After writing about TURN back in September, I think I’ll let a few poor photo efforts sum up one of the best things in Ireland over the past 11 years for this writer; TURN live! It was a great show and I regret not reviewing at the time. Apologies to all who were misled by the misleading title.
It seems there’s a bit of excitement building over Meat Loaf’s semi-official confirmation that he’s coming to Belfast and Dublin later this year, as part of his ‘Last At Bat’ farewell tour. While we all wait for either MCD or Aiken to confirm the shows, let’s see what accessories gig goers will need in order to pay homage to the Loaf one last time.
1: A Jim Steinman – Very popular in the late seventies, remained strong in the early eighties and made a shockingly good come back in the early nineties. Every true Meat Loaf fan will want one for the shows in May or you’ll feel left out. Just try and remain friends at the end of the night.
2: A leather jacket – Classic in every sense. Not only does it make a wonderful rugged accessory for any gig goer, large or small. It’ll also keep the fires of hell at bay as you soar through them towards heaven on your Harley chopper (with yer moth giving ye grief from the back.)
3: A Cher – If you want to have a good duet to ‘Dead Ringer For Love’, make sure you bring your own Cher. Every time someone assumes there’ll be some spare Cher’s knocking about a M.L. gig, they end up being seriously disappointed. Remember though, a Cher is for life, not just for Meat Loaf.
4: (box of) Red handkerchief(s) – Doubtful you’ll manage to hold onto just one for the night. Do an Elvis and make your Cher or Jim Steinman carry spares for you so you can pass them out to fellow Loaf enthusiasts while walking around the venue. May get you a free drink…. or a box to the head. Either way – story sorted.
5: Indian / Harley Davidson Chopper – The ultimate in Meat Loaf styling and accessorising. There might be some bother getting it past security but the sounds of 14,000 engines revving up during ‘Bat Out of Hell’ will make it all worthwhile.
6: Frilly Tuxedo shirt – Although the Loaf keeps his own fashion up to date, there’s no reason his fans should change. A frilly tux shirt is just the job for this gig and nothing else would look right under the leathers, sat on chopper with Cher and Jim Steinman at your side.
Finally, 7: Willpower. You need to be in a position where you can honestly say ‘I will not do that’ no matter what – especially if it’s something you’d normally do anything for. With all this you’ll be ripe and primed for the Meat Loaf experience to end all experiences. Oh, and the reason there’s only seven is because B.O.Of H. only has seven tracks – ya see, smart. ….no fun in that now that it’s written.
The legendary singer hits European shores in two months. TT would advise paying your respects one last time,
Meat Loaf – Last At Bat Farewell Tour 2013
Finnish Eurovision legends, Lordi, will return to Dublin’s The Button Factory on May2nd as part of their ‘Tour Beast or Not Tour Beast’ European trek this year. The band are set to release their new album, ‘To Beast or Not to Beast’ (see where the tour tile is coming from?) in March.
Tickets are on sale now from all Ticketmaster outlets, Into The Void Records and Sound Cellar priced €25. Since we didn’t get to see GWAR last time, this will just have to do. Follow the official Dublin Metal Events Event Page on Facebook for latest details on support.
German thrashers KREATOR are coming to Dublin in April. The ‘Coma of Souls’ legends will storm the Academy as part of their Phantom Anti-Christ tour on April 26th. Joining them on the night will be EVILE + XENTRIX. Tickets are on sale now from all Ticketmaster outlets, Into The Void records and Sound Cellar priced €27.50. This is an 18+ plus show.
Banned by Disney and they still bounce back for more \,,/ Amazing news for all thrash metal fans out there. The mighty Exodus have announced a Dublin show for this August! No you haven’t died and gone to Wacken. This is really happening.
The ‘War is my Sheppard’ legends will hit the Button Factory on August 12th. Tickets are on sale now from all Ticketmaster outlets priced €25. Bring it!
Hellfest have thrown out a line and we are caught (hooked was just too eazy). The excellent organisers have announced Def Leppard as the latest headliner for this years festival. They’ll be playing on Friday night along with Whitesnake and Twisted Sister.
Also featured on this year’s bill are KISS, Testament, ZZ Top, Danzig, Morbid Angel, Cradle of Filth, Immortal, Accept plus over 100 more. Tickets There is sold anyway – KISS and Def Leppard !! (and did we mention they’ll be playing Hysteria in full? Oh yes – they are. Maybe they’d like a review? 🙂
Hellfest takes place in Clisson, France from June 21st – 23rd. Tickets cost €160 for three days or €75 a day.
