THE DICKIES make their long awaited return to European action. The U.S. punk legends will be joined by the best pop punks on the UK scene, MIKE TV, (formerly PICKLED DICK). H20 and DEATH BY STEREO tour in the same 5 day period so they'll be hooking up in Plymouth and London, U.S. punk legends, THE ADOLESCENTS come in for the first time, and we finish the month with the return of the red eyed Brooklyn soul monster, THE WORLD/INFERNO FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY.
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- AUGUST -
INTRO5PECT return to the U.K. for a solid 2 week tour through the month, supported by London punkers MORAL DILEMMA. VOODOO GLOW SKULLS return to the UK as part of their Summer European tour, joined by THE JB CONSPIRACY on the UK dates including Blackpools REBELLION punk festival. Check out the bands we have involved in REBELLION's Vienna and Blackpool festivals this year, including BAD CO. PROJECT fronted by former Oxymoron frontman, Sucker and THE 241ers featuring Jonny One Lung of THE FILAMENTS and SUICIDE BID, and members of NY SquatPunks THE STOCKYARD STOICS. KEVIN SECONDS returns doing his acoustic thing, though rumours of a 7 Seconds return are looking good too. RANDOM HAND and H20 are both confirmed for the Reading & Leeds festivals, which is nice :). SUICIDE BID will be getting their collective asses in gear to play Rebellion and will follow up with their 'SUICIDE SOUNDCLASH' show in London a week later joined by a classy line-up including THE BABYLON WHACKERS. ALL SHALL PERISH and SWORN ENEMY tour together and we have London appearances and Boston SE legends SS DECONTROL and New York metalcore supergroup, BLOODCLOT.
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- SEPTEMBER -
The HELL ON EARTH 2008 tour hits the U.K. late September, this year's awesome line-up features WALLS OF JERICHO, CATARACT, ANIMOSITY, THE RED CHORD & STICK TO YOUR GUNS, plus more European metalcore brutality this month from A TRAITOR LIKE JUDAS. AGENT ORANGE return for a week of full throttle surfcore, supported by Londons LOVE & a 45 and Atlanta,Ga's hardcore punkers THE LUCHAGORS , (fronted by former WWE Womens Wrestling Champion, Amy 'Lita' Dumas) make their European debut supported by THE SCOURGE OF RIVER CITY. French Psychobilly Gorefiends BANANE METTALIK head in for 5 splatter-fuelled shows too and Tijuana Skapunk Luchas, LOS KUNG FU MONKEYS make their UK debut in a double bill with THE JB CONSPIRACY. MALEVOLANT CREATION return alongside RAGNAROK and COLDWORKER
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- OCTOBER -
RANDOM HAND and MIKE TV are going out for a double run through the country till they run out of shows. THE BONES return after succesfull sets at this years' City Invasion shows and SONIC BOOM SIX unleash this year's RUFF & READY package alongside CHRIS MURRAY, THE JB CONSPIRACY and CHIEF
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- NOVEMBER -
Dutch based U.S. reggae punkers, JAYA THE CAT head in at the start of the month. THE PEACOCKS return for their second tour of the year Nov 20th till Dec 7th, possibly with a new album ? They'll be joined by THE SCOURGE OF RIVER CITY.
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- DECEMBER -
STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO return for a 2 week headline tour at the start of the month, joined by RANDOM HAND and DAN POTTHAST. the annual PERSISTANCE FESTIVAL tour comes into London on Dec 11th, first bands announced are SICK OF IT ALL, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, TERROR & BORN FROM PAIN, and we finish the year off in style with legendary U.S. Swingpunks THE CHERRY POPPIN DADDIES.