November 2011
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Chris Black Leaves The Dollyrots
The Dollyrots have announced the departure of drummer Chris Black from the band. Chris says:
“My time with The Dollyrots has been the most amazing opportunity to follow my passion for music, but I have decided to move on to the next great adventure that life has in store for me. I am going to miss this band and its fans greatly and want to thank everyone for the support over these past five...
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Theory Of A Deadman UK Tour 2012
If you’ve been enjoying Theory Of A Deadman on tour with Alter Bridge in the UK but a bit gutted when their half an hour set comes to an end all too soon, you can now cheer loudly. They’ve announced a headline tour for February 2012. Dates are:
Newcastle Northumbria University - 22/02/2012
Glasgow Queen Margaret Union - 23/02/2012
Manchester HMV Ritz - 24/02/2012
Nottingham Rock City -...
Jagermeister Music Tour 2012
UK rockers Black Spiders will join Skindred and Therapy? on the Jägermeister Music Tour 2012. Tickets are at the low price of just £5.00 (adv) per person thanks to Jägermeister subsidising admission so that fans can attend the tour for an incredible one-off ticket price. Frontman of Black Spiders Pete Spiby says,
“Being asked to be a part of the 2012 Jäger tour is an honour and an ...
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InMe's 5th Studio Album + Tour
InMe’s 5th studio album, ‘The Pride’, will be the first to be released via Pledge Music – allowing the fans to involve themselves in the release process, enabling the band to connect with them and help a cause of their choice. Having worked with Pledge Music on his debut solo album earlier this year, frontman Dave McPherson is in no doubt that it’s the best route to...
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Simple Plan UK 2012 Tour
Simple Plan have announced 3 UK shows in May 2012. Dates are:
May 1st - London HMV Forum May 2nd - Manchester HMV Ritz May 3rd - Glasgow O2 ABC
Tickets are on sale tomorrow from www.gigsandtours.com and www.gigsinscotland.com
The band will be in Europe prior to the UK shows and visit the following locations:
March 11 - Lisbon, Portugal @ Coliseum March 12 - Madrid, Spain @ San Miquel...
Black Stone Cherry March 2012 UK Tour
Kentucky rockers Black Stone Cherry have announced an extensive UK headline tour for Spring 2012 to follow up their current UK tour with Alter Bridge. Dates are as follows: Sun 11th Mar – NORWICH UEA Mon 12th Mar – NOTTINGHAM Rock City Wed 14th Mar – BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy Thu 15th Mar – LIVERPOOL O2 Academy Sat 17th Mar – SHEFFIELD O2 Academy Sun 18th Mar – MANCHESTER Academy Mon 19th Mar...
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Thrice Announce Hiatus
Dustin Kensrue of Thrice has posted the below statement on the band’s website.
Thrice is not breaking up. If nothing has broken us up by now, I doubt anything ever could.
However, we will be taking a break from being a full-time band, and the upcoming tour in the Spring will be the last one for the foreseeable future.
Playing music for the past 13 years with Riley, Ed, and Teppei has ...
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The Answer/The Union 2012 Tour
Northern Irish rock band The Answer will be touring the UK and Ireland in March next year with The Union as a co-headline partnership. “The Answer and The Union joining forces for a once in a lifetime rockin rollercoaster ride around the UK??? Yes Please…” sings The Answer frontman Cormac Neeson. “The Answer are there with bells on and we’re gonna rock your socks off people!!! The...
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Kill Hannah UK Tour March 2012
Kill Hannah have announced that they will be returning to the UK in March 2012 for four shows, following an Australian tour as part of Soundwave Festival.
Singer Mat Devine says, “You have no idea how thrilled we are to head back to the UK. The fans there are explosive - and unbelievably loyal.”
Tickets go on sale Wednesday 23rd November, with a presale for the 02 Academy Islington in London...
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MxPx Online Live Acoustic Performance
If you’re still awake in the UK at 1.30am head over to www.stickam.com/mxpx as MxPx will be streaming a live acoustic performance as well as hosting an open Q&A for fans to take part in. This is to celebrate the 15-Year Anniversary of the release of MxPx’s third album, Life In General. US fans, this starts at 5:30 pm PST/8:30 pm EST (Saturday Nov 19th), with the live set kicking...
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The Dead Famous London Show
The Dead Famous, featuring James Matthews of Go:Audio and Dan Hetherton of Elliot Minor have announced their first London headline show for 16th February 2012. The band support Futures in Hull and York this week.
Tickets for the London headline show can be purchased from http://www.gigsandtours.com for £6.50 plus booking fee.
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Boys Like Girls Begin Album, Lose A Member
Boys Like Girls have posted a video update showing that they’ve begun work on album no. 3. The video includes beards but no Bryan Donahue. Bryan later tweeted: ‘BLG fans: please know that I had no part in the decision of me leaving. Getting kicked out hurts more than you know. I love every one of you’.
