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2010-03-17 19:45:00

No Longer Beautiful ?

It would appear that The Beautiful South are no longer Beautiful.

Yes that’s right briefly The New Beautiful South and now The South, the band that brought us the hit singles Old Red Eyes Is Back, Rotterdam, Don't Marry Her, Perfect 10 and Number One single A Little Time are back back back !!!

Formed 20 years ago, The Beautiful South sold over 15 million albums worldwide and packed out stadiums and arenas throughout that period. They had a string
of hit singles such as Old Red Eyes Is Back, Rotterdam, Don't Marry Her, Perfect 10 and Number One single A Little Time. Their greatest hits album,
Carry On Up The Charts, was one of the fastest-selling albums in UK history, entering at Number One and staying there for weeks, becoming one of the
country's most popular albums ever.

Having split in 2007 due to "musical similarities" original Beautiful South members Dave Hemingway & Alison Wheeler (Vocals), Dave Stead (Drums), Damon Butcher (keys), Tony Robinson and Gaz Birtles (brass) have now reformed as The South with the addition of Phil Barton (guitar), and Steve Nutter (Bass), resurrecting the songs and the sounds of this Great
British Pop institution by dipping into the Beautiful South songbook as well  as writing new material. Its all about the songs!

More about The South here

2010-03-15 20:05:00

Sandi Thom annouces new single, album & tour dates.

Sandi Thom
‘This Ol’ World’ FEAT, Joe Bonamassa
"As striking a musical reinvention as you're likely to witness this year."
- Barry Nicolson, News Of The World
Single: This Ol’ World,  feat: Joe Bonamassa - April 18th on Guardian Angels Records
Album: Merchants and Thieves - May 17th on Guardian Angels Records

The Real Sandi Thom has stepped forward, and surely no one has ever been quite so happy to get the blues.
Sandi Thom emerges on On May 17th, with a new album ‘Merchants and Thieves’, of which single ‘This Ol’ World’ is released on April 18th  on Guardian Angel Records; a brilliant duet with blues guitar extraordinaire Joe Bonamassa.
Sandi has formed a close bond with guitarist Joe Bonamassa, after spending time last year touring with him, and performing as his vocalist on a number of his shows when he lost his voice. The reaction Sandi received from the devoted Bonamassa fans was incredible. Sandi could see how loyal they were, when entering this new world of blues.
 Joe quickly volunteered to play guitar and sing with Sandi on her track ‘This Ol’ World’, which Sandi described as “Watershed moment”.
‘This Ol’ World’ is probably one of the most contemporary blues songs you’ll hear all year , and the touring continues as Sandi will be supporting Joe Bonamassa on his London HMV Hammermith  date, on May 22nd, as well as embarking on her own solo UK tour in April.
 

Sandi Thom UK tour dates 2010:
April 5th- Jazz and Blues Festival- Nantwich/April 21st- Stables- Milton Keynes/April 23rd- Rescue Rooms- Nottingham/April 24th- The Thekla- Bristol/April 25th- The Brook – Southampton/April 29th- The Plug- Sheffield/April 30th- Academy- Manchester/May 1st- The Sage- Gateshead/May 2nd- Duchess- York/May 4th- Pacific Road Arts Centre- Birkenhead/May 6th- Cabaret Voltaire- Edinburgh/May 7th- O2 ABC- Glasgow/May 8th- The Lemon Tree- Aberdeen/May 11th- Borderline- London/May 14th Phoenix- Exeter/May 15th- Parc Hall- Cwmparc, Wales/May 16th- The Pavilion- Cork/May 17th- Whelans- Dublin/May 21st- Mayfest- Uttoxeter Racecourse, Staffordshire/May 28th - HMV Hammersmith Apollo (Supporting Joe Bonamassa)

2010-03-15 20:00:00

Shakin' Stevens 30th Anniversary UK Tour

The biggest selling artist of a decade, Shakin’ Stevens, celebrates 30 years since his first UK hit, ‘Hot Dog’.  As part of the celebrations, he will be performing at festivals and concerts throughout Europe, including Germany, Holland, Poland and Denmark, also undertaking a UK tour.  We kick off the tour on 12th October at Buxton’s Opera House – this is a show not to be missed !

Shaky will be accompanied by a 10 strong band and will perform new arrangements  of his hits and songs he has performed across the decades, from all the musical genres he has recorded with - rock, country and blues – plus a few surprises! All this, alongside new songs, which will appear on his new album slated for release later in the year, will excite new and old fans alike.  His many hits include ‘Green Door’ (1), the self-penned ‘Oh Julie’ (1), ‘This Ole House’ (1) and ‘You Drive Me Crazy’ (2).

In December 2009 Stevens released an ultimate collection box set.  The Epic Masters features unique mini vinyl style CDs, a 20 page colour booklet with sleeve notes from the man himself. 10 albums, including 9 original hit albums each with bonus tracks - 147 tracks, all digitally remastered - which sold out its limited edition run within a week.

Stevens remains the UK’s 16th Highest Selling Artist in the history of the charts!  To quote from the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles And Albums; “Shares with The Beatles (60s) and Elton John (70s) the distinction of being the most successful UK singles chart performer of a decade.”This unprecedented success was mirrored across Europe and in many territories world-wide, earning him a multitude of Gold, Platinum and Double Platinum Discs, together with global honours and prestigious industry awards.

Shakin’ Stevens has a massive and loyal fanbase around the world. Famous fans include Peter Kay (he appeared in his video for the No 1 hit ‘Amarillo’), Matt Lucas & David Walliams (who wanted Shaky to appear in the first series of Little Britain’), John Simm,  Rob Brydon, Hannah Waterman, Natasha Kapinsky, Super Furry Animals, The Young Knives and Elbow amongst many others.  He appeared at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival to huge critical acclaim and the biggest crowd ever seen as the Saturday main stage opener. 

Gigcartel dates are as follows - tickets on sale now

Tues 12th Oct          BUXTON - Opera House    0845 127 2190 (£23.50)
Tue 19th Oct          NEWCASTLE - Tyne Journal Theatre  0844 493 9999 (£23.50)
Thurs 21st Oct         HOLMFIRTH - Picturedrome   0871 230 1101 (£23.50)
Fri 22nd Oct           WORTHING - Assembly Hall   01903 206 206 (£22.50)
 

2010-01-20 22:15:00

New This Week

THE WEDDING PRESENT

26 Aug Holmfirth, Picturedrome

FURIOUS 5 + Kurtis Blow

1 Apr Sheffield Plug

N-JOI

17 Apr Sheffield Plug

IMELDA MAY

27 May Blackburn KGH
29 May Halifax Victoria Theatre

ROBIN TROWER

11 Sep Glasgow ABC
12 Sep Picturedrome Holmfirth
22 Sep Bath Komedia
23 Sep St Ives Guildhall

WISHBONE ASH

22 Apr Gloucester Guildhall
23 Apr Exeter Phoenix
30 Apr Machester Academy
1 May Carlisle Brickyard
2 May Stoke Sugarmill
15 May O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

2009-09-29 19:45:00

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