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Pre-sale: Skid Row announce October and November 2022 UK tour

The Gang’s All Here UK Tour

Skid Row have announced a 13-date headline UK tour for October and November 2022.

The Gang’s All Here UK Tour supports the Friday 14th October 2022 release of Skid Row’s new studio album ‘The Gang’s All Here’ , and they’re the first confirmed UK concerts since Swedish powerhouse vocalist Erik Grönwall joined the band .

Skid Row’s tour opens at Wolverhampton KK’s Steel Mill on Wednesday 19th October and calls in at Brighton, Cardiff, Bristol, London, Nottingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool, Glasgow, Newcastle and Cambridge before culminating at Norwich Epic Studios on Friday 18th November 2022.

Special guests on the opening 12 dates are Winger, Phil X & The Drills and Collateral. The final date in Norwich only features Collateral.

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Two days after announcing Erik Grönwall as their new frontman, Skid Row unleashed their phenomenal new single ‘The Gang’s All Here’, which harks back to the band’s glory days of the late 80s and early 90s.

‘The Gang’s All Here’ is the title track of Skid Row’s sixth studio album, which is produced by the Grammy Award winning Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, Evanescence).

When Skid Row unveiled Erik Grönwall as their new frontman on Wednesday 23rd March, they said in a statement: "It's a new era for Skid Row. With a new album, a new single and a world tour, we've added a new voice. Welcome powerhouse vocalist Erik Grönwall, formerly from the band H.E.A.T. from Sweden."

Skid Row's UK tour dates:

OCTOBER 2022

Wolverhampton KK’s Steel Mill – Wed 19th

Brighton Chalk – Thu 20th

Cardiff Y Plass – Fri 21st

Bristol O2 Academy – Sun 23rd

London O2 Forum Kentish Town – Mon 24th

Nottingham Rock City – Tue 25th

Manchester O2 Ritz – Thu 27th

Sheffield O2 Academy – Fri 28th

Liverpool Grand Central Hall – Sat 29th

Glasgow O2 Academy – Mon 31st

NOVEMBER 2022

Newcastle Northumbria University – Tue 1st

Cambridge Junction – Wed 3rd

Norwich Epic Studios – Fri 18th

The rejected working titles of 20 famous rock albums:

Metallica – ‘metal up your ass’ (final title: ‘kill ‘em all’).

Metallica's seminal debut album 'Kill 'Em All' from 1983 was originally set to be called 'Metal Up Your Ass' and featured artwork of a hand clutching a dagger emerging from a toilet bowl. The band changed it to 'Kill 'Em All' upon the advice of late Megaforce Records founder Jon Zazula who was rightfully worried that distributors may refuse to stock the album. Metallica did later release a 'Metal Up Your Ass' T-shirt containing the proposed artwork, and a 1982 bootleg recording of Metallica's show at the Old Waldorf also featured the sleeve.

Metallica's rejected 'Metal Up Your Ass' artwork and album title. Fan sites claims that late-great bassist Cliff Burton renamed the album when out of anger, he said, "I hate the managers. Let's just Kill 'Em All".

Iron Maiden – ‘Food for Thought’ (final title: ‘Piece of Mind’)

Iron Maiden initially called their fourth studio album 'Food for Thought' after the heavy metal legends opted to include a lobotomised Eddie on the sleeve. However, when Maiden decamped to Jersey to write songs for the 1983 record, they changed the title to 'Piece of Mind' during a boozy session in the pub.

Red Hot Chili Peppers – ‘Dr Johnny Skinz's Disproportionately Rambunctious Polar Express Machine-head’ (final title: ‘I’m With You’)

Easily the most jaw-dropping working title on our list, Red Hot Chili Peppers took inspiration for the 'Dr Johnny Skinz's Disproportionately Rambunctious Polar Express Machine-head' album moniker from an acid trip one of Anthony Kiedis' friends had. Kiedis told Spin: "(My friend) was reminiscing about one of his legendary acid trips and told us that he had been playing a sold-out show to the planets and moons, and his Number One hit was, well, that title." Red Hot Chili Peppers sadly ditched the title and called their 2011 album 'I'm With You.' Boo!

Pixies – ‘Whore’ (final title: ‘Doolittle’)

In keeping with many of the biblical themes embraced on Pixies' second studio album, Black Francis initially called it 'Whore' in reference to the Whore of Babylon. The song 'Hey' also features the lyrics "Must be a devil between us / Or whores in my head / Whores at the door / Whore in my bed." In the end, Pixies called their 1989 album 'Doolittle.'

Pink Floyd – ‘Eclipse’ (final title: ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’)

Pink Floyd had always wanted to call their 1973 magnum opus 'The Dark Side of the Moon', however they were forced into a rethink when they discovered that blues rock band Medicine Head had called their third album 'Dark Side of the Moon' a year earlier. The title was temporarily change to 'Eclipse'; however Pink Floyd ditched the title once they discovered that Medicine Head's album was a commercial flop. Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' went on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Green Day – ‘Liquid Dookie’ (final title: ‘Dookie’)

Inspired by their poor diets on tour that led them to get bouts of diarrhoea, pop punk stalwarts Green Day initially wanted to call their third studio album 'Liquid Dookie.' "We had a faecal fascination in those years," admitted drummer Tré Cool. The title was deemed "too gross" by their label Reprise and trio settled on a shortened 'Dookie' for their 1993 tour-de-force.

