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"Kiss Of Death" is their 23rd album. And according to Lemmy what a fine one it is: "It's better than "Inferno", and "Inferno" seems to be the favourite of the later years so far", claims the man who lives on a steady diet of Jack Daniels and Marlboro. "It's better songs. Better arrangements and a better performance from me vocally, and a better performance from Phil Campbell on the guitar, he plays great on the songs." Lemmy is proud of what he has achieved with "Kiss Of Death". And he has every reason to be so, with these 12 tracks, recorded at LA's Paramount studios and produced by Cameron Webb, Lemmy, the Californian by choice and self-declared king of "The Rainbow Bar & Grill" (the only one allowed to smoke indoors!) sets a new standard for himself. It all starts off with the wild, over the top, aggressive "Sucker". A brutal piece of biker-rock with dirty killer-riffs, heavy double bass-drum, and a voice you will never forget - ever. It's Lemmy, of course, ranting about his very own private mission as the dangerous rock-psychopath you should not mess with. And he delivers that threat with a manic voice full of hatred and rusty steel. It's Motörhead at their sickest best. « back to list » « close panel » | | | | | book by phone | | apollo theatre | | we recommend | 0844 847 2277 | | |
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David Cassidy made his name as one of the stars of seminal TV show The Partridge Family. Following the programme's demise, he carried on the role of teen pop heartthrob with some aplomb, becoming the most popular artist in the teen market with (for a time) the largest fan club in the history of the music industry. When the teen audience's attentions waned, he carved out a successful career as a musical actor both in the West End and on Broadway, before establishing a series of very successful Las Vegas residencies. Now with a recent world tour and new album complete, David Cassidy looks set to embark on another stage of a glittering career. « back to list » « close panel » | | | | | book by phone | | apollo theatre | | we recommend | 0844 847 2277 | | |
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Since their inception in 2003, the Welsh quartet Bullet for My Valentine have been taking cues from '80s metal bands and the punk-infused metal of the new millennium to make melodic, dark rock with, well, metal tendencies. Coming from Bridgend, South Wales -- breeding ground for the likeminded Funeral for a Friend and LostProphets -- the group consists of childhood friends Matthew Tuck (vocals/guitar), Michael Padget (guitar/vocals), Jason James (bass/vocals), and Michael Thomas (drums). Everyone in the group, except James, had been performing together for a few years in Jeff Killed John, when the day before entering the recording studio, their bassist abruptly walked out. Regrouping under the new name Bullet for My Valentine with James on board, the guys reworked their sound and were signed at their second gig by London's Visible Noise. They released a self-titled EP in the U.K. in November 2004, and their debut full-length, The Poison, appeared that next fall. May 2005 saw the band sign to the U.S.-based Trustkill, re-releasing their EP, titled Hand of Blood, in August. That same year they won Kerrang!'s Best British Newcomer Award and headlined the magazine's XXV tour. With February 2006 came the U.S. release of The Poison, followed by a nationwide tour in support of Rob Zombie before Bullet for My Valentine headed back to the U.K. in June for their third stint at the Download Festival. « back to list » « close panel » | | | | | book by phone | | apollo theatre | | we recommend | 0844 847 2277 | | |
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The Feeling, who took their name from a small bar in Paris whose name they thought fitting for a band, but not for a bar, is a five-piece band from Sussex and London. With their guitar-based "soft rock", they have been compared to a range of acts including Supertramp, 10cc, Electric Light Orchestra, Andrew Gold and Elton John. Their singles include "Sewn", which reached #7 on the UK Singles Chart, followed by the #10 hit "Fill My Little World" in May 2006 and "Never Be Lonely" in August 2006. The band was also announced the most played band of 2006 on UK radio. « back to list » « close panel » | | | | | book by phone | | apollo theatre | | we recommend | 0844 847 2277 | | |
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On the eve of the 200th episode of Later…, Jools Holland announces his much anticipated 2008 autumn tour. To celebrate his golden 50th birthday, the master of ivories will embark on a 31 UK date tour alongside his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra from October through to December. In what will be his most glittering tour yet Jools Holland & His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra plays the Apollo, on 21st & 22nd November 2008. Following his hugely successful sell out tour last year and the release of “Best Of Friends” which stormed the album top 10, Jools Holland’s 2008 UK tour will kick off on 24 October. Bringing audiences another taste of his blues and boogie woogie fun, Jools Holland - the hardest working and most prolific British musician, promises a trademark foot-stomping night out. With guest vocals from Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall and other guests still to be announced, Jools will perform tracks spanning his 11 albums from the past 11 years as well as songs taken from his latest hit album ‘Best Of Friends’ which was released last autumn. The album includes some of Jools’ most loved collaborations with guests including the late George Harrison, Norah Jones, Tom Jones, Bono and Stereophonics. « back to list » « close panel » | | | | | book by phone | | apollo theatre | | we recommend | 0844 847 2277 | | |
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On February 9, 2002, and after 4.6 million votes, British singer Will Young became the winner of Pop Idol, the successful U.K. live entertainment TV show. Soon, his debut single "Anything Is Possible/Evergreen," released on February 25, 2002, became the fastest-selling single in the U.K., an title previously held by Band Aid's 1984 hit "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Young studied politics at Exeter University before moving from Hungerford, Berks, to London. His musical passion grew while studying musical theater at the Arts Educational School in Chiswick. Before making his first record, featuring Westlife's "Evergreen" and "Anything Is Possible," Young performed the Doors classic "Light My Fire" to one of the largest and youngest TV audiences ever. « back to list » « close panel » | | | | | book by phone | | apollo theatre | | we recommend | 0844 847 2277 | | |
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Post
punk band led by Australian singer/songwriter
Nick Cave. Nick's music is mostly
dark, introspective material with
a magnetic allure, and emotional surrender
to venomous black humour engaging
a wide range of themes.
