Alive in ’25’

This is a page I have been meaning to get rolling for a while, and I will take ownership of keeping it up-to-date. It won’t contain writing by us; it will contain press releases for bands we have featured in the magazine with their tour information and links for tickets, etc. When the tour is over, I will take the information down, so what we have here should remain fresh and informed. Get out there and keep music alive! Benny.

The Soap Girls

11 April 2025 – Alternative rock duo The SoapGirls return to the U.S. in May 2025 with a coast-to-coast tour that promises intensity, connection, and pure musical rebellion. The tour will begin on May 15 at The Green Room in Minneapolis, MN and take in shows nationwide, including Chicago’s Motoblot festival and legendary venues like Knuckleheads (Kansas City, MO), The Rockwell (Boston, MA) and The Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD). The U.S. leg of the Wild at Heart tour stretches between May and July 2025, delivering the cathartic, high-voltage rock show that has earned the band a fiercely loyal following across the globe.

“We’re not just coming to play shows — we’re coming to reconnect with our American fans and do what we love most: perform with heart, honesty, and zero compromise,” says Camille, bass player and joint vocalist with the SoapGirls.

The SoapGirls have released four albums and gained millions of views and streams across YouTube and music streaming platforms, building a community of fans – known as SoapSuds – and continuing to make waves in the music industry on their own terms.

Tour Dates and Locations:

Further dates will be announced; for more information, visit: https://thesoapgirls.com/tour/

Samantha Fish

For those of us in the UK, Following her October 2024 UK tour, celebrated blues rock guitarist Samantha Fish returns to the UK in May and June 2025 for 4 exclusive UK concerts that will take at Cheese & Grain, Frome (May 28), Arts Club, Liverpool (May 30), The Brook, Southampton (May 31), and O2 Academy2 Oxford (June 1).

Tickets for Frome, Liverpool, & Oxford are available from www.alttickets.com/samantha-fish-tickets. Tickets for Southampton are available from www.the-brook.com/tm-event/samantha-fish.

“I’m ecstatic to return to the UK for another round of concerts,” says Samantha. The recent tour in October was a blast and we can’t wait to play guitar for my growing UK fanbase.”

Samantha was Grammy-nominated for “Contemporary Blues Album of the Year” for her collaboration with Jesse Dayton on Death Wish Blues. Total Guitar Magazine voted Samantha as one of the “Top 100 Greatest Blues Guitarists” of all time. Earlier this year, she joined Slash on his S.E.R.P.E.N.T. US Tour.

Samantha will play a selection of songs from her back catalogue of albums, including Wild Heart, Chills & Fever, Belle of the West, Faster, Kill or Be Kind, and Death Wish Blues.

The SATCHVAI Band

For the first time in their nearly 50-year musical careers, legendary guitar icons Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have united to form The SATCHVAI Band. The iconic guitarists will embark on an electrifying summer tour across the UK and Europe.

The UK leg of the tour will kick off at the York Barbican (June 13), followed by dates at London Eventim Apollo (June 14), Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (June 17), Wolverhampton Civic Hall (June 18), and Manchester O2 Apollo (June 19).

Tickets via https://comm.tix.to/SatchVaiBand and http://satchvaiband.com

Ross Harding

Blues musician Ross Harding and the Dark Blues are playing a few UK shows for a great night of classic blues guitar and rhythm. You are in for a treat! Tickets available from here

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Nine Below Zero (Dennis Greaves & Mark Feltham) Announce Acoustic Duo 2025 UK Tour

Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham of Nine Below Zero will embark on an intimate acoustic duo tour across the UK to promote the release of ‘DENMARK – The Definitive Nine Below Zero Acoustic Collection’ on Limited Edition Coloured 2LP gatefold Vinyl album.

London— Thursday 3rd April 2025 —

The Acoustic Duo Tour begins on Tuesday 15^th April 2025 as special guests to iconic Irish vocalist Mary Coughlan at Union Chapel in London. They will then take their headline show to intimate venues in Glasgow, Grewelthorpe, Scarborough, Barnoldswick, Huddersfield, Bristol, Shoreham, Southampton, Knebworth before wrapping things up on Wednesday 6^th August 2025 at Pizza Express, Holborn, London.

On Thursday 22^nd May 2025, Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham will headline at the historic St Mary’s Church, Scarborough as part of the Big Ideas By The Sea Festival 2025. Big Ideas By The Sea (BIBTS) is an annual festival that is held in May each year in Scarborough and started in 2021.

In addition, they will be special guests on 28^th and 29^th July 2025 for American blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan and The Tilt-A-Whirl Band at two exclusive shows at 229 in London.

Speaking about the 2025 Acoustic Duo dates, Dennis Greaves enthused: “These intimate DENMARK shows really highlight  the virtuosity of Mark and proves why he is considered one of the best Harmonica players in the world. We also get to show where and why we formed a blues band in the middle of the Punk scene back in the 70’s and we get to make a trip together with the audience, through the history of black culture and the legacy of Blues Music and the influence it’s had on world music. “

Please find further information below.

