Alter Bridge Return To The Uk For The First Time Since 2011
Band Announce Arena Tour In October With Special Guests Shinedown And Halestorm
Alter Bridge have announced they will be returning to the UK for a six-date arena tour this October. The upcoming tour marks the band’s first time back in the UK since November 2011. Tickets for Alter Bridge UK Arena Tour will go on sale at 9am Friday 5th April from www.ticketmaster.co.uk or www.livenation.co.uk
In the interim, guitarist Mark Tremonti released his debut solo record All I Was, singer/guitarist Myles Kennedy returned fronting Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, and drummer Scott Phillips teamed up with friends in Sevendust to form Projected.
Alter Bridge toured extensively in support of their last album ABIII, released in 2010. That tour was immortalized in the band’s now legendary sold-out performance at London’s Wembley Arena in November 2011 and released as the Alter Bridge: Live At Wembley DVD. Currently, the band - completed by bassist Brian Marshall - are hard at work writing/recording their new album, set for release via Roadrunner Records this September.
Frontman Myles Kennedy exclaims, "Thrilled to be returning to the UK with Shinedown and Halestorm later this year! I’m looking forward to reconnecting with the part of the world that embraced Alter Bridge from the start."
Rounding out the bill are SHINEDOWN and recent Grammy Award winners, HALESTORM.
Hailing from Jacksonville, FL, Shinedown has been touring in support of their fourth studio album, ‘Amaryllis’. Charismatic frontman Brent Smith comments: “We are truly honoured to be playing with Alter Bridge in the UK this year. We are such big fans of the band, and admire them greatly. Rock n’ roll is a way of life for all of us in SHINEDOWN, and we are so excited to be apart of such an amazing tour!”
Fresh off their own recent UK dates, HALESTORM already can’t wait to get back to these shores this Autumn. The are still celebrating their recent Grammy win for ‘Best Metal/Hard Rock Performance’ for single ‘Love Bites (And So Do I)’, taken from their current album ‘The Strange Case Of...’.
Guitar-wielding banshee Lzzy Hale had this to say, “I'm so excited to be sharing the stage with our friends in Shinedown and Alter Bridge! I am so lucky to be the little sis of Rock on this tour. All of these men have been so influential to my life, and are tremendous performers. Anyone attending one of these shows better be prepared to leave the building barefoot, cuz the lot of us are gonna rock your socks off!"
OCTOBER 2013
- Wednesday 16 Nottingham capital fm arena
- Thursday 17 Birmingham nia
- Friday 18 London wembley arena
- Sunday 20 Cardiff motorpoint arena
- Tuesday 22 Manchester arena
Electro-Harmonix Unveils The New Super Pulsar Stereo Tap Tremolo
Wampler Pedals Announce the Clarksdale Delta Overdrive
Taurus Amp Releases New Model of Guitar Amplifier Stomp-Head 2.Classic
PRS Adds Three All-Mahogany “S2 Standard” Models to Line Up
TC Electronic announces Flashback Triple Delay
Maxon Releases OD808X Overdrive Extreme
Hurley And Fender Present “STRAT: 60 Years Of The Stratocaster”
Jimmy Page Talks About His New Self-titled Photographic Autobiography
Tom James - Blood To Gold
Follow Us
In The Magazine
The Who Hits 50: But Where Do They Go From Here?
Hampered by ill health, but never ones to retire shyly, The Who continue celebrating their 50th anniversary as they contemplate retirement.
Don’t Call It A Comeback: Muse, Blur & Faith No More
Guitar Planet grades the creative comebacks from three iconic artists who are attempting to give 2015 a much-needed injection of impetus.
Album Round-up: Blackberry Smoke, Papa Roach & Venom
Guitar Planet takes on new albums by southern stars Blackberry Smoke, nu-metal icons Papa Roach and the legendary Venom.
5 Things We Learned From The Grammys
The music industry’s glamorous state of the union address was delivered this weekend, but what did the Grammys have to say about guitar music?
Enter Shikari – The Mindsweep
Enter Shikari renew their archly political assault while expanding their sonic horizons on The Mindsweep.
