Metallica

The group consists of vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, lead guitar Kirk Hammett and bass guitar Robert Trujillo.

Metallica has amassed numerous awards and accolades, including nine Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, multiple MTV Video Music Awards, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009.

Metallica’s latest album, Hardwired…to Self Destruct to was released on November 18, 2016 on Metallica’s own Blackened Recordings record label and debuted at No. 1 around the world, selling over 800,000 copies worldwide in its first week.

In addition to their many accolades, their success has led to the creation of 10 Albums, 6 No 1 Hits and in excess of 1.6 Billion YouTube views.

There’s no sign of slowing down in 2018 as the boys continue to take the WorldWired Tour to the masses…

Metallica have announced that Grammy Award-winning metallers Ghost will be joining them as their support act on their 2019 UK and Europe tour.

Click here for the Official Metallica Online Store

Led Zeppelin

The band’s heavy, guitar-driven sound has led them to be cited as one of the progenitors of heavy metal. Their style drew from a wide variety of influences, including blues, psychedelia, and folk music.

Since their debut in 1968, Led Zeppelin are acclaimed as 4th “Best Selling Artists” worldwide. They have produced 9 Albums of which 5 achieved Diamond status, and to date, have sold in excess of 200 Million Albums combined.

At their height in the early to mid 1970s, they frequently outsold the Rolling Stones in concert tickets. By 1973, they had sold more albums than any other band worldwide. Their anthemic song, “Stairway to Heaven,” is the most-played song in the history of radio.

Led Zeppelin are widely considered to be one of the most successful, innovative, and influential bands in the history of rock music.

The Rolling Stones Magazine described them as “The heaviest band of all time”, “the biggest band of the Seventies” and “unquestionably one of the most enduring bands in rock history.

Led Zeppelin are currently celebrating their 50th year anniversary – a collection of commentative and limited edition merchandise has been produced and available to purchase via the official online store to mark their iconic status and success. Click here for the Official Led Zeppelin Online Store.

Within Temptation

Within Temptation band members are vocalist Sharon den Adel, guitarist Robert Westerholt, , Jeroen van Veen, Ruud Jolie, Martijn Spierenburg, Mike Coolen, & Stefan Hellablad

The band’s first ever album, Enter was released in 1997 and following the huge success of the album led to invitations to play several live shows, including the Dynamo Music Festival, one of the biggest live music events in the Netherlands.

In 2004, Within Temptation released “The Silent Force” an ambitious project featuring a full orchestra and 80-voice choir accompanying the band. It was their first disc to be released simultaneously in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, and became a major commercial success, going platinum at home and reaching the Top Ten in Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Finland.

Their albums include Enter, Mother Earth, The Silent Force, The Heart of Everything, Black Symphony, The Unforgiving, Hydra,

Within Temptation are acclaimed winners of MTV Europe Music Award for Best Dutch & Belgian Act 2007 & World Music Award for World’s Best Selling Dutch Artist 2005, 2007.

Having recently completed the UK leg of their tour, Within Temptation will be back out on the road in Europe for a series of dates in 2019.

Visit the offical Within Temptation Store here.

Robert Plant

Born and raised in Black County Hills, Robert Plant left home, college and work in 1966 and turned professional. In 1967 he formed the Band of Joy with John Bonham. In 1968 he met guitarist Jimmy Page and keyboardist John Paul Jones. After being joined by drummer John Bonham and changing their name from Yardbirds, one of the most successful bands in rock was born Led Zeppelin. Over the 12 years they were together, the four-piece produced nine albums laden with iconic songs such as Stairway to Heaven, Kashmir, Whole Lotta Love and Dazed and Confused, among countless others.

Robert Plant embarked on a solo career in the ’80s. He released his debut album, “Pictures at Eleven”, in 1982 and followed that up with another album, “The Principle of Moments”, in 1983. Up into the early ’90s, Plant co-wrote three more solo albums with keyboardist Phil Johnstone. While occasionally collaborating with Page after the split, the pair formed an act and toured together from 1994 – 1998.

