Godsmack

Godsmack

When: 8th October 2022
Location: O2 Academy

Tickets: from £29.40 Get Tickets

Godsmack are the hard-hitting Bostonians who have announced three UK dates for October 2022. Coming to Glasgow’s O2 Academy for one night only on the 8th October 2022.

Enduring for over twenty-five years, Godsmack consistently break records, crush expectations, and leave everything on tape and on the stage. Like any proud Bostonians, they shout down adversity, flip a big middle finger to the naysayers, and never compromise. It’s why they continue to sell out arenas. This is why they continue to dominate radio and streaming. It’s why they continue to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the most successful rock bands in history.

The quartet – Sully Erna (vocals, guitar), Tony Rombola (guitar), Robbie Merrill (bass), and Shannon Larkin (drums) – maintain a breakneck pace. Among numerous accolades, the boys notched 10 No.1 singles on both the Billboard Mainstream and Active Rock charts. They achieved a total of 24 Top 10 hits at Active Rock.

Beyond selling 20 million records worldwide, receiving four Grammy nominations, and winning Rock Artist of the Year at the Billboard Music Awards, they bowed at No.1 on the Billboard Top 200 three consecutive times, placing them in elite company with Van Halen, U2, Metallica, Dave Matthews Band, and Linkin Park. Even after all of this, a group of guys from blue-collar towns and backgrounds around New England and beyond continue to pull off the impossible.

Signing to BMG

During 2018, Godsmack jumpstarted another era. Signing to BMG, they unleashed their seventh album, When Legends Rise. It rose to No.8 on the Billboard Top 200 and captured No.1 on the Top Rock Albums Chart, Top Hard Music Albums Chart, Top Independent Albums Chart, and Top Alternative Albums Chart. ‘Under Your Scars’, ‘When Legends Rise’, ‘Unforgettable’, and ‘Bulletproof’ reached No.1 at rock radio. The latter took home a gold plaque (unprecedented for a rock band in this day and age), stood out as the most-played song at rock radio in 2018, and received a nomination for Rock Song of the Year at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards. A year later, the guys would be nominated for Rock Artist of the Year at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.

What does the future hold? Well, certainly more music and touring in addition to a forthcoming documentary on Sully’s life up until the breakthrough of the group. However, he and the boys keep their heads up as they look towards the future.

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