Skindred triumph at the MOBO Awards
They picked up their gong in Sheffield
Welsh reggae metal heroes Skindred won a MOBO Award at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena last night (7th February).
Skindred’s Benji Webbe, Daniel Pugsley, Mikey Demus and Arya Goggin triumphed in the Best Alternative Music Act and they picked up their gong from Nova Twins.
Proudly clutching Skindred’s award, Benji told the audience: "Thank you so much. You know what? This band Skindred have been going 23 years. I said 23 years! 23 years with the same line-up! We've been through pain and tribulation, we've been through hard times and fun times.
"We wanna thank Marshall for putting us on this stage tonight, our families, our wives, all the people in our lives. Big up Newport! Big up The MOBOs! Thanks you so very much! Skindred in the area!"
The MOBO Awards introduced the Best Alternative Music Act category in 2022 two years after Nova Twins penned an open letter addressing the lack of rock and alternative music at the ceremony.
Skindred’s MOBOs triumph follows their Best Live Act honour at the 2023 Heavy Music Awards.
Over the past two years, Skindred have supported KISS on their farewell UK arena tour, headlined the second stage at Download Festival, and played Glastonbury, 2000 Trees, Maid of Stone, European festivals and their own 100% sold out headline UK tour last autumn.
This March they play sold out shows in Birmingham and Manchester plus their biggest headline show yet at London OVO Arena Wembley.
Skindred also headline the Saturday night at Steelhouse Festival on 27th July 2024. Tickets are on sale HERE.
Rock bands going on tour in 2024 and 2025:
Brothers Osborne - 2025
Country rock duo Brothers Osborne will be coming to the UK & Ireland in January 2025, bringing us nine dates as part of their 'Might As Well Be Us World Tour'. John and TJ Osborne will play shows in Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and London early next year, from Friday 17th - Thursday 30th January, with support coming from Tyler Braden.
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Magnum - 2025
Just two days after Bob Catley confirmed Magnum's live return, the band announced a four-date headline tour for January 2025. Running from Tuesday 21st - Saturday 25th January, the 'A Passage in Time' tour will travel through London, Manchester, Glasgow and Wolverhampton. The tour is billed as a tribute to late-great band founder, guitarist and songwriter Tony Clarkin, who sadly died in January 2024.
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Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium - 2025
Welsh metal titans Bullet For My Valentine and Orlando metal heroes Trivium are joining forces for a co-headline UK arena tour in early 2025. The 'Poisoned Ascendancy UK Tour' opens in Cardiff on Sunday 26th January, visiting Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham before concluding at London the O2 on Saturday 1st February.
Toto - 2025
Rock icons Toto will grace the UK for a headline arena tour in February 2025, as part of a larger European tour. Opening on Saturday 1st February at Glasgow OVO Hydro, the 'Africa' legends will play Birmingham BP Pulse Live and Manchester AO Arena, before wrapping the short trek on Thursday 6th Feb at London OVO Arena Wembley.
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Dan Byrne - 2025
Liverpudlian powerhouse vocalist Dan Byrne will head on his debut headline UK tour in 2025! Following his performances at Planet Rock's 25th Birthday Bash concert in November 2024, and Planet Rock presents Winter's End on Saturday 1st February 2025, Dan will play headline shows from 6th in Chester, Manchester, London, Newcastle, Glasgow, Blackpool and Sheffield - with more to be announced. His current final date on the trek is in Sheffield on 15th February.
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Tremonti - 2025
Alongside announcing their sixth studio album 'The End Will Show Us How', Tremonti also revealed UK & Ireland tour dates for February 2025. Their new album will be released on Friday 10th January 2025, via Napalm Records, and tour dates will later begin on Wednesday 5th February 2025 in Bristol. They will also call at Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Birmingham and Manchester - wrapping the string of dates in London on Friday 14th.
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Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons - 2025
Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons will embark on a UK & Ireland tour in February, March and April 2025. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Motörhead, the aptly named 'Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons Celebrate 50 Years of Motörhead' tour will see Phil, his sons Todd, Dane and Tyla, and vocalist Joel Peters delve into Motörhead's fearsome back catalogue over the 21-date trek. Taking in dates across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland, the tour opens at Southampton The 1865 on Saturday 15th February 2025 and will wrap up two months later on Sunday 20th April 2025 at Belfast Limelight 2.