KISS – ‘Who Dares Wins’ (final title: ‘Crazy Nights’)

Late drummer Eric Carr came up with the idea to call KISS's 14th album 'Who Dares Wins' after seeing the slogan on a piece of clothing. "During a photo session, our wardrobe girl had this commando patch lying around with 'Who Dares Wins' on it, and I said, 'Hey, what a great idea for an album title!'," Carr said. "Then she brought it over to Paul (Stanley) who said the same thing. We ended up not using it because it didn't look good in print, and it sounded as if no one would understand it." Despite KISS ditching the title for 'Crazy Nights', 'Who Dares Wins' featured in some Japanese advertisements for the record.

Fleetwood Mac – ‘Yesterday’s Gone’ (final title: ‘Rumours’)

While recording their 11th studio album at the Record Plant in Sausalito, California back in 1976, Fleetwood Mac gave it the title 'Yesterday's Gone' from the lyrics to their future single 'Don't Stop.' John McVie came up with the final 'Rumours' title as he felt the respective Fleetwood Mac band members were writing "journals and diaries" about each other through the music.

U2 – ‘The Two Americas’ (final title: ‘The Joshua Tree’)

With many of the lyrics contrasting antipathy towards the politics of the United States with the band's deep fascination with the vast country, U2 frontman and lyricist Bono initially wanted to call the band's fifth album 'The Two Americas'. He said, "I started to see two Americas, the mythic America and the real America." Another working title was 'The Desert Songs', however it was changed to 'The Joshua Tree' when U2 decamped to the Mojave Desert with photographer Anton Corbijn to shoot some images for the sleeve. Corbijn suggested the title and Bono was suitably impressed when he read up about Joshua trees' (Yucca brevifolia) links to Mormon legend.

The Clash – ‘Last Testament’ (final title: ‘London Calling’)

According to Billboard, The Clash were going to call their third album 'Last Testament' in keeping with the notion that the double LP would close a chapter in music history that had begun with Elvis Presley's RCA debut in 1956. Although the working title was ditched in favour of 'London Calling', The Clash directly parodied the design for the 'Elvis Presley' sleeve on their album cover. Instead of Elvis it featured the iconic Pennie Smith photograph of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his Fender Precision Bass on stage in New York in September 1979.

David Bowie – ‘New Music: Night and Day’ (final title: ‘Low’)

David Bowie called his experimental 11th studio album 'New Music: Night And Day' and it still had the title when Bowie's schoolfriend George Underwood commenced work on the album artwork. Bowie changed the title to 'Low' at the eleventh hour and the album was already mentioned in various forthcoming release lists for January 1977 as 'New Music: Night And Day.' The labels on some international cassette editions of 'Low' also featured the 'New Music: Night and Day' title on the cassette sticker but the final title on the sleeve.

Led Zeppelin – ‘Thanksgiving’ (final title: ‘Presence’)

Led Zeppelin completed work on their seventh album on 26th November 1975, the day before Thanksgiving, leading Robert Plant to suggest naming it after the American holiday. The idea was quickly abandoned. Designer Aubrey Powell suggest the title 'Obelisk' in reference to the mysterious black object on the record sleeve, however the band opted for 'Presence' instead. Jimmy Page explains: "The record-jacket designer said 'When I think of the group, I always think of power and force. There's a definite presence there.' That was it. He wanted to call it 'Obelisk'. To me, it was more important what was behind the obelisk."

The Who – ‘Deaf, Dumb and Blind Boy’ (final title ‘Tommy’)

In keeping with the story of Tommy Walker, The Who wanted to call their upcoming rock opera album 'Deaf, Dumb and Blind Boy'. Pete Townshend said in 1968: "The package I hope is going to be called 'Deaf, Dumb and Blind Boy' is a story about a kid that's born deaf, dumb and blind and what happens to him throughout his life ... But what it's really all about is the fact that ... he's seeing things basically as vibrations which we translate as music." When the album was released in 1969, they settled on Tommy Walker's first name 'Tommy' for its title.

Queen – ‘The Invisible Men’ (final title: ‘The Miracle’)

Queen's 13th studio album was all set to be called 'The Invisible Men' after the song 'The Invisible Man', however drummer Roger Taylor says that just three weeks prior to release they changed it to 'The Miracle.'

Bon Jovi - ‘Sons of Beaches’ (final title: ‘New Jersey’)

After achieving global success with their blockbuster third album 'Slippery When Wet', Bon Jovi commenced work on the follow-up in early 1988 under the working title of 'Sons of Beaches'. It's lifted from the lines " I can see those sons of beaches / With the surf and the sand and they're living it up" from penultimate album song '99 in the Shade.' It was eventually ditched in favour of 'New Jersey' in homage to Bon Jovi's home state.

Nirvana – ‘I Hate Myself And I Want To Die’ (final title: ‘In Utero’)

Now reluctant global rock icons thanks to the surprise success of 'Nevermind', Kurt Cobain wanted to call Nirvana's third album 'I Hate Myself And I Want To Die.' The title was based on Cobain's standard reply whenever someone asked him how he was doing and was intended as a joke. Bassist Krist Novoselic talked Cobain out of the idea and Nirvana adopted a new title 'Verse Chorus Verse' before settling on 'In Utero', which was lifted from a line in one of Courtney Love's poems.

Sex Pistols – ‘God Save the Sex Pistols’ (final title: ‘Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols’)

Sex Pistols were originally going to give their only studio album the relatively tame title of 'God Save the Sex Pistols'; a play on the title of their anti-monarchy anthem 'God Save the Sex Pistols.' At Steve Jones' suggestion, album name was changed to the more anarchic 'Never Mind the Bollocks…' after Jones heard two fans using the phrase. John Lydon said it was a working classic expression meaning to "stop talking rubbish."

