Frank Turner

Frank Turner’s dream of reaching mainstream popularity continues to grow with the announcement that due to popular demand he will be performing at the O2 Brixton Academy on December 12th this year.

This news is announced following Turner having sold out his gig at London’s Roundhouse venue two months in advance. The Roundhouse show takes place as the finale of his current UK tour, on March 24th.

The Brixton show will be his largest headline gig so far and an incredible achievement considering his humble beginnings of playing tiny venues, house parties, pubs, car parks and anywhere else that would have him – only a few years ago. Testament if ever there was need for one, that Frank Turner has turned underground cult status into a mainstream success story.

To coincide with his March tour Turner will release a live version of the track Long Live The Queen, recorded at his Shepherds Bush Empire show in October last year. The single will be available as a digital download and a limited edition 7″ vinyl, from March 22nd.

A DVD/CD Take To The Road will also be available from March 22nd, featuring the entire Shepherds Bush gig as well as his performance in the more intimate surroundings of the Union Chapel last Christmas. The DVD also includes promo videos, diaries, photos and interviews. The bonus CD features the audio from Shepherds Bush.

Following the tour Turner will release the beautiful single Isabel on April 12th, the third track to be released from the Top 40 album Poetry Of The Deed. All Frank Turner recordings are available through Xtra Mile Recordings.

HEADLINE UK TOUR
MARCH
15 Northumbria Uni, Newcastle
16 Edinburgh Picture House
17 Manchester Academy
18 Leeds 02 Academy
19 Bristol 02 Academy SOLD OUT
21 Birmingham O2 Academy
22 Norwich Waterfront
23 Portsmouth Pyramids
24 London Roundhouse SOLD OUT
**EXTRA DATE ADDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND**
DECEMBER
12 LONDON O2 ACADEMY BRIXTON

For our international readers Frank Turner is currently supporting Flogging Molly on their huge arena tour in the USA and having recently sold out solo shows in Toronto, Montreal and LA – the international plot continues to grow with a confirmed set at Coachella Festival in April, dates on the Revival Tour in Australia, gigs in Hong Kong and a slot at the famous Calgary Folk Festival in July.

For further information visit the Frank Turner MySpace, or Xtra Mile Recordings.

paramore

Tickets for Paramore’s UK tour went on sale on September 11th at 9am and by 4pm over 44,000 tickets had been sold across all dates, including selling out Wembley Arena!

Paramore appear to be in great demand in the UK and there are now only limited tickets available for the remaining shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff and Dublin.

The American band have recently finished a stint as support on the  No Doubt US summer tour and are now embarking on their own headlining US tour. They will be in the UK from December 10th for the first date of the UK tour in Glasgow.

Hayley Williams (vocals) says: “We are stoked to be coming back before Christmas, we love our UK/European fans. These venues are going to be the biggest shows we’ve done outside the US so far, and we can’t wait to play all our new songs.”

The latest single from Paramore is Ignorance which is available now, taken from the new album Brand New Eyes which is out on September 28th. Watch the video for Ignorance by Paramore here.

UK Tour Dates

Dec 10          Glasgow SECC                     SOLD OUT

Dec 11            Birmingham NIA                       www.thenia.co.uk

Dec 12           Dublin O2 Point                 www.theo2.ie

Dec 14            Cardiff Int. Arena              www.livenation.co.uk

Dec 16           Manchester MEN                        www.men-arena.com

Dec 17           Brighton Centre                     SOLD OUT

Dec 18        London Wembley Arena  SOLD OUT
Support comes from You Me At Six on all UK and Irish dates.

Frank Turner - Poetry Of The Deed

Frank Turner has released Poetry Of The Deed through Xtra Mile Recordings/Epitah Records in UK and Ireland and through Epitaph/Xtra Mile Recordings for the rest of the world.

Recruiting his outstanding live band for the recording process Frank Turner, along with Grammy nominated producer Alex Newport (Death Cab For Cutie, At The Drive-In, Two Gallants) has managed to capture the essence of Frank Turner’s powerful and gritty live shows on this his third studio album.

The result is a big, lush album that showcases Frank Turner’s growing maturity as a songwriter.

