During the one of the closest and most worthwhile races of Christmas No.1 the nation has seen for a long time, Tom Morello and Co promised that if the British nation did in fact manage to get them to the No.1 slot for Christmas they would play a free gig for all the fans that helped, somewhere in London.
So here’s the info should you decide to join the flock of deserving party goers. The one-off will be held in Finsbury Park, London on the 6th of June. Registration for tickets is now open at TheRageFactor.co.uk and closes at midnight (GMT) on Sunday (February 14). Once the Registration process is all complete, the tickets will distributed by a lottery system for the lucky tickets winners with a maximum if two tickets per Person. Good Luck
As the established venues are finding it harder to make ends meet, and we look over the precipice of the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger, anticipating the big splash that will be made in the mainstream live music market it’s nice to have little bits of good news, like the government’s relaxation of the music licensing laws, and now the rescue of one of South London’s stalwart little music venues. The back room of the Half Moon pub above Putney embankment has staged thousands of new, eclectic, and independent bands over the years, and would have been lost if the pub had been developed, as threatened, into a Slug and Lettuce, Pitcher and Piano type gastro pub. This may mean nothing to you if you’re living outside London, so just read it as a small triumph for little venues and little bands. Remember that little venue you used to go to when you started going to gigs? The one that was a bit scruffy, but did a good pint and put on the wierd bands you wouldn’t have seen anywhere else? Image how you’d feel if that shut down, and give the Half Moon a little internal cheer… If you’re in the London area it’s another place you might be able to get a gig, and that’s got to be a good thing, right?
After an exhaustive campaign and overwhelming support from the public, we are absolutely delighted to announce that we’ve averted the scheduled closure on 31st January! The Brewery have reconsidered and we are now focussed on getting back to work promoting this wonderful music venue that we love so much. We could not have achieved this without the wonderful response from the public – to those who came down to the pub to show their support, signed the petition, left their comments on our forum, joined our Facebook group and to the bands and artists who didn’t hesitate at short notice to come and perform to save the Moon – THANK YOU!!!
American South rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd have announced plans for their UK 2010 tour.
Be it a limited amount of dates, it will the first time the band have played in the UK since the release of their album ”Gold and Guns” earlier this year.
Tickets go on sale at the end of this week on, Friday the 13th, and are available from Ticketwise.com. Dates for the tour, all of which are in March, are below.
- Birmingham, LG Arena – 4th
- Cardiff, International Arena – 5th
- London, HMV Hammersmith Apollo – 6th
- Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium – 9th
Wolfmother have announced that the UK will be the first place they’ll entertain in the new year.
January 13th sees the Aussies begin their 7 date mini-tour in Dublin at the Olympia where they move on to Glasgow (14th), Newcastle (15th) , Manchester (17th), Leeds (18th), Birmingham (19th) and climax in London (21th) . Tickets go on sale from October the 23rd via the gigwise gig guide.
The tour is the first big attempt to launch the new album in the UK, Just before the band head back home to support AC/DC on the Black Ice tour. Some dates for the tour are already sold out, gigs dates and locations are all available from the bands officail site.
This is definitely a first, Goldie Lookin’ Chain are holding a pay-what-you-want gig.
The band are holding a warm-up show for their next UK tour in January at Metro in London.
Here’s the blurb:
“Entry to this Metro show is FREE, however, taking a leaf out of Radiohead’s book, you will be expected to pay as much (or as little) as you like on your way out depending on how much fun you had (but you don’t get a free Radiohead album). It’s a bit like the Severn bridge toll into Wales, but in reverse.”
Source: MusicAlly
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