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Just what the doctor ordered! To coincide with their July UK tour, Nashville-based, blues-Infused Southern Rockers Parker Barrow release “Novocaine” on Friday July 18. The new single is available on all streaming platforms HERE, and […]
The Dead Daisies had such an impressive time on their June European Tour they’re ready and can’t wait to head to Ireland and the UK this August! The first show kicks off in Belfast playing […]
Critically acclaimed American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Jared James Nichols returns to the UK for a 10-date November/December 2025 Tour. Jared’s special guest is AFRODIZIAC. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday […]
Following the massive success of his latest album ‘Blues Is Still Alive’ released via VizzTone Label Group, Will Wilde releases the official video for ‘Girl’s Got Soul’ – a fan-favourite track celebrating the women who […]
Celebrated Canadian Roots Rock band The Commoners return to the UK in December 2025 for a 10-date headline tour. Planet Rock’s 48–hour ticket pre-sale starts 10am on Wednesday 9 July. Pre-sale tickets are available from PlanetRock.com. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday 11 July from Gigantic.com and Commoners.ca. […]
As he prepares to embark upon the biggest stadium tour of the year as special guest to Oasis, Richard Ashcroft today announces the October 3rd release date of his brand new album Lovin’ You. His […]
Critically acclaimed Montreal four-piece rock band The Damn Truth are pleased to announce that Nashville-based Southern blues rockers Parker Barrow will be special guests on their forthcoming November UK tour. Tickets are available from TheGigcartel.com. To coincide with the tour […]
With news of their their much-awaited, brand new album Sink Ya Teeth In, which drops worldwide on August 1, and their official album launch show locked in for Saturday August 9, Melbourne rockers Ablaze have added […]
GRAMMY Award winning American guitarist and singer songwriter Warren Haynes will perform a rare concert at London’s Islington Assembly Hall on Tuesday July 1st. This is the only UK show! Tickets available from https://comm.tix.to/WarrenHaynesBand and […]
Luke Morley has just released his brand-new single Snakeskin Parachute, along with an accompanying video. The up-tempo track is taken from his upcoming solo album Walking On Water, due out on August 1st. Known to […]
From the moment the band stepped into FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama they felt the weight of history around them. The iconic space, where legends like Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and Etta James once […]
Critically acclaimed American guitarist and vocalist Samantha Fish is pleased to confirm British slide guitarist Troy Redfern as special guest at her upcoming UK concerts at Arts Club Liverpool (May 30), The Brook, Southampton (May […]
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Chantel McGregor releases her deeply moving new album The Healing — her most personal and soul-searching record to date. Alongside the album, Chantel also shares a raw and emotional video for one […]
Canadian Roots-Rock band The Commoners have released their new album The Commoners – Live in the UK to coincide with their UK and European tour. Riding high off the strength of their previous releases, Find […]
British blues-rock star Joanne Shaw Taylor has announced a brand-new run of U.S. tour dates for Fall 2025, to follow the release of her upcoming album Black & Gold, out June 6th via Journeyman Records. […]
Following on from the release of their latest album, ‘Night Wolf’, British Pioneers of down-tuned epic sludge rock, Raging Speedhorn, have announced a run of dates this November. The tour will mark the 25-year anniversary […]
It’s been WAY too long between drinks, but Australian hard rockers Ablaze are FINALLY heading back to the UK and Europe this August/September with a brand new album in tow! If you cast your mind […]
Blues-rock guitarist Jack J Hutchinson will hit the road this autumn with his power trio in support of his brand-new live album ‘Battle Scars’, which is due out early October. The album was recorded on […]
Since their debut at 16 years old and across three self-released singles, Man/Woman/Chainsaw have proven themselves as one of the most exciting and unpredictable young acts in the capital, both joyous and raucous in equal measures. 2023’s […]
Southern California rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck continue to roll out their forthcoming studio album Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes with the release of “Better Of Me,” an upbeat, swagger-filled anthem that blends country rock […]
This November/December, BLACK EYED SONS, featuring members of The Quireboys and The Down and Outz present their first run of live shows since their musical rebirth, celebrating their #1 UK Blues album ‘Cowboys in Pinstriped […]
Fresh off winning Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2025 UK Blues Awards, acclaimed guitarist and singer-songwriter Dom Martin is gearing up for his much-anticipated UK Acoustic Tour. A fan favourite, Dom previously earned the Best […]
To coincide with Red Giant’s May 2025 UK tour supporting Troy Redfern, today the band release a cover of Robert Johnson’s 1930s blues classic “If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day.” Released by Radio Silent […]
In a career defined by evolution, Joe Bonamassa is ready to turn the page once again. The blues-rock virtuoso has just announced Breakthrough, his most adventurous and genre-blending studio album to date, out July 18th via his own J&R Adventures. At […]
The Dead Daisies are turning up the heat with the release of their latest single, “Boom Boom”—a gritty, hard-hitting take on the John Lee Hooker classic. Out today via SPV GmbH Germany, the track is […]
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