Over the past two decades, he has continued his solo career and formed a variety of bands. Plant formed his latest band, the Sensational Space Shifters, in 2012. Robert Plant has released 11 studio albums. They are ‘Pictures at Eleven’ (1982), ‘The Principle of Moments’ (1983), ‘Shaken ‘n’ Stirred’ (1985), ‘Now and Zen’ (1988), ‘Manic Nirvana’ (1990), ‘Fate of Nations’ (1993), ‘Dreamland’ (2002), ‘Mighty ReArranger’ (2005), ‘Band of Joy’ (2010), ‘Lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar’ (2014), ‘Carry Fire’ (2017).

Ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the greatest singers of all time, not only has Robert Plant received numerous Grammy Award nominations, but in 2009, he won the Outstanding Contribution to Music prize at the Q Awards. To this day, Robert Plant is regarded as one of the greatest vocalists in the history of rock music.

Robert Plant will be touring from March 2019, a full range of official merchandise can be purchased via the Robert Plant online store.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

Hugely successful, Oasis had a total of eight No.1 singles in the UK and in addition eight No.1 albums. Oasis split up for good in 2009, and Noel Gallagher has continued to be successful with his new band, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. The touring band consists of former Oasis guitarist Gem Archer, former Oasis session pianist Mike Rowe, former Oasis drummer Chris Sharrock, and The Zutons bassist Russell Pritchard.

In July 2011, Noel released the project’s self-titled debut album. Several singles from the album were released, including “The Death Of You and Me”, “If I Had a Gun …”, “AKA…What A Life!”, “Dream On” and “Everybody’s on the Run”.

In 2015, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds released their second album, “Chasing Yesterday” and their third “Who Built The Moon?”, followed in November 2017.

Noel Gallagher ‘s High Flying Birds will continue their tour with a series of dates from May 7th (Edinburgh) – A full range of official merchandise including new collection items can be purchased via the Noel Gallagher ‘s High Flying Birds online store

Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill made their first appearance at Lollapalooza on the side stage in 1992. They later topped the bill in 1995.

Black Sunday, the group’s second album, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in 1993, recording the highest Soundscan for a rap group up until that time.

Their third album, III: Temples of Boom was released in 1995, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)

Cypress Hill released IV in 1998 which went gold in the US, on the backs of hit singles “Tequila Sunrise” and “Dr. Greenthumb”.

A Cypress Hill “interesting fact” is that Insane in the Brain has a pitched-altered horse neigh looped in its chorus.

Cypress Hill were the first Latino American hip hop recording group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 20 million albums worldwide and were nominated for 3 Grammy Awards.

They were also the first rap group to have two albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 at the same time with “Insane in the Brain” becoming a crossover hit, the album went triple platinum in the U.S. and sold about 3.25 million copies.

Rolling Stone magazine named the group as the best rap group in their music awards voted by critics and readers.

Cypress Hill released their latest album “Elephants on ACID” in August 2018 and will continue to tour in 2019 – a full range of official merchandise including new collection items can be purchased via the official Cypress Hill online store, here.

Van Morrison

Recorded over 3 days with legendary jazz musicians Astral Weeks (1968) is a still singular album combining street poetry, jazz improvisation, Celtic invocation and Afro Celtic Blues wailing.

In recognition of his unique position as one of the most important songwriters of the past century, Van Morrison was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame by the late great Ray Charles at an awards ceremony in New York City in June 2003.

Additionally, Van Morrison was honored, in 2007, for his musical contribution to films. Presented by Al Pacino, this award highlights the depth and breadth of his compositions, as used by some of the most notable directors in the Motion Picture Industry today. Awards and accolades – a knighthood, a Brit, an OBE, an Ivor Novello, 6 Grammys, honorary doctorates from Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Ulster, entry into The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and the French Ordres Des Artes Et Des Lettres – attested to the international reach of Van’s musical art.

Three of Van Morrison’s songs appear in The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame’s 500 Songs that shaped Rock and ROLL – “Brown Eyed Girl”, “Madame George�� and “Moondance”.

He is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists in the history of Rock and Roll and arguably the Hardest Working man in showbusiness.

2018 is a significant year in Van Morrisons career, marking 50 years since the release of the iconic Astral Weeks album in 1968. Morrison has begun with a string of shows in the USA and a busy schedule of concerts planned across Europe in 2019. A full range of official and iconic merchandise can be purchased via the Van Morrison online store.

