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Greg Lake at Orpheum Theatre on May 18th
Greg Lake at Orpheum Theatre on May 18th “Songs of a Lifetime 2012” tour. The show will feature an intimate autobiographical musical journey in song and story. The performance will feature some of the best-known songs from Emerson Lake and … Continue reading
KISS + MOTLEY CRUE US dates & THE CULT UK tour
KISS + MOTLEY CRUE Jul 20 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live Jul 21 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach Jul 22 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Jul 24 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre … Continue reading
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Tagged Killing Joke, Kiss, Motley Crue, The Cult, The Mission
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Bad Company, Heart, Big Country & more tour dates
HEART Fri 06/29/12 Saint Paul, MN Myth Fri 07/06/12 Hammond, IN The Venue At Horseshoe Casino Fri 07/20/12 New Lenox, IL New Lennox Commons @ Moondance Jam Sat 07/21/12 Walker, MN Moondance Events Thu 07/26/12 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE Fri … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Company, Big Country, Feeder, Heart, Mike & the Mechanics
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House of Progression at the Peel Kingston
THE VENUE The Peel 160 CAMBRIDGE RD, KINGSTON, SW LONDON KT1 3HH Phone 020 8546 3516. SAT 31st MARCH …..TOUCHSTONE + GUESTS THE CITY SLEEPS SHOW £12 ADV Doors 7.30pm THE PEEL FRI 27th APRIL….. DeeEXPUS & TINYFISH KING OF … Continue reading
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Tagged House of Porgression, IQ, It Bites, Kingston, Pallas, prog rock, The Peel, Tinyfish, Touchstone
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Foo Fighters for the Reading festival

Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, 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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Foo Fighters, Kasabian, Reading festival, The Cure
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Def Leppard announce US tour dates
DEF LEPPARD + POISON + LITA FORD Jun 20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater Jun 22 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Jun 23 – Las Vegas, NV @ Red Rock Amphitheatre Jun 25 – Denver, … Continue reading
Stampede line-up change and charity event

