February 2005

The Spill Canvas - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Monday, February 28 2005
THE SPILL CANVAS UK TOUR WITH STRAYLIGHT RUN AND THE JUNIOR VARSITY
3/2/2005 Garage/Mean Fiddler London UK w/ Straylight Run, The Junior Varsity
3/3/2005 the Roadhouse Manchester UK w/ Straylight Run, The Junior Varsity
3/4/2005 King Tuts Glasgow UK w/ Straylight Run, The Junior Varsity
3/6/2005 Academy 2 Birmingham UK w/ Straylight Run, The Junior Varsity
3/7/2005 Zodiac Oxford UK w/ Straylight Run, The Junior Varsity
3/8/2005 Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth UK w/ Straylight Run, The Junior Varsity


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Violet High - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Monday, February 28 2005
20th March - The Cellar Bar, Bracknell - support to Pilot Passenger
19th April - The Hope & Anchor, 207 upper street, Islington, London

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Violet High - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Saturday, February 26 2005


Season - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Saturday, February 26 2005
sat 26th feb # hare&hounds # kings heath high street - birmingham

thurs 10th march # golden cross # redditch

fri 11th march # varsity # wolverhampton

fri 25th march # jug of ale # moseley, birmingham

(all gigs start @8pm)

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Bohica - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Saturday, February 26 2005
Date \ Saturday 26 February 2005 View comments [0]
Venue \ The Star, Guildford
Details \ CANCELLED!!

Bohica - Tour dates
Date \ Thursday 03 March 2005 View comments [0]
Venue \ Echo FM
Details \ Live session between 7-9pm

Date \ Saturday 05 March 2005 View comments [0]
Venue \ Drill Hall, Horsham
Details \ Supporting Zero Cipher + more. Buy tickets online from Ticket Web

Date \ Friday 22 April 2005 View comments [0]
Venue \ Cranleigh Arts Centre, Cranleigh
Details \ Support TBC

Date \ Thursday 28 April 2005 View comments [0]
Venue \ Trashed @ The Watershed, Wimbledon
Details \ Support TBC, student night, cheap drinks!

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My Chemical Romance & Open Hand - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Saturday, February 26 2005
My Chemical Romance UK TOUR
Wed 6th April – WOLVERHAMPTON Wulfrun Hall

Thu 7th April – GLASGOW Barrowlands

Fri 8th April – MANCHESTER Academy

Sat 9th April – LONDON AstoriaM

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Intense - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Friday, February 25 2005
10/03/05 Birmingham, Edwards No 8. Shadowkeep, INTENSE, Headless Cross

19/03/05 St. Ives, Cambs, Burgess Civic Hall INTENSE, The Enigma

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Allister, Hidden in Plain View, Halifax & Hellogoodbye - gig news -- Posted by rock3 on Friday, February 25 2005
Drive thru records have added more dates to the 'DRIVE THRU INVASION TOUR' of the UK WHICH IS BRINGING

ALLISTER, HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW, HALIFAX & HELLOGOODBYE

tue 10-May-05 England Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
wed 11-May-05 England Bristol, Fleece
thur 12-May-05 England Birmingham, Academy 2
fri 13-May-05 England Manchester, Academy 3
sat 14-May-05 Scotland Glasgow, Garage
sun 15-May-05 England Oxford, Zodiac
mon 16-May-05 England London, Garage
tue 17-May-05 England Leeds, Cockpit
wed 18-May-05 England Sheffield, Leadmill

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Brenda + 65days of static - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Thursday, February 24 2005
Sat 26th Feb
The Central
Lower Parkstone, Poole
8pm..ish
£5

65days of Static
Brenda
Battered Action Figure
Rival Joustas

Two of the greatest talents join forces and share the same Gig... join them and Enjoy.
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Hondo Maclean - Tour and Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Wednesday, February 23 2005
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HONDO MACLEAN have moved their forthcoming tour.
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The NEW dates are:

April
19 Manchester, Road House
20 Glasgow, King Tuts
24 Sheffield, Corporation
25 Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
26 Oxford, Zodiac
27 London, Garage
28 Leeds, Cockpit

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HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW, HALIFAX - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Tuesday, February 22 2005
Drive-thru are excited to announce the May 2005 UK Invasion Tour.