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Fish - 2025
Fish is performing UK dates for his farewell 'Road to the Isles Tour', which starts in Europe in 2024. The 15-date UK leg opens with a hometown show at Haddington Corn Exchange on Tuesday 18th February 2025 and wraps up at Glasgow O2 Academy on Monday 10th March 2025 – serving as Fish's last ever live performance. Two further dates were added to the tour in March 2024 due to phenomenal demand.
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Pantera - 2025
Groove metal titans Pantera will head on their first UK & Ireland tour in 25 years, in February 2025. The tour will see original members, vocalist Philip H. Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown, alongside guitarist Zakk Wylde and drummer Charlie Benante complete five dates. The tour will open at Glasgow OVO Hydro on Tuesday 18th February 2025, and visit Leeds First Direct Arena, Dublin 3Arena, and Birmingham BP Pulse Live before culminating at London OVO Arena Wembley on Tuesday 25th February 2025.
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Uriah Heep - 2025
February 2025 will see Uriah Heep complete the UK leg of their swansong trek, 'The Magician's Farewell Tour'. Celebrating their 55-year career, their seven UK concerts next February - with very special guests April Wine and Tyketto - are part of a larger multi-year world tour, with dates starting at Birmingham Symphony Hall on Wednesday 19th February. They then play in Bristol, Gateshead, Glasgow, Manchester and London before concluding at Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion on Thursday 27th February.
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Ronnie Romero - 2025
Chilean powerhouse vocalist Ronnie Romero announced a headline UK tour for March 2025. His eight-date 'Too Many Lies Too Many Masters UK Tour' opens at Wolverhampton's KK's Steel Mill on Thursday 6th March 2025 and wraps up at Great Yarmouth HRH Fest a week later, on Thursday 13th, visiting Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Stoke and London as part of the trek.
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The Wildhearts - 2025
The Wildhearts will support the release of their 11th album 'Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts' with a headline UK tour, in March 2025. Coinciding with the album's release, The Wildhearts will embark on an eight-date headline tour calling in at Sheffield, Cambridge, Manchester, Norwich, Glasgow, Wolverhampton, Nottingham and Southampton, starting on Friday 7th March 2025 and running to Sunday 16th.
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The Darkness - 2025
The Darkness have lined up a 17-date UK tour for March 2025, in support of their new studio album 'Dreams on Toast' which is set for release that same month. Justin Hawkins and co. will kick off their lengthy tour at Ipswich Regent Theatre on Friday 7th March, and after completing 15 more dates will wrap up with a huge show at the 12,500-capacity London OVO Arena Wembley on Saturday 29th March. Support on all dates comes from Northern Irish indie-rockers Ash, who toured with The Darkness way back in 2004, on their 'Permission to Land' tour.
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Those Damn Crows - 2025
Those Damn Crows have announced a dozen intimate concerts for March 2025, opening at Oxford O2 Academy on Monday 10th March, and playing in Frome, Bournemouth, Norwich, Exeter, Sheffield, Lincoln, Morecombe, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Liverpool before concluding at London's world-famous 100 Club on Thursday 27th March. The 12 'underplay' headline dates precede the Friday 11th April 2025 release of the band's fourth studio album 'God Shaped Hole'.
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The Temperance Movement - 2025
The Temperance Movement have reunited with vocalist Phil Campbell, and will head on their first headline shows in more than five years in March 2025. The UK tour kicks off in Bristol Exchange on Monday 17th March, and the band will visit London, Manchester and Glasgow (Friday 21st) before hitting mainland Europe.
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Skunk Anansie - 2025
March and April 2025 will see British rock livewires Skunk Anansie take on their 14-date UK tour. Opening up their tour at London Roundhouse on Saturday 29th March, they are set to perform in Bristol, Cardiff, Nottingham, Manchester, Birmingham, Norwich, Cambridge, Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, Bournemouth and Brighton, before concluding at Guildford G Live on Wednesday 16th April.
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Francis Rossi - 2025
Status Quo's Francis Rossi will embark on a very extensive solo tour in 2025. Originally announcing shows from April to June 2025, he has now added 30 shows for autumn. The brand new show - called 'An Evening of Francis Rossi's Songs from the Status Quo Songbook and More…' - will see him perform songs he's never played before in the solo format, including the likes of 'Down Down', 'Army', 'Dirty Water', 'Don't Waste My Time', and 'Roll Over Lay Down. The initial 34 dates begin on 10th April 2025, running up until 6th June. Extra shows then begin from 19th September 2025, running up to 8th November.
