When Solitary announced the release of Hatred xXx, a free compilation album to celebrate three decades of dedicated thrashing, the response took even the band by surprise. Hundreds of copies of the collection were shipped out around the world and demand hasn’t let up since. To celebrate this success and thank their loyal UK fans Solitary have announced a 12-date tour where they will be playing Hatred xXx in full every single night, as well as additional material from their last full studio album, Embrace The Darkness. This isn’t just another tour, this is a thrash metal event, a chance for band and fans to celebrate their shared passion for the music they love more than any other – thrash metal!
Solitary have gone the extra mile to make these dates special, announcing a free A4 tour programme* for every advance ticket purchaser and a silicone Solitary wristband for every attendee. There are also different advance ticket packages available which include signed tour posters, signed set lists, an exclusive tour rehearsal CD and event t-shirts for every date**!
Speaking about the upcoming tour Solitary frontman Rich Sherrington said,
“We’re trying to recreate that buzz we all felt when we first went to gigs and give the fans an experience that will stay with them after the show. We’ve tried to recreate some of the things that made the hairs stand on end for metal fans of our age back In the day.”
Bassist Gaz Harrop continues…
“Rich and I had plenty of conversations about what we felt were the key things that would have made for the ultimate concert experience when we were teenagers – and tried to make them happen for this tour. The post gig blues are a serious issue and we know a signed poster or a set list used to help us – and then we thought ‘what about a special tour CD or a one off event shirt?’ Things to keep the chords ringing once everyone has left the venue.”
Solitary drummer Roy Miller outlines the thinking behind the free tour programme that the band are making available to advance ticket buyers…
“Its great if people have the disposable income to buy enhanced ticket packages, but when we’re on that stage everyone is equally important to us and that’s why we’re giving all advance ticket holders a complementary tour program.”
And guitarist Andy Mellor explains the thinking behind the silicone wristbands…
“I’ve always detested the black marker ‘X’ that you get branded with at shows! So we’ve produced silicone tour wrist bands for everyone who attends – marker pens are only going to be used for us to sign your stuff!”
The Hatred xXx tour will be hitting Newcastle, Cookstown, Belfast, Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow and Pontypridd throughout September, October, November and December. All ticket options and venue details can be found at https://solitary.org.uk/dates/, except for Manchester. In Manchester Solitary are appearing at the Thrashchester festival alongside Onslaught, Gama Bomb and many others. As the Manchester date is not a Solitary headline show please note that special ticket packages, tour programmes and wristbands will not be available at this show. Tickets for Thrashchester are available at https://www.fatsoma.com/e/vowkljl6/0161-mumc-thrashchester-2026.
*a limited number of programmes will be available to purchase for people buying a ticket on the door
**Newcastle t-shirts have already sold out – these are going fast! Shirts will be shipped in advance of the applicable tour date
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