Thursday, 31 December 2009

Karma To Burn Announce UK Dates

Karma To Burn will be once again returning to Europe next year after their recent successful UK dates with Monster Magnet.

The European tour begins in April and the first dates to be announced are in the UK and Ireland.

The APRIL dates are as follows...
19th - NEWCASTLE – Academy 2
20th - GLASGOW – Cathouse
21st - MANCHESTER – Academy 3
22nd - SHEFFIELD – Corporation
23rd - DUBLIN – Academy 2
24th - BIRMINGHAM – Academy 2
25th - BRISTOL – Academy 2
26th - LONDON - Garage

KARMA TO BURN are at present working on new material for their long awaited new studio album and hope to begin recording in January/February 2010.

The band recently signed to Napalm Records and released their ‘LIVE 2009 REUNION TOUR’ DVD (See video trailer below).



www.k2burn.com/
www.myspace.com/karmatoburn

Wednesday, 30 December 2009

U.D.O. UK Dates Postponed

Further to the posting on December 26th: U.D.O. have now had to postpone the first 4 shows on January 6th until January 9th of their European tour 2010.

No reason for this has been given so far!

The UK dates WERE as follows...
Wednesday Jan 6th - London, Relentless Garage
Thursday Jan 7th - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
Friday Jan 8th - Leeds, Rio’s

The new dates are expected to be rescheduled for May 2010 and will be announced soon.

www.udo-online.de/

SECRET OF THE MOON, SUICIDAL ANGELS and SÓLSTAFIR Confirmed For WACKEN

SECRET OF THE MOON, SUICIDAL ANGELS and SÓLSTAFIR have been confirmed for the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place from August 5th-7th, 2010 in Wacken, Germany.

The festival line-up, so far, is as follows...
1349
ALICE COOPER
ARCH ENEMY
AMORPHIS
ATROCITY
CALIBAN
CANDLEMASS
CANNIBAL CORPSE
CORVUS CORAX
CRUCIFIED BARBARA
DESPISED ICON
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER
DIE KASSIERER
EDGUY
EQUILIBRIUM
ENDSTILLE
EVILE
FIDDLER'S GREEN
GHOST BRIGADE
GRAVE DIGGER
IHSAHN
IMMORTAL
IRON MAIDEN
KAMPFAR
KATAKLYSM
LAKE OF TEARS
MÖTLEY CRÜE
NIGHTMARE
ORDEN OGAN
ORPHANED LAND
PRIMAL FEAR
SECRET OF THE MOON
SLAYER
SÓLSTAFIR
STRATOVARIUS
SUICIDAL ANGELS
THE DEVIL'S BLOOD
TIAMAT
TYR
U.D.O.
W.A.S.P.


www.wacken.com

Tuesday, 29 December 2009

W.A.S.P. To Tour South America?

Rumours are circulating that W.A.S.P. are to perform at Teatro Colegiales in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 22nd, 2010 with more South American dates expected to be announced soon.

Fan-filmed video footage of W.A.S.P. on November 5th, 2009 (Sold Out) in Stockholm, Sweden can be viewed below...

The band's setlist for this show was Mephisto Waltz, On Your Knees, The Real Me, L.O.V.E. Machine, Crazy, Babylon's Burning, Wild Child, Hellion / I Don't Need No Doctor / Scream Until You Like It, Arena Of Pleasure, Chainsaw Charlie (Murders In The New Morgue), The Idol, The Headless Children, Take Me Up, I Wanna Be Somebody, Heaven's Hung In Black (encore) and Blind In Texas (encore).



Other videos from the same show can be views HERE.

www.waspnation.com/

Monday, 28 December 2009

Heaven And Hell Announced For High Voltage Festival

Heaven And Hell are the latest additions to Classic Rock’s High Voltage Festival line-up.

The current Heaven And Hell line-up of Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinnie Appice originally formed to tour the 1980 Black Sabbath album of the same name.

Their High Voltage performance will be part of a 30th anniversary tour.

