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28Jun'11

JIMMY EAT WORLD to play O2 Academy Leicester

JIMMY EAT WORLD
Tuesday 23rd August 2011 £17.50 adv
O2 Academy Leicester
The University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH
o2academyleicester.cco.uk


Friday 17th June 2011; Jimmy Eat World have announced they will play a headline show at O2 Academy Leicester on Tuesday 23rd August 2011.

Fresh from European dates, fans can get up close and personal with the Arizona foursome, before they take to stage at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.

Jimmy Eat World recently released their magnificent sixth album, ‘Invented’ (September 2010).

Tickets go on general sale Monday 20th June at 9am - £17.50 adv
ticketweb.co.uk or 0844 477 2000

28Jun'11

Sharon Corr Debut 'Dream Of You' UK Solo Tour

Sharon Corr Debut 'Dream Of You'
UK Solo Tour

Monday 22nd August 2011 – O2 Academy Liverpool2
Tuesday 23rd August 2011 – O2 Academy Birmingham2
Wednesday 24th August 2011 – O2 Academy Islington


£12.50 adv £15 adv (London)
0844 477 2000 ticketweb.co.uk - on sale Friday 3rd June 2011 @ 9am
Thursday 2nd June 2011; Sharon Corr has announced her first UK tour following the release of her highly acclaimed debut solo album, ‘Dream Of You’ (September 2010), with headline dates in London, Liverpool, Birmingham this August, following her performance at the Isle of Wight Festival in June.
Her new record is a collection of beautifully crafted, melodic pop gems recorded in Dublin last year. Sharon worked with an eclectic range of renowned traditional musicians including Davy Spillane, Máirtín O’Connor and Gerry O’Connor.
The album also features a thrilling collaboration with the legendary Jeff Beck on the haunting traditional track ‘Mna Na hÉireann’. Sharon was determined that her violin should continue to play a central role. “It was important for me to keep the Irish influence and the violin because that’s what I’m known for” she says, “but I wanted to explore the violin in a wider context”.
Renowned across the globe as the violinist, songwriter and backing vocalist with her siblings The Corrs; Sharon enjoyed enormous success, with 35 million album sales, sold out worldwide stadium tours and a string of number 1 singles and albums.

Following her 15 year career with The Corrs and the birth of her two children, Sharon returns to the stage taking the lead on vocals with an album of fresh songs without forgetting her Irish roots. She will of course be performing some of the hits she wrote for The Corrs like ‘Radio’ and ‘So Young’.
"I'm delighted the songs from my new album have been so well loved! Now I'm thrilled to be touring "Dreaming Of You" and looking forward to playing the songs live for you!"(Sharon Corr)
If the hits she wrote for The Corrs were her songs of innocence – or at least, of youth – these are the songs of experience. ”People tend to think you’re a singer-songwriter, or a violinist, or a pop group, or a rock musician,” says Sharon. ”I’m actually a lot of different things and I’ve no intention of denying any one of them. You get all of me on this album!”

28Jun'11

THE RIFLES ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘FREEDOM RUN’ DUE SEPTEMBER 19TH

The Rifles return with their long awaited and much anticipated third record Freedom Run, a new studio album that bristles with a newly found energy, confidence and maturity.

In conjunction with the release of Freedom Run, The Rifles kick-start a period of sustained live activity with a UK tour on 26th October.

Ticket pre-sale begins at 9am on 29th June at http://theriflestickets.sandbag.uk.com/

Fans that buy tickets can pre-order a copy of the new album on CD, the first 250 of which will be signed by the band. General sale commences 1st July.

26th October – Cambridge Junction - 01223 511511 - Ticket link
27th October – Norwich Arts Centre - 01603 660352 - Ticket link
28th October – Stoke Sugarmill - 0115 9454 593 - Ticket link
29th October – Nottingham Rescue Rooms - 0845 413 4444 - Ticket link
30th October – Sheffield Foundry - 0114 22 28777 - Ticket link
1st November – Manchester Academy 3 - 0161 832 1111 - www.livenation.co.uk
2nd November – Leeds Cockpit - 0113 2444600 - Ticket link
3rd November – Newcastle O2 Academy - 0844 477 2000 - Ticket link
4th November – Dunfermline PJ Molloys - 08444 771 000 - Ticket link
5th November – Glasgow Garage - 08444 999 990 - Ticket link
7th November – Birmingham O2 Academy - 0844 477 2000 - Ticket link
8th November – Bristol Thekla - 0845 413 4444 - Ticket link
9th November – Portsmouth Wedgwood Rooms - 023 9286 3911 – Ticket link
11th November – London HMV Forum - 0844 847 2405 - www.livenation.co.uk

