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THE ADOLESCENTS (USA) PLAY FINLAND IN AUGUST (11.5.2012)
Californian Punk rock legend, THE ADOLESCENTS will play three shows in Finland in August, playing Tampere, Turku and Helsinki.
Playing a mixture of hard core and skate punk, The Adolescents are a definite part of the California classics. The band have left their mark on bands like Bad Brains, Black Flag and Minor Threat. Later, successful bands like NOFX, Fu Manch and Blink-182 have all told what an influence The Adolescents were on their band.
The Adolescents career has been one of vary. The bands first years lasted 1979 - 1981 and the second period 1986 - 1989. The nowadays Adolescents reformed in 2001. Original members Tpny Cadena (vocals) and Steve Soto (bass) are still part of the band. Other members include Mike McKinght (guitar), Dan Root (guitar) and drummer Armando del Rio.
Sun 05.08.2012 Tampere, Klubi, All Ages Sunday
Tickets 10e + handling costs from Tiketti or 12e from the door
Mon 06.08.2012 Turku, Klubi
Tickets 10e + handling costs from Tiketti or 12e from the door
Tue 07.08.2012 Helsinki, Bar Loose
Tickets 13e + handling costs from Tiketti or 15e from the door
NEW FINNISH DATES FOR FISHBONE (USA) (9.5.2012)
Los Angeles ska-jazz-funk-punk outfit, FISHBONE (USA) have announced new Finnish dates to replace the cancelled May dates due to Angelo Moore's new operation. Fishbone will perform in Tampere on November 21st and Helsinki on November 22nd.
Fisbone was formed in Los Angeles in 1979 by John Norwood Fisher with his brother Phillip "Fish" Fisher, Angelo Moore, Kendall Jones, "Dirty" Walter A. Kibby II and Christopher Dowd. On of the most important crossover bands of the 80's, like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane's Addiction Fishbone attracted attention at an early age by musically standing out from the metal and disco pop, especially with their 1988 album "Truth and Soul" which gained raving remarks by critics, fans and musicians all over the world. Shortly after the release Fishbone toured relentlessly, including tours with Red Hot Chili Peppers. Fishbone has also toured with Janes Addiction (1997), Red Hot Chili Peppers & Stone Temple Pilots (2000) and No Doubt (2000).
"There are bands out there who owe much of their success to these fellows..." Les Claypool, Primus
"Fishbone is an important musical institution... " Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Fishbone is back again and they are going to be back for a long time..." Rob Trujillo, Metallica
Wed 21.11.2012 Tampere, Klubii
Tickets 18 e (+ handling charges), 20 e (from the door if not sold out)
Thu 3.5.2012 Helsinki, Nosturii
Tickets 22 e (+ handling charges), 22 e (from the door if not sold out)
DIE SO FLUID (UK) VISIT FINLAND FOR 3 SHOWS (16.4.2012)
British hard-rock trio, DIE SO FLUID will return to Finland in July for three shows. They will visit Helsinki and Kuopio for club shows and then headline Friday at Suonenjok'rok Festival in Suonenjoki.
Die So Fluid was formed in 2000 by three highly talented musicians. Singer and bassist Grog has played in Kelly Osbourne's and Mel C's live band and drummer Al Fletcher has a Grammy Award for drumming on Lee "Scratch" Perry's E.T.-album. Drew Richards has had success as a guitarist in numerous bands.
Die So Fluid has released three albums, with the latest "The World is Too Big for One Lifetime" released in 2010. The band have currently been recording their fourth album, due for release in early 2013.
Wed 11.7.2012 HELSINKI, Bar Loose (+ support)
Tickets 10 e + handling costs from Tiketti
Tickets 12 e at the door
to 12.7.2012 KUOPIO, Henry’s Pub (+ support)
Liput 5 e + handling costs from Kuopio Levykauppa Äx
Liput 5 e at the door
pe 13.7.2012 SUONENJOKI, Suonenjok’rok
2 day tickets for 39 e + handling costs from Tiketti
1 day tickets to come on sale at a later stage
FISHBONE (USA) CANCELLED (5.4.2012)
We regret to inform that Fishbone's shows in Finland on May 2nd and 3rd are cancelled due to Angelo Moore's knee operation. The whole European tour is cancelled. We hope to find replacing dates in the fall. Tickets may be returned to Tiketti!
