The Offspring announce UK and Ireland arena tour with The Hives
Tickets go on sale this Friday
The band will be visiting Dublin, Cardiff, Birmingham, London, Glasgow, Manchester and Leeds during the seven-date tour and will be joined by special guests The Hives throughout.
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In a statement, The Offspring said, ‘After nearly two years of not playing for our fans, the idea of getting in front of the UK crowds is beyond exciting! We can’t wait! See you soon!’
The Hives also added, ‘Yes it’s true! The Hives will join The Offspring on their UK/Ireland invasion spreading the California punk sun by adding their own unique unf—withable version of arena garage rock. Missing out on the fun is for idiots.’
Below are The Offspring’s upcoming UK and Ireland tour dates:
21st November 2021 – 3Arena, Dublin
23rd November 2021 – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
24th November 2021 – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
26th November 2021 – The SSE Wembley Arena, London
27th November 2021 – The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
29th November 2021 – AO Arena, Manchester
30th November 2021 – First Direct Arena, Leeds
Following on from this tour, The Offspring will return in December for several stripped-back performances at Banquet Records in Kingston and Crash Records in Leeds. These one-off sets will also feature a Q&A session where fans can ask Dexter & Noodles from the band all their burning questions
The ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ album is set for release on 16th April 2021 and tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday.
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41 rock and metal albums released in 2021:
Alice Cooper – ‘Detroit Stories’
Shock rock legend and Planet Rock DJ extraordinaire Alice Cooper will release his musical homage to his hometown, ‘Detroit Stories’, on Friday 26th February 2021. Following in the footsteps of 2019’s ‘Breadcrumbs EP’, Alice’s 21st studio album sees him unite with producer Bob Ezrin in Detroit with their Detroit friends to record ‘Detroit Stories’ and celebrate the Golden Era of Detroit rock. Judging by the upbeat and decidedly pop-tinged ‘Our Love Will Change The World’ – a track Alice says is “one of the oddest songs I’ve ever done” – expect one or two musical curveballs on ‘Detroit Stories’.
Foo Fighters – ‘Medicine at Midnight’
Foo Fighters are primed release their tenth studio album ‘Medicine at Midnight’ on Friday 5th February 2021. Clocking in at just 37 minutes, the record is the easily shortest of Foo Fighters’ distinguished quarter-of-a-century career, however if Planet Rock A-listed single ‘Shame Shame’ is anything to go by, ‘Medicine at Midnight’ will be oozing quality throughout those nine succinct tracks. Expect all killer and absolutely no filler.
The Pretty Reckless – ‘Death By Rock and Roll’
Taylor Momsen and co. have confirmed their fourth studio album ‘Death By Rock and Roll’ will arrive on Friday 12th February 2021. Penned by Taylor and lead guitarist Ben Phillips, the 12-track album boasts the Planet Rock playlisted lead single; the intensely autobiographical rock blockbuster ’25’. With its sweeping orchestral strings, powerhouse vocals from Taylor and ominous piano plonks, musically ’25’ sounds like it could be a James Bond theme song. Hopefully the rest of the album is similarly epic.
Mason Hill – ‘Against The Wall’
The fresh-faced Scottish rockers’ long-gestating debut album finally sees the light of day on Friday 5th March 2021. Recorded in Glasgow and New York with Chris Sheldon (Biffy Clyro, The Foo Fighters) on mixing duties, the album boasts the singles ‘Find My Way’ and the Planet Rock playlisted ‘Against The Wall’, and singer Scott Taylor couldn’t be more excited about its release. He enthuses: “Our debut album Against The Wall is the culmination of 5 years of literal blood, sweat, tears and everything in between! The whole process has been beset by about everything known to man but we’ve finally prevailed and couldn’t be happier.”
Greta Van Fleet – ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’
Released on Friday 16th April 2021, ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’ is the eagerly awaited follow-up to The Frankenmuth rockers’ October 2018 debut album ‘Anthem of The Peaceful Army’. Helmed by Foo Fighters producer Greg Kurstin, the sprawling seven-minute single ‘Age of Machine’ served as a nice aperitif for the album which Greta Van Fleet have vowed is “dynamic”, “reflective of the world” and packed with lyrics “telling ancient tales with a contemporary application.” Intriguing stuff.
