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NOVA Festival of Arts and Music launches for 2012

Concertphotography — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:08:44 +0000

NOVA Festival of
Arts and Music
launches for 2012
2012 welcomes Nova – a small,
intimate and independent arts and
music festival set in the stunning
West Susses estate at Bignor
Park from 5th-8th July
Early Bird Tickets on sale NOW
www.ticketline.co.uk/nova-festival
The first ever Nova Festival is brought to you by two of The Big Chill’s cocreators
– co-founder Katrina Larkin and creative producer Victoria Burns.
Set in the stunning West Sussex countryside estate at Bignor Park, Nova is
a small, intimate and independent arts and music festival built on
consideration and care for the smallest details and with the biggest ideas.
From 5th to 8th July, Nova will host inspiring artistic offerings to delight and
captivate audiences plus a music programme featuring both established
and up-and-coming acts expected to propel onto the music scene in 2012.
Nova Festival is set to become the UK’s leading bijous festival for 2012.
Nova Festival is a new kind of festival setting its sights on becoming the leading bijous festival in the UK. Taking the
biggest ideas and building a festival dedicated to those who love art and music, it is small, intimate and independent.
Nova’s estate home is carefully positioned in West Sussex, easily accessible yet hidden away behind towering trees,
tranquil lakes and undulating meadows. Four days will captivate festival-goers with excellent music offerings and a
fervour of artistic talent to satisfy all and ensure Nova Festival will be revisited year on year.
Gates open on Thursday 5th July allowing visitors to stroll to the camping area, pitch up tents and be greeted with the
festival’s very own pub, The Nova Arms, where afternoons can be spent watching a mad medley of pub
entertainment, evenings filled with campsite campfire sessions plus a chance to see classic film screenings at the
dedicated outdoor cinema.
Friday morning, Nova opens its gates to the enchanting Zen Gardens offering therapies and a hot tub experience
beneath the trees and surrounded by the UK’s finest immersive and interactive outdoor art. By night the gardens take
on a new dimension – bathed in artful illuminations and the perfect place for mischief amongst the woodland terrain.
Throughout the day and into late evening there will be foraging, campfire cooking sessions, night walks and strange
guided tours.
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Friday sees the festival leap into life. The Valley Stage offers a line-up of brilliant, eclectic break-through new music
alongside more established favourites. The Super-Nova DJ Bar will serve specially created cocktails to keep all
moving to top class DJs spinning an array of dance floor styles. The Fearless Theatre plays host to wildly creative
and fantastically eccentric comedy, cabaret and theatre. There will be opportunities to take part at The Public Art
Studios and display works in the People’s Gallery or join the village choir. And when all that matters is a cup of tea,
head to the Tea Dance for a cup of rosie lee and do a turn around the floor.
More music and curios will spring up among the trees and performers will take to the stage on the lake. Children will
be enchanted at The Land of The Bumbley Boo and The Wordsmithy will engage minds and spark imaginations with
lively debates, authors’ talks, readings and spoken word performances.
Every bar at Nova Festival will be fairly priced, well stocked with local liquor, ciders, ales and champagne, as well as
everything needed to make generous cocktails. An array of handpicked stalls offering delicious food will be scattered
across the beautiful site and there will be no shortage of beautiful places to picnic.
Nova Festival of Arts and Music takes place from Thursday 5th July till Sunday 8th July.
Line-up to be announced January 2012. Please visit www.novafestival.co.uk/ for full information.
Zen Gardens Kids Area A Temple of Words
Editor’s Notes
Nova Festival of Arts & Music
Deep in the valley and gardens of a beautiful West Sussex estate,
a re-imagining of the great British festival experience from the
ladies behind the original boutique festival. Nova will showcase
some of the most exciting outdoor visual art in the UK and provide
a platform for break-through new music alongside your favourites.
Nova will entice your revelry, embrace your participation and
enthral you with a playground of interactive art, theatrical
inventiveness, literary exploration, gastronomic excitement,
secluded picnic spots, night-time illuminations, bonfires and
musical treats. This intimate and independent festival is handcrafted
by a dedicated team who have unparalleled experience in
‘making it happen’. Nova is about big ideas and little details that
will make your festival fabulous.
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Ticketing Information
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
www.ticketline.co.uk/nova-festival#tour
0844 888 9991
Adult Tier One: £80 SOLD OUT
Adult Tier Two: £100
Adult Tier Three: £139
13-17 Tears: £60
Student: £100
Under 12s: FREE
Tickets include a camping pass
Dates:
5th – 8th July 2012
Location:
Bignor Park
West Sussex
Website:

http://www.novafestival.co.uk/

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Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/novafestival
Nova Line-Up
To be announced January 2012
Ends

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Gloucester Guildhall Presents KAI FISH (MYSTERY JETS)

Concertphotography — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:09:02 +0000

Gloucester Guildhall Presents

KAI FISH (MYSTERY JETS)

Life In Monochrome is the debut album of in-demand writer, and member of indie-pop royals Mystery Jets, Kai Fish.

