Category: News
FESTIVAL NEWS: 2000 Trees releases first wave of artists
Following on from the pre-Christmas announcement that Jimmy Eat World will be headlining 2000 Trees this summer, today the festival has released its first major wave of acts to appear at the 2020 iteration of the festival.
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TOUR NEWS: Whitesnake add Belfast date
Whitesnake have added a show at Belfast’s SSE Arena at the end of their previously announced tour dates.
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ALBUM NEWS: Drakonis will be ‘Blessed By Embers’ in April
ÜR-approved Northern Ireland black metallers Drakonis will release their debut album, ‘Blessed By Embers’, via Hostile Media on 3 April.
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ALBUM/TOUR NEWS: The Chats to take ‘High Risk’ on debut album and announce October dates
Rising Aussie power pop/punk trio The Chats – whom ÜR’s own DJ Astrocreep has predicted are going to the “huge” in 2020 – will release their debut album, ‘High Risk Behaviour’, via their own Bargain Bin Records on 27 March.
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FESTIVAL NEWS: Bloodstock announce seven more bands
What better way to banish your January blues and help pass the time to pay day than some line-up news from Bloodstock? As we boldly stride into 2020, seven more bands have announced to appear at the metal weekender in August.
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Snake Oil & Harmony to release debut album
Snake Oil & Harmony, the acoustic duo featuring singer-songwriters Danny Vaughn (lead vocalist of Tyketto) and Dan Reed (frontman of funk rockers Dan Reed Network), are to release their debut album, ‘Hurricane Riders’, on Friday 28 February via Zero One Entertainment, to coincide with their next UK tour, which takes place in March
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RIP Mikey Lawless
Like everyone else in the ÜK rock ‘n’ roll community, we have been devastated to learn of the untimely death of Mikey Lawless, bassist with Falling Red, after a short but very brave battle with cancer.
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FESTIVAL NEWS: Ramblin’ Man Fair completes Friday and Blues stage line-ups
The full line-ups for the Friday main stage and Sunday’s Blues stage at next summer’s Ramblin’ Man Fair have now been completed.
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ALBUM NEWS: Long lost Gary Moore live recording to be released
A long-archived live recording of one of the last ever live gigs by the Belfast-born guitar legend Gary Moore is to be released to coincide, more or less, with the ninth anniversary of his untimely passing.
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TOUR NEWS: Biff Byford announces first ever solo dates
Legendary Saxon frontman Biff Byford has announced his first ever solo tour.
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TOUR NEWS: Frank Turner announces March solo dates
Frank Turner has announced a solo tour for March, his first since 2011.
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FESTIVAL NEWS: Clutch to play THREE separate sets at Ramblin’ Man Fair
Clutch will play three sets at next summer’s Ramblin’ Man Fair.
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