Posts filed under ‘Music: UK Tour 2009’
Regina Spektor on NPR’s Mountain Stage
This past week Regina Spektor performed songs from her most recent album Far on NPR‘s Mountain Stage:
1. The Calculation
2. Eet
3. Folding Chair
4. Machine
5. Laughing With
6. Dance Anthem of the 80s
7. The Sword and the Pen
8. Blue Lips
Regina is still on tour (she’s a machine!!), she’s finishing up dates around the US before heading to the UK/Europe in December so catch her being absolutely fucking brilliant before she takes a break: TOUR DATES
Jamie T reschedules his tour, as promised
I know I just made a Jamie T-related post yesterday, but this one’s got some good news for you UK folks who visit this blog for reasons I don’t quite understand!
So, remember how Jamie got laryngitis and canceled his tour? Well, here are the newly rescheduled dates for January/February 2010, with an added date at Brixton Academy and venue upgrades:
JAN 19 – NOTTINGHAM, ROCK CITY
JAN 20 – BIRMINGHAM, O2 ACADEMY
JAN 22 – SHEFFIELD, O2 ACADEMY
JAN 23 – MANCHESTER, ACADEMY
JAN 25 – LEEDS, O2 ACADEMY
JAN 27 – GLASGOW, BARROWLANDS
JAN 28 – NEWCASTLE, NORTHUMBERLAND UNI
JAN 30 – PRESTON, 53 DEGREES
JAN 31 – NORWICH, UEA
FEB 02 – SOUTHAMPTON, GUILDHALL
FEB 03 – BRISTOL, O2 ACADEMY
FEB 05 – LONDON, O2 BRIXTON ACADEMY
FEB 06 – LONDON, O2 BRIXTON ACADEMY *new date added*
FEB 09 – BELFAST, MANDELLA HALL *upgraded from LIMELIGHT//more tickets available*
FEB 10 – DUBLIN, THE ACADEMY *upgraded from THE VILLAGE//more tickets available*
Look at that, the tour starts right after my birthday. Anyway, all original tickets will be honored at these shows and you can buy tickets for the new dates starting Nov 13th. AND AND AND as if this wasn’t enough, Jamie is also giving away a FREE download of new song “Running Round The Town”. The man is incredible.
DOWNLOAD Jamie T – “Running Round The Town” (just click and download should auto-start!)
AND AND AND AND his The Man’s Machine EP (as if he hadn’t just released an album?!) is out November 23rd. ORDER IT NOW.
The Rakes call it quits.
The Rakes have officially announced they are parting ways:
“The Rakes have always been very adamant and proud of the fact that we give 100 per cent to every gig we’ve ever played. If we can’t give it everything then we won’t do it. That was the rule we set ourselves from day one. After much deliberation we have come to the shared conclusion that we can’t give it 100 per cent any more and regret to announce that The Rakes are calling it a day.“
There goes another one.
Both their upcoming UK and US tours have been canceled, which makes not buying a ticket to their show at Subterranean in a few weeks look like a smart move on my part after all. Still, it stings. Just two weeks ago I had “The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was Perfect” stuck in my head, crazy since I hadn’t listened to it in years. But it will always be one of the greatest song titles ever and a great song. I’m partial to the 18 minute epic version, but the shorter single is good too:
Jamie T cancels UK/European tour, Americans get his album
Thanks to laryngitis, Jamie T has been forced to cancel his entire tour in support of Kings & Queens. The boy needs his rest in order to make a full recovery and we wish him the best. The canceled dates are as follows:
Oct 1st – Bristol, O2 Academy
Oct 2nd – Southampton, Guildhall
Oct 3rd – Birmingham, O2 Academy
Oct 5th – Newcastle, Northumbria University
Oct 6th – Nottingham, Rock City
Oct 7th – Norwich, UEA
Oct 9th – Glasgow, Barrowland
Oct 10th – Preston, 53 Degrees
Oct 11th – Sheffield, O2 Academy
Oct 13th – Manchester, Academy
Oct 14th – Leeds, O2 Academy
Oct 15th – London, Brixton O2 Academy
Oct 23rd – Belfast, Limelight
Oct 24th – Dublin, Whelan’s
Oct 26th – Stockholm, Debaser
Oct 27th – Copenhagen, Rust
Oct 28th – Hamburg, Knust
Oct 30th – Berlin, Frannz
Oct 31st – Munich, Atomic Café
Nov 2nd – Cologne, Luxer
Nov 3rd – Paris, Divan Du Monde
Nov 4th – Amsterdam, Paradiso
Nov 6th – Brussels, Botanique/Rotunde
The tour will be rescheduled as soon as possible and original tickets will be valid. Refunds will also be available at point of purchase.
