Hey You. Yes, YOU!

As autumn deigns to bestow it's beautiful colours upon us, from the russet hues of falling leaves, to the very same of Julians hair dye, so is the need for an update of all things Limehouse, as we enter our busiest time of year. All of our tour dates down until Christmas follow below, so please think early of  loved ones and bestow the gift that keeps on giving, the feted Limehouse gig ticket...

We had a bangin' summer, although tinged with a touch of sadness as we played our last show at the Square in Harlow. Unfortunately this staple of the Essex gig circuit is being demolished, but all is not lost as it is to be relocated to a spanking new premises in due course. We’ll keep you posted on developments and hopefully play at the new place when it opens…

One of our first shows back after the summer break was a blistering double-header at Conkers Amphitheatre in Moira, reuniting us with our brothers in fake rockness, Livewire DC. With a turnout of over 700 punters shoehorned in, not only was it a riotous assembly, they literally drank the bars dry! We cannot thank the esteemed promotor, organiser and general all-round top geezer ‘Pete the Shirt’ for not only masterminding this special event and making it it the success that it is, but for also including us in so many of them.

We have had some great shows since Conkers too - BANGED OUT in Burgess Hill, SOLD OUT in Sudbury, MOBBED in Mickleton, FULLY-LOADED in Leicester, and TOPPED UP in Tamworth!!

On the subject of Tamworth, the Assembly Rooms will be closing for a full refurb in Feb 2016 and will be shut for about 18 months. Watch this space though, we will be returning once the work is done and this venue returns better than ever...

Urgent, URGENT! Also, hot off the press, we have just announced a NEW GIG on Saturday 19th December. We are playing a new venue, the NEW CONTINENTAL in PRESTON. Hopefully this will replace the now defunct 53 Degrees, and a perfect setting for the Limehouse Lancashire Christmas knees-up! Tickets are available on line HERE. Get 'em early this will be packed!!

Keep an eye out for our advert in the Sunday Mirror on the 15th Nov, and don't forget to shoot us an email back if you have any suggestions for a venue where you'd like to see us play.

‘Til the next time...

Wayne, Greg, Tim and Lee

Cha’ mon, y’all –

tighty-whities, budgie-smugglers, uplifters, spanx belly trainers at the ready…IT’S SUMMER! And check us out leading the charge with our recent foray to St Tropez for the Harley Davidson Euro Rally.

Another hard day at the office…

It was a kick-ass weekend lineup, with us sharing the bill with none other than Mott the Hoople/Bad Company legend MICK RALPHS. So, aside from largin’ it in the sun on our beach hut veranda sipping mojitos and Colt 45’s (and a celebratory, if cautious, Warninks advocaat for Julian, natch…), we also got to hear some of the finest ‘choons in classic rock history – ‘Feel Like Making Love’ and ‘Can’t Get Enough of Your Love’ amongst others. Mick, Dickie and the band were all top chaps too, great having a drink and a chat with them all after. For one special moment we actually felt like a real band….sigh.

Limehouse HQ in St Tropez

It truly was a gig to die for, massive thanks to Suzanne and her team for putting together and involving us in such a magnificent event – and good job we flew out early after fog at Nice airport saw us diverted to Marseille (read: Limehouse in ‘actually on time’ shocker!)…

Diss-repair

Whilst our last gig was an epic event of gargantuan gravitas, brobdinagian boisterousness, preponderous proportion, and generally an all round reet good time chuck, it was also tinged and tainted with a slight misty veil of sadness, imbued with a searing sense of loss and longing when we played the Corn Hall in Diss (why, is that the Simon Bates ‘Our Tune’ music we hear in the distance?). A fantastic turnout, but alas the venue is a listed building and must now close for some extensive repair work. The timescale for this is uncertain at the moment, but we are hoping to make a return in 2017, and wish Angela and all the staff there the very best, we know the Corn Hall will be back. Bigger. Better. Stronger. Faster. And totally bionic once we have rebuilt her. Him? It!

Seaside special

Got the chance to catch up with a couple of Blighty’s bestest tribs when we played at the Giants of Rock event in Southend. Openers were our old buddies ‘Who’s Who’ (some of you will have seen us with them last year at Conkers Ampitheatre in Moira last year). Yes bwoy, a powerhouse of a set that got the crowd fully pumped ‘n’ primed for a full dose of Limehouse, then to close proceedings we had ‘Not the Rolling Stones’ camping it up with moo-ooh-ooh-oves like Jagger, and a knockout set of Stones classics from across the years.

Justice for all…

And a special mention for all of you who rocked up and out at our show at Colchester Arts Centre! We had one of our favourite original acts and Honorary Limehouse Brother, TOMMY JUSTICE – he of the old rocker head on handsome young shoulders – as special guest, and it was HEAVING! Both bands were filming their sets, and we hope to have some live footage up very soon.

Live Life…

And finally, just a quick mention of a couple of new venues for us – always a joyous occasion, what with so many independent still feeling the squeeze and some sadly, even going under. September 25th sees our inaugural at THE ALDRIDGE ARENA in Walsall in the Midlands. And the night before on September 24th, we make our debut at THE LOVESHACK, Durham. Lastly (but not leastly) we also have a new venue in Ipswich – make sure you get down to the MUSIC ROOM on October 10^th!! So chaps and chapesses, your patronage and support in that kindly way that you do, will be very much appreciated and welcomed.

All our tour dates down to the end of October are on our 'TOUR DATES' page, so pin ‘em on your fridge, tatt ‘em on the inside of your eyelids, screen save ‘em on your phone, scribe ‘em on the bedroom ceiling (but make sure it’s your own!) and…generally anywhere to keep ‘em in mind…

‘Til the next time…

Wayne, Greg, Tim and Lee