Levi's® OnesToWatch® May Tour 2008: Late of the Pier, Friendly Fires & more (news / gigs)
25/4/08
Late of the Pier
The Displacements, Friendly Fires, Collapsing Cities, Cazals, A Place To Bury Strangers
The Levi’s® OnesToWatch® tour continues to showcase the cream of musical talent and the latest installment boasts a mouth watering collection of bands playing across the UK. Late of the Pier are creating quite a buzz for being one of the best live acts around, and are sure to do the tour proud as headliners for this month. Add to this the likes of The Displacements and Friendly Fires plus a whole host more and you have a month that promises to kick off.
Full Tour Details
Tues 6th May Birmingham Barfly - Late of the Pier, The Displacements, Collapsing Cities, Cazals
Weds 7th May Camden Barfly - Late of the Pier, The Displacements, Collapsing Cities, A Place To Bury Strangers
Thurs 8th May Brighton Barfly - Late of the Pier, The Displacements, Collapsing Cities
Mon 12th May Glasgow Barfly - Late of the Pier, The Displacements, Collapsing Cities
Mon 19th May Liverpool Barfly - Friendly Fires + Guests
Sat 31st May Soho Borderline -The Displacements + Guests
Band Details
Dark, chaotic and hedonistic, Late Of The Pier burst onto the scene with show stealing performances at last year’s Underage, Reading and Leeds festivals. With their unique fix of fizzing analogue, and digital synths, their sound has been compared to Brian Eno, Gary Numan and Klaxons, and has already earned them the coveted “single of the week” from NME for their last single, Bathroom Gurgle.
Having established their own label, Zarcorp, through Parlophone Records, Late Of The Pier will release their third single on May 19th, featuring the tracks ‘Space And The Woods’ and “Focker’. Produced by Mixmag’s “DJ of the year” 06, Erol Alkan, who has remixed tracks for the likes of Scissor Sisters and Daft Punk, the Castle Donington quartet look set to make 2008 “the Year of the Pier.”
www.myspace.com/lateofthepier
Leicester four piece, The Displacements’ second single Lazy bones was released on Stiff Records in December. They have been likened to The Who, The Delays, and The Kinks, thanks to their energetic guitar riffs, catchy choruses and dark, pounding drums. A riotous appearance at the Summer Sundae festival last year was followed by plays on Steve Lamacq’s Radio 1 show, and they have recently had tracks produced by Owen Morris of Oasis and Verve fame.
www.myspace.com/thedisplacements
New Zealanders Collapsing Cities play spiky indie post punk, with sharp lyrics and equally slick tunes. Their debut single “Fear Of Opening My Mouth” is due for release on Way Out West (Laura Marling, Jamie T) on May 26th.
www.myspace.com/collapsingcities
New Yorkers A Place To Bury Strangers made their mark on the NME at South by South West this year, declaring them one of their “top 10 bands”. Their post punk , shoegaze sound has been likened to Jesus and the Mary Chain and Joy Division. Debut single ‘To Fix A Gash In Your Head’ will be released this month on Meal Deal Records.
www.myspace.com/aplacetoburystrangers
Signed to French label Kitsune, home to Simian Mobile Disco and Digitalism, Cazals are one of the most forward thinking guitar bands in British music today. Their razor sharp sound mixes a rasping vocal with spiky guitars and unforgettable melodies, making their first EP ‘To Cut A Long Story Short’ a work of tremendous depth
www.myspace.com/cazalsuk
Bringing their lean, cosmic, catchy pop to the stage in Liverpool, are St Albans trio Friendly Fires. Their debut EP for fledgling East London label Strange Boutique covers many bases, from the funk heavy strut of Photobooth, to the irreverent take on Frankie Knuckles house classic, ‘Your Love’.
www.myspace.com/friendlyfires
For more information see www.levi.co.uk/lotw
Click here to read more Late of the Pier related news, reviews & interviews!
