Kerrang! Tour 2008 confirmed

Kerrang! is proud to announce that the Kerrang! Tour 2008 will be taking place across January and February next year, hitting 13 cities across the UK and Ireland with the best of this year’s – and next’s – rock talent!

Headlining the tour on each night will be New Jersey progressive rockers Coheed and Cambria, in support of their stunning new album No World For Tomorrow. Pop punk scamps Madina Lake, who have just come off their own UK tour, will be bringing their overflowing energy to the tour, and Charlie Simpson’s post hardcore/ rock outfit Fightstar will be taking this tour as an opportunity to show off their new tracks from second album One Day Son This Will All Be Yours. Opening each night will be Philadelphia’s Circa Survive, who are spending the remainder of this year touring the US.

Kicking off at the Belfast Mandela Hall on 23 January, the tour will then rock its way through Dublin and the UK, ending up at Brixton Academy on 8 February! Tickets for all shows are just £15 (that’s £3.75 per band!) and go on pre-sale 26 October from 9am – and on general sale on 27 October from 9am.

Kerrang! Editor Paul Brannigan says, "This is the third year of the Kerrang! Tour and it's our strongest line up yet. The bill is a testament to the strength and diversity of Kerrang!'s world and we know that together, the four bands will get 2008 off to the loudest possible start. There'll be Kerrang! staff at every show, so we'll see you down the front."

Since their official inception in 2001, Coheed and Cambria have won over a huge fanbase with their progressive and conceptual music, playing with some of the biggest names in rock music such as The Used, AFI and Thrice to get their unique sound to the masses. Their new album Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World For Tomorrow - the follow up to 2005’s Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness is released this month.

Comprising of twins Nathan & Matthew Leone, Dan Torelli and Mateo Camargo, Chicago’s Madina Lake have been at the forefront of the rock scene over the last 12 months. Their debut album From Them, Through Us, To You has produced two anthemic rock songs ‘House of Cards’ and ‘Here I Stand’ with third singe ‘One Last Kiss’ sure to have the same effect on this nation’s rock youth!

From the release of first single ‘Paint Your Target’, Fightstar have been on consistent form with a flurry of memorable songs and live performances over the last two years, and three top 40 singles in the UK charts. Charlie Simpson and co. have gained thousands of fans as well as leaving Island Records to sign up with Institute, an imprint of Gut Records. Their new album One Day Son This Will All Be Yours was released in September and as the only Brits on the tour, they’ll be looking to steal the show!

From touring with giants such as My Chemical Romance and Billy Talent, plus playing on the inaugural Vans Warped Tour, Philadelphia rock act Circa Survive have been honing their live skills over the last two years and are ready to take the UK by storm – their 2007 album On Letting Go released on Equal Vision having hit the US Billboard Top 30.

Full Tour Dates:

23 January - Belfast Mandela Hall
24 January - Dublin Ambassadors
26 January - Southampton Guildhall
27 January - Bristol Academy
28 January - Nottingham Rock City
30 January - Cardiff University
31 January - Norwich UEA
1 February - Manchester Academy
3 February - Leeds University
4 February - Glasgow Barrowlands
5 February - Newcastle Academy
7 February - Birmingham Academy
8 February - London Brixton Academy

Tickets will be available from Aloud.com. Under 14’s must be accompanied by adults.

Find out more at Kerrang.com.