Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy has announced a string of intimate headline dates in the U.K., his first as a solo artist. The six shows take place in March, to coincide with the release of his debut solo record, “Year Of The Tiger”.
Pre-sales will begin at 9 a.m. this Wednesday with O2 and 9 a.m. Thursday with Live Nation. Tickets go on general sale from 9 a.m. this Friday at LiveNation.co.uk and all good box offices, or direct from the venues. Tickets are sure to fly out the door with venues of this size, so don’t delay if you don’t want to miss out.
Tour dates:
March 17 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy
March 18 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
March 20 – Glasgow, UK – The Garage
March 21 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
March 24 – Bristol, UK – Thekla
March 26 – London, UK – Islington Assembly Hall
“Year Of The Tiger” track listing:
01. Year Of The Tiger
02. The Great Beyond
03. Blind Faith
04. Devil On The Wall
05. Ghost of Shangri La
06. Turning Stones
07. Haunted By Design
08. Mother
09. Nothing But A Name
10. Love Can Only Heal
11. Songbird
12. One Fine Day
“Year Of The Tiger” will be released on March 9, 2018 via Napalm Records. The effort was helmed by Alter Bridge‘s longtime producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette. Pre-order in various bundle configurations available at this location.
On “Year Of The Tiger”, Kennedy embarks on his first venture as a solo artist by embracing musical elements and influences he hasn’t explored until this point in his career. His appreciation for the blues and acoustic based music can be heard throughout the 12-song concept record inspired by the loss of his father when he was a child.
“Year Of The Tiger” is actually the second solo album Kennedy recorded, having previously completed a full-length record’s worth of material over a several-year period beginning in 2009. Although that album was mixed in early 2016, Myles “decided not to move forward” with the project because “I’m kind of a firm believer that songs can have a shelf life with an artist,” he told Metal Wani.
Alter Bridge is expected to take most of 2018 off from the road while the bandmembers focus on other projects.
Writing for the follow-up to 2016’s “The Last Hero” will begin later this year, with tentative plans to release the effort in 2019.
Video for ‘Year Of The Tiger’