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Alter Bridge, Mastodon and more announce new tours
There's a whole bunch of rocking new tours going on sale this week, so we've rounded it all up for you.
If you like to rock and your hands frequently form devil horns then this is your week! With Alter Bridge, Mastodon, Opeth and more on sale this week, we have everything you need for a (head-)banging year.
Papa Roach
Following the release of their ninth studio album Crooked Teeth last month which scored them their fourth consecutive Top 20 entry in the UK, Papa Roach are pleased to announce that they will be touring the UK for the first time in two years in October. The tour will see them playing five shows across the UK in October. Tickets for the shows go on sale at 09:00 this Friday via Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Here are those dates:
05 October – O2 Academy, Birmingham
06 October – Rock City, Nottingham
07 October – O2 Academy, Glasgow
10 October – O2 Academy Brixton, London
11 October – O2 Apollo, Manchester
Five Finger Death Punch & In Flames
American hard rock band Five Finger Death punch team up with Swedish heavy metallers In Flames for an exciting and huge arena tour this winter. Support for select UK dates comes from California metalcore five-piece Of Mice & Men. Now that sounds like a tour you can’t miss. Tickets for the shows go on sale at 10:00 this Friday via Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Here are those dates:
17 December – Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham
18 December – The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
20 December – First Direct Arena, Leeds
21 December – SSE Arena Wembley, London
Alter Bridge
Florida rockers Alter Bridge have a very special treat for you this October: They’ll be playing two shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall with the 52-piece Parallex Orchestra conducted by Simon Dobson. The shows will consist of tracks from their back catalogue including some that have never been performed live. Tickets for the shows go on sale at 10:00 this Friday via Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Here are those dates:
02 October – Royal Albert Hall, London
03 October – Royal Albert Hall, London
Mastodon
Having just rocked Download Festival, the metal titans from Atlanta return to the UK in December with a new tour in support of their recently released album Emperor of Sand. The seven-date UK leg will see them visit Cardiff, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester and London. Tickets go on sale at 10:00 this Friday via Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Presale tickets will be available from 10:00 on Thursday 15 June 2017 through Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Here are the tour dates:
02 December – Great Hall, Cardiff
04 December – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
05 December – Rock City, Nottingham
06 December – Northumbria Uni, Newcastle
07 December – Barrowland, Glasgow
09 December – Academy, Manchester
10 December – O2 Academy Brixton, London
Opeth
There’s more metal coming your way with Opeth announcing a five-date tour in November to support their latest record Sorceress. Kicking off in Manchester, the tour will take them to Glasgow, Nottingham and Bristol before finishing at Birmingham’s O2 Institute on 22 November. Tickets go on sale at 09:00 this Friday via Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Here are the tour dates:
15 November – O2 Ritz, Manchester
16 November – Barrowlands, Glasgow
19 November – Rock City, Nottingham
21 November – O2 Academy, Bristol
22 November – O2 Institute, Birmingham
Andrew WK
The undisputed king of partying Andrew WK will be bringing his appropriately titled The Party Never Dies tour to the UK in November. He’ll be partying hard from the 9 November, when the tour kicks off in Portsmouth, until it culminates in Birmingham on Wednesday 15 November 2017. Tickets go on general sale at 10:00 on Friday 16 June. Presale tickets will be available from 10:00 on Thursday 15 June through Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Here are those dates:
9 November – Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
10 November – O2 Forum, London
11 November – Great Hall, Cardiff
12 November – Waterfront, Norwich
13 November – O2 Ritz, Manchester
14 November – Garage, Glasgow
15 November – O2 Academy, Birmingham
SikTh
British prog-metallers SikTh will play more of their new album The Future in Whose Eyes? live on their newly announced UK tour happening this December. Hailing at Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Bristol, Brighton and London, you won’t want to miss this one. Tickets go on sale at 10:00 this Friday via Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Here are the tour dates:
02 December –Academy 3, Manchester
03 December – Garage, Glasgow