Featuring ALLISTER, HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW, HALIFAX, HELLOGOODBYE, dates are:

10-May Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
11-May Bristol, Fleece
12-May Birmingham, Academy 2
13-May Glasgow, Garage
14-May Manchester, Academy 3
15-May Oxford, Zodiac
16-May London, Garage
17-May Leeds, Cockpit

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My Life In The Making - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Sunday, February 20 2005
11th March - Stripes Club, Folkestone - The Inbreds, My Life in the Making, Hatemail, Zeroscape

18th March - Homelands, Ashford Football Club - My Life in the Making, Cubic Space Division, Kingskin - ALBUM EARLY LAUNCH PARTY - Debut album available for 1 night only price £10

19th March - Tap 'n Tin, Chatham - My Life in the Making, The Inbreds, Sons of Alpha Centurai
26th March - Oast House, Rainham - My Life in the Making, Don't Die of Ignorance, Life Sentance

Album launch weekend (CD in shops nationwide 4th April) - CD available at both shows:
1st April - Sinden Theatre, Tenterden - My Life in the Making, Kingskin, Cubic Space Division
2nd April - Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone - Cubic Space Division, My Life in the Making

23rd April - Red Lion, Gravesend - Sons of Alpha Centurai, My Life in the Making, Long Time Down
*********More dates to follow**********

Debut U.S. Tour

Dates provisonally booked are:
19th September - Fox 19 T.V. & WEBN radio interviews
20th - 25th September gigs include:
Indianapolis, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Cincinatti (MidPoint Festival), Lexington

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Good Charlotte - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Sunday, February 13 2005
Good Charlotte UK Show Dates

Mar. 18 Carling Apollo Manchester, UK
Mar. 19 Academy Birmingham, UK
Mar. 20 Brixton London, UK
Mar. 22 Academy Glasgow, UK
Mar. 23 Rock City Nottingham, UK

Mar. 24 Academy Bristol, UK


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Locus of Control - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Saturday, February 12 2005
15/02/05 The Archer - NEWCASTLE*
16/02/05 Certificate 18 - YORK*
17/02/05 O'Hagans - RUGBY*
18/02/05 The Vine - LEEDS*
19/02/05 Cox's Yard - STRATFORD*
25/02/05 Rec Centre - NANTWICH
26/02/05 White Room - HULL
27/02/05 Invention Arts Centre - BATH
01/03/05 Barfly - CARDIFF
02/03/05 Talbot Hotel - STOKE
04/03/05 Alma - BOLTON
06/03/05 Retro Bar - MANCHESTER

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Reviews for '...to a Bloody War or a Sickly Season'

"...truly ass-kicking" Radio 1
"...clearly talented...impressive" Kerrang
"Intelligent British Rock - think Metallica and Helmet scrapping with Tool... hooks that sound like they were designed to have entire stadiums bouncing in unison..." RockSound

Rock3 review here

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Coerce - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Saturday, February 12 2005
Coerce are playing 3rd of March with The Orator and Belisha @ Highbury Garage
20-22 Highbury Corner
Highbury
London
N5 1RD

Train: Highbury (3 mins)
Tube: Highbury & Islington (3 mins)
Enquiries: 020 7607 1818

10th March Battle Of the bands with Blood Red Summer and Catalyst @

THE BEACON COURT TAVERN
128 Canterbury St
Gillingham
Kent
ME7 5TP
(01634) 853186

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The Blue Print - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Friday, February 11 2005
Thu March 17th - SOUTHAMPTON, Joiners
Fri March 18th - HARTLEPOOL ,Studio
Sat March 19th - NOTTINGHAM, Rock City
Sun March 20th - MANCHESTER, Retro Bar
Mon March 21st - CARDIFF, Clwb Ifor Bach
Tue March 22nd - PLYMOUTH, Phoenix
Sat April 9th - LEEDS, Brudenell Social - All-dayer with Red Stars Parade, Narcosis, D-Rail and P>S>P.

