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NEW SINGLE – “INSIDE & OUTSIDE” RELEASED FRIDAY APRIL 16, 2021

Arielle is pleased to announce the release of her new Fleetwood Mac-flavoured single ‘Inside & Outside’ on Friday April 16, 2021. The single coincides with the news of four livestream sessions that she will undertake on May 13, June 17, July 22, and August 19. Tickets are available from www.noonchorus.com/arielle. The new single is taken from Arielle’s highly anticipated new album ‘Analog Girl In A Digital World’ released Friday May 7, 2021. The new single is available to stream, and signed copies of the album can be pre-ordered on vinyl and CD from https://smarturl.it/officialarielle

ARIELLE ANNOUNCES LIVE STREAMING SESSIONS MAY 13, JUNE 17, JULY 22, AUGUST 2021 TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM www.noonchorus.com/arielle

“When I was recording the new album ‘Analog Girl In A Digital World’, I thought this was the closest song in sound and production that I got to what my goal wasin my head,” reflects Arielle. “Fleetwood Mac’s‘Rumours’ meets something new. The song is about finding the balance between the external, dense physical world we live in, as well as countering it with the spiritual and emotional connection of love.” Arielle’s four livestreaming sessions will enable fans to experience four completely different concerts with full album run-throughs, in-studio recordings, acoustic storytelling sessions and much more. Each livestream will be broadcast in North America and the UK at 8pm local time. A portion of the proceeds from the livestreams will go to Arielle’s The Tonewood Forest nonprofit, a charity that conserves the life and wellbeing of trees. For the first two streaming sessions, Arielle will perform her new album ‘Analog Girl In A Digital World’ and previous album ‘Suspension/Dimension’ front to back. Says Arielle, “Since touring is out of the question, I wanted to make sure people could experience these albums the way they were intended. Both albums feature succinct stories from beginning to end. During the livestreams, I will be speaking about the meaning of the songs, and some of their deeper history to take people on a journey that has yet to be told about both albums, maybe even beyond what I could do live.” Arielle is a 21st century classic rock artist who recorded half of the new album in digital, and the other half in tape, to try and capture the impact the music of the 60’s and 70’s had on her. As a writer, guitarist, and vocalist, when Arielle produced this album,she insisted on recording each song in one take. Recording the album in studios in Nashville and Austin, Texas, Arielle’s main objective was to capture the energy of each city and their musicians. The album features her new guitar, The BMG Arielle, released by Brian May Guitars. Arielle will plant a tonewood tree in honour of the first 24 guitars sold. The first batch of guitars sold out in 90 minutes. Order the guitar from https://shop.brianmayguitars.co.uk/products/bmg-arielle.html

"This is the very first guitar that Brian May guitars has ever offered that is not based on my original Red Special,” says Brian May. “Designed by and named after Arielle, it’s a new dimension. To understand why this guitar was irresistible to me, you need to hold her in your hands. The guitar is light, and smooth and agile. She sings like a bird.” Continues Brian, “Arielle is an awesome musician. She is a truly phenomenal player, with an ability to produce the most beautiful tones as well technical mastery. Of course, it is in the fingers, but I was keen to discover how she had fashioned her own instrument to achieve her sound. We collaborated in making the Arielle a new mission to guitarists everywhere - to open up a new door to excellence!” “Arielle’s playing reaches places I never knew existed,” says Brian. “I believe this guitar will do the same.” Arielle is a young woman born in the wrong generation. As a child of the new millennium, Arielle has often faced depression, versus the music boom and creativity that emerged in the Sixties and Seventies. And on a broader basis, a time even earlier where things were done by hand, with a level of craft that could not be hidden behind technology. “I project those principles inside my music,” says Arielle. "The new album takes you on a journey through the trials, tribulations, and confusion of an old-school artist in a fast-paced world. ALBUM CREDITS

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https://smarturl.it/officialarielle

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“SIGN IN THE NORTHERN SKY” RESCHEDULED OCTOBER 2022 UK TOUR WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS MASON HILL & COLLATERAL

Celebrated Swedish rock band H.E.A.T have rescheduled their “Sign In The Northern Sky”October 2021 UK tour to October 2022. The rescheduled 2022 UK tour dates include Leeds Warehouse (Friday October 14), Wolverhampton KK’s Steel Mill (Saturday October 15) Swansea Patti Pavilion (Sunday October 16), Nottingham Rescue Rooms (Monday October 17) and London Electric Brixton (Tuesday October 18).

Tickets remain valid for all dates. Tickets for the rescheduled 2022 concerts are available from https://myticket.co.uk/artists/h-e-a-t.

The UK tour celebrates the welcome return of H.E.A.T’s original lead singer and powerhouse frontman, Kenny Leckremo.