From the country ramble of the first single to be taken from the album, The Road, to the garage punk anthem Try This At Home which reminds me of Turner’s American friends The Gaslight Anthem; and the the political protest of Sons Of Liberty to the anti-folk pop manifesto of the title track, Poetry Of The Deed is set to establish Frank Turner as a great songwriter and hopefully his music to a wider audience.

I hear echoes of  Billy Bragg and Tom Robinson in both Frank Turner’s protests and contemporary voice of reason.  He is swimming in an otherwise murky world of mediocrity.

The album release in the USA coincides nicely with a support tour with old friends The Gaslight Anthem in September and in the UK with his largest headline tour to date.

Frank Turner Tour Dates:

September Tour Dates
13 The Ogden Theater, Denver, CO,
16 The House Of Blues, San Diego, CA
17 Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles,
20 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA,
22 Berbati’s Pan, Portland, OR,
23 Showbox, Seattle, WA,
24 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, ,
26 Edmonton Event Centre, Edmonton,
27 MacEwan Ballroom, Calgary, Al,
29 Riddell Center, Regina, Sa

October Tour Dates
1 Garrick Center, Winnipeg, Ma
3 The Cabooze, Minneapolis, MN,
4 Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI,
5 The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI
6 Andrew’s Hall, Detroit, MI,

October UK Headline Tour Dates
13 Dublin, Academy 2
14 Belfast Stiff Kitten Club
15 Glasgow QMU
16 Manchester Academy 2 SOLD OUT
17 Newcastle Uni
18 Nottingham Rock City
19 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
20 Oxford Academy
22 Leeds Met University
23 Cambridge Junction
24 Plymouth University
25 Exeter Lemon Grove
26 Bristol Anson Rooms
27 Cardiff University
28 Winchester Guildhall
29 London Shepherd’s Bush Empire

For more information visit www.frank-turner.com and www.myspace.com/frankturner

Frank Turner

Poetry Of The Deed, Turners third album will be released a week after the single on September 7. Grammy nominated producer Alex Newport( Death Cab For Cutie, At The Drive-In, Two Gallants) was drafted in by Turner to capture the essence of his live shows on record, the results are a big, lush album that showcases Turner’s growing maturity in song writing and style – perfectly.

The Road is accompanied by a video of Frank’s quite honestly mental attempt to play 24 shows in 24 hours. This involved posting a request on his blog for a load of London-based places where he could come and play a few songs. Tiny front rooms and kitchens, roof terraces and warehouses, music magazine offices and a record store were all donated and Frank played them all, culminating at a crowded and raucous finale at North London’s Flowerpot venue. Absolute lunacy!

Having just finished a US tour supporting The Offspring, Turner continues with an impressive tour of the UK and USA starting with UK Festival dates in August and then supporting good friends The Gaslight Anthem on their US tour in September. Turner will then start his biggest UK headlining tour to date, including an already sold out date at Manchester’s Academy 2 and finishing at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire.

Frank Turner UK and US Tour dates

AUGUST
1 Kendall Calling Festival
13 Café 1001 Brick Lane Takeover MacMillan Charity gig
15 Leicester Summer Sundae
23 Beautiful Days Festival
27 Kingston New Slang
28 Cabaret Voltaire, Edge Festival, Edinburgh
29 Leeds Festival Radio1/NME stage
30 Reading Festival Radio1/NME stage

The Gaslight Anthem Tour USA
SEPTEMBER
13 The Ogden Theater, Denver, CO,
16 The House Of Blues, San Diego, CA
17 Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles,
20 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA,
22 Berbati’s Pan, Portland, OR,
23 Showbox, Seattle, WA,
24 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, ,
26 Edmonton Event Centre, Edmonton,
27 MacEwan Ballroom, Calgary, Al,
29 Riddell Center, Regina, Sa
OCTOBER (USA)
1 Garrick Center, Winnipeg, Ma
3 The Cabooze, Minneapolis, MN,
4 Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI,
5 The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI
6 Andrew’s Hall, Detroit, MI,

UK HEADLINE TOUR
OCTOBER
13 Dublin, Academy 2
14 Belfast Stiff Kitten Club
15 Glasgow QMU
16 Manchester Academy 2 SOLD OUT
17 Newcastle Uni
18 Nottingham Rock City
19 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
20 Oxford Academy
22 Leeds Met University
23 Cambridge Junction
24 Plymouth University
25 Exeter Lemon Grove
26 Bristol Anson Rooms
27 Cardiff University
28 Winchester Guildhall
29 London Shepherd’s Bush Empire

If you can’t get to a live show, be sure to tune in to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC on August 4th, where the band will perform live.

