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Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2027)

Posted on September 8, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

BRYAN ADAMS- Royal Albert Hall, London, 14 May 2024

Compiled by Jason Ritchie Please check with venue and/or relevant website(s) to confirm availability. UK & Ireland Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2027) To search quickly within this page (“Find In Page”): Press Ctrl+F (on Windows PC, Chromebook, or Linux … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE DAMN TRUTH – Waterloo Music Bar, Blackpool, 6 September 2026

Posted on September 8, 2026 by jason

Playing at one of the last sweaty bastions of rock music, The Waterloo in Blackpool, Crobot opened the show. A band of four from Pottsville Pennsylvania they blasted the good size and receptive audience with their own recipe of hard … Continue reading →

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Album review: WOOD BURNT RED – Hold On Tight

Posted on September 7, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 04.09.26] Before I get started on the album, I just want to say that given good management and keeping their shit together Wood Burnt Red could be massive. You just know something special when you hear it, … Continue reading →

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Album review : VARIOUS ARTISTS – No Static At All : A Journey Into AOR (3CDs)

Posted on September 6, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date: 18.09.26] No Static At All is a 3 CD, 60 tracks journey through the halcyon days of AOR. It’s a tip of the hat to Steely Dan’s movie (FM) music hit of the same title. And … Continue reading →

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Album review: EUROPE – Come This Madness

Posted on September 6, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Silver Lining Music [Release date 25.09.26] It’s been seven years since Europe’s last album. Since 2017 the band haven’t been idle (with many a festival event under their collective belts) but the lack of a new studio album has been … Continue reading →

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Album review: GARY JOHN BARDEN – Empowered Emotions

Posted on September 5, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date : 18.09.27] There’s an abundance of richly melodic twists, ear-catching hooks and smoky Coverdale vocalisms running through the veins of Empowered Emotions, a new album from Gary John Barden. Barden’s CV is well documented online. He’s fronted many … Continue reading →

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Album review: MAIAH WYNNE – Into The Waves

Posted on September 5, 2026 by jason

Kscope [Release date 25.09.26] Maiah Wynne has been making music since she was seven and has been an integral part of Envy of None, who also feature Rush’s Alex Lifeson and Coney Hatch’s Andy Curran amongst their line-up. On this, … Continue reading →

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Album review: MIKE GUINEY – The Grace of Eloquence

Posted on September 5, 2026 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 25.06.26] The jury is out on this I’m afraid. Guiney was born on Newfoundland, Canada’s most easterly island. So pretty remote. His first musical memory is listening to Johnny Cash on an 8 track cartridge, so must have … Continue reading →

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Album review: BOB HOLZ – Next In Line

Posted on September 3, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

MVD Audio [Release date 06.11.26] We last reviewed Bob Holz in 2023 and his album which gave equal billing to co-producer Rob Stathis. The latter takes more of a production role on this latest release which once again harnesses the … Continue reading →

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Album review: RITA BLISS – One More Winter

Posted on September 1, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 02.10.26] Feeling lonely as a pea, what an exquisitely innocent line. And this kinda describes the album by Rita Bliss in two words. For those of you who don’t know Rita, as I didn’t, as well as … Continue reading →

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Album review : SEVEN SPIRES – A Fortress Called Home (Master Key Edition / 3CDs)

Posted on August 31, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date : 04.09.26] “Seven Spires”, says Sascha Paeth, “are one of the few new real personalities in metal”. And you would need an abundance of personality and indeed, confidence to assemble such a suite of music as … Continue reading →

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Album review : SHAKRA – Just Live Loud

Posted on August 30, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date : 04.09.26] Since 1995, Swiss band, Shakra have shared stages worldwide with everybody worth knowing, from Guns’N’Roses to Great White, from Stratovarius to Iron Maiden. And in between times they’ve released 14 albums. Their secret, apart from … Continue reading →

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Album review: KRIS BARRAS BAND – Monsters We Made

Posted on August 30, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Earache [Release date 14.08.26] Kris Barras is consolidating his out and out heavy rock stance with the latest album. And what an album! There is a superb crunching groove throughout. I was impressed with the three previous albums which saw … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE UGLY GUYS – Highway Shoes