”It’s like a shot at redemption,” says Leckremo. ”I’m thrilled to be back, and to be a part of what H.E.A.T is today. No longer just a shadow of the past, but a force into the future. The H.E.A.T legacy continues.”

“I am so excited to be back performing with my H.E.A.T brothers and can’t wait to rock out with our UK fans in October 2022,” adds Leckremo. “This tour is going to be a very special occasion for all of us. We look forward to seeing all of you on the road in 2022.”

Leckremo replaces H.E.AT’s previous lead singer, Erik Grönwall, who announced his departure from the band towards the end of 2021.

The rescheduled October 2022 UK tour follows H.E.A.T’s critically acclaimed album “H.E.A.T II” that spawned the hit singles “Rise”, “Come Clean”, “Rock Your Body”, “Dangerous Ground”and “One By One”. The album is available from – https://heat.lnk.to/Heat-II

“H.E.A.T II” is the first album to be produced entirely by the band with Jona Tee and Dave Dalone as producers. “This is what we would sound like if we made a debut album 2019, hence the title,” says Jona.

In 2019, H.E.A.T released their live album “Live at Sweden Rock Festival” featuring the band’s most popurlar songs including “Living On The Run”, “A Shot At Redemption”, and “Bastard Of Society”. Every song from this setlist is as lively and intoxicating as the next, making this a memorable show that every rock music fan will enjoy.

In 2009, H.E.A.T had a huge hit in Scandinavia with the song “1000 Miles”. That same year the band’s second album, “Freedom Rock”, was nominated as one of the Top 50 albums in 2010 by the UK’s Classic Rock Magazine. Since then, they have toured the world, blowing audiences away with their outstanding live concerts.

In a time when artists like Foreigner, Journey and Whitesnake are enjoying a timely resurgence, teenagers are re-discovering the melodic approach to hard rock. Kids are suddenly wearing their classic rock band logos on t-shirts.

H.E.A.T is the beacon of light that many say will carry this tradition into the future.
They are young, driven, energetic, and full of ideas.

H.E.A.T don’t hide their love for their classic rock heroes, but don’t try to copy it, either. They just do it, and they want to be the best at it. And they are one of the best - drawing both young and old to their mesmerising, freshly sounding, energetic classic rock and bombastic melodies.

The band plan on releasing some new material in 2022 to coincide with the rescheduled October 2022 UK tour dates.

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WILLE & THE BANDITS RESCHEDULED MARCH/APRIL 2022 UK TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUEST TROY REDFERN TICKETS - www.willeandthebandits.com "Wille & The Bandits are a blues rock powerhouse."

Wille & the Bandits are hitting the road for their 26-date tour of the UK with a brand-new album and a live show that will make the two-year wait worth every second. Every day of this touring hiatus has given the band new energy and ideas that will only serve to add to the dynamism and creativity that the band channel to their audience. Special guest on all shows is Troy Redfern. Tickets are available from www.willeandthebandits.com.

The “When the World Stood Still” tour will follow the release of the Bandit’s forthcoming highly anticipated album of the same name. The album documents a moment in time that the whole world will never forget, a time where each person on the planet has felt repercussions in one way or another.

The album was recorded in one of Britain's most iconic recording studios, Sawmills, with one of its most talented producers, John Cornfield. This coupling has, in the past, produced some of the most ground-breaking albums of the last 30 years – Stone Roses ("Fools Gold"), Oasis ("Definitely Maybe"), Supergrass ("In it for the Money"), Robert Plant ("The Fate of Nations") and Muse ("Showbiz"). Wille & the Bandits “When the World Stood Still” sits comfortably with these albums.

Wille & the Bandits are lauded for their live performance; impressive musicianship and expertly crafted song writing, delivered through an immense and immersive sound. The impact is mesmerising, the effect is transcendental. This is what keeps fans coming back for more. In addition to the lead guitar, lap steel guitar and lead vocals of Wille Edwards, the sound of the band is set to become even more well-honed, rhythmic, and dynamic with a brand-new rhythm section composed of Tom Gilkes (drums, percussion) and Harry Mackaill (bass, keyboards). To add a whole new element to the music the band now also features Hammond organ and second guitar with the multi-instrumentalist Matthew Gallagher (Hammond organ, guitar, percussion) second making up a four-piece.

“I’m very excited by the new line-up”, says an enthusiastic Wille Edwards. “Our music was starting to have layers within it that were beginning to be impossible to do justice to as a trio. With a band of multi-instrumentalists and a drummer who is technically outstanding, yet plays to what the song needs, we are able to achieve live what I thought might only be possible in the layers of a studio recording.”

Wille & the Bandits are impossible to pigeonhole. They are musically as diverse as Lady Gaga’s wardrobe. They adopt the musical essence, nostalgia, and discovery of the late 60’s and 70’s and mix rock and roll, funk, and soul to create something fresh and wholly unique.

