THE hours are ticking closer to the closing time for the UFO ticket competition.
Your chance to win one of two pair of tickets for the Wedenesday 21st March show in the Spring and Airbrake closes on Saturday 17th March at 23.59.
To win - just answer this simple question:
What is the name of UFO's new album?
Send your answers here by Saturday 23.59 17th March.
NB - as there was a slight problem with email on Wedensday we will accept two entries per person - see how kind we are!
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Friday, March 16, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Doctor, Doctor Only a competition can rock me!
WANT to win a pair of tickets to see UFO and Sweet Savage at the Spring & Airbrake on March 21st? Then keep reading! [Or scroll down to the end if you don't need sold on the idea of free UFO tickets!]
First off, why should you bother with UFO and Sweet Savage in the first place?
If you need me to answer that I suggest you hand in your hard rock and metal club membership card, or re-sit your Rocker GCSE right away.
Neither UFO not Sweet Savage have reached the mega-tour status of Maiden or Metallica yet both bands have had a huge influence on not only those two bands, but on a legion of hard rock and metal acts.
UFO kicked off their career in 1969 as a space rock outfit, before successfully pioneering a twin guitar attack that provided power, ranged against the melody and passion of singer Phil Mogg. Classic albums tumbled off the shelves, arguably culminating with the double live Strangers in the Night (the template for basically the majority of live albums throughout the 80s and 90s).
The hits were plentiful: Doctor, Doctor; Mother Mary, Only You Can Rock Me and so on (those re-sitting their Rocker GCSE are permitted to download these on Spotify or iTunes, but beware, the sudden intake of such heady classic rock may make you a tad dizzy until you become acclimatised!)
But as with many great acts UFO were plagued with fall-outs, drink and drug issues, line-up changes and a largely indifferent media. Did they quit? Well they did for a wee while, but have fought back and fought back in style: this is a band well past middle age, still gigging and still releasing new material that stretches their admitted wrinkled hides that little bit further.
Many a man (or woman) who has reached the age of Phil Mogg, Paul Raymond, or even Vinnie Moore and Andy Parker, would consider taking it a wee bit easy and heading for the cabaret tours. Not so UFO, who have returned - yet again - to Belfast and have -yet again - released another fine album in the shape of Seven Deadly. Tracks such as Angel Station, Burn Your House Down and Fight Night will stand up against many a so-called classic rock artiste of today.
And, as if having UFO returning to Belfast in another display of loyalty to Norn Iron, which many acts could learn from, there is also the small matter of Sweet Savage as support.
If you're a fan of Metallica then you should know that 'Tallica covered Killing Time; if you're a fan of Dio you should know that the ex-Savage guitarist who goes by the surname Campbell strummed a few chords for Ronnie, and went on to Whitesnake, Def Leppard etc. You should also, if you are to achieve an A* in your Rocker GCSE, know that Sweet Savage was at the heart of that heady time of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, when Tommy Vance ruled Friday nights, when Maiden, Diamond Head, White Spirit, Saxon, Tank and a host of others were saving our souls from New Wave and terrible hair-dos.
Like UFO, Sweet Savage are still out there turning in new tracks and great live shows. Last year's Regeneration album showcased a band that could bridge the 80s with more contemporary metal, without "selling out".
Okay - you get it why you should go? What? You only want to see UFO play Shoot Shoot and Lights Out and Savage play Killing Time - boy are you in for a night to delight your innocent wee cotton socks.
And - Belfastmetalheadsreunited have teamed up with the ever-generous folks at CDC Leisure to offer you two pairws of tickets to UFO and Sweet Savage on March 21st at the Spring & Airbrake. For clarity that means two winners will get a set of two tickets each - or in simpler terms, if you win you can bring a mate/partner/spouse/live-in lover/random long-haired dude or dudette you met on the bus. A pair of tickets means two, and we have two pair on offer!
To win - just answer this simple question:
What is the name of UFO's new album?
Send your answers here by Saturday 23.59 17th March.
First off, why should you bother with UFO and Sweet Savage in the first place?
If you need me to answer that I suggest you hand in your hard rock and metal club membership card, or re-sit your Rocker GCSE right away.
Neither UFO not Sweet Savage have reached the mega-tour status of Maiden or Metallica yet both bands have had a huge influence on not only those two bands, but on a legion of hard rock and metal acts.
UFO kicked off their career in 1969 as a space rock outfit, before successfully pioneering a twin guitar attack that provided power, ranged against the melody and passion of singer Phil Mogg. Classic albums tumbled off the shelves, arguably culminating with the double live Strangers in the Night (the template for basically the majority of live albums throughout the 80s and 90s).
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| UFO singer par excellence Phil Mogg croons for another stunned set of Marshall stacks...and a willing audience too! |
The hits were plentiful: Doctor, Doctor; Mother Mary, Only You Can Rock Me and so on (those re-sitting their Rocker GCSE are permitted to download these on Spotify or iTunes, but beware, the sudden intake of such heady classic rock may make you a tad dizzy until you become acclimatised!)
But as with many great acts UFO were plagued with fall-outs, drink and drug issues, line-up changes and a largely indifferent media. Did they quit? Well they did for a wee while, but have fought back and fought back in style: this is a band well past middle age, still gigging and still releasing new material that stretches their admitted wrinkled hides that little bit further.