His first solo endeavor is a highly personal record of sweeping, cinematic, pop, which sees Fish coming firmly into his own as an accomplished artist and songwriter.

As bass player and one of the creative driving-forces in the Mystery Jets throughout the bands three acclaimed albums, Fish has always been a prolific songwriter in his own right, having written or co-written many of the bands most well-known tracks, as well as independently penning tunes for the likes of Mark Ronson and The Count & Sinden. While the songs on Life In Monochrome communicate with some of the Jets’ signature traits of expertly crafted melody and a quirky playfulness, they are also of a distinctively personal and introspective nature, drawing influence from a wide lineage of great British songwriters, from the likes of Ray Davies to Damon Albarn.

The album was born out of a period of great change and turmoil in Fish’s life, having gone through the breakup of a 6 year relationship, and into a one which quickly led to marriage and a relocation to Paris, a place he dreamed of living as a teenager, within the span of 3 months.
There, driven by an outpouring of inspiration (most of the albums lyrics were written during a single train journey) and an urge to bring his recent experiences and reflections to expression, he set up shop in a small, intimate studio, with the help of friend and mentor Hervé, where he was joined by a host of guest musicians and friends to help realize his vision, including Californian producer Dean Reid, Mystery Jets members William Rees and Kapil Trivedi, Lisa Wisznia of French group Elephant and singer Sophie-Rose Harper.

An ambitious and sonically inquisitive record, Fish reveals himself as a versatile pop maverick, from the blues-tinged country rock of Dig Your Own Well, Gorillaz-echoing acoustic melancholia turn anthemic rocker of Real Life, to the soulful, backyard lament and cathartic guitar assault of album centerpiece Cobalt Cheeks.

Saturday 10^th December // Tickets £7.50 // Doors 7.30pm // Over 14s

For tickets visit Gloucester Guildhall’s Box Office, call 01452 503050 or book online at www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk Tickets are also available from the Tourist Information Centre on Southgate Street.

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Gloucester Guildhall Presents FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND

Concertphotography — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:05:00 +0000

Gloucester Guildhall Presents

FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND

Following a massive sell-out show in May of this year, Welsh rockers Funeral for a Friend prepare to storm Gloucester Guildhall a second time.

Funeral for a Friend, named after a song by Planes Mistaken For Stars rather than the Elton John instrumental, came together in Bridgend in 2001. They started off by recording four tracks for a proposed self-funded EP but as soon as Mighty Atom Records heard the tracks they signed the band up for a two-album deal, from which came their debut EP Between Order and Model. Before its release in 2002 the majority of the band actually quit, but this didn’t deter the remaining members and they re-recruited and recorded their second EP, Four Ways to Scream Your Name, the following year. Thanks to their dedicated fan base, the band won the Kerrang! award for Best UK Newcomer in 2003, beating The Darkness and Million Dead. They followed up their success by playing at Reading and Leeds the same year.

With expectations building, Funeral for a Friend released their first full-length album, Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation, to critical acclaim in October 2003, which produced three Top 20 singles. The band extensively toured the album, including opening for Iron Maiden in a series of European dates. Going from strength to strength, and with their fan base steadily growing, they went on to release three more albums and a greatest hits compilation entitled Your History Is Mine: 2002-2009. They toured internationally, landed themselves a support slot for Guns N’ Roses, picked up another Kerrang! award, this time for Best British Band, and notched up more six Top 40 singles.

Funeral for a Friend’s eagerly anticipated fifth album, Welcome Home Armageddon, was released earlier this year through Pledge Music. Speaking to the BBC, singer Matt Davies said, “2011 will be the year of Funeral for a Friend so you all better be prepared for it!” Make sure you don’t miss out on what is guaranteed to be an exciting, high-energy show.