Posted on August 29, 2026 by petefeenstra

Conquest Music [Release date : 03.07.26] The Ugly Guys 9th album ‘Highway Shoes’ is everything you would want from a good country rock album, and more! It’s a perfectly balanced showcase of their own song craft, tempered by well chosen … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEVE HACKETT & STEVE ROTHERY – The Roaring Waves

Posted on August 28, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Inside Out Music [Release date 28.08.26] Some years ago when I saw Steve Rothery’s band his second guitarist Dave Foster was providing support. Halfway through that set there came a guitar sound that was fashioned in the Lap of the … Continue reading →

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Album review: SHA-BOOM – Another Nail in the Coffin

Posted on August 28, 2026 by jason

Silver Lining Music [Release date 26.08.26] Sha-Boom appeared in 1988 and disappeared almost as quickly in 1992. Fast forward to 2005 and they released ‘The Race Is On’, then radio silence for a couple of decades until they re-emerge with … Continue reading →

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News: BROTHERS OSBORNE, WILLIE DOWLING, FOREIGNER (September 2026)

Posted on August 28, 2026 by jason

Bryan Adams releases his latest album ‘How’s It Goin’ on November 6 via BAD Records. Bad Company release ‘Live In London’ on November 13 which was recorded at their London show in 2016. Brothers Osborne release their new album ‘Watertown’ on October … Continue reading →

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Album review: BERNIE MARSDEN- Stage

Posted on August 27, 2026 by andynathan

Conquest Music [Release Date 21.8.26] Bernie Marsden’s passing three years ago still hits hard, not least as he still had much to offer musically, and there have been a stream of recent releases, some of them posthumous. A brilliant guitarist … Continue reading →

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Album review: THOSE MADE BROKEN – A Door You Can Never Close

Posted on August 27, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 01.09.26] I’m always very excited when I hear of an album that is not just made for pleasing the musical mainframe, but from a place of education and awareness of situations that many may not know is happening … Continue reading →

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Album review : BLACK OAK ARKANSAS – When Electricity Came To Arkansas Vol 1 (5 CDs)

Posted on August 27, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date : 28.08.26] CD1 : Black Oak Arkansas (1971) + 2 bonus CD2 : Keep The Faith (1972) CD3 : If An Angel Came To See You, Would You Make Her Feel At Home? (1972) CD4 : … Continue reading →

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Book review: ON TRACK…. DEF LEPPARD… every album, every song by Scott Robinson

Posted on August 26, 2026 by andynathan

SonicBond Publishing (Release Date 29.05.2026) With Def Leppard’s successful UK tour still fresh in the memory, now is a good time for a look back at their career and to revisit their back catalogue. As Scott Robinson points out in … Continue reading →

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Album review: KEVIN BURT– This Trip

Posted on August 26, 2026 by petefeenstra

Gulf Coast Records [Release date : 28.08.26] Iowa Blues Hall of Fame inductee and 2026 Blues Music Award winner Kevin Burt’s ‘This Trip’ digs deep into his reserves, for 10 emotionally charged songs given real weight by his big sounding … Continue reading →

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Album review : ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK – Faithfully

Posted on August 25, 2026 by brianmc

Cleopatra Records [Release date : 28.08.26] The whole idea of taking on a striking stage name has been with us since the beginnings of show business. From the of early days of popular music to the modern era, singers like … Continue reading →

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Album review: BAP KENNEDY – Above All, Love

Posted on August 25, 2026 by petefeenstra

Lonely Street Discs [Release date : 28.08.26] The late Energy Orchard frontman and solo artist Bap Kennedy’s posthumously released ‘Above All, Love’ is an absolute gem of a record. Overseen by his widow, former band member Brenda Kennedy (an author, artist … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROB TOGNONI – Black On Black

Posted on August 24, 2026 by petefeenstra

Bandcamp [Release date : 09.07.26] Rob Tognoni’s ‘Black On Black’ is a hard rocking album, full of his unrelenting energy, focussed intensity and uncompromising lyrics, which frequently mirror his steely riffs (or vice versa). ‘The Tasmanian Devil’ enjoys moments of … Continue reading →