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THE UNDERTONES
THE UNDERTONES ANNOUNCE UK TOUR FOR MAY & JUNE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: HUGH CORNWELL & NEVILLE STAPLE BAND THE UNDERTONES have confirmed a run of UK live dates throughout May & June, with special guests Hugh Cornwell (all dates except Sheffield) & Neville Staple Band (Sheffield only). The Undertones emerged from Derry in 1976, the result of five friends (John O’Neill, Damian O’Neill, Feargal Sharkey, Billy Doherty and Michael Bradley) learning how to play basic rock and roll. Even by the standards of that decade Derry was not the rock and roll capital of anywhere. With no live bands worth watching, they learned by listening to mail order records, reading one of the few copies of NME that made it to Derry but most of all from listening to John Peel’s wonderful show on BBC Radio One. Practicing in their bedrooms eventually led to the band recording John O’Neill’s ‘Teenage Kicks’ in 1978 on Terri Hooley’s Good Vibrations label in Belfast. The legendary DJ John Peel received a copy and liked it so much he played it twice in a row on his radio show. The Undertones signed with Sire Records and ‘Teenage Kicks’ was re-released, resulting in the band’s first appearance on Top Of The Pops. Over the next five years, John O Neill, crafted further pop gems such as `Here Comes The Summer`, ‘Jimmy Jimmy`, `You’ve Got My Number (Why Don’t You Use It)’ and ‘Wednesday Week’ whilst Damian O’Neill and Michael Bradley contributed ‘My Perfect Cousin. They also recorded four highly acclaimed LPs. Indeed, they almost enjoyed…
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OH MY GOD! IT’S THE CHURCH
OH MY GOD! IT’S THE CHURCH ANNOUNCE ‘THE GENESIS TOUR’ 2020 WITH UK-WIDE DATES WATCH THEIR SERMON ‘LIVE AT THE GARAGE’ HERE DEBUT ALBUM ‘GENESIS’ – OUT THIS EASTER “Mesmerising…a delight!” London Evening Standard “Unashamedly blasphemous…go see it!” Drowned in Sound “a hilarious treat” Gigwise The Lord may work in mysterious ways, but there is nothing mysterious about the rise of the phenomenon that is – Oh My God! It’s The Church. Original, outrageous, irreverent, and endlessly entertaining, OMGITC have had a monumental few years as a live act – traversing the globe conducting their all singing, all dancing, party church service to hundreds of thousands of gleeful sinners. Now, the God fearing Sexy Jesus cheering disco queering act are bringing their jaw-dropping show to a town near you! A wild sermon like no other, this notorious act will be reaching some of the UK’s most sinful cities and will be joined onstage by their Full Live Band – ‘The Missionary Position’ to launch their much anticipated debut record ‘Genesis’ due for release Easter weekend 2020. Nominated as ‘Live Act of the Year’ in 2017 by the AIF Festival Congress, and fresh from saving thousands of filthy souls on festival main stages at Wilderness, Shambala and Glastonbury – the rambunctious Reverend and his platoon of impure parishioners will be bringing their special brand of absolution on the road for a UK wide tour in Spring 2020. In a fractious and divided world, which increasingly feels like it’s descending into Hell, Oh My God! It’s The Church are the sweet salvation your soul has been craving. Fronted by insane…
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GRAHAM NASH – HITS THE ROAD WITH NEW UK TOUR DATES IN JULY & AUGUST 2019
GRAHAM NASH HITS THE ROAD WITH NEW UK TOUR DATES IN JULY & AUGUST 2019 – TICKETS ON SALE NOW HERE – NASH HONOURED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT THE 2019 UK AMERICANA AWARDS Legendary singer-songwriter GRAHAM NASH hits the road in July for a new batch of UK tour dates as he continues to support the release of Over the Years…, a 2-disc collection of Nash’s best-known songs from the past 50 years plus more than a dozen unreleased demos and mixes. The UK tour begins on July 16 at Southport Theatre with stops in Halifax, Oxford, Cardiff, Folkestone, Bath and London’s Alexandra Palace Theatre. In addition, Nash will be featured at both the Wickham Festival on August 1 and the Cambridge Folk Festival, August 2. For ticket information, go to https://www.grahamnash.com. 2019 UK TOUR DATES 16/7/2019 Southport Theatre 17/7/2019 Halifax Victoria Theatre 18/7/2019 Bath The Forum 20/7/2019 Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre 21/7/2019 Oxford New Theatre Oxford 22/7/2019 Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall 1/8/2019 Wickham Wickham Festival 2/8/2019 Cambridge Cambridge Folk Festival 3/8/2019 London Alexandra Palace Theatre Nash will be accompanied by longtime collaborator and 2016 album This Path Tonight producer, Shane Fontayne on guitars and vocals, and former CSN keyboard player and vocalist, Todd Caldwell. Nash and friends will perform songs from his days in the Hollies through his years with Crosby, Stills & Nash and from his beloved solo recordings, weaving anecdotes and tales from his 50-year career throughout the evening. Towering above virtually everything that Graham Nash has accomplished in his long and multi-faceted career stands the…
