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GIRLSCHOOL: Tour Dates Announced

March 28, 2008

Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL has scheduled the following dates:

April 23 - Shepherds Bush Empire - London, UK (w/ SAXON)
May 03 - Biker-Union Festival - Hildburghausen, Germany
May 27 - Carling Academy - Birmingham, UK (w/ DIO)
May 28 - Astoria - London, UK (w/ DIO)
July 26 - Benatska Nok Open Air - Mala Skala, Czech Republic
Sep. 04 - 100 Club - London, UK (album release party)
Oct. 19 - Metal Female Voices Festival - Wieze, Belgium
Nov. 15 - Keep It True Festival - Wuerzburg, Germany
Dec. 16 - Astoria - London, UK (30th anniversary show, w/ DORO, MCQUEEN)

GIRLSCHOOL guitarist Kelly Johnson passed away on July 15, 2007 after a six-year battle with cancer of the spine. Along with Johnson, the classic lineup of GIRLSCHOOL included Kim McAuliffe (guitar),Enid Williams (bass) and Denise Dufort (drums). The band was an integral and major force in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement, beginning with the release of its debut album, "Demolition" (1980),and continuing with the follow-up efforts, "Hit 'n' Run" (1981) and "Screaming Blue Murder" (1982).

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