Classic Rock: 18 Mar 2009

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Wednesday 18 March 2009

Johnny Winter UK Tour

Blues legend Johnny Winter has announced a series of dates across the UK.
Winter will appear in the UK in May, kicking off with a gig at the Glasgow Academy on 21 May.
Tickets for the shows are on sale now.

Academy, Glasgow - 21 May
York Opera House - 22 May
Shepherds Bush Empire, London - 23 May
The Stables, Milton Keynes – 24 May
The Globe, Cardiff - 25 May
The Globe, Cardiff - 26 May
Robin 2, Dudley – 27 May
Princess Pavilion, Falmouth - 28 May
The Assembly, Leamington Spa – 29 May

UFO UK Dates

UFO will play an extensive UK tour this summer in support of their new album, The Visitor.
The band, who release their new album on 2 June, kick off their UK tour in Brighton on 9 June. Their UK dates will conclude at the Bulldog Bash in Stratford-Upon-Avon in August, reports Planet Rock.
The tour, however, will come a little too soon for founding member Pete Way who is still recovering from the liver disease that prevented him from working on the new record.
Tickets for the dates are on sale now.
9th June - Concorde 2 - Brighton
10th June - The Junction - Cambridge
12th June - Spring & Airbrake - Belfast
13th June - 02 Academy - Glasgow
14th June - 02 Academy - Newcastle
16th June - 02 Academy - Leeds
17th June - Rock City - Nottingham
19th June - Wulfrun Hall - Wolverhampton
0th June - Academy 2 - Manchester
21st June - 02 Academy - Bristol
23rd June - The Brook - Southampton
24th June - Shepherd's Bush Empire
7th August - Bulldog Bash - Stratford-Upon-Avon

Trower And Bruce UK Date


Jack Bruce and Robin Trower are to play a date together in the UK, reports Planet Rock.
Bruce & Trower will play a one-off date at Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Wednesday 5 August in support of last year’s excellent Seven Moons album. It will be the first time that they have played in the UK together in support of the collaboration album.
The two legends will be joined by drummer Gary Husband (Level 42), who also played drums on the album, for the one-off date.S
even Moons is the fourth collaboration between former Procol Harum guitarist Trower and Cream’s iconic bassist. Tickets for the Shepherd’s Bush show are on sale now.