Wille & the Bandits have toured with world-class acts: Deep Purple; twice with Status Quo; Joe Bonamassa who found Wille to be a “superb slide player”, and Warren Haynes. In 2014 they were voted in the Top Ten Bands to see at Glastonbury Festival.

They've played festivals and events including Isle of Wight, Rambln' Man Fair, Steelhouse, Peer Blues, Boardmasters, and the London Olympics. They were invited to perform at Les Paul’s own Jazz club – the world-famous Iridium venue in New York City.

The upcoming tour will feature songs from the new album; tracks that are on another level to that which the band have produced to date. Each song has been crafted with care and attention to detail, worked and reworked, filled with all the emotion and tribulations of during a time that has been strange and tragic, with moments of clarity and moments of reflection. Each of Wille’s songs tell their own stories, but there is also a cohesion between the tracks that tells a bigger story of “When the World Stood Still”.

In addition to tracks from the new album, the band will also dig into their extensive back catalogue. Fans who have followed the progression of tracks such as “Angel'' are used to witnessing the evolution of individual songs as they become ever more mesmerising; they can expect to hear tracks they have become well acquainted with morphing and altering, venturing into Pink Floyd-esque landscapes and Led Zeppelin style riffs that take the listener on a deeper musical journey.

For these shows expect original ballads that feel familiar, funky grooves to get you irresistibly moving, massive riffs to rock out to, eight-minute instrumentals that mesmerise, and real songs with melodies will enter your soul and stick with you.

WILLE & THE BANDITS

RESCHEDULED MARCH/APRIL 2022 UK TOUR

WITH SPECIAL GUEST

TROY REDFERN

TICKETS - www.willeandthebandits.com

Palladium, Bideford

Friday 4 March 2022

Old Bakery, Truro
Saturday 5 March 2022

Phoenix, Exeter
Sunday 6 March 2022

The Musician, Leicester
Wednesday 9 March 2022

The Flowerpot, Derby
Thursday 10 March 2022

The Bullingdon, Oxford
Friday 11 March 2022

Philharmonic, Liverpool
Saturday 12 March 2022

Continental, Preston
Wednesday 16 March 2022

Bodega, Nottingham
Thursday 17 March 2022

Hug & Pint, Glasgow
Friday 18 March 2022

The Cluny, Newcastle
Saturday 19 March 2022

Elsewhere, Margate
Wednesday 23 March 2022

Junction, Cambridge
Thursday 24 March 2022

The 100 Club, London
Friday 25 March 2022

Thekla, Bristol
Saturday 26 March 2022

Guildhall, Gloucester
Wednesday 30 March 2022

The Greystones, Sheffield
Thursday 31 March 2022

Town Hall, Selby
Friday 1 April 2022

The Tivoli, Buckley
Saturday 2 April 2022

The Star, Guildford
Wednesday 6 April 2022

The Robin, Bilston

Thursday 7 April 2022

Arts Centre, Bridgwater
Friday 8 April 2022

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon
Saturday 9 April 2022

Nightrain, Bradford
Thursday 21 April 2022

The Tivoli, Wimborne
Friday 22 April 2022

Ropetackle, Brighton
Saturday 23 April 2022

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JOE BONAMASSA ANNOUNCES ONE-NIGHT-ONLY LIVESTREAM PAY PER VIEW EVENT AT LEGENDARY AUSTIN CITY LIMITS LIVE BROADCAST WORLDWIDE APRIL 1st 9PM ET

Joe Bonamassa is known for being “always on the road”. This time he is bringing the concert into the homes of fans around the world in an epic pay-per-view performance from the live music capital of the world – Austin, Texas.

On April 1st at 9PM ET, he will perform a specially curated set from Austin City Limits Live, alongside Late Night with David Letterman’s Anton Fig on drums and legendary bass player Steve Mackey, as a rare 3-piece Blues Rock power trio!

Live stream tickets and packages are available from www.jbonamassa.com/streaming/acl.

The live stream concert will be available “On-Demand” for 1 month after the live airing to anyone who purchases tickets. Fans who purchase the virtual live stream ticket will have the chance to watch the entire concert for repeated viewings until May 2021.

Austin is one of the first spots Joe originally performed as a three-piece, years ago at legendary Antone’s, and the city saw the rise of guitar visionary Stevie Ray Vaughan. Austin City Limits Live, known as “music’s best address,” is a national landmark and was awarded “Best New Major Concert Venue” by Pollstar when it opened.

Austin has been home to some incredible artists over the years such as B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Santana, Paul McCartney, Peter Frampton, and Bonamassa himself as well as many others. ACL Live is a world-class stage to perform at and no doubt, Bonamassa will bring his incredible power to the stage, making his own mark on its history.

