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Upcoming: UK & Ireland Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2025)
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Upcoming: UK & Ireland Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2026)
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Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2025)
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Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2026)
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Latest Album Reviews
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Album review: BEYOND THE BLACK – Break the Silence
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News: Albums of the Month (October-December 2025)
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Album review: MIDNITE CITY- Bite The Bullet
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Album review: CHARLOTTE SMITH & DAVID CLIFTON – The Tree In The Wood
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Album review: JUDIE TZUKE – Now Or Never
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Album review: SPOCK’S BEARD – The Archaeoptimist
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Latest Gig Reviews
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Gig review: STEVE OVERLAND AND JIM KIRKPATRICK- The Weir, Brentford, Middlesex, 9 December 2025
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Gig review: JOHN OTWAY – Face Bar, Reading, Thursday 11 December 2025
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Gig review: CURVED AIR – The Sub Rooms, Stroud, 20 November 2025
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Gig review: MARTIN BARRE & FRIENDS – Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 18 November 2025
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio celebrates 10 years (September 2018)
A month long promotion highlights the station’s 10 year interview archive As part of the station’s 10th anniversary celebrations, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio will be replaying a selection of interviews gathered since 2008. Most tie in with the artists’ … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th anniversary, Andrew Latimer, Camel, Europe, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Glenn Hughes, highlights, Ian Anderson, interview, Jethro Tull, Martin Turner, September 2018, Steve Hackett, Wishbone Ash
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Quick plays: D’ERCOLE, THE ROCKET DOLLS, GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV
D’ERCOLE Made To Burn Rock Company [Release date 18.07.18] Album number five from D’Ercole which consists of Phil Vincent – a man never shy of being in a recording studio! – guitarist Damian D’Ercole and drummer BF D’Ercole. Other guest … Continue reading
Album review: 3.2 – The Rules Have Changed
Pete Feenstra chatted to Robert Berry for an hour special broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in November 2018. Frontiers [Release date 10.08.18] 3 were formed back in 1987 by Robert Berry and Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer, both of … Continue reading
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Tagged 3.2, album, Keith Emerson, melodic rock, prog, prog rock, progressive, review, Rober Berry, the Rules Have Changed
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Album review: BAD TOUCH – Shake A Leg
Marshall Records [Release date o5.10.18] Bad Touch isn’t a band that is about to rewrite the rock and roll handbook, but ‘Shake A Leg’ neatly reaffirms the potency of riff-driven, fist pumping, hook-laden hard rock. They impressively focus on their … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Bad Touch, hard rock, Led Zeppelin, Marshall Records, review, Rob Glendinning, Shake A Leg, Stevie Westwood
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Album review: ZED MITCHELL – WOW
Timezone Records [Release date o7.09.18] Zed Mitchell is a German based guitarist with a beautiful touch and tone. His playing owes much to the Peter Green meets Mark Knopfler school of feel, meaning ‘WOW’ is a very laid back album … Continue reading
Album review: ANNIE DRESSNER – Broken Into Pieces
www.anniedressner.com [Release date 26.10.18] A native New Yorker, but an adopted Brit of seven years, folk singer songwriter Annie Dressner has found favour on these shores with BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music, and appeared at the Green Man and … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Annie Dressner, Broken Into Pieces, folk, indie, Nigel Stonier, review, singer, songwriter
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Album review: LYNYRD SKYNYRD – Live In Atlantic City
