Legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner will perform his first solo album, 1985's 'Rescue You', in its entirety, along with his other hits, at select shows in Scandinavia this spring.
The tour kicks off on April 23rd at Valand in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Joe will then head to Norrköping, Sweden for the Wings Of AOR Festival at Arbis on April 25th, followed by a performance at John Dee in Oslo, Norway on April 26th.
'Rescue You' was produced by Roy Thomas Baker, known for his work with QUEEN and THE CARS.
Joe co-wrote most of the songs with keyboardist Al Greenwood (FOREIGNER).
The first single, 'Endlessly', received extensive airplay on radio and MTV.
A tour with Pat Benatar followed.
In a summer 2025 interview with Finland's Southeast Wreckmetal, Joe was asked if his next studio album will see him reteaming with Swedish producer Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN, LINDEMANN).
He responded: 'No, actually, I talked to Peter, and even a year ago, he said his calendar is so full right now.
He's working two bands.
I mean, he was doing LINDEMANN, but that's over with and so on.
But he's just really, really too busy, and he needed a break.
So he said, 'I'm sorry, man.
I can't do a second record.' I said, 'Do you know something? That's okay.', Joe continued: 'The world's in flux right now.
The world is a bit chaotic, and I think that we need to settle down a bit.
Otherwise your release will get lost in all of the fluff, as I say.
So I'm in no hurry, for various reasons.' He also mentioned having 10 solid songs already written for his next album.
Joe founded FANDANGO in 1977 and sang for the band for four records before RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore rang.
His vocals powered the seminal 'Difficult To Cure' in 1981, going gold in the U.K., France, and Japan in addition to cracking the Top 50 of the Billboard 200 and Top 3 on the U.K.
albums chart.
A year later, he ignited RAINBOW's 'Straight Between The Eyes', which Guitar World retrospectively hailed as one of 'The 25 Greatest Rock Guitar Albums' of 1982.
It also spawned the Hot 100 hit 'Stone Cold'.
During 1988, a Polygram VP wanted Turner to extend his writing and singing skills to collaborate with legendary shred virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen for his project RISING FORCE.
Their album, 'Odyssey', scaled the Top 40 of the Top 200, marking Malmsteen's highest bow on the respective chart and going gold in Sweden.
Not long after, he reteamed with Blackmore for DEEP PURPLE's 'Slaves And Masters' (1990), reaching gold status in Switzerland and Japan.
In addition, he has co-written for and appeared on classics such as Mick Jones's 'Mick Jones' (1989), RIOT's 'The Privilege Of Power' (1990) and Lita Ford's 'Dangerous Curves' (1991), to name a few.
Not to mention, he lent his background vocals to Michael Bolton's double-platinum 'The Hunger' (1987), Cher's platinum 'Cher' (1987), Billy Joel's Grammy Award-nominated quadruple-platinum 'Storm Front' (1989), and many more.
From 2001 to 2004 he teamed up with his friend and counterpart Glenn Hughes and formed HTP (HUGHES TURNER PROJECT).
The release of two highly acclaimed original albums and two world tours in support gave him further recognition.
Other collaborations range from shining on stage with 'Raiding The Rock Vault' at LVH Hotel and Casino and an unforgettable turn on 'X Factor Bulgaria' to two cuts on MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's 2021 album, 'Immortal'.
In 2017, he initially met Peter after performing at his brother's private birthday party.
Soon later, Joe and Peter collaborated on their first track 'Don't Fear The Dark', cementing their creative partnership and assembling what would become 'Belly Of The Beast'.