Magnum / A Tribute To Tony Clarkin - Wolverhampton

Veteran Brummie rockers Magnum are to release an official recording of the last night of their The Monster Roars tour. This KK’s Steel Mill show was the last that guitarist, songwriter and founding member Tony Clarkin would play with the band.

This is a bittersweet album. Originally recorded to document the band’s 50th Anniversary tour, after the passing of guitarist, songwriter and founding member Tony Clarkin on 7 January 2024, it now serves as a lasting tribute to one of rock music’s finest songwriters.

The remaining members of Magnum are playing five Tribute To Tony shows to commemorate their fallen leader.

Clarkin’s daughter Dionne will contribute two of her father’s favourite instruments to the concerts – his red Telecaster and his white custom guitar, hoping that Clarkin will be watching from heaven. “My father was an extremely modest and humble man who would probably be surprised at how much the large Magnum community continues to love him to this day,” Dionne says.

“He always believed that few people would really care if one day he would no longer be with us. As it turns out, the exact opposite is the case.

“We all miss him, his huge artistic achievement and his great empathy as a father, friend and musician.”

Live At KK’s Steel Mill is the most emotional album in Magnum’s longstanding career.