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Thursday, 31 January 2008 12:09 |
 (PR) On September 6th & 7th 2007, British rock’s favourite mini-fest “Rock of Ages Fest”, will explode with talent in the centre of Birmingham with a mixture of Classic Rock and NWOBHM acts, including a number of established bands.
After the success of the first ever “Rock Of Ages Fest” in Tamworth in
2007 (which was headlined by Girlschool, ex-Iron Maiden vocalist Blaze
Bayley and Wolfsbane), things are really set to hot-up with the
announcement of Tygers Of Pan Tang, Blitzkrieg, Avenger, Gypsy
Pistoleros, Waysted, Steve Grimmet’s “Grim Reaper”, Psychowrath
(formerly 80’s rock band “Wrathchild”) and a wealth of other talent.
The event is once again raising money for the charity Cancer Research
UK.
Following on from the sensational performance by Blaze Bayley and
Wolfsbane at “Rock Of Ages Fest 2007”, the event will continue the Iron
Maiden link by opening the 2008 fest with the winner of the “Clive Aid”
events.
With many of the bands chosen to play this year (including Avenger,
Tygers Of Pan Tang, Gypsy Pistoleros, Stairway, Daz Rigo) also
releasing high-profile albums between April and November, this is going
to an exciting event and will be an amazing weekend of blistering rock
music.
With only 450 tickets available for the event, which takes place at
Birmingham’s “The Asylum” (part of Madhouse Recording Studios), it is
going to be a jewel in the crown of British rock and metal this year.
Tickets will be sought after with a vengeance – and with the ticket
prices at an early bird price of just £13 (single day) and £20
(weekend) for the first four weeks (before the regular advance prices
of £17.50 & £25 respectively apply) and on the door prices of £20
(single day) and £35 (weekend), this event will prove to be the best
value for money event in the calendar for Britain’s festival goers!
The full line-up includes... (Day One) Tygers Of Pan Tang (headliners),
Burn, Gypsy Pistoleros, New Generation Superstars, Waysted, Avenger,
Daz Rigo, Mr Fixit and the winner of Clive Aid. Day Two will be
co-headlined by Blitzkrieg, Stairway and Steve Grimmet’s “Grim Reaper”,
with Liquid Sky, Fury UK, Psychowrath, Hanging Doll, Spiral Dive and
Rock$tar rounding up the action from a spectacular weekend!
The vision for this event is to grow it into a major outdoor event in
the region inside of ten years, with the target of pulling high profile
acts and launching exceptional low profile and unsigned talent into the
public eye, as well as hopefully raising up to £1m a year for Cancer
Research UK at the end of that time.
Tickets for this event can be purchased from www.ticketweb.co.uk and
are subject to a booking fee. The festival’s myspace can be located at
www.myspace.com/rockofagesfest. Only 450 tickets have been made
available for this event and they go on sale on Thursday, January 31st
2008, so it is highly recommended that you buy sooner, rather than
later, to avoid disappointment as they are already on sale!
Between mid-February and the end of August, the festival owners will be
throwing a huge marketing campaign at the underground and commercial
rock scene in and around Birmingham to build up the “Rock Of Ages Fest”
brand’s profile, and to build upon the many successes of 2007’s event,
which was held at The Palace in Tamworth.
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