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King 810: Welcome to the Rustbelt
11 September 2025 @ 7.00pm
About King 810: Welcome to the Rustbelt
Flint, Michigan – a huge part of America’s industrial rustbelt history, home to infamous trailblazers King 810, and the inspiration behind the band’s latest single and title track ‘Rustbelt Nu Metal‘, out now.
Recorded live on the spring equinox in one day in front of a live studio audience of 50 people, the music video flashes images of the harrowing reality of life on the streets of Flint; contaminated drinking water, gun fights, knife crime, unsafe sex work, and drug dependency, all topped off with vocalist and creative visionary David Gunn‘s signature snarls and fervent venom.
Taken from their next upcoming album Rustbelt Nu Metal, which is slated for a June 2025 release, the band shared, “RBNM was recorded live on the spring equinox 3/23 in one day in front of a studio audience of 50. There are no samples, keyboards, synthesisers, or click tracks/metronomes used in the recording. Give this many listens and many views and we will reconvene with our collective thoughts on the matter. Very truly yours, King 810.”
Creatively on fire and inspired by this way of recording, the band intends to record a second album in this series in June on the summer solstice and a third, again in the same fashion, on the autumn equinox.
Stream the track here.
Pre-order the album here.
Watch the trailer
Tickets
Please see important booking information below.
Booking information
Ticket prices:
£22.75
Handling fees will be added to each order up to £3.25
Dates & times:
Thursday 11 September 2025 at 7.00pm
Age guidance:
- No under 8s.
- Under 14s to be accompanied at all times by an adult over 18.
- Under 25s require ID to purchase alcohol.
Location:
O2 Academy2
Security – bag policy:
Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities for leaving large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag – and it’s preferable you don’t, please make sure it’s small. Only one small bag per person is permitted and it must not be bigger than A4 size. Height: 28.7cm Width: 21cm Depth 15 cm.
Ticket limits:
Please note that there is a ticket limit of 10 tickets per person, per household, and per credit card on this event. Please adhere to published ticket limits. Persons who exceed the ticket limit may have any or all of their orders and tickets cancelled without notice by Ticketmaster at its discretion. This includes orders associated with the same name, e-mail address, billing address, credit card number, or other information.
Ticket fees:
Per order delivery fees may apply and will vary depending on the selected delivery method (eTicket free of charge).
About O2 Academy Oxford
The Edwardian building on Cowley Road has been hosting live music for decades. But prior to being a music venue, it was a Cooperative party hall. It was originally known as The Venue and then the much-respected Zodiac, both of which paved the way for O2 Academy Oxford, which officially launched in September 2007, with performances from New Young Pony Club, The Magic Numbers and Young Knives.
Since then, the O2 Academy Oxford has established itself as one of the city’s greatest venues for live music and club nights, with some of the best gigs to date coming from Ed Sheeran, Foals, Stereophonics, Ozzy Osbourne, Babyshambles, Hozier and Royal Blood. Visit the venue information page for further details, including opening times, getting there, age restrictions and more.