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Scotland's Runrig was formed in 1973 as a trio by Rory MacDonald, Calum MacDonald, and Blair Douglas, adding Donnie Munro the next year. Douglas quit and was replaced by Robert MacDonald, who died of cancer in 1986. The band went through a number of lineup changes before settling on the MacDonalds, Munro, Peter Wishart, Iain Bayne, and Malcolm Jones. Runrig plays a version of traditional Scottish folk music with a more anthemic rock sound; they are known for pride in their heritage and their spirited energy. The band has been on a steady rise in the U.K. since signing with Chrysalis for their biggest-selling American album, The Cutter and the Clan. While popular in Britain, they remain largely a cult band in America, with followers in the Celtic and folk arenas. « back to list » « close panel » | | | | | book by phone | | apollo theatre | | we recommend | 0844 847 2277 | | |
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Duffy
rounds off an exceptional year with
a major UK tour. Duffy will perform
material from her no. 1 LP ‘Rockferry',
the UK's biggest selling album this
year selling over 1 million copies
here and over 3 million worldwide
to date. The 12 date tour includes
two shows in Manchester, Wolverhampton
and London.
New single ‘Stepping Stone',
written by Duffy and Steve Booker
and produced by Steve, will be released
31 August on A&M/Universal. Currently
playlisted on Radio 1 and Radio 2,
the single looks set to emulate the
success of previous single ‘Warwick
Avenue', which reached no. 3 in the
UK charts. Duffy is now back in the
UK after wowing audiences at a host
of North American festivals, including
Chicago's Lollapalooza, Montreal's
Osheaga Festival and New Jersey's
All Points West. She performs at several
UK festivals in preparation for her
national tour, playing V Festival
and Hydro Connect, having already
demonstrated her festival credentials
with a stunning debut performance
at Glastonbury.
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New York's Interpol reminds anyone who has ever heard post-punk bands like Joy Division and the Chameleons of those exact bands, plus a few more. They started playing out frequently, including regular appearances at clubs in and around New York like Brownie's and the Mercury Lounge. A brief tour of the U.K. in April 2001 was punctuated by a radio session for John Peel's BBC program; at that point, the band was touring in support of a limited-edition EP released through the Chemikal Underground label's Fukd I.D. series. (They had also appeared on a compilation that was released just prior to Fukd I.D. called Clooney Tunes for another U.K. indie, Fierce Panda.) 2001 also saw a self-released EP from the band and another compilation appearance on Arena Rock's This Is Next Year, a double-disc set of Brooklyn-area acts. Matador signed the band in 2002 and issued a three-song single and the band's debut LP (Turn on the Bright Lights) by year's end. The album made the band indie stars, and extensive touring around the world followed. Just prior to releasing their second album (Antics) in September 2004, they opened for the Cure as part of that band's Curiosa Festival. Our Love to Admire, the band's first album for a major label (Capitol), was released in 2007. « back to list » « close panel » | | | | | book by phone | | apollo theatre | | we recommend | 0844 847 2277 | | |
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Formed in 1997, America's Death Cab For Cutie released their debut album Something About Airplanes to widespread acclaim from independent music reviewers. They built upon this success with 2000's We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes and 2001's The Photo Album. After the release of the hugely popular fourth album Transatlanticism in October 2003, the band signed to Atlantic Records and released their major label debut Plans in 2005, selling 90,000 copies in its first week of release and moving the band to a new level of success. « back to list » « close panel » | | | | | book by phone | | apollo theatre | | we recommend | 0844 847 2277 | | |
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Tour featuring some of the Steel City's greatest pop exports. Formed in the late 1970s by Sheffield-based computer programmers Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware, Human League evolved into one of the seminal 80s electro pop bands. Fronted by former hospital porter, Philip Oakey - and featuring dancers Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne Catherall - the band went on to record some of the most influential songs of the decade. ABC, the big-haired, cool and suave '80s pop icons whose videos and songs lived on long after the band had split. Their debut album The Lexicon of Love' was a huge hit in 1981and often features in UK critics' lists of favourite albums; it ranked 42nd in The Observer Music Monthly's "Top 100 British Albums" (June 2004). Now reformed and back on the road with new material as well as the classics. Heaven 17, 80s synth-pop heroes, once the instrumental core of The Human League, who achieved considerable chart success in their own right. « back to list » « close panel » | | | | | book by phone | | apollo theatre | | we recommend | 0844 847 2277 | | |