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OTHERKIN – ANNOUNCE SEPTEMBER UK TOUR DATES
OTHERKIN RELEASE NEW SINGLE “ON & ON” LISTEN HERE ANNOUNCE SEPTEMBER UK TOUR DATES Buoyed by the success of ‘All That Remains Won’t Be the Same’, Irish alternative rock band OTHERKIN increase speed with the release of ‘On & On’. The band say: ‘We were listening to a ton of French House before making ‘On & On’ and felt inspired to make a song for the dance floor. As we were approaching it from the context of being a guitar band, we thought it would be cool to break the song up with a huge riff, bringing the two worlds together. We paired it with a story of a guy we know who’s a conniving, scheming weasel that’ll never change his ways, regardless of what happens to him. This song is like one fist in the air and one middle finger in the air to him.’ Produced and mixed by Jolyon Thomas (Slaves, Royal Blood), ‘On & On’ is the third banger-on-the-bounce from the band this year. ‘All That Remains’ enjoyed evening airplay support from BBC Radio 1, daytime spins in their homeland and unprecedented levels of playlist support from all the main streaming platforms. Following an exciting Electrowerkz show in London, Otherkin are excited to be heading back out on the road in the UK this September. Catch them live at the following venues: 19th – Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds 20th – The Basement, York 21st – Think Tank? Underground, Newcastle 22nd – Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow 23rd – The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham 24th – Clwb Ifor Bach,…
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CREED BRATTON – STAR OF “THE OFFICE” (US) ANNOUNCES UK SHOWS THIS SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER
CREED BRATTON * STAR OF “THE OFFICE” (US) * ANNOUNCES UK SHOWS THIS SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER CREED BRATTON – Actor, musician and star of The Office (US) will be touring the UK this Autumn. Dates as follows: 22nd Sept – The Fleece – Bristol 23rd Sept – The Deaf Institute – Manchester 24th Sept – Stereo – Glasgow 26th Sept – Engine Rooms – Southampton 28th Sept – Bush Hall – London 29th Sept – The Globe – Cardiff 1st Oct – The Mill – Birmingham 2nd Oct – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds Mysterious, eccentric, good-hearted, and downright talented are all words that have been used to describe actor and musician Creed Bratton over the years. Creed may be best known for starring as a fictional version of himself on nine seasons of the award winning, critically acclaimed NBC series “The Office.” For nearly eight years fans worldwide grew to love him as Dunder Mifflin’s quality assurance director who unapologetically forgets the names of his own co-workers, and says bizarre confusing statements on a regular basis. If Creed was onscreen, laughs were sure to follow. While Creed may be best known for his on-screen antics, he is also an established musician with a career in music that spans nearly five decades, and he isn’t slowing down anytime soon. This year Creed is slated to release his 7th full-length album entitled “While the Young Punks Dance,” featuring 10 brand new tracks. The album, produced by Dave Way (Sheryl Crow, Fiona Apple) and Dillon O’Brian, will be available wherever digital downloads…
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Bath Festival 70th Anniversary Grand Finale Weekend 26-27th May 2018
The Bath Festival: 70th Anniversary Grand Finale Weekend The Bath festival are delighted to announce that joining Tears for Fears, Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters and Alison Moyet at The Bath Festival: 70th Anniversary Grand Finale Weekend are: Imelda May, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Midge Ure, Seth Lakeman, Rhys Lewis, Jade Bird, Freya Ridings and Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer + and still more announcements to come! BOOK TICKETS NOW! Robert Plant Almost 50 years after Led Zeppelin performed at Bath Blues Festival (1969), Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters return to the city. With a powerful and wide vocal range that has given him a successful singing career spanning over 50 years. Plant is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock and roll. On sale now! @robertplantofficial and the Sensational Space Shifters to headline on Sunday 27 May at #TheBathFestival finale weekend. Tickets can be purchased from www.thebathfestival.org.uk. A post shared by Bath Festivals (@bath_festivals) on Dec 18, 2017 at 11:46am PST Tears for fears Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath in 1981. They had international chart success with hits including Shout, Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Head Over Heels, Sowing The Seeds Of Love and Mad World. Today’s artist is our Saturday Night HEADLINERS @tearsforfearsmusic The duo sold over 30million albums worldwide and are returning to their home city #Bath this May with #EverybodyWantsToRuleTheWorld #MadWorld #WomaninChains #Shout #bathfestivals #thebathfestival #artistoftheday #tearsforfears #bath #gigoftheday #festivals #Somerset #summerfestivals #ukfestival #bankholiday #80s A post shared by Bath Festivals (@bath_festivals)…
