Tag Archives: USA

Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2017)

Posted on November 4, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Compiled by Jason Ritchie Please check with venue and/or relevant website(s) to confirm availability. Updated 15/06/2017 ALTER BRIDGE 20.06.17 IR – Dublin / Olympia 21.06.17 IR – Belfast / Ulster Hall 24.06.17 DE – Leipzig / Haus Auensee 29.06.17 … Continue reading →

Posted in Gigs and Tour News, NEWS, Upcoming (Tours & Releases) | Tagged 2017, classic rock, concert, Europe, gigs, listing, live, metal, progressive, rock, ROW, tours, USA | Leave a comment

News: MARILLION – new album, tour dates and Steve Rothery interview (September 2016)

Posted on September 13, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

This hour special was broadcast in the first hour of David Randall’s weekly show ‘Assume The Position’ on Sunday 18 September at 22:00 GMT on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. More information Marillion release their latest album on 23 September … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Gigs and Tour News, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, Radio interview | Tagged album, FEAR, guitar, guitarist, interview, Marillion, prog, Progressive Rock, radio, rock, Steve Rothery, Sunday 18 September 2016, Tour, uk, USA | Leave a comment

Gig review: MOONDANCE JAM – Walker, Minnesota, USA, 21-23 July 2016

Posted on August 5, 2016 by andynathan

Considering the previous generation thought rock n roll was a passing fad, and given the pace of change in the industry, it is a substantial feat for any rock festival to reach a 25 year milestone. It is even more … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events | Tagged 21-23 July 2016, Blues Traveler, Boston, Bush, Chevelle, Chicago, festival, Firehouse, Foghat, gig, Godsmack, Kix, LITTLE RIVER BAND, Loverboy, Minnesota, Moondance Jam, Queensryche, review, Sixx:AM, Thundherstruck, USA, Walker | Leave a comment

Album review: BAD COMPANY – Live 1977 & 1979

Posted on April 17, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Rhino [Release date 29.04.16] It does seem strange that this is the first official live Bad Company album in 40 years, featuring the classic original line-up. Angel Air Records released the Albuquerque gig from 1976 in 2006 but it was … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, The Best Of 2016 | Tagged album, Bad Company, Boz Burrell, Live 1977 & 1979, Mick Ralphs, Paul Rodgers, review, rock, Simon Kirke, USA, Wembley | Leave a comment

Gig review: MOONDANCE JAM, Walker, Minnesota, USA, 16-18 July 2015

Posted on July 23, 2015 by andynathan

I’ve been hooked on Moondance Jam ever since first arriving in this unspoiled part of the Minnesota countryside with its woods and lakes in 2009. The Jam plays host to a hedonistic four days of holiday relaxation and partying for … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 16-18 July 2015, Black Star Riders, Black Stone Cherry, classic rock, Doobie Brothers, festival, Finger Eleven, gig, Honeymoon Suite, Huey Lewis and the News, Jefferson Starship, Moondance Jam, Pat Travers, Peter Frampton, Pop Evil, Sammy Hagar, Shinedown, Thundherstruck, USA, Vixen | Leave a comment

Gig review: BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND- Gila River Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, 19 February 2015

Posted on March 1, 2015 by andynathan

Bob Seger arguably ranks alongside Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty in the pantheon of all-American rock legends. He shares with them the craft of forging a melting pot of influences from the last 60 years of popular music and combining … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Alto Reed, Bob Seger, Chris Campbell, Don Brewer, gig, heartland rock, Rob McNelley, rock, SIlver Bullet Band, USA | Leave a comment

Gig review: MELODIC ROCK FEST 4, H.O.M.E.Bar, Arlington Heights,Chicago, USA, 3-5 October 2014

Posted on October 22, 2014 by andynathan

The Radio Sun - Melodic Rock Fest 4, Chicago, October 2014

After the success of the third Melodic Rock Fest last September, the attempt to bring to the Americans the cult melodic rock bands that are seen at Firefest and other places, melodicrock.com supremo Andrew McNeice swiftly moved forward with plans … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events | Tagged 7th Heaven, Adriangale, AOR, Bombay Black, Chicago, Eighty Six Happiness, festival, Gary Moon, gig, Grand Design, Guardian, H.E.A.T., Heaven's Edge, House Of Shakira, Jim Peterik, Johnny Lima, Madman's Lullaby, Maxx Explosion, melodic rock, Melodic Rock Fest 4, Mitch Malloy, Paul Laine, Radio Sun, STAN BUSH, Talon, Tango Down, USA, Work Of Art | Comments Off

Gig review: MOONDANCE JAM – Walker, Minnesota, 17-19 July 2014

Posted on August 5, 2014 by andynathan

There cannot be many places that match the ambience of Moondance Jam as a rock festival, set in beautiful countryside of woods and lakes in northern Minnesota and with the friendliest atmosphere that can be imagined. Surely the Mid-West of … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events | Tagged ALTER BRIDGE, AOR, Autograph, Badfinger, classic rock, Don Felder, festival, Foreigner, George Thorogood, gig, melodic rock, Moondance Jam, REO Speedwagon, Styx, USA, Wallflowers | Comments Off

Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2016)

Posted on May 12, 2014 by jason

Please check with venue and/or relevant website(s) to confirm availability. Compiled by Jason Ritchie Updated 02/11/2016 ALTER BRIDGE Sat April 01 AUCKLAND Powerstation Mon April 03 BRISBANE Eatons Hill Hotel Tue April 04 SYDNEY Enmore Theatre Thu April 06 MELBOURNE … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged 2016, artists, bands, blues, concerts, Europe, events, festivals, gigs, metal, Progressive Rock, rock, ROW, tour dates, tours, USA, world | Comments Off

Album Review: THE TWENTY COMMITTEE – A Lifeblood Psalm

Posted on December 21, 2013 by alanjones

[Self-Released - 1 April 2013] Oh dear – here we go again. I have been saying for some time now that there is no place in rock music for religion – of any persuasion – and it … Continue reading →