earMUSIC [Release date 21.09.18] Lynyrd Skynyrd, undoubtedly the world’s favourite Southern rock band, is touring for the final time. With this news you can expect a flurry of live releases, greatest hits albums and people selling their stories, and not … Continue reading
Album review: PAUL CARRACK – These Days
Carrack-UK [Release date 07.09.18] I have to say in recent years I’ve fallen out of love with Paul Carrack. Partly this is just laziness but also for a time his releases were fairly uninspiring, including two albums of cover versions, … Continue reading
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Gig review: Q5 – Camden Underworld, London, 25 August 2018
Q5 were one of the names those of us who read ‘Kerrang!’ cover to cover or visited Shades Records raved about in the mid-eighties, their debut ‘Steel The Light’ an outstanding piece of powerful yet melodic metal. But whereas their … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 August 2018, Camden Underworld, Dennis Turner, Evan Sheely, gig, hard rock, James Nelson, Jonathan K, New World Order, Q5, review, Steel the Light
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Album review: SARI SCHORR – Never Say Never
Pete Feenstra chatted to Sari Schorr for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 24 March 2019. Manhaton Records [Release date o5.10.18] Sari Schorr returns with ‘Never Say Never’, an album that goes a long way to establishing her own … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ash Wilson, Bad Company, blues, Henning Gehrke, interview, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Kim Carnes, Mick Ralphs, Never Say Never, review, Robert Johnson, rock, Sari Schorr, soul, vocal
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Gig review – STONEDEAF FESTIVAL – Newark Showground, 25 August 2018
This festival had my attention from the first announcement. A group of enthusiasts lamenting the demise of the old one day Monsters Of Rock festivals wanted to resurrect the format for those sick of the multi day, multi stage festivals. … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th August 2018, Andy Copping, Anvil. Massive Wagons, Blaze Bayley, Chrome Molly, Dave Sabo, Dragonforce, Fallen Mafia, festival, Graham Bonnet, Krusher, Lemmy, metal, Monsters Of Rock, Motley Brew, MSG, Newark Showground, Quireboys, Rainbow, rock, Skid Row, Spike, Stonedeaf, Wolfsbane, ZP Theart
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Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2018)
Compiled by Jason Ritchie Please check with venue and/or relevant website(s) to confirm availability. Updated 04/12/2018 ACCEPT 2019-01-31 Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL (70000 Tons of Metal) US 2019-04-20 Wuppertal (Stadthalle) DE 2019-04-21 Leipzig (Haus Auensee) DE 2019-04-22 Hamburg (Mehr! Theater) DE … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, AOR, dates, Europe, gigs, melodic rock, metal, pop, progressive, rock, ROW, Tour, USA
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Album review: PALACE OF THE KING – Get It Right With Your Maker
Golden Robot Records [Release date 23.03.18] On the first listen to Get Right With Your Maker, the latest album from Australia’s Palace of The King, I was indifferent to be honest. However, two or three listens later I was hooked. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Get It Right With Your Maker, hard rock, Palace of the King, review, rock
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Album review: DOYLE BRAMHALL II – Shades
Provogue Records [Release date o5.10.18] Doyle Bramhall II’s ‘Shades’ is an eclectic album with real musical and spiritual depth. It’s a song-led album with interwoven vocal harmonies, sculpted guitar parts and plenty of emotive lyrics. It’s a musical tableau in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Doyle Bramhall II, Eric Clapton, funk, Greyhounds, Michael McDonald, Norah Jones, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, review, Rich Man, rock, Shades, Tedeschi Trucks
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News: MARTIN TURNER plays Wishbone Ash first album on tour (September/October 2018)
Following the release this year of the multi-disc ‘The Vintage Years (1970-1991)’ box set, founder member Martin Turner plays UK dates from 13 September. He’ll be featuring the 1970 debut album ‘Wishbone Ash’ in its entirety. This follows previous outings … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, gig, interview, Martin Turner, October, September, UK tour, Wishbone Ash
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Album review: GIOELI CASTRONOVO- Set the World on Fire
Release Date 13.07.18 Frontiers latest all-star combination reunites two members of Hardline- singer Johnny Gioeli, the one constant in their line up to the present day, and drummer Deen Castronovo who played on their debut, in between his service with … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alessandro Delvecchio, AOR, Deen Castronovo, Hardline, Johnny Gioeli, melodic rock
