Festival promoter “Rock Of Ages Entertainment” are proud to announce their 3^rd “Rock Of Ages Fest” will be held on June Saturday, 20^th & Sunday, 21^st in Swansea at the 2,000-capacity facility BARCO 2.

The event, which will again be held indoor, will be bigger in scale than even “Firefest”, and feature Lauren Harris (daughter of Iron Maiden legend Steve Harris) as headliner of day one alongside NWOHBHM icons “Praying Mantis”, fresh from their appearance at “Hard Rock Hell”.

Day two’s headlining acts include founding member and original vocalist of Judas Priest, Al Atkins, with his new band “Holy Rage”, and Massacre Records prog-metal act “Imperia”. All of these bands are graciously donating their time and talent.

This will be the first festival event that Lauren Harris has headlined, and it is fitting that it should happen in the UK, and with a festival that has already boasted a link to Maiden after Blaze Bayley’s appearance in 2007. Furthermore, Hawkwind’s Alan Davey will be featured on Bass Guitar for “Gunslinger” appearing on day two of the event.

Young guns Voodoo Johnson and Fury UK are among the highlights this year, with Superfox (who have supported Nickelback and Bon Jovi on Stadium shows) also on the bill. Australian rock chicks Illicit Eve will appear on the Saturday and Marya Roxx (an Estonian and American act, whose debut album is being produced by Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, whose previous works have included Iron Maiden's "Brave New World") will feature on the Sunday.

The event will again be raising funds for a cancer research charity, and tickets are on sale via the promoter “Rock Of Ages Entertainment” (via www.rock-of-ages.net) from February 28^th and are on sale already via www.ticketweb.co.uk at a special earlybird price of just £5 (single day) and £10 (all weekend). Regular ticket prices (£10/£20) apply after April 20^th, and prices are higher on the door.

A total of 27 bands will be playing across the two days, with the full line-up including (DAY ONE) Lauren Harris, Praying Mantis, Voodoo Johnson, Superfox, Obsidian Rain, Morph, Psycho Baby, The Infamous, Dirty Voice, Radio Dynamics, Illicit Eve, Headrush, Tequila Rockingbird, Rock$tar.  (DAY TWO) Imperia, Al Atkins’ “Holy Rage”, Blind Ambition, Stairway, Achilla, Fury UK, Marya Roxx, Gunslinger, Psychowrath, Faith N Fury, Snake Eyes, Decedanze, The Happenin’.

This is going to be a great year for the event organisers, who have seen a number of avenues open to them which will enable further development of the event in 2009 and 2010, and the festival is hoping to have 3 stages by 2010, and an increased capacity. Rock Of Ages Entertainment are also aiming to extend activities to Western Canada in 2011, and Los Angeles in 2012, a development that has already been 12 months in the planning and which is beginning to bear fruit.

Previous headliners of the event have included Tygers Of Pan Tang, Girlschool, Waysted, Blitzkrieg (who went on to play Hard Rock Hell) as well as former Iron Maiden vocalist Blaze Bayley. 2007’s “Rock Of Ages Fest”, held at the 500-capacity “The Palace” in Tamworth also featured the official Wolfsbane reunion and incredible “Frontiers Records” signing Dante Fox.

PRESS CONTACT:
Steven Nagle, Rock Of Ages Entertainment
+44 (0)7544-314-323