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Primal Scream's career could in many ways be read as a microcosm of British indie rock in the '80s and '90s. Bobby Gillespie formed the band in the mid-'80s while drumming for goth-tinged noise rockers the Jesus and Mary Chain, who were the exact opposite of Primal Scream -- the latter specialized in infectious, jangly pop on its early records. After a brief detour to punky hard rock, the group reinvented itself as a dance band in the early '90s, following through on the pop and acid house fusions of the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays. « back to list » « close panel » | | | | | book by phone | | apollo theatre | | we recommend | 0844 847 2277 | | |
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Jason Donovan has enjoyed a successful and varied career in film, television and theatre plus a record-breaking international solo career in which he made over 13 million record sales. Most famous for his role as Scott Robinson in Neighbours, Jason won nearly every Australian award during his time on one of Australia’s most successful drama series and the hearts of millions. These awards included Most Popular Actor and Best New Talent. Jason then went on to play a number of other roles in film and television throughout the last fifteen years, including Heroes; Rough Diamonds; The Sun, the Moon and the Stars; Sorted and Horseplay. Jason’s vocal career began in 1988 when he released ‘Especially for You’ with Kylie Minogue and a debut solo album, Ten Good Reasons. Following the release of his second album in 1989, Jason became the biggest selling UK and European artist. In the same year he was voted Best Male Singer and Britain’s Best Album at the Smash Hits Awards. Jason has performed internationally to sell-out audiences of thousands. In 1991, Jason triumphed in the West End when he starred as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Palladium. Jason played to critical acclaim and sell-out business. In 1998, Jason again drew sell-out crowds for his performance as Frank ‘N’ Furter in The Rocky Horror UK Tour, during the show’s 25th Anniversary. Since the, Jason has been dividing his time between the UK and Australia with his young family. Jason currently stars in the highly acclaimed, award winning series, MDA. Nominated for an Emmy Award, MDA has transformed Jason’s career in Australia and other territories where the series continues to retain enormous popularity. Jason returned to the Palladium in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang earlier this year for a six month run and is currently in rehearsal for a number 1 tour of Stephen Sondheims hit show, Sweeney Todd. « back to list » « close panel » | | | | | book by phone | | apollo theatre | | we recommend | 0844 847 2277 | | |
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American singer-songwriter, best known for her singles 'Fast Car', Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution', 'Baby Can I Hold You', 'Give Me One Reason', 'The Promise' and 'Telling Stories'. Tracy is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning artist. She's coming to Manchester Apollo and it's sure to be a show not to be missed! « back to list » « close panel » | | | | | book by phone | | apollo theatre | | we recommend | 0844 847 2277 | | |
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Return of classic rock greats. For forty years The Moody Blues have been one of the most enduring and consistent groups in the World. Their remarkable music has enthralled generations of fans since the 1960’s and their recorded legacy contains some of the most important and ground breaking work in the history of popular music, having generated over fifty-five million sales throughout the world. The Moody Blues - Justin Hayward, John Lodge and Graeme Edge - carry on their magical musical legacy from generation to generation, year after year. A legendary band with an enviable repertoire and reputation, The Moody Blues remain one of the top-grossing album and touring bands in existence. « back to list » « close panel » | | | | | book by phone | | apollo theatre | | we recommend | 0844 847 2277 | | |
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The man with the helmet still shocking audiences in those few venues that will have him back! Coarse and blue humour - strictly adults only. If easily offended - please stay away. « back to list » |
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