Dynamic noise punk outfit Queen Zee will be heading back out on the road this autumn, they will support grunge garage-esque three piece Dream Wife. The eight date UK tour will culminate with a Halloween show at London’s KOKO. In celebration of the tour Alex Go of Dream Wife has remixed the new Queen zee single ‘Sass or Die’ - out now on the band’s own label, Sasstone Records. Defined by their riotous sound, the new single is a call to arms that define the band's ethos and energy.

It’s been an exciting year for Queen Zee, last week ‘Sass or Die’ was playlisted by Radio X and was John Kennedys track of the week the band. Earlier in the year Queen Zee won PRS Flash Funding at The Great Escape Festival, which means they now have the chance to put their madness to record.

Queen Zee have also been gaining the attention of radio both locally and nationally, with singles ‘Idle Crown’ and ‘Sass or Die’ being picked as BBC Radio One's Huw Stephen's tip of week. With notable mentions from BBC 6 Music's Steve Lamacq, and BBC Introducing. Which was soon followed by an invitation to the BBC's Maida Vale Studios, with a live session and interview aired on BBC Radio One in April 2018.

Full tour dates with Dream Wife:

20 OCTOBER – CARDIFF – SWN FESTIVAL

22 OCTOBER - GLASGOW – SCHOOL OF ARTS, STUDENT UNION

24 OCTOBER – NOTTINGHAM, RESCUE ROOMS

25 OCTOBER – LEEDS, THE WARDROBE

26 OCTOBER – MANCHESTER, GORRILLA

27 OCTOBER – COVENTRY, CENTRAL LIBRARY

29 OCTOBER – PORSTMOUTH, WEDGEWOOD ROOMS

30 OCOTOBER – BRIGHTON, CONCORDE 2

31 OCTOBER – LONDON, KOKO

Cherry Red have announced the new album by the legendary Hawkwind, Road To Utopia. For their 31st studio album, the band have collaborated with songwriter and conductor Mike Batt to recreate a selection of Hawkwind songs with an extra, orchestral, ingredient.

Mike, who met Dave Brock coincidentally at the US embassy in London while both were applying for visas, was originally invited to conduct the orchestra for Hawkwind’s sold-out shows at the London Palladium (November 2018), but with demand so high they started to look further afield and a tour for the autumn was planned.

At this time Hawkwind’s writing of a new acoustic album started to take on a life of its own and the band invited Mike to participate on the tracks and create arrangements for some of their most celebrated songs. Mike says: “Dave was delightfully free-spirited and generous to me, using a small ensemble of additional musicians and giving me a pretty free hand with the arrangements.” Alongside the string quintet, sax quintet and brass section you’ll hear Dave Brock (vocals, electric, acoustic guitars, harmonica, keyboards), Richard Chadwick (drums, percussion, vocals), Mr Dibs (vocals), Haz Wheaton (bass) and Magnus Martin (acoustic guitar).

Most will find the track listing on Road To Utopia familiar, but you’ve never heard those famous songs like this before. Tracks like ‘Quark’, ‘Strangeness and Charm’, ‘We Took The Wrong Step Years Ago’ and ‘Psychic Power’ are re-rooted acoustically and then embellished with a strength and majesty that only Hawkwind can produce. Other songs like ‘Down Through The Night’ and ‘Hymn To The Sun’ are made even more powerful by their orchestral components. Joining Hawkwind and Mike et al on ‘The Watcher’ is a very special guest in Eric Clapton, whose trademark guitar licks compliment Dave’s harmonica and Mike’s piano seamlessly.

This new album represents a fresh take on those classics, as Dave says: "Reinventing these familiar songs has been an interesting experience...We hope you like them." The band will be touring with Mike in October and November, including sold out dates at the Palladium in London.

Tour Dates:

Sunday 15th July              Citadel Festival Gunnersbury Park, London

Friday 20th July                Hall By The Sea, Dreamland         Margate

Saturday 21st July           Weymouth Pavilion        Dorset

Saturday 4th August       A New Day Festival, Faversham Kent

Monday 8th October      Salabbk                Bilbao, Spain

Thursday 18th October The Lowry, Salford          Manchester

Friday 19th October        Town Hall            Leeds

Saturday 20th October   The Sage             Gateshead

Sunday 4th November   Palladium (Sold Out)       London

Monday 5th November Palladium            London

Saturday 24th November             Forum   Bath

Sunday 25th November                Symphony Hall Birmingham