There are tons of live dates being announced right now. Here’s a bunch we’ve had drop into our mailbox today.
Iron Maiden
You’ll surely have seen the news by now, but in case (like me) you’re just in from work… Maiden celebrate 50(!) years with a huge worldwide tour.
The tour includes five shows in the UK and Ireland, with arenas in Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, and outdoor shows in Dublin and London. So it is with immense pride that Iron Maiden will celebrate their 50th Anniversary with one of the most notable concerts in their history.
On Saturday June 28th the band will perform at the London Stadium, home of West Ham Football Club – the team that band founder Steve Harris has ed throughout his life, and with whom Iron Maiden have a long and storied history.
This concert in front of over 60,000 fans at the London Stadium, which was constructed in Stratford for the 2012 Olympics and four years later became the new home of West Ham, will be the first time that Iron Maiden have performed on the club’s hallowed turf. A true homecoming show – with Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith & Nicko McBrain all born in the surrounding area – it will also be the biggest UK venue the band have ever headlined outside of their festival appearances.
UK & Ireland Tour Dates 2025
- Sat 21st – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England (w/ The Raven Age)
- Sun 22nd – Co-op Live, Manchester, England (w/ The Raven Age)
- Wed 25th – Malahide Castle, Dublin, Ireland (w/ Halestorm + The Raven Age)
- Sat 28th – London Stadium, London, England (w/ Halestorm + The Raven Age)
- Mon 30th – OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland (w/ The Raven Age)
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Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys return to their visceral best with new single “Sirens,” the first hint of a new album to come in 2025.
Addressing the growing divide in America, frontman Ken Casey warns of the billionaires profiting from the division: “For nearly a decade, the division between red and blue, right and left, has grown deeper, darker and uglier — dividing families, and ending friendships. Nobody enjoys this more than the billionaires, who are making record profits off the blood, sweat, and tears of the working class. They love it when we fight amongst ourselves, because their biggest fear is us ing together to come after them…THE REAL ENEMY.”
UK headline shows announced for 2025 are:
- FEB 4th O2 Academy Birmingham
- FEB 5th O2 Academy Glasgow
- FEB 6th Academy Manchester
- FEB 7th Utilita Arena Cardiff
- FEB 8th Alexandra Palace London
Tickets are available at www.DropkickMurphys.com
Des Rocs
Electrifying axeman Des Rocs is headed to the UK this September in of his latest album, Dream Machine, out now via Sumerian Records, with from Moon Fever. With over 200 million streams on Spotify alone, the New York native has his sights set on the rock n’ roll stardom his own heroes enjoyed and indulged in. The album, produced by Alain Johannes (Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures, PJ Harvey), Matt Wallace (Faith No More, Maroon 5) and Des Rocs mastermind Danny Rocco, plays like a bolt of energy coursing through the glory days of rock, metal, and grunge, united within his signature “bedroom arena rock” sound.
- 25.09 – The Wardrobe, Leeds
- 26.09 – The Grove, Newcastle
- 27.09 – O2 Academy Islington, London
- 28.09 – Engine Rooms, Southampton
- 29.09 – The Globe, Cardiff
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Sturgill Simpson
Sturgill Simpson will make his long-awaited live return to the UK and Europe next year, under his new name Johnny Blue Skies. The tour, Simpson’s first since 2020 includes London’s Eventim Apollo on 1st March before heading into Europe for an 11 date run concluding, appropriately, in Paris at the Trianon on 22nd March. Tickets go on general sale Friday 27th September at 10am local time and will be available via his website. Presale starts at 10am local time on Wednesday 25th September. Fans can to buy tickets on AEG’s site.
The tour announcement follows the release of age Du Desir, released in July this year to universal acclaim. Released on Simpson’s own independent label, High Top Mountain Records, and on Because Music in , the album is made up of eight songs produced by Johnny Blue Skies and David Ferguson and recorded at Clement House Recording Studio in Nashville, TN and Abbey Road Studios in London, England.
2025 dates as follows:
- Feb 23rd Limelight BELFAST
- Feb 24th Vicar Street DUBLIN
- Feb 26th Barrowland Ballroom GLASGOW
- Feb 27th Albert Hall MANCHESTER
- Mar 1st Eventim Apollo LONDON