'Phenomenology' The Blue print Debut Album is out now on Golf Records

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My Life In The Making - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Friday, February 11 2005
19th Feb - Astor Theatre, Deal, Kent
11th March - Stripes Club, Folkestone - The Inbreds, My Life in the Making, other band TBC

18th March - Homelands, Ashford Football Club - My Life in the Making, Cubic Space Division, Kingskin - ALBUM EARLY LAUNCH PARTY - Debut album available for 1 night only price £10

19th March - Tap 'n Tin, Chatham - My Life in the Making, The Inbreds, Sons of Alpha Centurai
26th March - Oast House, Rainham - My Life in the Making, Don't Die of Ignorance, Life Sentance

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Gigs in Manchester and Wigan -- Posted by rock3 on Wednesday, February 9 2005
Jan 28th, Dry Bar. Endorphin + K115 + Rogue Frequency + The Cut + Steller. £4, 8pm.

Jan 28th, Cuba Cafe. The Gaskins + State Dancer + Drop Science + The Randoms + Six String Root. £4, 8pm.

Feb 2nd, Retro Bar. Last Chance to Dance + Sursum Corda + Orchid + Defect + In Pain Die. £3.50 / £4

Feb 2nd, Fever, Wigan. Alterkicks. £3, 8pm.

Feb 4th, Cuba Cafe. Day Glo Carousel + Merry Men + King St Hobo + Aura Luxe + The Waterfront. £4, 8pm.

Feb 4th, Dry Bar. The Angel Hurricane + Kypie + Alecto + Strawdogs + Moses. £4, 8pm.

Feb 10th, Music Box. 65 DAYS OF STATIC + Day for Airstrikes + Mr Fist + Not Music Collective clubnight (mad Warp style electronica). £5 adv / £6. 8pm.

Feb 11th, Dry Bar. GUTWORM + Onsetcold + Leaf + Gone Till Winter. £4 adv/£5 7.30pm.

Feb 12th, The Tavern, Wigan. 65 DAYS OF STATIC. 8pm.

Feb 13th, Retro Bar. PSYCHOPATH (Southern Records) + Team (Captains of Industry) + The Sellout Flaw + Nova Smoke + Sakurai + Big Setup + Fencott Disaster + Carpathia + Zero Pretties + Phantom. £5 adv. 3pm.

Feb 16th, Retro Bar. THE VERRA CRUZ + Blind Io + Keel Theory + The Quantus Earthquake. £4/£5, 7.30pm.

Feb 16th, Wigan, Bar Fever. 28 Costumes. £3, 8pm.

Feb 17th, Jabez Clegg. tHE gREAT wHITE cHOCOLATE dEBATE presents......28 COSTUMES + For Tomorrows + The Shmatte Kid + The Wandering Step + Gideon Conn + DJs from 50Leaves till 2am. £4 / £5, 8pm.

Feb 18th, Dry Bar. Blue Vinyl + Carl Pierce + Commune + El Quinell + Kashmire. £4, 8pm.

Feb 18th, Cuba Cafe. The Happenin + Everyday 50 + Rogue Frequency + Danny Mahon + Andy Mayes. £4, 8pm.

Feb 18th, Manchester Academy 3. Myoho + Marlin + Kni9hts + Zenfo. £5adv / £6, 7.30pm.

Feb 21st, Jabez Clegg. is association with High Voltage presents.... THE FALLOUT TRUST + Jeepster + Gods of Good Living + Dukes of Portland . 8pm, £4.

Feb 21st, Manchester Academy 3. Fraction + Red Stone Dancer + Lava Beds + Car Crash Radio. £5 adv/£6, 7.30pm.

