Pre-sale: The Winery Dogs to play three June 2023 concerts
See Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy
The Winery Dogs are visiting England in summer 2023 for a trio of headline concerts.
Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy kick of their short run of shows at Wolverhampton KK’s Steel Mill on Friday 16th June before playing Nottingham Rock City (Saturday 17th June) and London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (Sunday 18th June).
Planet Rock has a 24-hour ticket pre-sale to the three concerts, which starts RIGHT HERE at 10am on Thursday 8th December 2022.
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The English shows follow the Friday 3rd February 2023 release of The Winery Dogs’ third studio album ‘III’ via their own Three Dog Music label.
Following in the footsteps of their first two albums ‘The Winery Dogs’ and ‘Hot Streak’, ‘III’ was once again self-produced by The Winery Dogs and mixed by longtime band associate Jay Ruston.
As part of their ‘202III World Tour’, The Winery Dogs also play an extensive run of North American shows throughout March and April 2023, before they play a short run of gigs in Brazil in April.
The Winery Dogs' English tour dates:
JUNE 2023:
Wolverhampton KK’s Steel Mill – Fri 16th
Nottingham Rock City – Sat 17th
London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire – Sun 18th
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