Thunder line up UK-wide signing sessions

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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Veteran rockers plan road trip to promote latest album Wonder Days

Thunder have lined up four signing sessions across the UK starting next week.

They’ll be at HMV stores in four cities to promote new album Wonder Days which launches on February 16 via earMUSIC. It will be their first record since 2008’s Bang!

Classic Rock magazine said about the album: “A lot of thought and graft has clearly gone into making Wonder Days sound so effortless. It would have probably been a monster hit in the mid-70s. Now it’s a massive reminder that class is both timeless and incandescent.”

Their 10th album was recorded without rhythm guitarist Ben Matthews who was receiving treatment for throat cancer. He’s since been given the all-clear.

Thunder will head out on the road for three dates to support the new album in March with support from Reef and Tax The Heat and will also appear at this year’s Download festival (opens in new tab).

HMV signing sessions

Feb 17: HMV London Oxford Street (6pm)

Feb 18: HMV Liverpool One (5pm)

Feb 19: HMV Glasgow Argyle Street (5pm)

Feb 20: HMV Leeds (5pm)

March tour dates

Mar 12: Leeds First Direct Arena

Mar 13: Birmingham Barclaycard Arena

Mar 14: London Hammersmith Eventim Apollo

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.