Depeche Mode have been forced to cancel five European tour dates due to singer Dave Gahan's ongoing health problems.
The group were only three dates into their European tour when Gahan fell ill shortly before going on stage in Athens on Tuesday.
The 47-year-old is still undergoing tests after being struck down with gastroenteritis, According to the band’s spokesman.
As a result of Gahan's illness, the following five Depeche Mode gigs have been cancelled.
14th May Istanbul Santral
16th May Bucharest Izvor Park
18th May Sofia Vasil Levski Stadium
20th May Belgrade USCE Park
21st May Zagreb Arena
A statement released on behalf of the band stated that Gahan is currently undergoing further tests. It advises fans to hold on to their tickets for the cancelled shows."Ticket holders for the above shows are advised to hold on to their tickets as an announcement will be made shortly in regard to rescheduled dates or final cancellation," the statement read.
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Stars To Host Free Sheffield Festival
Arctic Monkeys' drummer, Matt Helders, Reverend And The Makers’ Jon McClure and Toddla T will be hosting the first Sheffield Tramlines Festival.
The Tramlines festival will take place from the 24th to the 27th of July at various venues across the city.
The local artists will choose a line up for each day, ending with a 4,000 capacity gig on Devonshire Green. All gigs that comprise the festival will be free to enter.
The festival, which is the first in the city, will feature local and national acts, and will include over 30 venues.Little Boots, Pixie Lott and The Panics have already signed up to perform at the event, with community workshops, a metal circuit and organisers Adventures In The Beetroot Field and Ibiza Rocks also taking part.It has not been announced whether the curators and their bands will be performing.
For more information about Tramlines, go to: www.tramlines.org
The Tramlines festival will take place from the 24th to the 27th of July at various venues across the city.
The local artists will choose a line up for each day, ending with a 4,000 capacity gig on Devonshire Green. All gigs that comprise the festival will be free to enter.
The festival, which is the first in the city, will feature local and national acts, and will include over 30 venues.Little Boots, Pixie Lott and The Panics have already signed up to perform at the event, with community workshops, a metal circuit and organisers Adventures In The Beetroot Field and Ibiza Rocks also taking part.It has not been announced whether the curators and their bands will be performing.
For more information about Tramlines, go to: www.tramlines.org
Friday, 8 May 2009
Dundee Music Venue to Re-Open
A popular live music venue in Dundee credited with helping bands including The View achieve stardom has been saved from permanent closure. The 350 capacity venue is set to officially reopen tonight, Friday 8th May.
Mounting debts resulted in The Doghouse in the city's Brown Street being shut down in March.
However, a successful fundraising gig at Dundee’s Fat Sam’s last Saturday headlined by The View has helped raise money to cover the club's unpaid council rates.
Sarah Hill, who has run the club since 2004, paid tribute to all those who lent their support to the campaign.
She said: "I can't believe we have actually done it, it just shows you with a lot of hard work and determination you can achieve anything.
"The support from everyone including bands, local businesses, our customers, The Doghouse lovers and general public has truly been overwhelming and will not be forgotten."
The View, who performed at The Doghouse in the days before they secured a record deal, joined an array of other local bands for a fundraising gig last weekend.
Bassist Kieren Webster said: "We were just glad we could do something, Sarah helped us when we needed it and we were pleased to be able to give something back."
“We’re looking forward to the doors reopening tonight.”
Mounting debts resulted in The Doghouse in the city's Brown Street being shut down in March.
However, a successful fundraising gig at Dundee’s Fat Sam’s last Saturday headlined by The View has helped raise money to cover the club's unpaid council rates.
Sarah Hill, who has run the club since 2004, paid tribute to all those who lent their support to the campaign.
She said: "I can't believe we have actually done it, it just shows you with a lot of hard work and determination you can achieve anything.
"The support from everyone including bands, local businesses, our customers, The Doghouse lovers and general public has truly been overwhelming and will not be forgotten."