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Ghost - 2025
Fiendishly ecclesial Swedish rockers Ghost are set to play four headline shows around the UK next year, as they have lined up a fresh UK arena tour for April 2025. The arena shows will serve as the opening dates of Ghost's biggest ever world tour, beginning at Manchester AO Arena on Tuesday 15th April 2025, before playing Glasgow OVO Hydro (Wed 16th April), London The O2 (Sat 19th April), and Birmingham Utilita Arena (Sun 20th April).
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Black Spiders - 2025
Sheffield rock powerhouses Black Spiders will be heading on tour in April 2025, in support of their new studio album 'Cvrses'. The headline tour will begin on Saturday 19th April 2025, before the quintet play Derby, Manchester, Exeter, London, Newcastle, Sheffield and Crumlin before culminating in Leeds on Sunday 27th April 2025.
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Roger Daltrey - 2025
From Sunday 20th April 2025, The Who's Roger Daltrey will be kicking off his 'Alive and Kicking… and Having Fun! The 2025 UK Tour'. The nine-date trek will see Roger perform classic The Who songs and solo tracks acoustically and semi-acoustically, as well as his now-famous Q&A sessions. The tour opens at Brighton Dome on Sunday 20th April 2025, visiting London, Southend, Wolverhampton, Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Gateshead before concluding at Manchester Bridgewater Hall on Sunday 15th May 2025.
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Joe Bonamassa - 2025
Blues rock guitarist and singer songwriter, Joe Bonamassa, has a headline UK arena tour lined up for next spring. The 2025 tour will open in Glasgow, with Joe playing the SEC Armadillo on Monday 21st April 2025. He'll then play in Cardiff, Liverpool and Nottingham, before concluding at Brighton Centre on Sunday 27th April 2025. On the tour, the illustrious said: "I am looking forward to touring the UK again. UK audiences have always been supportive of my music. The fans are always energetic and enthusiastic."
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Robert Jon & The Wreck - 2025
Following on from their 10-date UK tour in November/December 2024, Californian southern rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck are set to play eight more shows next spring, having announced a fresh headline UK tour for April and May 2025. The tour is set to open at Gloucester Guildhall on Wednesday 23rd April, with Robert Jon & The Wreck then playing concerts in Birmingham, Chester, Edinburgh, Holmfirth, Hull and Norwich before concluding at Folkstone Quarterhouse on Thursday 1st May.
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Robben Ford - 2025
Legendary blues rock guitarist Robben Ford will be performing four intimate UK shows in May 2025, in association with Planet Rock. The four Blues Power Live concerts will take place throughout May 2025, with shows at London Islington Academy (8th May), Holmfirth Picturedrome (9th May), Sunderland Fire Station (10th may) and Glasgow Oran Mor (11th May).
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Bryan Adams - 2025
Chart-slaying Canadian rocker Bryan Adams will be gracing the UK with a nine-date arena tour next year, as part of the 'Roll With The Punches' world tour. The rock legend's headline trek opens at Newcastle Utilita Arena on Thursday 8th May 2025, before visiting Manchester, Leeds, Aberdeen, Glasgow, London, Liverpool and Nottingham with it later concluding at Birmingham bp pulse LIVE on Sunday 18th May.
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Robin Trower - 2025
English guitar icon Robin Trower has announced a six-date 'Blues Power Live' UK tour for May 2025. The tour opens at Buxton Opera House on Wednesday 14th May and visits Glasgow Oran Mor, Holmfirth Picturedrome, Birmingham Town Hall, and Frome Cheese & Grain before concluding with a 2,000-capacity concert at London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on Wednesday 21st May.
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2025
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will be gracing our shores for the third consecutive year, with them announcing a trio of concerts for May and June 2025, taking place in Manchester and Liverpool. The Boss and his legendary band are set to kick off their short run of shows with two nights at Manchester's Co-op Live on Saturday 17th and Tuesday 20th May 2025, before performing an epic outdoor concert at Liverpool Anfield Stadium on Wednesday 4th June 2025. Due to phenomenal demand, the legend added an extra date in Liverpool, now also playing a show on Saturday 7th.
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Eric Clapton - 2025
Eric Clapton has announced four headline concerts for May 2025 - serving as his only UK dates of the year. After playing Nottingham Motorpoint Arena on Sunday 18th May 2025 - his first concert in the city for 17 years - the legend will return to his beloved London Royal Albert Hall for a three-night residency on Wednesday 21st, Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th May 2025.
