By Monk
Amid the continuing flurry of tour cancellations and postponements, especially by ÜS bands, Halestorm, Stöner and Cro-Mags have confirmed that their forthcoming ÜK and Ireland dates WILL go ahead as planned.
Halestorm‘s run of dates kicks off at the end of this month:
- Sunday 27 February – Manchester, Albert Hall (SOLD OUT)
- Monday 28 February – Southampton, Guildhall (SOLD OUT)
- Wednesday 2 March – Birmingham, O2 Academy
- Friday 4 March – Dublin, Olympia
- Saturday 5 March – Belfast, Ulster Hall
- Monday 7 March – Glasgow, Barrowlands (SOLD OUT)
- Wednesday 9 March – Newcastle, O2 City Hall
- Thursday 10 March – Cardiff, Great Hall (SOLD OUT)
- Saturday 12 March – Sheffield, O2 Academy (SOLD OUT)
- Sunday 13 March – London, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Stöner, the “supergroup” made up of the re-united Brant Bjork and Nick Oliveri, alongside drummer Ryan Gut, will play Irish and ÜK dates in April and May:
- Friday 22 April – Galway, Monroes
- Saturday 23 April – Limerick, Dolans
- Sunday 24 April -Cork, Cyprus Ave
- Monday 25 April – Belfast, Limelight 2
- 28 April – Glasgow, Garage
- 29 April – Leeds, Warehouse
- Monday 2 May – Manchester, Academy 3
- Tuesday 3 May – Birmingham, The Mill
- Thursday 4 May Bristol, Thekla
NYC hardcore legends Cro-Mags play an intense run of ten dates in June:
- Tuesday 21 – Glasgow, Broadcast
- Wednesday 22 – Edinburgh, La Belle Angele
- Thursday 23 – Limerick, Dolans
- Friday 24 – Dublin, The Grand Social
- Saturday 25 – Belfast, Voodoo
- Sunday 26 – Wigan, The Boulevard
- Monday 27 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, The Cluny
- Tuesday 28 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
- Wednesday 29 – Southampton, The Joiners
- Thursday 30 – Camden, The Underworld
The latest tours to be pushed back to 2023 include those by Gojira and W.A.S.P., who had been due to visit the ÜK and Ireland in March and April respectively.