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The Displacements, Friendly Fires, Collapsing Cities, Cazals, A Place To Bury StrangersThe Levi’s® OnesToWatch® tour continues to showcase the cream of musical talent and the latest installment boasts a mouth watering collection of bands playing across the UK. Late of the Pier are creating quite a buzz for being one of the best live acts around, and are sure to do the tour proud as headliners for this month. Add to this the likes of The Displacements and Friendly Fires plus a whole host more and you have a month that promises to kick off.
Full Tour Details
Tues 6th May Birmingham Barfly - Late of the Pier, The Displacements, Collapsing Cities, Cazals
Weds 7th May Camden Barfly - Late of the Pier, The Displacements, Collapsing Cities, A Place To Bury Strangers
Thurs 8th May Brighton Barfly - Late of the Pier, The Displacements, Collapsing Cities
Mon 12th May Glasgow Barfly - Late of the Pier, The Displacements, Collapsing Cities
Mon 19th May Liverpool Barfly - Friendly Fires + Guests
Sat 31st May Soho Borderline -The Displacements + Guests
Band Details
Dark, chaotic and hedonistic, Late Of The Pier burst onto the scene with show stealing performances at last year’s Underage, Reading and Leeds festivals. With their unique fix of fizzing analogue, and digital synths, their sound has been compared to Brian Eno, Gary Numan and Klaxons, and has already earned them the coveted “single of the week” from NME for their last single, Bathroom Gurgle.
Having established their own label, Zarcorp, through Parlophone Records, Late Of The Pier will release their third single on May 19th, featuring the tracks ‘Space And The Woods’ and “Focker’. Produced by Mixmag’s “DJ of the year” 06, Erol Alkan, who has remixed tracks for the likes of Scissor Sisters and Daft Punk, the Castle Donington quartet look set to make 2008 “the Year of the Pier.”
www.myspace.com/lateofthepier
Leicester four piece, The Displacements’ second single Lazy bones was released on Stiff Records in December. They have been likened to The Who, The Delays, and The Kinks, thanks to their energetic guitar riffs, catchy choruses and dark, pounding drums. A riotous appearance at the Summer Sundae festival last year was followed by plays on Steve Lamacq’s Radio 1 show, and they have recently had tracks produced by Owen Morris of Oasis and Verve fame.
www.myspace.com/thedisplacements
New Zealanders Collapsing Cities play spiky indie post punk, with sharp lyrics and equally slick tunes. Their debut single “Fear Of Opening My Mouth” is due for release on Way Out West (Laura Marling, Jamie T) on May 26th.
www.myspace.com/collapsingcities
New Yorkers A Place To Bury Strangers made their mark on the NME at South by South West this year, declaring them one of their “top 10 bands”. Their post punk , shoegaze sound has been likened to Jesus and the Mary Chain and Joy Division. Debut single ‘To Fix A Gash In Your Head’ will be released this month on Meal Deal Records.
www.myspace.com/aplacetoburystrangers
Signed to French label Kitsune, home to Simian Mobile Disco and Digitalism, Cazals are one of the most forward thinking guitar bands in British music today. Their razor sharp sound mixes a rasping vocal with spiky guitars and unforgettable melodies, making their first EP ‘To Cut A Long Story Short’ a work of tremendous depth
www.myspace.com/cazalsuk
Bringing their lean, cosmic, catchy pop to the stage in Liverpool, are St Albans trio Friendly Fires. Their debut EP for fledgling East London label Strange Boutique covers many bases, from the funk heavy strut of Photobooth, to the irreverent take on Frankie Knuckles house classic, ‘Your Love’.
www.myspace.com/friendlyfires
For more information see www.levi.co.uk/lotw
Click here to read more Late of the Pier related news, reviews & interviews!
Buy Late of the Pier CDs & Vinyl
Buy Late of the Pier MP3s
Buy Late of the Pier Tickets
Buy Late of the Pier Merch