The Rolling Stones - ‘Automatic Changer’ (final title: ‘Let It Bleed’)

The artwork to The Rolling Stones' eighth studio album, which depicts a surreal sculpture of a phonograph designed by Robert Brownjohn and a cake made my Delia Smith, was inspired by the working title 'Automatic Changer'. The 'Let It Bleed' title reportedly came from when Keith Richards' fingers were bleeding while recording the album. Refusing to stop playing his guitar, Keith apparently said "let it bleed."

David Bowie – ‘Shilling the Rubes’ (final title: ‘Young Americans’)

Seemingly unable to choose a suitable name for his ninth studio album, David Bowie gave it a number of working titles including 'Dancin', 'Somebody Up There Likes Me', 'One Damned Song', 'The Gouster', 'Fascination' and the somewhat bizarre 'Shilling the Rubes.' He eventually called it 'Young Americans' in keeping with his blue-eyed soul anthem of the same name, which opened the record.

Nirvana – ‘Sheep’ (final title: ‘Nevermind’)

Kurt Cobain initially called Nirvana's second album 'Sheep' in an apparent dig at the flocks of people who might buy the record. He even poked fun at the title in his journal, writing: "Because you want to not; because everyone else is." They eventually settle on the deliberately misspelt title 'Nevermind' as it was a metaphor for Cobain's attitude on life.

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Tickets and VIP Packages on sale Wednesday, March 30 at 10a GMT, here . See all dates below.

UK & European Tour Dates 2022: 19 Oct @ KK’s Steel Mill in Wolverton, UK 20 Oct @ Chalk in Brighton, UK 21 Oct @ Y Plas in Cardiff, UK 23 Oct @ O2 Academy in Bristol, UK 24 Oct @ O2 Forum Kentish Town in London, UK 25 Oct @ Rock City in Nottingham, UK 27 Oct @ O2 Ritz in Manchester, UK 28 Oct @ O2 Academy in Sheffield, UK 29 Oct @ Grand Central Hall in Liverpool, UK 31 Oct @ Glasgow in Galvanizers, UK 01 Nov @ Northumbria Uni in Newcastle, UK 03 Nov @ Cambridge in Junction, UK 04 Nov @ HRH Festival in Cardiff, UK* 6 Nov @ Zappa in Antwerp, BE 8 Nov @ Iduna in DrachtenIduna, NL 9 Nov @ Fabrik HAMBURG, DE 10 Nov @ Turbinenhalle 2 in -OBERHAUSEN, DE 12 Nov @ UR Rock Festival in Giswil, Switzerland 13 Nov @ Fabrik in BRUCHSAL, DE 14th Nov @ Backstage (Werk) in MUNICH, DE 16 Nov @ L’Empreinte in Savigny Le Temple, FR 18 Nov @ Epic Studios in Norwich, UK** * (Skid Row only) ** (Skid Row and Collateral only)

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Skid Row will tour the UK from 19 October 2022, where the first date is KK’s Steel Mill in Wolverhampton. Supported by Enuff Z’Nuff and The Treatment, the tour is supporting Skid Row’s new album The Gang’s All Here.

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SKID ROW Announce The Gang's All Here UK / European Tour 2022 Featuring Special Guests WINGER, PHIL X & THE DRILLS, And COLLATERAL

March 29, 2022, 2 years ago

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Reclaiming their title as the kings of hard rock, Skid Row today announce European / UK tour, following the news of their hotly anticipated, new studio album, The Gang’s All Here, out October 14th via earMUSIC.

It’s a new era for Skid Row, with a new album, the recent debut of their brand-new single, the title track "The Gang’s All Here", and a new powerhouse vocalist, singer Erik Grönwall, formerly of H.E.A.T. Dates are as follows:

Octber 19 - Wolverton, UK - KK's Steel Mill 20 - Brighton, UK - Chalk 21 - Cardiff, UK - Y Plas 23 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy 24 - London, UK - O2 Forum Kentish Town 25 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City 27 - Manchester, UK - O2 Ritz 28 - Sheffield, UK - O2 Academy 29 - Liverpool, UK - Grand Central Hall 31 - Glasgow, UK - Galvanizers

November 1 - Newcastle, UK - Northumbria Uni 3 - Junction, UK - Cambridge 4 - Cardiff, UK - HRH Festival 6 - Antwerp, Belgium - Zappa  8 - DrachtenIduna, Netherlands - Iduna 9 - Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik 10 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle 2 12 - Giswil, Switzerland - UR Rock Festival 13 - Bruchsal, Germany - Fabrik 14 - Munich, Germany - Backstage 16 - Savigny Le Temple, France - L’Empreinte 18 - Norwich, UK - Epic Studios **

*Skid Row only ** Skid Row and Collateral only

On March 26th, Skid Row played their first show with new vocalist Erik Grönwall at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. They were supporting the Scorpions for the band's Sin City Nights residency.

Grönwall made his recording debut with Skid Row via the new single, "The  Gang's All Here", on March 25th.

Check out fan-filmed video from the show below. The setlist was as follows:

"Slave To The Grind" "Big Guns" "18 And Life" "Piece Of Me" "Livin' On A Chain Gang" "Monkey Business" "I Remember You" "The Gang's All Here" "Youth Gone Wild"

Skid Row and earMUSIC join forces to announce the release of the new studio album, The Gang’s All Here, on October 14. This announcement coincides with the launch of the iconic hard rock band’s Las Vegas Residency (as the Scorpions’ special guests) this Saturday, as well as the debut of their brand-new single, the title track “The Gang’s All Here”. Watch a visualizer for the single below, and stream the song here .

“The Gang’s All Here” is an oath of triumph, exploding with powerful energy that makes us hunger for more. It is the logical next-generation leap of the band’s trademark sound that stomps out new ground – with singer Erik Grönwall (formerly of H.E.A.T, one of the best frontmen of this or any hard rock era) joining the family.

