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Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:00:00 GMT
Twisted Wheel are playing an exclusive winter gig tomorrow alongside The Wombats, Little Boots and others. It's being filmed for Channel 4 and they have 5 pairs of tickets to give away to fans of the band. There will be transport provided between London Kings Cross to and from the event (secret location) and refreshments will be laid on for you. If you're over 16 and are available from 4pm-midnight tomorrow then send an email to

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:00:00 GMT
AC/DC will play stadium dates at Wembley Stadium and Glasgow's Hampden Park in June 2009 as part of their Black Ice world tour.
Tickets for both dates go on sale on Wednesday 17th December at 10am, so set your alarms and write it in your diaries!
Buy tickets here

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:00:00 GMT
Tune into Radio 1's Breakfast Show with Chris Moyles tomorrow morning to hear Katie and Jules performing Fairytale of New York and Santa Baby. It's going to be pure festive goodness! And later on tomorrow the band will be popping in to the Radio 2 studios to perform another couple of tracks on Chris Evans' show. That one airs between 6-7pm.
Also, a quick heads up for NYE - check out Jools Holland's Hootenanny on BBC2 as The Tings will be playing Shut Up, TNMN and Great DJ. 

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:00:00 GMT
The tour has ended which means we're nearing the end of the blog from the road... Check out how the boys rounded the event off...
"After last song Kyle launches himself from the stage into the crowd below and the other three quickly follow him in. Security eventually pull Kyle back to safety, half naked and shoeless with whatever clothing he had left ripped to shreds."

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:00:00 GMT
AC/DC add stadium shows to their Black Ice World Tour beginning in Leipzig on May 13th and running through to Glasgow on June 30th. AC/DC kicked off their hugely successful Black Ice World Tour in late October and the press can't stop raving about the band's incredible live performance. The Chicago Tribune called their live show "a celebration of all that is great about Rock N Roll, " whileThe Boston Globe exclaimed "AC/DC is the greatest band ever." The tour is currently making its way across the United States before heading to Europe, see below for full itinerary.
AC/DC UK Tour Dates - April 2009
April 14 London, UK 02 Arena (SOLD OUT)
April 16 London, UK 02 Arena (SOLD OUT)
April 21Manchester, UK MEN (SOLD OUT)
April 23 Birmingham, UK NEC (SOLD OUT)
European Stadium dates for 2009 are as follows:
May 13 Leipzig, DE Zentralstadium
May 15 Munich, DE Olympic Stadium
May 17 Gelsenkirchen, DE Veltins Arena
May 19 Cologne, DE Stadion
May 22 Hockenheimring, DE Formula 1 Racing Track
May 24 Vienna, AU Ernst-Happel Stadium
June 12 Paris, FR Stadt de France
June 15 Oslo, NO Valle Hovin
June 17 Helsinki, FI Olympic Stadium
June 19 Copenhagen, DE Parken
June 21 Gothenburg, SW Ullevi Stadium
June 23 Amsterdam, NE Amsterdam Arena
June 26 London, UK Wembley Stadium
June 28 Dublin, IR Punchestown Racetrack
June 30 Glasgow, UK Hampden Park
Ticket details, prices and on-sale dates will be announced shortly so watch this space...
Meanwhile, 'Rock N Roll Train', the first single from Black Ice has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals.

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:00:00 GMT
Once again BFMV score successes in the Kerrang! magazine end of year polls.
Hero Of The Year was Matt Tuck (Bullet For My Valentine)
In the Best Album category "Scream Aim Fire" came 4th losing out to Slipknot's "All Hope is Gone" which also won worst album !
Bullet For My Valentine also were runners up in Best Video with "Waking The Demon", voted 3rd for Best Live Band, 4th Best Band and 5th best track, again with "Waking The Demon".
Best Thing of 2008 following Download and Barack Obama's victory came Bullet For My Valentine tour.
Big thanks to all BFMV fans who voted in the polls! For those of you who wanna see more - click here: New Kerrang!issue details