Hello to all and a happy new year, of course! As some of you may have seen, this year is shaping up very nicely for gigs, tours and festivals already. I thought we could maybe use a thread to keep track of everything that's going on this year!
I'll start by continually adding the gigs and festivals I find or am attending. Feel free to point out any you're going to or hear about that may be of interest!
(Please excuse a bias towards London - it's where I live. Feel free to suggest shows from your area.)
10/01 - Stratovarius + Mystic Prophecy/Tracedawn, Relentless Garage, London
18/01 - Faster Pussycat + Enuff Z'Nuff, The Underworld, London
24/01 - Evile + Warbringer/The Fading, The Underworld, London
24/01 - Stryper, O2 Academy Islington, London
30/01 - Hardcore Superstar + Bullet, Relentless Garage, London
30/01 - T-Rextasy, The Standard, London
05/02 - Lacuna Coil + Dirty Little Rabbits/Dommin, Shepherds Bush Empire, London
08/02 - Decapitated + Kataklysm/Man Must Die, O2 Academy Islington, London
15/02 - Nazareth, Relentless Garage, London
18/02 - Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, The Underworld, London
20/02 - Blaze Bayley, The Underworld, London
25/02 - Overkill + Cripper/Suicidal Angels/Savage Messiah, O2 Academeny Islington, London
25/02 - Big Elf + Priestess, The Underworld, London
08/03 - Finntroll + Eluveitie/Arkona/Dornenreich/Varg, TBC, London
11/03 - Katatonia, Relentless Garage, London
11/03 - Obituary, O2 Academy Islington, London
11-13/03 - HammerFest, Prestatyn, Wales
13/03 - Edguy, JB's, Dudley
15/03 - Edguy, The Cathouse, Glasgow
16/03 - Edguy, Rio's, Leeds
19/03 - Edguy, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
19/03 - Steel Panther, O2 Academy Brixton, London
20/03 - Edguy, O2 Academy Islington, London
21/03 - Delain, Relentless Garage, London
28/03 - Kamelot + Leaves' Eyes/Adagio, Koko, London
01/05 - HammerFall, Academy 2, Manchester
01/05 - Bolt Thrower + Rotting Christ/Benediction/The Rotted, ULU, London
02/05 - HammerFall, The Cathouse, Glasgow
03/05 - HammerFall, Corporation, Sheffield
04/05 - HammerFall, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
05/05 - HammerFall, Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
06/05 - HammerFall, Electric Ballroom, London
12/05 - Kiss, Wembley Arena, London
13/05 - Kiss, Wembley Arena, London
25-27/06 - Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium
05-11/07 - Metalcamp, Tolmin, Slovenia
08/07 - Ratt, O2 Academy Islington, London
11/07 - Magic Circle Festival @ Metalcamp, Tolmin, Slovenia
30/07-01/08 - Sonisphere UK, Knebworth
05-07/08 - Wacken Open Air, Germany
13-15/08 - Bloodstock Open Air, Catton Hall, Derby
26/09 - Blind Guardian + Steelwing, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
I'll start by continually adding the gigs and festivals I find or am attending. Feel free to point out any you're going to or hear about that may be of interest!
(Please excuse a bias towards London - it's where I live. Feel free to suggest shows from your area.)
10/01 - Stratovarius + Mystic Prophecy/Tracedawn, Relentless Garage, London
18/01 - Faster Pussycat + Enuff Z'Nuff, The Underworld, London
24/01 - Evile + Warbringer/The Fading, The Underworld, London
24/01 - Stryper, O2 Academy Islington, London
30/01 - Hardcore Superstar + Bullet, Relentless Garage, London
30/01 - T-Rextasy, The Standard, London
05/02 - Lacuna Coil + Dirty Little Rabbits/Dommin, Shepherds Bush Empire, London
08/02 - Decapitated + Kataklysm/Man Must Die, O2 Academy Islington, London
15/02 - Nazareth, Relentless Garage, London
18/02 - Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, The Underworld, London
20/02 - Blaze Bayley, The Underworld, London
25/02 - Overkill + Cripper/Suicidal Angels/Savage Messiah, O2 Academeny Islington, London
25/02 - Big Elf + Priestess, The Underworld, London
08/03 - Finntroll + Eluveitie/Arkona/Dornenreich/Varg, TBC, London
11/03 - Katatonia, Relentless Garage, London
11/03 - Obituary, O2 Academy Islington, London
11-13/03 - HammerFest, Prestatyn, Wales
13/03 - Edguy, JB's, Dudley
15/03 - Edguy, The Cathouse, Glasgow
16/03 - Edguy, Rio's, Leeds
19/03 - Edguy, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
19/03 - Steel Panther, O2 Academy Brixton, London
20/03 - Edguy, O2 Academy Islington, London
21/03 - Delain, Relentless Garage, London
28/03 - Kamelot + Leaves' Eyes/Adagio, Koko, London
01/05 - HammerFall, Academy 2, Manchester
01/05 - Bolt Thrower + Rotting Christ/Benediction/The Rotted, ULU, London
02/05 - HammerFall, The Cathouse, Glasgow
03/05 - HammerFall, Corporation, Sheffield
04/05 - HammerFall, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
05/05 - HammerFall, Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
06/05 - HammerFall, Electric Ballroom, London
12/05 - Kiss, Wembley Arena, London
13/05 - Kiss, Wembley Arena, London
25-27/06 - Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium
05-11/07 - Metalcamp, Tolmin, Slovenia
08/07 - Ratt, O2 Academy Islington, London
11/07 - Magic Circle Festival @ Metalcamp, Tolmin, Slovenia
30/07-01/08 - Sonisphere UK, Knebworth
05-07/08 - Wacken Open Air, Germany
13-15/08 - Bloodstock Open Air, Catton Hall, Derby
26/09 - Blind Guardian + Steelwing, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London