The Richie Ramone Band Heading To New Zealand For Two Shows

The man credited with being the most powerful drummer who ever played with iconic punk act The Ramones is heading to New Zealand in October. Richie Ramone played with The Ramones between 1983 and 1985, and during that time penning several Ramones songs including 'Somebody Put Something In My Drink', 'Smash You' and 'I'm Not Jesus'.

These days Richie is on the road with his own band which is comprised of Alex Kane, Clare Misstake and Ben Reagan, and the four-piece are touring off the back of releasing Entitled back in 2013. Here are the details for their shows on these shores...

The Richie Ramone Band

Tickets are available HERE at UTR

Here's the video for 'I Fix This' released earlier this year...

PRESS RELEASE:

If you never saw the Ramones, this is your one chance to see Richie Ramone with all his power and spirit of CBGBs in the 70s. Richie Ramone is the fastest, most powerful drummer who ever played with the legendary punk rock band the Ramones. He joined the Ramones in 1983 and first appeared with the band on their Subterranean Jungle tour.

Richie performed in over 500 shows around the world with the Ramones and wrote several critically-acclaimed and fan-favorite songs for the albums Animal Boy, Too Tough to Die and Halfway to Sanity. Punk rock icon, Joey Ramone remarked that “[Richie] saved the band as far as I’m concerned. He’s the greatest thing to happen to the Ramones. He put the spirit back in the band.”

Now Richie, the one Ramone who's Too Tough To Die, brings that blistering backbeat of Ramones tracks to venues in Auckland and Wellington. If you're not cool enough to know the band and the songs or see Richie Ramone tear it up live, you'll never be cool enough to wear the t-shirt.