Mad About Rock

  AEG PRESENTS and AIKEN PROMOTIONS are delighted to announce that legendary American rock band JOURNEY will be bringing their 50th Anniversary Freedom Tour to the UK & Ireland later this year, playing 11 arena shows in October and November, culminating in a performance at London’s O2 Arena. JOURNEY originally formed in San Francisco in 1973 and soon became one of the biggest bands in America, with nineteen Top 40 Billboard hits in the US, and huge global hits such as ‘Don’t Stop Believin’, ‘Open Arms’, ‘Faithfully’, ‘Any Way You Want It’ and ‘Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)’, taking them to over 100 million album sales worldwide. The band – featuring lead guitarist Neal Schon, keyboardist Jonathan Cain and vocalist Arnel Pineda – released their sixteenth and most recent studio album, entitled Freedom, in 2022 and embarked on their 50th Anniversary tour in 2023. Currently on a headline arena tour of the USA, JOURNEY will be spending the summer on a co-headline stadium tour of Americ

  Death Cult returns. The storied post-punk progenitor to The Cult will headline a one-off 12-date tour across the UK and Ireland throughout November 2023, including many venues where they made their live debut as a band. The evening, while centered around Death Cult and their eponymous EPs, will boast a setlist that spans the three phases of the band, from Southern Death Cult, to Death Cult, and The Cult’s first two albums: Dreamtime (1984) and Love (1985). Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy also announce one US date at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles on October 23, featuring the same remarkable celebration of The Cult’s origins: October 23 Los Angeles, CA, The Theatre at The Ace Hotel November 6 Belfast, UK Telegraph November 7 Dublin, IE 3Olympia November 9 Sheffield, UK Foundry November 10 Liverpool, UK Guild of Students November 12 Glasgow, UK Barrowland November 13 Nottingham, UK Rock City November 14 Birmingham, UK O2 Institute November 16 Bournemouth, UK O

  After multiple successful appearances in the US, Sweden, Portugal, France, Switzerland and the UK, not to forget about The Monsters Of Rock Cruise, The Quireboys are currently enjoying a regeneration phase of the band with the end result being a tighter and stronger outfit which is growing daily. With imminent dates in Norway , Spain plus next weeks Epic Orchestral performance at the 02 Forum , it’s with great pleasure we can announce our next tranche of dates to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Beautiful Curse release which hit a mark with Quireboys fans worldwide . On this run The Quireboys will be selecting the very best from this iconic release plus the classics as well as the new material from the imminent release of The All star album “The Band Rolls On..."! After all, it’s all just Rock n Roll! Guy, Paul, Keith, Pip & Nick aka The Quireboys BEAUTIFUL CURSE 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES 2023: April 20th - Coventry HMV Empire 2 April 21st - Brighton Patterns April 22

Las Vegas based Metal band HEMLOCK has announced dates for their 25th Anniversary Tour launching April 20th in Joseph, MO. Joined by SevidemiC through June 22, the tour winds through North America before concluding on July 21st in Dulce, NM. Additional dates to be announced. HEMLOCK "25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR" Dates: 04/20 @ Cafe Acoustic - St. Joseph, MO * 04/21 @ Peak 31 in Union Station - Colorado Springs, CO * 04/22 @ The Roxy Theater - Denver, CO * 04/23 @ Lupe's Lounge in Trujillos - Las Vegas, NM * 04/24 @ Zombiez Bar - Amarillo, TX * 04/25 @ Kendell's - Oklahoma City, OK * 04/26 @ Stick's Place - Wichita Falls, TX * 04/27 @ The Curtain Club - Dallas, TX * 04/28 @ Backstage - Lubbock, TX * 05/01 @ The RockHouse - El Paso, TX * 05/02 @ The Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM * 05/03 @ Juggernaut Music - Gallup, NM * 05/04 @ The Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff, AZ * 05/05 @ Backstage Bar & Billiards - Las Vegas, NV * 05/06 @ The Hub - Colton, CA * 05/11 @ The Ro