THE TREATMENT To Hit The Road With STEEL PANTHER And THIN LIZZY
February 15, 2012, 12 years ago
THE TREATMENT – the Cambridge outfit whose new single / video ‘The Doctor’ has just been released – have confirmed an extensive run of European dates between March and May of this year, along with a festival appearance in Belgium.
Having just completed the final (re-scheduled) shows on their Medication To The Nation headline UK tour, The Treatment will now be special guesting with both STEEL PANTHER and THIN LIZZY, kicking off with the full Steel Panther European tour in March – a 15-date run starting in Helsinki, Finland on March 11th.
The UK shows are as follows, with The Treatment acting as sole support:
March
27 – Birmingham, England - O2 Academy28 – Glasgow, Scotland - O2 Academy
30 – Manchester, England - O2 Academy
31 – London, England - Brixton Academy
Following this tour, mostly sold out already, The Treatment will be taking to the road with legendary rockers, Thin Lizzy. These dates cover the UK only, and are as follows:
May
15 – Coventry, England - Kasbah16 – Guildford, England - G Live
18 – Liverpool, England - O2 Academy
19 – Edinburgh, Scotland - HMV Picture House
20 – Middlesbrough, England - The Empire
22 – Nottingham, England - Rock City
23 – Norwich, England - UEA
24 – Bournemouth, England - O2 Academy
UK outfit BLACK SPIDERS complete the bill.
In addition to heading across to Ireland for the first time on February 24th (the Diamond Rock Club in Ballymena), The Treatment will also be announcing a series of European festival dates for the spring/summer, with Grasspop in Dessel, Belgium already confirmed for June 24th.
On the recording side, The Treatment have recently been back in the studio laying down tracks for a brand new EP, title TBC; as with the band’s debut album, This Might Hurt, released by Spinefarm Records last year, production has been overseen by Laurie Mansworth at IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris’ Barnyard Studios, with Tony Newton taking care of the mix.
The tracklisting for the EP – a choice selection of ’70s covers – is as follows:-
'Run Run Run' – JO JO GUNNE
'Take Me Bake ’Ome' – SLADE
'Evil Woman' – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
'Motorbikin’' – CHRIS SPEDDING
'Let’s Work Together' – CANNED HEAT
Updates to follow.
The Treatment have released the new video for the single 'The Doctor', which can be found on their latest album, This Might Hurt, out now on the Spinefarm. Check it out below:
