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Story by Klam Meraffe
8-9-2005
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Some heavy dates
Trivium, Madball, Wednesday 13
Trivium sell out, tribue shows announced
Declared ‘Best International Newcomer’ at this year’s infamous Kerrang! Awards on 25 August, Trivium return to the UK this weekend for a string of sold out shows in conjunction with Nokia Raw(+). Prior to the Awards, the band played a special sold out ‘Most Wanted’ show for the magazine at the London Barfly, inviting Robert Flynn from Machine Head up on stage to join them for a few numbers!
With the vast majority of the dates now totally sold out – despite upgrades and extra shows being added – only a few sought after tickets remain for shows in Belfast, Dublin, Nottingham and Northampton.
10 September - Cockpit, Leeds
11 September - Zodiac, Oxford
12 September - Concorde, Brighton
13 September - Tjs, Newport
15 September - Academy 2, Manchester
16 September - Garage, Glasgow
17 September - Sugarmill, Stoke
18 September - Astoria, London
19 September - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
20 September - Arts Centre, Colchester
22 September - Limelight, Belfast
23 September - Ambassador, Dublin
24 September - Academy 2, Liverpool
25 September - Rock City, Nottingham
27 September - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
28 September - Lemon Grove, Exeter
29 September - Soundhaus, Northampton
In other Trivium related news - special ‘tribute’ band Ember & The Infernos have just announced 2 shows in September. If you liked the Machine Head ‘tribute’ band Ten Ton Hammer, we highly suggest you get tickets to see Ember & The Infernos!
The band will perform at:
14 September - Barfly, Cardiff
26 September - Barfly, Birmingham
(+) Nokia has partnered with Clear Channel Entertainment to bring the best ‘up and coming’ acts to music fans on a mammoth gig trek of the UK this Autumn. Trivium are just one of the breakthrough acts of 2005 signed up as part of the Nokia Raw Tour covering the length and breadth of the UK, with over 150 gigs running until 13 November. For more information on tour dates and acts visit www.nokiaraw.co.uk.
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Madball’s one-off London show
Fresh off the much talked about ‘Sounds of the Underground’ tour, New York hardcore stalwarts Madball have confirmed a special one-off London show on 13 November at the Camden Underworld. Tickets are £10 in advance and support comes from Sworn Enemy and Assert.
Produced by Zeuss (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Throwdown), new album ‘Legacy’ was released in 2 formats (CD and limited edition CD/DVD) on 01 August. The 20-minute bonus DVD includes in-studio interviews and footage of the recording process as well as some live material.
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Wednesday 13 return after Halloween
Groovy ghoul Wednesday 13 returns to the UK just after Halloween for a batch of dates dubbed ‘Wednesday 13’s Tour From The Crypt’.
Wednesday comments, “I’m very excited about the dates. The band became a machine on the summer festival run and we’re ready to step it up and take it to the next level. Expect everything you can’t imagine on this tour!”.
Tickets are on sale now, priced £10 regionally and £12.50 in London, for the following shows:
Thu 03 Nov - Academy 2, Manchester
Fri 04 Nov - Garage, Glasgow
Sat 05 Nov - Rock City, Nottingham
Sun 06 Nov - Corporation, Sheffield
Mon 07 Nov - Zodiac, Oxford
Tues 22 Nov - Mean Fiddler, London
Wed 23 Nov - Concorde 2, Brighton
In other news Wednesday 13 will be touring Australia (the ‘6ft Down Under Tour’) and Japan (the ‘Damned in Japan’ tour) in Sept/Oct, check out www.Wednesday13.com for more details.
Wednesday 13’s album, ‘Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying and the Dead’ is in stores now.
Klam Meraffe
8-9-2005
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