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FREE COURSE: 30th Aug. 2017 unemployed? over 16? Interested in Music and Media? RecRock Open Day @ Welsh ICE, Caerphilly
RecRock is looking for unemployed people 16+ not on the work programme who are interested in music and media from Caerphilly. Whether you are the next Dave Grohl or Stephen Spielberg, we want to help you achieve your dreams of creating a career for yourself in the creative industries. Singers, instrumentals, rappers, producers, photographers, script writers, audio editors all welcome. No experience necessary even if you just want to try your hand and make some new friends. The course runs over 8 weeks at Caerphilly Business Park, and aims to give people a realistic work experience in which we will learn to play an instrument, make a short film, put on a concert, art projects, written and recorded an original song. Following on from the course we will find volunteering The Big Cheese and Caerphilly Comic-con. RecRock is looking to continue the success of the project starting with a cohort of new musicians in June. Chris Williams said: The most interesting vocational based course I have attended. Previously, employment in creative industries seemed out of my reach, but this course has allowed me to access experience in areas I might not have pursued. Another participant said: “Really great course, I wanted to delve deeper into the music production side of music and RecRock has allowed me to do this and work with some really inspired up and coming artists, it has also allowed me to host an open mic night which is something I love, its also allowed me to mingle with other artists and musicians which is fantastic, I…
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FREE COURSE: Interested in Music and Media? RecRock Open Day @Welsh ICE, Caerphilly
RecRock is looking for unemployed people 16+ not on the work programme who are interested in music and media from Caerphilly. Whether you are the next Dave Grohl or Stephen Spielberg, we want to help you achieve your dreams of creating a career for yourself in the creative industries. Singers, instrumentals, rappers, producers, photographers, script writers, audio editors all welcome. No experience necessary even if you just want to try your hand and make some new friends. The course runs over 8 weeks at Caerphilly Business Park, and aims to give people a realistic work experience in which we will learn to play an instrument, make a short film, put on a concert, art projects, written and recorded an original song. Following on from the course we will find volunteering The Big Cheese and Caerphilly Comic-con. RecRock is looking to continue the success of the project starting with a cohort of new musicians in June. Chris Williams said: The most interesting vocational based course I have attended. Previously, employment in creative industries seemed out of my reach, but this course has allowed me to access experience in areas I might not have pursued. Another participant said: “Really great course, I wanted to delve deeper into the music production side of music and RecRock has allowed me to do this and work with some really inspired up and coming artists, it has also allowed me to host an open mic night which is something I love, its also allowed me to mingle with other artists and musicians which is fantastic, I even…
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Farmer For A Day (ages 16, 17 & 18) @ Lylac Ridge
At Lylac Ridge our 3 and 6 hour sessions give children aged 12-18 the opportunity to work alongside the team on a working farm. Participants will get to learn about our animals, understand and identify their needs, and pitch in with the mucky work too! Activities vary depending on the weather, but may include grooming our larger animals, spending time with the smaller ones, cleaning stables and shelters and maintaining clear pathways. Participants will also receive an in-house certificate and a digital photograph with an animal of their choice. We aim to group participants with others of similar age. Our 3-hour sessions are great for 12-15 year olds, whereas those between 16-18 years old will love our 6-hour session. 30th May – 09.30-12.30 – 12 & 13 – £13 30th May – 13.00-16.00 – 14 & 15 – £13 31st May – 10.00-16.00 – 16, 17 & 18 – £25 Additional sessions may be arranged subject to demand. For more information, email info@lylacridge.co.uk or call 01633 612286.
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