19th January 2011
SOS FESTIVAL : ON-SALE NOW
16th-17th July 2011
Hi everyone & happy new year from all of us involved with SOS Festival &
Rocksector Records.
After what seems like a long wait, we're delighted to say we can begin our
announcements for the 2011 festival which takes place at Radcliffe Civic
on 16th & 17th July (Saturday & Sunday).
Heading up the
line-up for Sunday is Scottish rockers
GUN
who've had a long & distinguished career since their debut album "Taking
On The World" back in 1989, followed by albums "Gallus" & "Swagger". These
3 albums spawned UK Top 40 hits & the band toured the States & also
supported the Rolling Stones on their European Tour of 1990.
GUN's
cover of "Word Up!" hit Top Ten success in the UK singles chart
representing the pinnacle of their popularity at that time. The band split
in 1997 but returned with a new line-up, playing a particularly memorable
set at the 106.1 Rock Radio Manchester launch gig in May 2008. A new album
is scheduled for release later in 2011 with what promises to be a real
return to the original
GUN
sound & we're absolutely delighted the band has agreed to headline SOS.
They're joined on the Sunday by
Exit
State,
Marseille,
Citizen Charlie,
Vega,
Wizzard &
Ten By
Ten.
On our Saturday
the festival line-up is headed up by
Fury
UK who recently toured with USA legends Y&T, released their
critically-acclaimed "A Way Of Life" album & are on a 12-date UK tour with
Saxon & Wolfsbane in April this year.
Fury
UK
are joined by
Nightvision,
Fantasist,
Evil
Scarecrow &
Spires.
Many more bands
to be confirmed yet for both festival days.
Tickets for SOS
are on-sale now at Ticketline. Please go to
www.sosfestival.net
for details.
As always SOS
benefits from being an all-age event, reasonable prices, plenty of free
parking, excellent local transport links, nearby inexpensive hotel
accommodation & a friendly atmosphere.
More news soon!