News: HALESTORM, THE BEACHBOYS, DEGREED – Tuesday 13 January 2015

Halestorm release their new album ‘Into The Wild Life’ on April 3^rd.

Steve Hackett releases his new album ‘Wolflight’ on March 30th.

Darius Rucker (Hootie & the Blowfish) releases his new country/southern influenced album, ‘Southern Style’ on March 30th.

OMD release a deluxe 2CD version of ‘Junk Culture’ on February 2nd.

AC/DC will play at the Grammy Awards ceremony on February 8th.

Deegreed have released a clip of a new song ‘Kill Your Darlings’, from their upcoming studio album.

The original Heart rhythm section Steve Fossen and Mike Derosier have launched a new band called Heart By Heart. They are joined by Somar Macek (vocals), Randy Hansen (guitar), Bob Rivers (keyboards) and Lizzy Daymont (guitar/vocals). They plan to revisit Heart’s 1970’s era in their live shows.

Saxon will headline Hard Rock Hell in North Wales on November 12^th-15^th, with Black Spiders, Rock Goddess, Pig Iron, Skanska Mord and Riot Horse also confirmed as appearing.

THE BEACHBOYS
Wed May 27MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
Thu May 28 SHEFFIELD City Hall
Fri May 29 BIRMINGHAM Barclaycard Arena
Sat May 30/Sun May 31 LONDON Royal Albert Hall
Wed June 3 BRIGHTON Centre
Thu June 4 CARDIFF Motorpoint Arena

Y&T
January 30 ~ San Luis Obispo, CA ~ SLO Brew
January 31 ~ Fresno, CA – Tower Theatre (all ages)
February 6 ~ Tracy, CA – Grand Theatre Center for the Arts (all ages) Sold Out
March 6 ~ Hermosa Beach, CA – Saint Rocke
March 7 ~ San Juan Capistrano, CA – Coach House (all ages)
March 8 ~ Agoura Hills, CA – Canyon Club (all ages)
March 14 ~ San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore (all ages)
March 28 ~ Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst
April 3 ~ Las Vegas, NV – Vamp’d
April 4 ~ Mesa, AZ – Club Red
April 7 ~ El Paso, TX – Happy Endings Bar & Grill
April 10 ~ Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
April 11 ~ San Antonio, TX – Alamo City Music Hall (all ages)
April 13 ~ Little Rock, AR – Juanita’s (all ages)
April 14 ~ Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
April 16 ~ Largo, FL – Largo Cultural Center (all ages)
April 18-22 ~ Monsters of Rock Cruise (Miami-Nassau, Bahamas)
April 24 ~ Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theater (all ages)
April 25 ~ Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance Theater (all ages)
April 26 ~ Stafford Springs, CT – The Stafford Palace Theater
April 28 ~ Londonderry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall (all ages)
April 29 ~ Londonderry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall (all ages)
May 1 ~ New York, NY – City Winery (all ages)
May 2 ~ Columbia, MD – M3 Rock Festival
May 5 ~ Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
May 7 ~ Cleveland, OH – Cleveland Agora (all ages)
May 8 ~ Flint, MI – The Machine Shop (18+)
May 9 ~ St Charles, IL – Arcada Theater (all ages) with Quiet Riot & Hellion
May 10 ~ Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
May 12 ~ Fridley, MN – GB Leighton’s Pickle Park
May 14 ~ Kansas City, MO – The Scene
May 16 ~ Central City, CO – Lava Room @ Reserve Casino Hotel
May 20 ~ Vancouver, BC, Canada – Venue
May 21 ~ Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
May 22 ~ Portland, OR – Tonic Lounge
May 23 ~ Grants Pass, OR – Rogue Theatre
June 13 ~ Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley Casino Resort with Tesla
July 18 ~ Balingen, Germany – Bang Your Head Festival
July 25 ~ Ebbw Vale, Wales, UK – Steelhouse Festival

Nazareth have been forced to call off their upcoming UK shows as vocalist Linton Osborne is suffering with ongoing throat problems.

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Power Plays w/c 9 December 2024

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Featured Albums w/c 9 December 2024

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