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Welcome to the online NWOBHM Encyclopedia! After several months of hard work it is finally here!

Still under heavy construction! We have covered more or less all bands until the first ones from letter “S”. Don’t look for entries after that point. There aren’t any. We are adding them in alphabetical order as we go.

Do you wanna give a hand and be part of our small team? Make sure you read all about the encyclopedia and the contribute page first.

Upcoming Events

IMPORTANT: Due to the COVID-19 restrictions and measurements that are enforced by governments across the world, several venues and festivals have cancelled their events. Before you choose to attend to any of the events below, make sure that they are actually going to happen. Always feel free to submit to us dates of gigs and events of NWOBHM bands that we might have missed.

september 2021

23sep8:00 pm11:40 pmMythraSupport to Abaddon8:00 pm - 11:40 pm Trillians, Princess Square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

25sep8:00 pm11:40 pmRhabstallion + Battleaxe + Troyen8:00 pm - 11:40 pm Steelworks/Steelies, 28 Westbourne Rd, Hartlepool TS25 5RE, UK

october 2021

01oct7:00 pm11:00 pmBattleaxe7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Vic Bikers Pub, Whitwick Road, Coalville LE67 3FA, UK

02oct8:00 pm11:40 pmRhabstallion8:00 pm - 11:40 pm The Venue (Westcliff On Sea), Milton Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 JJX, UK

06oct7:00 pm11:00 pmPraying Mantis7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Brook, 66 Portswood Road, SO17 3 Southampton, UK

07oct7:00 pm11:00 pmPraying Mantis7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Arlington Arts, Mary Hare, Newbury RG14 3BQ, UK

07oct7:00 pm11:00 pmBattleaxe7:00 pm - 11:00 pm B2 Venue, 496 Sprowston Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR3 4DY, UK

08oct7:00 pm11:00 pmPraying Mantis7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Leo's Red Lion, Crete Hall Rd, DA11 9AA, Gravesend, Kent, UK

08oct7:00 pm11:00 pmBattleaxe7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Patriot, Patriot Rock Pub, Main Street, Crumlin, Caerphilly, UK

09oct7:00 pm11:00 pmPraying Mantis7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Cavern Freehouse, 100-102 Coombe Ln, Wimbledon, London SW20 0AY, UK

10oct7:00 pm11:00 pmPraying Mantis7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Patriot, Patriot Rock Pub, Main Street, Crumlin, Caerphilly, UK

12oct7:00 pm11:00 pmPraying Mantis7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Brickmakers, 496 Sprowston Rd, Norwich NR3 4DY, UK

13oct7:00 pm11:00 pmPraying Mantis7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Craufurd Arms, 59 Stratford Rd, Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5LT, UK

13oct7:00 pm11:00 pmBattleaxe7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Musician, 42 Crafton St W, Leicester LE1 2DE, UK

14oct7:00 pm11:00 pmPraying Mantis7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Waterloo, Waterloo Road, South Shore, Blackpool, UK

14oct7:00 pm11:00 pmBattleaxe7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Victoria, 88 Victoria Rd, Swindon SN1 3BD, UK

15oct7:00 pm11:00 pmBattleaxe7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Jac's, Bryngolwg House, Wind Street, Aberdare CF44 7LL, UK

16oct7:00 pm11:00 pmBattleaxe7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Hangar 18, 50 Plymouth St, Swansea SA1 3QQ UK

17oct7:00 pm11:00 pmPraying Mantis7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Nightrain, 7, 17 Queensgate, Bradford BD1 1RB, UK

18oct7:00 pm11:00 pmPraying Mantis7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2PQ, UK

20oct7:00 pm11:00 pmBattleaxe7:00 pm - 11:00 pm O'Rileys, 83 Beverley Rd, Hull HU3 1XR, UK

21oct7:00 pm11:00 pmBattleaxe7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Dirty Rockers, 100 Dock Ln, Dudley DY1 1SN, UK

22oct7:00 pm11:00 pmBattleaxe7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Leo's Red Lion, Crete Hall Rd, DA11 9AA, Gravesend, Kent, UK

23oct7:00 pm11:00 pmTroyen7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Vic Bikers Pub, Whitwick Road, Coalville LE67 3FA, UK

23oct7:00 pm11:00 pmBattleaxe7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Negasonic, Pontstraat 68, Aalst, Belgium

24oct7:00 pm11:00 pmBattleaxe7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Glazart, 7-15 Avenue de la Porte de la Villette, 75019 Paris, France

26oct7:00 pm11:00 pmMedusa TouchSupport to Airforce7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Bannermans, 202 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1NQ, UK

27oct7:00 pm11:00 pmMedusa TouchSupport to Airforce7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald St, Glasgow G1 4PL, UK

27oct7:00 pm11:00 pmBattleaxe7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald St, Glasgow G1 4PL, UK

28oct7:00 pm11:00 pmBattleaxe7:00 pm - 11:00 pm DreadnoughtRock, 14-16 King St, Bathgate EH48 1AX, UK

28oct7:00 pm11:00 pmMedusa TouchSupport to Airforce7:00 pm - 11:00 pm DreadnoughtRock, 14-16 King St, Bathgate EH48 1AX, UK

29oct7:00 pm11:00 pmMedusa TouchSupport to Airforce7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Layton Institute, Westcliffe DR, Blackpool, FY3 7HG, UK

30oct12:00 am12:00 pmThe 12hrs Halloween BashBattleaxe + Troyen + Millennium + Andro Coultons Witchfynde + Rhabstallion + more tba12:00 am - 12:00 pm Leo's Red Lion, Crete Hall Rd, DA11 9AA, Gravesend, Kent, UK

