What’s occurring, butt? The spandex-clad kings of sleaze rock, Steel Panther, just couldn’t resist giving us Brits another dose of hairspray, filthy jokes, and more guitar solos than a shredder on Red Bull. 🤘🔥
Fresh off the announcement that they’ll be tearing up Download Festival 2025, the LA glam metallers revealed on 18th March 2025 that they’ll stick around for not one, but two more UK headline shows in June. Proper job! 🏴
🐯 From Download’s Dirt to Intimate Debauchery
Anyone who’s seen Steel Panther at Download knows the score – chaos, chants, questionable outfits, and songs that would make your nan blush. But the beauty of their post-festival shows? They’re usually in smaller venues where you can practically smell the leopard print. Expect crowd singalongs so loud you’ll be croaking at work the next day. 🎤
These extra gigs are their way of saying: “Hey UK, thanks for letting us pollute your festival fields with glitter and filth. Here’s a more up-close dose of depravity.”
🎶 What To Expect at the Shows
- Setlist Filth: Anthems like “Community Property”, “Gloryhole”, and “Death To All But Metal” are practically guaranteed.
- Download Energy: With the festival buzz still clinging to their spandex, expect extra chaos.
- Banter Galore: Michael Starr and Satchel will roast the crowd harder than the midday Download sun.
- Costume Inspo: Bandanas, hairspray, and animal print leggings – bring ‘em all.
🥂 The Panther Live Experience
If you’ve never seen Steel Panther live, you’re missing a comedy gig wrapped inside a rock concert, delivered with the energy of an ‘80s Sunset Strip afterparty. It’s rude, it’s crude, and it’s bloody brilliant. Tidy night out guaranteed. 🍻
📅 Dates & Venues
The exact venues haven’t been shouted from the rooftops yet, but we know they’re landing straight after Download 2025. That’s mid-June, so mark your calendars and keep your eyes peeled. Tickets usually sell quicker than a round of pints at the Doghouse.
🏴 The Riff Report Verdict
Steel Panther adding extra UK dates after Download is like finding a spare Greggs sausage roll in the bag – unexpected, a little naughty, and completely lush. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or just fancy a night of rock ‘n’ roll debauchery, these gigs are not to be missed.
Get your wigs ready, mun. The Panther are coming back. 🐆🤘
Michael is the founder, editor, and chief riff wrangler behind The Riff Report, an independent Welsh rock and metal publication built by fans, for fans. With a lifelong passion for loud guitars, unforgettable live shows, and the incredible community that surrounds rock and metal, he created The Riff Report to celebrate everything that makes the scene special—from legendary headline acts and grassroots venues to rising bands that deserve to be heard.
A familiar face at festivals across the UK, Michael spends much of the year covering events including Download Festival, Bloodstock Open Air, Steelhouse Festival, Firevolt, Plumpton Revival, and many more. Whether he’s battling the Welsh weather on a mountainside, surviving a weekend in a muddy campsite, or squeezed against the front barrier with thousands of fellow fans, he’s always searching for the next great story to share.
As editor of The Riff Report, Michael writes festival guides, breaking news, album reviews, gig reviews, interviews, opinion pieces, nostalgia features, and behind-the-scenes stories from across the rock and metal world. His writing combines honest opinions, humour, and a genuine love for live music, bringing readers closer to the bands, festivals, venues, and people that keep the scene alive.
Michael is particularly passionate about supporting independent artists, local venues, charities, and the wider UK rock and metal community. He believes every band deserves a chance to be discovered and every festival has a story worth telling. Through The Riff Report, he aims to shine a spotlight on both the biggest names in rock and the future stars waiting to break through.
When he’s not writing or interviewing artists, you’ll probably find him exploring festival campsites, photographing live shows, chatting with fellow fans over a pint, or planning the next road trip in search of more riffs, bigger crowds, and unforgettable moments.
Above all, Michael believes rock and metal are about more than music—they’re about community, friendship, and creating memories that last a lifetime. That’s exactly what The Riff Report exists to celebrate.
Proudly Welsh. Proudly Loud. Always chasing the next great riff. 🤘
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