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Tag Archives: King King
Gig review: KING KING, THESE WICKED RIVERS – Sub 89, Reading, 27 October 2024
King King’s extensive touring schedule has included this autumn jaunt to some new places including what Alan Nimmo suggested was their first ever visit to the County town of Berkshire. With no London date, a trip on the Elizabeth line … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Nimmo, Arran Day, blues, blues rock, gig, John Hartwell, Jonny Dyke, King King, Stevie Nimmo, These Wicked Rivers
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Gig review: STONEDEAD FESTIVAL – Newark Showground, 25-26 August 2023
Festivals come and go but Stonedead, initially started by some fans reminiscing on social media about the original one day one stage Monsters of Rock at Donington, looks to have staying power. This was a celebration of its fifth year … Continue reading
Gig review: KING KING – Electric Ballroom, London, 9 March 2023
King King are a reliably regular touring act and this spring tour comes exactly a year after the last. If there was a sense of curiosity last year about the new line up with Alan Nimmo joined by big brother … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Nimmo, blues rock, gig, Glenn Tilbrook, Jonny Dyke, King King, melodic rock, Squeeze, Stevie Nimmo
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Gig review: FIRESTORM MCR – Whitebottom Farm, Stockport, 12-14 August 2022
One of the consequences of the current wretched state of our world in 2022 is that, even though live music has returned from its Covid hiatus, travelling abroad for both fans and bands has become logistically more difficult, and we … Continue reading
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Tagged Attic Theory, A’priori, Bad Touch, Bastette, Black Roze, Buck And Evans, Empyre, festival, Firekind, Firestorm, Firestorm MCR, Florence Black, FM, gig, Gorilla Riot, Inglorious, King Herd, King King, Mason Hill, New Wave of Classic Rock, NWOCR, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, Revival Black, Ryders Creed, Scarlet Rebels, Scruffy Bear, South Of Salem, Stone Broken, The Dust Coda, The Hot Damn, The Quireboys, The Treatment, These Wicked Rivers, Those Damn Crows, Unknown Refuge, Valhalla Awaits, Wayward Sons
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Gig Review: KING KING – Electric Ballroom, London – 24th Feb 2022
Since I last saw them down the road at Koko in 2019, not only has the world been transformed forever, but there have been major changes in the King King – the autumn before last they released a new album … Continue reading
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Tagged 24th Feb 2022, Alan Nimmo, blues, Electric Ballroom, gig, Jonny Dyke, King King, Lee-la Baum, live, London, review, rock, Steve Nimmo, The Damn Truth, Zander Greenshields
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Gig review: KING KING – Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion – 19 October 2021
After numerous attempts at rescheduling during the Covid crisis, King King’s tour in support of their 2020 album finally gets under way. Venue availability, as a myriad of bands all attempt to simultaneously reschedule gigs that have been postponed over the last eighteen … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 October 2021, Aaron Bond, Alan Nimmo, Bexhill, blues, De La Warr Pavilion, gig, Grace Bond, King King, live, Maverick, Noble PR, rock, Steve Nimmo, Troy Redfern, When Rivers Meet
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Album Review: KING KING – Maverick
Channel 9 Music [Release date 06.11.20] With a second lockdown, miserable British weather and little sign of something vaguely resembling normality returning any time soon a new King King album is probably just the antidote we need. Driving rhythms, fat … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Nimmo, album, blues, blues rock, King King, Maverick, melodic, review, rock, Sreve Nimmo
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Album review: REBECCA DOWNES – More Sinner Than Saint
Mad Hat Records [Release date 24.05.19] This is Rebecca Downes third studio album and one with a more straight ahead rock sound, although she still digs into the blues on some songs. All the songs were written by Downes and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Chris Kimsey, King King, Magnum, More Sinner Than Saint, Rebecca Downes, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Thunder, Tony Clarkin
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Gig review: KING KING/Sari Schorr – Manchester Academy, 15 February 2019
