Rock News for Wednesday 24th February, 2010

Hi all, it seems right now there's not a great deal of new product news, just loads of bands and artists unleashing tour information for spring and summer, so read on!

Melodic Rock Fest 2 Adds Pride of Lions to line up

Andrew McNiece (Mr. http://www.melodicrock.com/) has today made the following announcement:

'I am very excited to announce another frontline act for MelodicRockFest 2 in Elgin, IL, May 1 and 2.

Joining the line-up and performing on Saturday May 1 is the wonderful Pride Of Lions, featuring vocalist Toby Hitchcock and the legendary Jim Peterik (Survivor, Ides Of March, World Stage).

The band will add event more prestige to the event and boosts the great value of the Saturday line-up, which is headlined by Y&T and Danger Danger.

And joining the ever expanding list of guests for the Friday April 30 VIP and Meet & Greet Night (part of the VIP ticket package) for an exclusive performance is Goodbye Thrill, who impressed many at MRF1 in 2007. Friday's event is headlined by Alias (Freddy Curci & Steve DeMarchi) and Mecca.

Tickets are on sale via PayPal right here, right now - http://www.melodicrock.com/ - and an agent for phone sales is being set up for those without PayPal or a preference for that method of payment. Stay tuned for details. Any questions - as always - let me know.

Full updated show details at: http://www.melodicrockfest.com/

Deep Purple add Australian dates to 2010 World Tour

Classic rockers Deep Purple have just announced a bunch of Australian dates to their already confirmed global dates.

Here are their complete dates at this time:

Date Location

April 2010

Tue 4.27.10 Brisbane, Australia

Wed 4.28.10 Sydney, Australia

Thu 4.29.10 Newcastle, Australia

May 2010
Sat 5.1.10 Canberra, Australia

Sun 5.2.10 Melbourne, Australia

Mon 5.3.10 Adelaide, Australia

Wed 5.5.10 Perth, Australia

Mon 5.8.10 Taipei City, Taiwan

Mon 5.10.10 Hong Kong, China

Wed 5.12.10 Singapore

Fri 5.14.10 Bangkok, Thailand

Sun 5.16.10 Genting Highlands, Malaysia

Fri 5.21.10 Vladivostock, Russia

Sat 5.22.10 Khabarovsk, Russia

Tue 5.25.10 Yerevan, Armenia

Fri 5.28.10 Johannesburg, South Africa

Fri 5.30.10 Durban, South Africa

June 2010
Tue 6.1.10 Cape Town, South Africa

Sat 6.5.10 Zagreb, Croatia

Wed 6.9.10 Celigny, Switzerland

Mon 6.28.10 Belfast, Ireland

Wed 6.30.10 Cork, Ireland

October 2010
Wed 10.27.10 Olomouc, Czech Republic

Thu 10.28.10 Rzeszow, Poland

Sat 10.30.10 Katowice, Poland

Sun 10.31.10 Wroclaw, Poland

November 2010Sat 11.13.10 Trier, Germany

Sun 11.14.10 Freiburg, Germany

Tue 11.16.10 Mannheim, Germany

Thu 11.18.10 Memmingen, Germany

Fri 11.19.10 München, Germany

Sat 11.20.10 Nürnberg, Germany

Mon 11.22.10 Berlin, Germany

Tue 11.23.10 Rostock, Germany

Wed 11.24.10 Braunschweig,, Germany

Fri 11.26.10 Oldenburg, Germany

Sat 11.27.10 Hamburg, Germany

Sun 11.28.10 Essen, Germany

Tue 11.30.10 Stuttgart, Germany

Frontiers Artists various Tour Dates coming up ...

ASIA Tour Dates

April 2010

Apr. 21 - Helsinki, Finland - House of Culture

Apr. 22 - Moscow, Russia - B1 Club

Apr. 24 - Rome, Italy - Auditorium

Apr. 26 - Prague, Czech Republic - Lidovy dum Kbely

Apr. 27 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Salzhaus

Apr. 28 - Graz, Austria - Orpheum

Apr. 30 - Paris, France - Casino De Paris

May 2010

May 1 - Uden, Netherlands - de Pul

May 2 - Asschaffenburg, Germany

May 3 - Nuremburg, Germany - Hirsch

May 4 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7

May 6 - Reichenbach, Germany - Die Halle

May 7 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche Prinz-Regent-Strasse 50-60

