This week's Newsletter
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WeGotTickets is getting old - we'll be celebrating our tenth birthday on the 19th of April! It doesn't sound old but in the world of internet ticketing that's a very distinguished age, putting us at the top of the pile. To mark the occasion we'll be hosting a party at the Bull and Gate in Kentish Town, London - the first EVER venue we sold tickets for all those years ago - with a couple of our favourite new bands playing, the superb EXLOVERS and JONQUIL, and our friends at Rockfeedback will also be spinning some tunes for you. Tickets have just gone on sale and are available HERE.
In the meantime, the featured treats this week include Band of Horses, who have announced an extra show after their Koko tickets sold out almost immediately, The Raincoats, Mr Hudson, Summer Camp, Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra, Bass Clef, and festival recommendations in the form of Oxfringe, 2000trees, Bromyard Folk Festival and Americana International.
If you want to check out some of the acts we've mentioned, why not have a little listen to the WeGotTickets Spotify Playlist?
WeGotTickets is getting old - we'll be celebrating our tenth birthday on the 19th of April! It doesn't sound old but in the world of internet ticketing that's a very distinguished age, putting us at the top of the pile. To mark the occasion we'll be hosting a party at the Bull and Gate in Kentish Town, London - the first EVER venue we sold tickets for all those years ago - with a couple of our favourite new bands playing, the superb EXLOVERS and JONQUIL, and our friends at Rockfeedback will also be spinning some tunes for you. Tickets have just gone on sale and are available HERE.
In the meantime, the featured treats this week include Band of Horses, who have announced an extra show after their Koko tickets sold out almost immediately, The Raincoats, Mr Hudson, Summer Camp, Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra, Bass Clef, and festival recommendations in the form of Oxfringe, 2000trees, Bromyard Folk Festival and Americana International.
If you want to check out some of the acts we've mentioned, why not have a little listen to the WeGotTickets Spotify Playlist?
Band of Horses:
After their Koko show sold out in just 23 minutes it's with great pleasure we can let you know about an extra Band of Horses show, taking place at the amazing Roundhouse venue in Chalk Farm, London in mid-June.
Darlings of the indie-rock scene since their 2007 album 'Everything All The Time' catapulted them out of the US Northwest and into the hearts of indie kids around the globe, Band of Horses evoke Neil Young's ragged folk sound and contemporaries such as Built To Spill. Their huge anthems (meant in the best possible way) mean these shows should be very special occasions leaving you hoarse from singing along for days afterward.
London Koko on Monday 12th April tickets/info
London Roundhouse on Wednesday 9th June tickets/info
After their Koko show sold out in just 23 minutes it's with great pleasure we can let you know about an extra Band of Horses show, taking place at the amazing Roundhouse venue in Chalk Farm, London in mid-June.
Darlings of the indie-rock scene since their 2007 album 'Everything All The Time' catapulted them out of the US Northwest and into the hearts of indie kids around the globe, Band of Horses evoke Neil Young's ragged folk sound and contemporaries such as Built To Spill. Their huge anthems (meant in the best possible way) mean these shows should be very special occasions leaving you hoarse from singing along for days afterward.
London Koko on Monday 12th April tickets/info
London Roundhouse on Wednesday 9th June tickets/info
The Raincoats performing "The Raincoats":
Widely acclaimed as one of the musical highlights of the post punk period and a breakthrough moment for women in music, The Raincoats' 1979 eponymous debut album had been unavailable for nearly ten years until its recent reissue towards the end of last year.
To celebrate the release the band will be playing an All Tomorrow's Parties now legendary Don't Look Back show, showcasing the album in its entirety for all comers at London's Scala, and will also appear at both the Matt Groening and Pavement curated festivals in May.
All Tomorrow's Parties curated by Matt Groening on Friday 7th to Sunday 9th May tickets/info
All Tomorrow's Parties curated by Pavement on Friday 14h to Sunday 16th May tickets/info - SOLD OUT
London Scala on Thursday 20th May tickets/info
Widely acclaimed as one of the musical highlights of the post punk period and a breakthrough moment for women in music, The Raincoats' 1979 eponymous debut album had been unavailable for nearly ten years until its recent reissue towards the end of last year.
To celebrate the release the band will be playing an All Tomorrow's Parties now legendary Don't Look Back show, showcasing the album in its entirety for all comers at London's Scala, and will also appear at both the Matt Groening and Pavement curated festivals in May.
All Tomorrow's Parties curated by Matt Groening on Friday 7th to Sunday 9th May tickets/info
All Tomorrow's Parties curated by Pavement on Friday 14h to Sunday 16th May tickets/info - SOLD OUT
London Scala on Thursday 20th May tickets/info
Mr Hudson:
Chart-topping R&B/pop star Mr Hudson is well known for his friendships and collaborations with N-Dubz, Dizzee Rascal, Jay-Z and, in particular, current king of Hip Hop Kanye West, who signed Hudson to his G.O.O.D label.