Is it really 10 years? King King’s progress over the last decade has been fully chronicled by Get Ready to ROCK! from their tentative blues rock debut album in 2011 to the more mainstream rocking ‘Exile & Grace’. And, in … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 February 2019, Alan Nimmo, Ash Wilson, blues rock, classic rock, gig, King King, Manchester Academy, melodic rock, review, Sari Schorr, Wayne Proctor
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Gig review: KING KING – Koko, London, 7 February 2019
King King’s steady rise to prominence over the past decade has now taken on a new chapter with the band signed to a stateside management agency. However there are always casualties in the process of change and in this case, … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 February 2019, Alan Nimmo, Ash Wilson, blues rock, classic rock, gig, Jonny Dyke, King King, Koko, Lindsay Coulson, London, review, Sari Schorr
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Gig review: EUROPE – Royal Albert Hall, London, 23 September 2018
While Britain’s future in Europe is shrouded in uncertainty, the eponymous Swedish rockers by contrast have a very close relationship with the UK. By my reckoning this was the tenth year in a row I had seen them on these … Continue reading
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Tagged 23 September 2018, Alan Nimmo, blues, Europe, gig, Joey Tempest, John Norum, King King, London, review, rock, Royal Albert Hall, The Final Countdown
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Gig review: STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL DAY 2 – 28 July 2018
When the weather is already a little inclement, you’re tempting fate slightly when the first band of the day play their tracks “Hurricane” and “Thunder Child”, but that’s exactly what The Bad Flowers did. If the rain hadn’t woke everybody … Continue reading
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Tagged 28 July 2018, Aaron Buchanan, Alan Nimmo, Alterbridge, blues, Dan Reed Network, Day 2, Deep Purple, Ebbw Vale, funk, gig, Glenn Hughes, Heavens Basement, King King, metal, Myke Gray, Myles Kennedy, review, rock, Skin, Slash, South Wales, Steelhouse Festival, the Bad Flowers, Wales
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Gig review: KING KING – Bath Forum, 20 January 2018
Bath has never been a hot bed for rock/blues gigs but tonight the temperature rose to fever pitch when King King arrived in town and shook the Georgian buildings to their very foundations. After the issues that Alan Nimmo has … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 January 2018, Alan Nimmo, Bath Forum, blues, classic rock, gig, King King, review, rock, Wayne Procter
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Album review: KING KING – Exile & Grace
Manhaton [Release date 06.10.17] King King’s ‘Exile & Grace’ doesn’t so much attempt reinvent the wheel, as musically re-market old wine in new bottles. For while the CD comes stamped through with the band’s signature sound – sharp riffs, boisterous … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, Alan Nimmo, album, Audley Freed, Bad Company, blues, Bob Fridzema, Cry Of Love, Exile & Grace, funk, King King, Paul Rogers, review, rock, Rolling Stones, The Black Crowes, Thin Lizzy, Thunder, Whitesnake
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Gig review: KING KING – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 29 November 2016
In an even more crowded than ever November gig schedule, it was still important to find time for this enticing double bill of two up and coming bands, both offering a fresh take on blues-influenced rock. If 2015 was when … Continue reading
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Tagged 29 November 2016, Alan Nimmo, blues, blues rock, Broken Witt Rebels, gig, Islington Assembly Hall, King King, review
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Gig review: NEWARK BLUES FESTIVAL – Newark Castle, 11 September 2016
In this two-hour special Pete Feenstra plays some of those acts appearing at the 2016 Newark Blues Festival and some of the award-winners. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 13 September 2016. It’s one of those days in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex McKown, blues, Blues Devils, British Blues Awards, DEL BROMHAM, Dudley Ross, festival, Frank Zappa, Free, Gary Grainger, Hamilton Loomis, Humble Pie, Ian Siegal, Jack J. Hutchinson, Jimi Hendrix, JOE COCKER, katie Bradley, King King, Lawrence Jones, Lewis Hamilton, Newark Blues Festival, Nick Hamilton, Ray Charles, Rebecca Downes, review, Robin Trower, rock, Simon Rinaldo, Tom Brundage, Traffic
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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Mote Park, Maidstone, 24 July 2016 (Day 2)