Produced by Grammy Award Winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, Evanescence) and long-time fan, Skid Row are ablaze. They are re-energized, kicking their sound way up to modern Hard Rock Royalty.

“We are beyond excited to release this record. It has been a long time in the making and a lot of hard work has been put into it by the band and our producer Nick Raskulinecz. And the addition of Erik has lifted the songs to new heights. Add all this to the fact that we start our world tour in Las Vegas with the Scorpions residency this Saturday at Zappos Theater makes it easy to say that Skid Row is going to have a great year.” - Rachel Bolan and Snake Sabo

The Gang's All Here album can be pre-ordered here .

The Gang's All Here tracklisting:

"Hell Or High Water" "The Gang's All Here" "Not Dead Yet" "Time Bomb" "Resurrected" "Nowhere Fast" "When The Lights Come On" "Tear It Down" "October's Song" "World's On Fire"

"The Gang’s All Here" visualizer:

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News: Skid Row Announce full UK Tour this Autumn

Reclaiming their title as the kings of hard rock, Skid Row today announce an almighty European and UK tour, following the news of their hotly anticipated, new studio album, “The Gang’s All Here”, out 14 October 2022 with earMUSIC.

19 October Wolverhampton, KK’s Steel Mill 20 October Brighton, Chalk 21 October Cardiff, Y Plass 23 October Bristol, O2 Academy 24 October London, O2 Forum Kentish Town 25 October Nottingham, Rock City 27 October Manchester, O2 Ritz 28 October Sheffield, O2 Academy 29 October Liverpool, Grand Central Hall 31 October Glasgow, O2 Academy 01 November Newcastle, Northumbria University 03 November Cambridge, Junction 04 November Great Yarmouth, HRH Festival* (*Skid Row only) 18 November Norwich, Epic Studios** (** Skid Row and Collateral only)

The Gang’s All Here is an oath of triumph, exploding with a powerful energy that makes us hungry for more. It is the logical next-generation leap of the band’s trademark sound that stomps out new ground, produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, Evanescence).

Skid Row are ablaze. Re-energised and kicking their sound way up to modern hard rock royalty, Skid Row are the New Jersey kids with a punk and metal attitude and determined to conquer the world. They quickly became a household name, releasing some of the biggest and most successful hard rock albums of the 80s and 90s. Back when MTV was everything, the multi-platinum act crashed TV and radio worldwide with hits like ’18 and Life’ and “Youth Gone Wild”, peaking at No.1 on the US Billboard charts with their second album Slave To The Grind.

Links https://www.skidrow.com

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Skid Row announce UK tour

SKID ROW  have announced a headlining UK tour!

Set for October and November this year, the tour will see the iconic hard rock band touring across the UK in support of their upcoming new album,  The Gang’s All Here , which is scheduled to be released in October.

Support for the tour comes from  WINGER ,  PHIL X & THE DRILLS  and  COLLATERAL . Tickets for the tour are available now and can be purchased here .

Tour dates are as follows: 

19 October Wolverhampton, KK’s Steel Mill 20 October Brighton, Chalk 21 October Cardiff, Y Plass 23 October Bristol, O2 Academy 24 October London, O2 Forum Kentish Town 25 October Nottingham, Rock City 27 October Manchester, O2 Ritz 28 October Sheffield, O2 Academy 29 October Liverpool, Grand Central Hall 31 October Glasgow, O2 Academy 01 November Newcastle, Northumbria University 03 November Cambridge, Junction 04 November Great Yarmouth, HRH Festival* (* SKID ROW  only) 18 November Norwich, Epic Studios** (** SKID ROW and COLLATERAL only)

The Gang’s All Here is set for release on October 14th via earMUSIC. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased  here . 

For more information on SKID ROW like their official page on  Facebook .

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Skid Row kick off their UK Tour.

Skid Row released their hugely acclaimed new album last Friday to massive global critical acclaim, with many publications hailing it as a spectacular comeback and one of the best rock albums of 2022. Watch the brilliant new single ‘Time Bomb’. taken from the new album  The Gang’s All Here .

It is currently topping iTunes and Amazon charts around the world and on track to give the band their highest official UK chart placing in many years.   The band kick off their huge UK headline tour this Wednesday in Wolverhampton, with 13 further dates including London’s Kentish Town Forum on Monday 24 th  October. See full tour dates below.

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PRAISE FOR THE GANG’S ALL HERE   “A truly remarkable comeback”  –  Classic Rock   “A triumphant return to form”  –  Metal Hammer   “This is the album diehard fans have been waiting for… totally electrifying and totally re-energising everything about Skid Row”  –  Fistful Of Metal   “Abounding with the relentless energy and attitude you would expect… Brilliant!”  –  Fireworks   “Legendary… superb”  –  Powerplay   “Sheer fist-in-the-air euphoria”  –  Rock Candy   “An album full of substance and pure rock’n’roll magic”  –  Metal Talk   “A tremendous piece of work”  –  Entertainment Focus

    The Gang’s All Here Tour 2022 Get tickets here Oct. 19 – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton, UK Oct. 20 – Chalk, Brighton, UK Oct. 21 – Cardiff University SU, Cardiff, UK Oct. 23 – O2 Academy, Bristol, UK Oct. 24 – O2 Forum, London, UK Oct. 25 – Rock City, Nottingham, UK Oct. 27 – O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK Oct. 28 – O2 Academy, Sheffield, UK Oct. 29 – Hangar 34, Liverpool, UK Oct. 31 – O2 Academy, Glasgow, UK Nov. 1 – Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK Nov. 3 – Cambridge Junction, Cambridge, UK Nov. 4 – HRH Festival, Great Yarmouth, UK Nov. 18 – Epic Studios, Norwich, UK

