Kerrang! is proud to announce that the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour 2009 is back and is bigger than ever with 17 shows taking place across January next year, hitting cities across the UK and Ireland with the best of this year’s – and next – rock talent!
Kicking off at the Belfast Mandela Hall on 13 January, the tour will then rock its way through Dublin and the UK, ending up at Brixton Academy on 30 January! Tickets for all shows are just £15 (that’s £3.75 PER BAND) and go on pre-sale Thursday 23rd October from 9am – and on general sale on Friday 24 October from 9am.
Headlining the tour is Mindless Self Indulgence are back in the UK after a sold out tour earlier this year. One of the biggest bands in America they have topped Billboard Singles and MySpace charts alike. For a band that's fiercely independent and stunningly visceral in both their recorded material and their live shows, NYC's Mindless Self Indulgence know how to make a big commotion. Since 1997, this co-ed electronic/punk rock band has been storming the electronic and punk scenes sweeping up many hardcore fans in its wake with its music and incendiary live performances.
Bring Me the Horizon are five young British lads with a penchant for the heavy. 2006 became the year of the Horizon. First they became one of the top 100 played acts on MySpace (them and Coldplay were the only UK acts in the top 100!!!), They won BEST BRITISH NEWCOMERS at the Kerrang!, toured with Lostprophets and had an amazing set at Download (biggest pit of the weekend) and released debut, ‘Count Your Blessings’. ‘SUICIDE SEASON’ their second album was released in September which perfect soundtrack to a life spent on the edge, where the rules don’t apply.
Black Tide exploded on the scene in August with their anthem ‘Shout’. The Miami quartet are the youngest band on the tour, but don’t let their youthfulness fool you, Gabriel on vocals may only be fourteen and this three bandmates under 20, but this band is unquestionably the real deal and expect to hear more of them next year.
In Case of Fire are currently on tour with Funeral for a Friend and have announce a headlining tour before joining the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour in January. They have had a great 2008 so far, and Kerrang state that this Northern Irish Band one of the best in Britain today and their new single ‘This Time We Stand’ is out now.
KERRANG! RELENTLESS ENERGY DRINK TOUR- January 2009:
Tuesday 13 Belfast Mandela Hall
Wednesday 14 Dublin Academy Ireland
Friday 16 Bristol Academy 0844 477 2000
Saturday 17 Cardiff Great Hall 029 2078 1458
Sunday 18 Southampton Guildhall 023 8063 2601
Tuesday 20 Oxford Academy 0844 477 2000
Wednesday 21 Norwich UEA 01603 508 050
Thursday 22 Nottingham Rock City 0871 3100 000
Friday 23 Manchester Academy 0161 832 1111
Saturday 24 Leeds Academy 0844 477 2000
Monday 26 Liverpool Academy 0844 477 2000
Tuesday 27 Glasgow Barrowlands 0844 4999 990
Wednesday 28 Newcastle Academy 0844 477 2000
Thursday 29 Birmingham Academy 0844 477 2000
Friday 30 London Brixton Academy 0844 477 2000
Tickets go on general sale on Friday 24th October @ 9am.
Tickets will be available below.
Under 14’s must be accompanied by adults.
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