Planet Rock's Rocktober moved to 2022 and extra date added
Kenny Wayne Shepherd will headline the three shows
Last updated 11th Jun 2021
Planet Rock’s Rocktober has been moved to October 2022 with an extra date added in London.
Newly expanded to a three-date event, Rocktober will open at Bristol O2 Academy on Saturday 15th October 2022 and then call in at London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (Tuesday 18th October) and Sheffield O2 Academy (Saturday 22nd October).
The mighty Kenny Wayne Shepherd will headline all three shows with the full line-up to be announced in due course.
Tickets to the new London date go on sale from Planet Rock Tickets at 10am on Monday 14th June 2021.
All original tickets remain valid for the Bristol and Sheffield shows, so keep hold of them if you can! Refunds are also available from the point of purchase.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd has lived more than half of his life in the spotlight. He is widely considered to be one of the best blues/rock guitarists (James Brown once referred to him as 'one of the wonders of the world') and he has had six No. 1 blues albums and a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles.
The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band is a veritable who’s who in rock and blues. In addition to long-time vocalist Noah Hunt, the band features drummer Chris Layton, a 2014 inductee into the Musicians Hall of Fame as a member of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, completing the band is New Orleans keyboardist Joe Krown and Scott Nelson on Bass who has gigged and recorded with the elite in the blues.
The new Planet Rock’s Rocktober dates are as follows:
OCTOBER 2022
Bristol O2 Academy – Sat 15th
London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire – Tue 18th - NEW DATE
Sheffield O2 Academy – Sat 22nd