Slash To Talk To Planet Rock
Tune in on Wednesday afternoon to hear SLASH in conversation with Nicky
The legendary guitarist will be on the phone with Nicky during his show (sometime after 5pm -Darren's heading out to watch Rush, so Nicky's in early) to talk about his forthcoming UK dates.
The former Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist will play four gigs around his summer festival appearances. The gigs kick off at the Academy in Birmingham on July 20, before calling at venues in Manchester, Stoke and Leeds.
The guitarist will also play at T In The Park in Balado, Kinross-shire (8-10 July) and High Voltage in London on 23 July.
Slash's UK tour dates are:
Birmingham, Academy - 20 July
Manchester, Apollo - 21 July
Stoke, Victoria Hall - 24 July
Leeds, Academy - 25 July
Tickets for Slash's solo headline dates are sold out but you can still get tickets to see him at High Voltage on 23 July.
JUDAS PRIEST and DREAM THEATER headline of 2011's HIGH VOLTAGE FESTIVAL, each playing staggeringly exciting exclusive sets for British audiences.
Heavy metal icons JUDAS PRIEST headline the festival on Saturday 23 July where they will play their last EVER UK festival show, 31 years after they made their festival debut at a legendary Monsters Of Rock.
Prog-metal behemoths DREAM THEATER, meanwhile, top the bill on Sunday 24 July where they will perform a UK exclusive festival set, and give a UK debut to their brand new drummer Mike Mangini.
THUNDER will reunite for a special one-off gig at the festival following their split in 2009 - it will be a rare opportunity to see Danny, Luke and the guys back on the stage where they belong
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION and JETHRO TULL will also play UK festival exclusive sets at this year's High Voltage Festival, while MICHAEL SCHENKER will line up on the Main Stage.
SKIN and our favourite new band RIVAL SONS are on the Main Stage bill, while JOHN LEE'S BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST have been named as the headliner of the Prog Stage on Saturday 23 July. AMPLIFIER and VON HERTZEN BROTHERS also play the Prog Stage along with CARAVAN, PALLAS, SPOCK'S BEARD, MOSTLY AUTUMN and THE ENID
The Metal Hammer Stage will see headline sets from NEUROSIS and ELECTRIC WIZARD while other bands on the stage include EVILE, GRAND MAGUS, RAVENS CREED, PRIMITAI, ATTICA RAGE, BLACK SPIDERS, GENTLEMENS PISTOLS and FURYON.
Once again the festival will feature three specially curated stages to cater for fans of all genres of rock, and once again High Voltage will take place at VICTORIA PARK in London.
There are a variety of ticket options available, with standard weekend tickets costing just £99, day tickets costing £56.50 and a whole mix of VIP tickets costing £105 for day tickets and £199 for weekend tickets. There are also a number of hotel packages so that rock fans can design and build their own bespoke festival weekend.