Pet Shop Boys have announced their first live appearances for next year.
The world’s most successful duo, who released their eleventh studio album ‘Elysium’ in September 2012 will appear at London’s 02 Arena on 18th June and Manchester Arena two nights later on the 20th.
More dates – including North American shows – are to be announced shortly.
As part of their ongoing reunion shows – including all the band’s original members bar Jerry Dammers – The Specials ended 2011 with a run of very well received gigs which yieded a live album ‘More or Less…’
The band has confirmed they will tour again in 2013. The following May dates are now filled in the band’s calendar:
5/10 Glasgow Barrowland
5/13 Newcastle O2 Academy
5/15 Manchester O2 Apollo
5/18 Liverpool Olympia
5/19 Leicester De Montford Hall
5/21 Birmingham O2 Academy
5/23 Newport Centre
5/25 Margate Winter Gardens
5/26 Portsmouth Guildhall
5/28 London O2 Academy Brixton
Gallows are currently streaming their new single ‘Cross of Lorraine’, which you can hear below. The track comes from the band’s self titled release, their first full-length since bringing ex-Alexisonfire man Wade MacNeil on board as vocalist.
‘Gallows’ (the album) was released in September 2012. Initial copies contained a bonus DVD featuring a video clip of ‘Last June’ and a documentary about the making of the record.
You can also read a review of Gallows’ 2011 EP ‘Death Is Birth’ here.
It has been confirmed that AOR/melodic rock legend Jeff Scott Soto will return to the UK in the first quarter of 2013.
Promoting his 2012 Frontiers Records release ‘Damage Control’, the dates form part of a European tour, most details of which can be seen below. A few venues are still to be finalised.
04.04.13 UK Belfast The Limelight [TBC]
05.04.13 UK Birmingham The Asylum
06.04.13 UK London Camden Underworld
07.04.13 UK Rotherham Hard Rock Hell AOR Festival
11.04.13 NL Kerkrade Rock Temple
12.04.13 BE Vosselaar Biebob
13.04.13 DE Hamburg Headbangers Ballroom (TBA)
16.04.13 DE Essen Turock
17.04.13 FR Cergy Vaureal (Paris) Le Forum
19.04.13 DE Lichtenfels Paunchy Cats
20.04.13 HU Budapest Club 202
22.04.13 SRB TBC [TBC]
24.04.13 BG Sofia TBC
25.04.13 GR Thessaloniki 8ball
26.04.13 GR Athens Kyttaro Live
29.04.13 IT Milan Blue Rose Saloon
02.05.13 ES Barcelona Sala Razzmatazz 3
03.05.13 ES Valladolid Sala Porta Caeli
04.05.13 ES Santiago de Compastella Sala Capitol
05.05.13 ES Madrid Sala Caracol
Swedish sleaze/glam rockers CRASHDÏET have announced a short run of UK live dates in January 2013. The shows will see the band co-headlining with Jettblack and tie in with promotion of a new album.
The confirmed dates are as follows:
23.04.12 NEWCASTLE – O2 Academy
24.04.12 SHEFFIELD – O2 Academy
25.04.12 BIRMINGHAM – O2 Academy
26.04.12 NOTTINGHAM – Rock City
27.04.12 LONDON – O2 Islington Academy
CRASHDÏET will release ‘The Savage Playground’ on January 28th.