The full track listing for Humbug:

1. My Propeller
2. Crying Lightning
3. Dangerous Animals
4. Secret Door
5. Potion Approaching
6. Fire And The Thud
7. Cornerstone
8. Dance Little Liar
9. Pretty Visitors
10. The Jeweller’s Hands

Listen to Crying Lightening here:

Arctic Monkeys US show dates and ticket sale info in full:

08/01/09 Liberty State Park, NJ @ All Points West
08/02/09 Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/03/09 New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
08/04/09  New York, NY @ Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
08/05/09 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
08/07/09 Chicago, IL @ Metro
08/09/09 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
09/14/09 San Diego, CA @ Soma (On sale: July 18th @ noon)
09/15/09 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium (On sale: July 18th @ noon)
09/16/09 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater (On sale: July 26th @ noon)
09/18/09 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom (*FREE Show*)
09/19/09 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox @ Market (On sale: July 18th @ noon)
09/20/09 Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park (On sale: July 17th @
noon)
09/22/09 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue (On sale: July 18th @ noon)
09/23/09 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre (On sale: July 17th @ noon)
09/25/09 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue (On sale: July 17th @ noon)
09/26/09 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom (*On sale Now*)
09/28/09 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall (On sale: July 18th @ noon)
09/29/09 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus (On sale: July 17th @ noon)
09/30/09 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory (On sale: July 24th @ noon)
10/02/09 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues (On sale: July 18th @ noon)
10/03/09 Houston, TX @ House of Blues (On sale: July 17th @ noon)
10/04/09 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
10/05/09 Dallas, TX @ The Palladium Ballroom (On sale: July 17th @ noon)

Arctic Monkeys new single: Crying Lightning

Crying Lightning, the first single from Arctic Monkeys’ new album, Humbug, will receive it’s worldwide, exclusive first radio play on Monday the 6th of July on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show.

Crying Lightning willbe available digitally via iTunes from 7th July.  While the CD will be available on the 17th of August, a week before the release of Humbug.

Humbug features 10 brand new Arctic Monkeys’ songs and was produced by Josh Homme in the Mojave Desert and Los Angeles and James Ford in Brooklyn.

Fans can now pre-order the album in bundle form, with a collectible, limited edition poster, from the band’s website: www.arcticmonkeys-store.co.uk

The Arctic Monkeys, who will be headlining the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August and playing the following shows over the summer, have added 4 new shows in the US to their world tour:

Thursday 2nd July Opener Festival, Gydnia, Poland
Saturday 4th July Rock For People, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Sunday 5th July Vienna Arena, Austria
Tuesday 7th July Prokurative, Split, Croatia
Thursday 9th July Exit Festival, Serbia
Saturday 1st August All Points West, New Jersey, USA
Sunday 2nd August Osheaga Festival, Montreal, Canada
Monday 3rd August Highline, New York, USA
Wednesday 5th August Paradise, Boston, USA
Friday 7th August Metro, Chicago, USA
Saturday 8th August Lollapalooza, Chicago, USA
Thursday 13th August Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway
Friday 14th August Way Out West, Gothenburg, Sweden
Saturday 15th August Beat Day Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
Friday 21st August Highfield Festival, Erfurt, Germany
Saturday 22nd August Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt, Belgium
Sunday 23rd August Lowlands Festival, Holland
Friday 28th August Leeds Festival, England
Saturday 29th August Reading Festival, England
Monday 19th October Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
Friday 6th  November Zenith, Paris, France

For more information visit www.arcticmonkeys.com

Amazingly, Green Day was formed in 1987 and have released a staggering 8 studio albums, 6 live albums and 3 compilations.  They have enjoyed continued commercial success all around the world since landing their first big hit with their second single, Basket Case.  Since then their hits include Geek Stink Breathe, Minority, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, American Idiot, the brilliant acoustic Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life), and the current single Know Your Enemy.

They kick off the North American leg of a world tour in Seattle on 3rd July.  They will be touring the United States throughout the summer and divided the support slot up between The Bravery, Kaiser Chiefs and Franz Ferdinand.

