Musicians Pay Tribute To Record Label Boss Alan Wills

British musicians Miles Kane, David Mccabe and James Skelly have paid tribute to record label founder Alan Wills, who died on Sunday night (11May14).

The Deltasonic Records creator was left critically ill after suffering serious head injuries in a cycling accident last week (ends09May14), and he died of his injuries in hospital. He was 52.

Now musicians who have worked with Wills paid their respects to the man who helped kickstart their career.

Kane, whose band The Rascals was first signed to Deltasonic, has tweeted: "RIP Alan Wills such sad news he made me believe in my dreams and gave me my first break and that I'll never forget big love to the family!"

The Zutons frontman MCCabe adds, "You gave me my first and only record deal and you where (sic) the best person to have around to learn from Rip Alan (willsy) Wills all my love."

The Coral's Skelly adds, "Alan was a true and loyal friend. I am gutted."

Wills performed as a drummer for Liverpool, England bands Shack and Top before focusing on finding new talent as a record company boss.

Tragedy Return to Decimate the UK in May 2012

Tickets available from ticketweb.co.uk or 0844 477 2000

Monday 23^rd January 2012; Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees (and Beyond!)* are back in the UK in support of their new album ‘Humbled By Our Greatness’. Playing O₂ Academy venues in Newcastle, Sheffield, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Oxford, London (Islington) and Scotland’s O₂ ABC Glasgow in May 2012, Tragedy’s explosive live show is world famous.

Hailing from New York City, Tragedy first came to decimate the people of the United Kingdom in 2008, as the support band for British cult rockers The Wildhearts. At the end of that tour, Tragedy supported Electric Six at O₂ Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, during which 2,500 kids moshed to Stayin' Alive, and after which, Tragedy totally scored a whole new UK tour with Electric Six!

Since that time, Tragedy has kept on returning to the UK to force their magic upon the unsuspecting peoples of said country, including but not limited to opening for Motorhead at Guilfest, and two headline tours all across the UK, this May 2012 being their fourth tour (there was a third headlining tour somewhere in there too, but all records have been lost!)

Anyway, Tragedy is back in the UK with a new record called ‘Humbled by Our Greatness’. They have extended the Bee Gees catalogue to include other period pieces, such as Xanadu. It's really awesome, you should totally check them out! 

Tickets are on sale now.

Thursday 24^th May             O₂ ABC2 Glasgow                          £7.00 adv

Friday 25^th May                    O₂ Academy2 Newcastle              £8.00 adv

Saturday 26^th May              O₂ Academy2 Sheffield                 £7.00 adv

Tuesday 29^th May               O₂ Academy3 Birmingham          £8.00 adv

Wednesday 30^th May         O₂ Academy2 Liverpool                £7.00 adv

Thursday 31^st May             O₂ Academy2 Bristol                     £7.00 adv

Friday 1^st June                    O₂ Academy2 Oxford                     £7.00 adv

Saturday 2^nd June              O₂ Academy2 Islington                 £10.00 adv

*Tragedy are currently the # 1 heavy metal tribute to the Bee Gees in the following areas: London City, Carlisle City, Oxford City, Sheffield City, Guilford City, Liverpool City, Swansea City, Glasgow City, Newcastle upon Tyne City, Bristol City, Middlesborough City, Old York City, and basically every other city the band has ever played in the United Kingdom, with the exception of Cardiff City in Wales; that gig really sucked.  

Elvis is in the Building at Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park

Elvis tribute Lee "Memphis" King to play at Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park Liverpool

Dust off your Blue Suede Shoes and round up your favourite Hound Dogs– Elvis is in the building! World renowned, award-winning Elvis tribute, Lee ‘Memphis’ King is bringing his ever popular One Night of Elvis to the brand new multi-million pound venue Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park on Saturday 26^th November, 2011. Celebrating the King himself, One Night of Elvis brings together 40 of the best and most-loved songs of Presley’s career.

Lee ‘Memphis’ King said: "My premise has always been that I want the audience to see, and feel, exactly what it would have been like to witness an Elvis concert. The way it was."

The show takes audiences on a rollercoaster ride through Elvis's career, with a big band and singers to recreate the Vegas years as well as multimedia screens and projections throughout the evening. Featuring classic hits such as Suspicious Minds, One Night, If I Can Dream, American Trilogy and My Way, Lee ‘Memphis’ King’s expert performance delivers the ultimate Elvis experience, with vocals, mannerisms and dance moves to match.