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Blue Öyster Cult - 2025
Rock icons Blue Öyster Cult announced a one-off concert for late spring 2025, with the New York rockers set to play an exclusive show at London Palladium on Sunday 25th May 2025. Joining them at the show will be very special guests When Rivers Meet, at what will be Blue Öyster Cult's first performance on these shores since they topped the bill at Stonedead Festival 2023.
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Iggy Pop - 2025
Punk legend Iggy Pop is set to play two UK concerts in the summer of 2025 - including a rare Scottish date. Heading to London Alexandra Palace on Wednesday 28th May 2025, Iggy will then head to Scotland for a gig at Glasgow O2 Academy on Tuesday 3rd June 2025. Both dates follow his previously announced headline slot at Bearded Theory festival on the weekend of 21st to 25th May.
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Danny Bowes - 2025
Thunder frontman and Planet Rock presenter Danny Bowes will be returning to the stage next summer, touring the UK with his one-man spoken word show called Maximum Chat. Opening the tour at Cambridge Junction 2 on Sunday 1st June 2025, Danny will bring eight Maximum Chat shows to venues in Brighton, London, Manchester, Glasgow, Sheffield and Birmingham before concluding at Cardiff Glee Club on Wednesday 11th June 2025.
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The SATCHVAI Band - 2025
Guitar virtuosos Joe Satriani and Steve Vai united to form The SATCHVAI Band, and are kicking off the European run of their tour with five UK dates. The UK run opens at York Barbican on Friday 13th June, and visits London, Glasgow and Wolverhampton before wrapping in Manchester on Thursday 19th. Joe Satrian enthused: "The SATCHVAI Band Tour is happening. I'm so looking forward to sharing the stage with Steve again. Every time we play together, it takes me back to when we were teenagers, eating and breathing music every second of the day, pushing, challenging, and helping each other to be the best we could be. I guess we've never stopped!"
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Santana - 2025
Guitar legend Carlos Santana has announced a trio of UK arena shows on the 2025 Oneness Tour, as part of a major European trek throughout the summer. Santana and his eponymous band are set to kick off the UK leg at Glasgow OVO Hydro on Wednesday 18th June 2025, before playing Manchester Co-op Live on Thursday 19th June, and London The O2 on Saturday 21st June. Prior to these shows, Carlos Santana last played live in the UK when he headlined BST Hyde Park in July 2018.
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Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter - 2025
Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter have a pair of outdoor headline concerts lined up for summer 2025, on top of their performance at Download Festival. Just a week after headlining the famous festival, Sex Pistols and vocalist Frank Carter will headline Glasgow Summer Sessions at Bellahouston Park on Saturday 21st June, followed by another outdoor gig two months later, at Dreamland Margate on Saturday 23rd August. Check out support acts for both shows here.
Iron Maiden - 2025
50 years since bassist Steve Harris formed Iron Maiden, the rock titans will be heading on a very special anniversary tour around the UK & Ireland. The 'Run For Your Lives Tour' kicks off in Budapest at the end of May, with dates coming to the UK from 21st June. With five shows in the UK and Ireland in June 2025, Iron Maiden will play indoor concerts at Birmingham Utilita Arena (Sat 21st), Manchester Co-Op Live (Sun 22nd) and Glasgow OVO Hydro (Mon 30th), as well as two colossal outdoor shows at Dublin Malahide Castle (Wed 25th) and London Stadium (Sat 28th).
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Guns N' Roses - 2025
As part of a larger European tour, Guns N' Roses will play two English shows in summer 2025. The shows are part of their Because What You Want & What You Get Are Two Completely Different Things Tour 2025, with Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, Slash and co. bringing epic live shows to Birmingham Villa Park on Monday 23rd June 2025 and London Wembley Stadium on Thursday 26th June 2025. Support at the Birmingham and London concerts comes from Long Beach rock n' rollers Rival Sons.
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Oasis - 2025
Oasis sent shockwaves through the country when they announced that they were officially reuniting, confirming they will play a series of mammoth UK & Ireland shows in summer 2025. 15 years after the band's infamous split, and following over a decade of barbed words between the Gallagher brothers, they have buried the hatched and will head on tour in 2025. The series of shows are set to take place in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin, from 4th July 2025 through to 17th August.
Jeff Lynne's ELO - 2025
Shortly after Jeff Lynne's ELO announced their last-ever concert - which will take place at American Express presents BST Hyde Park on Sunday 13th July 2025 - the legendary group added more indoor arena concerts to their farewell tour - with even more added due to phenomenal demand. In the run-up to their last-ever show, Jeff Lynne's ELO will play a homecoming arena date at Birmingham Utilita Arena on Saturday 5th July 2025 and Manchester Co-op Live on Wednesday 9th July 2025.