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Skid Row announce UK headline tour

28 Mar 2022

In support of their forthcoming album The Gang's All Here

Reclaiming their title as the kings of hard rock, Skid Row today announce an almighty European and UK tour, following the news of their hotly anticipated, new studio album, The Gang’s All Here , out 14 October 2022 with earMUSIC. It’s a new era for Skid Row , with a new album, the recent debut of their brand-new single, the title track, ' The Gang’s All Here ' and a new powerhouse vocalist, singer Erik Grönwall , formerly of H.E.A.T, one of the best frontmen of this or any hard rock era, joining the family. Skid Row will hit the UK hard this autumn with dates at O2 Academy venues in Glasgow, Sheffield, and Bristol, plus London’s prestigious O2 Forum Kentish Town , with special guests Winger, Phil X & The Drills and Collateral along for the ride. 19 October Wolverhampton, KK’s Steel Mill 20 October Brighton, Chalk 21 October Cardiff, Y Plass 23 October Bristol, O2 Academy 24 October London, O2 Forum Kentish Town 25 October Nottingham, Rock City 27 October Manchester, O2 Ritz 28 October Sheffield, O2 Academy 29 October Liverpool, Grand Central Hall 31 October Glasgow, O2 Academy 01 November Newcastle, Northumbria University 03 November Cambridge, Junction 04 November Great Yarmouth, HRH Festival* (*Skid Row only) 18 November Norwich, Epic Studios** (** Skid Row and Collateral only) The Gang’s All Here is an oath of triumph, exploding with a powerful energy that makes us hungry for more. It is the logical next-generation leap of the band’s trademark sound that stomps out new ground, produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, Evanescence). Skid Row are ablaze. Re-energised and kicking their sound way up to modern hard rock royalty, Skid Row are the New Jersey kids with a punk and metal attitude and determined to conquer the world. They quickly became a household name, releasing some of the biggest and most successful hard rock albums of the 80s and 90s. Back when MTV was everything, the multi-platinum act crashed TV and radio worldwide with hits like ' 18 and Life' and ' Youth Gone Wild' , peaking at No.1 on the US Billboard charts with their second album Slave To The Grind . Come and join the gang live! https://www.skidrow.com/tour

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Skid row confirm support bands for upcoming 2022 uk tour.

After both original support acts, Winger & Phil X had to pull out of the upcoming Skid Row UK Tour, details of who will support and where have just been released.

Replacing Winger are American rockers Enuff Z’Nuff , with The Treatment added to Bristol O2, London O2 Forum Kentish Town, Manchester O2 Ritz and Sheffield’s O2 Accademy. Collateral will also be support at Wolverhampton KK’s Steel Mill, Brighton Chalk, Cardiff Y Plass, London O2 Forum Kentish Town, Nottingham Rock City, Liverpool Hanger 34, Glasgow O2 Academy, Newcastle Northumbria Uni, Cambridge Junction & Nrwich Epic Studios.

Skid Row are ablaze. Re-energised and kicking their sound way up to modern hard rock royalty, Skid Row are the New Jersey kids with a punk and metal attitude and determined to conquer the world. They quickly became a household name, releasing some of the biggest and most successful hard rock albums of the 80s and 90s. Back when MTV was everything, the multi-platinum act crashed TV and radio worldwide with hits like ‘ 18 and Life ‘ and ‘ Youth Gone Wild ‘, peaking at No.1 on the US Billboard charts with their second album ‘ Slave To The Grind ‘.

Come and join the gang live!  https://www.skidrow.com/tour

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SKID ROW – THE GANG’S ALL HERE UK TOUR 2022

Reclaiming their title as the kings of hard rock, Skid Row today announce an almighty European and UK tour

BRAND NEW ALBUM RELEASED OCT 14 TH PRE-ORDER HERE

Reclaiming their title as the kings of hard rock,  Skid Row  today announce an almighty European and UK tour, following the news of their hotly anticipated, new studio album,  ‘The Gang’s All Here’ ,  out 14 October 2022 with earMUSIC.

It’s a new era for  Skid Row , with a new album, the recent debut of their brand-new single, the title track, ‘ The Gang’s All Here ‘ and a new powerhouse vocalist, singer  Erik Grönwall , formerly of H.E.A.T, one of the best frontmen of this or any hard rock era, joining the family.

Skid Row  will hit the UK hard this autumn with dates at  O2 Academy venues  in Glasgow, Sheffield, and Bristol, plus London’s prestigious  O2 Forum Kentish Town , with special guests Winger, Phil X & The Drills and Collateral along for the ride.

19 October Wolverhampton, KK’s Steel Mill

20 October Brighton, Chalk

21 October Cardiff, Y Plass

23 October Bristol, O2 Academy

24 October London, O2 Forum Kentish Town

25 October Nottingham, Rock City

27 October Manchester, O2 Ritz

28 October Sheffield, O2 Academy

29 October Liverpool, Grand Central Hall

31 October Glasgow, O2 Academy

01 November Newcastle, Northumbria University

03 November Cambridge, Junction

04 November Great Yarmouth, HRH Festival* (*Skid Row only)

18 November Norwich, Epic Studios** (** Skid Row and Collateral only)

TICKETS AVAILABLE :  Planet Rock  Monday 28 March 2022 / O2  Priority Tickets  Monday 28 March 2022 /  Ticketmaster  10am Wednesday 30 March

The Gang’s All Here  is an oath of triumph, exploding with a powerful energy that makes us hungry for more. It is the logical next-generation leap of the band’s trademark sound that stomps out new ground, produced by Grammy Award-winning producer  Nick Raskulinecz  (Foo Fighters, Rush, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, Evanescence).

