News: KING KING/Dan Patlansky UK tour starts 12 May 2016

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Award-winning blues rock band King King start their nationwide 8-date UK tour at the Manchester Academy on Thursday May 12. Special guest on all dates is South African Blues rock guitarist/singer-songwriter Dan Patlansky.

GRTR! blues-rock expert Pete Feenstra described the band’s current album Reaching For The Light “…an album that bristles with intent and delivers with brio.”

Photo: Darren Griffiths/GRTR!

Dan Patlansky is the South African blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter is King King’s special guest. He toured with Joe Satriani recently and his new album is released 6 May.

Gig review (Manchester Academy, 12 May 2016)

Album review (King King, Reaching For The Light, 2015)
Album review (Dan Patlansky, Introvertigo, 2016)

UK tour dates (May 2016)
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Thursday May 12 Manchester Academy
Friday May 13 (Sold Out) Gateshead Sage
Saturday May 14 Glasgow o2 ABC
Sunday May 15 Sheffield City Hall
Wednesday May 18 Gloucester Guildhall
Thursday May 19 Crawley The Hawth
Friday May 20 Salisbury City Hall
Saturday May 21 Birmingham Town Hall

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