On 28 September they bring their fast furious stadium punk pop shows to European, starting with concerts in Portugal and Spain before visiting Germany, France, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Holland and Belgium in October before starting their UK tour on 19th October in Glasgow.

Concert tickets for all shows are now available.

Green Day UK Tour Dates:

19 October Glasgow, Scotland SECC
20 October Belfast, Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
21 October Dublin, Ireland The 02
23 October London, England The 02
24 October London, England The 02
26 October Sheffield, England Sheffield Arena
27 October Birmingham, England LG Arena
28 October Birmingham, England LG Arena
30 October Manchester, England MEN Arena
31 October Manchester, England MEN Arena
01 November London, England Wembley Arena

Green Day complete their European tour with dates in November in Austria, Switzerland and Italy.

Green Day UK Tour Tickets

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Razorlight US album release & North American Tour Dates

After captivating British fans for more than four years, London-based Razorlight – fronted by lead singer/guitarist Johnny Borrell – now turns its attention to the United States as the latest addition to the Mercury Records roster in America.

Razorlight’s third album, Slipway Fires, released last November in the UK, will be issued in the United States on Mercury in March 2009, coinciding with a major North American tour schedule.

The track list for Razorlight’s third album, Slipway Fires is:

1. Wire to Wire
2. Hostage of Love
3. You and the Rest
4. Tabloid Lover
5. North London Trash
6. 60 Thompson
7. Stinger
8. Burberry Blue Eyes
9. Blood for Wild Blood
10. Monster Boots
11. The House.

One minute excerpts of five album tracks can be heard on the Razorlight MySpace page.

For more information visit the official Razorlight website.

Since the UK release of their debut album, Up All Night, in 2004, Razorlight have become one of most popular bands in UK & across Europe, selling over 3 million albums. Once discovered they were soon playing stadium concerts as support to the likes of U2, The Who, Queen, Oasis, Richard Ashcroft, and the Rolling Stones.

In 2007 they made a major breakthrough by headlining the Reading Festival alongside The Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Smashing Pumpkins.

Razorlight made a first impression on American audiences in 2004, with a well-received premiere at South By Southwest (SXSW). Two years later in the summer 2006, their self-titled album Razorlight peaked at number 3 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart.

Three singles were lifted from the second album which further increased Razorlight’s American popularity – In The Morning, Before I Fall To Pieces, and America.

Razorlight North American Tour Dates:

Feb 3 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
Feb 7 Mexico City Salon 21
Feb 10 New York, NY The Fillmore

In the top quality film Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer and Andy Bell are seen around the streets of New York, teaching buskers to play Oasis songs. The US release of Dig Out Your Soul featured selected street buskers interpreting songs from the album.

Watch the documentary now at the Oasis MySpace page.

Oasis release exclusive EP on iTunes

Oasis I’m Outta Time EP was exclusively released on iTunes yesterday.

The Oasis I’m Outta Time EP includes previously unreleased material – a demo version of the current Liam Gallagher penned single I’m Outta Time and remix versions of The Shock of the Lightning and To Be Where There’s Life.

Oasis are currently on their Dig Out Your Soul US tour, playing to sold out audiences and receiving some great reviews.

“…it’s undeniable Oasis is at the top of its game again.” OC Register

“By combining the melodies of the Beatles with the thunder of the Who, Oasis has arguably defined the sound of British rock for the past 15 years.” Variety

“Oasis are a living jukebox…..their laddish swagger iconic.” LA Weekly

“Dig Out Your Soul has hints of psychedelic pop, blues rock and stands among this year’s best straight-up, old-school rock records.” New York Post

“Gallagher brothers’ heaviest record since 1997’s Be Here Now is also their best…..Oasis have their devil back.” Blender

“Oasis is back with one of its best albums in years…” NPR

“Oasis’ latest is heavier on groove than normal, and there are a couple of gripping moments, especially Liam’s stately, Lennonesque ballad I’m Outta Time.” Rolling Stone

Track Listing for Oasis I’m Outta Time iTunes Exclusive EP

I’m Outta Time (Album version)
I’m Outta Time (Remix)
I’m Outta Time (Demo)
The Shock Of The Lightning (The Jagz Kooner Remix)
To Be Where There’s Life (Neon Neon Remix)

For more information on Oasis, visit www.oasisinet.com