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Funeral For A Friend live dates

Funeral For A Friend live dates. FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND will hit the road in March / April next year with a string of dates at intimate venues, some of which are in towns they’ve never actually played before. Vocalist Matt Davies-Kreye is excited to say the least ‘ ‘Spring time is gonna be the time to lay waste to the UK good and proper! It’s been too long since we’ve sauntered our way across the British Isles and with a bag full of ass kicking songs in tow this tour is going to blow people away!’ It’s a chance for the band to maintain their personal connection with those who’ve supported them throughout the years and get in front of those fans who may not have had a chance to catch them live previously. Support on these dates will come from fast rising British band Rise To Remain who won Best British Newcomer at both the Metal Hammer and Kerrang! Awards this year. They’ve just completed work on their debut album with Colin Richardson and Carl Bown. FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND recently unveiled a music video to accompany the track ‘Serpents In Solitude’ which featured on the band’s recent ‘The Young And Defenceless’ EP. The track will also appear on the band’s forthcoming album which is set to be released in March of next year. Funeral For A Friend’s fifth studio album was produced by Romesh Dodangoda who was also at the helm for the production of the latest EP and 2008′s ‘Memory And Humanity’. The band’s newly announced headline dates will coincide with the release of the new album.

FFAF live dates (with support from Rise To Remain) ‘

Wed 16th March Arts Centre Aberystwyth
Thu 17th March The Tivoli Venue Buckley
Fri 18th March Eden Arts Centre Penrith
Sat 19th March Bongo Club Edinburgh
Sun 20th March King Tuts Wah Wah Hut Glasgow
Tue 22nd March The Apex Bury St Edmunds
Wed 23rd March O2 Academy 2 Birmingham
Thu 24th March Academy 3 Manchester
Fri 25th March Relentless Garage London
Sun 27th March O2 Academy Liverpool
Mon 28th March The Sugarmill Stoke-on-Trent
Tue 29th March Black Flag Wakefield
Wed 30th March Live Lounge Durham
Fri 1st April Chords Poole
Sat 2nd April Livewire Saltash
Sun 3rd April Wycombe Academy of Music & Art High Wycombe
Mon 4th April Central Station Wrexham

Thirty Seconds To Mars massive tour tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 18th June

Thirty Seconds To Mars

Thirty Seconds To Mars massive tour. Fast on their way to becoming one of the world’s biggest bands, Thirty Seconds To Mars’ status in the UK has already been proven with shows this year that include a sold-out arena tour as well as a headline slot on the second stage at Download Festival. Their undeniable popularity continues to grow with the confirmation of their biggest UK tour to date which commences at the end of November. The tour, including a show at London’s 02 Arena on November 30th, will see the band play to a combined audience of over 50,000 people (support provided by Enter Shikari).

November
29th – The Brighton Centre
30th – London, The O2 Arena

December
1st – Birmingham, NIA
3rd – Aberdeen, AECC
4th – Manchester, Central

Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 18th June at a price of £23.50 for London and £22 for all other dates. www.gigsandtours.com & www.ticketmaster.co.uk Aside from the arena shows and Download, Thirty Seconds To Mars are also set to play further festival dates at Oxegen and T in the Park. Thirty Seconds To Mars will follow their triumphant Download set with the July 19th release of the new single ‘Closer To The Edge’. Co-produced by Flood (U2, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails), Steve Lillywhite (The Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel) and Thirty Seconds To Mars, the uplifting ‘Close To The Edge’ is led by Jared Leto’s soaring vocals and backed with an undercurrent of electronic flourishes. Taken from the global hit album ‘This is War’, ‘Close to The Edge’ features backing vocals courtesy of the band’s fan community The Echelon, who contributed to the album’s recording during sessions in nine different countries stretching from America to Australia. Formed by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto and completed by Tomo Milicevic, Thirty Seconds To Mars have won numerous awards and accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMAs, an MTV Latin and Asia Award, a Fuse Award, and three Kerrang! Awards.

http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com/

Anvil to sign DVD at HMV

Fans of the critically acclaimed movie, ‘Anvil! The Story of Anvil’ get the chance to meet stars of the film and metal demi-gods , Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow and Robb Reiner, when they visit HMV’s flagship Oxford Street store on Tuesday 16th June 2009 for a signing session to launch the film’s release on DVD, officially released the previous day (Monday 15th June 2009). The pair will be at the store from 6.00 pm to meet fans and sign copies of the new DVD which was described by Kerrang! as ‘the best rock n’ roll movie since Spinal Tap’, Empire as ‘much more than a rockumentary,a hell of a movie’ and even Film 2009’s Jonathan Ross said ‘Touching and very, very funny!’ ‘Anvil! The Story Of Anvil’, follows the enduring and life affirming friendship of Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow and Robb Reiner on their quest for fame and fortune as they set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dream of success and stardom – a dream they have never stopped following since Lips and Robb met nearly 40 years ago in their childhood city of Toronto, Canada. Also available will be a limited special edition DVD complete with CD for those die hard Anvil fans out there!