04 December – O2 Institute, Birmingham
06 December – SWX, Bristol
07 December – Concorde 2, Brighton
08 December – KOKO, London
Airbourne
Australian hard-rockers Airbourne are set to play a string of shows in the UK this November including a night at London’s Roundhouse on 15 November. After having just slayed Download Festival’s main stage yesterday, the band will bring you tracks off their new record Breakin’ Outta Hell and all the classics, of course. Tickets go on sale at 09:00 this Friday via Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Here are the tour dates:
11 November – O2 Academy, Bristol
13 November – O2 Academy, Glasgow
14 November – Academy, Manchester
15 November – Roundhouse, London
19 November – O2 Academy, Oxford
20 November – O2 Academy, Sheffield
22 November – Rock City, Nottingham
Anathema
Following a phenomenal set at this weekend’s Download Festival, Anathema have announced their headline tour of the UK in September in support of their brand new album The Optimist, which was just released last week. Tickets go on sale at 09:00 this Friday via Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Here are the tour dates:
22 September – The Garage, Glasgow
26 September – O2 Ritz, Manchester
27 September – The Plug, Sheffield
28 September – Marble Factory, Bristol
29 September – Phoenix, Exeter
30 September – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
The Cadillac Three
Nashville natives The Cadillac Three with their Southern rock roots performed for their rabid fan base at Download Festival last weekend. Now the trio announces an eight-date tour for November. With the release of their brand new album Legacy in August, The Cadillac Three are poised to become international stars. Tickets go on sale at 09:00 this Friday via Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Here are the tour dates:
12 November – Y Plas, Cardiff
13 November – Rock City, Nottingham
14 November – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
15 November – UEA, Norwich
17 November – O2 Academy, Birmingham
18 November – O2 Academy, Manchester
19 November – O2 Academy, Newcastle
20 November – O2 ABC, Glasgow
Trash Boat
More good news coming from this weekend’s Download Festival! Pop-punkers Trash Boat are on the road again in September. Before smashing Download Festival this weekend, the five-piece supported Simple Plan at their London show last Friday. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Here are the tour dates:
17 September – Talking Heads, Southampton
18 September – Clwb Ifor Beach, Cardiff
19 September – Magnet, Liverpool
20 September – Rock City Basement, Nottingham
22 September – Underworld, London
23 September – The Key Club, Leeds
24 September – Rebellion, Manchester
25 September – O2 Academy 2, Newcastle
26 September – G2, Glasgow
27 September – O2 Institute 3, Birmingham
Motionless In White
Set to play on the Main Stage at Download Festival today, Motionless in White have confirmed their return to the UK for a headline tour in January 2018. Tickets are go on sale at 10:00 this Friday via Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Here are the tour dates:
18 January 2018 – Engine Rooms, Southampton
19 January 2018 – O2 Academy, Bristol
21 January 2018 – O2 Academy, Dublin
22 January 2018 – Garage, Glasgow
23 January 2018 – Riverside, Newcastle
25 January 2018 – KOKO, London
26 January 2018 – O2 Institute, Birmingham
27 January 2018 – O2 Ritz, Manchester
28 January 2018 – Waterfront, Norwich
Creeper
Southampton horror punk rockers Creeper have a special treat for you this December with their Theatre of Fear tour. Kicking off in Glasgow, the tour will cover Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester and culminating with a homecoming show at Southampton’s O2 Guildhall on 10 December.Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Here are the tour dates:
03 December – O2 ABC, Glasgow
04 December – O2 Institute, Birmingham
05 December – Trinity Centre, Bristol
07 December – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
09 December – Albert Hall, Manchester
10 December – O2 Guildhall, Southampton
Good Charlotte
Having just played Download’s Zippo Encore Stage, Good Charlotte have confirmed that they’ll be returning for a headline tour in November. The band, who returned with new album Youth Authority last year, are playing shows in Southampton, Nottingham, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London. Tickets are on sale thsi Friday from 09:00 via Ticketmaster.co.uk.
Here are the tour dates:
27 November – O2 Guildhall, Southampton
28 November – Rock City, Nottingham
30 November – Barrowland, Glasgow
1 December – O2 Academy, Birmingham
2 December – Academy, Manchester
3 December – O2 Academy Brixton, London
Keep checking back for more good stuff coming your way this week!
For shows going on sale this Friday, bookmark our tmFriday page. Happy rocking!