British melodic hard rockers STAMPEDE have announced that they are going back to basics as a four piece lineup with a special headline appearance at Hard Rock Big Noise Transmission – a charity event in Wolverhampton on 30th March. The band’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Hard Rock Big Noise Transmission, Stampede
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Radiohead UK dates and Marshall Amps 50th anniversary gig
RADIOHEAD October 6th Manchester MEN Arena 8th/9th London O2 Arena Marshall Amps 50th anniversary concert at Wembley Arena on Saturday, September 22nd Billy Duffy (The Cult), Brian Tichy (Pride & Glory/Foreigner/Billy Idol/Whitesnake), Corey Taylor, Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake), Joe Satriani, Nicko … Continue reading
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Tagged Corey Taylor, Iron Maiden, Joe Satriani, Marshall Amps, Paul Gilbert, Radiohead, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde
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Europe announce UK tour dates
EUROPE Wed 21 Nov – Birmingham O2 Academy Thurs 22 Nov – Glasgow O2 ABC Fri 23 Nov – Manchester HMV Ritz Sun 25 Nov – Newcastle O2 Academy Mon 26 Nov – Leeds O2 Academy Tue 27th Nov – … Continue reading
Eric Johnson, Ministry tour dates and Kiss new album
ERIC JOHNSON 6 July – Holmfirth Picturedrome 7 July – Glasgow 02 ABC 8 July – Gateshead Sage 9 July – Bath Komedia 10 July – London Leicester Square ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ALL STARS (includes GENE SIMMONS, JOE ELLIOTT (DEF … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, Def Leppard, Eric Johnson, Fear Factory, Glenn Hughes, Joe Elliott, Kiss, Lou Gramm, Ministry, Petra, Rhino
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THE JAR FAMILY CONFIRMED AS MAIN SUPPORT FOR GUITAR LEGEND STEVE CRADOCK
THE JAR FAMILY CONFIRMED AS MAIN SUPPORT FOR GUITAR LEGEND STEVE CRADOCK (OCEAN COLOUR SCENE) The North East’s buzz band The Jar Family, have been confirmed as main support for legendary guitarist Steve Cradock’s show at the Newcastle O2 Academy … Continue reading
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Tagged Jar Family, Ocean Colour Scene, Steve Craddock
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DEAD CAN DANCE tour dates and TANGERINE DREAM London show
DEAD CAN DANCE 19th Sept HCTAT Istanbul 21st Sept Earth Theatre Thessaloniki 23rd Sept Lycabetus Theatre Athens 25th Sept MCV Utrecht 27th Sept Grand Rex Paris 29th Sept Cirque Royal Brussels 1st Oct Alte Oper Frankfurt 3rd Oct Tempodrom Berlin … Continue reading
The Dunwells gain praise from Cameron Crowe
LOS ANGELES, CA – February 29th, 2012 — Breaking British band The Dunwells brought their Americana/rock/folk/soul sound to L.A.’s Hotel Cafe last night, and in the audience was writer/director Cameron Crowe who won an Academy Award for his screenplay of … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Sighted Faith, Cameron Crowe, The Dunwells
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Bellowhead, Carl Palmer, Hawkwind & Marillion tour dates
CARL PALMER 11 April L’Aquila, Italy Venue: TBA 15 April Roma, Italy Venue: TBA 17 April Prattien, Switzerland Venue: TBA 18 April Paris, France Venue: TBA 19 April Verviers, Belgium Venue: TBA 20 April Siegburg, Germany Venue: TBA 21 April … Continue reading
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Tagged Bellowhead, Carl Palmer, Hawkwind, Marillion
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Guns ‘N Roses & Toto announce tours
GUNS ‘N’ ROSES May Thu. 17: Dublin O2 Sat. 19: Nottingham Capital FM Arena Sun. 20: Liverpool Echo Arena Wed. 23: Newcastle Metro Fri. 25: Glasgow SECC Sat. 26: Birmingham LG Arena Tue. 29: Manchester MEN Arena Thu. 31: London … Continue reading
Cambridge Rock Festival spring edition 27th-29th April 2012

For tickets and prices please click here Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! … Continue reading
T in the Park line-up announced
T in the Park 6th-8th July at Balado, near Kinross Headliners: Snow Patrol will headline Friday, Kasabian the Saturday night and the Stone Roses on Sunday. Other bands on the bill include Tinie Tempah, New Order, Elbow, Kaiser Chiefs, Chase & Status, Happy Mondays, … Continue reading
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Tagged Kasabian, Snow Patrol, Stone Roses, T in the Park 2012
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W.A.S.P. Styx & Ten all announce new tour dates
W.A.S.P. September Fri 21st – LONDON, HMV Forum Sat 22nd – EDINBURGH, HMV Picture House Sun 23rd – NEWCASTLE, Academy Thu 27th – MANCHESTER, HMV Ritz Fri 28th – LEEDS, Academy Sun 30th – NORWICH, Waterfront October Mon 1st – … Continue reading
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Chickenfoot Iron Maiden USA
CHICKENFOOT USA May/June 04 May Lake Tahoe, NV – Harrah’s Hotel & Casino 05 May Lake Tahoe, NV – Harrah’s Hotel & Casino 09 May Denver, CO – The Fillmore Aud. 11 May Minneapolis, MN – The Brick 12 May … Continue reading
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KING MOB 28 March 2012
***PRESS RELEASE*** KING MOB Stephen W Parsons (vocals) • Chris Spedding (guitar) • Sixteen (guitar) • Toshi Ogawa (bass) • Martin Chambers (drums) LIVE AT LONDON’S O2 ACADEMY ISLINGTON with special guests including: PHIL MANZANERA • GLEN MATLOCK • WILKO … Continue reading
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