Gig Guide

For those who live in the North West of England (or thereabouts) here's a list of the best up-coming rock/metal gigs:

2009

May

Bob Dylan	-	1st May (Liverpool Echo Arena)
Gary Moore	-	1st May (Manchester Apollo)
Saxon	-	3rd May (Manchester Academy)
Heaven's Basement	-	5th May (Manchester Roadhouse)
Fightstar	-	7th May (Manchester Academy)
Eric Clapton	-	13th May(Liverpool Echo Arena)
Eric Clapton	-	14th May (M.E.N.)
Eden's Curse / Firewind / Stratovarius	-	19th May (Manchester Academy II)
Stratovarious	-	19th May (Manchester Jilly’s Rockworld)
Breed 77	-	24th May (Liverpool Academy)
Lynyrd Skynyrd	-	30th May (Manchester Apollo)

June

Blaze Bayley	-	5th June (Lancaster Yorkshire House)
Blaze Bayley	-	18th June (Manchester) ***CANCELLED***
UFO	-	20th June (Manchester Academy)
BB King & John Mayall	-	24th June (M.E.N.)
Rick Warwick	-	25th June (Manchester Academy 3)
Jeff Beck	-	27th June (Manchester Apollo)
James Taylor	-	30th June (M.E.N.)

July

Bryan Adams	-	3rd July (Liverpool Empire Theatre)
Thunder	-	3rd July (Manchester Academy) (Farewell Tour - I'll be there for sure!!)
The Eagles	-	11th July (M.E.N.)
Jane's Addiction / Nine Inch Nails	-	14th July (M.E.N.)
Testament	-	19th July (Manchester Academy)

September

Bonfire	-	20th September (JB's Dudley)
The Wildhearts	-	30th September (Manchester Academy)

October

Y&T	-	27th October (Manchester Academy)
Magnum	-	28th October (Manchester Academy)
Magnum	-	29th October (Liverpool Academy)

November

Deep Purple	-	10th November (Manchester Apollo)
Motorhead	-	21st November (Manchester Apollo)
The Answer	-	25th November (Manchester Academy 2)

December

Status Quo

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8th/9th December (Manchester Apollo)

 

 

For those who are interested, here’s a list of some of the best gigs I’ve been to in the past few years:

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Wembley Arena, Saturday 21st June, 2003
Live/Bon Jovi – Hyde Park, Saturday 28th June, 2003
ZZ Top – Brixton Academy, Wednesday 30th July, 2003

Young Heart Attack – Manchester Roadhouse, Sunday 24th August, 2004
UFO – Manchester Apollo, Wednesday 16th June, 2004
Alice Cooper – Hammersmith Apollo, Sunday 27th June, 2004
Dio – Manchester Academy, Wednesday 8th September, 2004
Bryan Adams – M.E.N Arena, Friday 22nd October, 2004
The Wildhearts – Manchester Academy, Thursday 9th December, 2004

Velvet Revolver – Hammersmith Apollo, Monday 10th June, 2005
Fozzy – Manchester Bierkeller, Saturday 12th February, 2005
Scorpions/Judas Priest – Hammersmith Apollo, Thursday 17th March, 2005
Status Quo – Liverpool Big Top Arena, Saturday 23rd July, 2005
Dio – Manchester Academy, Saturday 15th October, 2005
Girlschool/Saxon/Motorhead - Hammersmith Apollo, Thursday 16th June, 2005

Whitesnake – Liverpool Big Top Arena, Monday 3rd July, 2006
Billy Joel – M.E.N. Arena, Wednesday, 19th July, 2006
Breed 77 – Manchester Academy, Wednesday 20th September, 2006
Rose Hill Drive/Roadstar/The Answer – Liverpool Academy, Thursday 19th October, 2006

Europe – Liverpool Academy, Friday 9th February, 2007
Saxon – Manchester Academy, Sunday 4th March, 2007
Journey – Manchester Apollo, Wednesday 7th March, 2007
Bryan Adams – M.E.N. Arena, Tuesday 8th March, 2007
Scorpions/w Uli Jon Roth – Manchester Apollo, Sunday 29th July, 2007
Heaven & Hell - M.E.N. Arena, Friday 9th November, 2007

Girlschool/Dio – London Astoria, Wednesday 28th May, 2008
Stone Gods/Airbourne - Liverpool Academy, Friday 7th November, 2008
Heaven's Basement/Thunder - Manchester Academy, Saturday 22nd November, 2008

Metallica – Manchester Evening News Arena, Thursday 26 February, 2009
Tina Turner -Manchester Evening News Arena, Saturday 4th April, 2009
AC/DC - Manchester Evening News Arena, Tuesday 22nd April, 2009
Doro/Saxon - Manchester Academy, Sunday 3rd May, 2009