Zhain - From Hull to Hollywood By Dawn Slack

While other bands dream of touring the U.K., Zhain took the bull by the horns and toured the world. People told them it could not be done but they proved them wrong. After hearing one of their old tracks from the seventies being played on the radio in Los Angeles, Zhain decided to get back together.

The only stipulation was that the music rocked and was valid or they would forget the whole thing. The fact a few shows in L.A. turned into The UKAOS World Tour attests to the fact Zhain rock with a vengeance. Ask audiences from Auckland to Glasgow, Los Angeles to London and Derry to Rotterdam about the energy and excitement generated by the band onstage.

Ask people like; Gilby Clarke, Slim Jim, Cyril Jordan, Dee Anthony, Corey Trevor and many more about Zhain. All this and songs that hook you in and just will not let you go making an irresistible combination that hits you right between the eyes.

Zhain are about to embark on another marathon tour playing in Europe, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Australia, Israel, the U.S. and Eastern Europe taking them to the end of June. This tour is in support of the single No Hay Cuchara and is backed by a video that is picking up plays worldwide. ALT TV in N.Z. has it on heavy rotation as a build up to the bands second N.Z. tour.

European festival appearances are currently being arranged for the summer as are one off U.K. shows as the schedule permits. A full U.K. tour is planned for the Fall. A huge thank you to the fans who have made all this possible taking Zhain from Hull to Hollywood and beyond.

www.zhain.co.uk and www.myspace.com/zhain for the latest news and tour dates.

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