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Black Country Communion – the world’s best new supergroup – have announced details of their 2010 debut UK live gigs, and you can get tickets early on Planet Rock.
TODAY at 9:00AM GMT (1:00AM PT / 4:00AM ET)
…before tickets go on general sale on:
Friday, November 19th, 2010 at 9:00AM GMT (1:00AM PT / 4:00AM ET).
Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham, Derek Sherinian – Black Country Communion will be in the UK just after Christmas to play two live shows 😎
Wednesday, December 29th – Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Thursday, December 30th – O2 London Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Further details are available here:
www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/mascot/BCCTour.htm
Glenn, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham, Derek Sherinian – Black Country Communion will be in the UK just after Christmas to play two live shows 😎
Wednesday, December 29th – Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Thursday, December 30th – O2 London Shepherd’s Bush Empire
All the details available from here:
www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/mascot/BCCTour.htm
WDHA‘s “Box of Rock” with Terrie Carr.
She goes out of the box to interview Joe Bonamassa and Glenn Hughes of Black Country Communion!
Just to squelch the rumor mill 🙂
It’s official… Black Country Communion will begin work on their follow-up album in January 2011 😎
As Glenn tweeted earlier…
“Studio is booked in LA for BCC 2 in January… good times people… its all about the music… GH“
AUX Weekly chats with Black Country Communion before they perform live on air for Sirius Satellite Radio in New York City, USA.
Congrats to the band… onwards and upwards, eh 😎
Black Country Communion are currently at:
No. 53 on the TOP 200 BILLBOARD Chart
No. 18 on the ROCK ALBUMS Chart
No. 6 on the INDIE Chart
Black Country Communion are currently No. 1 on the Official UK Top 40 Rock Album Chart and riding high at No. 13 on the Official UK Top 40 Album Chart.
A ‘tweet‘ message from Glenn and the band…
“Thanks again everyone… love to you all.
GH & BCC”
Black Country Communion are currently riding high on the UK National Album Chart at No. 5.
A ‘tweet‘ message from Glenn and the band…
“Thanx for makin’ BCC Top 5 on the UK National Album Chart… love to you all.
GH & BCC”
With the release of their debut album on both sides of the Atlantic this week and also a live performance showcase in London, Black Country Communion have now officially arrived on the music scene, with both a fan and media frenzy in tow!
Major national newspaper and music publications have them adorning their covers and inside spreads with Glenn and the rest of the band!
See below for some more examples, meantime, keep your eyes on you local newsstand and also visit www.bccommunion.com for all the latest details.
Glenn Hughes Forms Black Country Communion With Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham. ‘The longer we stayed in the studio, the louder we got,’ says Hughes. ‘The Marshalls came out, the Les Paul’s were hung a little lower, and we started to make rock music.’
Last November, blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa invited former Deep Purple and Black Sabbath vocalist Glenn Hughes to jam with him at the Houses of Blues in Los Angeles. The two had been plotting a collaborative project for some time, but didn’t know what shape it would take. Producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Rush, Aerosmith) caught the show and ran backstage afterward. Says Hughes: “He said to us, ‘I have a vision. Form a band with Jason Bonham on drums and Dream Theater’s ex-keyboardist Derek Sherinian.’ Derek and I looked at each other and went ‘O-o-kay,’ and then Kevin said, ‘You’ve got six weeks to record an album and you gotta come up with a name. Go!’”
Hughes and Bonamassa have different musical backgrounds, and were initially unsure what the album would sound like. “Joe is the new blues-rock guy,” says Hughes. “I come from the classic rock thing with Deep Purple, but my background is a lot of funk stuff as well. The longer we stayed in the studio, the louder we got. The Marshalls came out, the Les Paul’s were hung a little lower, and we started to make rock music.” The album – which hits stores today – was cut in just four days, with very little overdubbing. “I think the greatest records we’ve ever heard, from Zeppelin to Purple to Sabbath to The Who, were all recorded in the studio live,” says Hughes. “I’m the elder statesmen here and I’m really enjoying playing in a band again. I played with John Bonham a lot in my old band Trapeze, in 1971, and now I’m getting to play with his son thirty-nine years later.” After struggling over the right name, they settled on Black Country Communion, because Hughes and Bonham were both raised in the area of England known as Black Country.
Hughes knows that comparisons to other new supergroups Them Crooked Vultures and Chickenfoot are inevitable. “Those are my mates,” he says. “We’ve all had this dang ‘supergroup’ tag. I was around for early supergroups Blind Faith and Humble Pie. Labels don’t matter to me. Call it what you will, it’s just the right ingredients for a rock and roll band.” Things have gone so well, the band are already making plans for their second album even as they plot their inaugural tour for 2011. Hughes has no plans to revive Deep Purple or other old songs in their concerts. “We might do two or three stellar covers, and maybe a Zep song for the heritage of the Bonham name,” he says. “But I’d like to think we can do this on our own merit.”
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