Perhaps less well known is that he studied English Literature at Oxford University, and after a slow start as Mr Hudson and the Library he now seems ready for global stardom after dropping the Library - let's just hope his old professor doesn't find out, eh?
Oxford O2 Academy on Monday 3rd May tickets/info
Bristol Anson Rooms on Friday 7th May tickets/info
Northampton Roadmender on Sunday 16th May tickets/info
Chart-topping R&B/pop star Mr Hudson is well known for his friendships and collaborations with N-Dubz, Dizzee Rascal, Jay-Z and, in particular, current king of Hip Hop Kanye West, who signed Hudson to his G.O.O.D label.
Perhaps less well known is that he studied English Literature at Oxford University, and after a slow start as Mr Hudson and the Library he now seems ready for global stardom after dropping the Library - let's just hope his old professor doesn't find out, eh?
Oxford O2 Academy on Monday 3rd May tickets/info
Bristol Anson Rooms on Friday 7th May tickets/info
Northampton Roadmender on Sunday 16th May tickets/info
Summer Camp:
Not to be confused with 80s rockers Summercamp, we can reveal (only a few weeks after those great folk at The Stool Pigeon revealed the same thing!) that initial reports that the band are seven Swedish friends who met at summer camp while teenagers are false; they're actually none other than Jeremy Warmsley and Elizabeth Sankey.
It's hard not to be instantly charmed by their idyllic, infectious love songs where distortion-wrapped boy/girl vocals innocently swoon and swoop over heavenly guitars and synths. Perfectly formed and steeped in aching nostalgia for hazy aural enjoyment, their instantly effective pop pick-me-ups are the sound of summer love and the perfect antidote to a seemingly never ending winter.
London The Lexington on Thursday 8th April tickets/info
Not to be confused with 80s rockers Summercamp, we can reveal (only a few weeks after those great folk at The Stool Pigeon revealed the same thing!) that initial reports that the band are seven Swedish friends who met at summer camp while teenagers are false; they're actually none other than Jeremy Warmsley and Elizabeth Sankey.
It's hard not to be instantly charmed by their idyllic, infectious love songs where distortion-wrapped boy/girl vocals innocently swoon and swoop over heavenly guitars and synths. Perfectly formed and steeped in aching nostalgia for hazy aural enjoyment, their instantly effective pop pick-me-ups are the sound of summer love and the perfect antidote to a seemingly never ending winter.
London The Lexington on Thursday 8th April tickets/info
Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra:
Originally put together by Efrim of chamber/post-rock marvels Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and built around a core of musicians either from or associated with that act, it took a while for Silver Mt. Zion to come out of the shadow of that particular behemoth, but in the last few years they've arguably become just as (if not more) popular.
The band recently returned with their new album, 'Kollaps Tradixionales', a tour de force of neo-classical punk rock (if such a thing really exists), with both beautiful and crushing music accompanied by their trademark haunting group vocals. This is music that has to be seen live to be truly understood and I implore you to get your tickets now!
Birmingham Asylum on Wednesday 17th March tickets/info
Leeds TJ's Woodhouse Club on Monday 22nd March tickets/info
London Electric Ballroom on Tuesday 23rd March tickets/info
Sheffield Corporation on Thursday 25th March tickets/info
Oxford The Regal on Friday 26th March tickets/info
Originally put together by Efrim of chamber/post-rock marvels Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and built around a core of musicians either from or associated with that act, it took a while for Silver Mt. Zion to come out of the shadow of that particular behemoth, but in the last few years they've arguably become just as (if not more) popular.
The band recently returned with their new album, 'Kollaps Tradixionales', a tour de force of neo-classical punk rock (if such a thing really exists), with both beautiful and crushing music accompanied by their trademark haunting group vocals. This is music that has to be seen live to be truly understood and I implore you to get your tickets now!
Birmingham Asylum on Wednesday 17th March tickets/info
Leeds TJ's Woodhouse Club on Monday 22nd March tickets/info
London Electric Ballroom on Tuesday 23rd March tickets/info
Sheffield Corporation on Thursday 25th March tickets/info
Oxford The Regal on Friday 26th March tickets/info
Bass Clef:
Bass Clef is rooted in deepest London and has a very distinct sound and live stage show, criss-crossing boundaries and making friends where ever he goes. An analogue fetishist of the bottom-end kind, bypassing laptop/looping and fully embracing a heavy and warm sound, he's been described as 'dubstep not dubstep' - a catchy title, since Bass Clef is not a neat and tidy genre artist, but a one-of-a-kind.
Playing at our favourite London venue, The Luminaire, with support from Robert Logan, dadahack, and P45 this promises to be a great show mixing up glitchy electronica and dubstep, and receives a huge WeGotTickets seal of approval.