FOUR SHOWS FOR TV SMITH IN MAY! (3.4.2012)
TV SMITH, vocalist of the legendary punk band The Adverts is returning to Finland for four shows, visiting Tampere, Helsinki, Jyväskylä and Kouvola.
TV SMITH rose to prominence as the singer and songwriter of the punk band The Adverts, who are best known for their 1977 single "Gary Gilmore's Eyes". Smith next went solo and continues to perform as a solo artist today, recording and performing his own songs, often with the backing of a variety of other bands from around the world. This includes members of Germany's Die Toten Hosen, Finland's Punk Lurex OK, The United States' Midnight Creeps, and Spain's Suzy & Los Quattro.
This tour is part of TV Smith's 35 years since Gary Gilmore's Eyes anniversary.
Wed 23.05.2012 Tampere, O'Haras
Thu 24.05.2012 Helsinki, On the Rocks
Fri 25.05.2012 Jyväskylä, Musta Kynnys
Sat 26.05.2012 Kouvola, Rytmikatti
CAPTAIN JACK (GER) TO STAR AT KALAJOEN JUHANNUS (2.4.2012)
90's Eurotrance legend, CAPTAIN JACK (GER) will headline Kalajoen Juhannus Festival on Saturday 23.06.2012. The festival follows an extremely successful Finnish winter tour which spanned six shows.
Captain Jack is recognised world wide for dancefloor and disco hits like "Captain Jack", "Drill Instructor", "Soldier Soldier" and "Little Boy" and has a platinum-certified (The Mission, chart debut #3, sales 58.000) as well as a gold-certified (Operation Dance, sales 31.000) album in Finland alone, with a total of 19 platinum & gold records from all over Europe. Captain Jack released a new album in April 2011 entitled "Back to the Dancefloor" starring "People Like to Party" as the debut single.
Another of our acts, DJ-collective, Disco Idiots have been confirmed to play on the Summer Heat stage on Saturday as well.
MARKY RAMONES BLITZKRIEG PLAY PORI & STOCKHOLM (23.3.2012)
Legendary Ramones drummer, Marky Ramone, will visit Finland in August with his band MARKY RAMONE'S BLITZKRIEG (USA). Marky and his entourage will play the Porispere Festival in Pori on the 3rd of August and Debaser Slussen in Stockholm on the 4th of August. Marky played Helsinki and Tampere in August last year.
In the spring of 1978, Marky joined the Ramones. In a matter of weeks he was in the studio recording his first album with The Ramones entitled, “Road to Ruin”, which features one of the biggest Ramones songs “I Wanna Be Sedated”. The following year the Ramones filmed the cult classic “Rock 'n' Roll High School”. Later that year they entered the studio to record “End Of The Century”. After several tours and a two more studio albums, Marky was asked to leave the band 1983, only to rejoin his band mates in 1987 until they decided to call it quits in 1996. His tenure with the Ramones spanned a total of 15 years. Performing over 1700 shows and more than 15 releases, including songwriting credits on both Mondo Bizarro and Adios Amigos, the bands farewell release. In 2000, Marky reunited with long time friend Joey Ramone for Joey’s solo effort “Don't Worry About Me”.
In 2001, Marky along with his former band mates (Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy), were inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. That same year, U2’s Bono presented the Ramones with the MTV’s Lifetime Achievement Award. In February, Marky received a Grammy for his lifetime work with The Ramones.
MARKY RAMONE'S BLITZKRIEG (USA)
Fri 03.08.2011 PORI, Porispere
Sat 04.08.2011 SWE, STOCKHOLM, Debaser Slussen
SCARRED BY BEAUTY (DEN), THE DEAD LAY WAITING (UK) (21.3.2012)
Two young and exciting new talents, Danish SCARRED BY BEAUTY and English THE DEAD LAY WAITING will visit Finland in the end of May for shows in Tampere, Helsink and Pori. The Finnish shows are part of their mammoth two month world tour with dates in fifteen European countries as well as three shows in China.
Melodic hardcore group Scarred By Beauty were formed in 2006. Despite averaging only 21 years of age, the Danes released their debut album "Sutra" to acclaim in major punk and hardcore media. The band already have tons of experience, with numerous shows all through Europe.