Some good news, Americans can finally buy Kings & Queens without paying those crazy international exchange rates and shipping fees. Buy it now on InSound or Itunes if you prefer digital and let’s all cross our fingers this means another US tour is in the works for 2010.
JWo goes on tour solo
Alright UK peeps, in the next two months you have the chance to see Jeremy Warmsley play some solo acoustic shows for the last time in a long time. He’s not calling it quits (THANK GOODNESS!) but he will be concentrating on his mysterious new band Acres, Acres for a while. A long while.
Oct 22nd – Reading, Oakford Social Club
Oct 23rd – Brighton, New Hero
Oct 24th – Bristol, The Louisiana
Oct 25th – Oxford, The Wheatsheaf
Oct 26th – Derby, The Royal
Oct 27th – Birmingham, The Hare & Hounds
Oct 28th – Leicester, The Firebug
Oct 29th – Norwich, The Birdcage
Oct 30th – Winchester, The Railway
Nov 2nd – Aberdeen, Tunnels
Nov 3rd – Inverness, Mad Hatters
Nov 4th – Fort William, Fired Earth
Nov 5th – Glasgow, Brel
Nov 6th – Wakefield, Escobar
Go to these shows and request “Jonathon and the Oak Tree” for me. Thanks.
GOOD SHOES are back! GOOD SHOES are back!!
In case you didn’t catch it from the subject, Good Shoes are baaaaaaaaaaack! The band have been away writing and recording their second album, but they’ve finally emerged with a taste of what’s to come via a free download of “The Way My Heart Beats”.
FREE DOWNLOAD “The Way My Heart Beats” from their official website or get it here
It’s reassuring that they still sound like the same band I fell in love with almost three years ago, but they’ve kicked it up a notch. Some things have changed, however, and that’s the lineup. Earlier this year, bassist Joel Cox left and was replaced by Bob Matthews (hence that unfamiliar face in the fourth polaroid above!). Perhaps it’s his voice I hear accompanying Rhys on “The Way My Heart Beats”? (Also, when the song begins, is anyone else reminded of “Don’t Look Back Into the Sun” just a teeny tiny bit? Am I crazy?)
Download their new song, listen to it on repeat, and go out and show your support on any of the 298739802 shows they’ll be playing around the UK this winter:
November
05 – Moles, Bath
06 – Joiners, Southampton
07 – Forum, Tunbridge Wells
09 – Boiler Rooms, Guildford
10 – Jericho, Oxford
11 – Soul Tree, Cambridge
13 – Club 85, Hitchin
14 – Square, Harlow
15 – Bodega, Nottingham
16 – Sugarmill, Stoke
18 – Central Station, Wrexham
19 – Cockpit 2, Leeds
20 – Club Strut, Darlington
21 – Priory, Doncaster
23 – Fibbers, York
24 – King Tuts, Glasgow
25 – Dexters, Dundee
26 – Electric Circus, Edinburgh
27 – Digital, Newcastle
28 – Korova, Liverpool
30 – Leadmill, Sheffield
December
01 – Musician, Leicester
02 – Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
03 – Club Ifor Bach, Cardiff
04 – Ruby Lounge, Manchester
05 – Cooler, Bristol
That’s 26 shows. You lucky lucky UK bastards, seriously.
