News: ELLES BAILEY, HELMET, STEVEN WILSON (September 2023)

August 31st, 2023 by jason

Bryan Adams releases a 35 track box set ‘Live at the Royal Albert Hall’ on December 8.

Bachman Turner Overdrive have announced US tour dates, plus next year the band will release a concert film, shot in 1976, and a double live album from the same year, recorded at Tokyo’s Budokan Arena. Co-founder Randy Bachman is involved in the current line-up, which includes his son Tal.

Elles Bailey has released a one-off, standalone single. It is her take on one of her favourite songs, ‘Long Road Ahead’ by Delaney & Bonnie.

The Black Crowes have announced a deluxe reissue of their second album, ‘The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion‘, featuring unreleased studio recordings, rare B-sides and a live performance from 1993 at Houston’s Sam Houston Coliseum. It is due for release on December 1.

Magenta’s Christina Booth releases her latest solo album ‘Bar Room Prophet’ through Madfish on October 6. Guests on the album include Steve Hackett and Steve Balsamo.

Brave Rival (pictured) have announced a Kickstarter campaign to fund the recording of the band’s second album. The band were voted joint Breakthrough Act of 2022 by GRTR! reviewers.

The Cadillac Three have announced a new album, ‘The Years Go Fast’, due on October 17.

Crazy Lixx release ‘Two Shots at Glory‘, early next year via Frontiers. The album will feature re-recorded versions of songs from the band’s past twenty years.

Devo will release the retrospective collection, ’50 Years of De-Evolution (1973-2023)’, on October 20.

Bruce Dickinson releases his new solo album, ‘The Mandrake Root’, through BMG early next year.

Micky Dolenz has released his cover of R.E.M.’s ‘Shiny Happy People’. It is from his EP ‘Dolenz Sings R.E.M.’ due out Nov. 3.

Riverside vocalist Mariusz Duda will release his latest solo album, ‘AFR AI D’, through Kscope records on November 17.

Duran Duran release a Halloween themed album ‘Danse Macabre’ on October 27. It feature a mix of new original songs, reworkings of songs from the band’s catalogue and covers including Billie Eilish & Talking Heads.

Electric Six release their new album ‘Turquoise’ digitally on September 8, with CD following on September 29 and vinyl on November 7 via Metropolis Records.

Everdawn have signed with Frontiers who plan to release the band’s latest album ‘very soon’.

Florence Black release their latest album ‘Bed Of Nails’ on December 1.

Glass Hammer will release their new album, ‘Arise’, on October 27.

Gong release their new album ‘Unending Ascending’ through Kscope on November 3.

Helmet release their new album ‘Left’ through earMUSIC on November 10.

Steve Hogarth, Robert Fripp & Toyah, Seal and Tori Amos are among some of the guests appearing on Trevor Horn’s latest album, ‘Echoes – Ancient & Modern’, which will be released through Deutsche Grammophon Records on December 1.

Cherry Red Records release an album recorded by Glenn Hughes and Robin George in 1989. Entitled ‘Overcome’ it is released on November 24.

It Bites, the Francis Dunnery version, release ‘Live From The Black Country’ on Blu-ray and CD through Tigermoth Records on October 6.

Jean-Michel Jarre will release a new collaborations collection, ‘Oxymoreworks’, through Sony Music on November 3.

Cherry Red Records release a Lillian Axe box set entitled ’The Box: Volume One – Resurrection’ on November 24.

Geffen/UMe commemorates the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ with several multi-format reissues released on October 27.

Orange Goblin enter the studio in November to start recording their new album.

Ozzy Osbourne plans to record an album during 2024.

Pink Floyd release of a newly remixed version of their classic album ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ on vinyl, CD and Blu-ray, through Pink Floyd/Warner Music on October 13.

R.E.M. has announced a 25th anniversary reissue of their 1998 album, ‘Up’, set for release on November 10.

Riot V, the band featuring members of Riot, have signed a deal with Atomic Fire Records and plan to release their latest album in early 2024.

The Rolling Stones release their new album ‘Hackney Diamonds’ on October 20 and have released ‘Angry’ as the lead single. It is the band’s first album of original material since 2005 and two songs on the album feature Charlie Watts, who died in 2021. Rumours too of possible tour dates next year.

Roxy Music’s Phil Mazanera and Andy MacKay release an instrumental album, ‘AM PM’, through BFD/The Orchard on October 13.

Scream have announced that they will release their first album for 30 years, ‘DC Special’, on 10 November. Among the guests set to appear is their former drummer Dave Grohl.

Sevendust release a box set ‘Seven Of Sevendust’ on October 13 on BMG.

Taking Back Sunday release their new album ’152′ on October 27 via Fantasy Records.

That Joe Payne has announced that he will release his new solo album, ‘Bread & Circuses’, on September 22.

Devin Townsend celebrates the 25th anniversary of his solo album ‘Infinity’ with a new edition being released on November 24.

W.A.S.P. has announced ‘The 7 Savage: 1984-1992′ deluxe 8LP box set, with studio album half-speed mastering, an LP of bonus tracks, 60-page book, posters and numbered certificate. It will be released October 27 on Madfish and is strictly limited to 2000 copies worldwide.