Saxon – ‘Inspirations’
NWOBHM torchbearers Saxon will unleash their inaugural covers record and 23rd studio album in total, ‘Inspirations’, on Friday 19th March 2021. Recorded in the grand surroundings of Brockfield Hall near York, as the title suggests, ‘Inspirations’ features 11 songs that inspired Saxon and moulded them into the band they are today. Seminal anthems given a unique Saxon twist include The Rolling Stones’ ‘Paint It Black’, Thin Lizzy’s ‘The Rocker’, ‘Motörhead’s ‘Bomber’, AC/DC’s ‘Problem Child’, Black Sabbath’s ‘Evil Woman’, Deep Purple’s ‘Speed King’ and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Immigrant Song’.
Thunder – ‘All the Right Noises’
British hard rock heroes Thunder will release their thirteenth studio album ‘All The Right Noises’ on Friday 12th March 2021. Featuring the Brexit-bashing towering lead single ‘Last One Out Turn Off The Lights’, ‘All the Right Noises’ is described as “a return to the full-throttle sound” of Thunder. Completed in March 2020 but put on the backburner due to the coronavirus pandemic, guitarist Luke Morley says of ‘All the Right Noises’: “All the songs were written and recorded pre-COVID. But it is interesting how if you look at some of the tracks through the prism of COVID they still make a lot of sense.”
Ricky Warwick – ‘When Life Was Hard And Fast’
Thin Lizzy and Black Star Riders vocalist Ricky Warwick has drafted in big-name special guests Andy Taylor (Duran Duran and Power Station) Luke Morley (Thunder), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Dizzy Reed (Guns n Roses) to appear on his fifth studio album ‘When Life Was Hard And Fast’. Released on Friday 19th February 2021, Ricky says of the 11-track record: “I wanted to create an album that had the simplistic melodies of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers charged with the electric hedonistic fury of Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers. Recording the album as live as possible with a full band was requisite to achieving the desired effect”.
Myles Kennedy – TBA
Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy announced in September that his second solo album was “in the can.” Myles’ 2018 debut ‘Year of the Tiger’ – a concept album about the loss of his father when he was a child – was stripped back, emotionally raw and more acoustic based, however Myles has promised that this record is heavier and contains “a lot more electric guitar”. Recorded over seven months during lockdown, Myles says the album has been very much shaped by “the crazy times we’re living in.”
The Dead Daisies – ‘Holy Ground’
With Glenn Hughes recruited to their ranks on lead vocals and bass duties in 2019 in place of the departing John Corabi and Marco Mendoza, the latest incarnation of The Dead Daisies released album no.5 ‘Holy Ground’ on Friday 22nd January 2021. It didn’t disappoint.
Mammoth WVH – TBA
Wolfgang Van Halen will release his debut album under his solo band moniker Mammoth WVH in 2021. Just like Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters’ debut album, the record is set to be a one-man tour-de-force with Wolfgang playing every instrument and singing each and every note. The first taster for the record, ‘Distance’, was released in November and it’s an intensely personal tribute to Wolfgang’s late dad Eddie Van Halen, written when the guitar legend was battling cancer. A truly sublime and highly poignant track that offers a tantalising glimpse of what’s to come on Wolfgang’s full album.
Arc of Life – ‘Arc of Life’
Arc of Life is a fresh progressive rock supergroup centring on a trio of members from the current YES line-up – vocalist/guitarist Jon Davison, bassist/vocalist Billy Sherwood, and additional drummer Jay Schellen – together with Dave Kerzner (Sound of Contact) on keyboards, and Jimmy Haun on guitar. The band’s self-titled debut album will be released on Friday 12th February 2021 and it’s billed as ‘creative, challenging, and ear-pleasing progressive rock music that pushes boundaries.’ Billy Sherwood describes the music as, “interesting, with well-crafted songs, performed with precision and grace. All songs feature memorable melodies and lyrics that take the listener on a sonic adventure. Dynamic arrangements with peaks and valleys… it’s all there.”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – TBA
In an interview with Australia’s Double J radio in October 2020, returning guitarist John Frusciante confirmed Red Hot Chili Peppers are gearing up to record a new album. Commenting on the band’s 2020 activities, Frusciante said: “We were rehearsing for a couple months, and then the quarantine started, and then we stopped rehearsing for a couple months, and then we went back to rehearsing. We’re moving ahead with what we’re doing, we’re writing new music.” Fingers crossed the record lands in 2021!
Magnum – ‘Dance of the Black Tattoo’
Unlike Magnum’s 2017 compilation album ‘The Valley Of Tears – The Ballads’, ‘Dance of the Black Tattoo’ showcases the heavier side of the band’s musical soundscape. The 14-track collection features live rarities and previously unreleased radio edits that have been meticulously remastered using state-
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