Skid Row  are ablaze. Re-energised and kicking their sound way up to modern hard rock royalty,  Skid Row  are the New Jersey kids with a punk and metal attitude and determined to conquer the world. They quickly became a household name, releasing some of the biggest and most successful hard rock albums of the 80s and 90s. Back when MTV was everything, the multi-platinum act crashed TV and radio worldwide with hits like ‘ 18 and Life’  and ‘ Youth Gone Wild’ , peaking at No.1 on the US Billboard charts with their second album  Slave To The Grind .

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Having announced a week ago that the 11th November release of their brand new studio album would be preceded by a UK/RoI tour beginning on 4th, US rock act Enuff Z’Nuff have subsequently been confirmed to support Skid Row on a dozen UK dates that commence on 19th October. This has in turn necessitated some changes to their own headlining schedule, with the full list of revised shows listed below.

The album, entitled ‘Finer Than Sin’, remains scheduled for 11th November, while a video for its first single, ‘Catastrophe’, has just been made available  HERE  .

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ENUFF Z’NUFF FINER THAN SIN new album out 11.11.22 (Frontiers)

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Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the upcoming release of ‘Finer Than Sin’, the new studio album by US rock act Enuff Z’Nuff. Out on 11th November, a video for the first single from it, ‘Catastrophe’, can be viewed  HERE  .

The group have been fronted by singer/bassist Chip Z’Nuff for their last three albums, including The Beatles’ covers record ‘Enuff Z’Nuff’s Hardrock Nite’ (released almost a year to the day before the new album), with ‘Finer Than Sin’ showing off their patented hybrid of infectious power pop and hard rock in all its glory.

Band founder Chip is once again joined by long-term group members Tory Stoffregen (guitars), Tony Fennell (guitars) and Daniel Benjamin Hill (drums) for ‘Finer Than Sin’, a record that showcases all the colourful rock ’n’ roll musical stylings that have helped Enuff Z’Nuff maintain a loyal fan base since the ‘80s. It is their 17th studio album overall.

Originally formed in Chicago in 1984, Enuff Z’Nuff broke big five years later with a self-titled debut album that became a monster hit. It spawned the evergreen singles ‘New Thing’ and ‘Fly High Michelle’, both of which received constant radio airplay and heavy rotation on MTV, spending more than a year in the US Top 10. 1991 saw the follow-up album ‘Strength’, which had hard rock overtones and sustained their success, with the band making high profile TV and radio appearances on the likes of David Letterman and Howard Stern, as well as being featured in Rolling Stone’s Hot Issue as ‘the Next Big Thing’. They adapted during the changing musical climate of the ‘90s and have gone on to release numerous records.

ENUFF Z’NUFF Chip Z’Nuff – vocals, bass Tory Stoffregen – lead guitar Tony Fennell – guitar, vocals Daniel Benjamin Hill – drums & percussion

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Skid Row UK Tour Starts This Week With New Album Out Now

The band kick off their huge UK headline tour this Wednesday in Wolverhampton.

Skid Row released their hugely acclaimed new album last Friday to massive global critical acclaim, with many publications hailing it as a spectacular comeback and one of the best rock albums of 2022.

It is currently topping iTunes and Amazon charts around the world and on track to give the band their highest official UK chart placing in many years.

The band kick off their huge UK headline tour this Wednesday in Wolverhampton, with 13 further dates including London's Kentish Town Forum on Monday 24th October. See full tour dates below.

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The Gang's All Here Tour 2022

Oct. 19 - KK's Steel Mill, Wolverhampton, UK Oct. 20 - Chalk, Brighton, UK Oct. 21 - Cardiff University SU, Cardiff, UK Oct. 23 - O2 Academy, Bristol, UK Oct. 24 - O2 Forum, London, UK Oct. 25 - Rock City, Nottingham, UK Oct. 27 - O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK Oct. 28 - O2 Academy, Sheffield, UK Oct. 29 - Hangar 34, Liverpool, UK Oct. 31 - O2 Academy, Glasgow, UK Nov. 1 - Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK Nov. 3 - Cambridge Junction, Cambridge, UK Nov. 4 - HRH Festival, Great Yarmouth, UK Nov. 18 - Epic Studios, Norwich, UK

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Review & Photography by Manny Manson for MPM

With a little confusion about dates, I find myself on my way back to Wolverhampton. Tonight, I’m off to cover the opening night of American giants, Skid Row on their 2022 tour of the UK promoting the latest album, one that features the new singer Erik Grönwall, formerly of Swedish Legends H.E.A.T.

Ironically, my last visit to KK’s was to cover that very band, now with original frontman Kenny Leckremo rocking the vocals. Another interesting point is that the mighty Collateral have also appeared on each of these visits.

I get parked outside the venue with plenty of time, so a quick visit to Jacks Café for an Indian mixed grill to fill a hole and then I sit in my car whilst the queue steadily grows. Doors are at 7pm tonight. Sorting my camera out I see Chip Z’Nuff walking along the crowd to chatting to everyone. There’s something you don’t see too often.

Collateral are up first, and they hit the stage on time. It’s great to see the boys again, and its quickly obvious that touring with H.E.A.T. and now straight onto the Skid Row tour has meant they are battle ready. What a difference the 5days have made. They are energetic, tight and having fun. Starting off with ‘Lullaby’ they are on it.

Ben’s hitting the snare like he’s trying to hurt it, the rimshot is cracking out like a missile going supersonic. The bass is hitting hard as our ‘Gothic Vampire’ is digging deep, avoiding the bright lights as he does so. Angelo is smiling as he dances about, he’s on fire.