Thursday 15^th December // Tickets £14 // Doors 7.30pm // Over 14s

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SHAUN RYDER -MUSIC LEGEND AT GLOUCESTER GUILDHALL FRIDAY 2ND DECEMBER

Concertphotography — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:56:13 +0000

SHAUN RYDER

www.shaunryder.net

+ SUPPORT FROM DIXIE & MODERN MEDICINE

www.myspace.com/dixiemusic

Friday 2nd December 2011 7.30pm

Gloucester Guildhall, Gloucester

Tickets £18 adv.stbf. From Box Office 01452 503050

www.seetickets.com www.gigantic.com

MUSIC LEGEND AT GLOUCESTER GUILDHALL FRIDAY 2^ND DECEMBER

Shaun William George Ryder is a Singer, an Author, a Father, an Actor, an ex-Heroin addict, a lyricist and a King of the Jungle..

He also fronted two of the most important, generation-defining bands that Britain has seen in the last 20 years.

The Happy Mondays are widely credited with innovating the “Madchester” movement that shook the UK music to it’s core and saw the end of hair metal and synth pop in the mid to late 80’s. They were a band that never did things easily – once promoting their own show at the G-Mex venue in Manchester and selling out to 10,000 capacity within a week because their promoter at the time wasn’t confident in the show!

After headlining Glastonbury Festival, producing albums with Paul Oakenfold, touring the world and selling millions of records the band split in 1993. Never one to be kept down though – Shaun Ryder returned in 1995 with Black Grape – an immediate success co-fronted by former Monday’s man and close friend Bez.

The years after this have seen Shaun undertake a relentless schedule – a Happy Mondays re-union and subsequent world arena tour was coupled with collaborating with Gorrilaz, appearing on I’m a celebrity, get me out of here! a bizarre duet with Russel Watson, voiceovers for the Grand Theft Auto videogame, becoming essentially the leading role in the classic film “24hour party people” and now the author of a bestselling autobiography about his life called “Twisting my melon.”

Interviews & Comp Tickets Available.

For more information please contact:

Simon Peacock peacocksimon@virginmedia.com

SNG Promotions 07531 826081 / 01179 551457

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BRUCE FORSYTH – BRUCE LIVE THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL Thursday 3rd May 2012

Concertphotography — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:17:45 +0000

BRUCE FORSYTH – BRUCE LIVE

THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL

Thursday 3rd May 2012

23^rd November 2011 - In the Spring of 2012, Sir Bruce Forsyth will have been working in show business for 70 years. To celebrate the occasion, he returns to the London stage for the first time in more than a decade in a spectacular one-off performance of comedy and music at The Royal Albert Hall.

Says Bruce “I can’t believe it’s been such a long time since I last did what I love best – working to a live theatre audience. It’s how I started and what I did for so many, many years. Television is great but for me as a performer nothing compares to a live theatre show.”

Bruce will be accompanied by an orchestra under the direction of Strictly Come Dancing’s Dave Arch and the show will feature songs from his critically acclaimed EMI album, “These Are My Favourites”.

Tickets are on sale now at www.livenation.co.uk or www.royalalberthall.com

Contact:

Ian Wilson or Naomi Corrin at IMWP

Office: 020 7223 7112

Ian: 07850 317749 / imwpuk@aol.com

Naomi: 07584 413862 / naomi.imwpuk@gmail.com PRESS INFORMATION

SIR BRUCE FORSYTH CBE

Bruce Forsyth is one of the U.K.’s most loved and durable stars and has now been in showbusiness for eight decades! It is a career begun very young when, in the middle of World War Two, he left school and aged 14 began performing professionally billed as “Boy Bruce The Might Atom”. Sixteen years later in 1958, he became an “overnight” star when he was chosen to host “Sunday Night At The London Palladium” and for fifty years he has remained one of the most influential and popular performers on British television. In 1998 he was awarded the O.B.E., in 2006, the C.B.E. and in 2011 a Knighthood for his services to the entertainment industry. In 2008, as well as celebrating his 80th birthday, Bruce was awarded a BAFTA Fellowship, the highest accolade the Academy can bestow. In 2011 he presents Series 9 of Strictly Come Dancing and returns to his musical roots with the release of his album “(These are) My Favourites” on EMI.

Theatre

Little Me (Original London Cast) 1964, Travelling Music Show 1978, One Man Show (Winter Garden New York & Huntington Hartford Los Angeles 1979), London Palladium numerous, plus extensive tours UK, New Zealand & Australia).

Films

Star 1968 (with Julie Andrews), Can Heironymous Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness 1969, Bedknobs and Broomsticks 1971, The Seven Deadly Sins 1971, Pavlova 1984.

