3 posts tagged “big country”
Well, we got the support slot (confirmed at the last minute) for Big Country at Burnley Mechanics - a Victorian hall
formerly the Mechanics Institute - and we understand their reluctance to have a support band, and their change of heart halfway through their tour when voice strain could become an issue.
We thought our half hour set went well, was appreciated by the half full auditorium (of course it filled up for Big Country, since it was their gig) and judging by sales of our CD on the merchandise stall, we made a positive impact on a number of people.
It was great to have a dressing room with our name on the door, lights round the mirror, and the drinks/food rider supplied by the venue. The techs both back line and front of house were very helpful. Everything, in short, was excellent in our view.
Our set included Laughter, Mannekin, Rumours, Greater Than Thee, Trapped Under The Smog of the Industrial Blanket, A Festival In Colne Lancashire, and finally Cradle To The Grave.
Big Country didn't acknowledge us, and why should they. We aren't famous. They are.
We wish them all the best for their tour and hope that they continue to play their great music for the fans.
We are honoured to have been invited (belatedly nonetheless) to support the legendary BIG COUNTRY on Saturday 22nd December at Burnley Mechanics. Big Country are touring for the first time in years, and despite the fact that they are now a three piece (sadly Stuart died in 2001) the band continue to be an inspiration.
Anyone interested in purchasing tickets can do so on line. Just follow this link.
December, and the band is resting (which means rehearsing and writing) with no gigs until the end of the month, which is why none of our regular ramblings about the gigs we've played.
There has been a couple of very strange developments though, which have affected us greatly, so at risk of boring our readers we would just like to mention them.
The NME/Morrissey argument has certainly made us question what we should do regarding the NME. As everyone who knows a New Breed of Monkey will be aware, we are great fans of Morrissey and have been greatly influenced by both the man himself and, naturally, The Smiths. Having also regarded the NME as a 'necessary' vehicle for breaking bands, we now have a dilemma. Do we pull out of all NME websitesand the NME blog in support of M? We know what we WANT to do, but would very much like to hear what YOU think we should do.
Please comment on this question and lets hear what you think.
Q. Should we delete our Breaking Bands status on NME website, and Vox NME Group an MySpace friends?
The second thing was that Big Country have decided to have no support acts on their current tour. Instead, they have announced that they will conduct a Questions & Answer session at each gig. Since we were asked to support them on 22nd December, this kind of disappoints us greatly and makes us ask how can anyone hold a Q&A session for 400/500 people in a standing only venue? Lets just hope (for their sake) that it works! Nevertheless, we're keeping that date free - just in case they have a change of heart!
