AOR EXTRAVAGANZA “FIREFEST 24” COMES TO MANCHESTER IN OCTOBER
Written by Tony Wilson on September 16, 2024
Manchester Academy hosts Firefest 24 with a glittering array of rock royalty over 3 days from October 11th-13th and TotalRock is exclusively offering a massive 33% off tickets bought through links on this website!
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Firefest 2024 sees many exclusive sets, with Robin McAuley doing Grand Prix/MSG/Black Swan and solo tracks, Steve Overland doing his fir ever solo gig alongside Robert Sall from Work Of Art. Elsewhere, Coney Hatch perform their classic album ‘Friction’ in full for the very first time, classic 80s Pomp rockers Touch return for the first time since opening the Monters of Rock show in 1980, Dino Jelusick, having played in Whitesnake on their farewell tour brings his band to the UK for the first time, Kingdom of Madness play a set of classic Magnum songs, Scotland’s greatest melodic rock band Heavy Pettin’ make a comback, Lionheart play a rare UK gig, and American hard rockers Hurricane headline the Sunday with Carlos Cavazo now in their ranks – definitely a finale to Bang Your Heads too!!
The Gods of AOR Festival ran successfully from 1993 until 2003. Then in 2005, it came back as new newly named FIREFEST Festival (Fireworks Magazine Festival), a festival that broadened its horizons beyond AOR, but still keeping a true Melodic Rock heart. In 2014, it was decide to take a break. Originally intended to return in 2016, that show had to be canclled before it was even announced; but now Ten Years After in 2024 it is time for the UK to once again have an exciting Melodic Rock festival. Fans have been demanding and pleading for the show to return, so now it has and…
Website: https://www.firefest-festival.com/
Fireworks Magazine: https://www.fireworks-magazine.com/