The Dead Lay Waiting are melodic metalcore hailing from Swindon, England. The band has released two albums, with the most recent being "Almost Heaven" which was released last year. The album has been well received with 8/10 by Metal Hammer and 4/5 by Terrorizer magazine.
to 24.5.2012 Tampere, Klubi (+ Deviant Tactics)
Tickets 7 e from the door, no presale
pe 25.5.2012 Helsinki, Bar Loose (+ support)
Tickets 5 e presale from Tiketti
Tickets 7 e from the door
la 26.5.2012 Pori, Monttu (+ Dreams and More)
Tickets 5 e from the door, no presale
VICTIMS FAMILY (USA) IN FINLAND FOR THE FIRST TIME (13.3.2012)
Californian punk trio VICTIMS FAMILY will finally arrive in Finland for the first time in May when they play shows in Tampere and Helsinki.
Formed in 1984 in Santa Monica, California, Victims Family blended punk, heavy metal and jazz, making them difficult to categorize into a single genre. Allmusic says, "since its inception, the trio has refused to be pigeonholed to any single musical style — incorporating elements of hardcore punk, jazz, funk, hard rock, and noise into its challenging sound." With their diverse sense of music, Victims Family has been able to perform alongside such acts as Dead Kennedys, Butthole Surfers and Nomeansno.
Victims Family is signed to Dead Kennedy's Jello Biafra's legendary Alternative Tentacles record label. Singer guitarist Ralph Spight is also part of Biafra's Guantanamo School of Medicines live band.
ke 23.5.2012 TAMPERE, Klubi (+ Sokea Piste ja Can Can Heads)
Tickets 12 e + handling costs from Tiketti, 14 e from the door if tickets still available
to 24.5.2012 HELSINKI, Bar Loose (+ Sokea Piste)
Tickets 12 e + handling costs from Tiketti, 14 e from the door if tickets still available
JUNGLE BROTHERS (USA) RETURN TO FINLAND IN APRIL (22.2.2012)
Hip-hop pioneers JUNGLE BROTHERS (USA) return to Finland for the first time since 2004. They will play two shows, one in Helsinki and a second in Turku. The tour is part of their "Straight out the Jungle Spring Reunion Tour".
The Jungle Brothers are a group that pioneered the fusion of jazz and hip-hop and also became the first hip-hop group to use a house-music producer. The group began performing in the mid-1980s and released its first album, Straight Out the Jungle, in July 1988. With Afrocentric lyrics and innovative beats, the Jungle Brothers were critically acclaimed and soon joined the influential Native Tongues collective. The original trio, which will be seen on this tour, comprised Michael Small (Mike Gee), Nathaniel Hall (Afrika Baby Bam, a homage to Afrika Bambaataa) and Sammy Burwell (DJ Sammy B).
Wed 11.04.2012 Helsinki, The Venue
Game Room Entertainment presents..
Tickets 13€ + handling charges from Tiketti or 15€ from the door
Thu 12.04.2012 Turku, Klubi
Tickets 12€ + handling charges from Tiketti or 15€ from the door
LEATHERFACE (UK) SHOW IN HELSINKI IS SOLD OUT! (8.2.2012)
British punk-rock legends LEATHERFACE's show at Bar Loose in Helsinki is now officially SOLD OUT! No more tickets are available for this show. Tickets for the other shows in Tampere, Turku and Jyväskylä are still available from Tiketti.
SKINDRED (UK) & AMARANTHE (SWE) @ MYÖTÄTUULI (1.2.2012)
Myötätuulirock have announced their first signings for their festival from 03.-04.08.2012 and we are happy to announce that Newport, Wales "ragga-metal" band SKINDRED and Gothenburg, Sweden metal stars AMARANTHE have been confirmed to play the festival.
Skindred hit the ground running with their debut, Babylon, which included the breakthrough singles and consistent live favourites, ‘Nobody’, ‘Pressure’ and ‘Selector’. The Skindred demand never waned and it would be five years until the band would re-enter the studio for their sophomore album, ‘Roots Rock Riot’ in 2005. The album was another perfect collection of hard-hitting ragga punk party anthems, exemplified in tracks such as ‘Trouble’, ‘Rat Race’ and ‘Rudeboy For Life’ and the title-track itself. In 2011 the band completed their third album, Union Black, spawning hit singles like "Cut Dem" as well as winning awards like "Kerrang magazines Devotion award".
