Robin Trower

British guitar hero Robin Trower has added a date at the Grove of Anaheim, October 2, as part of his 2025 US tour. The tour is in support of the 50th anniversary of Trower’s For Earth Below, June 27th, with the album’s most expanded reissue to date. Originally released in 1975, For Earth Below was Trower’s third studio album and marked a considerable commercial breakthrough – especially in the U.S. where it climbed to No. 5 on the Billboard chart, firmly establishing him as a major solo artist.

Tickets for the Grove performance are available via Ticketmaster, Friday, June 13, at 10AM.

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of this classic, Chrysalis Records are proud to present the album newly remastered at AIR studios, a newly unearthed extended stereo mix of the entire record, a disc of outtakes, rarities and BBC sessions with the majority previously unreleased and a newly mixed concert taped live in Los Angeles from the For Earth Below tour, never available in its entirety before. At the center of the package is a booklet featuring newly written liner notes by acclaimed journalist David Sinclair.

A second preview track from the 50th Anniversary Edition, ‘Alethea’ (2025 Stereo Mix), is currently available on DSPs. The first teaser track ‘Shame The Devil’ (2025 Stereo Mix), was released last month.

‘Alethea’ (2025 Stereo Mix) LISTEN HERE  

‘Shame The Devil’ (2025 Stereo Mix) LISTEN HERE

For Earth Below followed hot on the heels of its impressive predecessor Bridge Of Sighs which had wowed audiences and critics upon its release in 1974. Trower was at the very top of his game as he entered the studio to make For Earth Below and with this album came a key personnel change. Following the exit of Reg Isadore, Trower recruited drummer Bill Lordan who in Trower’s own words “brought a new dimension” to proceedings. Lordan was schooled in r&b and funk, and he came to Trower after spending a year with Sly Stone appearing on the album ‘Small Talk’. When listening to ‘For Earth Below,’ Lordan’s particularly fine work on tracks such as ‘Fine Day’ and ‘A Tale Untold’ completely accentuate the album, providing the perfect platform for Trower’s stunning guitar virtuosity adorned by the unmistakable vocals and bass of James Dewar.

Reflecting on For Earth Below, Trower observed, “You make albums hoping that somebody’s going to think it’s great. And I do think there’s some great tracks on it: ‘Gonna Be More Suspicious,’ ‘Shame The Devil’ and the track ‘For Earth Below’ I really love. It’s a song that I did live for many years that I used to love playing.” 

Bill Lordan adds “Robin, James and I had a magical chemistry instantly. It was like we had always played together, and the music just flowed naturally. I always wanted to play with a blues-rock three-piece band. It gave me the opportunity to play more like a rock drummer than my previous career with R&B and soul bands. I got to play all the drum licks that I would have played with Jimi Hendrix [laughs].” 

With its distinctive & iconic cover art by ‘Funky’ Paul Olsen and production duties courtesy once again by ex Procol Harum Matthew Fisher, ‘For Earth Below’ is another hugely impressive canon in Trower’s recorded legacy.  From the album opener ‘Shame The Devil’ to the title track which closes proceedings, this is a commanding blues rock album that now sounds even greater thanks to this stunning reissue package.

For Earth Below-50th Anniversary Edition is available in digital, 4CD and 2LP formats and may be pre-ordered HERE