Black Sabbath's Ronnie Dio Diagnosed With Stomach Cancer

Former Black Sabbath singer and acclaimed solo artist Ronnie Dio has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. With the down tuned guitars and wailing vocals Black Sabbath have established themselves as one of the heavyweights of the music world. As one of the founding fathers of heavy metal music they have provided the blueprint for countless groups, inspiring generations.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 01 December 2009

Them Crooked Vultures Tickets & Tour Support Details

The rock super group Them Crooked Vultures have confirmed the addition of fellow collaborative types Sweethead to their imminent UK tour. The band, who are one of the year’s most talked about projects, released their self titled debut album roughly two weeks ago and it has been causing stereos across the nation to go into meltdown ever since. Them Crooked Vultures are to follow the album release with a lengthy UK tour kicking off in Plymouth in just nine days time. Click here for tickets

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 01 December 2009

Reef Announce Return Tour Dates & Tickets

Reef are back, or they will be next April. It’ll be seven years since the Glastonbury boys went their separate ways. With a string of hits including 'Come Back Brighter', 'Naked' and 'Place Your Hands', Reef produced some of the 1990s most memorable British rock songs. Click Here to Compare & Buy Reef Tickets

Written by: Saard | Date: Tuesday, 01 December 2009

Fake Problems Announce Tour Dates & Tickets

Chris Farren’s band is so named as they were put together with a no problems, no commitments attitude. Indeed, the Florida foursome tour so regularly that they don’t have time for anything else. They’re touring the UK next April. Click Here to Compare & Buy Fake Problems Tickets

Written by: Saard | Date: Tuesday, 01 December 2009

Breathe Carolina Annouce UK Tour & Ticket Details

Elecronica (screwed in a power-cut) outfit Breathe Carolina started out as a MySpace band and are now a duo with screaming, fainting fans and everything. Oddly, the name comes from a dream singer David Schmitt had when he was 9 about calming down a woman called Carolina. Click Here to Compare & Buy Breathe Carolina Tickets

Written by: Saard | Date: Tuesday, 01 December 2009

Fightstar Tour Dates & Tickets Announced

Heavy guitar, growling voices, post-hardcore sensibilities and a genre mixing style mark Fightstar as a band to watch, and listen to obviously. They’ve been ferreting away for a few years and have some albums under their belt, including the latest ‘Being Human’. Click Here to Compare & Buy Fightstar Tickets

Written by: Saard | Date: Tuesday, 01 December 2009

Peter Kay Tour Dates & Tickets for 2010 and 2011 Revealed

Stereoboard.com can exclusively reveal that 'the tour that doesn't tour' - is about to tour! Peter Kay will hit the road in 2010 and 2011 for a series of weekend gigs throughout the UK. Due to phenomenal public demand, his original 20 dates in Manchester sold out in an amazing 30 minutes, the popular British comedian will now perform 21 new dates across seven UK cities in April 2010, November 2010 and April 2011.

Written by: Stereoboard.com | Date: Tuesday, 01 December 2009

JLS Announce December 2010 Tour Dates & Tickets

The ever-so-popular-at-the-moment JLS have announced a brand new tour for next December. The boy band, runners up of last years X Factor, have announced a series of arena dates for December 2010 due to phenomenal demand. Their massive Spring 2010 tour is already sold out.

Written by: Stereoboard.com | Date: Tuesday, 01 December 2009

The Courteeners Announce 2010 UK Tour Dates & Tickets

Chirpy and gritty at the same time, Mancunian musical marvels, The Courteeners (yep, pronounced like and possibly named after the car), have announced a new February 2010 tour in support of their forthcoming album. Click Here to Compare & Buy The Courteeners Tickets

Written by: Saard | Date: Monday, 30 November 2009

Lemmy inspired by Cliff Richard?

