Formed in 1999 in North Delta, British Columbia, the multi-platinum quartet of Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back and Joey Dandeneau built their following on a blend of post-grunge, hard rock and alternative metal. They’ve racked up twelve Top 10 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart, including four number ones in ‘Bad Girlfriend‘, ‘Lowlife‘, ‘History Of Violence‘ and ‘Rx (Medicate)‘, the last earning a Rock Song of the Year nomination at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Their sound has evolved well beyond the heavy riffs of the early days, taking in pop, acoustic and country storytelling along the way.

The run lands behind their hard-hitting new single ‘Barricade‘, which marks a fresh chapter. It builds from restrained verses into a massive, cathartic chorus, holding the push-and-pull at the heart of the song while keeping an arena-ready punch.

“We cannot wait to get back to the UK and Europe to play again for some of the greatest fans on the planet. It’s been way too long,” says Tyler Connolly.

The Barricade Tour 2027 dates:

Feb 5 — Nottingham, Rock City

Feb 6 — Glasgow, Garage

Feb 7 — Sheffield, Corporation

Feb 9 — Manchester, O2 Ritz

Feb 11 — London, Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Feb 12 — Wolverhampton, KK’s Steel Mill

Feb 13 — Torquay, Arena

A band with this many rock-radio staples in the locker tends to make for a riotous live night, and a seven-date run hitting rooms like Rock City and Shepherd’s Bush should be a treat for long-time fans and newcomers alike.

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RAMzine is glad to have them back. ‘Barricade’ is a bouncy, singalong anthem that hits hard from the off, building from tense, simmering verses into a massive cathartic chorus.

Vocalist and guitarist Tyler Connolly said: “‘Barricade’ is about the frustration of a one sided relationship with someone that just won’t let you in, is non responsive and makes you want to rip your hair out! I loved the idea of using the word barricade in a song since we stare at them at every show, it made so much sense!”

Theory Of A Deadman have built a career defined by attitude and staying power, landing twelve Top 10 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart, including four number one singles: ‘Bad Girlfriend’, ‘Lowlife’, ‘History Of Violence’ and ‘Rx (Medicate)’. The latter remains the biggest hit of their career, earning a nomination for Rock Song of the Year at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Tour dates are expected to be announced in early May.

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The Kentucky rockers have teamed up with old friend Tyler Connolly of Theory Of A Deadman for their take on the Simple Minds classic, and honestly? It’s a proper reimagining. Gone is the synth-laden sheen. In its place, a swaggering, whisky bar vibe that sounds like it belongs in a dimly lit Southern joint.

The track features on their upcoming EP Celebrate, due 6th March via Mascot Records. Produced by the band themselves, this collection is an interesting mix. You’ve got ‘I’m Fine’ bringing that dreamy, Nirvana-tinged grunge. ‘Deep’ digs into personal heartache. And then there’s that title track, which carries a simple but powerful message: celebrate every little thing in life, even if it’s just making it through the day.

As vocalist and guitarist Chris Robertson puts it, growing up in the mid 80s meant watching The Breakfast Club more times than he can count. That soundtrack, and specifically this track, left its mark. When the chance came to “Black Stone Cherrify” the song, it was never going to be anything but yes.

Black Stone Cherry are bringing a massive “An Evening With” tour across the UK this autumn. Running through October and November 2026, you’ll get two full sets at each show. The first plays their legendary 2006 self-titled debut in full for its 20th anniversary. The second? Classics plus new material from Celebrate.

Dates include Nottingham Rock City, Manchester Academy, Dublin Academy, Edinburgh Corn Exchange, Cardiff Great Hall, and two nights at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town.

Tickets are on sale now at blackstonecherry.com.

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Fans will rejoice though as Theory Of A Deadman are back to their roots on their eighth album Dinosaur which came out earlier this year. It is worth noting that this year saw not just one, but two remarkable tracks from the album: the exhilaratingly rwarsome ‘Dinosaur’ and the captivating ‘Ambulance.’ With an impressive career spanning over two decades and eight albums under their belt, Theory Of A Deadman continues to exhibit unwavering passion for their craft even today.

