News: MARILLION – new album, tour dates and Steve Rothery interview (September 2016)

This hour special was broadcast in the first hour of David Randall’s weekly show ‘Assume The Position’ on Sunday 18 September at 22:00 GMT on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio.

More information

Marillion, Cropredy - 9 August 2014

Marillion release their latest album on 23 September – ‘FEAR’ – whilst preparing for a USA tour in late-October. The band play UK dates from 27 November.

Described as their “protest” album, ‘FEAR’ still retains all the elements expected by their loyal fans. It is their eighteenth studio album and will be available as a limited edition Super Audio CD via earMUSIC.

The band’s guitarist (and longest-serving member) Steve Rothery is interviewed by David Randall for a special feature on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 18 September at 22:00 GMT.

Says David, “As per my early album review I had to declare that I favour the more “romantic” side of Marillion evidenced on the early Hogarth albums. However, as Steve points out, they are making music that firstly pleases themselves rather than others and so far the new offering has had a great response.”

In addition to tracks from ‘FEAR’ David will also be featuring tracks from Steve’s solo output, including his 2014 album ‘The Ghosts Of Pripyat’ and The Wishing Tree his project with vocalist Hannah Stobart which yielded two albums, in 1996 and 2009.

More information
Album review (FEAR, 2016)
Album review (The Ghosts Of Pripyat, 2014)

Marillion UK Tour dates

Sunday 27 November – Friars Waterside Aylesbury SOLD OUT!
Monday 28 November – Manchester Academy TICKETS: www.manchesteracademy.net
Wednesday 30 November – O2 ABC Glasgow TICKETS: www.ticketweb.co.uk
Thursday 1 December – Leeds Beckett Student Union TICKETS: www.wegottickets.com
Saturday 3 December – The Tramshed Cardiff SOLD OUT!
Sunday 4 December – O2 Forum London TICKETS: www.ticketweb.co.uk

Photo: Simon Dunkerley/GRTR!

Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK

Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook.
In 2023 he signed a recording deal with Sony in Canada and released a new single on 15 September.

Next session: Sunday 1 December

Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio

David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at getreadytorock.com. First broadcast on 3 November 2024.

UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock & Blues Show on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT as part of a five hour blues rock marathon “Tuesday is Bluesday at GRTR!”. The show is repeated on Wednesdays at 22:00, Fridays at 20:00). This show was first broadcast 29 October 2024.

How to Listen Live?

Click the programming image at the top of the page (top right of page if using desktop)

Listen via Windows Media Player. Click or tap here and “open file”
Listen via other media player (eg. VLC) Click or tap here and “open file”

Get Ready to ROCK! Radio is also in iTunes under Internet Radio/Classic Rock
Listen in via the Tunein app and search for “Get Ready to ROCK!” and save as favourite.

More information and links at our radio website where you can listen again to shows via the presenter pages: getreadytorockradio.com

Power Plays w/c 11 November 2024

ARCANE MOON Hello Sun (indie)
S8NT ELEKTRIC XTC (Long Branch Records)
ARCANA KINGS Here We Go (Curtain Call Records)
KLOGR face The Unknown (Zeta Factory)
BEYOND UNBROKEN Dance With The Dead (FiXT)
REVENGIN Decadent Feeling (Wormholedeath)

Featured Albums w/c 11 November 2024

09:00-12:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Singer Songwriter)