Category: News
ALBUM NEWS: Geezer Butler to reissue three solo releases
Geezer Butler – the man who arguably invented the heavy metal bass sound – is to reissue three of his solo albums next month.
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Über Röck to host Gary Moore tenth anniversary commemoration
Über Röck is to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of one of Belfast’s finest and most revered musical sons, Gary Moore. A special concert, branded ‘Gary Moore – Ten Years Gone’, will be staged at the Limelight on Saturday 6 February, the exact anniversary of the East Belfast-born guitarist’s untimely death in Spain in 2011.
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RIP Riley Gale
Riley Gale, vocalist with the Texas thrash metallers Power Trip, has died at the age of 34. So far, no cause of death has been given.
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RIP Walter Lure
Punk icon Walter Lure, the co-founder and last surviving member of The Heartbreakers, has died at the age of 71 after a short battle with cancer.
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RIP Frankie Banali
Frankie Banali, the long-serving drummer in Los Angeles hair metal veterans Quiet Riot, has died at the age of 68, following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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RIP Pete Way
Legendary bassist Pete Way, best known as a founding member of UFO and his own band Waysted, as well as for his tenures in Fastway and Ozzy Osbourne’s band, has died after a battle against injuries sustained in an accident earlier this year.
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LATEST: Music Venue Trust issues statement on re-opening of indoor venues
The Music Venue Trust – the charity that represents the interests of almost 1,000 independent music venues across the Uber Kingdom – has issued a statement in response to the Government’s announcement today (Friday) that indoor venues can start to stage events, under strict social distancing conditions, from tomorrow (Saturday 15 August).
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Music Venue Trust issues statement on deferral of live venues opening date
The Music Venue Trust (MVT), which represents hundreds of grassroots music venues across the Über Kingdom, has issued a statement in response to the UK government’s decision to postpone the planned re-opening of music venues, which was due to take place tomorrow, Saturday 1 August.
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TOUR NEWS: The Crooks announce rescheduled 2021 dates
The Crooks have announced rescheduled dates for next Spring.
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TOUR NEWS: Stone Broken reveal April dates
Stone Broken have announced a run of dates for the latter part of next April, culminating in their headlining appearance at the re-scheduled Heretic Festival on 1 May.
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“GIG” NEWS: Fontaines D.C. to stream album launch show
Irish indie rockers Fontaines D.C. have announced details of a “lockdown” show to mark the release of their new album, ‘A Hero’s Death’, which comes out on 31 July via Partisan Records.
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FESTIVAL NEWS: Bloodstock to pass on VAT cut by postponing planned price rise
By DJ Monk Like ourselves here at Über Rock, Bloodstock’s motto has long been “by the fans, for...
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