Kicking the show off with ‘Sweet Caroline’ going through the speakers gets everyone in the mood to party as it has the same witchcraft power of ‘Mr Brightside’ by The Killers, songs that make Brits lose their sh*t. The music cuts and the first track to open up is ‘Dinosaur’ and then into ‘Bitch Came Back,’ a more comedic track but this is an absolute banger and to be played at the start sure brings a smile to fans’ faces. The fun doesn’t stop as ‘Blow’ is another comedic track which has a timestamp around 2014 – it’s crazy to think it’s still very relevant today, which is ironic as it feels like nothing has changed that much in nine years. The band’s ability to remain relevant really shows here.

Tonight we are spoiled with multiple covers including their own version of ‘Two Of Us (Stuck)‘ with some inspiration from the original by Bill Withers, Theory’s version is a little bit more chaotic and it’s another single from the Dinosaur album too! Still getting in the mood for a heartbreak ‘It’s Not To Be’ is next yanking our emotions out and then u-turning with ‘Lowlife‘ making us sing and dance, it’s a jolly good time here!

Slowing things back down with an instrumental version of ‘Nutshell’ by Alice In Chains, some fans figured out which track it was and other fans got confused as to what song it was. Either way, this was very soothing and credit to the band for their talent! Back to the emotion on ‘Santa Monica,’ Tyler mentions that this track was in a game back in 2005 called Fahrenheit and what’s more fun to know is this game has been remastered and you can buy it on PC!

The piano gets whipped out and it’s time to slow it down, Tyler sings the cover of ‘Wicked Game’ by Chris Isaak and afterwards starts to play the intro to ‘Don’t Stop Belivin’ by Journey which was funny as heck, Tyler couldn’t resist! What’s more amazing is he didn’t sing and the crowd all sang the words, Tyler was astonished!

Time to grab your ‘Straight Jacket’ and then into another classic ‘Better Off’ in which mid-song Tyler conducts a contest for the better chorus shouted by various sections of the crowd, it got loud alright!

I will always maintain that ‘Hurt’ is a Johnny Cash song rather than a Nine Inch Nails song, Theory should do a complete cover of this! The guitar intro is accompanied by a speech by Tyler, what makes this night even more touching is that every dollar from ticket sales goes to a charity chosen by the band. They have previously donated to an animal shelter and an Alzheimer’s charity, but now they are supporting a domestic abuse hotline. It’s incredible as the band starts to play ‘History Of Violence,’ which sheds light on the issue of domestic abuse and its heartbreaking reality in our world.

Now as we are in Manchester and so Tyler whips out the acoustic guitar and of course, starts to play ‘Wonderwall’ and he says we have a special guest and that’s Liam Gallagher and the crowd start cheering and losing their shi*t before he clarifies “Oh it’s Leon Gallagher”. While the crowd gets a bit confused as to what’s going on Tyler says “There’s like 10 people who peed their pants and the rest were like fuck no”. Well, we all just got punked by Tyler what can top that!?

Wrapping up the set with ‘Angel’ which is another tear-jerker of a song, Tyler asks if people are having a good night and if now’s a good time to talk about football. In a city where it’s quite a delicate topic, he jokingly skips it and talks about waking up hungover and going to a Tesco Express when there are no chicken sandwiches or Walkers prawn cocktail crisps. Yes, this happened and I’m confused and laughed hard at it. Ending it with ‘Hate My Life’ a happy song about how crap life is what more could you love? 

After a brief exit the encore is here and ‘RX (Medicate)’ is played and of course, the iconic whistle intro from Tyler is instantly recognisable to what song is going to be played! With more covers playing such as the instrumental intro of ‘Paradise City‘ by Guns ‘n’ Roses and ‘Walk’ by Pantera. Tyler asks what the heck the bar across the road is “The Batman-looking thing” and a crowd shouts Tesco Express. That’s it now Theory have now been dubbed as Theory of a Tesco Express! A quick intro to ‘Song 2’ by Blur and Tyler thanks the crowd for an awesome night and a cheeky plug that they sell coffee beans too! Ending the show with ‘Bad Girlfriend’. It’s been a perfect set list, all the fan favourites along with banter with the band what more could you want? Theory Of A Deadman has shown tonight that you can be serious and have a lot of fun.