The View, who performed at The Doghouse in the days before they secured a record deal, joined an array of other local bands for a fundraising gig last weekend.
Bassist Kieren Webster said: "We were just glad we could do something, Sarah helped us when we needed it and we were pleased to be able to give something back."
“We’re looking forward to the doors reopening tonight.”
PRS for Music Host Seminar in Brighton
PRS for Music will be hosting an interactive seminar at The Great Escape next week.
The Make It Happen event will focus on practical advice for songwriters, artists, managers and labels and will feature a variety of seasoned music industry experts from different fields including A&R, management, songwriting and publishing.
On the Make it Happen panel will be PRS for Music membership development director Myles Keller, Futureheads guitarist Ross Millard, 14th Floor A&R manager Steve Proud and Kobalt Publishing’s Nick Robinson.
The seminar takes place on Friday 15th of May at 2pm in the Artist Village and is available to anyone with a delegate or Artist Village Pass.
The Make It Happen event will focus on practical advice for songwriters, artists, managers and labels and will feature a variety of seasoned music industry experts from different fields including A&R, management, songwriting and publishing.
On the Make it Happen panel will be PRS for Music membership development director Myles Keller, Futureheads guitarist Ross Millard, 14th Floor A&R manager Steve Proud and Kobalt Publishing’s Nick Robinson.
The seminar takes place on Friday 15th of May at 2pm in the Artist Village and is available to anyone with a delegate or Artist Village Pass.
Thursday, 7 May 2009
Maximo Park Play Free Gig in Hometown
Maximo Park are to mark the launch of their new album, with a free gig in their hometown of Newcastle.
The band release their third LP 'Quicken The Heart' on the 11th of May, and will play the Newcastle show on the same day.
The day will kick off with a signing session and Q&A at the Newcastle HMV on Northumberland Street at 6pm (BST), free wristbands for which can be collected from the store at 8:30 am onwards.
They will also play at the Star And Shadow cinema from 8pm (BST) to 120 wristband holders. Fans can buy wrists bands for £3 from the City’s RPM Records from the 9th of May, two days before the show and album release. The band's film 'Monument' will also be screened.
The band release their third LP 'Quicken The Heart' on the 11th of May, and will play the Newcastle show on the same day.
The day will kick off with a signing session and Q&A at the Newcastle HMV on Northumberland Street at 6pm (BST), free wristbands for which can be collected from the store at 8:30 am onwards.
They will also play at the Star And Shadow cinema from 8pm (BST) to 120 wristband holders. Fans can buy wrists bands for £3 from the City’s RPM Records from the 9th of May, two days before the show and album release. The band's film 'Monument' will also be screened.
Friday, 1 May 2009
Calvin Harris – Oran Mor, Glasgow – 28th April 2009
The Oran Mor was packed for the sold out gig and it was a very young crowd, or at least they all looked very young and the incredibly tall (I couldn’t believe how tall) Calvin Harris was looking and sounding on top form.
The 25-year-old dance-pop star opened his set with Disco Heat, which got the young excitable crowd bouncing from the offset. The energetic audience was more than happy and didn’t stop jumping the whole set as the tempo was kept upbeat with Merrymaking at My Place and Vegas.
As the Dumfries-born star played a few tracks from his forthcoming second album the crowd showed their appreciation by enthusiastically pogo-ing and I think it is safe to assume that he may still have a few more hits to come.
Harris even got lost in the excitement himself by doing a bit of crowd surfing during Flashback. Just when I thought I had never seen or heard a more elated crowd the roof was nearly blown off when he played hits Acceptable In The 80s and The Girls.
Everyone was still singing along to every word and dancing in frenzy when he brought the amazing set to an end with his recent No.1 hit, I'm Not Alone.
Although it felt as though it was all over so quickly the show had obviously delighted the sweaty, red-faced crowd. Calvin Harris certainly left the crowd wanting more.
