White Lion is an
American/
Danish classical-pop-metal band that was formed in
New York City in 1983 by
Danish vocalist
Mike Tramp and
American guitarist
Vito Bratta. Mainly active in the 1980s and early 1990s, the band achieved double platinum status with their #8 hit
"Wait" and #3 hit
"When the Children Cry". White Lion disbanded in 1991, but was reformed again by Tramp in 1999 with all new musicians. Summer of 2007 Tour featuring Tramp's White Lion opening up for
Poison and
Ratt was canceled after threatened legal action by Bratta caused them to be dropped by the promoter. The band appeared at
Rocklahoma in Pryor, OK on July 13, 2007 with Poison, Ratt,
Quiet Riot,
Slaughter,
Y&T, Gypsy Pistoleros, Dirty Penny,
Greg Leon Invasion and Zendozer. After this festival they toured the US. A new studio album entitled
"Return of the Pride" was released on March 14, 2008. The band did a world tour to support the album. White Lion toured India and played to 42,000 at
Shillong,
Meghalaya, and a 30,000 plus crowd at the Dimapur stadium in
Nagaland. The band was invited to India by the head of the
Tripura Royal Family Maharaja
Kirit Pradyot Deb Burman. A live DVD was released on December 5, 2008 entitled
"Bang Your Head Festival 2005".
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