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| 04/02/09
Enter Shikari back in Bournemouth
ST. ALBANS four-piece Enter Shikari are stopping off at Bournemouth’s O2 Academy on 11 February as part of their whistle-stop UK tour – and you’re invited!
Supported by The King Blues and Rolo Tomassi, the post-hardcore group are visiting a small number of UK venues before they head to Australia for Soundwave Festival.
Enter Shikari are known for their fusion of electronica and
metalcore and stage shows that take on the theme of outer space,
extra-terrestrials and the great unknown.
The group are currently showcasing material from their latest album, Tribalism – a companion album to previous release Common Dreads.
New tracks include a cover of Faithless‘ Insomnia as well as single B-sides and a selection of remixes.
For tickets, call 0844 477 2000 or visit o2academybournemouth.co.uk |  | 23/11/09
La Roux cancels tomorrow's Southampton gig
Those of you with tickets to tomorrow's La Roux concert may not know that it has now been cancelled, due to ill health.
There is some good news though - the date has been rescheduled as part of La Roux's Gold Tour taking place in April.
The gig will now take place 25 April 2010, and all tickets with tomorrow's date will remain valid.
Elly said of the cancellation, "I'm so sorry to everyone who was going to come down and see us, you may know that I haven't been at all well for a while now and it has, regrettably, affected our touring schedule. I really hope you can come and see us when we're next in town."
For more information visit www.livenation.co.uk/southampton.
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Kid British and Flamboyant Bella in Bournemouth
Kid British will be in Bournemouth tomorrow, supported by upcoming indie-pop group Flamboyant Bella.
The
acts are performing at Bournemouth's Old Fire Station as part of the
uLive tour, along with local band Better Dressed Than Adam.
Kid
British took the chart by storm earlier this year with the release of
Our House is Dadless, which features a sample from the Madness hit Our
House, and a second single, Elizabeth.
Flamboyant Bella have already amassed over 2 million hits on
their MySpace page and recently sold out Islington Academy - all this after just one single - Get A Reaction.
For more information and tickets, visit www.old-firestation.co.uk. | 
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07/10/09
Billy Talent tour stops off at Southampton
THE TIME
has come, Canada’s greatest export is coming to Southampton - no we don’t mean
maple syrup or Celine Dion – we’re talking about Billy Talent!
The
four-piece rock outfit kick off their UK tour this month and if you’re quick,
you can still get tickets to see them on 29 October at Southampton Guildhall.
Fresh from
appearances at Download, Reading and Leeds and a number of European festivals,
the Toronto-based quartet are returning to some more intimate venues in order
to touch base with the rest of their fans.
With three
self-titled albums under their belts – that’s Billy Talent, Billy Talent II and
Billy Talent III – the show is set to host some top alternative rock tracks,
including Devil In A Midnight Mass and Fallen Leaves.
If you’re
not sure if you can make it to the Southampton leg of the tour, the lads have
kindly announced further shows at the following venues:
October
Mon 19
- LEEDS Academy
Tues 20 -
NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Wed 21 -
SHEFFIELD Academy
Fri 23 -
GLASGOW Barrowland
Sun 25 -
DUBLIN Olympia
Mon 26 -
MANCHESTER Academy
Tues 27 -
BIRMINGHAM Academy
Thurs 29 -
SOUTHAMPTON Guildhall
Fri 30 -
NORWICH UEA
November
Sun 1 -
LONDON Brixton Academy
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| 14/09/09
Slayer return to the UK
THRASH titans Slayer have announced a headlining tour of the UK later this November.
With
a career spanning across three decades, Slayer have cemented their
position as one of the most important metal bands worldwide.
The tour is to coincide with the release of their new studio album, World Painted Blood, and the band themselves say:
"It sounds like the stuff we wrote in the 80's."
Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday 18th September at 9am, for the following shows:
November
Wed 18 Nottingham Rock City
Thurs 19 Birmingham Academy
Fri 20 Manchester Academy
Sun 22 Glasgow Barrowland
Mon 23 Leeds Academy
Wed 25 London HMV Forum
Thus 26 London HMV Forum
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| 11/09/09
North East bands showcase the finest in Indie talent
SUNDERLAND outfit
The Futureheads have joined forces with Field Music and Beak to present
one day of the region's best Indie bands.
Split Festival has
been organised in a bid to push aside British Summer blues and
celebrate the finest talent from the North East.
The Futureheads are set to headline, with Field Music, Beak, Frankie and the Heartstrings and Sea of Glass
joining them on the main stage. Acts due to grace the second stage
include Pentration, Coal Train, Milky Wimpshake, Jeans Go POP!, O'Messy
Life and Sona Di.
Split Festival will take place October 4, at Ashbrooke Sports Club, Sunderland. Tickets are £19.50 and under 8s go free.
For more information visit splitfestival.com.
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Rock photographer wins Royal Photographic Society Award
ROCK photographer Enda Madden has become this year's winner of the Royal Photographic Society Award.
Madden',
who freelances nationally and internationally, entered a portfolio of
pictures taken a Bloodstock and Download which was then judged by a
panel of Fellows of the RPS.
The Photographic Society granted
Madden the sought-after title and have requested to keep his work in
order to exhibit his winning shots around the UK. |  | 08/08/08 Yoko Ono sues Devil's Gift singer
DEVIL'S
Gift singer, Lennon Murphy, is in the middle of a legal battle to
defend her right to use her name for public performances, after
Yoko Ono has filed a legal suit.
Originally giving her
blessing for the singer/songwriter to use her name in a professional
capacity 8 years ago, Ono now claims Lennon’s use of her own name is intentionally
exploiting his name to confuse people and increase the profile of her
band.
Murphy said, “Lennon
is my first name by birth and I am regularly asked if I was named after
the Beatle, having always replied no. My mother named me after "John
Lennon that wrote songs, painted, and baked bread with his son". She
named me for the man, not the pop star.”
We await the verdict with anticipation. |  | | 02/07/08 Amon Amarth added to Unholy Alliance III package
SWEDISH
Viking-Metal band Amon Amarth are the latest editions to the bill for
the Unholy Alliance Tour Chapter III. The Metal Hammer sponsored event
already boasts an impressive line up of bands, including Slayer,
Trivium and Mastodon. The addition of Amon Amarth adds weight to the
claim that the UAIII could prove to be “the heaviest, darkest tour of
the year”.
Amon Amarth frontman Johan Hegg said,
"All of us have been huge fans of Slayer since the mid 80’s, and to be able
to tour with this legendary thrash band is a dream come true. We are very
proud and honored to be a part of this year’s Unholy Alliance.
"Slayer fans are die-hard and tough as true Vikings and it will be a great experience to be able to play in
front of them." | 
| | 30/05/08 Napalm Death confirmed for Bloodstock Open Air 2008
THE BLOODSTOCK team have announced UK grindcore icons Napalm Death have been added to the bill for Bloodstock Open Air 2008. Bassist Shane Embury said,
“We
are really excited to be a part of the Bloodstock festival this year,
playing alongside some great bands at a great metal festival - its
going to be fun!” |  | | 23/05/08 Valient kidney donation is a great success VALIENT
Himself successfully donated one of his kidneys to his father on May
14th. Now back home recovering, the operation was a great success, with
both father and son doing well.
Valient’s decision to take the
private family event to the press stems from the National Kidney
Foundation’s public outreach. Valient Thorr see this as a chance to
illuminate a critically important issue that people don't think about
unless personally touched by it. Valient stated, “If
I can go from a hospital bed to playing in front of a crowd of 75,000
at the UK’s Download Festival in just four weeks, people out there
might consider becoming organ donors as well. It's definitely something
to think about.” | 
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