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Airbourne announce UK and Irish dates

Aussie pub rockers Airbourne will return to the UK early next year for a full tour. Dates are as follows: 03 Nottingham, Rock City 04 Leeds, Academy 05 Glasgow, Academy 06 Edinburgh, Picture House 08 Newcastle, Academy 09 Manchester, Apollo 10 Liverpool, Academy 12 Belfast, Mandela Hall 13 Dublin, Academy 14 Wolverhampton, Civic Hall 16 Portsmouth, Guildhalll 17 Bristol, Colston Hall 19 London, Hammersmith Apollo Tickets go on sale at 9AM this Friday (September 11) from www.aloud.com.

Published: 2009-09-08 Provider: Kerrang!

Meet the stars at Sonisphere!

Bullet For My Valentine, Lamb Of God and Mastodon are among the bands who'll be signing autographs, pressing flesh and kissing babies (possibly) at the Kerrang! Signing Sessions at Sonisphere festival this weekend. The full line-up of bands signing on Saturday, August 1 is as follows: The Used, Taking Back Sunday, Airbourne, Coheed And Cambria, Alien Ant Farm, Skindred, Twin Atlantic, Young Guns and Fucked Up. On Sunday, August 2, the line-up will be: Bullet For My Valentine, Lamb Of God, Mastod

Published: 2009-07-23 Provider: Kerrang!

NIN join Sonisphere bill

Nine Inch Nails have confirmed an appearance at this year's Sonisphere Festival on August 1 and 2. The band join Metallica, Linkin Park, Bullet For My Valentine and more for the brand new festival at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire. Also confirmed for the two-day bash are Anthrax, Airbourne and Killing Joke. To purchase Sonisphere tickets online, visit www.aloud.com or call the credit card hotline on 0870 998 8888.

Published: 2009-03-09 Provider: Kerrang!

Wacken Open Air fest - get shredding!

Wacken Open Air festival will be taking place in Germany this summer from July 30 through to August 1. Confirmed performers so far include Airbourne, Bullet For My Valentine, Amon Amarth, In Flames, Dragonforce, Machine Head, Testament and Turisas among others. The festival is now sold out - but organisers have joined forces with Washburn guitars to invite fans to enter a contest to win tickets to the event! Fans just need to record a riff on a Washburn guitar - that is no longer than 35 seconds - and submit the video to www.riffcontest.com. First prize winner will get a Washburn USA Custom Shop WM526B, two VIP Tickets to Wacken Open Air 2009 and will get to play their riff live on stage! Two runners up will get Washburn guitars. Check out more info on Wacken here, and on the contest here. Get shredding!

Published: 2009-03-13 Provider: Kerrang!

Airbourne to release special edition of new album

Aussie rockers Airbourne will release a special edition version of their latest album, Runnin' Wild, next Monday (November 3) through Roadrunner. The repackaged album will feature a bonus DVD including eight live tracks from this summer's Wacken festival plus the music videos for Runnin' Wild, Too Much Too Young Too fast and Diamonds In The Rough. In related news, the band's UK tour kicks off later this week. A full list of dates and venues is as follows: November 01 Cardiff, University 02 Bristol, Academy 05 Birmingham, Academy 06 Sheffield, Octagon 07 Liverpool, academy 08 Manchester, Academy 10 Dublin, Ambassador Theatre 11 Belfast, Mandela Hall 13 Inverness, Ironworks 14 Dundee, Sam's 15 Glasgow, Barrowlands 17 Newcastle, Academy 18 Leeds, Metropolitan University 19 Stoke, Victoria Hall 20 Nottingham, Rock City 22 Oxford, Academy 24 Cambridge, Junction 26 Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall 27 London, Astoria 28 London, Astoria

Published: 2008-10-28 Provider: Kerrang!

Kerrang! The Album '08 is go!

Kerrang! The Album '08 - a 42 track compilation of the most essential and hardest rocking tracks of 2008 - hits stores on Monday. "Green Day, Nickelback, My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park are the biggest bands of the decade," states Kerrang! editor Paul Brannigan. "Kid Rock has scored the soundtrack to the summer. Rock is back? Nope, rock never went away actually! Kerrang! has driven the rock scene in the UK for the past 27 years and here's our state-of-the-rockin'-nation address for 2008. Turn it up loud and prepare to have your mind blown by the hottest bands in the world." Check out the TV trailer below! Kerrang! The Album '08 features the following tracks: CD1 Kid Rock - All Summer Long Nickelback - Rock Star Weezer - Pork And Beans Biffy Clyro - Saturday Superhouse Good Charlotte - Keep Your Hands Off My Girl Pendulum - Propane Nightmares Slipknot - PsychoSocial Enter Shikari - Sorry, You're Not A Winner Linkin Park - Given Up Serj Tankian - Empty Walls Airbourne - Runnin' Wild Black Tide - Warriors Of Time Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver Dillinger Escape Plan - Black Bubblegum Scars On Broadway - They Say Bullet For My Valentine - Waking The Demon Slaves To Gravity - Mr Regulator The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound The Nightmarchers - I Wanna Deadbeat You Coheed And Cambria - Feathers 30 Seconds To Mars - The Kill CD2 Green Day - American Idiot My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race Elliot Minor - Parallel Worlds Simple Plan - When I'm Gone Panic At The Disco - Nine In The Afternoon Alkaline Trio - Love Love Kiss Kiss The Blackout - Spread Legs, Not Lies Funeral For A Friend - Waterfront Danceclub Madina Lake - House Of Cards You Me At Six - If I Were In Your Shoes Billy Talent - Red Flag Fighting With Wire - Everyone Needs A Nemesis HIM - Wings Of A Butterly Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife Machine Head - Aesthetics Of Hate Atreyu - Falling Down Kids In Glass Houses - Give Me What I Want Kill Hann

Published: 2008-09-19 Provider: Kerrang!