Statement regarding MelodicRock Fest Australia

It is with regret that FM have to announce that we will not be appearing at MelodicRock Fest Australia, or any of the associated side shows.

This is not a decision that we have taken lightly. Despite all the cancellations, and venue issues, we always held on to the fact that the Promoters had fulfilled most of their contractual obligations towards FM, so we felt confident that we would see everyone in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

However, once the cancellations began, and then the original venue for the festival was cancelled, we felt that we required additional assurances on things like internal travel, accommodation, new line-ups, new venue information, and more.

None of this was forthcoming at any stage, the extremely limited contact we had with the promoters amounted to “It’s all in hand”, "Yes it’s all confirmed.”, etc. Despite requests for more than just verbal assurance, none of this has been forthcoming.

We have left it as late as we possibly can, indeed, right up to the point of check-in for our flight to Melbourne, having already made the first part of the journey.

Unfortunately, we just can’t take the risk, especially with the the lack of communication, and the vagueness of their communication we have received. The cancellation of our sideshows in Sydney and Brisbane were not notified to us by the promoters, we found out from fans. When the promoters finally did comment to us, the response on both occasions was “the venue did it, it wasn’t our decision”.

So, we apologise to everyone who was looking forward to seeing FM play in Australia for the first time. We are as disappointed as you are.

What we do promise; if we can agree a deal with a more reputable promoter to bring FM to Australia, then we WILL be there. And hopefully it will not be too long.



Thanks,
Merv, Steve, Jim, Pete, Jem

FM confirm Australia tour dates

We are excited to announce dates for our first ever shows in Australia! In addition to the already announced MelodicRock Fest we will be visiting Sydney and Brisbane, rounding off our trip with a return to Melbourne.

Tickets are on sale now for MelodicFest and for the other shows from Friday 17 January at 10am Australia time (11pm on 17 January UK time).

8 March - Melbourne - MelodicRock Fest - Tickets

10 March: Sydney - The Factory Floor - Tickets

12 March: Brisbane - Crowbar - Tickets

14 March: Melbourne - Stay Gold - Tickets

VIP Ticket upgrade is also available. For full details please see https://shoutoutloudevents.ticketbud.com/fm-vip-ticket-upgrade

FM join line-up for MelodicRock Fest Australia

We are super-excited to be heading Down Under in March, joining a fantastic line-up at MelodicRock Fest in Melbourne for our first-ever show on Australian soil!

Early-bird tickets on sale from Monday 5 August at bit.ly/MRF2020.

 

Season's Greetings from FM!

In the year that we played our first ever USA shows headlining Melodic Rock Fest in Chicago and also explored our inner Heavy Metal touring across Europe with Saxon, Raven and Wayward Sons, we thank each and every one of you for your unwavering support.

We've had an amazing year playing shows with some great pals including Dare, Toby Jepson and Hand Of Dimes, and festivals too... Frontiers Rock Fest in Milan where our set was recorded for our new live DVD - THE ITALIAN JOB - out in February, the two Melodic Rock Fests in Chicago and Malmo and Leicester Rocks with King King. It's always fantastic to see so many familiar faces in the crowd. With our touring schedule for 2019 building up nicely we can't wait to see you all again next year!

To all our fans old and new, a massive thank you for being part of FM's Atomic Generation in 2018. We look forward to blowing the doors off in 2019!

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year.

Steve, Merv, Pete, Jem and Jim x

FM live at O2 Ritz Manchester - 9 June 2018 - by Marty Moffatt

FM in the Windy City! May 2018

Stage times for Melodic Rock Fest Scandinavia this week

Here's your handy guide to stage times for Melodic Rock Fest Scandinavia this week...

Melodic Rock Fest 5 USA

A massive thanks goes out to everybody that attended MelodicRock Fest 5 in Chicago over the weekend.

We met fans from Peru, Colombia, Brazil, China, Australia, New Zealand, UK, and from all over the USA.

We would like to thank Andrew McNeice, Phil our driver, Marc at Play America for sorting the visas, all the crew at HOME - House Of Music & Entertainment and all the lovely bar staff at our local pub Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery... we will be back!

Cheers!
Steve, Merv, Pete, Jem and Jim. 

[Photo credit: Eli Martinez]

New Special Edition USA T-shirt in webshop

New in the FM webshop...

To celebrate our first-ever show in the USA - Special Edition Melodic Rock Fest T-shirt featuring the FM biker skull logo and USA flag on the front and Chicago 'license plate' on the back.

Get yours from the FM webshop.

 

Also available in the webshop - Ladies biker skull V-neck T-shirt

Atomic Generation Hoodie / Album Cover T-shirt / Biker Skull T-shirt

DESTINATION... USA!

We're excited to announce FM will be heading to Chicago next May to headline the Sunday night, 6 May at MelodicRock Fest.

MelodicRock Fest 5 will be held at HOME Bar, Arlington Heights 4-6 May 2018 and features a stellar line-up of international acts including The Defiants, Jean Beauvoir, H.E.A.T., Treat, Mecca, Paul Laine and Boulevard.

Booking info will be announced soon and will be updated here. For full details please see the MelodicRock Fest website.