May 8 - Osnabruck, Germany - Rosenhof Rosenplatz 23

May 9 - Bonn, Germany - Bruckenforum

TREAT Tour Dates

March 2010

20.03.2010 Rock The Boat - Oslo Norway, Oslo

April 2010

24.04.2010 Sa ES-Madrid Penelope

25.04.2010 So ES-Barcelona Salamandra

27.04.2010 Di D-München Backstage

28.04.2010 Mi D-Ludwigsburg Rockfabrik

29.04.2010 Do CH-Pratteln Z7

30.04.2010 Fr D-Burglengenfeld VA-Zentrum

May 2010

01.05.2010 Sa BEL-Vosselaar Biebob

02.05.2010 So ITA-Bologna Sottotetto Sound Club

04.05.2010 Di D-Hamburg Markthalle

June 2010

06.05.2010 Do SWE-Gothenburg Sticky Fingers

July 2010

07.05.2010 Fr SWE-Stockholm Silja Cruise

PRIMAL FEAR tour dates

March 2010

06.03.2010 GER - Esslingen - Komma / Rock For One World

26.03.2010 LUX - Moutfort - Kulturzentrum

April 2010

07.04.2010 SWE - Gävle - Maxim

08.04.2010 SWE - Sweden Rock Cruise

May 2010

20.05.2010 USA - New York, NY @ Gramercy

21.05.2010 USA - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx

22.05.2010 USA - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium

23.05.2010 CAN - Quebec City, QC @ Imperial

24.05.2010 CAN - Toronto @ Opera House

26.05.2010 USA - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's

27.05.2010 USA - Detroit, MI @ Blondie's

28.05.2010 USA - Louisville, KY @ Phoenix Hill Tavern

29.05.2010 USA - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave

30.05.2010 USA - St Paul, MN @ Station 4

June 2010

01.06.2010 USA - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater

03.06.2010 USA - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon

04.06.2010 USA - Portland, OR @ Peter's Room

05.06.2010 USA - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's

06.06.2010 USA - Santa Ana, Ca @ Galaxy Theatre

08.06.2010 USA - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
09.06.2010 USA - Mesa, AZ @ U.B.'s

10.06.2010 USA - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock

12.06.2010 USA - Houston, TX @ Meridian

13.06.2010 USA - Austin, TX @ Emo's

19.06.2010 F - Clisson - Hellfest Open Air

July 2010

16.07.2009 t.b.a.

17.07.2010 CZ - Vizovice - Masters Of Rock

06/07.08.2010 GER - Wacken - Open Air

WINGER Tour dates

March 2010

19 mar 2010 Lekneshallen (Lofothallen) Leknes, Norway

20 mar 2010 Rock The Boat - Oslo Norway, Oslo

22 mar 2010 Bristol O2 Academy 2 - Bristol, UK

23 mar 2010 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms - Portsmouth, UK

24 mar 2010 Manchester Academy 3 - Manchester, UK

26 mar 2010 Dudley JB’s - Dudley, UK

27 mar 2010 Belfast Spring & Airbrake - Belfast, UK

28 mar 2010 Glasgow Cathouse - Glasgow, UK

30 mar 2010 Newcastle O2 Academy2 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

31 mar 2010 Leeds Rio’s - Leeds, UK

April 2010

2 apr 2010 Sheffield Corporation - Sheffield, UK

3 apr 2010 Nottingham Rock City - Nottingham, UK

4 apr 2010 London Islington O2 Academy - London, UK

6 apr 2010 Matrix - Bochum, Germany

7 apr 2010 Columbia Club - Berlin, Germany

8 apr 2010 Backstage - Munich, Germany

10 apr 2010 Colos Saal - Aschaffenburg, Germany

May 2010

2 may 2010 Roadhouse - MelodicRockFest Two - Elgin, Illinois

June 2010

16 jun 2010 Fate Lounge - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

18 jun 2010 Penn’s Peak Concert Hall - Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

19 jun 2010 M3 Rock Festival - Columbia, Maryland

20 jun 2010 B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill - New York, New York

24 jun 2010 Cowboys Concert Hall - Colorado Springs, Colorado

25 jun 2010 Grizzly Rose - Denver, Colorado

July 2010

24 jul 2010 Midwest Rockfest - Wichita, Kansas

August 2010

7 aug 2010 Kiwanis Park - Sheboygan, Wisconsin

9 aug 2010 Ocean City Music Pier - Ocean City, New Jersey

RICK SPRINGFIELD tour dates

US Dates

March 2010 

Sat 03/06/10 Stateline, NV Harrah's Lake Tahoe

Fri 03/26/10 Harris, MI Island Resort & Casino

Sat 03/27/10 Harris, MI Island Resort & Casino

May 2010

Sat 05/15/10 Fort Worth, TX Billy Bob's Texas

Fri 05/21/10 Detroit, MI Sound Board @ MotorCity Casino

Sat 05/22/10 Riverside, IA Riverside Casino & Golf Resort

European Dates
June 2010

June 11 Sweden Rock Festival - Solvesborg, Sweden

June 12 Rockefeller Music Hall - Oslo, Norway

June 13 Weingarten Open Air Festival - Weingarten, Germany