MICHAEL SCHENKER (Guitar GOD!!! – Germany 🇩🇪) – PRO SHOT photos taken by KAF Staff photographer Dalila Kriheli aka ROCKSTARPIX at The Palladium in NYC on September 19, 2025 #michaelschenker #ufo #ufotheband #rdliapakis #guitar

For Michael Schenker’s 2025 “My Years with UFO” US tour, the confirmed band members are Michael Schenker (guitar), R.D. Liapakis (vocals), Steve Mann (guitar & keyboards), Bodo Schopf (drums), and Barend Courbois (bass) *** Special Guest for this show was Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake, Foreigner (Since 2011), Night Ranger (Since 2008), Revolution Saints) on the song “Natural Thing”. 

Thanks to Dalila Kriheli aka ROCKSTARPIX for providing the view from her lens for this one!!!! Thanks also to ATOM SPLITTER PR for helping RSP gain access to the show!!!

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SET LIST:
Natural Thing (UFO song) w/Joel Hoekstra
Only You Can Rock Me (UFO song)
Hot ‘n’ Ready (UFO Song)
Doctor Doctor (UFO song)
Mother Mary (UFO Song)
I’m a Loser (UFO song)
The Kids (UFO Song)
Lights Out (UFO song)
Drum solo
Love to Love (UFO Song)
Let it Roll (UFO song)
Can You Roll Her (UFO Song)
Reasons Love (UFO Song)
Rock Bottom (UFO song)
Shoot Shoot (UFO song)
Too Hot to Handle (UFO song)

Here a few videos from RSPix:

 

A brilliant setlist which included 100% UFO songs, was a great mix of what you’d expect with some really deep cuts sprinkled in. The band was pumping on all cylinders and Mister Schenker put on a 2 hour guitar clinic – ON FIRE!!!! Sometimes us older fans kinda take for granted the iconic songs UFO created over the years. The beginning of the band, which was the time Michael was in the band, had a unique rock n roll chemistry. When I first discovered UFO in the mid 70’s, I was too young to realize the incredible songwriting and the talent of the band. Well this show just went to prove that good songs NEVER die!!

It’s always refreshing to hear songs like “Lights Out”, “Doctor Doctor”, “Rock Bottom”, “Too Hot To Handle” – this band that Michael has on tour with him make it easy to close your eyes and go back to when you first heard them. When you ad RD’s Paul D’ianno-ish vocals (thanks April 🙂 !!!) it gives the 2025 live versions of these songs a life of their own, but never straying far from the blueprint of the original band.

What can I say? Michael Schenker is about as legendary a guitar player as the heavy metal world has. This setlist will prove it and also show you the immense influence they had. Great show, great band, great guitar-God fireworks!! You need to get to a show if you can. Remaining tour dates below…….

ALL of the tour dates:

2025 North American Tour band:

2025 North American Tour Band members:

• Michael Schenker – Guitars
• Roberto Dimitri Liapakis – Vocals
• Steve Mann – Guitar and Keyboards
• Barend Courbois – Bass
• Bodo Schopf – Drums

  Don’t forget to check out Michael’s upcoming MSG album “Don’t Sell Your Soul” – You can read all about it HERE!!!!!

  

  From the new album ‘DON’T SELL YOUR SOUL’ Access the album here: https://Schenker.lnk.to/DSYSALBUMID 

   

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    • Find tour dates, news, and other official information.
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    • Purchase merchandise like t-shirts, signed photos, and limited edition items.
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    • Buy meet-and-greet packages for select tour dates.

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