American Band in Europe...
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Some Friends of mine... A local band here in Springfield, Missouri USA are doing a European Tour.
Here is the Band's Website.
Here's a list of shows.
2/28 – Hengst – Schiedam, Netherlands
3/1 – The Rambler – Eindhoven, Netherlands
3/2 – Supermarkt – Den Haag, Netherlands
3/3 – De Sluys – Munnekezijl, Netherlands
3/5 – Ekko – Utrecht, Netherlands
3/6 – Rocketcafe De Engel – Den Helder, Netherlands
3/7 – Scooters – Leeuwarden, Netherlands
3/8 – Scooters – Drachten, Netherlands
3/9 – Xinix – Nieuwendijk, Netherlands
3/14 – Feinkost Lampe – Hannover, Germany
3/15 – White Trash Fast Food – Berlin, Germany
3/16 – The Real Music Club – D-Lauchhammer, Germany
3/20 – Goldmarks – Stuttgart, Germany
3/21 – Dreikönigskeller – Frankfurt, Germany
3/22 – Rainbow – Immenstadt, Germany
3/23 – The Ranch – D-Plauen, Germany
3/28 – L’Eau Tomate – Paris, France
3/29 – The Irish Bar – Morsbach, France
3/30 – Le Bar B’art – Saint-Avold, France
3/31 – European Independent Film Festival – Paris, FranceHere's a Sample acoustic.
Sample Electric.
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Good Luck to them ....... they are brave lads and lass! IMO Germany is not very bi-lingual and France is quite anti bi-lingual. They should go down well in The Netherlands as the Dutch and very bi-lingual. I wonder why they gave their obvious audiences a wide berth, the UK and Ireland?
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@mike lucey said:
I wonder why they gave their obvious audiences a wide berth, the UK and Ireland?
Well, if my experiences back in the days when I was playing are anything to go by, because the UK just isn't half so accomodating, and the average punter is too closed-minded to listen to anything new (sweeping generalisation!).
After playing only the UK for years, we were stunned when we went over the channel to play a few continental gigs. The audiences there are just so much more open minded to listening to stuff across different genres - and the small local promoters really go to town with their hospitality. We were stunned to play events where hardcore punks rubbed shoulders with glittery disco fans - even, shock-horror, dancing to "each other's" music. Sadly that seems so rare amongst the Anglo's.Then there's the added expense of crossing the channel with all your gear in tow, and more still for the hop from mainland UK to Ireland. I'm quite a fan of a couple of bands from northern France - and on the rare occasions that I get to see them in the UK, they make it clear that they would make the trip more often if they didn't always end up out of pocket. Playing small gigs just doesn't cover the expenses, as we discovered ourselves with our jaunts going in the other direction.
The big UK venues will only ever book acts that they know are guaranteed money pots - if you don't have some kind of nationwide recogntion, you're never going to get the chance to play anything more than the small pubs and clubs.
But the pub/club scene is a shadow of its former self too here in mainland UK. "Staying in" is the new "going out" because folks are strapped for cash, and the big pub-co's charge so much more for alcohol than the local supermarket. Pubs are dropping like flies, and are on such a knife edge of profitability that they won't risk paying for a band that doesn't just play the same old "safe" 60s/70s cliched cover versions, in case it scares off the few punters they have left.
Of course, there are still pockets of good things going on - I went out to a great all day festival in Leeds just yesterday. But many of those scenes are rather cliquey and divided by genre - if you don't know the right people, you'll never get on the bill.Apologies for the rant. I love live music, and having been in bands myself and seen the opportunities to play dwindle, the state of the music scene here saddens me immensely.
What chance is there for a new Beatles, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd or Who in this climate? -
@mike lucey said:
Good Luck to them ....... they are brave lads and lass! IMO Germany is not very bi-lingual and France is quite anti bi-lingual. They should go down well in The Netherlands as the Dutch and very bi-lingual. I wonder why they gave their obvious audiences a wide berth, the UK and Ireland?
Not true, just lazy.
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@unknownuser said:
France is quite anti bi-lingual.
Absolutly not for all is music! Quasi all French rock, metal groups etc... are singing only in English...even audience don't undertand lyrics!
So bienvenue on the old continent!
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I don't think they did Mike...
@unknownuser said:
Their Guiness pours are much bigger here. — with Drew Mitchell Frasco and Ernie Chang at Dublin Airport.
I think that part of the tour is over... Maybe they remove the earlier dates from the site. Sorry I didn't post it sooner but I didn't know.
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@gilles said:
@mike lucey said:
Good Luck to them ....... they are brave lads and lass! IMO Germany is not very bi-lingual and France is quite anti bi-lingual. They should go down well in The Netherlands as the Dutch and very bi-lingual. I wonder why they gave their obvious audiences a wide berth, the UK and Ireland?
Not true, just lazy.
Isn't laziness a form of anti work?
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