Recorded at Paul Weller’s studio, Black Barn, and produced by the legendary Chris Potter (who has guided such luminaries as The Clash, The Stones and The Verve), the album has a fresh revitalized sound, loaded with inspirational tracks that range from the light and fun Phil Spector tinged pop symphonies through to the raucous soul-inflected heartfelt pop-rock that has dominated The Rifles’ back catalogue and has given them a fan-base that continues to sell-out venues wherever they play.????

Freedom Run further enhances the reputation of one of the most exciting, enduring and diverse London bands of the last ten years. The Rifles have proudly proven to both fans and critics that they’re not only here to stay, but are destined to achieve greatness.????

28Jun'11

“Celebrating their 10th year as a self-made touring phenomenon" The Cat Empire announce the European leg of their WORLD TOUR.

“Celebrating their 10th year as a self-made touring phenomenon"
The Cat Empire announce the European leg of their WORLD TOUR.


The youngest Aussie band to turn 10 years old, in 2011 THE CAT EMPIRE celebrate the 10th anniversary of their first show together. In an industry where few bands survive beyond the first album, if even making it that far, 10 years is a big achievement. Considering they are still all under the age of 30, and have consolidated themselves as a world class touring act, it's outstanding.

To celebrate this milestone, the band are undertaking a world tour, and Europe is the next stop. "We feel incredibly grateful to the fans who supported in the early days, and have continued to support as our career gained momentum. Its important to get to all of them this year to celebrate. Europe – you’re next."

For fans in London, this means the chance to go back to where they first discovered The Cat Empire – undoubtedly on the dance floor at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, or step it up a notch and see them lift the roof off O2 Academy Brixton. Fans in Amsterdam will be quick to grab tiks to two shows at The Paradiso, and those French fanatics who have been known to cross multiple borders in car convoys to see the band, will be happy to see a run of shows closer to home. This string of almost 30 live dates kick off in the UK on Oct 18, finishing up in Germany on Nov 17 after visiting France, Switzerland, Austria and The Netherlands.

The Cat Empire’s 10 year anniversary is rare success story, which shows that a combination of hard work, great songs, a good vibe, a genuine vision, and a little bit of luck go a long way.
The first Australian tours were undertaken in a convoy of cars handed down from parents, or borrowed from friends, sleeping on the floors of friends of friends, and putting up their own posters at each stop. Word quickly spread about this young band that could deliver a party like no other. Soon they were undertaking national tours, and financing their first album, all under their own steam. By the time they signed their first record deal they were packing out concert halls in each Australian major city, and had a solid fan base all over the country.

It wasn’t long until the rest of the world heard about The Empire, and an international army of supporters formed. The band members credit their Australian fans and international backpackers in Australia for marketing them overseas. "Everywhere we went overseas, people would come up to us and say a friend in Australia sent the album to them, or ‘one of our mates who travelled through Australia brought it back and we all burned it!’" In fact, The Cat Empire suspect illegal piracy of their album in countries where it was not available overseas ended up being their greatest marketing machine. "We would arrive in cities like Berlin and Barcelona for the first time, and everyone in the audience would already know the words to every song. I guess the money we lost in cd sales through those territories, we have made by getting so many fans on board, so although we don’t endorse it, we certainly cant begrudge the file sharing."

The band has now sold over a million albums and DVDs in all parts of the world. They have headlined global festivals, won ARIAs, and played on Letterman and Leno, contributed where they can to a range of causes, and maintained a cool under the radar presence while still playing to stadiums worth of fans at each stop. When asked what their biggest achievement is in 10 years as a band, there is a unanimous "staying together". While other 20 something’s were going to university, working odd jobs, hanging out with friends in share houses, Ryan, Will, Ollie, Harry, Jumps, Felix and the Empire Horns - Ross and Kieran, spent their twenties trawling across continents in tour buses, playing to audiences night after night, quietly building their Empire, and making you-tube videos to pass the time. This experience has brought them together as a band, and defined them as individuals. It has made them into nothing short of world class.

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