The High Voltage Festival is set to take place in London’s Victoria Park on July 24th and 25th, 2010.

The bill for the High Voltage Festival is as follows with more acts still to be announced...

HEADLINERS
ZZ Top (July 24th)
ELP (July 25th)

OTHER BANDS APPEARING
FOREIGNER
HEAVEN AND HELL
ASIA
MARTIN TURNER’S WISHBONE ASH
FOCUS
THE REASONING
TOUCHSTONE
STEVE HACKETT
MARILLION
PENDRAGON
URIAH HEEP
ARGENT
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
CLUTCH

www.highvoltagefestival.com/

Sunday, 27 December 2009

DREAM THEATER's South American Tour Dates

DREAM THEATER will tour South American in March 2010.

The dates are as follows...
Thu Mar 11 - Santiago, Chile - Movistar Arena
Sat Mar 13 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Luna Park
Tue Mar 16 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Pepsi On Stage
Thu Mar 18 - Curitiba, Brazil - Master Hall
Fri Mar 19 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Credicard Hall
Sat Mar 20 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Citibank Hall
Mon Mar 22 - Lima, Peru - Jockey Club
Wed Mar 24 - Caracas, Venezuela - Poliedro

Dream Theater were recently honoured with the "Spirit Of Prog" achievement award at the 2009 Classic Rock Awards in London.
The award was presented to Mike Portnoy by Rick Wakeman.

Dream Theater was also nominated in the "Album Of The Year" category for their latest CD "Black Clouds & Silver Linings"



www.dreamtheater.net

Saturday, 26 December 2009

U.D.O. UK Dates

German rockers U.D.O. will be playing three dates in the UK early next year.

Former Accept frontman Udo Dirkschneider and his band are at the following venues...

Wednesday Jan 6th - London, Relentless Garage
Thursday Jan 7th - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
Friday Jan 8th - Leeds, Rio’s

Classic Accept songs will be played as well as U.D.O. material.

www.udo-online.de/

Thursday, 24 December 2009

CANDLEMASS To Release "Ashes To Ashes Live" DVD

CANDLEMASS will release a live DVD titled "Ashes To Ashes Live" in late February/early March of next year.

The DVD will be released via Nuclear Blast Records.

The disc will contain footage of the band's performance at this year's Sweden Rock Festival in front of 30,000 people as well as CANDLEMASS' entire October 2009 concert in Athens, Greece.

Bonus material will include two large photo galeries and an interview by Metalzone.gr conducted with the band when they were in Greece.



www.candlemass.se/

Wednesday, 23 December 2009

New RADIOHEAD Album

Radiohead will start work on a new album early next year.

Guitarist Ed Byrne has said on the band's official website...
“The vibe in the camp is fantastic at present, and we head off into the studio in January to continue on from the work we started last Summer. I am so genuinely excited about what we’re doing, but for obvious reasons I can’t divulge anything more

“Ten years ago we were all collectively (that’s the band) in the land of Kid A, and although hugely proud of that record, it wasn’t a fun place to be. What’s reassuring now, is that we are most definitely a different band, which should therefore mean that the music is different too and that is the aim of the game.”
Updates on the progress of the album will be posted on the band's website.

www.radiohead.com/

Tuesday, 22 December 2009

Rumours Of A RUSH Summer Tour And Album In 2010

Rumours are rife that the legendary Canadian rockers RUSH could be hitting the road again next year and also will record a new album.

Apparently Geddy Lee set fans talking when he spoke to fans at a Canadian charity event this month.

Onlookers, reported that Lee said that the band would be heading to the studio very soon and are hoping to tour next Summer.

It is also rumoured that the Rush road crew have been told to prepare for a potential tour next Summer.

An official statement from the band is reportedly due in the New Year.

www.rush.com

Monday, 21 December 2009

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Announce They Will Play Free Gig

Rage Against The Machine are to celebrate their UK Christmas number one by putting on a free gig for their fans.

The band’s "Killing In The Name" beat X Factor winner Joe McElderry’s "The Climb" to the top spot outselling it by 50,000 units.

