Y&T

Time has not diminished Dave Meniketti’s enthusiasm for music.  After almost four decades on the road with Y&T his passion for his craft still inspires. Few bands tour the UK as often as Y&T while …READ MORE

You can always tell when winter is closing in.  The nights get darker sooner, a cold chill fills the air and Y&T’s annual trek around the UK starts. Few bands have such a loyal fan …READ MORE

The guys in Y&T must have thought they’d made a mistake in their gig schedule.  Surely, the UK at the back end of September is pretty wet and miserable as Autumn closes in, but no, …READ MORE

Last year when Y&T landed in Newcastle, lead guitarist/lead vocalist Dave Meniketti was in a bad way. Struck down with the flu on the eve of the show, he manfully soldiered (despite losing his voice) with …READ MORE

Thanks to the combination of rush hour traffic and an earlier than usual start time meant that on arriving at the venue, 80s Rock legend and latterly New Country star, Ron Keel was half way …READ MORE

For anyone who grew up in the Rock scene around the North of England in the early ’80s, the sound of Y&T was everywhere. Whether in the legendary Rock clubs of The Mayfair or The …READ MORE

A second and different night, but the same band and, as Meniketti rightfully guesses, only a partly different audience. In Y&T’s case this means a partially different set list as well. This should really be …READ MORE

Prior to 2003, when Y&T visited Sweden Rock Festival for the first time, the band had never, since its original 1974 inception, visited Sweden. However, the reception turned out greater than expected, and Y&T can …READ MORE

A couple of years back Y&T made a triumphant appearance at the touring Monsters Of Rock festival, opening the show for Gary Moore and Whitesnake. The common consensus opinion of that tour was that Y&T …READ MORE