This event especially goes out to the fans, who via social media, have made their stamp on the evening, selecting their favourite Bonamassa tunes from his unparalleled, extensive catalogue of 24 #1 studio albums and countless productions, to create a very special set list. It will be a new and exciting celebration of some searing hits from his earliest influences as well as amazing original compositions embodying the guitar mastery that he is best known for. This highly curated set will more than delight long-time super fans as well as captivate new ones.

There are a variety of pricing levels available for fans worldwide to be a part of this special “audience.” Tickets to the livestream event starts at $30. Fans may also purchase a $44.99 package that includes a limited-edition commemorative t-shirt, or upgrade to the Deluxe package for $64.99 which also features the Ultimate Video Collection, a 1-year all pass for Bonamassa’s on-demand service which includes 17+ concert releases from Joe Bonamassa, Black Country Communion, and Rock Candy Funk Party – available at any time on most devices.

As part of this unique concert event, fans also have the option to purchase a Commemorative VIP ticket giving them an experience they will never forget. VIP ticket holders will have their photo and name featured in the livestream credits and DVD credits as a virtual audience member.

Joe Bonamassa is one of the most celebrated performing musicians of today. Hailed internationally as one of the greatest guitar players of his generation, Guitar World has honoured him as “the world’s biggest blues guitarist.” The two-time GRAMMY-nominated artist has almost single-handedly redefined the blues-rock genre and brought it into the mainstream. Joe recently received his 24th #1 album on the Billboard Blues Chart with the studio album “Royal Tea”, a nod to his British heroes, recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios.

Amidst the pandemic, Joe performed the “Royal Tea” album in entirety before its release last September at the iconic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville with over 17,000 virtual tickets sold, reaching 44 different countries. The event also raised over $32,000 for Bonamassa’s Fuelling Musicians Program, presented by his non-profit Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation (KTBA). Now Joe is ready to hit the stage again for an even more exciting, fan-curated experience at Austin City Limits Live. Each ticket purchase for the livestream will include a $1 donation to ‘Fueling Musicians’.
Bonamassa has been working hard to raise money for musicians affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The Fuelling Musicians program is an emergency relief fund designed to support musicians by providing immediate cash payments for essential living expenses of $1,500 to help them stay afloat and get back on the road again when it is safe. To date, they have raised over $380,000 and distributed the money to over 230 artists. In fact, they are getting checks delivered to some folks who have yet to even receive their support from the government stimulus. As someone who has spent most of his life on the road, Joe knows the clear and evident impact of the crisis on his entertainment community. For those interested in donating, visit HERE.

Bonamassa has been working hard to raise money for musicians affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The Fuelling Musicians program is an emergency relief fund designed to support musicians by providing immediate cash payments for essential living expenses of $1,500 to help them stay afloat and get back on the road again when it is safe. To date, they have raised over $380,000 and distributed the money to over 230 artists. In fact, they are getting checks delivered to some folks who have yet to even receive their support from the government stimulus. As someone who has spent most of his life on the road, Joe knows the clear and evident impact of the crisis on his entertainment community. For those interested in donating, visit HERE.

While much of the applause Bonamassa receives should be credited to his sheer talent, some part of his success needs to be attributed to Joe and his business partner for having the foresight and ability to become some of music’s savviest entrepreneurs. Bonamassa now 43, and his partner Roy Weisman have together devised a 360-degree independent business model that has survived and thrived during one of the music industry’s most uncertain eras, particularly considering the challenges created by the current pandemic.

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Swiss-based four-piece blues rock band the Ellis Manos Band will release their second album “Ambedo” on 25th June 2021 via Jazzhaus Records. The band describe their trademark well-produced sound as “a sort of rock n’ soul, rooted deep down in the blues.”

The first single “Keep It Simple”, released on Friday 9th April, refers to the one subject on the planet that certainly is not simple at all... love.

The single is available to pre-save and the album is available to pre-order HERE.

Watch the teaser video for "Keep It Simple" HERE.

In Switzerland, the Ellis Mano Band are not unlike the Wrecking Crew or the Funk Brothers. They are top-flight studio musicians and elites in the Swiss music scene. Although they spent years making music with other artists, the band members never got much time to make music of their own until now.

“We chose the album title “Ambedo” because it reflects the state of the process of recording an album,” says guitarist Edis Mano. “Ambedo” refers to the tendency both to reflect and to absorb. Musicians like us do it all the time, especially when we compose new songs and create a new album.”

"The Ellis Mano Band has a bright future ahead. If this is their debut album after collaborating for just a year, imagine what’s in store next. I look forward to that."
- Rock & Blues Muse

"The Ellis Mano Band presents a rich tapestry of universal joy and sorrow. Chris’s
voice is like Kentucky bourbon – smooth as glass but with an addictive burn. He sings
with a tense sincerity that pairs gorgeously with the lyrical ferocity of Edis’s guitar.”
- Blues Magazine NL

Every track on the new album is rich with perfectly chosen detail including Chris Ellis’s rough voice, Edis Mano’s vintage sounding guitar playing, and the tight rhythm section of drummer Nico Looser and Severin Graf (bass). The album also features Hammond B3 organ, and horns that reflect the blazing summer heat during which they were recorded. The harmonious backing vocals are reminiscent of something you would hear from Muscle Shoals Studios.