Paloma Faith

Paloma Faith is one of the most popular and versatile singer-songwriters Britain has produced over the past decade. She is also the only British female artist other than Adele to have had her last three albums go double platinum.

Paloma made her debut in September 2009 with the studio album “Do you want the Truth or Something Beautiful?” – It peaked at number nine in the UK and was later certified double-platinum. Its first two singles “Stone Cold Sober” and “New York” both peaked within the top twenty in the United Kingdom. “Fall From Grace” was released in 2012 as Paloma’s second album and was preceded by the single, “Picking Up the Pieces”, which charted at number seven in the UK, becoming the singer’s first top-ten single. “30 Minute Love Affair” “Just Be” “, “Black & Blue” and “Never Tear Us Apart” were all released as additional singles, the latter of which, a cover of the original by INXS, became Paloma Faith’s fourth single to chart in the top 20 in the UK.

Her third studio album “A Perfect Contradiction” was released in 2014 resulting in the lead single “Can’t Rely on You” ” charting at number ten in the UK, while second single “Only Love Can Hurt Like This”, reached number six, marking Faith’s highest charting single in the country. The album was later certified as her third double-platinum record.

To date, Paloma Faith has released 23 singles and four studio albums, the most recent of which was 2017’s “The Architect”. This debuted at number one in the UK, becoming Paloma’s first number one album. The album includes “Crybaby” and a cover of Mama Cass Elliot’s 1969 single “Make your Own Kind Of Music” which was promoted through a TV commercial with Skoda. The following year, Paloma Faith was featured on Sigala’s single “Lullaby”, which charted at number six in the UK and was certified Platinum.

Following Paloma’s 2018 tour a full range of official merchandise including new collection items can be purchased via the Paloma Faith online store.

Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams has a career now spanning over four decades.  He has sold more than 75 million records, making him one of the world’s bestselling music artists and one of the most accomplished performers in music today.

Bryan rose to fame with his 1983 album “Cuts Like A Knife” and turned into a global star with his 1984 album “Reckless”, which produced some of his best-known songs, including “Run to You” and “Summer of 69”.  In 1991, he released “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” from the album “Waking Up the Neighbours”; the song was written for the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and became a worldwide hit, reaching number 1 in many countries, including 16 consecutive weeks in the United Kingdom, a new record as well as 72 weeks in the top 20.

For his contributions to music, Bryan Adams has received many awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards, 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for “Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture” in 1992. He has also won MTV, ASCAP, American Music awards, three Ivor Novello Awards and has been nominated five times for Golden Globe Awards and three times for Academy Awards for his song writing for films.

Bryan Adams “Shine A Light” UK tour commences in Belfast on 25th February 2019. A full range of official merchandise can be purchased via the Bryan Adams online store.

Airbourne

The current Airbourne band members are Joel O’Keeffe on lead vocals and lead guitar, his brother Ryan O’Keeffe on drums, Justin Street on bass guitar and backing vocals and Harri Harrison on rhythm guitar and backing vocals.

Their debut album, “Runnin’ Wild” was released in June 2007 and peaked in the top 30 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It was later recognised for its success in the UK and USA, in August 2013, it was certified with Silver award by BPI.

Their second album, “No Guts, No Glory” was issued in March 2010 and reached the top 20 on the ARIA Chart, top 40 in the UK and also appeared on the Billboard 200. Their third studio album “Black Dog Barking” was released on 21 May 2013. In October of 2016, Airbourne released their fourth album, titled “Breakin’ Outta Hell”.

Airbourne have been nominated by UltimateRockGods.com in 3 separate categories – “Best Rock Vocal Performance, Best Rock Song & Best New Artist. They won Metal Hammer Golden God Awards “Best Debut Album” in 2008 for “Runnin’ Wild” and in the same year Classic Rock Roll of Honours Award as Best New Band.

It is well documented that Airbourne have gained a number of high profile rock’n’roll fans in legends such as Slash and Alice Cooper during their highly successful career as a band.

Airbourne will on tour in Europe from July 2019 – a full range of official merchandise including new collection items can be purchased via the Airbourne online store.