Velvet Revolver Duo
at Music Live 2007
- Appearance times confirmed

Posted September 17 2007

Rotosound are pleased to announce that Velvet Revolver duo Duff McKagan and Dave Kushner will be making a special guest appearance at the Rotosound Stand C60 at this year’s Music Live show, being held at The NEC, Birmingham.

Dates and times have now been confirmed and are as follows:
Saturday 3rd November: From 1.30pm
Sunday 4th November: From 1.30pm

Both artists will be signing posters and other memorabilia during the show.

Music Live 2007 Rotosound/Paul Reed Smith multiple guitar giveaway

Posted September 14 2007

Rotosound are pleased to announce that in conjunction with PRS UK Distributors Headline Music, we will be giving away no less than three Paul Reed Smith SE guitars in our Music Live 2007 Prize Draw.

This draw is only open to those who visit the Rotosound or Headline Music stands during the course of the show, which takes place over the weekend of November 2nd - 4th at the NEC Arena, Birmingham.

Everyone who subscribes to the Rotosound/Headline E Newsletters will automatically be entered into the draw which will be made at the end of the final day. Up for grabs are an SE Singlecut, an SE Custom both with maple tops plus the SE Paul Allender Signature Model (Pictured).

Rotosound will be at Stand C60 and Headline at Stand A72

Velvet Revolver Duo
Duff McKagan and
Dave Kushner to appear
at Music Live 2007

Posted September 14 2007

Rotosound are pleased to announce that Velvet Revolver duo Duff McKagan and Dave Kushner will be making a special guest appearance at the Rotosound Stand C60 at this year’s Music Live show, being held at The NEC, Birmingham between 2-4 November. Both artists will be signing posters and other memorabilia during the show, exact times to be confirmed. Please check back for updates.

Led Zeppelin confirm
one-off reunion gig

Posted September 13 2007

Rock group Led Zeppelin are to reform for a tribute concert to the Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun.

Singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist and longtime Rotosound endorsee John Paul Jones will perform together for the first time in 19 years.

Tickets for the one-off show at the O2 arena in London on 26 November will cost £125 and be allocated by ballot. Pete Townshend and Bill Wyman will also perform. Ertegun, who signed Led Zeppelin in the 1970s, died last year.

Rush World Tour reaches UK early October

Posted September 11 2007

The UK leg of the Rush World Tour commences October 3rd. Rotosound endorsee Geddy Lee and bandmates Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart have been on the road since early June and finish in Helsinki, Finland late in October. Scheduled UK dates are as follows:

October 3rd Glasgow, Scotland SECC
October 5th Newcastle, England Metro Radio Arena
October 6th Sheffield, England Hallam FM Arena
October 9th London, England Wembley Arena
October 10th London, England Wembley Arena
October 12th Birmingham, England NEC Arena
October 14th Manchester, England MEN Arena

For more details on the tour please visit
http://www.rush.com

The Young Knives nominated for 2007
Mercury Awards

Posted September 11 2007

Rotosound endorsees The Young Knives were recently nominated for this years Mercury Awards. Thier debut album Voices of Animals and Men was shorlisted back in July alongside the likes of The Arctic Monkeys and Amy Winehouse. Previous winners also include Franz Ferdinand, Anthony and the Johnsons, Pulp and Portishead. The award was finally won by South London band Klaxons.

To find out more about The Young Knives, visit their site at:
http://www.theyoungknives.com