London Luminaire on Saturday 20th March tickets/info
Bass Clef is rooted in deepest London and has a very distinct sound and live stage show, criss-crossing boundaries and making friends where ever he goes. An analogue fetishist of the bottom-end kind, bypassing laptop/looping and fully embracing a heavy and warm sound, he's been described as 'dubstep not dubstep' - a catchy title, since Bass Clef is not a neat and tidy genre artist, but a one-of-a-kind.
Playing at our favourite London venue, The Luminaire, with support from Robert Logan, dadahack, and P45 this promises to be a great show mixing up glitchy electronica and dubstep, and receives a huge WeGotTickets seal of approval.
London Luminaire on Saturday 20th March tickets/info
Beard, Bird, Harvey & Harrold - part of the Oxfringe festival:
Performing as part of the Oxfringe festival - a huge selection of shows taking place in late March and early April throughout Oxford, covering everything from comedy to opera - four of the UK's top performance poets will be treading the boards at the fabulous Jacqueline Du Pre Music Buillding on March 27th.
To see all the events Oxfringe has to offer, including Amateur Transplants, John Hegley, Dan Antopolski & Simon Munnery and 'Whispering' Bob Harris' New Music Awards have a click HERE, and to buy tickets for the Beard, Bird, Harvey & Harrold event follow the link below.
Oxford Jacqueline du Pre on Saturday 27th March tickets/info
Performing as part of the Oxfringe festival - a huge selection of shows taking place in late March and early April throughout Oxford, covering everything from comedy to opera - four of the UK's top performance poets will be treading the boards at the fabulous Jacqueline Du Pre Music Buillding on March 27th.
To see all the events Oxfringe has to offer, including Amateur Transplants, John Hegley, Dan Antopolski & Simon Munnery and 'Whispering' Bob Harris' New Music Awards have a click HERE, and to buy tickets for the Beard, Bird, Harvey & Harrold event follow the link below.
Oxford Jacqueline du Pre on Saturday 27th March tickets/info
Festivals update...
2000trees Festival:
One of the UK's most highly regarded 'boutique' festivals, with a 2009 UK Festival Awards nomination for Best Small Festival to prove it, returns bigger and better in 2010, and its line-up is already shaping up to be one plenty of other events would kill for, including Frank Turner, The Subways, 65 Days of Static, Bombay Bicycle Club, Metronomy, Crazy Arm and more TBC.
Upcote Farm, Withington, Cheltenham on 16th to 18th July tickets/info
One of the UK's most highly regarded 'boutique' festivals, with a 2009 UK Festival Awards nomination for Best Small Festival to prove it, returns bigger and better in 2010, and its line-up is already shaping up to be one plenty of other events would kill for, including Frank Turner, The Subways, 65 Days of Static, Bombay Bicycle Club, Metronomy, Crazy Arm and more TBC.
Upcote Farm, Withington, Cheltenham on 16th to 18th July tickets/info
Bromyard Folk Festival:
Bromyard is the best folk cultural event in the Welsh Border area - featuring over 170 hours of entertainment in just one weekend of traditional music, song and dance and has some of the most outstanding folk musicians of the British Isles performing in concert, including The Waterson Family and Show Of Hands. Taking place in the beautiful countryside of Herefordshire, we highly recommend getting along to this event.
Bromyard, Herefordshire on 10th to 12th September tickets/info
Bromyard is the best folk cultural event in the Welsh Border area - featuring over 170 hours of entertainment in just one weekend of traditional music, song and dance and has some of the most outstanding folk musicians of the British Isles performing in concert, including The Waterson Family and Show Of Hands. Taking place in the beautiful countryside of Herefordshire, we highly recommend getting along to this event.
Bromyard, Herefordshire on 10th to 12th September tickets/info
Americana International:
The heartbeat of the USA in the UK, Europe's number one American lifestyle event just keeps on growing and is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2010. This massive tribute to the USA is unique in its wide ranging attractions that appeal to tens of thousands of like-minded people from all over the world. For well over two decades the event has given its faithful supporters a long weekend of cool American music, great cars, motorcycles, trucks and RVs from the early 1900s to the present. This year's line-up includes Smokie, Paper Lace, The Rubettes, The Marmalade, T-Rextasy, The Jets, The Darts and more.
The County Showground, Winthorpe, Newark on 8th to 11th July tickets/info
The heartbeat of the USA in the UK, Europe's number one American lifestyle event just keeps on growing and is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2010. This massive tribute to the USA is unique in its wide ranging attractions that appeal to tens of thousands of like-minded people from all over the world. For well over two decades the event has given its faithful supporters a long weekend of cool American music, great cars, motorcycles, trucks and RVs from the early 1900s to the present. This year's line-up includes Smokie, Paper Lace, The Rubettes, The Marmalade, T-Rextasy, The Jets, The Darts and more.
The County Showground, Winthorpe, Newark on 8th to 11th July tickets/info