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Brotherhood Tour 2025
FM are very pleased to announce their 'Brotherhood' Tour kicking off in September 2025.
Formed in the 80s by the Overland brothers FM have become one of the UK's seminal Rock Bands. "From our meeting in a Notting Hill pub in 1984 to our "one-off" comeback gig at Firefest 2007, it's great to now tour beyond our 40th Anniversary shows," says FM's drummer, Pete Jupp. "Who'd have thought we'd reach such a milestone?"
FM's set will feature songs from a discography rich with classics from albums such as their 1986 debut "Indiscreet" and sophomore "Tough It Out" through to 2024's "Old Habits Die Hard".
Line-up: Steve Overland - Vocals, Merv Goldsworthy - Bass, Pete Jupp - Drums, Jem Davis - Keyboards and Jim Kirkpatrick - Guitar.
Joining FM as Special Guests are Tygers of Pan Tang, one of the unsung heroes of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM), emerging from Whitley Bay in 1978 with a ferocious mix of raw power and melody. Their debut album, Wild Cat (1980), was a high-energy assault that put them on the map, but it was Spellbound (1981) and Crazy Nights (1981) that really cemented their legacy-thanks in part to the incendiary guitar work of John Sykes (later of Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake).
After a brief hiatus, they roared back in the late '90s, proving their staying power with critically acclaimed releases like Ambush (2012) and Ritual (2019). Delivering classic heavy metal with modern fire, Tygers of Pan Tang remain one of the genre's most enduring and underrated f
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Formed in 1984, FM signed to CBS (Sony) records and have toured with such luminaries as Bon Jovi, Tina Turner Foreigner, Journey and Whitesnake alongside their own headline tours. The band have released several studio albums, a live acoustic album and 'Best Of' compilation. In 1996 with the changing musical tide the band split but remained close friends. Then, in 2007 they were persuaded to reform for a one-off show at Nottingham Rock City (Firefest IV) and are still rocking strong today.
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Tygers Of Pan Tang
Hailing from the northeast town of Whitley Bay, The Tygers were one of the original 80s New Wave of British heavy metal bands signed to Neat Records - now reformed and building on their awesome reputation as a live band.
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