New Jersey’s favourite sons The Gaslight Anthem return to the UK this summer twice, for a headline show at The Forum in London on June 4th and again on June 28th in support of “The Boss†at Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park. Tickets for The Forum show are priced at £15.00 and are available from www.livenation.co.uk. Tickets for Hard Rock Calling are already sold out. The band will also be playing the Radio 1 / NME stage at Reading and Leeds festivals.
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June 15th also sees the release of the title track ‘The ’59 Sound’. This single will be available via download, as well as in 7†and CD versions. The B-sides include Gaslight’s brilliant cover version of ‘State of Love and Trust’ by Pearl Jam and ‘We Came to Dance’ off the band’s first full-length SINK OR SWIM. You can check out the video for the new track here
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One of the hardest working bands in rock n roll (they have performed over 200 shows in the last 8 months), The Gaslight Anthem will bring their explosive live performance to the following shows and festivals in the UK and Europe this summer:
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June:
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1st          Netherlands – Pinkpop Festival
3rd          Finland, Tavastia in Helsinki (headline show)
4th          UK, The Forum in London (headline show)
6th          Germany, Nurburgring – Rock Am Ring
7th          Germany, Nuremberg – Rock Am Park
9th          Netherlands, Effanaar in Eindhoven (headline show)
10th        Netherlands, Doornrosje in Nijemegen (headline show)
11th        France, Maroquinerie in Paris (headline show)
12th        France, Toulouse – Skabazac Fest
13th        Italy, Milan – Rock In Idro
15th        Germany, Zenith in Munich (w/Social Distortion)
16th        Germany, Stadt Halle in Offenbach (w/Social Distortion)
17th        Germany, Philippshalle in Dusseldorf (w/Social Distortion)
19th        Austria, Nickelsdorf – Nova Rock
20th        Germany, Neuhausen Obeck – Southside
21st        Germany, Schessel – Hurricane Festival
22nd       Denmark, Radio House Studio 2 in Copenhagen (headline show)
24th        Norway, Hove – Hove Festival
25th        Sweden, Goteborg – West Coast Riot
26th        Switzerland, St. Gallen – Open Air
27th        UK, Glastonbury Festival, John Peel Stage
28th        UK, London – Hard Rock Calling