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News: Slam Dunk Festival Announce Enter Shikari As 2017 Headliner
Following its 10th year celebrations earlier this year, Slam Dunk Festival has now announced its headliner for next year’s festival! In 2017, this feat will be undertaken by none other than Enter Shikari, who will be celebrating the ten year anniversary of their debut album Take To The Skies when they headline! “Slam Dunk is …
News: All Time Low Announce Support For 2017 UK Tour
Baltimore natives All Time Low have announced their support for their UK tour for 2017. They will be joined on all dates by fellow Americans, SWMRS! The tour kicks off at London’s Eventim Apollo on the 10th March and the show is already sold out! The tour is hitting the UK’s major cities on the …
News: Bullet For My Valentine Unveil Brand New Single And Video
UK hard rock legends Bullet For My Valentine have released a new single and video for track Don’t Need You. The track is just the beginning of a new chapter in their extensive career and is the first song released since signing to Search and Destroy / Spinefarm Records. The band have been through many …
News: Vukovi announce debut album and headline tour for March 2017
Scottish rock band Vukovi went on their first ‘grown-up’ tour earlier this year, zipping across the UK to play to new audiences and get their voices heard above the rest. You can read our review of their Leeds show here. Since then, the band have locked themselves away; writing and recording their self-titled debut album …
News: Bloodstock Unveil First Bands For 2017 Festival
Bloodstock Festival have announced their first wave of bands for the 2017 festival, including Friday night headliners Amon Amarth! Swedish Viking metallers Amon Amarth will be sailing onto the Ronnie James Dio stage on the Friday night of the festival. Frontman Johan Hegg states “What’s up UK! On August 11th 2017, we are invading BLOODSTOCK! …
News: Kidney Thieves set for intimate shows in November
American Industrial Alt band Kidney Thieves fresh from the successful crowd funding of their fourth studio album The Mend, their first since Trypt0fanatic in 2010 (available in digital, CD and Vinyl formats here), are planning on a couple of intimate private shows in L.A this November. Free Dominguez and Bruce Somers who make up the …
News: Trivium Announce UK & European Tour
For those of you who may have missed the last Trivium UK tour, do not fear, the band are hitting the UK again early next year. The massive run of dates across Europe sees them hit, Ireland, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland before spending over a month in mainland Europe, so there’s no excuse to …
News: Six by Seven launch kickstarter campaign for London live show
Fans who’ve harked back to the days of the spectacular live performances that Nottingham rockers Six By Seven churned out, particularly towards the beginnning of their career are going to be in a state of high excitement at the new that after 16 years, the original members – lead singer and guitarist Chris Olley will …
News: Avenged Sevenfold Announce Huge Arena Tour For 2017
What’s better to get you through the upcoming winter months than an Avenged Sevenfold tour? The Californian five-piece have announced a massive arena tour for January 2017. The last time the band graced the British shores was for their incredible headline performance at Download Festival in June 2014 and haven’t toured since December 2013, where …
News: Ian Hunter – new album, box set and UK tour dates
Forty Four years after “All the Young Dudes” became the hit he had worked for his entire life, Ian Hunter remains one of the most compelling men in rock and roll. Furthering a legacy which bridges his years as the frontman of the beloved Mott the Hoople, and a lengthy solo career of note, Hunter …