Feb 22nd, Dry Bar. The Crash Convention + Aristocast + The Bridge + The Oddness + Seven Hours. £4adv/£5, 8pm.

Feb 24th, Academy 3. The Reverend Coyote + The Headlines + The Khyber Pass + The Loose Shoes. £5 adv./7.30pm

Feb 25th, Dry Bar. Maximo Park + The Jakpot + Free Mojo + Pinkertons. £4/£5, 7.30pm.

Feb 25th, Cuba Cafe. Red Stone Dancer + The Hicks + Jist + The Gents + Mark Wilson. £4, 8pm.

March 2nd, Wigan Bar Fever. PURE REASON REVOLUTION + Mark Wilson. £3, 8pm.

March 2nd, Retro Bar. MOCO + Politburo + Smiling Politley + Boy Called Roy. £4 adv / £5 door. 7.30pm.

March 2nd, Dry Bar. Shuriken + Ficticious + Do Not Disturb + 8 Days Late + Epidermis. £4 adv / £5, 7.30pm.

March 3rd, Jabez. Other Side of Sound + Waiger + The Connexion Theory + Dear Superstar + A Quiet Life. £4. 8pm.

March 4th, Dry Bar. KILL KENADA + Kong + Automation + Suzuki Method. £4/£5, 7.30pm.

March 4th, Cuba Cafe. PACIFIC + Clearway + We See Foxes + The Quarter + The Following. £4, 8pm.

March 6th, Retro Bar. Alternative rock all dayer featuring LOCUS OF CONTROL + Suspicious Stains + Phantom + Car Crash Radio + Maladjusted + Iftikhar + Sanity Lost + Not Shibby + Mary Wanna Smile + Merry Men + Commune + Backdoor Beauty. 3pm. £3.50 / £5

March 8th, Academy 3. Alpha + Blue Bird Kid + Number Nines + Folks £5adv. 7.30pm

March 9th, Wigan. ARCTIC MONKEYS. £3, 8pm.

March 11th, Dry Bar. The Vagabonds + The Reverend Coyote + The Randoms + The Waterfront. £4, 8pm

March 11th, Cuba Cafe. CARDBOARD RADIO + Blind Io + Inside View + Lost Hours + The Manyanas. £4, 8pm

March 13th, Retro Bar. EDEN MAINE + Reflux (Prosthetic Rcrds) + CoExist (ex Murder One) + InSilence + Lap + Last Chance to Dance + Censa Faye + No Known Solution + Orchid + Fourth State of Matter + Cadever Burn + . £5 adv / £6. 2pm.

March 16th, Retro Bar. No Standards + Graysons + Saving Grace. £4 / 8pm

March 17th, Jabez Clegg. tHE gREAT wHITE cHOCOLATE dEBATE presents....... ARCTIC MONKEYS + Whisky Cats + The Loungs + The Special Brew + Dirty Circus. £4 / £5, 8pm.

March 18th, Dry Bar. Black Flame Dispute + Verm + Visitor . £4 adv/£5. / 7.30pm

March 18th, Cuba Cafe.FRAME OF MIND + Atwood + Lobelia Blue + Pretend Girlfriend + The Palms. £4, 8pm

March 20th, Retro Bar. THE BLUEPRINT + October File + Shot Dead + Scarlet Bullet Lake + Notice To All + The Lucida Console + Wimmit + Gifted By Loss + Gone Till Winter + Crylo + Hollow Earth Theory. £5 adv. 2pm.

March 25th, Dry Bar. The Sound Explosion + Red Stone Dancer + Mason + Red Leg + The Loose Shoes. £5 /

March 29th, Dry Bar. Ambershades + Mary Jane + Marlin + Dirty Circus + Frame of Mind. £4adv/£5 / 7.30pm

March 31st, Jabez. Keel Theory + Mirrors Mind + Former Babies. £5. 8pm.