Steven Wilson has released a new single, ‘Economies of Scale’, ahead of his new album ‘The Harmony Codex’ which is released on Spinefarm Records on September 29.

Emily Woolfe releases her latest album ‘The Blowback’ on October 20 on Crows Feet Records/The Orchard.

Newly announced UK tours (2023 unless stated):

Joe Bonamassa (Royal Albert Hall Apr 2024), The Coral, The Fierce & the Dead (2024), Florence Black (2024), FM (2024), Steve Hackett (Oct 2024), Justin Hayward (2024), Keane (2024), Geddy Lee (Dec spoken word tour), Luke Morley (Jan 2024), Mr Big (2024), OMD (2024), Roachford, Simple Minds (2024), Dave Stewart, Wayward Sons (2024), Yard Act (2024),

Upcoming (Gigs – UK)

Newly announced US & European tours (2023 unless stated):

The Angels (Aus), Elvis Costello (US 2024), Bruce Dickinson (Mex/Brazil 2024), Fall Out Boy + Jimmy Eat World (US 2024), Extreme + Living Colour (US 2024), Ben Folds (US), Foreigner (US Las Vegas 2024), Peter Frampton (US), Haken (US 2024), Journey + Toto (US 2024), Kansas (US 2024), Dave Matthews Band (US), Mr Big (Eur 2024), Stevie Nicks (US 2024), Pendragon (Eur 2024), Royal Blood (Aus), Southern Sons (Aus 2024), Jon Stevens (Aus), Tank (US 2024), U.D.O. (US), Ville Valo (Eur 2024), Wilco (Aus 2024), Yard Act (US 2024),

Upcoming (USA/ROW)

Next year’s Bloodstock festival Catton Park, Derbyshire (August 8-11) has announced the first host of bands appearing including Amon Amarth, Architects, Clutch, Flogging Molly, Unleash The Archers and Night Flight Orchestra.

AC/DC have revealed in recent rehearsals for their upcoming appearance at the Power Trip festival that Matt Laug (Alice Cooper, Slash’s Snakepit) is on drums in place of Phil Rudd and bassist Cliff Williams is coming put of retirement especially for this show.

A one-off charity concert in memory of late Procol Harum frontman Gary Brooker will be held on Monday 4 December at G Live in Guildford. the show will raise funds for Gary Brooker’s two preferred charities, The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and Cure Parkinson’s. Set to appear are Roger Taylor, Eric Clapton, Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack, John Illsley and Andy Fairweather Low.

Next year’s Night Of The Prog Festival will be the last one after it started twenty seven years ago. It will take place next year from July 19-21 at the Loreley Amphitheater.

Bloodstock have added headliners Opeth, along with Enslaved and Hatebreed to next year’s line-up.

Postponed/cancelled gigs & tours

Blink-182 (UK & Ire postponed), Bruce Springsteen (Sep US dates postponed), Winger (Australian dates cancelled),

They Might Be Giants have announced that they are postponing their upcoming tours of the UK, Ireland and Australia due to health reasons.

Aerosmith have rescheduled their September US tour dates to Jan/Feb next year after Steven Tyler was ordered to rest on medical grounds due to vocal cord damage.

Crashdïet frontman Gabriel Keyes has revealed that he is taking a break from touring and the band have postponed this month’s Finnish dates until September 2024.

Skid Row have postponed their October 2023 tour dates while vocalist Erik Gronwall deals with an ongoing health issue.

Flotsam and Jetsam have cancelled ten shows in the eastern US due to poor ticket sales.

Voyager have postponed their UK & European tour to October 2024 as vocalist Danny Estrin undergoes treatment for cancer.

Alice Cooper’s long running radio show ‘Nights with Alice Cooper’ will end after twenty years on September 8.

Singer Scott Taylor has left Mason Hill after his recent medical scare. The band will look for a replacement and have started work on their second album.

Snow Patrol have revealed that drummer Jonny Quinn and bassist Paul Wilson “decided to leave” the band.

Tank have announced their new line-up with the guitar duo of Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans joined by bassist Gav Gray (ex-The Almighty, ToPT), drummer Mark Cross (ex-Helloween, Firewind) and vocalist Marcus Von Boisman. They plan to record a new album for release next spring.

Universal Music Group and Deezer are to jointly launch a music streaming model aimed at generating bigger royalties for artists. Under this new model it will mean artists will be paid more if users actively choose to listen to their music, rather than doing so because a song auto-plays. Songs which appear in algorithmic generated playlists will also generate less money. Deezer will launch the model in France later this year.

Gary Young, original Pavement drummer

Broadcaster Jamie Crick who worked at Jazz FM, Scala Radio and before that, Classic FM

Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni

Singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffet

Former Smash Mouth vocalist Steve Harwell

Gary Wright, who had solo success including ‘Dream Weaver’, and was a member of Spooky Tooth, as well as working with George Harrison and Ringo Starr

Runrig vocalist Bruce Guthro who was with the band from 1998 until they retired from performing in 2018

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