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. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:
Fri 9th Sept Laeiszhalle, Hamburg GERMANY
Sun 11th Sept Haus Auensee, Leipzig GERMANY
Mon 12th Sept Lichtburg, Essen GERMANY
Wed 14th Sept Rockhal, Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG
Fri 16th Sept Muffathalle, Munich GERMANY
Sat 17th Sept Theater am Potsdamer Platz, Berlin GERMANY
Sun 18th Sept Amphitheater, Hanau GERMANY
Tues 20th Sept Pattihio Theatre, Limassol CYPRUS
Thurs 22nd Sept The Strovolos Municipal Theatre, Nicosia CYPRUS
Wed 28th Sept Olympia Theater, Dublin THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Thurs 29th Sept Ulster Hall, Belfast NORTHERN IRELAND
Fri 30th Sept Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow SCOTLAND
Mon 3rd Oct Bridgewater Hall, Manchester ENGLAND
Wed 5th Oct Palladium, London ENGLAND
Thurs 6th Oct Corn Exchange, Cambridge ENGLAND
Sat 8th Oct Sage, Gateshead ENGLAND
Mon 10th Oct Symphony Hall, Birmingham ENGLAND
Tues 11th Oct St. Davids Hall, Cardiff WALES
Thurs 13th Oct Tivoli – Grote Zaal, Utrecht HOLLAND
Fri 14th Oct Cirque Royal, Brussels BELGIUM
Sun 16th Oct L’Olympia, Paris FRANCE
Mon 17th Oct Volkshaus, Zurich SWITZERLAND
Tues 18th Oct Teatro Dal Verme, Milan ITALY
Thurs 20th Oct Aula Magna, Lisbon PORTUGAL
Fri 21st Oct La Riviera, Madrid SPAIN
Sat 22nd Oct Teatro Valdes, Aviles SPAIN
Sun 23rd Oct Razzmatazz 1, Barcelona SPAIN
Tues 25th Oct Dom Sportova, Zagreb CROATIA
Wed 26th Oct Kombank Hall, Belgrade SERBIA
Thurs 27th Oct Sala Palatului, Bucharest ROMANIA
Sat 29th Oct Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Thessaloniki GREECE
Mon 31st Oct Pallas Theater, Athens GREECE
Tues 8th Nov Lowensaal, Nurnberg GERMANY
Wed 9th Nov MCK, Katowice POLAND
Thurs 10th Nov National Opera, Lviv UKRAINE
Fri 11th Nov Odessa Academic Theatre of Music, Odessa UKRAINE
Sat 12th Nov October Palace, Kiev UKRAINE
Mon 14th Nov Compensa Concert Hall, Vilnius LITHUANIA
Tues 15th Nov Alexela Kontserdimaja, Tallinn ESTONIA
Thurs 17th Nov Ice Hockey Hall, Helsinki FINLAND
Sat 19th Nov Konserttitalo, Turku FINLAND
Sun 20th Nov Madetojan Sali, Oulu FINLAND
Tues 22nd Nov Idun, Umea SWEDEN
Wed 23rd Nov Gota Lejon, Stockholm SWEDEN
Thurs 24th Nov Sentrum Scene, Oslo NORWAY
Sat 26th Nov Kilden, Kristiansand NORWAY
Sun 27th Nov Kuppelhallen, Stavanger NORWAY
Mon 28th Nov Rokeriet, Bergen NORWAY
Tues 29th Nov Olavshallen, Trondheim NORWAY
Thurs 1st Dec Tonhallen, Sundsvall SWEDEN
Fri 2nd Dec Partille Arena, Goteborg SWEDEN
Sat 3rd Dec Vaerket Teatre & Musikhus, Randers DENMARK
Sun 4th Dec Docken Koncerter, Copenhagen DENMARK
Mon 5th Dec Slagthuset Teater, Malmo SWEDEN
Wed 7th Dec Liederhalle, Stuttgart GERMANY
Thurs 8th Dec Kulturpalast, Dresden GERMANY
Fri 9th Dec CCS, Suhl GERMANY
Sat 10th Dec Karlin Forum, Prague CZECH REPUBLIC
Sun 11th Dec Hungexpo Hall C, Budapest HUNGARY
Tues 13th Dec National Palace Of Culture, Sofia BULGARIA
Thurs 15th Dec KucukCiftlik Park, Istanbul TURKEY
Tickets on sale 10am CET Friday 3rd December 2021
For further information or tickets HERE
Among venerable UK rock institutions, with Black Sabbath and Jethro Tull dispersing, we are, perhaps, really, down to just Deep Purple, Yes and Uriah Heep left to uphold the tradition of quality original progressive hard rock forged at the very beginning of a golden era for this music, late ‘60s into the nexus year that was 1970.
At that crossroads, along with Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, Uriah Heep helped invent a decorative and uniquely British form of heavy metal with their debut album, Very ‘Eavy, Very ‘Umble.
The record was offered as a self-titled on American shores, but whatever the titling, it was historically massive in the invention of a music format that would rule the ‘70s and only intensify in the ‘80s.
Uriah Heep’s longevity is a testament to the band’s music, prolific song-writing, incredible live shows and tireless efforts. Legends is a term oft banded about – but it fits Uriah Heep. The band’s career spans over 50th years and it has been a roller coaster: 25 studio albums, 21 official live albums, more than 45 million albums sold worldwide and over 4000 shows performed across 60 countries.
From the aptly titled 1970 debut album Very ‘Eavy… Very ‘Umble, through to their last magnificent studio record Living The Dream, released in 2018, and DVD extravaganza Live at KOKO, London, Uriah Heep have always produced infectious hard rock blended with stunning melodies and intricate harmonies.
Oran O’Beirne
www.overdrive.ie 2021
