News: JOEL HOEKSTRA, FOZZY, THE LEMONHEADS – Saturday 1st August 2015

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Guitarist Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake/ex-Night Ranger) releases his new solo album, ‘Dying To Live’, on October 16th on Frontiers. Guests include Jeff Scott Soto, Russell Allen, Tony Franklin, Vinny Appice, Derek Sherinian amongst others.

Nalle Påhlsson’s ROYAL MESS release their debut album on September 25th on Melodic Rock Records.

Alice Cooper’s covers album ‘Hollywood Vampires’ is released on September 11th.

The Winery Dogs new album is called ‘Hot Streak’ and is released in October.

Cruzh have signed to Frontiers who will release their debut album in early 2016.

Guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal has officially confirmed he has left Guns ‘N’ Roses to concentrate on his solo career.

FOZZY
24.11 Reading – Sub89
25.11 Tunbridge Wells – The Forum
26.11 Islington Academy
27.11 Manchester – Sound Control
28.11 Chester – Live Rooms
01.12 Birmingham – The Rainbow
02.12 Cambridge – The Junction
03.12 Newcastle – Riverside
04.12 Nottingham – Rescue Rooms
05.12 Sheffield – Winter Rocks at Corporation
06.12 Planet Rockstock

MOTORHEAD + SAXON + GIRLSCHOOOL
Jan 23 City Hall Newcastle
Jan 24 Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow
Jan 26 O2 Apollo, Manchester
Jan 27 Oasis, Swindon
Jan 29 Hammersmith Apollo

THE LEMONHEADS
Thu October 01 BIRMINGHAM Institute Library
Fri October 02 CARDIFF Gate
Sun October 04 BELFAST Limelight 2
Mon October 05 DUBLIN Academy
Tue October 06 GLASGOW O2 ABC
Wed October 07 MANCHESTER Ritz
Thu October 08 LONDON IndigO2

REEF
Thu September 24 CHESTER Live Rooms
Fri September 25 HOLMFIRTH Picturedrome
Sat September 26 WOLVERHAMPTON Robin 2
Thu/Fri October 08/09 ST IVES Guildhall

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SANDNESS Not Your Dog (Rockshots Records)
DOCTOR BLACK Drag Me Down (indie)
COHEED AND CAMBRIA Goodbye Sunshine (Virgin Music Group)
LEONI JANE KENNEDY Closer (indie)
SMALL TOWN POLITICS Red Lights (indie)

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