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Album review: JAMIE WILLIAMS & THE ROOTS COLLECTIVE – Diff’rent Gravy
3Ms Music [Release date 20.04.18] What’s in a name? Well, Jamie Williams & The Roots Collective is a suitably titled, all encompassing name for a band that is rooted in 60’s British R&B – minimalist production with evocative vocals – … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Billy Boy Arnold, blues, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, country, Dave Milligan, Diff'rent Gravy, Downliner Sect, Ian Hunter, Jamie Williams, Jamie Williams & The Roots Collective, Keith Richard, Nick Garner, pop, review, Ringo Star, rock, Rolling Stones, roots, Sean Tyla, The Beatles, The Pretty Things, Tom Petty
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Album review: CLIF MAGNESS- Lucky Dog
Release Date 13.07.18 Clif (short for Clifton) Magness may not be a household name, but is one of those respected songwriters essential to the music business. His collaborations have covered artists as diverse as Steve Perry and Avril Lavigne, co-writing … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Clif Magness, melodic rock, Robin Beck
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Gig review: GRAHAM BONNET BAND – The Tivoli, Buckley, 24 August 2018
Since we last saw the honourable Graham Bonnet, he has turned 70. In the interim he’s been gigging with Schenker, playing festivals, and recording a new album. This is a great credit to Bonnet - in a topsy-turvy world that … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 August 2018, Buckley, Doomsday Outlaw, gig, Graham Bonnet, Graham Bonnet Band, hard rock, metal, North Wales, review, The Tivoli
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Album review: GRYPHON – Reinvention
David Randall chatted to band co-founder and guitarist Graeme Taylor ahead of their UK dates in August 2016. Graeme also selected some of his favourite tracks, not only Gryphon but those artists who have inspired his musical journey. [Release date … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Brian Gulland, Dave Oberle, folk, Graeme Taylor, Gryphon, interview, medieval, progressive, Reinvention, review, rock
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Quick plays: STRATOVARIUS, NINE DART FINISH
STRATOVARIUS Enigma: Intermission 2 earMUSIC [Release date 28.09.18] In between studio albums Stratovarius give their fans a second ‘Intermission’ album and like the previous ‘Intermission’ released some 17 years ago, ‘Engima’ features three new songs, four orchestral re-workings of older … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, Brit Pop, Enigma, Intermission 2, melodic metal, Nine Dart Finish, pop rock, power metal, review, Sratovarius
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Album review: KAT DANSER – Goin’ Gone
Black Hen Music [Release date 12.10.18] If you ever wondered what it might sound like if Chrissie Hynde/Joan Armatrading did a stripped back Deep South blues roots album, Goin’ Gone by Edmonton based Canadian Kat Danser is the answer. And … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Goin' Gone, Kat Danser, review, roots, singer, songwriter, Steve Dawson
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Album review: GREENROSE FAIRE – Riders In The Night
Friendly Folk Records [Release date 01.06.18] The fourth album from the Finnish sextet who marry violin, bouzouki and mandolin with a traditional rock line up of bass, drums and keys (and yes, some guitar!) to produce their own rollicking brand … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, folk rock, Greenrose Faire, review, Riders In The Night
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Album review: HALESTORM – Vicious
Atlantic [Release date 27.07.18] I thought I’d died and gone to heaven when I heard Halestorm’s fabulous 2009 eponymous debut. And it remains one of my favourite female fronted rock albums of the last decade and beyond. But frankly, for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Halestorm, hard rock, Lzzy Hale, metal, review, Vicious
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Album review: BOBBIE GENTRY – The Girl From Chickasaw County (Box set)
UMC [Release date 21.09.18] It’s always frustrating when a ‘definitive’ box set promo amounts to a couple of discs of largely alternative versions, demos, and live recordings. In other words, a handful of album tracks and, in this case, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobbie Gentry, box set, country, Glenn Campbell, pop, review, singer, songwriter, The Girl From Chickasaw Country
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