Television

Series include: Sunday Night At The London Palladium 1958-63, Piccadilly Spectaculars, Bruce Forsyth Show (ATV), The Generation Game (BBC 1971-77 and 1990-94), Bruce’s Big Night (LWT 1978), Play Your Cards Right (LWT 1980-87, 1994-99) Slingers Day (Thames 1985-6), Hollywood Or Bust (Thames 1984), Hot Streak (ABC USA 1984), You Bet! (LWT 1987-89), Takeover Bid (BBC 1990-91), Bruce’s Guest Night (BBC 1992-93), Bruce’s Price Is Right (ITV 1994 – 00), Tonight At The London Palladium (ITV 2000), Didn’t They Do Well (BBC1 2004), Strictly Come Dancing BBC1 2004-

Numerous specials include: The Canterville Ghost, Bruce Meets The Girls, Bruce And More Girls, The Forsyth Follies, The Muppet Show, The Entertainers (with Rita Moreno), Sammy and Bruce (with Sammy Davis Jnr.), The Mating Season, Sunday Night At The London Palladium 70th Birthday Special, Bruce and Ronnie (with Ronnie Corbett) An Audience With Bruce Forsyth, Bruce Forsyth On Bruce Forsyth, Brucie Goes To China, Bruce Goes Dancing, Bruce On Vegas, Who Do You Think You Are and twelve Royal Variety Shows as compere or star.

Awards

Include: Daily Mirror National TV Award 1961, Variety Club Showbusiness Personality Of The Year 1975, TV Times Favourite Male TV Personality 1975, 1976 and 1977, The Sun TV Personality Of The Year 1976 and 1977, TV Times Favourite Game Show Host 1984, BBC TV Personality Of The Year 1991, British Comedy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award, 1995, Royal Television Society Lifetime Achievement Award 1997, Top Television Personality Radio Times 75th Anniversary readers award, 1998. Lifetime Achievement Award Comic Heritage 2002, BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award 2004, Loaded Laftas Lifetime Achievement 2006, BAFTA Fellowship 2008, Special Recognition National TV Awards 2011.

Tickets on sale now priced from £30 – £65 (subject to booking fee) and are available from www.livenation.co.uk

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND TO RETURN TO THE UK IN 2012

Concertphotography — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:22:24 +0000

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND TO RETURN TO THE UK IN 2012

Monday 21^st November – Live Nation are thrilled to announce that Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will be returning to the UK in 2012 for 3 very special headline performances at Sunderland Stadium of Light, Manchester Etihad Stadium and London’s Hyde Park as part of Hard Rock Calling.

These dates will be the first in the UK since Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band headlined Hard Rock Calling in 2009 to huge acclaim from both critics and fans alike. Expect some of their biggest and most loved hits and a few surprises too.

Live Nation’s Vice President of Promotions, Toby Leighton-Pope commented: “It’s great to welcome Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band back to the UK, they always put on a fantastic show.”

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND

JUNE 2012

Thursday 21 Sunderland Stadium of Light

Friday 22 Manchester Etihad Stadium

JULY 2012

Saturday 14 Hard Rock Calling, London Hyde Park

Tickets go on sale 10am on Saturday 3^rd December priced at £60 London and £55 Regionally (subject to booking fee) and are available from www.livenation.co.uk

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CONFIRMED! MÖTLEY CRÜE HEADS TO UK BRINGING TOMMY LEE’S 360 DEGREE DRUM ROLLERCOASTER

Concertphotography — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:20:59 +0000

CONFIRMED! MÖTLEY CRÜE HEADS TO UK BRINGING TOMMY LEE’S 360 DEGREE DRUM ROLLERCOASTER

Mötley Crüe are excited to announce that Tommy Lee will be bringing his mind blowing 360 degree drum roller-coaster to the UK for their December co-headline tour with Def Leppard!

The wonders of the wheel will be spectacularly unveiled during Tommy Lee’s thrilling drum solo where he is launched into multiple loops and pyrotechnics while continuing to perform.

Not one to keep the fun to himself, the drummer also hand picks a fan from the audience to join him for his crazy ride at every show.

