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Over 300 of the worlds leading musical instrument distributers and maufacturers will be packed into Londons ExCeL venue on the 14th and 15th of June to inspire you, the consumer with their latest gear.

London International Music Show is 4 shows in one; London Guitar show, Drummer Live, Unplugged and the Sound Recording & Technoligy show all under one roof and one ticket gets you into all shows.

The show promises all the lastest gear and technology with siminars, conferences and even celebrities of the music world. You can expect to see exhibitors from “Acoustic Guitar Magazine” through to “Yamaha Music UK”, and instruments from xylaphones to bassoons.

On the Live stage you can see Paul gilbert playing on saturday for the London Guitar show, Chad smith will be beating them skins for the Drummer live line-up, and the list goes on….

For updates on the event visit www.londoninternationalmusicshow.com and be sure to not miss the best music event this year.

According to sources, the legendary punk band The Offspring will headline this year’s Download festival, set to take place on the weekend of June 13-15. The festival will also be headlined by The Lostprophets and one other to be comfirmed legendary rock band (strongly rumored to be Kiss). Other bands confirmed for this year’s festival are metal legends Judas Priest and Finnish love metal band HIM.

The Offspring are currently in the studio working on the new.

The band has been working on the album for over a year with producer Bob Rock (of Metallica fame), and while frontman Dexter Holland had been posting studio updates on their official website, it is unknown how far the recording has progressed and what its title will be.

The new album will likely include the tracks “Fix You”, “Hammerhead” “Stuff’s Messed Up” and “Takes Me Nowhere”. Holland describes them “lots of guitar, energy, lots of energy, and good songs”.

Drummer Atom Willard left The Offspring to focus on Angels & Airwaves and was replaced by Pete Parada (Saves The Day, Alkaline Trio, Face To Face) during last summer. He made his live debut with the band at Japan’s Summer Sonic festival in August. Josh Freese (The Vandals, A Perfect Circle) had been laying down drum tracks in the studio for the forthcoming album, which the band worked on in Maui, Hawaii with Rock and in their hometown of Huntington Beach, California.

The Offspring has sold more than 32 million copies of their seven albums prior to the 2005 release of “Greatest Hits”, which included “Come Out And Play (Keep ‘Em Separated),” “Self Esteem,” “Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)” and “Why Don’t You Get A Job?”.

Prior to the Download festival, The Offspring will be part of the Soundwave Festival that will hit five Australian cities later this month.

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