News: ALIEN ANT FARM, MAGMA, BLUE OYSTER CULT – Saturday 31 January 2015

Ramblin’ Fair Festival have announced the support bands for headliners Scorpions on Saturday. They include Dream Theater, Blue Oyster Cult, Saxon and FM.

Burning Rain replace Circus Maximus at the Frontiers festival in Italy.

MAGMA
May 07 Manchester RNCM
May 08 London Cadogan Hall

AMPLIFIER
Sat March 28 LONDON Old Blue Last
Mon April 20 GLASGOW Ivory Blacks
Tue April 21 LEEDS Belgrave Music Hall
Wed April 22 WOLVERHAMPTON Slade Rooms
Thu April 23 BRISTOL Exchange
Fri April 24 MANCHESTER Gorilla
Sun April 26 SOUTHAMPTON Talking Heads
Mon April 27 BRIGHTON Haunt

Alien Ant Farm release their new album, ‘Always And Forever’ via Executive Music/The End Records on February 24th.

Thomas “Hutch” Bauer (ex-Evidence One, Frontline) is the new bass player in Mad Max who release a ‘Best Of’ on April/May on SPV.

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