Planet Rock Presents - The Bad Flowers & Federal Charm - Co-Headline Tour

CO-HEADLINE TOUR PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 1ST JUNE 

PLANETROCKTICKETS.CO.UK | THEBADFLOWERS.UK | FEDERALCHARM.COM

Midlands based hard rock band, The Bad Flowers and Stockport-based blues rockers Federal Charm will co-headline a Planet Rock Presents tour in the UK starting at the Thekla Bristol on Wednesday 19th September finishing up on Sunday 30th September at London’s Borderline.

Tickets go on sale at 9am Friday 1st June from planetrocktickets.co.uk, thebadflowers.uk and federalcharm.com.

THE BAD FLOWERS

L-R: Karl Selickis (Drums), Tom Leighton (Lead Vocals & Guitar), Dale Tonks (Bass)
Photo Credit: © Mark Varney

The Bad Flowers meteoric rise to fame kicked off when the band released their critically acclaimed debut album Starting Gun in February 2018. The album spawned to radio tracks on Planet Rock Thunder Child and Hurricane. The band embarked on a UK tour supporting Stone Broken and Jared James Nichols the same month.

This summer, The Bad Flowers play several music festivals including Steelhouse, Stone Free, Hard Rock Hell, followed by Planet Rockstock in December. Their recently released debut album Starting Gun is the follow up to 2016’s self-titled EP and shows the great progression of song writing and musicianship of The Bad Flowers over the past two years.

Photo Credit: © Olivia Johnston

Photo Credit: © Olivia Johnston

The band were named as one of Planet Rock Radio’s "Ones To Watch".  Thunder Child, the first single taken from the Starting Gun, gained heavy airplay and was described by the station as "pure, dynamic, riff-heavy rock ‘n’ roll delivered with passion and prowess."

The Bad Flowers next single to be serviced to rock radio is Who Needs A Soul which will be accompanied with an official music video.

The band have received rave reviews and press coverage in the rock press including Powerplay, Planet Rock Magazine, Rock Society, Fireworks and HRH Magazine. The band features Tom Leighton (vocals, guitar), Dale Bollard Tonks (bass) and Karl Selickis (drums).

Photo Credit: © Olivia Johnston

Photo Credit: © Olivia Johnston

FEDERAL CHARM

Federal Charm (L-R): Kyle Ross (guitar, keys, vocals), Josh Zahler (drums), L.D. Morawski (bass), 
Tom Guyer (lead vocals), Paul Bowe (lead guitar). Photo Credit: © Simon Reed / Musical Pictures

After a very successful Planet Rock Roadstars tour with SIMO and Aaron Keylock in December 2016, the Federal Charm worked on some new songs and recorded some demos in an away-from-it-all cottage in Wales. The demos ultimately led to a line-up change a few months later. Founding members Paul Bowe (guitar) and L.D. Morawski (bass) recruited 23 year old Southampton vocalist, Tom Guyer, and top Manchester drummer, Josh Zahler.

Explosions ensued the minute they hit the studio for rehearsals and song-writing. With a new energy, the revitalized team of  Bowe, Morawski, Guyer, Zahler set to work, over the following months, bonding, writing and recording, and opening the shows for UFO, Y&T and  for Thin Lizzy’s legendary Brian Downey and his band Alive And Dangerous.

Photo Credit: © Adam Kennedy

Photo Credit: © Adam Kennedy

FC recently road-tested some of the new songs and the new line-up via four sold-out shows in Bristol, Norwich, Manchester and Newcastle and received the thumbs up from fans and critics alike.

The band’s co-headline UK tour with the Bad Flowers is timely, as the band will preview material from their new album “Passenger” which will be released in autumn 2018.

Fans who pre-order the album will get the first single “Choke” as a digital free instant grat track. The album can be pre-ordered via iTunes, Amazonand Spotify. The CD will be available on the merch desk when Federal Charm tour with The Bad Flowers from Wednesday 19th September.

Photo Credit: © Adam Kennedy

Photo Credit: © Simon Reed / Musical Pictures

Thekla, Bristol

Wednesday 19th September 2018

Tickets: £10.00
Book Online: www.planetrocktickets.co.uk
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The Grove, East Mud Dock, Bristol, BS1 4RB
www.theklabristol.co.uk

Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd

Thursday 20th September 2018

Tickets: £10.00
Book Online: www.planetrocktickets.co.uk   
Facebook / Twitter / InstagramMunicipal Buildings, Gelliwastad Road, 
Pontypridd, CF37 2DP
http://muniartscentre.com

Rock City Basement, Nottingham

Friday 21st September 2018

Tickets: £10.00
Book Online: www.planetrocktickets.co.uk
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8 Talbot Sreet, Nottingham, NG1 5GG
www.rock-city.co.uk

Classic Grand, Glasgow

Saturday 22nd September 2018

Tickets: £10.00
Book Online: www.planetrocktickets.co.uk
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www.classicgrand.com

The Live Rooms, Chester

Sunday 23rd September 2018

Tickets: £10.00
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www.theliverooms.com

The Deaf Institute, Manchester

Monday 24th September 2018

Tickets: £10.00
Book Online: www.planetrocktickets.co.uk
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www.thedeafinstitute.co.uk

The Parish, Huddersfield

Wednesday 26th September 2018

Tickets: £10.00
Book Online: www.planetrocktickets.co.uk
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https://parishpub.co.uk

Think Tank, Newcastle

Thursday 27th September2018

Tickets: £10.00
Book Online: www.planetrocktickets.co.uk
Facebook / TwitterTimes Square, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE1 4EP
www.thinktanknewcastle.com

Corporation, Sheffield

Friday 28th September 2018

Tickets: £10.00
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www.corporation.org.uk

O2 Institute 2, Birmingham

Saturday 29th September 2018

Tickets: £10.00
Book Online: www.planetrocktickets.co.uk
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www.academymusicgroup.com/o2institutebirmingham

Borderline, London

Sunday 30th September 2018

Tickets: £12.00
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Orange Yard, Manette Street, London, W1D 4JB
http://borderline.london

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THE BAD FLOWERS
FESTIVAL APPEARANCES

Camden Rocks Festival

Saturday 2nd June 2018

Venue: Fiddlers Elbow
6pm Performance
Fiddler’s Elbow. 1 Malden Rd,
Belsize Park, London, NW5 3HS
Tickets: www.gigantic.com

Stone Free Festival

Sunday 17th June 2018

Tickets: http://stonefreefestival.com/tickets
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The O2, Peninsula Square, London, SE10 0DX
http://stonefreefestival.com

Steelhouse Festival

Saturday 28th July 2018

Tickets: www.steelhousefestival.com/tickets
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Ebbw Vale, NP13 2ER
www.steelhousefestival.com

Hard Rock Hell

Saturday 10th November 2018

Camp HRH, North Wales
Ticket Hotline: 0207 193 9564
Tickets: https://www.hardrockhell.com/tickets.html
www.hardrockhell.com

Planet Rockstock

Friday 30th November 2018

Trecco Bay Holiday Park,
Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan, CF36 5PW
Tickets: www.planetrock.com/rockstock

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