Many a man (or woman) who has reached the age of Phil Mogg, Paul Raymond, or even Vinnie Moore and Andy Parker, would consider taking it a wee bit easy and heading for the cabaret tours. Not so UFO, who have returned - yet again - to Belfast and have -yet again - released another fine album in the shape of Seven Deadly. Tracks such as Angel Station, Burn Your House Down and Fight Night will stand up against many a so-called classic rock artiste of today.
And, as if having UFO returning to Belfast in another display of loyalty to Norn Iron, which many acts could learn from, there is also the small matter of Sweet Savage as support.
If you're a fan of Metallica then you should know that 'Tallica covered Killing Time; if you're a fan of Dio you should know that the ex-Savage guitarist who goes by the surname Campbell strummed a few chords for Ronnie, and went on to Whitesnake, Def Leppard etc. You should also, if you are to achieve an A* in your Rocker GCSE, know that Sweet Savage was at the heart of that heady time of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, when Tommy Vance ruled Friday nights, when Maiden, Diamond Head, White Spirit, Saxon, Tank and a host of others were saving our souls from New Wave and terrible hair-dos.
Like UFO, Sweet Savage are still out there turning in new tracks and great live shows. Last year's Regeneration album showcased a band that could bridge the 80s with more contemporary metal, without "selling out".
Okay - you get it why you should go? What? You only want to see UFO play Shoot Shoot and Lights Out and Savage play Killing Time - boy are you in for a night to delight your innocent wee cotton socks.
And - Belfastmetalheadsreunited have teamed up with the ever-generous folks at CDC Leisure to offer you two pairws of tickets to UFO and Sweet Savage on March 21st at the Spring & Airbrake. For clarity that means two winners will get a set of two tickets each - or in simpler terms, if you win you can bring a mate/partner/spouse/live-in lover/random long-haired dude or dudette you met on the bus. A pair of tickets means two, and we have two pair on offer!
To win - just answer this simple question:
What is the name of UFO's new album?
Send your answers here by Saturday 23.59 17th March.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Competition special!
LOOK out for an extra special competition coming your way tonight - up for grabs? Two pairs of tickets to see the mighty UFO, who have just released one of their best records in a decade, the awesome Seven Deadly.
And if that wasn't enough on the same bill at the Spring and Airbrake on 21st March are Norn Iron's own Sweet Savage: and if you don't know enough about Sweet Savage consider this: Raymie was flown to the Filmore East in San Fran to join Metallica on stage for their anniversary gig.
Classic rock par excellence, NWOBHM heroes all on one night and a competition for tickets from our friends at CDC Leisure...we're almost too generous to y'all!
Check back later tonight for details on how to enter!
And if that wasn't enough on the same bill at the Spring and Airbrake on 21st March are Norn Iron's own Sweet Savage: and if you don't know enough about Sweet Savage consider this: Raymie was flown to the Filmore East in San Fran to join Metallica on stage for their anniversary gig.
Classic rock par excellence, NWOBHM heroes all on one night and a competition for tickets from our friends at CDC Leisure...we're almost too generous to y'all!
Check back later tonight for details on how to enter!
Friday, June 05, 2009
Don't forget to enter our UFO tickets competition
Don't forget to enter our UFO competition! Five pairs of tickets donated by the kind folks at CDC. And if you missed the venerable classic rockers in July of 07 you've really got to see them this time around. And if you did see them in 07, then you're sure to want to see them again!
To win one of the five pair of tickets up for grabs answer this question:
Name the epic double live album UFO released in 1979?Email your answers here.
Competition closes on Friday 5th June at 23:00
Winners will be notified by email.
Please note that this is an over 18s show
To win one of the five pair of tickets up for grabs answer this question:
Name the epic double live album UFO released in 1979?Email your answers here.
Competition closes on Friday 5th June at 23:00
Winners will be notified by email.
Please note that this is an over 18s show
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Win tickets to see UFO in Belfast
SEMINAL hard rockers make their return to Belfast on June 12th. And our friends at CDC have five pairs of tickets up for grabs!
UFO last rocked a packed Spring & Airbrake in 2007, on the Monkey Puzzle tour. With new album The Visitor released today it marks an important milestone for the band that has been an influence on everyone from Kirk Hammet through to Steve Harris. The Visitor is the band's 20th studio album and 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the band's formation.
To win one of the five pair of tickets up for grabs answer this question:
Name the epic double live album UFO released in 1979?
Email your answers here.
Competition closes on Friday 5th June at 23:00
Winners will be notified by email.
Please note that this is an over 18s show
UFO last rocked a packed Spring & Airbrake in 2007, on the Monkey Puzzle tour. With new album The Visitor released today it marks an important milestone for the band that has been an influence on everyone from Kirk Hammet through to Steve Harris. The Visitor is the band's 20th studio album and 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the band's formation.
To win one of the five pair of tickets up for grabs answer this question:
Name the epic double live album UFO released in 1979?
Email your answers here.
Competition closes on Friday 5th June at 23:00
Winners will be notified by email.
Please note that this is an over 18s show
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