We promised you’d hear more about these guys and it’s time to deliver. Since we last checked in on them, Adler have gone and released this perfectly excellent debut album – how dare they?. For those of you who aren’t up to speed (like us insanely super sexy glam rock fanatics), Adler is made up of former Guns N’ Roses/Adler’s Appetite sticksman, Steven Adler, Jacob Bunton (x- Mars Electric – lead vocals), Lonny Paul (x- Lynam guitar/vocals) and Johnny Martin (Bass/vocals). Anyone with any pre-notions about this album should get ready to leave them at the door.
Back From The Dead is one of the best glam rock records we’ve heard in years. Steven hasn’t tried to steer the band towards Appetite for Destruction Island in search of some remaining buried treasure they can capitalize on. Instead, Jackob Bunton and Lonny Paul have written a very impressive collection of punchy hits that deliver the perfect mix of heaviness, attitude, punk rock and hair sprayed appeal. There’s scarcely a moment to breathe on Back from the Dead as you’re pounded with one guitar driven assault after another.
Opening with the title track, you’re immediately cast into seedy California as the song attempts to convey a message Steven wants to make very clear – he is back. ‘Own Worst Enemy’ and ‘Another Version of the Truth’ continue with the ass kicking style. The album’s first single, ‘The One That You Hated’ still sounds as fresh and exhilarating as it did last year and all fears are gone when it isn’t the only stand out moment on this release. Former Marilyn Manson / current Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 adds his unique touch on ‘Good to be Bad’ (and someone adds an excellent ‘should have been Axl’ backing to the chorus). While former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash lends a hand on ‘Just Don’t Ask’ (we’re assuming the wonderful Spanish guitar intro and of course his signature style solo).
‘Blown Away’ brings us well into the second half with another ballsy hard rock anthem before Adler attempt ballad territory with ‘Waterfall’. I’ll leave you to make your own minds up on that one, it will not be mentioned again here. ‘Habit’ sends us rocketing back on course followed swiftly by another ballad attempt, ‘Your Diamonds’ which is a drastic improvement on the previously mentioned effort. Finally we come to ‘Dead Wrong’, an all out warrior of wall shaking bass lines and ravenous guitar riffs and solos. An excellent closer for Back from the Dead, so good in fact you’ll just want to start all over again.
Whatever about the last twenty off years of Steven’s life, there’s no denying he has something real to hold onto here. Adler could probably have chosen another name if they wanted to be completely removed from their most famous member’s previous associations, but the name be damned. There are almost no traces of GN’R on this record. Instead you have a new band with experience behind them and an albums worth of absolute mind blowers for you. Go to Spotify, find it, listen and enjoy.
Sleaze/glam metal is enjoying a well-deserved comeback in Europe with the likes of Hardcore Superstar, Reckless Love, H.E.A.T. and many more all pushing to re-create an eighties bad boy ballad paradise. One such band is grime, booze ‘n’ blood kings, Crashdïet.
Hailing from Sweden, Crashdïet have been a name to contend with since the release of their debut album, Rest In Sleaze in 2005. Their 2010 album, Generation Wild, propelled them to the world and the buzz has been growing ever since. Getting banned from MTV and touring with Ozzy Osbourne didn’t hurt much either. Now they’ve released their fourth studio album, The Savage Playground and they’re ready to take off where they left things last year – on a high! Going into this`, Crashdïet must have known there was a lot to live up to. Generation Wild is a tough record to beat but Tickets There thinks they’ve done it, or come damn close.
‘Change the World’ is a brutal slice of rock, opening the record with thundering power that’ll have you thrashing about in no time. After that the band drowns you in more radio friendly anthems such as ‘Cocaine Cowboys’, ‘Anarchy’ and ‘California’. After a few of these offerings, any discernible rock fan is left with a ‘where’s the oomph?’ feeling (and rightly so), but Crashdïet have to make their money as well and there’s still a long way to go.