You wouldn’t have dreamt it in a million years but as strange as it sounds Motorhead front man and former Jimi Hendrix roadie Lemmy has claimed that he was inspired to form a band by none other than Cliff Richard. Yes, I had to read it twice too.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 30 November 2009

The Strokes and Jay Z to headline 2010 Isle of Wight Festival

It has been confirmed that The Strokes will cement their live comeback next year with a headline slot at the ninth Isle of Wight Festival. Other acts who have also been secured on the bill at the event are US rapper Jay-Z, Blondie, Orbital, Squeeze and Pink.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 30 November 2009

Keane Announce UK Tour Dates, Tickets & New EP for 2010

Keane have announced a new eight track EP and June 2010 UK forestry tour. The Night Train EP will be released globally on 8th May 2010. According to an official statement on Keanmusic.com, the new EP : "Features eight powerful new tracks which were written and recorded during the Perfect Symmetry world tour that saw the band playing to packed arenas in 28 countries, from Australia to Norway, Colombia to South Korea and Lebanon to Switzerland. The EP takes its title from the band's favoured mode of transport during the tour."

Written by: Stereoboard.com | Date: Monday, 30 November 2009

Alicia Keys Tour Dates & Tickets Announced

Gratuitous award-winner and Princess of Soul, Alicia Keys, is shipping her soulful voice, song-writing talent and piano over the pond (she’ll be following later) for a much anticipated May 2010 UK tour. Click Here to Compare & Buy Alicia Keys Tickets

Written by: Saard | Date: Sunday, 29 November 2009

Level 42 Tour Dates & Tickets Announced

There’s clearly some strange 1980s time cock-up going on at the moment. The fashion keeps popping up on youths and celebrities whilst music keeps turning 80s out of nowhere. Something’s wrong. Doctor Who needs to be informed. There were a few plus points to the 80s, like level 42, but they never really went away. They just hid until the decade got less embarrassing. They’re back now. Click Here to Compare & Buy Level 42 Tickets

Written by: Saard | Date: Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Paul Weller Announces Albert Hall Tour Dates & Tickets

The man, the legend, the craggy ex front man of The Jam and Style Council, Paul Weller has announced he’s playing two nights at the Albert Hall. These tickets will sell out so fast that scientists will be able to discover new and mysterious things about the universe from studying their super-speedy movements. Take that, Large Hadron Collider. Click Here to Compare & Buy Paul Weller Tickets

Written by: Saard | Date: Wednesday, 25 November 2009

HIM Tickets & UK Tour Dates Announced

Helsinki Goth rockers HIM are taking their brooding, blood-curdling but darkly romantic selves on the road in support of their New album ‘Screamworks: Love in Theory & Practice’. The album is released on February 8th. The UK tour starts on March 13th. The horror. Click Here to Compare & Buy HIM Tickets

Written by: Saard | Date: Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Fyfe Dangerfield Tour Dates & Tickets Announced

The singer with a name like Scotland’s third-best secret agent is taking his thing all over the UK early next year in a bid to cheer everyone up about it being cold and wintery and nearly a year til it’s Christmas again. He might just manage it. Click Here to Compare & Buy Fyfe Dangerfield Tickets

Written by: Saard | Date: Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Mumford & Sons Tickets & Tour Dates Announced

British folk rockers extraordinaire, Mumford & Sons are extremely pleased to announce that they’ll be touring the UK and Ireland next year. They’re only technically folk because they’re technically technology-free. They’re actually top. Click Here to Compare & Buy Mumford & Sons Tickets

Written by: Saard | Date: Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Ultravox Return To The Road. Tour Dates & Tickets Announced.

Can no-one stop the unrelenting return of the 80s? It happened! It’s over! They ended for a reason! The 90s, for a start. The neon, the leggings, flocks of seagulls, oh lordy! It’s like a flu you thought you’d recovered from but find it’s mutated and is itching the back of your throat again. Still, not everything was awful. Ultravox for a start. They were ok. Click Here to Compare & Buy Ultravox Tickets

Written by: Saard | Date: Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Daft Punk Tour Dates for 2010 Leaked?

French electronica duo Daft Punk are set to announce a 2010 World Tour, if rumours circling around the Internet are to be believed. The iconic dance duo, know by family and friends as Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel De Homem-Christo, are reported to be about to announce UK shows in London and Manchester for September 2010.

Written by: Stereoboard.com | Date: Tuesday, 24 November 2009

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Tickets & Tour Dates Announced

The music fairy first visited Steve Harley when he was stuck in hospital, suffering from Polio as a child. It was listening to Bob Dylan songs on the radio that inspired Steve to get into the music game. The hand of Bob is indeed mighty. Click Here to Compare & Buy Cockney Rebel Tickets.