The 25-year-old dance-pop star opened his set with Disco Heat, which got the young excitable crowd bouncing from the offset. The energetic audience was more than happy and didn’t stop jumping the whole set as the tempo was kept upbeat with Merrymaking at My Place and Vegas.
As the Dumfries-born star played a few tracks from his forthcoming second album the crowd showed their appreciation by enthusiastically pogo-ing and I think it is safe to assume that he may still have a few more hits to come.
Harris even got lost in the excitement himself by doing a bit of crowd surfing during Flashback. Just when I thought I had never seen or heard a more elated crowd the roof was nearly blown off when he played hits Acceptable In The 80s and The Girls.
Everyone was still singing along to every word and dancing in frenzy when he brought the amazing set to an end with his recent No.1 hit, I'm Not Alone.
Although it felt as though it was all over so quickly the show had obviously delighted the sweaty, red-faced crowd. Calvin Harris certainly left the crowd wanting more.
ALBUM REVIEW: The Maccabees, Wall of Arms
The Maccabees return with ‘Wall of Arms’ the follow-up to their 2007 debut ‘Colour It In’. An expansive, epic-sounding album that’s a thrilling fusion of indie anthems, gentle lullabies and dark, stormy swirls, their not afraid to sound vulnerable, forceful and adorable at times.
Some had already written these guys off as lightweight however ‘Wall of Arms’ definitely shows some maturity in their music.
From the energetic guitar sounds that open the album to the heart-warming, closing the five-piece have managed to produce something really quite special, proving to fans, critics, and partly to themselves, that the band hadn’t yet reached the peak of their creative potential.
Opener and new single, Love You Better and Seventeen Hands finds frontman Weeks channelling emotions from depths previously unexplored, his performance resonating perfect sincerity. As the brass band stand to ceremony at the end of the track it becomes clear that ‘Wall of Arms’ is the sound of a band taking huge strides forward.
Title-track Wall of Arms and Dinosaurs feature horns; piano sounds grace the urgent, One Hand Holding, while the rhythm section shines throughout the album. Young Lions and Bag Of Bones tap into the innate beauty of Weeks song writing and expose a fragile and tender heart.
Throughout you can’t help but feel a real sense of honesty from a band who have made a deeply personal record, a piece of work for themselves. Wall Of Arms is the moment The Maccabees reach self-realisation.
Track listing:
1. Love You Better
2. One Hand Holding
3. Can You Give It
4. Young Lions
5. Wall Of Arms
6. No Kind Words / Bag Of Bones Part A
7. Dinosaurs
8. Kiss And Resolve
9. William Powers
10. Seventeen Hands
11. Bag Of Bones
Some had already written these guys off as lightweight however ‘Wall of Arms’ definitely shows some maturity in their music.
From the energetic guitar sounds that open the album to the heart-warming, closing the five-piece have managed to produce something really quite special, proving to fans, critics, and partly to themselves, that the band hadn’t yet reached the peak of their creative potential.
Opener and new single, Love You Better and Seventeen Hands finds frontman Weeks channelling emotions from depths previously unexplored, his performance resonating perfect sincerity. As the brass band stand to ceremony at the end of the track it becomes clear that ‘Wall of Arms’ is the sound of a band taking huge strides forward.
Title-track Wall of Arms and Dinosaurs feature horns; piano sounds grace the urgent, One Hand Holding, while the rhythm section shines throughout the album. Young Lions and Bag Of Bones tap into the innate beauty of Weeks song writing and expose a fragile and tender heart.
Throughout you can’t help but feel a real sense of honesty from a band who have made a deeply personal record, a piece of work for themselves. Wall Of Arms is the moment The Maccabees reach self-realisation.
Track listing:
1. Love You Better
2. One Hand Holding
3. Can You Give It
4. Young Lions
5. Wall Of Arms
6. No Kind Words / Bag Of Bones Part A
7. Dinosaurs
8. Kiss And Resolve
9. William Powers
10. Seventeen Hands
11. Bag Of Bones
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