U.K. rockers VEGA have announced the upcoming release of their eighth studio album, BATTLELINES, on September 8, 2023. It will also be available as a limited edition double-vinyl (colour red, 180g Gatefold) package.Formed in 2009, VEGA is a British hard rock band, who aren’t afraid to dip their toes in …
Read More »VEGA: ‘Anarchy And Unity’ – magnificent seventh album by UK rockers
VEGA: ‘Anarchy And Unity’ – magnificent seventh album by UK rockers out 17th September UK rockers VEGA are back with ‘Anarchy and Unity’, their magnificent seventh studio album. It will be released on 17th September 17, with an autumn tour to promote it already announced (see link below). A first single …
Read More »Vega – Grit your teeth
British band Vega have been around for over a decade now and have released five studio albums in that time as well as playing plenty of gigs and festivals. I first saw them live in 2011 and was very impressed, and their next album (What the hell) wasexcellent. Sadly for …
Read More »Cornwall Rocks – Breaking the Sound Barrier!
Brand new three day festival to be launched later this year….. Solid Entertainments is delighted to announce that Cornwall Rocks will be held at Tencreek Holiday Park in Looe on 15th, 16th and 17th November 2019 The line-up for our first rock festival in Cornwall had to tick all the right boxes. With The Quireboys, Diamond Head and Massive Wagons headlining plus fifteen other very different, but …
Read More »THE QUIREBOYS – Rock And Roll Icons Revel In Amazing Disgrace
On their essential new album, THE QUIREBOYS amazed themselves. “The new music has surpassed all of expectations” admitted long-term guitarist Guy Griffin. “It’s the most diverse album we’ve ever done” added fellow six-stringer Paul Guerin. And for a band celebrating its 35th Anniversary in 2019 that’s saying something. Amazing Disgrace is the sixth Quireboys‘ album in seven years …
Read More »SKID ROW O2 Academy, Sheffield, Wednesday 23rd January 2019
The rock and roll bus rides into town tonight with not one but four great bands. Big guns Skid Row are joined by hard rock glamsters Backyard Babies, you could think this is a nostalgia trip of the 80s but keeping it fresh is Sweden’s’ H.E.A.T and UK band Vega, …
Read More »FM : UK co-headlining tour with The Quireboys in April 2019
FM CO-HEADLINING UK TOUR WITH THE QUIREBOYS APRIL 2019 The UK’s finest melodic rock band FM will join forces with hard rock group The Quireboys in early April for seven tour dates that celebrate 35 years since both acts started out. These two venerable institutions will be joined by Bad …
Read More »Dan Reed Network – Chester Live Rooms, March 4, 2017
Spontaneous fizz, crackle and sparkle – along with superb musicianship – are definitely the order of the day on Dan Reed Network’s Fight Another Day tour. With Special Guests, VEGA, storming onto stage in support with as tight a 45 minute set as anybody could hope for, the stunning …
Read More »Vega (Nick Workman) – Steelhouse Festival – 23 July 2016
PlanetMosh caught up with Vega frontman Nick Workman following the band’s performance at this past weekend’s Steelhouse festival to talk about music and various other assorted things… Ah, just click the ‘Play’ arrow thingy to find out for yourselves…
Read More »Steelhouse Festival – Hafod-y-Dafal, Ebbw Vale – 23 July 2016
The weather can invariably play an important role in the enjoyment of a festival – just look at the experiences of many at this year’s Drownload! The first day of last year’s Steelhouse had been preceded by one of torrential rain, meaning that the mountain top site was already a …
Read More »Magnum, Limelight 1 Belfast, 27/05/16
Much had been made in Belfast on local rock chatter and social media of the 25 odd years it had been since Magnum had last visited the city, but the night had rolled round quickly since they announced the date and a capacity crowd at the Limelight ensured it was …
Read More »There’ll be Thunder over Steelhouse this summer
PlanetMosh has looked at the long term weather forecast for this coming summer – and it shows that there will be Thunder over the south of Wales at the end of July! The veteran British rockers – who have just completed a British stadium tour this past weekend – have …
Read More »Blues Pills among latest additions to Steelhouse Festival line up
Steelhouse Festival has added Blues Pills, Fastway and Hey! Hello! to this year’s line up. They join The Darkness, who headline the Sunday evening, Von Hertzen Brothers, Vega and Hand Of Dimes. Steelhouse takes place at Hafod-Y-Dafal, just outside Ebbw Vale, in south Wales on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 …
Read More »Rockingham – Nottingham, Rock City – 24 October 2015
The second morning of the inaugural Rockingham fest dawns overcast and mizzly, but that doesn’t darken or dampen the spirits of the early risers making their way from all directions for the slightly earlier start to Saturday’s proceedings (well, we have gone from six to seven acts performing over the …
Read More »Vega – Rockingham, 24 October 2015
The sweat hadn’t had time to dry on Vega singer Nick Workman’s brow following the band’s performance at the recent Rockingham festival when PlanetMosh cornered him for a quick chat about their performance. We also got all the gen on the band’s new album, which they have just finished recording.
Read More »Tigertailz replace CrashDiet at HRH AOR
Welsh glam legends Tigertailz have replaced CrashDiet on the bill at next month’s HRH AOR, after the Swedish sleaze rockers were forced to pull out. PlanetMosh’s favourite new kids on the block, StOp sToP have also been added to the event’s Sleaze stage. While it had been widely reported for …
Read More »Joe Elliott’s Down ‘n’ Outz – Belfast, Limelight 1 17/12/2014
As the frontman of one of the biggest stadia-filling rock bands of their generation, it was perhaps fitting that Joe Elliott‘s self-described “little side project” should be born in a similar environment – in front of thousands of people supporting, and then emulating, in turn one of the most iconic …
Read More »Vega @ The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
The guys of Vega descended on Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms last night (1/11/14) to a nearly packed venue for the first gig of their mini tour since releasing the new album ‘Stereo Messiah‘. Before the gig I had a brief moment to speak with brothers James and Tom Martin about various …
Read More »Nick Workman of Vega, pre gig interview.
Just before Nick and the guys of Vega went on stage to perform the first gig of their ‘mini’ Autumn tour, I caught up with him in his dressing room at Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms. Main cover picture was taken by Paul Stuart Hollingsworth https://www.facebook.com/OFFICIALVEGA?fref=ts
Read More »Vega – Stereo Messiah
It was back in March of 2012 when I got to hear this band of brothers for the first time. I thought then that I was listening to something just that extra bit different and interesting! Now here we are at the back end of 2014 and bracing our self’s …
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