Tickets to Alice in Chains live at the HMV Forum and O2 Academy Brixton, London, Nottingham Rock City, Manchester Academy 1 and O2 Academy Birmingham.

EXTRA LONDON AND NOTTINGHAM DATES AVAILABLE NOW!

ALICE IN CHAINS DATES:

BIRMINGHAM ACADEMY – 13th November 2009 - AVAILABLE NOW
MANCHESTER ACADEMY – 14th November 2009 - SOLD OUT
HMV FORUM LONDON – 16th - 17th November 2009 - SOLD OUT
NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY – 6th December 2009 - AVAILABLE NOW
O2 ACADEMY BRIXTON – 7th December 2009 - AVAILABLE NOW

Alice in Chains was one of the most influential American rock bands of the early ’90s. Drawing equally from the heavy riffing of metal and the gloomy strains of post-punk, the band developed a bleak, nihilistic sound that balanced grinding hard rock with subtly textured acoustic numbers. They were hard enough for metal fans, yet their dark subject matter and punky attack placed them among the front ranks of the Seattle-based grunge bands. While this dichotomy helped the group soar to multi-platinum status with their second album, 1992’s Dirt, it also divided them. Guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell always leaned toward the mainstream, while vocalist Layne Staley was fascinated with the seamy underground. Such tension drove the band toward stardom in their early years, but following Dirt, Alice in Chains suffered from near-crippling internal tensions that kept the band off the road for the remainder of the ’90s.