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		<title>News: Popular Poll results announced Sunday 18 December &#8211; top rock album, live and breakthough act 2016</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 11:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/12/news-popular-poll-results-sunday-18-december-top-rock-album-live-act-2016/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160724_shouse_darkness4.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="The Darkness - STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL - Ebbw Vale, South Wales, 24 July 2016" title="The Darkness - STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL - Ebbw Vale, South Wales, 24 July 2016 " /></a>The results of Get Ready to ROCK!&#8217;s popular poll for &#8216;Best of 2016&#8242; will be announced on Sunday 18 December at 22:00 GMT in a special show on the website&#8217;s dedicated radio station. At the end of November the website &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/12/news-popular-poll-results-sunday-18-december-top-rock-album-live-act-2016/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/12/news-popular-poll-results-sunday-18-december-top-rock-album-live-act-2016/">News: Popular Poll results announced Sunday 18 December &#8211; top rock album, live and breakthough act 2016</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>News: Get Ready to ROCK! launches popular poll for top rock album and live act of 2016</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 02:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/12/news-get-ready-to-rock-popular-poll-top-rock-album-live-act-of-2016/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161024_badco3.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="BAD COMPANY - Manchester Arena, 24 October 2016" title="BAD COMPANY - Manchester Arena, 24 October 2016" /></a>Popular review website Get Ready to ROCK! has launched a popular poll so that readers and listeners can vote for their favourite album, live act and breakthrough act of 2016. Since 2003 the website (www.getreadytorock.com) has published the reviewers&#8217; selections &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/12/news-get-ready-to-rock-popular-poll-top-rock-album-live-act-of-2016/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/12/news-get-ready-to-rock-popular-poll-top-rock-album-live-act-of-2016/">News: Get Ready to ROCK! launches popular poll for top rock album and live act of 2016</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>News: Melodic rockers VEGA and classic rockers BAD COMPANY named in Best of 2016 poll</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 03:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/11/news-vega-bad-company-2016-poll/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160530_vega6.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="VEGA - Islington Academy, London, 30 May 2016" title="VEGA - Islington Academy, London, 30 May 2016" /></a>Melodic rockers Vega (Top Album) and classic rockers Bad Company (Top Live Act) have been named in Get Ready to ROCK!&#8217;s end of year reviewer poll. Vega, who play a series of headlining dates in the UK from 30 November &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/11/news-vega-bad-company-2016-poll/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/11/news-vega-bad-company-2016-poll/">News: Melodic rockers VEGA and classic rockers BAD COMPANY named in Best of 2016 poll</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>The Best of 2016: top albums, top live acts – the reviewers’ choice</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 02:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/11/the-best-of-2016-top-albums-top-live-acts-the-reviewers-choice/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016_best3.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="The Best of 2016 - sponsored by earMUSIC" title="The Best of 2016 - sponsored by earMUSIC" /></a>The Best of 2017! Popular vote from 4 December&#8230; The Best of 2016: Popular Poll Between 5-16 December we invite readers and listeners to vote for their own favourites and also add their own personal choice. Voters can also opt-in &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/11/the-best-of-2016-top-albums-top-live-acts-the-reviewers-choice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/11/the-best-of-2016-top-albums-top-live-acts-the-reviewers-choice/">The Best of 2016: top albums, top live acts – the reviewers’ choice</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>News: Get Ready to ROCK! Best of 2016 announced Monday 28 November &#8211; top albums, live acts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2016 13:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/11/news-get-ready-to-rock-best-of-2016-top-albums-live-acts/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/160723_shouse_thunder1.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Thunder - STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL - Ebbw Vale, South Wales, 23 July 2016" title="Thunder - STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL - Ebbw Vale, South Wales, 23 July 2016" /></a>On Monday 28 November, Get Ready to ROCK! announces their Best Of 2016 selections for Top Albums and Top Live Acts. Since 2003 the popular rock website has published an end of year round-up reflecting the reviews published throughout the &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/11/news-get-ready-to-rock-best-of-2016-top-albums-live-acts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/11/news-get-ready-to-rock-best-of-2016-top-albums-live-acts/">News: Get Ready to ROCK! Best of 2016 announced Monday 28 November &#8211; top albums, live acts</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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