15 years ago when I started up The Rockpit I did it to support the music I loved that I didn’t think was getting the attention it deserved. My very first interview was with the wonderful Danny Vaughn one of my favourite Rock vocalists ever. Since that first interview when we did everything by phone and email we’ve caught up with Danny every year.
As the creator of some of my favourite ever music it’s always an honour to talk to Danny and just a year after Tyketto’s Australian debut at Glamfest Australia in 2024 they are back to headline four cities in February. Of course we talk about the tour but here’s an exclusive – there will be a new Tyketto album this year and hopefully also a Danny Vaughn solo record. Hit play and hear it all from the man himself!
About the Australian Tour:
Melodic Hard Rockers Tyketto Announce First-Ever Australian Headline Tour. After leaving audiences mesmerised during their debut Australian performances at GlamFest in 2024, melodic hard rock band TYKETTO is returning Down Under for their first-ever headline tour. Led by one of the biggest voices in the genre, Danny Vaughn, the band has built a reputation on well-crafted anthems and powerhouse performances.
It has been almost thirty four years since the band hit the scene with their sparkling debut album, Don’t Come Easy. Regarded amongst fans as an underground classic, the album features the iconic tracks: ‘Forever Young’ and ‘Seasons’. Released in 1991, at a time when melodic hard rock was falling into the shadows of the new grunge movement, the album was sonically regarded as sitting somewhere between Bon Jovi and Whitesnake.
Subsequent releases included Strength In Numbers (1994), Shine (1995), Dig Deep (2012) and Reach (2016). It is, however, on the live front that the band seriously shines with soaring vocals, unforgettable riffs, and a connection with fans that few bands can replicate.
“Danny is a powerhouse vocalist. He can turn from gentle AOR balladeer to screaming, spitting rocker in an instant”. – Rock Flesh
“Danny Vaughn’s vocals are flawless”. – Mark Diggins, The Rockpit
The band currently features Vaughn on vocals, ex Britney Fox and current Doro band member, Johnny Dee, on drums, bassist Chris Childs, keyboardist Ged Rylands and the youthful Harry Scott Elliot on guitars.