Guitarist Tom Morello said he was thrilled to be part of the Facebook campaign to prevent the X Factor from securing their 5th consecutive Christmas number 1 and intended to reward fans with a free gig.
"This is a huge victory by and for fans of real music and we extend our heartfelt thanks to every fan and freedom fighter who helped make our anthem of defiance and rebellion the Anarchy Christmas Miracle of 2009."

"As promised we will play a free concert in the UK in celebration of this incredible upset victory over the heavily favoured X Factor single.

"We are also pleased that so much money has been raised for homeless charity Shelter and are happy to donate as well to aid this important cause. While there are many lessons that can be drawn from this historic upset, the main one is this: that ordinary people, banding together in solidarity, can change anything, be it the pop charts or the world."


www.ratm.com

Sunday, 20 December 2009

DEEP PURPLE, URIAH HEEP & WISHBONE ASH To Tour South Africa

According to several reports British hard rockers DEEP PURPLE will headline South Africa's Masters Of Rock tour with openers URIAH HEEP and WISHBONE ASH.

Nothing about this has been announced on Purple's website so far; but it is mentioned on the other two band's sites.

The dates are as follows...
May 28th - Johannesburg, South Africa - Coca-Cola Dome
May 30th - Durban, South Africa - ICC Arena
Jun 01st - Cape Town, South Africa - Grand Arena at GrandWest Casino

Tickets are on sale online HERE.
Attention All Rockers! The Masters of Rock Tour is for you.
Featuring Deep Purple who will be performing their classic hit Smoke on the Water with Uriah Heep the leaders in progressive rock and Wishbone Ash, one of the major innovators of the harmony twin lead guitar format.
Not to be missed!!
www.deeppurple.com
www.uriah-heep.com/
http://wishboneash.com/

Saturday, 19 December 2009

Ozzy Osbourne Announces New Album For Next June

Ozzy Osbourne is to release a brand new solo album entitled "Soul Sucka" in June 2010.

The former Black Sabbath singer's eleventh solo studio album will contain the tracks 'Let It Die', 'Diggin' Me Down' and 'Soul Sucka'.

The album will be produced by Kevin Churko, who also produced Ozzy’s last studio album "Black Rain" in 2007.

"Soul Sucka" will feature Ozzy’s new guitarist Gus G following the much-publicised sacking of Zack Wylde.



www.ozzy.com/

Friday, 18 December 2009

EDENBRIDGE - New Album Details

Austrian symphonic metal band EDENBRIDGE have titled their new album "Solitaire", due fror release in May 2010.

The track listing for their seventh studio album is as follows...
01. Entree Unique
02. Solitaire
03. Higher
04. Skyline's End
05. Bon Voyage Vagabond
06. Come Undone
07. Out Of This World
08. Further Afield
09. A Virtual Dream?
10. Brothers On Diamir
11. Exit Unique

The limited-edition version of the album will include two additional songs namely "Eternity" and "Inward Passage".

www.edenbridge.org

Thursday, 17 December 2009

IRON MAIDEN To Play Wacken Open Air Festival 2010

IRON MAIDEN will play next year's Wacken Open Air festival in Northern Germany!

After their legendary show in 2008, this will be Maiden's second show at Wacken.

Iron Maiden's appearance on Thursday, August 5h, 2010 will also be their only German show next year.

The Wacken Open Air festival line-up, so far, is as follows...
1349l
ARCH ENEMY
CALIBAN
CANNIBAL CORPSE
CORVUS CORAX
DESPISED ICON
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER
EDGUY
ENDSTILLE
GHOST BRIGADE
GRAVE DIGGER
IMMORTAL
IRON MAIDEN
ORDEN OGAN
STRATOVARIUS
THE DEVIL'S BLOOD
U.D.O.
W.A.S.P.

www.wacken.com/

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY Announce 2010 Gigs

The CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY have announced their current list of gigs for 2010 (see list below), with more to follow.