Check out just a tease of what to expect this winter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO7k1eMuTxo

Daredevil, Tommy Lee says “This idea came about from when I was a kid going to concerts. Whenever the drummer started his drum solo, I wondered why people would leave to go get a beer, buy a t-shirt, restroom, whatever!! I wanted to show people what happens behind the drum set, so I decided to expose it all by flipping the drums vertical, upside-down making them disappear and fly over the audiences heads! Mötley Crüe brings you on a thrill ride, jump on the 360! Let’s do this! By the way, it’s really f*****g difficult playing while on this ride!“

The band’s highly anticipated tour kicks off next month in Birmingham. Witness the insanity for yourself at the following dates:

DECEMBER 2011

TUESDAY 6 BIRMINGHAM LG ARENA

THURSDAY 8 NOTTINGHAM ARENA

FRIDAY 9 GLASGOW SECC HALL 4

SUNDAY 11 MANCHESTER ARENA

TUESDAY 13 SHEFFIELD ARENA

WEDNESDAY 14 WEMBLEY ARENA

Tickets are on sale now priced at £47.50 London / £45.00 regionally (subject to booking fee) via www.livenation.co.uk.

Mötley Crüe are also about to re-issue their core catalogue on CD and vinyl after a long absence in the market place.

The following albums will be re-released as limited edition Vinyl replica CDs with a 16 page booklet, regular CD’s with a 5 page booklet and on 180g vinyl in a 4 colour Gatefold sleeve: ‘Too Fast For Love’, ‘Shout At The Devil’, ‘Theatre of Pain’, ‘Girls Girls Girls’ and ‘Dr Feelgood’. They will be available November 14, 2011 on Eleven Seven Music.

This will be followed by ‘Motley Crue’s Greatest Hits’ package in CD, Deluxe (CD with DVD) and 180g Vinyl formats on December 5, 2011.

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‘Frampton Comes Alive’ 35th Anniversary UK Tour starts Nov 11th

Concertphotography — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:28:03 +0000

Peter Frampton, the legendary British guitarist, and founding member of Humble Pie and The Herd, kicks off the 35^th Anniversary UK Tour of his iconic multi-platinum album Frampton Comes Alive, performed in its entirety, along with highlights from his Grammy Award winning career, at the Manchester Bridgewater Hall on Friday 11^th November.

Frampton’s milestone double live album, which has sold over 17 million copies worldwide, will be performed in the UK for the very first time in its entirety in the UK at the following venues:

Manchester Bridgewater Hall Friday 11^th November

Cambridge Corn Exchange Saturday 12^th November (SOLD OUT)

London HMV Hammersmith Apollo Sunday 13^th November

Birmingham Symphony Hall Tuesday 15^th November

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Wednesday 16^th November

National Ticket Hotline: 08700 603 777. Book Online: www.seetickets.com.

Featured in the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest selling double live album of all time, ‘Frampton Comes Alive’ includes the hit singles ‘Show Me The Way’, ‘Do You Feel Like We Do’, and ‘Baby, I Love Your Way’, along with highlights from Frampton’s extensive album catalogue.

Read the full press release and download hi res photos: www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/meanfiddler/PeterFrampton.htm

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Styx “The Grand Illusion + Pieces Of Eight – Live”

Concertphotography — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:17:26 +0000

Styx

“The Grand Illusion + Pieces Of Eight – Live”

on CD, DVD and Blu-ray

Eagle Rock Entertainment are proud to announce the release of theStyxtitle “The Grand Illusion + Pieces Of Eight – Live”. This is a new high definition shoot, simultaneously released on double-disc CD, DVD and Blu-ray format releases and hits stores on 30 January 2012. This release features the first ever complete live performance of these two classic multi-platinum seventies albums in their entirety and includes several tracks never previously performed live. “The Grand Illusion + Pieces Of Eight – Live” includes the classics “Renegade”, “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)”, “Come Sail Away”, “Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)”, “Sing For The Day” and many more.

Filmed on 9 November 2010 at the historic Orpheum Theater inMemphis,TN, this stunning show capturesStyxblasting through “The Grand Illusion” and “Pieces Of Eight” in front of an audience who could not believe what they witnessing. These iconic albums establishedStyxas a globally successful rock band and defined the AOR genre for a generation of Americans.

TRACKLISTING

1) Intro/1978* 2) The Grand Illusion 3) Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) 4) Superstars 5) Keyboard Interlude 6) Come Sail Away 7) Miss America 8) Man In The Wilderness 9) Castle Walls 10) The Grand Finale** 11) Great White Hope 12) I’m O.K. 13) Sing For The Day 14) The Message 15) Lords Of The Ring 16) Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) 17) Queen Of Spades 18) Renegade 19) Keyboard Interlude 20) Pieces Of Eight 21) Aku-Aku

* Not on CD version

** Final track on CD1

The line-up for this show featured James “J.Y.” Young (vocals, guitars, keyboards); Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitars); Todd Sucherman (drums); Lawrence Gowan (vocals, keyboards); Ricky Phillips (bass, backing vocals) and Chuck Panozzo (bass guitar). As a bonus on the DVD and Blu-ray formats we include “Putting On The Show” – an in-depth look at the people and equipment required to stage this epic concert.