April 1st, Dry Bar. THE*GA*GA's + Zen Motel + For Tomorrows + Dear Superstar.. £5 adv. 7.30pm.

April 3rd, Academy 3. Soul City Exile + Myoho + The Happening + The Moogs. £5adv / 7.30pm

April 3rd, Retro Bar. Akoga + Like I Care + Big Setup + Flat Back 4 + Six String Root + Blowback + Crouch Mog + King Coaster + Forgotten Hopefulls. £4./ 3pm

April 7th, Jabez Clegg. Clown Prince + Shiloh + Kotain + The Movement. £4, 8pm.

April 8th, Cuba Cafe. The Hair + Circlesound + Lookin + The Cut. £4, 8pm.

April 8th, Dry Bar. The Rifles + The Manyanas + Carl Pierce +

April 14th, Music Box. The Fight + Harem Pilots + Running on Empty. £5, 8pm

April 14th, Academy 3. 65 DAYS OF STATIC + Stranger Son of... + Yena Veldt . £6.50adv, 7pm

April 15th, Dry Bar. Kni9hts + Jeepster + Sybil Vain. £4, 8pm.

April 21st, Jabez Clegg.THE YOUNG OFFENDERS INSTITUTE + Star Fighter Pilot + Dirty Circus + The Citizen Band. £4/£5, 8pm


Manchester: Venues

Jabez Clegg : Portmouth St, Manchester, M13 9GB, 07970-821270. Opposite The Manchester Academy, 400 capacity

Dry Bar : 28-30 Oldham St, Manchester, M1 1JN, 07970-821270 (next door to Night and Day Cafe) : 500 capacity and 150 capacity small room downstairs

Gullivers: Oldham St, Manchester, M4 1LW, 07970-821270

Jillys Rockworld: 65 Oxford St, Manchester, M1 6FQ, 0161 236 9971. 700 capacity. Rock bands.

The Music Box, 65 Oxford Road, Manchester, M1 6FQ.

ScuBar, 136 York Street, Manchester, M1 7XN, 07970 821270

Cuba Cafe, 43 Port Street, Manchester, M1 2EQ, 07970 821270. 150 capacity.


Wigan: Venues

Fever, Rowbottom Sq, Wigan, WN1 1LN. 07970-821270: 200 cap. Regular well attended Wednesdays (indie/rock n roll vibe) , or clubnight on Fridays.

Warrington: Venues

WA1 Bar, Leigh Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1UG, 01925 638776


Vert - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Monday, February 7 2005
Saturday 12th Febuary - The Parish Rooms, Ironbridge
Septembre (featuring former Vex Red frontman Terry Abbot)
VERT
I-DEF-I
The Abner

also:
Mar 01 : Redwoods, Kidderminster
Mar 13 : The Little Civic, Wolverhampton (supporting THE*GA*GA*S)
Apr 02 : The Haygate, Wellington (charity fundraiser for the Tsunami Disaster
Fund and Make Poverty History)


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Phinius Gage - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Sunday, February 6 2005
PG TOUR SCHEDULE:
Febuary & March
25.02 - Weymouth Verdis (with Route 215)
26.02 - Bristol Junction (with Route 215)
28.02 - Plymouth Phoenix
05.03 - Swindon Furnace
07.03 - Newcastle Trillians
08.03 - Norwich Ferryboat
09.03 - Cambridge Man On The Moon (with Route 215)
10.03 - Nottingham Junktion 7
12.03 - Glasbury (Wales) Village Hall
13.03 - London Garage (with No Comply & Adequate 7)
15.03 - Brighton Freebutt (Album launch show with Special Guests)
26.03 - Middlesbrough Arena
27.03 - Arbroath Viewfield Hotel
01.04 - Milton Keynes Pitz (with No Comply)

