it means as much to someone else as it does to me then I feel my work is done.
“For me, it’s all about what other people think!! What’s the point in creating art if you don’t share and care!”
Blood Ties is out now via Earache Records
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