All-female NWOBHM legends, Girlschool embarked on the last leg of their final North American tour on October 16, and are continuing until the final curtain on November 5 in Phoenix, Arizona. It comes in support of their recent full-length, WTFortyfive? (Silver Lining Music records), with Lillian Axe and Alcatrazz alternating direct support throughout. Find more details below.
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Girlschool comments, “We are excited to announce the second and final leg of our “Farewell North America” tour (with Alcatrazz and Lillian Axe). Please come and see us for what will be our final ever North American tour dates. Cheers you lot!”
Girlschool North American Dates (w/ Lillian Axe + Alcatrazz):
10/22: Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club
10/24: Portland, OR @ Dante’s
10/25: Seattle, WA @ Substation
10/27: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
10/29: San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
11/01: Salt Lake City, UT @ Aces High
11/03: Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s
11/04: Las Vegas, NV @ Sinwave
10/30: Los Angeles, CA @ Belasco
11/05: Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
WTFortyfive? tracklisting:
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.
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.
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.
Lineup:
Kim McAuliffe – Rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals
Denise Dufort – Drums
Olivia Airey – Bass
Jackie Chambers – Lead guitar, backing vocals
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