News: BRIAN WILSON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, EUROPE – Sunday 8 March 2015

UK album chart placings w/e 8th March:
Steven Wilson new at no.13; Europe new at no.50

Richie Kotzen is currently working on a live DVD for release this spring.

Peter Gabriel releases his ‘Play’ DVD on May 18th on Eagle Rock.

Moxy release ’1974 To 2014 – 40 Years And Still Riding High: Best Of’ on CD and DVD on May 22nd via Escape Music. The CD features newly recorded verisons of their songs and the release is limited to 2,000 copies.

Billy Idol releases a new single ‘Save Me Now’ on April 13th.

HNE Recordings will reissue Accept’s 1993 album ‘Objection Overruled’ on April 6th.

Graham Parker and the Rumour return with a new album, ‘Mystery Glue’ out 18th May.

Def Leppard have finished recording their new album which is now at the mixing stage.

Dashboard Confessional have reformed and will tour the US in May supporting Third Eye Blind.

PAUL McCARTNEY
Sat May 23rd/Sun May 24th LONDON O2 Arena
Wed May 27th BIRMINGHAM Barclaycard Arena
Thu May 28th LIVERPOOL Echo Arena

BRIAN WILSON
June 18 – Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery
June 19 – San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay
June 20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
June 23 – Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
June 24 – Dallas, TX @ Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
June 26 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre
June 27 – Nashville, TN @ Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater
June 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Mann Center for the Performing Arts
June 30 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 1 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 2 – Boston, MA @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
July 4 – Toronto, ON @ Sony Center (Brian Wilson and band only)
July 5 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
July 6 – Chicago, IL @ Ravinia Festival
July 8 – Denver, CO @ 1STBANK Center
July 10 – Las Vegas, NV @ Chelsea Theater at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
July 12 – Seattle, WA @ Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium

FFS (FRANZ FERDINAND and SPARKS)
Tue June 16 GLASGOW Art School
Mon June 29 LONDON Troxy

JUDY DYBLE
Mar 27 London The Old Church, St Pancras
Apr 18 Oxfordshire Manor Farm, Ardley
Apr 19 London Half Moon, Putney (with Sugar Magnolia and Matt Stevens)

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Power Plays w/c 21 April 2025

THE DEVIL WEARS NADA Late Night Talking (Eonian Records)
DROWNING POOL Madness (SBG Records)
PARKER BARROW Make It (indie)
REDIKIN Nailed It (Wormholedeath)
PENNY FOUNTAIN Euphoria (indie)
CRY FOR MERCY Saving Grace (indie)
VIGILANTES Life In The Fast Brain (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 21 April 2025

09:00-12:00 The Best of 2003 – 2024 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003 – 2024 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2003 – 2024 (Singer Songwriter)

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