News: ROCKINGHAM FESTIVAL, NAZARETH, ENSLAVED – 15 February 2015

February 15th, 2015 by jason

The Rockingham festival in Nottingham (23rd-25th October) has announced the first artists appearing:
Gotthard, Dan Reed Network, Robby Valentine, Stan Bush,the Electric Boys, Vega, Santa Cruz

The Ramblin’ Man fair have added Seasick Steve, The Temperance Movement, The Quireboys, Blues Pills and Toseland

ENSLAVED + GRAND MAGUS
Wed September 23 BRISTOL Marble Factory
Thu September 24 O2 Academy Islington
Fri September 25 WOLVERHAMPTON Slade Rooms
Sat September 26 DUBLIN Button Factory
Sun September 27 MANCHESTER Academy
Mon September 28 BRIGHTON Concorde

DROWNING POOL + ADRENALINE MPB
3/12 – Daytona Beach, FL Main Street Station – Daytona Bike Week
3/14 – Jacksonville, FL Beach Blvd Concert Hall
3/17 – Clarksville, TN The Warehouse Bar & Grill
3/19 – Baltimore, MD Fish Head Cantina
3/20 – Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
3/21 – Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
3/22 – Beckley, WV Muncheez
3/24 – Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar
3/26 – Fredericksburg, VA Hard Times
3/27 – Lancaster, OH Mickey’s Bar
3/28 – Flint, MI Machine Shop
4/1 – Laporte, IN Johnny’s Roadhouse
4/2 – St. Louis, MO The Mad Magician
4/3 – Dallas, TX Trees

The UK album charts will feature streaming data from next month in a move that mirrors the recent change to the singles chart.

In this week’s UK album charts Blackberry Smoke debuted at no.17.

Vocalist Dennis Churchill Dries (White Sister/Tattoo Rodeo) has posted on his Facebook page that his solo album is at the mastering stage. No release date as yet.

Def Leppard have delayed plans on recording their new album until the autumn due to a large amount of touring commitments.

Ian Anderson has announced plans for a touring theatre production based on the life of the real Jethro Tull. ‘Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera’ will tell the story of the English agriculturist as if taking place in the near future. Joining Ian Anderson in the band are bassist David Goodier, keyboardist John O’Hara, guitarist Florian Opahle and drummer Scott Hammond. There will be guest musicians to be announced and touring is due to start in the autumn.

Carl Sentance of Persian Risk is the new vocalist in Nazareth.

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In 2023 he signed a recording deal with Sony in Canada and released a new single on 15 September.

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Power Plays w/c 11 November 2024

ARCANE MOON Hello Sun (indie)
S8NT ELEKTRIC XTC (Long Branch Records)
ARCANA KINGS Here We Go (Curtain Call Records)
KLOGR face The Unknown (Zeta Factory)
BEYOND UNBROKEN Dance With The Dead (FiXT)
REVENGIN Decadent Feeling (Wormholedeath)

Featured Albums w/c 11 November 2024

09:00-12:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Singer Songwriter)