These new live performances perfectly portray the power, songwriting skill and musical virtuosity that are synonymous withStyxthroughout their career and with these groundbreaking albums in particular.

For more information regarding Eagle Rock Entertainment please contact Chris Hewlett PR on chris@chrishewlett.com or 0845 601 2833.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers return to the UK in 2012

Concertphotography — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:12:16 +0000

Red Hot Chili Peppers return to the UK in 2012 for two massive shows next summer

Multi-platinum American rock band to perform at Knebworth and Stadium of Light Sunderland in June 2012
Knebworth Park, Stevenage – Saturday 23rd June 2012

Stadium of Light, Sunderland – Sunday 24th June 2012

General sale tickets available from November 4th 2011
www.kililive.com

Following the recent release of their tenth studio album I’m With You earlier this year and a sold out UK arena tour, Kilimanjaro Live is proud to announce that Red Hot Chili Peppers will return to Britain in June to perform two massive open-air shows – their only UK dates of 2012. Red Hot Chili Peppers will take to the stage at Knebworth Park, Stevenage on Saturday 23rd June and Stadium of Light, Sunderland on Sunday 24th June 2012. Tickets go on sale from Friday 4th November 2011 from See Tickets www.seetickets.com

Set to occur just weeks before the launch of the 2012 Olympic Games in London these two very special shows will be the only opportunity for UK fans to see Red Hot Chili Peppers live in concert in 2012. Not only will the band play its first-ever major show in the North East of England (their only previous appearance being the 400 capacity Newcastle Riverside gig in 1990), Red Hot Chili Peppers will also join a list of such luminaries as Led Zeppelin, Queen, Robbie Williams and Genesis as headliners of the iconic Knebworth Park

Back in 2005, the band’s three-night headlining stint at London’s famous Hyde Park became the highest-grossing concerts at a single venue in history. These shows were bookended by the release of 2002’s By The Way and 2006’s Stadium Arcadium, which found Red Hot Chili Peppers at the height of its fame in the UK. Their current album I’m With You debuted at #1 on the UK album chart and has been critically acclaimed by British media.

One of the most successful acts in rock history, Red Hot Chili Peppers have sold more than 60 million albums, including five multi-platinum LPs and won six Grammy Awards, including ‘Best Rock Album’ for Stadium Arcadium, ‘Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group’ for Dani California, ‘Best Rock Song’ for Scar Tissue and ‘Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal’ for Give It Away.

When asked if they’re looking forward to these headline shows, Red Hot Chili Peppers front man Anthony Keidis commented: “Our philosophy is we’ll play any day, any time and we’re coming to do Knebworth and Sunderland”. Outspoken bass player Flea also added “Hell yeah! I just wanna explode.”

Special guests joining Red Hot Chili Peppers at these two dates are to be announced in due course.

Ticket details – on sale Friday 4th November 9:00am

Standard tickets are £50 (Knebworth), £45 (Sunderland).

Tickets are available from 0844 871 8803, 0871 989 1601, KILILIVE.COM/RHCP, SEETICKETS.COM

FOR OFFICIAL VIP PACKAGES WITH PREMIUM RESERVED SEATED TICKETS:

KNEBWORTH: MARK BUTLER ASSOCIATES 0207 603 6033 | WWW.MARKBUTLER.CO.UK
SUNDERLAND: 0871 911 1555 | WWW.SAFCCONCERTS.COM | RHCP@SAFC.COM

FOR ALL HOTEL AND TRAVEL INFORMATION VISIT WWW.KILILIVE.COM/RHCP

THE BEST WAY TO GET TO KNEWBORTH PARK IS BY COACH OR TRAIN, TRAVEL PACKAGES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE WEB SITE. IF YOU DO NEED TO COME BY CAR YOU CAN PURCHASE CAR PARK TICKETS PRICED £10 IN ADVANCE AND £20 IF PURCHASED ON THE DAY. PLEASE MAKE USE OF CAR SHARING BY VISITING WWW.GOSHARE.COM

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