31oct12:00 am12:00 pmNWOBHM 2021 Halloween BashBattleaxe + Troyen + Millennium + Andro Coultons Witchfynde + Rhabstallion + more tba12:00 am - 12:00 pm Trillians, Princess Square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

november 2021

06nov7:00 pm11:00 pmTroyenRockForce Festival7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Waterloo, Waterloo Road, South Shore, Blackpool, UK

06nov8:00 pm11:00 pmSacrilege8:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Cavern Freehouse, 100-102 Coombe Ln, Wimbledon, London SW20 0AY, UK

18nov7:00 pm11:00 pmGirlschool(tour with Alcatrazz - US)7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Eleven, 21a Newfields Industrial Estate Stoke-on-Trent, ST65PD, UK

19nov7:00 pm11:00 pmGirlschool(tour with Alcatrazz - US)7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Waterloo, Waterloo Road, South Shore, Blackpool, UK

20nov7:00 pm11:00 pmGirlschool(tour with Alcatrazz - US)7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Hangar 18, 50 Plymouth St, Swansea SA1 3QQ UK

21nov7:00 pm11:00 pmGirlschool(tour with Alcatrazz - US)7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Yardbirds Rock Club, Church St, Grimsby DN32 7DD, UK

25nov7:00 pm11:00 pmGirlschool(tour with Alcatrazz - US)7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Bannermans, 202 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1NQ, UK

26nov7:00 pm11:00 pmGirlschool7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Nightrain, 7, 17 Queensgate, Bradford BD1 1RB, UK

28nov7:00 pm11:00 pmGirlschool(tour with Alcatrazz - US)7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Trillians, Princess Square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

december 2021

01dec7:00 pm11:00 pmGirlschool(tour with Alcatrazz - US)7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Underworld, 174 Camden High St, London NW1 0NE, UK

02dec7:00 pm11:00 pmGirlschool(tour with Alcatrazz - US)7:00 pm - 11:00 pm KK's Steel Mill, Starworks Warehouse, Frederick St Wolverhampton, WV2 4DU, UK

03dec7:00 pm11:00 pmGirlschool(tour with Alcatrazz - US)7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Voodoo Lounge (Dublin), 40 Arran Quay, Smithfield, Dublin, Ireland

04dec7:00 pm11:00 pmGirlschool(tour with Alcatrazz - US)7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Limelight (Belfast), 17 Ormeau Ave, Belfast BT2 8HD, UK

february 2022

05feb4:00 pm11:40 pmDiamond Head + Rock Goddess + Tygers Of Pan Tang + Weapon UK4:00 pm - 11:40 pm KK's Steel Mill, Starworks Warehouse, Frederick St Wolverhampton, WV2 4DU, UK

march 2022

13mar3:00 pm11:50 pmNWOBHM 8hrs of Metal FestivalSacrilege + Mythra + Troyen + Rhabstallion + Andro Coultons Witchfynde3:00 pm - 11:50 pm The Hairy Dog, 1 Becket St, Derby DE1 1HT, UK

april 2022

09apr6:00 pm11:45 pmThunderstick + Elixir + Tytan + Tysondog6:00 pm - 11:45 pm Club 85, 74 Whinbush Road, SG5 1PZ Hitchin, UK

22apr11:00 am11:00 pmMythra + Millennium + Rhabstallion11:00 am - 11:00 pm The Vic Bikers Pub, Whitwick Road, Coalville LE67 3FA, UK

22apr7:00 pm11:00 pmDiamond Head + Rock Goddess7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Eleven, 21a Newfields Industrial Estate Stoke-on-Trent, ST65PD, UK

23apr7:00 pm11:00 pmDiamond Head + Rock Goddess7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Madding Crowd, 14a Commercial Rd, Bournemouth BH2 5LP, UK

24apr7:00 pm11:00 pmDiamond Head + Rock Goddess7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Live Rooms, 1 Station Road, CH1 3DR Chester, Cheshire, UK

25apr7:00 pm11:00 pmDiamond Head + Rock Goddess7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Patti Pavilion, Mumbles Rd, Swansea SA1 4PQ, UK

27apr7:00 pm11:00 pmDiamond Head + Rock Goddess7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Cambridge Junction, Clifton Way, Cambridge CB1 7GX, UK

28apr7:00 pm11:00 pmDiamond Head + Rock Goddess7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Rescue Rooms, Masonic Place, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham NG1 5LB, UK

30apr7:00 pm11:00 pmDiamond Head + Rock Goddess7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Craufurd Arms, 59 Stratford Rd, Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5LT, UK

may 2022

01may7:00 pm11:00 pmSaxon + Diamond Head + Rock Goddess7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Eventim Apollo, 45 Queen Caroline St, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, UK

02may7:00 pm11:00 pmSaxon + Diamond Head + Rock Goddess7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Barrowland Ballroom, 244 Gallowgate, Glasgow G4 0TT, UK

03may7:00 pm11:00 pmSaxon + Diamond Head + Rock Goddess7:00 pm - 11:00 pm O2 Apollo Manchester, Stockport Rd, Manchester M12 6AP, UK

05may7:00 pm11:00 pmDiamond Head + Rock Goddess7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Newcastle University Students' Union, King's Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QB, UK

06may7:00 pm11:00 pmDiamond Head + Rock Goddess7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Bannermans, 202 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1NQ, UK

07may7:00 pm11:00 pmDiamond Head + Rock Goddess7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Waterloo, Waterloo Road, South Shore, Blackpool, UK

08may7:00 pm11:00 pmDiamond Head + Rock Goddess7:00 pm - 11:00 pm KK's Steel Mill, Starworks Warehouse, Frederick St Wolverhampton, WV2 4DU, UK

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