‘Circus’, ‘Sin City’ and ‘Snakes in Paradise’ bounce a little attitude back into the album with forceful guitars, drums and excess fuelled excitement. The end of the album continues to push some of their darker / melodic outputs. ‘Damaged Kid’ is a notch in the bands belt and stands out as one of the catchiest, yet still bad ass tunes on the album. ‘Excited’ is another choice cut before the grandiose ‘Garden of Babylon’ comes tumbling down with the air of a song that’s destined for clichéd tackiness. Fortunately, destiny will just have to wait as GOB turns out to be a pretty terrific piece of work with Middle Eastern guitars, snarling vocals, shredding solos and a great package of music. Bonus track – ‘Liquid Jesus’ is a great blues glam rock finisher that sends you out in party mood.
There are moments on this album where things wane and you’ll find your attention span running out, but it’s saved by some absolute Classic kick around anthems and growth in the band’s overall sound. A few less tracks may have placed this in first place for their own discography, but for those of you who think their glass is half full, here are 14 new Crashdïet songs to enjoy.
The Savage Playground is available now.
**UPDATED – Feb 22nd 2013 – Guns N’ Roses Announce Lebanon Show***
Guns look set to announce a date in Beirut soon. This will potentially be their first ever show in Lebanon. official details are still to be announced. For now the BEIL FORUM has been listed as the venue and March 30th is the date. More news as we have it. Thanks to GunsNRoses News for spotting this. Any Guns N’ Roses fans from the Lebanon out there? We’d love to hear what you make of this announcement.
**ORIGINAL POST***
Well, it wouldn’t be Tickets There if we didn’t have our annual GN’R tour date article, especially since the lads are actually playing and all. First off this year, the mighty Guns will be heading down-under for a headlining tour that features ZZ Top and Rose Tattoo. The line-up will perform six shows in total before GN’R head off to shows in Malaysia, Abu Dhabi and North America.
Last week Axl, Ron, DJ, Chris, Frank, Dizzy, Tommy and Richard played a surprise acoustic set for Tommy Hilfiger’s new flagship store in California. The set was as follows,
You’re Crazy
Used To Love Her
Welcome To The Jungle
Better
Sweet Child O’ Mine
Patience
Don’t Let It Bring You Down
Paradise City
Encore
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
WARPATH return from their European tour in style this Friday as they headline Club Carnage @ Fibber MaGees. This promises to be a special not to be missed show with the band playing old tracks, B-sides and some covers for good measure.
The death metal juggernauts will be supported by Atheos and Xenocide. Tickets are €7 on the door and there’ll be drinks promos and late night special guest DJs to boot.
Congrats to Killface, Exzeltic and Zombified who move into the Irish Wacken Metal Battle final after Sarurday night’s semi final. The three bands beat out competition from Atheos, Twisted Wrath and Xeoncide.
The next semi-final takes place in March 23rd and features Bakken, Beltbuckle Overdrive, Dead Aeon, Eazy Tyger, Overoth
and September Cross. Again, it’ll take place @ The Pint.
These shows have now been CONFIRED
Meatloaf is apparently coming to Dublin and Belfast this year. The singer just posted news on his Facebook page, although it appears he’s ahead of the game. More news will follow when they’re officially announced. For now here’s the shows…
May 14: Belfast (Venue TBC, probably The Odyssey)
May 17th: Dublin (Venue TBC, probably The O2)
It’s back! The Irish leg of the Wacken metal battle returns to the capital next month with 12 bands all eyeing the chance to represent the Emerald Isle at Wacken 2013. Last year saw death metal juggernauts, WARPATH, go on to the world finals so who’s it going to be this time?
The 12 bands lined up for the semi-final rounds are Atheos, Bakken, Beltbuckle Overdrive, Dead Aeon, Eazy Tyger, Exzeltic, Killface, Overoth, September Cross, Twisted Wrath, Xenocide and Zombified .
The two semi-final stages and Irish final all take place at The Pint. Dates are below.
More details will be shared on winners, dates, prices… etc closer to the dates. Please visit the official facebook page for more.
Following in the footsteps of rock n’ roll icons such as Elvis, Motley Crüe and Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard have announced their first ever Las Vegas residency. Set to take place between March 22nd and April 10th, Leppard will invade the Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel and Casino with their ‘VIVA Hysteria’ show and perform their mass selling album, Hysteria in its entirety as well as greatest hits from their career. Nine shows have been confirmed with tickets going on sale this Friday, 09:00am through ticketmaster.com and VIP nation.