The Union flag is flying tonight as he dances around with it tied to his mic stand. ‘Mr Big Shot’ continues the high energy attack. Todd Wingers Kramer is sounding nasty as he floats about on-stage right, posing for cameras before kicking out, Malagodi is ripping it as the chorus fly’s out. Angelo is again posing for the cameras and the fans, there are plenty in for them which is always good to see.

Midnight Queen’ sees the acoustic come out again and a gentler delivery from frontman Angelo. A great tune showing a different side to this fun band. The brief harmonised solo gives the song a bit of grit that shouts out over the steady walking drum beat of Ben Atkinson.

This leads into ‘No Place for Love’, again another vehicle for Angelo to demonstrate he has a better voice than he’s often given credit for. The guitars cry out over the thundering onslaught. Angelo’s asks for the crowd to sing back which they all seem to do. Great stuff.

Sin in the City’ is the latest single from the new album ‘RE-WIRED’ out on October 21 st . A pacey number full of catchy hooks, has Angelo racing about again. KK’s stage is a wide one so he’s getting his steps in as he swops sides. The solo again adds an extra layer before the vocals start up again. The crowd seem to enjoy this one judging from their reaction, and rightly so.

A band shout for Enuff Z’Nuff and the mighty Skid Row by Jack Bently-Smith who has decided he’s too hot and has removed his top. The band then drop into their final song, the stunning ‘Merry Go Round’ a Bon Jovi-esque type vibe abounds with this one, A great number to finish their all to brief set. What a difference those 5days have made, as they kickass with a cracking final, instrumental volley. Awesome. I can’t help it but I really enjoy what Collateral bring to the table. I’m looking forward to getting my hands on the new album.

With the usual stage clearing ready for Enuff Z’Nuff to smash us a new one we are soon up and running. A simple black curtain covers the name on the kick drum, they are using Bens kit as Skid Row’s kit dominates the back line.

On time, the crowd start the screaming and cheers as Chip Z’Nuff ( Gregory Rybarski ) appears on stage, the intro to ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ from ‘Hardrock Nite’ plays out.

Chip stands in a white leather jacket, Cops hat and Big purple tinted glasses, his arms outstretched as the band start into this Beatles cover. The bass rumbles deep as he hits the multicoloured strings adorning this battered instrument of choice, the strap is held on with copious amount of gaffer tape. I sure sign of its long and arduous life.

It’s a great cover in that it captures the very essence of the original and goes down great with the crowd. Tony Fennell seems to be channelling George Michael as he rocks out his Gold Top hanging low as Chips belts out ‘Kiss the Clown’ from the 1989 album, Enuff Z’Nuff.

This is followed with a stirring version of yet another Beatles cover, ‘Eleanor Rigby’. Again, Chip’s voice nails this vocal. As this one thumps across the room. The dirty guitars sounding menacing and brooding, Tory Stoffregan’s solo is mesmerising, the myriad or back lights outlining him, as he rips through it, his head thrown back.

They are forgiven for covering the Fab Four, they have done them justice. ‘Baby Loves You’ from 1991’s Strength follows on, a sleazy number delivered with verve and fuzz. Standing at the microphone, Chip oozes filth from that bygone era when it was said that the band wanted to be a rock version of the Beatles, or the bastard children of Slade and the Raspberries.

A great blast back to the glam years of lip gloss and back combed hair. Another cover follows, this time its Wings and ‘Jet’. A favourite of mine from decades ago, and again a Chip’d up version which sits well in the set. Looking at the crowd I can see several of the guys singing along, we like this, the guitar breakdown and harmonised solo is a great nod to Denny laine.

Its rocking hard, plenty of bite and a great voice, check, we like this one. We’re now down to the last two songs, the stirring power ballad ‘Fly High Michelle’ originally written by founding member Donnie Vie about a friend who had died is great addition to the set, slow with a scorching solo that lifts it. Hill is driving this forward with a deafening beat from behind the kit.

This remains the bands best-selling single. The final song is again from the same best-selling first album, Enuff Z’Nuff. The mono-tone, melodic delivery of ‘New Thing’ brings the set to a an untimely close. The sets to short, with 16 studio albums to their name there is a definite greatest hits tour in there just waiting.

They leave the smoke-filled stage to rousing applause and cheers! Loved it. I bump into Chip later, what a humble human being, as he sits behind the merch desk chatting to everyone. Rock Star!

Skid Row have been through a few singers in there, dare I say it, quest to recapture the Sebastian Bach era, undoubtably their most successful period, in fact the first two albums are the money makers, tours have been built on these bangers.

After Bach left back in ’96, the band had a run of singers, Solinger in 2015, a brief spell with Tony Harnell followed, before Dragonforces, ZP Theart joined in 2017 he stayed with the band util he left in early 2022. We now have possibly the most dynamic front man to date, Sweden’s Erik Grönwall who joined them earlier this year. Having seen Eric in H.E.A.T.

there is no doubt he has the capability to smash the vocals. The new album’ The Gangs All Here’ is the first release since Solinger and Revolutions Per Minute in 2006. I’d been a fan in the years and I have to admit that I was surprised that the new album is only their 6 th studio release.

Sirens scream and lights flash as we get the rat-a-tat-tat snare build up from Rob Hammersmith on the kit. The bands in place and starting to riff into the opening to ‘Slave to the Grind’ from the self-named sophomore album from 1991. As Erik races on in time for the fire balls to spew to the heavens as the band rocks out.

Erik’s vocal is ridiculous as he smashes his way through this first number. Dave the Snake Sabo’s face is lit up by the fire balls, his smile is hard to disguise as he knows the band have made the right decision with Eric. The energy on stage is through the roof, Eric is racing around as he delivers, posing for the crowd and the cameras, a knowing look in his eyes. Bolan and Hill are digging deep seemingly trying to keep up with the dynamo of activity speeding the song along. The screams are there make no mistake, we have a show on our hands.

