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News: UK Rock and Music FESTIVALS in 2021

Compiled by Jason Ritchie All dates are subject to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Please check artist and venue websites for latest information. Your festival not listed? Contact us! 2021 Tour Dates (UK and Ireland) 2021 Tour Dates (Europe, USA, ROW) You can see … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Festivals & Large Events, NEWS, Upcoming (Tours & Releases)
Tagged 2021, Bloodstock, Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge Rock Festival, classic rock, Cornbury, Cropredy, Download, festivals, folk, HRH, music, progressive, Ramblin' Man, rock, Stonedead Festival, uk, Weyfest
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News: ZAL CLEMINSON SIN’DOGS – UK tour dates including summer festivals

In this exclusive edit Zal chats about Sin’Dogs and festival plans in 2019. The full interview is broadcast on Sunday 17 March at 18:00 GMT on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio (4:28) Full interview Legendary guitarist with The Sensational Alex … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Gigs and Tour News, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, Radio interview
Tagged dates, festivals, gigs, news, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Sin’Dogs, Tour, uk, Zal Cleminson
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News: A Year in ROCK! 2018 – photographed and reviewed by Get Ready to ROCK!

Each year during the festive period Get Ready to ROCK! publishes a selection of photographs reflecting their gig reviews during the previous twelve months. Says Reviews Editor Jason Ritchie: “Once again the review team have shown their eclectic tastes with … Continue reading
Posted in A Year in ROCK!, All Posts, NEWS, The Best of 2018
Tagged 2018, blues, blues rock, festivals, gigs, melodic rock, music, phoographs, prog, progressive, reviews, rock
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News: A Year in Rock 2017 – Get Ready to ROCK! photo highlights

Get Ready to ROCK! ends 2017 by publishing a selection of photos taken by their photographers during the year following on from the publication of the Best of 2017 popular poll results. Says Reviews Editor Jason Ritchie: “Each year we … Continue reading
Posted in GIG REVIEWS, NEWS, Photo Galleries, The Best of 2017
Tagged 2017, best of, Download, festivals, gigs, Glenn Hughes, highlights, HRH Prog, Kiss, Marillion, Michael Schenker, photographs, reviews, rock music, Steelhouse
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News: A Year in Rock – 2015 (Rock Photography)

Over the years Get Ready to ROCK! has gathered an enviable reputation for some of the best online rock photography, complementing its extensive coverage of gigs, festivals and tours. We’ve published a selection of some of the best shots in … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, NEWS, The Best Of 2015
Tagged blues, concerts, festivals, Get Ready to ROCK!, gigs, photography, progressive, rock, tours
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News: FAITH NO MORE, DOWNLOAD, DEF LEPPARD – Wednesday 28 January 2015

Faith No More will release a new single, ‘Superhero’ in March. Beth Hart releases her new album, ‘Better Than Home’, on April 15th. Joe Clancy is the new drummer in Vardis. Tom DeLonge has announced his departure from Blink 182. … Continue reading
Posted in Album News, All Posts, Festivals & Large Events, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS, Re-issues/special editions
Tagged Def Leppard, Download, Faith No More, festival, festivals, gigs, news, Night Ranger, Steely Dan, Whitesnake
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Interview with JEAN PAUL GASTER (Clutch)

Maryland’s finest, Clutch, are back in the UK once more for a headline tour in support of their excellent latest album ‘Earth Rocker’. I caught up with drummer, Jean Paul Gaster, for a quick chat about the album, tour more… … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/10 Questions
Tagged Clutch, Earth Rocker, festivals, interview, Jean Paul Gaster, Lionize, Maryland, Neal Fallon, rock, Scotland, Star Wars, Tour, uk
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Gig review: MELODIC ROCK FEST – Arlington Heights, Chicago, USA, 27-29 September 2013

For nearly two decades, Australian Andrew McNiece has been the ringmaster and champion of the worldwide melodic rock community through his website www.melodicrock.com , which brought many of us together at a time when this type of music had been … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events
Tagged Adriangale, AOR, Brett Walker, Coldspell, Eclipse, Eric Martin, festivals, Glen Burtnik, Harem Scarem, Heaven and Earth, House of Lords, Jeff Paris, Jimi Jamison, Kelly Keeling, Mecca, melodic rock, NEWMAN, No love Lost, Robert Tepper, Steve Augeri, Tango Down, Ted Poley, WET
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