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Bon Jovi at London O2 Arena
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Kid Rock at London O2 Arena
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Sonisphere Tickets On sale
Day tickets are now on sale for Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth. Sonisphereruns from July 30 to August 1 and headliners are Iron Maiden, Rammstein and Alice Cooper. Tickets for the Friday half-day cost £40 while those for Saturday and Sunday cost £65 each. Full weekend tickets cost £132.50 for the weekend with no booking fee. Full line up so far is as follows: Friday July 30 Saturn Stage Alice Cooper Europe Turisas Delain Bohemia Stage Terrovision 65daysofstatic Bigelf Black Spiders Fastway Sylosis Jagermeister Stage March of the Raptors Throat Bowtime Bar Stage And So I Watch You From Afar Chickenhawk Deaf Havana Failsafe Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage Fei…
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Ronnie James Dio R.I.P.
Picture: Steve Gerrard Photography Ronnie James Dio of Elf, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven and Hell has passed away after his fight with stomach cancer. His wife Wendy posted the sad news on his official website earlier today. I would like to offer my condolences to Wendy and to Ronnie’s friends and family. If anyone wishes to offer condolences to the family they can do so via Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/OfficialRonnieJamesDio. Message from Wendy Dio “Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was…
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Heaven & Hell cancel tour
Metal Legends Heaven & Hell have announced the cancellation of all planned appearances this summer in the UK and Europe, including their headline set at BLOODSTOCK’s 10th anniversary festival as well as appearances at SONISPHERE in Switzerland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey. The band has issued the following statement: “ We have to announce that all forthcoming Heaven & Hell European shows have been cancelled as sadly Ronnie isn’t well enough to tour this summer. We hope that everyone understands and want to thank fans and industry colleagues for their continuing support at this time” Heaven & Hell – May 4th, 2010 “ Ronnie James Dio is still…
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Delain at Relentless Garage
Click here for more pictures… Delain at Relentless Garage, London This was the opening night of Delain’s first headline tour of the UK, with their first show at The Garage in north London. Having done very well in their recent support slot with Finnish Power Metal troupe Sonata Arctica, they had a lot to prove this time around. The Garage was packed and the atmosphere was electric. Band members came onstage one by one to the opening strains of Invidia. After about 30 seconds the beautiful Charlotte Wessels graced the stage with a smile that lit up the whole venue. She sang and mesmerised the crowd with her incredible…
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Skindred at The Quake Club, Woking
Click here for more pictures… Skindred Live Review 10th March 2010…Woking was somehow different. Anarchy was in the air and the epicentre of the unrest was the appropriately named Quake Club. Welsh ragga-rockers Skindred were in town and Benji Webbe was looking for a fight. Skindred came on stage to a capacity crowd, opening with ‘Stand for Something’, ‘Rat Race’ and ‘You Can’t Stop It’. After an opening like that there was no stopping them. Webbe entertained the crowd with a funny rant against his neighbour before launching into ‘Pressure’ and ‘Bruises’. Time was was flying by and their songs were going down like a smooth whiskey. There was…
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MTV PRESENTS… Fightstar Acoustic Night Review
Click here for more pictures… New ‘MTV Presents’ series of shows Part of the new ‘MTV PRESENTS’ series, Fightstar played a special one-off acoustic set at the famous Camden Dingwalls. Hidden behind the hustle and bustle of Camden high street, the small music venue hosted Fightstar in a rare and stripped back mood for the exciting new ‘MTV Presents’ series. Celebrating the release of their deluxe re-issued album ‘Be Human’, this special event was witnessed by a capacity crowd of die hard fans and music industry bodies. The crowd seemed to cover the whole age spectrum and not just the bright young things one might expect. By the time we…
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Win tickets to see Fightstar Acoustic Show for MTV
MTV PRESENTS | Fightstar & Spy Catcher plus support WHEN | Thursday, March 4th 2010 WHERE | Dingwalls, Camden, London PRICE | £10 BUY TICKETS HERE MTV and Diary of a Rock Photographer are pleased to offer Fightstar fans a unique opportunity to see a one off acoustic show at Dingwalls, London. We are giving away 2 FREE tickets to this amazing show which is part of the MTV Presents series on 4th March 2010. To win the tickets, simply email us telling us why YOU should get the tickets for this unique gig. Winners will be picked at random and notified by email. FIGHTSTAR To celebrate the release of…
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Emerging bands to get a chance to play Download
Download Festival is teaming with Red Bull Bedroom Jam, the weekly live music webcast for young, emerging bands which returns today to give eight bands the chance to play at the legendary festival. This year bands have the chance to play the behemoth of the festival circuit; Download, but they need to impress the panel of judges, which this year will not only include Charlie Simpson of Fightstar but also Andy Copping, Vice President of Music at Live Nation, and Beckie Sugden from The Agency. Recording sessions at Red Bull’s brand new HQ are also on the table plus a UK wide tour in support of a major act…and…