“We would get together with just a few ideas, fill it out, let it grow, work on it, with a great passion,” says Chris. “For session musicians, it was not about having just another project to play on, but it was an opportunity for us to play as a real band again. It was a great feeling to see the guys together and getting emotional from time to time playing the music.”

The album was recorded at Edis Mano’s Studio E10 with a lot of vintage gear and instruments and produced with a contemporary sound. All songs were recorded live with just a few later overdubs, including backing vocals and horns.

The album is nothing short of brilliant. With “Ambedo”, the Ellis Mano Band presents a rich tapestry of that universal joy and sorrow; the awkward moment after a one-night stand in “Breakfast”, the desperation and grief in “Long Road” and by contrast, the loud social criticism in “The Horrible Truth”.

Each track is saturated in a deep respect and understanding of American roots music, from the early blues of the American South through to the revolutionary blues and rock revolution of 1960s Britain.

Influenced by Led Zeppelin, J.J. Cale, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Jimi Hendrix and more recently John Mayer, the Ellis Mano Band have put their own unique stamp on the blues which has now become a shared global phenomenon.

“Ambedo” is slated for a June release, and the band hopes to follow it up with tours across Europe and North America.

“Making this music was fascinating, it was really easy to create the music and take it further,” said Chris. “It was a beautiful experience and I hope we can repeat it time and time again.”

Breaking Tour News

SAMANTHA FISH RESCHEDULED UK TOUR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2022

Due to the pandemic, Samantha Fish has rescheduled her UK tour to January and February 2022. She’s also added a new date at KK’s Steel Mill in Wolverhampton on Tuesday 8th February. All tickets remain valid and are available via www.alttickets.com, www.gigantic.com, www.kkssteelmill.co.uk/event-samantha-fish.php, and www.samanthafish.com.

In September 2019, the genre-bending guitarist, singer, and songwriter released her critically acclaimed album “Kill Or Be Kind” which featured two rock radio singles “Bulletproof” and “Watch It Die". Since then, Samantha’s incendiary live performances have been mesmerizing audiences around the world.

“Kill Or Be Kind” has proven to be Samantha’s breakthrough album. The edgy roots music platter was recorded at the legendary Royal Studios in Memphis and produced by three-time Grammy winner Scott Billington and mixed by two-time Grammy winner Steve Reynolds. Boasting 11 original songs ranging from the electric cigar box stomp of "Bulletproof" to the sweet Memphis R&B of "Trying Not To Fall in Love With You", the album has established Fish as a potent force in roots, Americana and rock and roll.

After launching her recording career in 2009, Samantha quickly established herself as a rising star in the contemporary blues world. Since then, the charismatic singer-guitarist-songwriter has earned a reputation as a rising guitar hero and powerful live performer, while releasing a series of acclaimed albums that have shown her restless creative spirit consistently taking her in new and exciting musical directions.

The New York Times called Fish, "An impressive blues guitarist who sings with sweet power," and "One of the genre's most promising young talents." Her hometown paper, the Kansas City Star wrote: “Samantha Fish has kicked down the door of the patriarchal blues club and displays more imagination and creativity than some blues veterans exhibit over the course of their careers."

As far as Samantha is concerned, her musical future is an open road. "I'm never going be a traditional blues artist, because that's not who I am," says Samantha. "But it's all the Blues for me. When Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf came out, what they were doing didn't sound like anything that had been done in Blues before. You've got to keep that kind of fire and spirit. I'm never going to do Muddy Waters better than Muddy Waters, so I have to be who I am and find my best voice.”

SAMANTHA FISH

RESCHEDULED JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2022 UK TOUR

TICKETS
www.gigantic.com, www.alttickets.com,
www.kkssteelmill.co.uk/event-samantha-fish.php,

www.samanthafish.com

Komedia, Bath
Sunday 30 January 2022

Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
Monday 31 January 2022

Wylam Brewery, Newcastle
Tuesday 1 February 2022

O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
Thursday 3 February 2022

Academy 2, Manchester
Friday 4 February 2022

Rock City, Nottingham
Saturday 5 February 2022

Tramshed, Cardiff
Sunday 6 February 2022

Chalk, Brighton
Monday 7 February 2022

NEW DATE JUST ADDED

KK's Steel Mill, Wolverhampton
Tuesday 8 February 2022

Breaking Tour News

“JOE SATRIANI” RESCHEDULES SHAPESHIFTING UK TOUR TO MAY 2022

World-renowned guitar virtuoso, Joe Satriani, has rescheduled his Shapeshifting UK Tour to May 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tickets for his April/May 2021 UK “Shapeshifting” tour dates remain valid for the rescheduled May 2022 dates.