Written by: Saard | Date: Tuesday, 24 November 2009

Cobra Starship Announce Tour Dates & Tickets

Alternative dancey rockiness in band form, created by ex-Midtown vocalist Gabe Saporta, tied together with 80s colours and a none-too-serious attitude. It was their 2006 song ‘Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)’, featured on the soundtrack of Snakes on a Plane, that according to their website made Gabe realise writing catchy songs was a way to possibly have slumber parties with Samuel L Jackson. Click Here to Compare & Buy Cobra Starship Tickets.

Written by: Saard | Date: Sunday, 22 November 2009

Mastodon Announce 2010 UK Tour Dates & Tickets

Yes, Troy Sanders looks a bit like a Mastodon (which resembles a wooly mammoth but isn’t one), but that’s not why they named their band after a huge lumbering beast that trolled around the ancient world. They just feel a bit like one as a band apparently. ‘Mastodon’ means ‘Nipple-tooth’ in Greek or Latin or Welsh or something. This also had nothing to do with their decision. They’ve announced a tour. Click Here to Compare & Buy Mastodon Tickets.

Written by: Saard | Date: Sunday, 22 November 2009

Rod Stewart Announces UK Tour Dates & Tickets

Four decades of Rod have led to more number ones than any other ex grave-digger and footballer, a hardcore group of rabid, only sometimes menopausal, fans, an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame and an award or two. Click Here to Compare & Buy Rod Stewart Tickets.

Written by: Saard | Date: Saturday, 21 November 2009

KISS 2010 UK Tour Dates & Tickets Announced

Kiss are coming to the UK. The white-faced, serpent-tongued gods of glam-rock will be hitting a series of Blighty cities mid 2010, no doubt spitting blood and setting fire to things on stage. Possibly each other. Click Here to Compare & Buy Kiss Tickets.

Written by: Saard | Date: Saturday, 21 November 2009

Peter Kay Announces 2010 Tour Dates & Tickets

Peter Kay has confirmed his first live shows in almost seven years. The Phoenix Nights comedian will perform four stand up shows at Manchester's MEN Arena over four consecutive nights on 27th to 30th April 2010. Kay broke the news on the Chris Moyles Radio 1 show this morning, jokingly dubbing it the "Tour That Doesn't Tour Tour".

Written by: Stereoboard.com | Date: Friday, 20 November 2009

Muse Add Second Wembley Stadium Gig for 2010. Get Tickets Now!

It may come as no surprise to the most die hard of Muse fans, but we believe they are officially the biggest band on the planet at this moment. We'd rubber stamp that statement, but fans of other bands will sure have a word to say. Tickets for their Wembley Stadium gig (September 11th 2010) went on sale this morning at 9am and promptly sold out in an astonishing 12 minutes. That's right, about 90,000 tickets got nabbed in under twelve minutes flat!!

Written by: Stereoboard.com | Date: Friday, 20 November 2009

Pennywise Announce UK Tour Dates But Someone's Missing

Named after the scary clown-thing from It, hard-core punk band Pennywise draw in roaring crowds and are one of the go-to bands for sports games music. Something about the frenzied, adrenaline-sloshing pace of their music appeals to sports fans; their eminently chant-able track ‘Bro Hymn’ is the theme and goal song for sports clubs world-wide. They released their latest compilation ‘Let Them Know’ in September. Click Here to Compare & Buy Pennywise Tickets

Written by: Saard | Date: Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Britain's Got Talent Winners Diversity Announce UK Tour & Tickets

Diversity, the genuinely talented, cleverly-choreographed, high-energy dance troupe who won last year’s Britain’s Got Talent, have announced their first ever headline UK tour. Expect imaginative set-pieces, possible illegal hurling of small people and, apparently, one or two surprises. Click Here to Compare & Buy Diversity Tickets.

Written by: Saard | Date: Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Boyz II Men Announce UK Tour Dates & Tickets

You wouldn’t recommend it as a name for a band, but melodic US soulsters, Boyz II Men, have done okay for themselves and, after a wee vacation, are back. Made up of Nathan Morris, Wayne Morris and Shaun Stockman, the boyz firmly grabbed the 90s by the romantic dangly bits with hits like ‘I’ll Make Love to You’ and ‘End of the Road’. Click Here to Compare & Buy Boyz II Men Tickets

Written by: Saard | Date: Tuesday, 17 November 2009