The year kicks off with their "Best of Year Awards" headlined by IQ plus Anne Marie Helder.
Gordon Giltrap will be presenting the awards on January 16th.

You can purchase tickets for all the gigs by clicking HERE.

Saturday 16th January
CRS Best Of The Year Awards
IQ plus Anne Marie Helder
Special Guest Presenter - Gordon Giltrap
Montgomery Hall, Wath Upon Dearne
£18 (£15 members in advance)

Saturday 13th February
The Watch with John Hackett and Nick Magnus
Wesley Centre, Maltby
£12 (£10 members in advance)

Saturday 6th March
Shadowland plus support
Wesley Centre, Maltby
£12 (£10 members in advance)

Saturday 20th March
(resheduled from 12th December)
Manning plus support
Wesley Centre, Maltby
£12 (£10 members in advance)

Saturday 8th/Sunday 9th May
Progeny 3
The Assembly, Leamington Spa
Weekend ticket: £40 (£35 members in advance)
Day ticket: £22.50
(booking fees apply)

Saturday 22nd May
Jump 20th Anniversary Show
Wesley Centre, Maltby
£10 (£8 members in advance)

http://theclassicrocksociety.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Jimi Hendrix Live Shows From 1967/68 To Be Released Early Next Year

Two live Jimi Hendrix shows from 1967 and 1968 will be officially released on January 25th 2010.

Recordings from gigs in Paris and Ottawa will be released as part of a limited edition CD and a vinyl package.

The discs will include Jimi's show at the Paris L'Olympia Theatre on January 29th 1968 and his performance in Ottawa at the Capitol Theatre during the same year.

A radio recording from France of his show at the L'Olympia on October 5th 1967 will also be on the release.

The album will also be packaged with a poster, postcard set, guitar picks, badges, an iPod skin and a t-shirt.

www.jimihendrix.com/

Monday, 14 December 2009

W.A.S.P. Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

W.A.S.P. has been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air Festival, set to take place from August 5th-7th, 2010 in Wacken, Germany.

The festival bill so far is as follows...
ARCH ENEMY
CALIBAN
CANNIBAL CORPSE
CORVUS CORAX
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER
EDGUY
ENDSTILLE
GHOST BRIGADE
IMMORTAL
ORDEN OGAN
STRATOVARIUS
THE DEVIL'S BLOOD
U.D.O.
W.A.S.P.




www.wacken.com/

Sunday, 13 December 2009

More Bands Added To The HIGH VOLTAGE FESTIVAL Line-up

Touchstone & The Reasoning have both been added to the HIGH VOLTAGE FESTIVAL line-up which is due to take place in London (Victoria Park) on July 24th/25th 2010.

The bill so far is as follows...

HEADLINERS
ZZ Top (July 24th)
ELP (July 25th)

MAIN STAGE
FOREIGNER

PROG STAGE
ASIA
MARTIN TURNER’S WISHBONE ASH
FOCUS
THE REASONING
TOUCHSTONE
STEVE HACKETT

For ticket details click HERE.

Be sure to visit classicrockmagazine.com at 9am tomorrow (December 14th) for details of still more additions to the bill!

www.highvoltagefestival.com

Saturday, 12 December 2009

"PROGENY 3 - THE RETURN" Festival Names Full Line-up

The full line-up of bands for PROGENY 3 has been announced on the CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY website.

RPWL have had to cancel their appearance and they have been replaced by PALLAS.
However, Chris Postl and Parzival’s Eye will still be appearing.

The Saturday special guest spot will be filled by THE ELVES OF SILBURY HILL.
The Assembly in association with The Classic Rock Society are pleased to make the following band announcements for

Progeny 3 – The Return

Firstly, we are disappointed to have to announce that, due to unavoidable circumstances, RPWL have had to cancel their appearance at Progeny 3.

However, we are absolutely delighted to say that they are replaced by the Scottish legends that are Pallas.