Lee began practicing his trade at the tender age of five and developed a lifelong obsession with the King of Rock’n’Roll. A true fan, Lee has devoted his life to perfecting the art of imitating this great star, something which fellow fans can see in his performances. The most successful Elvis tribute in Europe and winner of the prestigious Collingwood Festival award for ‘Best Professional Elvis Tribute in the World’, Lee ‘Memphis’ King regularly plays to sell-out shows around the world.  Working together to create the ultimate Elvis tribute act, with your favourite songs, incredible costumes and an authentic feel, Lee ‘Memphis’ King is sure to leave audiences feel as though they’ve witnessed The King himself.

A must see for all fans of The King, be sure to get your tickets before Elvis has left the building!

PERFORMANCE DETAILS:

One Night of Elvis – Starring Lee ‘Memphis’ King

Saturday 26 November, 2011 – 7:30pm (Doors 7pm)

Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park, Longview Drive, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 6EG

Tickets: £14.00 (£12 Concs)

How to book – Book in person at the Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park, Longview Drive, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 6EG or Kirkby or Halewood Leisure Centre. Alternatively call 0151 443 5619 or click 

www.wegottickets.com/knowsleylcp

Tribute band Guns and Roses to Rock The Dome Liverpool

This month on November 25th the Dome Grand Central opens its doors to the greatest Guns N’ Roses tribute you are ever going to see.

Guns & Roses are made up of five of the biggest Guns N’ Roses fanatics, handpicked from other well established GnR’s tribute acts to create a super-group and the ultimate tribute to these rebels of rock. 

Formed in early 2011, Guns & Roses promise to create the closest tribute both in sound and image to the original band. Taking on the role of the iconic Axl Rose is the outstanding JDOG, former Guns4Hire member, whose voice and look bares an uncanny resemblance to the front man. Stepping in to the shoes of one of the most celebrated rock guitarists of all time is CJ, whose dedication to Slash and his epic guitar playing has seen him perfect those infamous solos with all the skill of Slash himself. This ex Guns2Roses is a seasoned professional whose talent has lead him to perform across the UK, Europe and the USA. Performing as Duff in this exceptional tribute act is Superhans who can sing and play Duffs songs with an unparalleled accuracy. On rhythm guitar for the band and performing in the role of Izzy is the multi-talented Stevie who has previously played across Europe with G2R as Duff. Completing the line-up is JC. An outstanding musician, he plays the drums with all the power and skill of Steve Adler and ties together the whole band to bring you the unique sound of the original Guns N’ Roses.

The band will be performing all of GnR’s classic songs including Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child o’ Mine and November Rain. As one of the most celebrated and well loved rock bands of the last 20 years, Guns ‘N Roses have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Their debut album, Appetite for Destruction reached number 1 on the US Album Chart and sold in excess of 28 million albums worldwide.

The 1200 capacity live performance venue, situated in Grand Central on Renshaw Street provides the perfect setting for the full live band with the huge organ installed in 1907 acting as an impressive and unique back drop behind the main stage. The Dome Grand Central is set to become a hub of creativity and set to be one of Liverpool’s leading live music, theatre, cabaret, variety and vaudeville venues.

Tickets for the performance will be processed by the Echo Arena Box Office and will offer an online, telephone and personal caller service to The Dome customers. Doors open at 7pm on Saturday, November 19^th with tickets starting at £6.00 in advance and £9 on the door. There are both standing and seated tickets available.

LISTING INFORMATION

Friday 25 November   

Guns & Roses (Guns N’ Roses Tribute Act)       

Doors Open 7pm 

£6.00 adv, £9.00 door    

Standing – Downstairs

Seated – Upstairs

THE DOME Grand Central

35 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, L1 2SF

Website: www.thedomegrandcentral.com

You can book now in person at Liverpool Echo Arena box office, on The Dome Grand Central hotline on 0844 809 4620 (Mon–Sat 9am-9pm and Sun 10am–4pm) or online on www.thedomegrandcentral.com*

The Smiths Indeed - Liverpools Stanley Theatre October 28th

                  The Smiths Indeed

Who will be performing The Queen is Dead in it’s entirety to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of the album’s release

"A brilliant tribute to The Smiths" (i-D Magazine)

 

If, in the Autumn of 1982, you were a pair of budding young songwriters and performers about to unleash a series of wounding pop songs about sexual attraction and solitude upon an unsuspecting Britain and were surrounded by bands with names like Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Ed Banger & The Nosebleeds and Slaughter and the Dogs, is it a surprise that your retort would be a name such as The Smiths?