Watch the Boys Like Girls video update here:
Bryan is currently a member...
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Page 44 Singer Attacked in Redditch
Lead singer of Redditch based band Page 44 Adam Vygus wrote on this Facebook last night that he was mugged and ‘kicked to fook’ in Redditch last night. He added:
‘Basically 3 lads jumped me at Redditch train station, pushed me to the floor and kicked the fuck out of me, they took my phone and 2 of them ran off whilst the other took a run up to stamp on my head! apparently...
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Sepultura Announce New Drummer
Sepultura, has announced the addition of drummer, Eloy Casagrande replacing Jean Dolabella as the band’s full-time percussionist. The 20-year-old drum prodigy from Sao Paulo, Brazil, who won the Modern Drummer Undiscovered Drummer Contest as a teenager in 2006, is more than eager to begin his career with the veteran metal icon.
“When I got the invitation to join Sepultura, I was in shock,”...
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Shinedown UK Tour
The awesome Shinedown are finally returning to the UK for a tour in February 2012. Excited? We are!
Dates are:
February 8th - London Roundhouse February 9th - Nottingham Rock City February 10th - Newcastle 02 Academy February 12th - Bristol 02 Academy Bristol February 13th - Leeds 02 Academy Leeds February 14th - Manchester Academy February 16th - Glasgow 02 Academy Glasgow February 17th...
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Tommy Lee to bring 360 Degree Drum Rollercoaster...
Mötley Crüe have announced that Tommy Lee will be bringing his 360 degree drum rollercoaster to the UK for their December co-headline tour with Def Leppard.
Tommy Lee’s drum solo will see him launched into multiple loops and pyrotechnics while he continues to perform. Tommy will also be hand picking a fan from the audience to join him for his crazy ride at every show.
Check...
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Heavens Basement £1 Charity Shows
Heavens Basement have announced three shows to end the year and welcome in the festive season. One of them is also on Black Velvet editor Shari’s birthday (Dec 20th) - too bad we’re not near Manchester! The shows are free - or nearly free - as a £1 minimum donation towards Teenage Cancer Trust will gain fans entry. “Three special shows packed with all the energy of a full...
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MxPx To Release Both Ends Burning DVD
Bremerton, WA punk trio, MxPx will release a music documentary entitled Both Ends Burning, featuring footage from the band’s 2008 world tour all the way to the band’s sold-out Seattle show in March 2011. In this brutally honest depiction of the band, MxPx finds themselves at a crossroads in their career, struggling to find the balance between full time jobs, and the life of a...
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Alice Cooper to headline Bloodstock 2012
Alice Cooper has been announced as first headliner for Bloodstock 2012. Alice will come to Catton Hall for his only UK festival appearance of 2012. Bloodstock Festival booker Vicky Gregory comments: “As Bloodstock organisers but more importantly Huge fans of Alice Cooper, we are thrilled to have such an iconic artist close proceedings on the Sunday night! We have been after Alice for a...
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The Who launch Daltrey/Townshend Teen & Young...
Ahead of the Quadrophenia Director’s Cut album scheduled for release on 14th November, Roger Daltrey from The Who has flown to Los Angeles to announce the launch of the UCLA Daltrey/Townshend Teen & Young Adult Cancer Program which will serve teens and young adult cancer patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
The new program, the first of its kind in the United States, will...
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We The Kings / Demi Lovato Tour
We The Kings have announced a tour with Demi Lovato. Dates are:
Nov 16 Fox Theatre Detroit Detroit, MI
Nov 18 Southeast Missouri State Cape Girardeau, MO
Nov 19 Hershey Theatre Hershey, PA
Nov 22 Canton Place Theater Canton, OH
Nov 25 Verizon Wireless Theater Houston, TX
Nov 26 Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
Nov 29 Peabody Opera House St Louis, MO
Nov 30 Mix 107.9...
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RIP Cory Smoot (GWAR)
MetalSucks.net is reporting that Cory Smoot, guitarist of GWAR, has been found dead by his bandmates. Cory is best known as Flattus Maximus. Dave Brockie from the band wrote to MetalSucks saying;
It is with a sense of profound loss and tragedy that the members of GWAR must announce the passing of their long time guitarist and beloved friend Cory Smoot, also known to thousands of metal fans ...
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Richie Sambora Helping To Keep A Child Alive
Richie Sambora is to perform with Alicia Keys at the Black Ball charity event in aid of Keep A Child Alive on November 3rd at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York.
Usher, Mary J. Blige, Will.I.Am and others are also performing.
The event is billed as ‘an explosion of music, soul, philanthropy and art to benefit children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in India and Africa’.
Keep a...
