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Slash announces UK and Ireland tour
Posted on 12 May 2010 17:00 to category : Band / Celebrity News
Electric guitar legend Slash is to hold a short tour of the UK and Ireland, it has been announced.
The former Guns N' Roses star will play the Vicar Street venue in Dublin on June 29th 2010, before going on to appear in Belfast Mandela Hall the following night.
He will then make his way to Edinburgh to perform at the Picture House on July 1st before rounding off the tour at the Manchester Academy on July 3rd.
The dates are in addition to previously-announced festival appearances in the UK.
Slash is due to play at Glastonbury, Wireless and Download over the course of the summer.
His new album, which is self-titled and features cameos from the likes of Ozzy Osbourne and Iggy Pop, came out this week.
Earlier this month, Slash told the Times that two of his favourite guitar riffs can be found in Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin and The Kinks' You Really Got Me.
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