Tickets are available from: www.satriani.com/road and www.alttickets.com.

The rescheduled 2022 UK dates include Bexhill, De La War Pavilion (Sunday May 1), The London Palladium (Monday May 2), Manchester, Bridgewater Hall (Tuesday May 3), Glasgow, O2 Academy (Wednesday May 4), Birmingham, Symphony Hall (Friday May 6), Gateshead, Sage Hall 1 (Saturday May 7).

Satriani’s latest studio album, “Shapeshifting”, originally released April 2020 via Sony Music/Legacy Recordings, features the radio tracks “Nineteen Eighty” and “Big Distortion”.

The concert will feature tracks from the new album “Shapeshifting”, plus many of his classic fan favorites including “Surfing With The Alien”, “Always With Me, Always With You”, and “Flying In A Blue Dream”.

The 2022 touring band features celebrated drummer Kenny Aronoff (John Fogerty) bassist Bryan Beller (Aristocrats) and keyboardist Rai Thistlethwayte(Thirsty Merc) and Joe Satriani on guitar.

For two decades, the guitar virtuosohas traveled the world, playing to sold-out crowds as both a headliner and as founder of the all-star “G3” guitar extravaganza. Satriani’s studio and live recordings have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide to date and of his many solo albums, two have gone platinum and four others went gold, with 15 Grammy nominations between them. His side project, Chickenfoot, featuring former Van Halen front man Sammy Hagar, former bassist Michael Anthony, and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith saw their debut album certified gold and their second studio album debuted at #9.

Since its debut in 1996, Satriani’s G3 tourhas featured the world’s greatest guitarists (everyone from Steve Vai and Eric Johnson to Steve Lukather and Robert Fripp and John Petrucci and Uli Jon Roth) and has become a consistent concert hall sell-out attraction in the U.S., South America, Europe, Australia, and Japan. “I think part of its charm and its mojo is in the chemistry of having three top guitarists share what they do on stage,” says Satriani. “It’s fun, it’s unpredictable, it’s wild – it’s everything you could want in a show.”

Since the 2017 release of his “What Happens Next” album, Satriani, toured his G3 Guitar Extravaganza worldwide to critical acclaim, and then embarked on the Experience Hendrix US tour. Last year Satriani announced the re-release of his classic 1987 album, “Surfing With The Alien,” that featured new artwork and a bonus disc, “Stripped – the Backing Tracks,” featuring the songs with all guitar solos removed.

Photo by Richard Bolwell

Tickets for the rescheduled UK concerts are available from www.alttickets.com/joe-satriani-tickets and http://www.satriani.com/road/

HAXAN Announce 2021 Tour Dates

Following on from one of hard rock's hottest album releases of 2020, Welsh rockers Häxan have announced their long awaited UK headline tour! With special guests Mad Haven and Ashen Reach, the summer tour is set to commence on the 27th June in Newcastle, and comes to a close on the 7th August in Crumlin, Newport.

Häxan have an impressive array of live shows and festivals already under their belt including: Download Festival, Planet Rockstock, Status Quo, The Subways, Electric Size, Phil Campbell, Monsters of Rock Cruise (USA), Rock the Boat Cruise (Australia), Hard Rock Hell, and many more.

The Welsh power trio have been building their fanbase throughout the pandemic with the release of their critically acclaimed debut album ‘White Noise’ last year. Taking the decision to release it during the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, vocalist/guitarist Sam Bolderson says, "We can't wait to get back out there after what has been an extremely challenging year for everyone. Times have changed drastically, but there is some light at the end of the tunnel. A huge thank you to all those who kept us going during the darker times, all the support we received for "White Noise" and beyond. We're so pumped to finally be able to play the album live, and hope that the fans are just as hungry to hear it! See you all front and centre!"

With 'White Noise' Häxan delivered one of the best hard rock albums of 2020! Featuring the powerful lead single ‘Skeletons’, this debut showcases a carefully curated collection of songs that classic rock fans up and down the country can finally hear and see live this summer. This, combined with Mad Haven and Ashen Reach coming along for the ride, guarantees that this will be the band’s most exciting tour to date! Other bands featured on certain dates of the tour include White Raven Down, Hired Guns, Nine Miles South, Ravenbreed, and Unknown Refuge.

This is a serious line-up consisting of bands that are currently impressing fans every step of the way! Make sure you catch them at one of these shows.

