Lipstick and Leather

What do Motörhead, Black Sabbath, Elvis Costello, Rush and Chumbawamba have in common?

Kim Hawes, pioneering female tour manager.
Through hard work, hard partying and hard times, Kim refused to conform to others' expectations. She hurled a TV through the glass ceiling of the male dominated music industry, blazing a trail for young women today.

This is no ordinary tale of life on the road.

Auteur

Kim Hawes, now an educator, author, coach and mentor, has come a long way from her early days of rolling posters and selling merchandise. She was recently recognised for her achievement as a Pioneer for Women with an Honorary Fellows from UCLAN. She spent ten years of her impressive career with one of the most notorious rock bands ever, Motörhead. She was then headhunted to become one the very first female tour managers in the world.