Southampton Guildhall has a busy line-up (From Hampshire Chronicle)

Southampton Guildhall has a busy line-up

2:24pm Wednesday 18th June 2008

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SOUTHAMPTON Guildhall has a busy line-up this summer/autumn.

On Wednesday (June 25) Seattle based prog metal quintet Queensryche will hit the stage bringing with them their theatrical show.

Queensryche have taken the opportunity to make this tour much more than a concert. The show features surround sound, video imagery and a cast re-enacting the storyline behind each of the band's albums, Operation:mindcrime and Operation:mindcrime II.

Geoff Tate, the band's lead singer and keyboardist, said: "This is the most extensive stage show we have ever put together. Working with the actors and creating the different scenes helped us to really tell the story."

Las Vegas based band, Panic At The Disco, will bring their varied set to the Guildhall on Monday July 7.

Their sound incorporates elements of pop, punk, big beat, electronica, dance, and rock, along with many other genres like psychedelic, folk and jazz. Their 2005 debut album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, reached No.13 on the US Billboard 200, and has sold over 2.2 million copies3 since its September 2005 release. The band's second album, Pretty. Odd, was released on March 25, 2008. The album's first single, "Nine in the Afternoon", was released on January 29, 2008.

80s pop queen Cyndi Lauper, will also come to Southampton Guildhall as part of her UK tour.

Cyndi Lauper first came to prominence 20 years ago with tunes including Girls Just Want To Have Fun', Time After Time, True Colours and I Drove All Night.

With global record sales of more than 25 million, 13 Grammy nominations, two Emmy Awardsm two American Music Awards, seven American Video Awards and 18 MTV Awards, Cyndi has a new release Bring Ya To The Brink.

She said: "I still have so much to say and share. I'm grateful each and every day that I get to make music. As long as there's a corner of the world where people want to hear me, I'll be there, singing my heart out."

To book tickets to any of these shows or for more information visit: www.southampton-guildhall.com

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