Häxan Release The Girls UK Tour 2021*

27th JUNE – NEWCASTLE, Trillians Rock Bar
w/ Mad Haven & Ashen Reach FREE ENTRY

2nd JULY – LONDON, Fiddler’s Elbow w/ Mad Haven, Ashen Reach & Nine Miles South
Tickets: https://bit.ly/3uVWtql

3rd JULY – CHELTENHAM, Frog & Fiddle w/ Mad Haven, Ashen Reach & Hired Guns
Tickets: https://bit.ly/3qjbX3T

9th JULY – MANCHESTER, Gullivers w/ Mad Haven, Ashen Reach & Unknown Refuge
Tickets: https://bit.ly/3qwiEA1

16th JULY – BIRMINGHAM, Billesley Rock Club w/ Mad Haven & Ashen Reach
Tickets: https://bit.ly/2OykuTG

23rd JULY – NORWICH, B2 Venue w/ Ashen Reach & White Raven Down
Tickets: https://bit.ly/3c9bb4p

1st AUGUST – WILDFIRE FESTIVAL, Wanlockhead
Tickets: https://bit.ly/30kEwU4

7th AUGUST – CRUMLIN, The Patriot w/ Mad Haven, Ashen Reach & Ravenbreed
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. Official Website: https://www.haxan.co.uk
. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/haxanband
. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haxanband
. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1TVPyDDUlrNdsW5eBzezOA
. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/haxanband

Meet Singer and TV Personality Cheryl Baker

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Cheryl Baker (born Rita Maria Crudgington; 8 March 1954) is a British television presenter and singer. She was a member of 1980s pop group Bucks Fizz, who won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest. The group had 20 singles reach the UK top 60 between 1981 and 1988, including three number one hits with "Making Your Mind Up" (1981), "The Land of Make Believe" (1981) and "My Camera Never Lies" (1982). Baker left the group in 1993. She had previously represented the UK at the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest as a member of the band Co-Co.

Meet Sian Evans from the band Kosheen

Meet Sian Evans

Sian Evans’ family have a long musical history. Her mother was a singer and Sian herself began singing from an early age. Her grandfather was a composer and conducted for male voice choirs and by her teenage years she was following in his footsteps providing vocals for numerous jazz and r&b bands, as well as immersing herself in the music of female singer/songwriters like Joni Mitchell. A hip-hop enthusiast from an early age, it was perhaps inevitable that the young Sian would be caught up in the energy of the fledgling dance scene. Sian had her first encounter with drum & bass courtesy of the seminal Roughneck Ting parties. She had left home at 16 and moved to Cardiff to escape, living in squats and friends’ houses while working several jobs at once and travelling to parties and festivals all over the country.

"I always got it. I was never refused entry and I rarely had any money. I was top blagger"

Having moved through the free party scene, Sian found her musical tastes radically altered by a change in her personal life. At the height of the rave scene, in 1991, she gave birth to her son, and was forced to reassess her priorities.

"I had a baby at the height of the rave scene which obviously puts a stop to going crazy. It started me thinking a lot more about songs and the music, and at the time I also got full on into jungle"

With a strong foundation in her mother’s collection of Carly Simon and Joni Mitchell LPs, Sian began applying her combined tastes to a variety of dance music and funk/jazz projects, before retreating up a Welsh mountain to raise her little boy in a teepee.

For the next four years, Sian and her son split their time between environmental protests like Newbury and working at summer festivals. It was all she needed to give her a taste for living outdoors and so in 1996, Sian moved into a tepee on a traveller’s site in the Brechfa Forest for nine months. At night, after her son went to bed, Sian passed the time by writing songs. Despite being brought up writing poetry and listening to Welsh folk music and Joni Mitchell, it was the first time Sian had felt moved to create music. Realising her future lay with these songs – in fact, most of them went on to form the tracks on Kosheen’s debut album, ‘Resist’ – she soon moved back to Bristol to find someone to play them with.

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Meet the girls from JOANovARC

Exploding onto the international music scene in early 2015 with the acclaimed Planet Rock radio singles ‘Live Rock ’n’ Roll, ‘White Trash’ and play listed favourite ‘Seeds of Summer,’ JOANovARC’s status as the new ‘Queens of Rock’ rose even higher with their debut album, Ride Of Your Life released on 9th November 2016. The album was recorded at the legendary Rockfield Studios and produced by Grammy winning producer Gil Norton (Foo Fighters). JOANovARC’s self-titled second album brings together a number of the band’s live favourites, including the most recent single ‘Jane’ (which won Classic Rock Magazine’s ‘Track of the Week’) and Spotify hit ‘Say Sayonara’ which achieved over 440,000 streams and featured on the Rock Running album. The band is a global phenomenon with electrifying performances on tour in Europe, Japan, The Middle East, Caribbean and the USA supporting ‘Huntress’ at The Viper Rooms in Hollywood, Los Angeles. JOANovARC were nominated for the ‘Angels of Rock’ Hard Rock Hell Award in 2017 alongside legends Girlschool & Rock Goddess.

