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King King’s founding member and bass player Lindsay Coulson has announced he’s leaving King King after the bands forthcoming UK tour.

Lindsay Coulson: “After 10 years of continued success with the band and everything the future now holds for them, I have made the difficult decision to depart from the group to concentrate on family and other personal endeavours.  I wish the rest of the guys continued success and thank everyone involved with the band and all the fans and followers all the very best for the future.  Looking forward to seeing everyone at the UK shows for one last time”

King King main man Alan Nimmo commented “Obviously Lindsay is family and always will be. I know it’s a decision he has not made lightly, and we wish him all the best.”

The band’s new bass player will be announced at the Glasgow show on February 17.

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Award-winning blues rock band King King kick-off their UK tour with their biggest London concert to date at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Wednesday 13th January with special guests Rhino’s Revenge (feat. Rhino from Status Quo).

Other dates include the Birmingham Town Hall on Thursday 18th January, the Bath Forum on Saturday 20th January (also supported by Rhino’s Revenge), the Edinburgh Queen’s Hall on Friday 26th January (supported by Gerry Jablonski and the Electric Band) and the Sheffield Leadmill on Saturday 27th January (supported by Xander and the Peace Pirates). Tickets are available via the 24 Hour Box Office: 0844 478 0898 and can be ordered from www.thegigcartel.com.

 King King released their fourth studio album ‘Exile & Grace‘ in October 2017 via Manhaton Records, which received rave reviews by fans and the media. The album features the band’s singles ‘(She Don’t) Gimme No Lovin’‘and ‘Long Time Running‘ which have been big hits on Planet Rock radio in the UK. ‘Exile & Grace‘ delivers a bigger punch, with killer songs performed with true passion by a fist tight line-up. The album was recorded at Superfly Studios and mixed by Chris Sheldon (Foo Fighters, Feeder and Therapy?).

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Says King King’s frontman and guitarist, Alan Nimmo, “‘Exile & Grace‘ definitely has a rockier feel and sound to it. We are following our influences from the Classic Rock genre, Bad Company, Whitesnake and Thunder. We really set out to challenge ourselves with this album. We’ve stepped up the quality of songwriting and pushed ourselves physically in both performance and delivery!”

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King King are pleased to announce their biggest UK tour to date. The band will play a series of high profile concerts, including London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Wednesday 18th October. The tour supports the release of King King’s eagerly anticipated fourth studio album ‘Exile & Grace‘, released on Friday 6th October. Planet Rock will start an exclusive 48 hour ticket pre-sale on www.planetrock.com on Wednesday 14th June. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday 16th June via the 24 Hour Box Office: 0844 478 0898 and can be ordered online from www.thegigcartel.com.

Recorded at Superfly Studios, the quartet’s first album of new material since 2015’s multi-award winning ‘Reaching For The Light‘ features the upcoming single ‘(She Don’t) Give Me No Lovin‘”.
The new single was mixed by Chris Sheldon (Foo Fighters, Feeder and Therapy) and is released on Friday 23rd June.

Says King King’s frontman and guitarist, Alan Nimmo, “Exile & Grace definitely has a rockier feel and sound to it. We are following our influences from the Classic Rock genre, Bad Company, Whitesnake and Thunder. We really set out to challenge ourselves with this album. We’ve stepped up the quality of songwriting and pushed ourselves physically in both performance and delivery!”

‘Exile & Grace’ October 2017 UK Tour

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Bath, Forum                                                       Saturday 14 October
Birmingham, Town Hall                                Tuesday 17 October
London Shepherd’s Bush Empire              Wednesday 18 October
Sheffield, Leadmill                                         Thursday 19 October
Edinburgh Queen’s Hall                               Friday 20 October

 

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King King are pleased to announce a raft of new UK tour dates in April and May 2017. The tour kicks off on Thursday 20th April at The Cube in Corby, Northants. All tickets are priced £20, are on sale on Monday 12th December from www.thegigcartel.com and the 24 Hour Box Office: 0844 478 0898.

The tour dovetails the release of a brand new single taken from King King’s upcoming fourth studio album, and follow up to 2015’s multi-award winning Reaching For The Light. The new album is scheduled for release in early September 2017.

King King’s first-ever live album ‘King King – Live‘ was recently voted #1 at Blues Rock Review’s “Top 5 Best Live Albums of 2016”.

The live album triumph follows King King’s recent win of five awards at the British Blues Awards including Best Male Vocal (Alan Nimmo), Best Bass Player (Lindsay Coulson), Best Song (Rush Hour), Best Album (Reaching for the Light) and Best Songwriter. October 2016 saw the release of King King’s first live album “King King Live” which hit the No.1 spot in Amazon’s Best Sellers Blues Chart.

Says King King’s frontman, Alan Nimmo, “We’re really excited to perform the new single live. It’s rockier than our previous material, but it still has an inherent King King sound to it. The new single is a nice taster from the upcoming album.”

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Due to a recent vocal cord condition with lead singer and guitarist Alan Nimmo, the majority of King King’s November 2016 UK tour dates with special guests Broken Witt Rebels, have been re-scheduled to January, February, March and May 2017. The news follows the release of the band’s first ever live album ‘King King Live’ that went to #1 in Amazon’s Best Sellers Blues Rock Chart, and the upcoming release of their radio remix of their new single ‘Waking Up’.

King King will honour four of the original November date that include Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall (Friday 25 November), Chester’s The Live Rooms (Saturday 26 November), Clitheroe’s The Grand Venue (Sunday 27 November), and London’s Islington Assembly Hall (Tuesday 29 November).

Says King King’s frontman, Alan Nimmo, “I’ve seen my ENT specialist. He put a camera down my throat to look at what condition my vocal cords were in. Unfortunately, there’s still a good bit of inflammation and redness. I’ve been working with a vocal coach to build strength and stamina to aid my recovery.”

“We will be re-scheduling most of the dates on the UK tour to January, February and March, however, we will commit to the remaining four shows on the November UK tour, beginning at Edinburgh’s The Playhouse (25 November), continuing through to the Live Rooms in Chester (26 November), The Grand Venue in Clitheroe (27 November) and wrapping up in London at Islington Assembly Hall (29 November).”

 

King King with special guest Broken Witt Rebels / 24 Hour Box Office: 0844 478 0898, www.thegigcartel.com

 EDINBURGH QUEEN’S HALL                        FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2016
CHESTER LIVE ROOMS                                   SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2016

CLITHEROE GRAND                                         SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2016

LONDON ISLINGTON ASSEMBLY               TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2016

Re-scheduled 2017 UK Tour Dates

CARDIFF THE GLOBE                                       FRIDAY 13 JANUARY 2017

FROME CHEESE & GRAIN                             SATURDAY 14 JANUARY 2017
NORWICH WATERFRONT                             FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2017

SOUTHAMPTON 1865                                    SATURDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2017
EXETER PHOENIX                                             SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2017

BRIGHTON OLD MARKET                              FRIDAY 3 MARCH 2017

BILSTON ROBIN 2                                             SATURDAY 4 MARCH 2017

ABERDEEN LEMON TREE                               SUNDAY 14 MAY 2017