The Press Release:
The longest tenured all-female rock band and NWOBHM legends GIRLSCHOOL will be embarking on their final North American tour next year! The first leg of the trek will see support from LILLIAN AXE and ALCATRAZZ and will kick off on March 21 at Hell’s Heroes Festival in Houston, TX and will run through April 6. The itinerary can be found below while tickets will go on sale this Friday, December 1 @ 10:00 A.M. EST, which can be found HERE. Pre-sales for Boston, MA and NYC will go on sale tomorrow, November 30, for which the details can also be found below.
Girlschool comments, “We are very excited to announce the first leg of our return to the USA – for the first time in nearly a decade…and for what will be our final full tour of the United States. Also with us on this package we have the brilliant Alcatrazz and Lillian Axe.
“Our agency and management are making every effort to get us to as many cities as possible, and as always it’s all about where there is interest, so even if you have to travel a little bit — we would love to see you there at one of the shows!
“Cheers you lot”
The band is supporting their recent full-length, ‘WTFortyfive?,’ which was released on July 28 of this year by Silver Lining Music. The record is now available on all streaming services and can be ordered HERE.
GIRLSCHOOL North American Dates (w/ Lillian Axe + Alcatrazz):
03/21: Houston, TX @ Hell’s Heroes Festival*
03/22: New Orleans, LA @ Southport Music Hall
03/24: Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
03/25: Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
03/27: Bensalem, PA @ Broken Goblet
03/28: Washington, DC @ Black Cat
03/29: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
03/30: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
04/02: Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
04/06: Detroit, MI @ Token Lounge
03/29: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
3/30: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
*Girlschool Only
WTFortyfive? Tracklist:
01. It Is What It Is
02. Cold Dark Heart
03. Bump In The Night
04. Barmy Army
05. Invisible Killer
06. Believing In You
07. It’s A Mess
08. Into The Night
09. Are You Ready?
10. Up To No Good
11. Party
12. Born To Raise Hell (Motörhead Cover)
Girlschool originated in the UK during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal Scene in 1978 and is frequently associated with contemporaries and friends Motörhead. They are the longest running all-female rock band, still active and rocking hard after more than 40 years.
Formed from a school band called Painted Lady by Kim McAuliffe and Enid Williams, Girlschool enjoyed strong media exposure and commercial success in the U.K. in the early 1980s with three albums of ‘punk-tinged metal’ and a few singles.
In the 1990s and 2000s, they concentrated their efforts on live shows and tours, reducing considerably the production of studio albums. During their long career Girlschool toured all over the world, performing at many of the biggest rock and metal festivals as well as co-headlining with or supporting some of the most important hard rock and heavy metal bands in the genre.
They maintain a worldwide cult following and are considered an inspiration for many succeeding female rock musicians, such as The Donnas.
Original members Kim McAuliffe, Denise (Drench) Dufort are still in the band to this day, original member lead guitarist /vocalist/songwriter Kelly Johnson died of cancer in 2007 and was replaced by lead guitarist/songwriter Jackie (Jax) Chambers in 1999.
In Jan 2019 Girlschool part ways once again with bassist Enid Williams, making way for the return of Tracey Lamb (formerly of Rock Goddess and Girlschool 1987-1991 & 1993-2000) solidifying the bands lineup for future live shows and recordings.
On July 28, 2023 at FORTY-FIVE years young, the British hard rock royalty came out swinging with their 14th studio album ‘WTFortyfive?,’ an outstanding and deliciously dirty declaration that age is a number that shows how much real raw attitude you have when it really counts. Kim, Denise, Jackie and Tracey leave the grit under their finger nails and the scuzz on their crusty leather boots as they riff and stomp their way through 12 statements of intent showing major attitude, some great melodies, and a consistent crunch to every guitar.
GIRLSCHOOL Lineup:
Kim McAuliffe: rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals
Denise Dufort: drums
Tracey Lamb: bass guitar
Jackie Chambers: lead guitar, backing vocals
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: So I have a sad confession to make as I share this latest touring update with the readership. Outside of hearing a few of the bands signature tracks over the years, I never really followed the band throughout their career and I’m a tad ashamed at that having happened since I am such an open book with so many bands these days. Back in the day I was hitting Rock and Metal clubs like L’Amour and while I am certain that they paid the USA and NYC a visit I didn’t find myself checking out any of their shows. While I am excited for the bands return to these parts I am saddened to find them wrapping it all up since I know many people that do love them and have been in their corner since very early on. I’ll do my best to participate at their NYC Show since I do have more background on both Lillian Axe and Alcatrazz and this is the kind of tour where it’s advisable to see everyone. Closing up on this one I wonder what you all think about it and whether or not you will be coming out to one of the performances. Since this is the first leg, I imagine that they will be adding a lot more dates to the mix. Chime in down below my friends and until we meet again, please take care of yourselves.
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