Between October 1982, when The Smiths performed their first gig supporting Blue Rondo A La Turk at the Ritz in Manchester, and the release of their seminal album The Queen is Dead in June 1986, that same pair of songwriters, Morrissey and Marr, in conjunction with Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce, had written, recorded and performed a series of brilliantly illuminating pop songs that gave hope to a generation struggling to guide its way through the morass of a grey, turgid Britain blighted by the Falklands war, the Miners strike and Margaret Thatcher.

To celebrate the 25^th anniversary since release of The Queen is Dead the album will be performed in its entirety by The Smiths Indeed, who reproduce with uncanny accuracy, the energy and the pomp and ceremony of The Smiths during this period of the 1980’s. The Smiths Indeed have been performing since 2005 and developed a rapturous following of their own amongst the notoriously hard to please hardcore Smiths fans both old and new. Due to an increasing demand for their incredible ability to reproduce the atmosphere of a Smiths show, The Smiths Indeed will be moving their performance into larger venues, enabling them to incorporate a more sophisticated concert containing state of the art lighting and video content without losing the feel of a 1980’s gig.

The Smiths Indeed will perform The Queen is Dead and a Greatest Hits set at the following venues on the dates listed below:

 

Friday 28^th October – Liverpool University’s Stanley Theatre, Liverpool £13.50

Saturday 29^th October – Academy, Sheffield £13.50

Thursday 3^rd November – King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow £12.50

Friday 4^th November – Doghouse, Dundee £10.00

Saturday 5^th November – The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen £12.50

Thursday 10^th November – HMV Institute, Birmingham £13.50

Friday 11^th November – The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth £13.50

Saturday 12^th November – Academy, Oxford £13.50

 Thursday 17^th November – Garage, London £13.50

Friday 18^th November – Komedia, Brighton £13.50

Saturday 19^th November – Academy, Leicester £13.50

Thursday 24^th November – Academy, Newcastle £13.50

Saturday 26^th November – The Ritz, Manchester £13.50

MORE DATES TO FOLLOW

http://www.thesmithsindeed.co.uk/

The Smiths Indeed on Tour

The Smiths Indeed

Who will be performing The Queen is Dead in it’s entirety to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of the album’s release

All tickets £13.50 advance plus vendor’s booking fee

Doors 7pm

"A brilliant tribute to The Smiths" (i-D Magazine)

If, in the Autumn of 1982, you were a pair of budding young songwriters and performers about to unleash a series of wounding pop songs about sexual attraction and solitude upon an unsuspecting Britain and were surrounded by bands with names like Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Ed Banger & The Nosebleeds and Slaughter and the Dogs, is it a surprise that your retort would be a name such as The Smiths?

Between October 1982, when The Smiths performed their first gig supporting Blue Rondo A La Turk at the Ritz in Manchester, and the release of their seminal album The Queen is Dead in June 1986, that same pair of songwriters, Morrissey and Marr, in conjunction with Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce, had written, recorded and performed a series of brilliantly illuminating pop songs that gave hope to a generation struggling to guide its way through the morass of a grey, turgid Britain blighted by the Falklands war, the Miners strike and Margaret Thatcher.

To celebrate the 25^th anniversary since release of The Queen is Dead the album will be performed in its entirety by The Smiths Indeed, who reproduce with uncanny accuracy, the energy and the pomp and ceremony of The Smiths during this period of the 1980’s. The Smiths Indeed have been performing since 2005 and developed a rapturous following of their own amongst the notoriously hard to please hardcore Smiths fans both old and new. Due to an increasing demand for their incredible ability to reproduce the atmosphere of a Smiths show, The Smiths Indeed will be moving their performance into larger venues, enabling them to incorporate a more sophisticated concert containing state of the art lighting and video content without losing the feel of a 1980’s gig.

The Smiths Indeed will perform The Queen is Dead and a Greatest Hits set at the following venues on the dates listed below:

Friday 28^th October – Liverpool University’s Stanley Theatre, Liverpool £13.50

Saturday 29^th October – Academy, Sheffield £13.50

Thursday 3^rd November – King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow £12.50

Friday 4^th November – Doghouse, Dundee £10.00

Saturday 5^th November – The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen £12.50

Thursday 10^th November – HMV Institute, Birmingham £13.50

Friday 11^th November – The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth £13.50

Saturday 12^th November – Academy, Oxford £13.50

 Thursday 17^th November – Garage, London £13.50

Friday 18^th November – Komedia, Brighton £13.50

Saturday 19^th November – Academy, Leicester £13.50

Thursday 24^th November – Academy, Newcastle £13.50

Saturday 26^th November – The Ritz, Manchester £13.50

MORE DATES TO FOLLOW