Tickets are onsale and available now direct from the venues:

The 2025 Acoustic Duo UK Tour will visit the following locations:

Tuesday 15^th April 2025 – Special Guests to Mary Coughlan

Venue Address: Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, Islington, London N1 2UN

Ticket Link: Mary Coughlan Tickets | Tuesday, 15 Apr 2025 at 7:00 PM

Venue Website: Union Chapel

Thursday 22nd May 2025 – Nine Below Zero (Dennis Greaves & Mark Feltham Acoustic Duo) Headline Date part of Big Ideas By The Sea Festival 2025

Venue Address: St Mary’s Church, Scarborough, YO11 1HY

Ticket Link: Nine Below Zero (Dennis Greave & Mark Feltham ) in concert at St Mary’s Church event tickets from TicketSource

Venue Website: Big Ideas by the Sea | Arts And Environmental Festival In Scarborough

Friday 23rd May 2025 – Nine Below Zero (Dennis Greaves & Mark Feltham Acoustic Duo) Headline Date

Venue Address: Cathcart Castle Golf Club, Mearns Road, Clarkston, Glasgow G76 7YL

Ticket Link: Functions and Events :: Cathcart Castle Golf Club

Venue Website: Home :: Cathcart Castle Golf Club

Saturday 24^th May 2025 – Nine Below Zero (Dennis Greaves & Mark Feltham Acoustic Duo) Headline Date

Venue Address: Grewelthorpe Village Hall, Grewelthorpe, Ripon, HG4 3BU

Ticket Link: Greaves & Feltham of Nine Below Zero

Venue Website: General 5 — Grewelthorpe Village Hall

Wednesday 4^th June 2025 – Nine Below Zero (Dennis Greaves & Mark Feltham Acoustic Duo) Headline Date

Venue Address: Barnoldswick Music and Arts Centre,

Ticket Link: NINE BELOW ZERO ACOUSTIC | BARNOLDSWICK MUSIC & ARTS CENTRE

Venue Website: https://www.barnoldswickmusicandartscentre.com/

Thursday 5^th June 2025 – Nine Below Zero (Dennis Greaves & Mark Feltham Acoustic Duo) Headline Date

Venue Address: The Old Courthouse, Huddersfield HD1 2SP

Ticket Link: Parish Events – Nine Below Zero – Acoustic Tickets | Thursday, 05 Jun 2025 at 8:00 PM

Venue Website: Parish Huddersfield, Live Music, Food & Good Times!

Friday 6^th June 2025 – Nine Below Zero (Dennis Greaves & Mark Feltham Acoustic Duo) Headline Date

Venue Address: Exchange, 72 – 73 Old Market, Bristol, BS2 0EJ

Ticket Link: Nine Below Zero (acoustic duo)

Venue Website: What’s On – Exchange

Saturday 7^th June 2025 – Nine Below Zero (Dennis Greaves & Mark Feltham Acoustic Duo) Headline Date

Venue Address: Ropetackle Arts Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham-By-Sea BN43 5EG

Ticket Link: Nine Below Zero – Up Close and Acoustic Tour | Ropetackle Arts Centre

Venue Website: Ropetackle Arts Centre | Based in Shoreham, West Sussex, Ropetackle is a purpose built community-run arts venue that hosts some of the finest quality arts events in the UK.

Sunday 8th June 2025 – Nine Below Zero (Dennis Greaves & Mark Feltham Acoustic Duo) Headline Date

Venue Address: Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Aikman Lane, Totton, Southampton SO40 8FT

Ticket Link: Nine Below Zero (Up Close and Acoustic) – Hanger Farm

Venue Website: Home – Hanger Farm

Saturday 14^th June 2025 – Nine Below Zero (Dennis Greaves & Mark Feltham Acoustic Duo) Headline Date

Venue Address: The Station, 1 Station Approach, Knebworth, SG3 6AT

Ticket Link: Nine Below Zero Acoustic Set Tickets, Sat 14 Jun 2025 at 20:00 | Eventbrite

Venue Website: Home | The Station Pub

Monday 28^th July 2025 – Special Guests To Jimmie Vaughan and The Tilt-A-Whirl Band

Venue Address: 229 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PN

Ticket Link: Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band Tickets | Monday, 28 Jul 2025 at 7:00 PM

Venue Website: 229 | Music Venue London

Tuesday 29^th July 2025 – Special Guests To Jimmie Vaughan and The Tilt-A-Whirl Band

Venue Address: 229 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PN

Ticket Link: Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band Tickets | Tuesday, 29 Jul 2025 at 7:00 PM

Venue Website: 229 | Music Venue London

Wednesday 6^th August 2025 – Nine Below Zero (Dennis Greaves & Mark Feltham Acoustic Duo) Headline Date

Venue Address: PizzaExpressLive, 99 High Holborn, London WC1V 6LF

Ticket Link: Nine Below Zero Acoustic | Pizza Express Live

Venue Website: Live Jazz Music & Great Food | PizzaExpress Live | Pizza Express Live