Continuing our ‘theme’ of The Marquee Club, circa 1982, Pallas are another band who rose to prominence during the early 80’s progressive rock revival. Although they have experienced the occasional hiatus over the years, they have never really gone away, consistently coming up with innovative new music. Now, they are entering the studio to record the sequel to their classic album ‘The Sentinel’, some of which you can expect to hear, along with a selection of classic ‘oldies’.

http://www.myspace.com/pallastherockband
http://www.pallas.f2s.com/

Next, we are equally delighted to announce that the Saturday special guest spot will be filled by The Elves Of Silbury Hill.

Now this may be a name that means nothing to you, but I promise you will NOT be disappointed! We can't say any more about them just at the moment...

Lastly, you will be pleased to know that Chris Postl and Parzival’s Eye will still be appearing at Progeny 3, however, they will now be the first band on Sunday, whilst Future Kings Of England will open proceedings on Saturday.

Therefore, here is the complete festival line up (subject to change)

SATURDAY 8th MAY
Future Kings Of England 3.30-4.15
Circulus 4.35-5.35
Here & Now 5.55-7.05
The Elves Of Silbury Hill 7.50-9.05
Twelfth Night 9.30-11.00

SUNDAY 9th MAY
Parzival’s Eye 3.30-4.15
Pure Reason Revolution TBC 4.35-5.35
Pallas 5.55-7.05
The Tangent 7.50-9.05
Mick Pointer’s Script 9.30-11.00

Tickets for this 2 Day Festival of Progressive Rock are now available from the following sources:

The Assembly
http://leamingtonassembly.com/
01926 523001

The Classic Rock Society
http://www.classicrocksociety.co.uk/
01327 310088

Also available in person at CRS gigs.

Prices are £40 for a weekend ticket (£35 to CRS members via the CRS only)
£22.50 for a day ticket (no reduction for CRS members)
All on-line or telephone purchases will incur a £1.50 booking fee per ticket and there is a £5.00 postage fee as tickets will be sent by special delivery. Tickets can also be collected from the box office on the day of the festival.

That’s all for now – further updates and helpful information will follow shortly.

Friday, 11 December 2009

PETER GABRIEL Makes London Date For Next Year

Peter Gabriel has booked a rare headline UK date for March of next year.

Gabriel will be playing at the O2 Arena in London on March 27th.

Tickets go on general sale from 9am today from the usual outlets.

Peter Gabriel releases his brand new studio album "Scratch My Back" on February 15th.
The covers album sees Gabriel covering artists such as David Bowie, Neil Young, Lou Reed and Radiohead.

01. Heroes
02. The Boy In The Bubble
03. Mirrorball
04. Flume
05. Listening Wind
06. The Power Of The Heart
07. My Body Is A Cage
08. The Book of Love
09. I Think Its Going To Rain Today
10. Apres Moi
11. Philadelphia
12. Street Spirit (Fade Out)

www.petergabriel.com/

Thursday, 10 December 2009

ELP & ZZ TOP To Headline High Voltage Festival

ZZ Top and ELP will headline the High Voltage Festival set to take place on July 24th and 25th in London's Victoria Park.

Tickets are now available.

This was announced on the CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE website last Friday (December 4th)...
Get your tickets for Classic Rock’s High Voltage Festival now!
The High Voltage Festival is set to take place on July 24 and 25 in London’s Victoria Park. And it will be headlined by two of the biggest names on the rock scene: ZZ Top and ELP.

ZZ Top will headline on the first night, July 24, with ELP reforming specially to top the bill on July 25.

The full line-up of bands will be announced soon – but tickets are available now.

Classic Rock subscribers have already had a chance to jump the gun and buy tickets. Now they’re on sale to the general public.

GENERAL ON SALE – Friday, December 4 at 9am
EARLY BIRD (Expires Dec 31st 2009)
Day Ticket £65.00 (no booking fee)*
Weekend Ticket £120.00 (no booking fee)*

Please note there are only a limited Early Bird tickets available.

