American punk rock band Pennywise have announced two UK shows for August. The California formed band, who take their name from the monster "It" in the Stephen King novel of the same title, will play Bournemouth's O2 Academy on Friday 5th August and London's Islington O2 Academy on Sunday Thursday 7th August.
To date, Pennywise has released nine full-length studio albums (the last being 2008's "
Reason To Believe"), one live album, two EPs and one DVD. Although their first two studio albums were critically acclaimed, Pennywise didnt achieve worldwide commercial success until the 1995 release of their third studio album, "
About Time". The band's mainstream success was signified by a growing interest in punk rock during the 1990s, along with fellow California bands
NOFX,
Rancid,
Bad Religion,
Green Day,
The Offspring and
Sublime. By 2007, the band had independently sold over 3 million records worldwide, making them one of the most successful independent punk acts of all time.
Following a few line-up changes, the Pennywise gang are writing a new album which is set for release sometime this year.
Pennywise UK shows:
08/05 - O2 Academy - Bournemouth, Bournemouth
08/07 - O2 Academy - Islington, London
Pennywise Tickets For UK Shows are onsale now.
Thanks for the report to Stereoboard.com.
