Uriah Heep have just added two extra UK tour dates, in Nottingham and York, due to phenomenal demand.

In late 2021 Uriah Heep announced an extensive European tour for 2022. The tour, 61 dates across 28 countries, is the ultimate celebration of one of the most important British rock acts of all time.

2020 saw Uriah Heep celebrate their 50th anniversary. Sadly, global events forced the band to cancel their 50th anniversary tour. But two years later, the band are ready to celebrate this extraordinary landmark.

Mick Box says, “At last, we can celebrate our 50th Anniversary now having left ‘Lockdown into Rockdown’ We may be two years later than the actual year, but hey this makes the celebration even more special. The mighty ‘Heep’ are still ‘Eavy, still ‘Umble and oh so proud of this achievement, and we look forward to being out on the road, rockin’ hard, and sharing this celebration with our wonderful fans. ‘Appy days!”

Uriah Heep have proved themselves a stunning live band - keeping hardcore fans and consistently winning a whole new audience alike.

Celebrating 50 Years Of Uriah Heep tour will be one of the rock events of 2022. Tickets for Nottingham and York go onsale 10 AM, GMT on Friday, January 28. See uriah-heep.com for details.

Tour dates:

September
9 - Laeiszhalle - Hamburg, Germany
11 - Haus Auensee - Leipzig, Germany
12 - Lichtburg - Essen, Germany
14 - Rockhal - Luxembourg, Luxembourg
16 - Muffathalle - Munich, Germany
17 - Theater Am Potsdamer Platz -  Berlin, Germany
18 - Amphitheater - Hanau, Germany
20 - Pattihio Theatre - Limassol, Cyprus
22 - The Strovolos Municipal Theatre - Nicosia, Cyprus
28 - Olympia Theater - Dublin, Ireland
29 - Ulster Hall - Belfast, Ireland
30 - Royal Concert Hall - Glasgow, Scotland

October
2 - Rock City - Nottingham, England
3 - Bridgewater Hall - Manchester, England
5 - Palladium - London, England
6 - Corn Exchange - Cambridge, England
8 - Sage - Gateshead, England
9 - Barbican - York, England
10 - Symphony Hall - Birmingham, England
11 - St. Davids Hall - Cardiff, Wales
13 - Tivoli - Grote Zaal - Utrecht, Holland
14 - Cirque Royal - Brussels, Belgium
16 - L’olympia - Paris, France
17 - Volkshaus - Zurich, Switzerland
18 -  Teatro Dal Verme - Milan, Italy
20 - Aula Magna - Lisbon, Portugal
21 - La Riviera - Madrid, Spain
22 - Teatro Valdes - Aviles, Spain
23 - Razzmatazz 1 - Barcelona, Spain
25 - Dom Sportova - Zagreb, Croatia
26 - Kombank Hall - Belgrade, Serbia
27 - Sala Palatului - Bucharest, Romania
29 - Thessaloniki Concert Hall - Thessaloniki, Greece
31 - Pallas Theater - Athens, Greece

November
8 - Lowensaal - Nurnberg, Germany
9 - MCK - Katowice, Poland
10 - National Opera - Lviv, Ukraine
11 - Odessa Academic Theatre Of Music - Odessa, Ukraine
12 - October Palace - Kiev, Ukraine
14 - Compensa Concert Hall - Vilnius, Lithuania
15 - Alexela Kontserdimaja - Tallinn, Estonia
17 - Ice Hockey Hall - Helsinki, Finland
19 - Konserttitalo - Turku, Finland
20 - Madetojan Sali - Oulu, Finland
22 - Idun - Umea, Sweden
23 - Gota Lejon - Stockholm, Sweden
24 - Sentrum Scene - Oslo, Norway
26 - Kilden - Kristiansand, Norway
27 - Kuppelhallen - Stavanger, Norway
28 - Rokeriet - Bergen, Norway
29 - Olavshallen - Trondheim, Norway

December
1 - Tonhallen - Sundsvall,Sweden
2 - Partille Arena - Goteborg, Sweden
3 - Vaerket Teatre & Musikhus - Randers, Denmark
4 - Docken Koncerter - Copenhagen, Denmark
5 - Slagthuset Teater - Malmo, Sweden
7 - Liederhalle - Stuttgart, Germany
8 - Kulturpalast - Dresden, Germany
9 - CCS - Suhl, Germany
10 - Karlin Forum - Prague, Czech Republic
11 - Hungexpo Hall C - Budapest, Hungary
13 - National Palace Of Culture - Sofia, Bulgaria
15 - Kucukciftlik Park - Istanbul, Turkey

BMG continues presenting a new series of limited edition vinyl pictures from Uriah Heep, with the release of Demons And Wizards and The Magician’s Birthday on February 25. The artwork for each picture disc has been meticulously worked on, retouching the original art and creating a true visual feast. Both albums feature the original and reimagined artwork of Roger Dean, who is widely seen as one of the masters of 12" album cover art from this time.

Originally released in May 1972 Uriah Heep’s fourth album, Demons And Wizards, includes the singles "The Wizard" and "Easy Livin’" and led Rolling Stone magazine at the time to write “..one hell of a first rate modern rock-band”. A mere six months later in November 1972 Uriah Heep released their fifth album, The Magician’s Birthday, which contains the hits "Sweet Lorraine" and "Spider Woman". Demons And Wizards and The Magician’s Birthday both went gold in the States, entering the Billboard Top 40, ensuring years of concert dominance for the band throughout the ‘70s.

Both albums contain the original audio recorded in Landsdowne studios.

Pre-order Demons And Wizards here. Pre-order The Magician’s Birthday here.

Demons And Wizards tracklisting:

A-Side:
"The Wizard" (2017 – Remaster)
"Traveller In Time" (2017 – Remaster)
"Easy Livin’" (2017 – Remaster)
"Poet’s Justice" (2017 – Remaster)
"Circle Of Hands" (2017 – Remaster)

B-Side:
"Rainbow Demon" (2017 – Remaster)
"All My Life" (2017 – Remaster)
"Paradise" (2017 – Remaster)
"The Spell" (2017 – Remaster)

The Magicians Birthday tracklisting:

A-Side:
"Sunrise"
"Spider Women"
"Blind Eye"
"Echo’s In The Dark"
"Rain"

B-Side:
"Sweet Lorraine"
"Tales"
"The Magician’s Birthday"

Uriah Heep are one of the “big four” rock bands, along with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, and certainly one of the most intriguing bands both musically and lyrically, to emerge from heavy rock. Evoking an era when prog, hard rock and heavy metal co-existed in an era of glorious, boundary-breaking music, Uriah Heep rose from inexperienced studio musicians with everything to prove to bona fide limo inhabiting rock stars.

After selling over 40 million albums worldwide, over the years Uriah Heep have influenced many different metal bands around the globe, among the most popular being Dio. Bands including A-ha, King Diamond, Krokus, Demons & Wizards, Fifth Angel and Axel Rudi Pell have all cited Uriah Heep as a band of personal influence, while W.A.S.P, Tesla and Blackmore’s Night have all covered the band’s songs.

Uriah Heep continue to tour until this day with founding member Mick Box and their extensive European tour for 2022 features 61 dates across 28 countries, tickets available here.

(Photo - Richard Stow)