After Dec 31st – Day Ticket £75.00 (no booking fee)*
Weekend Ticket £135.00 (no booking fee)*

*Customers are advised that access to this event is via a special bar-coded wristband and therefore each order will incur a processing fee of £5.20 for a standard post-out option of the wristband(s). Customers may also choose to pay £7.20 for a secure mail delivery option. Wristband(s) will be dispatched up to 20 days before the festival.

Festival’s 24-hour hotline: 0871 230 5582. Online bookings www.highvoltagefestival.com

Or in person at the Jazz Café Box Office, Camden, North London. Opening hours Monday to Saturday 10.30am to 5.30pm.
www.classicrockmagazine.com

Wednesday, 9 December 2009

IRON MAIDEN To Headline Next Year’s Sonisphere Festival?

Iron Maiden are expected to announce this evening (December 9th) that they are to headline 2010's Sonisphere Festival.

The festival will again be at Knebworth Park on July 31st and August 01st.

A statement on Maiden’s official website says...
"Watch this space. Wednesday December 9. 6pm GMT’".

This is also mirrored on Sonisphere’s Twitter page..
"Major Sonisphere 2010 UK announcement this Wednesday at 6pm".

You certainly don't need to have a high IQ to work it out.

www.ironmaiden.com
http://uk.sonispherefestivals.com/

Tuesday, 8 December 2009

Y&T Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

US rockers Y&T have been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place on June 9th-12th, in Sölvesborg, Sweden.

The festival line-up, so far, is as follows...
ALDO NOVA (CAN)
ANVIL (CAN)
BACHMAN & TURNER (CAN)
BIGELF (US)
D-A-D (DK)
JORN (N)
MOTHER'S FINEST (US)
RICK SPRINGFIELD (AUS/US)
RATT (US)
RAVEN (UK/US)
SABATON (S)
SAGA (CAN)
UNISONIC (D)
W.A.S.P. (US)
Y&T (US)


The 2010 festival will have a capacity of 33,000 visitors.



www.swedenrock.com
www.meniketti.com/

Monday, 7 December 2009

Rare PINK FLOYD Footage Found!

Rare Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd footage has been found by the BBC and will shown at a special event in London this January.

The footage is of the band performing ‘See Emily Play’ on Top Of The Pops in 1967.

It had been thought the film lost for almost four decades.

The tapes were thought to have been destroyed long ago as the BBC sought to save storage space.

Two editions of Top Of The Pops have been recovered on badly damaged tape but the British Film Institute has managed to salvage the footage and will show the episodes at their annual Missing Believed Wiped event on January 9th.

Steve Bryant, senior curator at the BFI, told the BBC,
"This is an enormously significant discovery that will generate huge interest amongst music fans all over the world, even though the surviving material is in poor condition.

"Footage of Pink Floyd from this era is extremely rare."
http://www.bfi.org.uk/

Sunday, 6 December 2009

GLENN HUGHES Releases "Live In Wolverhampton" DVD

Glenn Hughes has just released a brand new DVD entitled "Live In Wolverhampton".

The DVD was recorded at Hughes’ two gigs on the 6th and 7th of June at the Robin 2 in Bilston.

It has performances from both nights, which were split between a back catalogue night and a night dedicated to tracks that Hughes performed with Trapeze.

You can get the DVD right now from Hughes’ official site ahead of a general release in January 2010.

More details at...
http://www.glennhughes.com/.

Saturday, 5 December 2009

KATATONIA Announce UK Dates

Sweden's KATATONIA has announced several headline UK gigs in March 2010 in addition to performing at Hammerfest II.

They have just finished supporting PARADISE LOST across the UK and also performed at the Hellfire Festival.

The dates are as follows...
March 09 - Manchester, Academy 3
March 10 - Nottingham, Basement
March 11 - London, Garage
March 12 - Hammerfest II, Prestatyn
March 13 - Cardiff, Barfly
March 14 - Wolverhampton, Little Civic

Katatonia's new video, "Day And Then The Shade", can be viewed below.

The clip was directed by Lasse Hoile, who has previously worked with OPETH and PORCUPINE TREE.

The song comes from the band's eighth studio album, "Night Is The New Day".


Katatonia: Day And Then The Shade video

KATATONIA | MySpace Music Videos


http://katatonia.com/

Friday, 4 December 2009

AC/DC To Film Buenos Aires Shows For Upcoming DVD Release

It has been reported that AC/DC's three sold-out shows at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 2nd, 3rd & 6th will be filmed for a future DVD release.

Additional footage at the 65,000 capacity stadium will be shot on Saturday, December 5th without the presence of an audience.

AC/DC have been in Buenos Aires since Sunday, November 29th.

www.acdc.com

Thursday, 3 December 2009

PROGENY 3 Announce More Bands & Tickets Are Now On sale!

Twelfth Night (Headliner), Circulus, Mick Pointer's Script For A Jester's Tour (Headliner), The Tangent & Pure Reason Revolution (TBC) are the latest bands to be announced for PROGENY 3.

Tickets are now on sale (see details below).
Therefore, at this time the festival line up and timings looks like this (subject to change)

Saturday 8th May 2010
Twelfth Night
TBA
Here & Now
Circulus
Parzival's Eye

Sunday 9th May 2010
Mick Pointer's Script For A Jester's Tour
The Tangent
RPWL
Pure Reason Revolution (TBC)
Future Kings Of England

Tickets for this 2 Day Festival of Progressive Rock are now available from the following sources:

The Assembly
http://leamingtonassembly.com
01926 523001

The Classic Rock Society
http://www.classicrocksociety.co.uk
01327 310088
Also available in person at CRS gigs.

Prices are £40 for a weekend ticket (£35 to CRS members via the CRS only)
£22.50 for a day ticket (no reduction for CRS members)
All on-line or telephone purchases will incur a £1.50 fee per ticket and postage will be by special delivery at £5.00 per order.
Tickets can also be collected from the Assembly Box Office on the day or from any CRS gig.
http://leamingtonassembly.com
http://www.classicrocksociety.co.uk

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

PROGENY 3 Announce Two More Bands

Progeny 3 have announced a further two bands for their festival which takes place at the Assembly in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England on the 8th/9th May 2010.

The announcement is as follows...
Firstly, we are very pleased to welcome to the stage The Future Kings Of England

From Suffolk, England, FKOE have released three albums over the past 5 years, the third of which, The Viewing Point, just a few months ago. Over this time they have earned themselves a strong following in progressive rock circles, along with much critical acclaim for their brand of pastoral, folk and psych inspired prog which produces a quintessentially English sound. Rarely playing live, we are, therefore, honoured to have them perform for you at Progeny 3.
http://www.futurekingsofengland.com
http://www.myspace.com/thefuturekingsofengland

Secondly, we are very excited to present the legendary British space rockers Here & Now. Formed in 1975 they quickly became a staple of the British counter-culture scene, playing almost constantly on the free festival circuit. They were soon spotted by Gong bass player Mike Howlett who recommended them to Daevid Allen and they teamed up for the space-punk project Planet Gong. 35 years later, after several albums and almost endless touring, the current line up will be bringing their mind-blowing and energetic music to our stage for your aural delight.
http://www.herenow.be/
http://www.myspace.com/herenowplanetgong

These bands will join the previously announced RPWL and Parzival's Eye in what, I hope you agree, is shaping up to be a great weekend.
IQ perform "The Enemy Smacks" at the Progeny Festival at London's Astoria Theatre on 15th November 2003 (In 2 parts due to the YouTube 10 minute limit)...




http://theclassicrocksociety.blogspot.com/
http://www.leamingtonassembly.com/

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

JUDAS PRIEST's Classic Albums To Be Re-Released On Vinyl

Back On Black, a company which specializes in vinyl editions of classic metal albums, has announced that next year will see the release of the original classic JUDAS PRIEST albums on vinyl.

All albums will be 180gm heavyweight vinyl and packaged in deluxe gatefold sleeves.

The first 1,000 copies of each album will come in limited-edition coloured vinyl.

All editions will contain bonus tracks as per the Sony remastered issues.

http://judaspriest.com/