Black Velvet Magazine

09/03/2026

Alice Cooper has announced memoir 'Devil On My Shoulder', out on October 6th in the US and October 8th in the UK. Plus, a special Q&A Book Tour throughout the UK in October.

03/03/2026

Roll up, roll up. Our review of Less Than Jake's UK Winter Circus show in Birmingham is over at https://www.blackvelvetmagazine.com/lessthanjake-2026.htm

01/03/2026

We headed to Less Than Jake's UK Winter Circus last night at O2 Academy Birmingham. Who else was there? Who's going to a show on this tour? More pix and review soon.

24/02/2026

Iron Maiden feature documentary, titled IRON MAIDEN: BURNING AMBITION, will be shown in cinemas in the UK from May 7th, 2026. Tickets will go on sale March 18th. The feature length documentary charts Iron Maiden’s remarkable five decade journey.

Alongside the band, the documentary features on camera reflections from prominent admirers including Javier Bardem, Lars Ulrich, and Chuck D, each speaking about Iron Maiden’s influence on music, culture and generations of fans worldwide.

More info is at ironmaidenfilm.com

24/02/2026

All eyes were on Fozzy on Saturday at KK'S Steel Mill - Live Music in Wolverhampton. Read our review at https://www.blackvelvetmagazine.com/fozzy-2026.htm

23/02/2026

RUSH have announced 2027 tour dates in UK, Europe and South America.

RUSH 2027 TOUR DATES IN SOUTH AMERICA, UK & EUROPE

GEDDY LEE & ALEX LIFESON TO CELEBRATE 50 PLUS YEARS OF RUSH MUSIC, THEIR LEGACY, AND HONOUR LATE BANDMATE NEIL PEART

Today the band are ecstatic to announce the addition of South America, the United Kingdom and Europe tour dates to the Fifty Something tour, in early 2027. The dates will be the first time the band has played in Europe since 2013 and 17 years since visiting South America.

TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY FEB 27 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME

Exclusive Artist Pre-Sales for Rush Fan Club and RushBackstage members begin Tuesday, Feb 24 at 10:00 AM local time.
VIP packages for fan club members will also be available starting Tuesday, Feb 24 at 10:00 AM local time.

ALWAYS VISIT rush.com/tour/fifty-something for official links!

For Fifty Something, Lee and Lifeson will be accompanied by German drummer, composer, and producer Anika Nilles, who has performed as Jeff Beck’s drummer for over 60 shows and has released four solo albums. The band announces today, they will also be joined by keyboard player Loren Gold

Geddy Lee says: “We can’t wait to get back to all these cities we haven’t played in so long, as well as hitting some new places we’ve yet to play. Both Alex and I are loving the hours of rehearsal time we’re spending with Anika and now Loren, learning around 40 songs which will enable us to keep the shows evolving, playing some different songs on different nights. We are thrilled that many of our longstanding crew have come back to help us design the kind of RUSH show that fans have grown accustomed to expect from us. We dearly hope you will come along and help us celebrate 50 years of Rush music, while giving Neil the long overdue tribute he so richly deserves.”

Visit rush.com for the full news post!

22/02/2026

Fozzy wrapped up their UK tour at KK'S Steel Mill - Live Music in Wolverhampton last night.
More pix & review shortly.

18/02/2026

Yungblud has announced 'IDOLS II', out on digital release this Friday.
More info at https://www.blackvelvetmagazine.com/news.htm

17/02/2026

Shinedown have announced their new record + tour. EI8HT drops 5/29 and features the new track “Safe And Sound,” out now.
Tickets go on sale for the Dance, Kid, Dance Act II Tour Friday 2/20 (North America) and Friday 2/27 (EU / UK) 10am local.

11/02/2026

John 5 has announced a UK and European tour.

🇬🇧 UK
05 May Southampton — The 1865
06 May Exeter — Phoenix
07 May Bristol — Thekla
08 May Manchester — Club Academy
09 May Newcastle — Newcastle University
10 May Glasgow — Slay
12 May Chester — Live Rooms
13 May Wolverhampton — KK’s Steelmill
14 May London — Underworld
15 May Milton Keynes — Craufurd Arms
16 May Southend On Sea — Chinnerys
17 May Brighton — Concorde 2

🇪🇺 EUROPE
19 May Tilburg — Hall Of Fame
20 May Leeuwarden — Neushoorn
22 May Ghent — Winter Circus
23 May Cologne — Club Volta
24 May Hamburg — Molotow
26 May Krakow — Hype Park
27 May Prague — Rock Café
28 May Munich — Live Evil

WE’RE DOING THIS 😈🎸

10 years since my last UK solo tour… and I’m finally hitting Europe for the FIRST time ever. I cannot wait to see everyone over there at the shows!

Let’s get weird!

Tickets on sale Friday. Feb 13 - 10am local time
👉 john-5.com - LINK IN BIO

VIP meet & greets available for all dates.

🇬🇧 UK
05 May Southampton — The 1865
06 May Exeter — Phoenix
07 May Bristol — Thekla
08 May Manchester — Club Academy
09 May Newcastle — Newcastle University
10 May Glasgow — Slay
12 May Chester — Live Rooms
13 May Wolverhampton — KK’s Steelmill
14 May London — Underworld
15 May Milton Keynes — Craufurd Arms
16 May Southend On Sea — Chinnerys
17 May Brighton — Concorde 2

🇪🇺 EUROPE
19 May Tilburg — Hall Of Fame
20 May Leeuwarden — Neushoorn
22 May Ghent — Winter Circus
23 May Cologne — Club Volta
24 May Hamburg — Molotow
26 May Krakow — Hype Park
27 May Prague — Rock Café
28 May Munich — Strom Club

11/02/2026

Check out the new tune, 'All Falls Down', by Kris Barras Band.

Official video for the brand new Kris Barras Band single, "All Falls Down". Don't miss KBB on tour with Smith/Kotzen this February/March: https://www.krisba...