Check DefLeppard.com and Ticketmaster for more ticket details
Good old-fashioned death metal with WARPATH hits Gypsy Rose tonight. If you’re not much of a thrash fan and you’re feeling charitable, drop into Dublin’s favourite biker bar and enjoy some serious tunes. The gig is in conjunction with Sean Venter’s World Record Attempt for the Longest Tattoo Session (Zulu Tattoo) is gonna be €5 on the door, you’re welcome to add a donation also as it’s a very worthy cause.
The money made at this will be added to what Sean makes from his World Record Attempt. The Gypsy Rose and John Harbron have been awesome and are backing this gig so we can maximize funds for Myia. Bands on the night are Warpath and Shattered Skies + 1 more TBC will be playing. With DJ Sugartits playing tunes after. Check the official Facebook Event for more details.
The legendary Whitesnake and ‘those who shall not be named’ have announced a co-headling UK tour with a stop off at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena on May 16th. Apparently those who shall not be named are closing the shows, which will give you loads of time to enjoy Whitesnake rocking the joint and then make it to the pubs long before closing. Unless… you like those who shall not be named and then Tickets There can only wish you luck. 9/Nov Update: THUNDER have been cofirmed as support in belfast as well as for the UK dates.
For those who aren’t familiar with ‘the sname’, it’s time to get educated and right proper quick like. If you think they’re just ‘Is This Love’ and ‘Here I Go Again’ then think again. Whitesnake are the blues rock bomb you’ve been waiting for. Don’t believe me? Have a listen to the tracks below and pray with me the snake will head down south for a solo show. Full list of tour dates are below the videos.
Thursday May 16th – Belfast Odyssey Arena
Saturday May 18th – Glasgow SECC
Monday May 20th – Motorpoint Arena Sheffield
Wednesday May 22nd – Metro Radio Arena Newcastle
Thursday May 23rd – Manchester Arena
Saturday May 25th – Capital FM Arena Nottingham
Sunday May 26th – Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
Tuesday May 28th – LG Arena Birmingham
Wednesday May 29th – Wembley Arena London
The highlight of TT’s calendar – the quarterly CD & Record fair returns to Filmbase, Templebar on November 17th and 18th with a host of Irish and UK dealers. If you’re into Jazz, Metal, Rock, Pop, country and good deals then this is the place to be. There’s always great bargains, knowledgeable sellers and good craic to be had. I picked up the pile below at the last fair for a mere €50/60. You can’t argue with that! Best way to pick up some Christmas goodies as well :). Check the official website for more details (Click here)
Credit: Graham Smith
Irish rockers, The Stunning are coming to a theatre near…some of you this December! The band are set to finish of a very successful year celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of their classic album, Paradise In The Picture House. The band will play five dates in Kilkenny, Dublin, Cork, Castlebar and Galway. Not being lazy, the band have added some nice detail to their list of shows so we’re including as is from thestunning.net.
Sat 8 December – Set Theatre, Kilkenny. Is this the first time The Stunning have played in Kilkenny city? We believe it is. An occasion not to be missed. Tickets from: www.set.ie
Fri Dec 14th – Vicar St. Dublin. Special guests: The Pale. This is the “Paradise Revisited Show” we performed last September in the same venue. It went so well that Vicar St. have invited us back. Tickets €25 + booking fee from Ticketmaster.
Fri Dec 21st – The Savoy, Cork. “Paradise Revisited Show”. The last time we played the Savoy was four years ago so this is going to be an exciting show indeed. Tickets €25 + booking fee from Tickets.ie
Thurs 27th December – Royal Theatre, Castlebar. Mayo it’s been too long! The Stunning have performed many legendary shows in this fabulous venue and are delighted to be back to ring in some Christmas cheer. Tickets: €25 plus booking fee from Ticketmaster.
Sat Dec 29th – Seapoint Ballroom, Galway. “Paradise Revisited Show”. This is going to be a very special show indeed. The Stunning back in Seapoint for Christmas. Tickets: http://www.roisindubh.net/tickets.html
The final post for today and number 800 for ticketsthere.com. We’re going to kick back with sweets, movies and our Axl Rose inspired Halloween Tree :). For the last time today, happy Halloween everyone!
Guns N’ Roses kick off their Appetite for Democracy Las Vegas residency tonight at The Hard Rock Cafe. Tickets There wishes the band good luck over the 12 nights, looking forward to seeing the set-lists preformed. Below are a list of the dates and some snaps taken by folks around Vegas showing how all out this thing has gone.
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