Steel Panther Support 'Rock The House' Initiative By Rocking Houses Of Parliament
Wednesday, 04 April 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
To show support for Mike Weatherley MP's 'Rock The House' initiative, Steel Panther rocked up to the Houses of Parliament on Saturday 31st March before playing to a sold-out Brixton Academy.
Rock The House now has David Cameron's backing and is a Parliamentary music competition founded by Mike Weatherley MP and backed by the music industry and a huge roster of music legends from Alice Cooper to the Bee Gees Robin Gibb. It sees MPs nominate musicians from their own constituency that are then judged by a panel of international music industry experts and musicians to determine the finalists who will compete in a live battle of the bands.
Winners in each artist's category will then play a live set on the Terrace of the House of Commons in the evening at the finale reception and winning loads of once in a life time prizes.
The competition is backed by Ministers, cross party MPs, industry professionals and bodies – and Rock Stars, including Alice Cooper, Deep Purple's Ian Gillan, Bee Gees Robin Gibb, Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus, Whitesnake's Bernie Marsden, Bullet For My Valentine's Matt Tuck, Anthrax's Rob Caggiano, Busted and Fightstar’s Charlie Simpson, Gallows’ Laurent Bernard, Don Broco’s Rob Damiani and Yes’ Rick Wakeman who are all official Patrons.
Founder, Mike Weatherley MP, said: "The competition is so important in getting legislators to connect with a creative demographic that they sometimes do not engage with. Rock the House hopes to increase political awareness of IP issues and ensure that the UK remains a world-leading creative economy. It is a huge privilege to have created a forum for musicians, music industry professionals and Parliamentarians to add to the debate and discuss these crucial issues to pave the way forward. I am delighted that the Prime Minister will be taking part by entering a nomination".
Steel Panther have confirmed their biggest UK headlining tour to date this November 2012. The hair metal band, who have been busy supporting Motley Crue and Def Leppard on their joint UK arena tour, as well as playing a select few headline dates over the last month will return to the UK in November for a full-scale nationwide tour.
Mon November 5th 2012 - Rock City, Nottingham
Tue November 6th 2012 - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
Wed November 7th 2012 - O2 Academy Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Fri November 9th 2012 - Corn Exchange Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Sat November 10th 2012 - Manchester Apollo, Manchester
Sun November 11th 2012 - LCR at University of East Anglia, Norwich
Tue November 13th 2012 - O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol
Wed November 14th 2012 - Southampton Guildhall, Southampton
Thu November 15th 2012 - HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
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