‘The Threat’ follows on at a furious pace. This again from the second album. Hard hitting and punching, Erik’s voice swoops and soars over the dirty guitar and rumbling bass. In fact, the high notes he’s hitting, with the clarity and power of youth, he’s equal to anything that Seb has done on the original, there’s less fry in his tone and the lyric is better for it. The shriek of the guitars struggling to better him.

Jumping onto the security barrier, Erik is up close with a young lady as they sing to each other, he takes her phone and uses it to record them singing together, there’s a happy fan. A quick visit to the debut album for the next three songs, ‘Big Guns’ with its hard-hitting riff and slamming bass line, the scream to finish off is next level.

The fan favourite ’18 and Life’ follows and has the crowd singing louder than ever. This is classic Skid Row but now with extra kahunas. The song pulses forward with its deliberate drum beat. Erik is racing back and forth, his foot on the monitor, momentarily as he delivers his vocal with consummate ease and then he’s off again. ‘Piece of Me’ finishes this quick visit to 1989 debut album. The punky bass line is soon joined by the rattling guitars and the thundering vocals. As this almost ‘Batman’ sounding romp bounces along, the crowd joining in as they along bounce in time. Scotti Hill sends the solo into the crowd with a pointed hand, the hair is flying as the song builds to its climactic finish of squealing guitars.

‘Livin’ on a Chain Gang’ is next. The crowd is on it singing right from the first note. Erik is moving again, as Sabo and Hill rock out to this banger of a tune. Erik’s scream cuts through like a hot knife through butter. As Sabo rips out the solo Erik is up close and personal, flicking his hair as he does so. His energy is relentless, as he powers out the finish full of head shaking craziness.

Finally, we get a visit to the new album, it’s the first of only two that we’re going to get a listen too tonight. ‘The Gang’s All Here’ is the title track and the first single from the band’s first studio album since 2006. A thumping bass line and crashing drums brings this song to life. Bolan Sings backing vocals as this new one races along into ‘Riot Act’. Another visit back to the halcyon days and Slave to the Grind.

This faster song roars along at breakneck speed, Sabo’s hand is a blur as he riffs along with Bolan and Hill on stage left. The staccato deliver of the lyrics is broken up as the crowd join in. Hill rips the solo a new one as Erik takes it up into the higher register once again, what a voice. Stunning.

Another fan favourite follows on, ‘In A Darkened Room’. The stunning fat guitar riff leads us into this seductive piece, again from the second album. This is a great song, its demonstrating Erik’s vocal control, two hands on the mic when he needs to emphasise a phrase, punching the air as he brings it home, his voice soaring with the angels when it needs to, Scotti Hill is up front, his Les Paul crying on a par with Grönwall’s voice, he grins like a Cheshire cat as he winds this up.

The crowd are cheering hard, they’ve been given a night to remember so far and are duly showing their appreciation, this is returned with an absolute banger, started with Dave Sabo playing double stops on his guitar, the crowd are again clapping along as Erik leans into the crowd momentarily before a rattle of cowbell and an ear-splitting scream heralds ‘Monkey Business’.

The crowd seem to have gotten lighter in their loafers as the bouncing is crashing around the venue. Hands and horns are flying as the words are sung back. The drums are thundering, tied in tight to Rachel Bolan’s bass line. The call and answer sing a long has the crowd in fine form. Sabo rips out another screaming lick as this thundering anthem builds to a closure with Erik up front spinning and punching as the drums crash out to a full stop.

A brief respite and the sound of thunder and rain, the blinders flash to simulate a storm. Erik is back on and asks if we want more, “it’s the best feeling in the world when the crowd do” he says, he then asks for the place to be lit up with the cell phones, which quickly happens. Sabo is strumming ‘I Remember You’ on an acoustic.

The crowd are yet again singing along as the rest of the band join in. Arms are being waved over head as the song plays out. Whoah ah’s punctuate Erik’s vocal as the young man’s voice soars into outer space yet again, he thanks the crowd again and the lights dim.

We now visit the new album again, the steady drum beat of ‘Time Bomb’ ticks away, hooked into Bolan’s bassline as Erik’s vocal soars effortlessly. “Tik Tik Tik Time Bomb” see’s more fireballs erupt into the air. The heat can be felt right back at the sound board. These fireballs pop throughout the song giving it a magical glow as Sabo and Scotti trade lead licks back and forth.

The song brings us to the last one of the set, it can on only be one song, another anthemic banger from the first album, yes of course it’s ‘Youth Gone Wild’. The crowd are asked to go insane on this one, and they do. The place has been turned up to eleven as the place rocks as one, the crowd are on the vocals. As it plays out hard and heavy it strikes you with the subtleties of a run way express train.

The band punch the air as the kick drum and toms slam out. Feedback filling the air the whoah whoah’s start, the stage spotlights are playing all across the crowd as they sing along. The crash cymbals help to bring this one down as the crowd go nuts. Thank you and good night says Erik as they leave eventually the stage.

What a show. Erik has finally put the ‘Mighty’ back in SKID ROW and boy has it been missed. There will always be folk out there ready to knock bands, that aren’t the original line up, but let’s face it all these years on there will be line up changes, and but from what I’ve just witnessed tonight, we have a reborn SKID ROW, a band full of new vim and vigour, and, if I may be so bold, with a voice, in Eric Grönwall, that is an equal to anything done during the Sebastian Bach years, yes he’s really that good!

Get to a show, go with an open mind and enjoy the newly reborn SKID ROW. They won’t disappoint, and remember this is Erik’s era !

Bloody excellent job guys!

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