If the Day 2 line up was less immediately eye-catching and mouth-watering than Saturday, there was still so much to anticipate. I made straight for the Blues tent where a good crowd received Pat McManus enthusiastically. I’d been a fan … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 July 2016, AIRBOURNE, Black Stone Cherry, Devin Townsend, Dirty Thrills, festival, gig, Kentucky Headhunters, King King, live, Maidstone, Mote Park, Pat McManus, Procul Harum, Ramblin' Man Fair, review, Stone Broken, Tax The Heat, Thunder, Warren Haynes
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Gig review: KING KING/Dan Patlansky – Manchester Academy, 12 May 2016
Tonight Manchester Club Academy played host to a great night of blues rock as King King kicked off their ‘Reaching For The Light’ tour which sees the band – led by the formidable Alan Nimmo – take their latest album … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 May 2016, Alan Nimmo, blues rock, Dan Patlansky, gig, guitar, guitarist, King King, Manchester Academy, review
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News: KING KING/Dan Patlansky UK tour starts 12 May 2016
Photo: Simon Dunkerley/GRTR! Award-winning blues rock band King King start their nationwide 8-date UK tour at the Manchester Academy on Thursday May 12. Special guest on all dates is South African Blues rock guitarist/singer-songwriter Dan Patlansky. GRTR! blues-rock expert Pete … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, blues rock, Dan Patlansky, gig, King King, live, May 2016, Tour, uk
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News: Early festivals set scene for summer – BEARDED THEORY and ACOUSTIC FESTIVAL of Britain
Multi award-winning family-friendly festival, Bearded Theory have announced that the festival has completely sold out of tickets in every category. Tickets are no longer available through any physical or online outlet, and organisers are urging anyone without a ticket not … Continue reading
Gig review: THUNDER, KING KING, TERRORVISION – Wembley Arena, 20 February 2016
Once seen as the cheeky Londoners reliably entertaining loyal crowds in theatre sized venues or livening up a festival crowd halfway up the bill, since returning for a third time a couple of years ago Thunder have hit a purple patch in their career. ‘Wonder Days’ was a … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 February 2016, Alan Nimmo, blues, Danny Bowes, gig, Harry James, King King, live, London, Luke Morley, rock, Terrorvision, Thunder, Tony Wright, Wembley Arena, Wonder Days
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News: BEST OF 2015 rock radio special on Sunday 27 December
On Sunday 27 December, at 22:00 GMT David Randall presents a two-hour special on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio featuring the Get Ready to ROCK! reviewer choices for ‘Best of 2015′. The show will also reflect the popular vote that … Continue reading
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Tagged Best of 2015, Blackberry Smoke, blues, feature, FM, Get Ready to ROCK!, King King, melodic rock, Michael Schenker, progressive, radio, rock, special, Steve Rothery, Steven Wilson, Thunder, UFO
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Gig review: GUN – Barrowlands, Glasgow, 18 December 2015
The last Friday before Christmas is traditionally party night in Glasgow and what better night out than in the company of two of Scotland’s finest bands namely Gun and King King. It was good to see a healthy audience in … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 December 2015, Alan Nimmo, Barrowlands. Glasgow, blues, Dante Gizzi, Frantic, gig, Gun, Hot Chocolate, Jools Gizzi, King King, live, review, rock, Word Up
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News: Readers and listeners vote for their favourite albums and live acts – Best of 2015
Every year the reviewers at Get Ready to ROCK! choose their Top Albums and Live Acts. Their selection covers a range of genres from rock to blues and progressive and reflects the musical spread of the well-respected website. The reviewers … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, Best of 2015, Blackberry Smoke, blues, King King, melodic rock, poll, progressive, readers, Renaissance, rock, The Tubes, Thunder, Vintage Trouble, vote
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Gig review: KING KING – Islington Academy, London, 11 November 2015
It takes time to be an overnight sensation but King King, and singer guitarist Alan Nimmo in particular, have enjoyed a spectacular rise to fame recently. Having paid his dues for a long time with the Nimmo Brothers and now … Continue reading
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Tagged 11 November 2015, Alan Nimmo, Ben Poole, blues, blues rock, gig, Islington Academy, King King, London, review
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