Category: News
RIP BARRY MCILHENEY
Barry McIlheney, original vocalist with Belfast punk veterans Shock Treatment, has died suddenly at the of 65.
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Music Venue Trust rebels against city skyscraper plan
Manchester City Council has confirmed that it is to review a major planning application, involving proposals to build the city’s tallest skyscraper after the Music Venue Trust intervened on behalf of the nearby Rebellion venue.
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TOUR NEWS: METALLICA TO RETURN IN 2026
Metallica are to take trip down the M72 when they return to the ÜK and Ireland as part of a 16-date run of European stadium shows next Spring and Summer.
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Retro owners meet Manchester Mayor
The owners of Manchester’s under threat Retro have met with the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to discuss the venue’s pending closure.
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RIP Mike Peters
Mike Peters, leader and founder of Welsh folk/pop rockers The Alarm, had died at the age of 66 following a long battle with cancer and various associated complications.
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TOUR NEWS: REFUSED ANNOUNCE FAREWELL DATES
Swedish hardcore punk veterans Refused have announced a 12-date farewell tour, taking in Germany, France, Switzerland, the ÜK and Ireland.
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FESTIVAL NEWS: GET READY TO FEEL THE ‘PROGPOWER’ IN OCTOBER
We are Über Rock take our prog and prog-adjacent music seriously, and after our man Jase shifted himself to the Netherlands, it has opened up the radar to all manner of festivals and events in the country itself and nearby. The latest in this is Progpower Europe in the small town of Baarlo, close to the Dutch/German border, over the first weekend on October. It’s just completed its lineup and what a doozy it is!
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FESTIVAL NEWS: IHSAHN TO HEADLINE ANNUAL PELAGIC CELEBRATION
Pelagic Records have announced the full line-up for this year’s iteration of their annual celebration of the most innovative and influential acts in post-rock, progressive metal and beyond.
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FESTIVAL NEWS: EUROBLAST REVEALS FIRST RAFT OF ACTS
So, we are now in full swing with announcements and updates around the upcoming summer festival season across the ÜK and Europe – and one of the premier prog-aligned stalwarts, the Cologne-based Euroblast, has hit the ground running with its first set of bands for the end of September… and the announcement is a doozy!
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RIP Brian James
Brian James, original guitarist with The Damned, has died at the age of 70.
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FESTIVAL NEWS: BOB VYLAN TO GO #ONTHERADAR IN JULY
By Jase Walker This is it folks, the final announcement from this year’s iteration of...
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New festival to take us #SouthOfHeaven
The music scene around the world is a difficult place right now: prices are shooting up, income is being squeezed and sometimes it feels like innovation is stagnating. However there’s always someone that is willing to put themselves on the line to make sure that the music scenes around the world remain alive and interesting. In the year of 2025, this introduces a new metal festival in the beautiful city of Maastricht, located at the convergence of several European countries and at the foot of the Netherlands.
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