Amaranthe started 2012 with their first headline Finnish tour and what a tour it was. 2011 was not too shabby either, releasing their self titled debut album, tours across Europe with big names like Hammerfall, debuting at #16 on the Finnish album charts as well as #9 on the Japanese album charts, sold out shows in Japan and so much more. Summer 2012 for Amaranthe is going to be a memorable one, with festivals from Germany to Finland to Sweden and all the way to the United States.
Myötätuulirock, Vantaa
Amaranthe (SWE) & SKINDRED (UK)
Wildlike Wonder / Village Voice (20.1.2012)
Them Bird Things –yhtyeen albumi Wildlike Wonder sijoittui yhdeksänneksi kriitikko Chuck Eddyn vuoden 2011 parhaiden albumien listalla The New York Village Voicessa. Village Voicen lisäksi Eddy tunnetaan Billboard-lehden toimittajana sekä Stairway To Hell kirjan kirjoittajana.
FISHBONE (USA) TO PLAY HELSINKI & TAMPERE (10.1.2012)
Los Angeles ska-jazz-funk-punk brilliance, FISHBONE (USA) will be back in Finland after a nine year wait. Fishbone will perform at Nosturi in Helsinki on the 2nd and Klubi in Tampere on the 3rd of May 2012. The shows will be part of their "Crazy Glue" EP tour.
Fisbone was formed in Los Angeles in 1979 by John Norwood Fisher with his brother Phillip "Fish" Fisher, Angelo Moore, Kendall Jones, "Dirty" Walter A. Kibby II and Christopher Dowd. On of the most important crossover bands of the 80's, like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane's Addiction Fishbone attracted attention at an early age by musically standing out from the metal and disco pop, especially with their 1988 album "Truth and Soul" which gained raving remarks by critics, fans and musicians all over the world. Shortly after the release Fishbone toured relentlessly, including tours with Red Hot Chili Peppers. Fishbone has also toured with Janes Addiction (1997), Red Hot Chili Peppers & Stone Temple Pilots (2000) and No Doubt (2000).
"There are bands out there who owe much of their success to these fellows..." Les Claypool, Primus
"Fishbone is an important musical institution... " Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Fishbone is back again and they are going to be back for a long time..." Rob Trujillo, Metallica
"Fisbone makes great music..." Snoop Dogg
Wed 2.5.2012 Helsinki, Nosturi
Tickets 22 e (+ handling charges), 22 e (from the door if not sold out)
Thu 3.5.2012 Tampere, Klubi
Tickets 18 e (+ handling charges), 20 e (from the door if not sold out)
PUNK LEGEND LEATHERFACE (UK) IN FEBRUARY (22.12.2011)
British punk-rock legend, LEATHERFACE will visit Finland in February as part of their 22-date European tour. The tour consists of four shows played in Tampere, Helsinki, Turku and Jyväskylä. Leatherface last visited Finland in 2004.
Formed in August 1988, Leatherface has released eight full-length albums, two live albums, two compilations and tons of singles and EP's. Leatherface's music has been described as a cross between Hüsker Dü and Motörhead. The band is often described as "The Motörhead of Punk". A notable Leatherface element is Stubbs' rasping, "gravelly" vocals. The lyrics of the band often feature far-fetched similes, metaphors, word play and obscure allusions. Leatherface was honored by 35 inspired and well known artists (including Hot Water Music & The Saint Catherines) who released a cover album of Leatherface songs.
Helsinki punk-rock outfit Cigarette Crossfire will act as support for all four shows. Atom Notes will take part in Tampere and Turku.
LEATHERFACE TOUR OF FINLAND 2012
15.2.2012 - Klubi, Tampere (14/12e)
16.2.2012 - Bar Loose, Helsinki (14/12e)
17.2.2012 - Klubi, Turku (14/12e)
18.2.2012 - Musta Kynnys, Jyväskylä (12/10e)
All tickets can be bought in advance from Tiketti.