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Dead Posey are opening up tonight! A band that has been working hard for the past twelve months to create some majestic music. Having launched the first EP back in 2018 the band are working hard to release a second in 2020 and possibly their first full album too? We can only wait. Not only did they perform a chunk of their debut EP Freak Show, we were also teased with a couple of new tracks. Despite them being fairly unknown in Manchester tonight, the crowd were more than happy to hear them.

Dead Posey are a mix of hard rock, blues and with a dash of spiritual goodness that will cleanse even the dirtiest of souls. Gripping you spirit and giving it a new lease of life! One thing to be sure of, is to keep and eye out for these lot as they are going far. They’re already confirmed for Download Festival 2020!

Theory open up with ‘Lowlife’ followed by ‘Blow’ and ‘Bitch Came Back’, three great tracks which show the funnier side of things with music, talking about stereotypes, how bad modern life can be and dumb people. It was enough to make you go ‘oh wow did you really just sing that’?

Tyler tells Manchester that Music is an important part of our lives, ‘just three minutes a day that’s all we need’. It’s true, music brings us all closer and it lets us express how we feel. We were treated with a instrumental cover of ‘Nutshell‘ by Alice in chains followed by Tyler’s favorite track from 2005 ‘Santa Monica’ which brang some emotion, but we then wiped those tears away with ‘So Happy’.

Hearing one of their brand new singles ‘History of Violence’ shows us what we are to expect on the upcoming album in January 2020; A mix of rock with emotion which could perhaps nutshells what the new album will be about. Our feelings are that it will be music expressing how Tyler feels about whats going on today. The piano is whipped for a cover of ‘Wicked Game’ by Chris issak, it was played beautifully as Tyler plays the piano and sings along peacefully but with his powerful voice. This wasn’t the only time Tyler played the piano, he also performed it with the intro of ‘All of Nothing‘ and also with ‘Straight Jacket‘.

One of my highlights for the night is hearing ‘Drown’. This time round they really cranked up the bass and guitars kicking you in the face with the extra grunge vibe, heads were nodding. Then softening the tone with ‘Angel’ and then ending the initial show with ‘Hate My Life’, a song that’s perfect to play when everything goes wrong and you just want to sing and get wasted!

The encore was ‘Rx Medicate’ which hearing live for the first time, had that personal touch. Tyler wanted to raise awareness prescribed drug addiction. He didn’t talk much about his past personal experiences, but if you look for more info on the song you’ll see what he means. Hearing it live you can hear the passion with each word that comes out.

Lifting the mood for the final song, before that we were spoilt with a instrumental intro to ‘Paradise City’ by Guns n Roses and then on with ‘Bad Girlfriend’. If that wasn’t enough to hear everyone sing along happily to this dirty song then hear this. Tyler says that Theory might be back in fall 2020 with some big names. He said during the night how much he loved the UK and how he loves Manchester. They are playing at Download next year, but are due to comeback after with some big names, it does leave us guessing who!

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See the video below:

This track is taken from the band’s 6th and current studio album, Wake Up Call which is out now via Atlantic Records. This is their second consecutive Top 10 album on the US Billboard 200 and third consecutive #1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Albums chart.

‘Wicked Game’ comes hot on the heels of the bands video for lead track, ‘Rx (Medicate)’ ,which took aim at the current opioid epidemic impacting many American families and communities and has now racked up a colossal 27 million YouTube views.

UK fans are in for a treat this months, the Canadian rockers are prepping for a string of three UK shows you can find the dates below:

Tue 24th Apr – LONDON – KOKO

Wed 25th Apr – GLASGOW – Garage

Thu 26th Apr – MANCHESTER – O2 Academy 2

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Opening up the show Forever Never have returned to the stage, and it’s their third time here in Manchester. These confidant bunch are eager to get the show going. Renny, the lead singer says “Manchester are you ready for fun?.. I am!” He then flashes his shirt, which says ‘FUN’, and they begin their set. Opening up with a newer track ‘Never Giving Up’ which is the first new single that they have released in five years.