The band was initially formed in 2004 with original line up sisters Sam and Shelley Walker, and Deborah Wildish joining later the same year. After five years as a trio, Laura Ozholl completed the line-up in 2009. In 2019 the line-up changed once more with Ellie Daymond on drums and Keira Kenworthy on bass continuing JOANovARC’s reputation for exceptional musicianship, longevity, song writing and unrelenting hard work. The new line up have a fantastic set of festivals booked for 2021 and are starting the year off with the Great British Rock & Blues Festival main stage performance after winning the Introducing Stage back in January 2020. The band are currently recording their 3rd studio album to be released in 2021.

Recent reviews

“A great album – highly recommended” Planet Mosh “Really well-crafted songs, this is a really good album” Metal Planet Music “The music is emotive and is almost tactile in the way it surrounds you, and then embraces you. In this digital age with blast beats, samples and screams this is a little island of pureness that still looks forward rather than in the rear view mirror. Joanovarc may just have produced one of the best rock albums of 2019” Devolution Magazine.

Meet Elles Bailey

UK Song of the Year – Americana Awards UK 2020 Album of the Year - 2020 UKBlues Awards Artist of the year - 2020 UKBlues Awards

2020 started with a bang for the super-smoky-voiced, hard-working, far-touring chanteuse Elles Bailey when “Little Piece of Heaven” written with storied Memphis and Nashville giant Bobby Wood, & Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys) picked up ‘UK Song of the Year’ at the UK Americana Awards. It’s taken from her chart topping sophomore album ‘Road I Call Home’ which was released to rave reviews and awarded ‘Album of the Year’ at the UK Blues Awards. The album charted in both the Official UK Country Charts & Americana charts, has gained over 2.4 million streams since its release and reached No.1 on the Amazon Blues Bestseller chart. Adding to Elles’ string of awards she also picked up the high accolade of ‘Artist of the Year’ at the UK Blues Awards.

As a self-confessed ‘rolling stone’ - Elles continued her wide-ranging headline touring throughout the UK and Europe in 2019 and early 2020 as well as being special guest

support for Grammy Award winner Mike Farris, The Kris Barras Band and King King. She also shared the stage with Beth Hart at Ramblin’ Man, The Temperance Movement at Swing Wespelaar and appeared at Nashville’s Americana Fest as part of the ‘House of Songs’ collaboration. 2021 sees Elles playing many more international stages including taking to the high seas for the Joe Bonamassa ‘Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea’ cruise alongside the man himself, Joe Bonamassa, King King, Walter Trout and many more. Miss Bailey really does call the road home & when she arrives near you, don't think twice, get there. A great evening and a long musical friendship will be waiting. “Absolutely Superb” Bob Harris BBC Radio 2 “An Outstanding Follow Up from this Extremely Talented Artist” Maverick ***** “Home grown favourite nails that difficult second album with aplomb” Country Music Mag **** “Spellbinding - Elles Bailey is on the road to stardom, just make sure you don’t miss her journey” Fireworks “Nothing short of phenomenal” Building Our Own Nashville “Elles Bailey Crushes it - 5 Stars” Music News “This is a wonderful album” RockPoser

Meet The Mighty GWAR

Gwar, often stylized in all caps as GWAR, is an American heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia in 1984, composed of and operated by a frequently rotating line-up of musicians, artists and filmmakers collectively known as Slave Pit Inc.

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Easily identified by their distinctively grotesque costumes, Gwar's core thematic and visual concept revolves around an elaborate science fiction-themed mythology which portrays the band members as barbaric interplanetary warriors, a narrative which serves as the basis for all of the band's albums, videos, live shows and other media. Rife with over-the-top violent, sexual, and scatological humor typically incorporating social and political satire, Gwar has attracted both acclaim and controversy for its music and stage shows, the latter of which notoriously showcase enactments of graphic violence that result in the audience being sprayed with copious amounts of fake blood, urine, and semen. Such stagecraft regularly leads Gwar to be labeled a "shock rock" band by the media.

With Gwar's line-up somewhat solidified, the band would set up to record Scumdogs of the Universe released worldwide on producer Ivan Healy Purvis' label Master Records, a subsidiary of Blue Beat Records. The album met a moderately large mainstream success and would mark the start of a career under the Metal Blade Records record label. The band would tour extensively in support for this album,[5] releasing the Live from Antarctica produced by Ivan Healy Purvis, VHS tape in July 1990, containing, among other things, the music video for the song Sick of You. It was shortly after the video's release when the Slave Pit took in another new, young artist, Matt Maguire, to help out with costume fabrication, as well as illustrations for comics and related material.

Dave Brockie

On March 23, 2014, Dave Brockie, age 50, was found dead by a roommate in his Richmond, Virginia, apartment.[24] The cause of death was later confirmed to be a heroin overdose.[25][26] Brockie's death left the band without any of its founding members.

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