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Judas Priest with Alice Cooper - 2025
Two of rock and metal music's biggest names, Judas Priest and Alice Cooper, are joining forces for a co-headline UK concert in summer 2025. The very special one-off show is set to take place at London's The O2 on Friday 25th July 2025, in front of 20,000 fans - just two days after Judas Priest headline TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre (on Wednesday 23rd July), where they will be joined by special guest Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons. The two shows are the only UK dates Judas Priest will be playing in the summer of 2025, and the metal legends will celebrate the 35th anniversary of their seminal album 'Painkiller' at the gigs.
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Parkway Drive - 2025
Celebrating their 20th anniversary, Australian metal behemoths Parkway Drive will perform three English arena shows in October 2025. As part of a much larger European tour, the three shows will take place at Parkway Drive play London OVO Arena Wembley on Saturday 4th October, Birmingham Utilita Arena on Sunday 5th and Manchester AO Arena on Monday 6th - in what they promise will be their 'most ambitious stage production to date', and an 'immersive live experience like never before'.
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The Australian Pink Floyd Show - 2025
The Australian Pink Floyd Show will be heading on a 32-date UK tour throughout October and November 2025. The extensive run of shows will see The Australian Pink Floyd Show perform Pink Floyd's seminal album 'Wish You Were Here' in its entirety, marking its 50th anniversary, as well as other greatest hits from the band's legendary back catalogue. Beginning at Southend Cliffs Pavilion on Thursday 16th October 2025, the extensive 'Wish You Were Here' 50th anniversary tour will later conclude at Swansea Arena on Saturday 29th November.
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Till Lindemann - 2025
In what will be just his second solo concert on these shores, Rammstein vocalist Till Lindemann will play a London concert in autumn 2025, as part of his solo 'Meine Welt Tour' across Europe. The concert will take place on Tuesday 4th November 2025 at London OVO Arena Wembley - two years on from his debut UK solo show at the same venue. Support at the show will come from Aesthetic Perfection.
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The Almighty - 2025
Glasgow's prodigal sons The Almighty announced six headline UK shows over the course of two years, bringing three shows in November 2024 and three more lined up for November 2025. The tour sees the band's original line-up of Ricky Warwick, Stumpy Monroe, Floyd London and Andy 'Tantrum' McCafferty continue the three in a row concept under the title 'Three 'N' Easy.' The Almighty will also play the headline spot at Stonedead Festival 2025.
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Saxon - 2025
Yorkshire metal colossuses Saxon announced the dates for the UK and Ireland leg of their 'Hell, Fire and Steel Tour', which will see them perform their classic 1980 album 'Wheels of Steel' in full, for the last time, to celebrate its 45th anniversary. The shows will also see them perform other metal anthems from their distinguished back catalogue, including 2024 album 'Hell, Fire and Damnation.' Supporting Saxon at all dates will be former Accept vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, who will perform his album 'Balls to the Wall' in its entirety too. Opening at Belfast Ulster Hall on Tuesday 4th November, Saxon will then visit Dublin, Manchester, Sheffield, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol, Wolverhampton and London before concluding at Cardiff The Great Hall on Sunday 16th November.
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The Rasmus - 2025
Finnish rock sensations The Rasmus have announced a six-date UK tour, set to take place in November and December 2025. The 'In The Shadows' hitmakers will visit Glasgow, Manchester, Cardiff, London, Southampton and Nottingham on the 'Weirdo Tour', with dates starting on 30th November 2025 and running to 6th December, serving as a culmination of a 30-date European trek throughout next autumn and winter.
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Sabaton - 2025
Swedish power metallers Sabaton will perform a trio of English arena shows in December 2025, as part of 'The Legendary Tour'. The group are set to play London's The O2 on Thursday 4th December, before Manchester Co-op Live on Friday 5th December, and then Nottingham Motorpoint Arena on Saturday 6th December. Sabaton will be joined on stage by The Legendary Orchestra, claiming they're set to "make history".
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Clutch - 2025
Maryland rockers Clutch are set to embark on a full UK tour in December 2025, set to perform their eponymous self-titled second studio album in full. The band will kick off the trek at Bristol Beacon on Monday 15th December, visiting Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and London in the run up to Christmas, with the final show being on Saturday 20th.
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