Simon Rushworth
Two of the greatest musicians on the planet are heading to the UK for full headline tours in 2010 as Britain gets ready to greet the original guitar heroes.
Slash (pictured) and Joe Satriani have announced plans to take their solo shows out on the road later this year. And both men will have brand new albums to showcase after Satch revealed plans to release his latest record.
Slash had already been inked in to play Download Sunday and the former GnR man has added a further slew of dates to his festival debut. Satriani plays six dates starting in October and will release his 11th studio album that month.
Slash, who followed up the Classic Rock-only release of his self-titled solo debut with this week’s general release, plays four headline shows after slots at Download and Glastonbury. He wraps up a busy summer of UK business with an appearance at the 2010 Wireless festival. The full list of Slash’s summer shows are as follows:
Sun 13th June Download Festival, www.downloadfestival.co.uk
Sun 27th June Glastonbury Festival, www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
Tues 29th June Vicar Street, Dublin, www.ticketmaster.ie 0818 719 390
Wed 30th June Mandela Hall, Belfast, www.ticketmaster.ie 0870 243 4455
Thurs 1st July Picture House, Edinburgh, www.pclpresents.com 0844 847 2487
Sat 3rd July Manchester Academy, www.gigsandtours.com 0161 832 1111
Sun 4th July Wireless Festival UK www.wirelessfestival.co.uk
Satriani, meanwhile, heads to the UK this autumn and will play the following shows:
Venue: Manchester Apollo
Date: Sunday 17th October 2010
Tickets: £33.00
Box Office: 08444 777 677 / 0161 832 1111
Address: Ardwick Green, Manchester, M12 6APVenue Website: www.livenation.co.uk/manchester
Venue: Bristol Colston Hall
Date: Monday 18th October 2010
Tickets: £33.00
Box Office: 0117 922 3686
Address: Colston Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR
Venue Website: www.colstonhall.org
Venue: London HMV Hammersmith Apollo
Date: Tuesday 19th October 2010
Tickets: £33.00
Box Office: 08448 444 748 / 0207 434 2222
Address: 45 Queen Caroline St, London, W6 9QH
Venue Website: www.hammersmithapollo.net
Venue: Newcastle City Hall
Date: Thursday 21st October 2010
Tickets: £33.00
Box Office: 0191 261 2606 / 0191 263 5000
Address: Northumberland Rd, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8SF
Venue Website: www.newcastlecityhall.org
Venue: Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
Date: Friday 22nd October 2010
Tickets: £33.00
Box Office: 0844 395 4000 / 0141 222 2211
Address: Finnieston Street, Glasgow, G3 8YN
Venue Website: www.ticketsoup.com
Venue: Birmingham Symphony Hall
Date: Saturday 23rd October 2010
Tickets: £33.00
Box Office: 0121 780 3333 / 0121 357 0000
Address: Broad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA
Venue Website: www.thsh.co.uk