Supporting "Streetlight Manifesto" (USA / Victory Records)
17.04 - Manchester Satan's Hollow
18.04 - Glasgow Barfly
19.04 - Newcastle Archer
20.04 - Nottingham Junktion 7
21.04 - Coventry Jailhouse
22.04 - Tunbridge Wells Forum
23.04 - Bridgend Recreation Centre
24.04 - TBC
25.04 - London Underworld
26.04 - Birmingham Bar Academy
27.04 - Hitchen Club 85
28.04 - Wrexham Central
29.04 - Sheffield Club Zero
30.04 - High Wycombe White Horse
01.05 - Kingston Peel
02.05 - Exeter Cavern TBC

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Locus of Control - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Sunday, February 6 2005
Feb 15 2005 - The Archer, NEWCASTLE NEWCASTLE,
Feb 16 2005 - Cert 18, YORK YORK,
Feb 17 2005 - O' Hagan's, RUGBY Rugby,
Feb 18 2005 - The Vine, LEEDS Leeds,
Feb 19 2005 - Cox's Yard, STRATFORD Stratford,
Feb 25 2005 - Rec Centre Nantwich,
Feb 26 2005 - White Room Hull,

Read the Review of the album 'to a bloody war or a sickly season'

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(ME)dia - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Sunday, February 6 2005
Wednesday 16th February, Dublin Castle, Camden, London
(White Vinyl, King Billy and the Marvelous, The Blackwater Jacks)
Friday 18th February, The Greyhound, Redhill
(Line up TBC)
Sunday 20th February, Agincourt, Camberley
(Tone, Magdala, MFKZT, Atikius)
Wednesday 23rd February, Clapham Grand, Clapham, London
(Delusions of Grandeur, This Iillusion)
Thursday 3rd March, The Archway Tavern, Archway, London
(Line up TBC)
Sunday 13th March, The Bull and Gate, Kentish Town, London
(Line up TBC)
Tuesday 19th April, The Hope and Anchor, Islington, London
(Line up TBC)

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Innervision Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Saturday, February 5 2005
10th February 2005 - The Sunrooms, Southend - FREE Entry
17th February 2005 - The Twist, Colchester Venue - The Twist
3rd March 2005 - The Castle Mayne, The Knares, Basildon, Essex - FREE Entry
6th March 2005 - The Royal Hotel, Southend
25th March 2005 - Ruskin arms, 386 High Street North, Manor Park, London

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Twin Zero - Gig dates -- Posted by rock3 on Wednesday, February 2 2005
Feb 4th - Joiners, Southampton
Feb 10th - Camden purple turtle, Camden, London

Twin Zero are comprised of:
Twin Zero - feature members of Subvert, The Blueprint, Vex Red and current
stand-in drummer Paul Jackson (Johnny Truant),


London - Alexander palace - Gig News -- Posted by rock3 on Wednesday, February 2 2005
Funeral For A Friend - Coheed and Cambria - Rise Against
Alexisonfire - Lucky Nine - Fightstar - Emanuel - Massive London Rock Show

What better way to spend a bank holiday than watching some of today's biggest
and boldest rock bands rocking out their stuff to over 8000 people!

For the first time, SJM Concerts are pleased to announce Give It A Name 05
'which will be held at London Alexandra Palace on Monday 2nd May and will
feature the following hottest rock artists -

Funeral For A Friend
Coheed and Cambria
Rise Against
Alexisonfire
Lucky Nine
Fightstar
Emanuel
Plus further acts to be confirmed!

Doors open at 1pm and tickets are priced £25 advance available 24hrs from 0871
2200 260

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Funeral for a friend, Coheed and Cambria etc.. all play on our Rock Radio stations


Home Grown and New Found Glory - Gig news -- Posted by rock3 on Tuesday, February 1 2005
Home Grown will support New Found Glory on their UK tour in Feb.

Dates are:

09 Manchester,Academy
12 Birmingham,Academy
13 Bristol,Academy
14 Liverpool,Academy
15 London,H'smith Palais
16 Nottingham Rock City

17 London, Garage (HEADLINE SHOW!)

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