We are spoiled with another new track, which was released in January this year called ‘Living a Lie’. Then moving onto one of their covers ‘You’re The Voice’ by John Farnham. Singing along to the chorus as Renny encourages the crowd to sing along to the chorus. After singing a few more tracks they play the final song, while thanking the crowd “Thank you Manchester for having us, can you make some noise for the last track” which is ‘One Life’. The band all bounce around the stage, which sets the mood for the night. Happy, fun and full of energy.

Royal Republic up next! I honestly did not expect this. They come on stage to a royal theme tune all suited up in an ordinary fashion and then into action starting off with ‘When I See You Dance With Another’. Hard rock with a rockabilly vibe and a Sweedish twang.  All I can say is that its madness, the joyful happy vibe, everyone is having a laugh.

Adam Grahn (lead singer) said “This is Manchester right? Good, we’ve landed in the right place then”.  He then says that the floor moves around when people jump and everyone can get sea sick, jokingly of course.

More randomness hits as during the song ‘Make Love Not War’, Adam stops mid song and speaks to the crowd, picking someone out “ima call you bob” this is a break-up song.

The next track on this fun filled night is their new single ‘Baby’ which has a interesting story behind it. It was filmed in roller scates now Jonas Almen (Bassist) a few weeks before shooting the video he had surgery to his knee, now that’s crazy.

Theory of a Deadman kick start with ‘Blame Canada’ from South Park. The crowd was confused and laughing, I was laughing and thinking “is this for real”. The humour doesn’t stop there the first track is ‘Lowlife’ and yes everyone one is chanting along to this song.

When it goes quiet a fan yells “Tyler”, to which he replies with “yes?” everyone laughs. “Women always screaming my name” he says.

“Ok this next song is dedicated to all you girls” before everyone gets the time to fully show affection he says “It’s called ‘Bitch Came Back’” and yes people laughed. Another upbeat track that is also humours, the attitude tonight is having a laugh and not giving a fuck, it’s brilliant.

Tyler then talks about new tracks coming out later this year and speaking of new tracks they play their new single of Savages ‘Blow’. Slowing things down with some grungy rock, Drown is next played of this album, which is brilliant live as there was a sick guitar solo mid set.

Then Tyler talks about music, and how it can stay with you for the rest of your life, its crazy to think that a song can be so personal, “You can’t just turn it off” – which is true when you think about it, you can get attached to a song and it will mean something to you forever.

Continuing on with the slower right in the feels track ‘Santa Monica’. After this emotional train carries on ‘Angel’ is the next one, it’s mesmerising, hearing it live, the soothing vocals, the lighting and the crowd swaying to it, it’s simply magical.

Of course after this to shake off the blues a kick ass drum solo is needed and that’s what happened. Kicking it off with ‘So Happy’, and then up another knock in the rock level, ‘Savages’ is next. Before the song starts, Tyler splits the crowd in half to see which is the best side.

Back on the feels coaster with ‘Hurricane’, slowing it down before the pace is back up full of energy. Tyler talks about more personal stuff and also says that TOADM don’t come over to the UK that much and that needs to be changed.

“Put your middle fingers up,” everyone puts their middle fingers up ready for the last song of the night, ‘Hate My Life’, which is funny, catchy track to end the show.

The crowd cheering and applauding as TOADM come back to the stage. Starting with a mix of ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ but changed it to Manchester, then mixing it up more with ‘Paradise City’!  Tyler keeps quiet as everyone sings the lyrics to paradise city.

To end the show on a good note the final track is infact ‘Bad Girlfriend’ which is a great track to end the show and everyone is loving it. It’s been a fantastic night.

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Frontman Tyler Connolly told us “We’re super excited to be coming back to the UK! Some of our fondest memories onstage are over there and the fans are seriously the best. We’ve try to keep our tickets cheap so everyone can go, so go grab some and we’ll see you in April!”

Tickets are on sale now via www.gigsandtours.com / www.ticketmaster.co.uk.

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