Spear Of Destiny announce 15 date UK

Spear Of Destiny are proud to announce a 15 date UK tour running through April and May. The timing could not be more auspicious as 2009 is the 25^th anniversary year of the best loved S.O.D. album "One Eyed Jacks".

To celebrate this anniversary, performances on this one-off tour will give fans the chance to hear the album played in full alongside a slew of classics. The band have had 10 UK Top 75 singles, not least perennial favourite "Never Take Me Alive".

Always renowned for their incendiary live performances, Spear of Destiny were formed in 1983 from the ashes of iconic post punk heroes Theatre of Hate, who in turn were formed from frontman and songwriter Kirk Brandon's first band, original punk rockers, The Pack.

Kirk Brandon is one rock's most mesmerizing frontmen, recently described in Mojo as "one of the UK's best kept secrets". As well as Brandon, the all-star line up of SOD now features Robin Goodridge [Bush] on drums, Craig Adams [Sisters of Mercy/The Mission] on bass and Adrian Portas [New Model Army] on guitars.

Dates are:

*APRIL *
FRI 17 CREWE LIMELIGHT WW8 EVENT / 01270 251929
SAT 18 CREWE LIMELIGHT WW8 EVENT / 01270 251929
WED 22 LEICESTER THE MUSICIAN 0116 251 0080 / www.wegottickets.com
THU 23 BRIGHTON CONCORDE 2 01273 673311 / www.ticketweb.co.uk
FRI 24 LONDON ISLINGTON ACADEMY 08444 77 2000 / www.ticketweb.co.uk
SUN 26 OXFORD O2 ACADEMY 2 08444 77 2000 / www.ticketweb.co.uk
TUE 28 LEEDS RIO'S 01132 436743 / www.crashrecords.com
WED 29 YORK THE DUCHESS 01904 641413 / www.theduchessyork.co.uk
THU 30 SHEFFIELD O2 ACADEMY 2 08444 77 2000 / www.ticketweb.co.uk

*MAY *
FRI 1 NOTTINGHAM ROCKCITY 0871 3100 000 / www.alt-tickets.co.uk
SAT 2 BIRMINGHAM O2 ACADEMY 2 08444 77 2000 / www.ticketweb.co.uk
MON 4 BRISTOL THE FLEECE 0117 9299008 / www.bristolticketshop.co.uk
WED 6 NEWCASTLE O2 ACADEMY 2 08444 77 2000 / www.ticketweb.co.uk
THU 7 ABERDEEN DRUMMONDS 01224 642662 / one up records
FRI 8 DARWEN LIBRARY THEATRE 01254 706006 / www.darwenlibrarytheatre.com
SAT 9 MANCHESTER ACADEMY 3 0161 832 1111 / www.manchesteracademy.net
SUN 10 LIVERPOOL 02 ACADEMY 2 08444 77 2000 / www.ticketweb.co.uk


A total powerhouse, live S.O.D. take no prisoners, this is maximum Rock'n'Roll from a real band with real soul. Though the band had a succession of hit albums, including releases that charted higher, "One Eyed Jacks" is a true crowd-pleasing classic and this anniversary tour is chance for fans to plug back into that and S.O.D. as a whole.

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