Magma announce rare UK shows for 2022

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French zeuhl legend's Magma have announced a couple of rare UK live shows for June 2022.

The band will play London's The Garage venue on Friday June 17 and Saturday June 18 and Manchester's Band In The Wall on Sunday June 19.

The band promise a "new 11-piece line-up performing classic tracks and new music", adding that they will perform a different set each night.

Support on all nights comes from UK space proggers The Utopia Strong, the band featuring by Gong/Knifeworld's Kavus Torabi and six times World Snooker Champion Steve Davis.

"As you can probably imagine we are delighted to be supporting Magma next June," the band state.

Tickets go on sale from venues this Friday!

Magma recently released a brand new live album, ESKÄHL 2020 Bordeaux - Toulouse – Perpignan.

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Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.