Bonjour, Guten Tag, Goedemorgen, Wha’gwan etc…

(picture by Marty Moffatt)

It’s now been some time since yours truly (international division) have returned from our overseas Lizzy-standard bearing mission – and what a blast it was! A special THANK YOU should go out to Herve and his crew at the Blue Devils rock bar in Arras for stepping in at a very late hour to provide a fab likkul gig to break up our trek from Calais to Bensheim, Germany. A great bar, fabulous hospitality…sigh, why can’t they all be like this? 

But the icing on the Krispy Kreme (please note, Limehouse also favour other brands of doughnut and other such sugar-laden, dough based, fat-knacker comestibles) had to be on our night off, when the boys were invited as guests of legendary Californian hard-rockers Y&T at their gig at the Turock venue, Essen. Hob-nobbing, rubbing shoulders and general carousing and libation ensued a-plenty afterwards, as can be seen with Tim Lee and their NBF, drum supremo Mike Vanderhule….

Prior to our oversea mission, Holmfirth Picturedrome weaved its’ usual joyous magic which, to be honest, was easy when aided and abetted by an attendance of over 500! Gi-normous thanks to our special guests on the night, ‘Journey To Toto’, a tribute to…aww c’mon, have we really gotta say?! The following night around 300 of you turned up at The Grand, Clitheroe to help us round off one of the busiest and best weekends of the year.

“Tah’night there’s gonna be a …” meanwhile, 2015 is already shaping up to be a burster – for instance, have we already mentioned the behemoth that is shaping up to be the ‘Jailbreak’ double-headline tour with Livewire and us? Are you sure we haven’t? Well…just in case…we’ve got the mutha of all tribute tours lined up with the bossest DeeCee facsimile, truss’ mi star, true dat (as all those who enter the Little Jamaica wing of Limehouse Towers are wanton to utter). Dates below…

click above for tickets!

Pssst, WANNASEE summink… we’ve had a bit of a dearth of festivals of late, so an early mention for the what is growing to be one of the coolest tribute festivals, the WANNASEE Tribute Festival in Bishop Auckland. Yours truly are actually appearing on the Sunday (May 24th), which is rock night with tributes to the likes of AC/DC, Aerosmith, Whitesnake, Metallica and er, oh yeh, THIN LIZZY to name but a few. More info HERE.

Good day everyone – or, as we say in the West Indian wing of Limehouse Towers, ‘Wha g’wan?’

Here is the news:

URGENT – BEACON COURT TAVERN, GILLINGHAM, 23rd OCTOBER:

Our BEACON COURT TAVERN date on the 23rd of this month is now to be rescheduled to THURSDAY 29TH JANUARY 2015, the reason being that we have been asked to extend our European jaunt to play a show at the Blue Devils venue in Arras, France on the same day. We’re really sorry for any inconvenience or disappointment caused, but please know that if you’ve already bought a ticket, it will remain valid for the rescheduled date. Obviously, we would much prefer that you did this but if you’re desperate for a refund, please contact us via the website (only for valid for tickets purchased from our site).

Full details of our Blue Devils Arras show can be found here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/296168987261025/

Prior to this, this week’s casual-yet-highly-focused jaunt out will encompass what is becoming a Thursday club fave for us, the candidly-candid, confectionery monikered MARRS BAR in Worcester, named after the eponymous owner, er, Marzy! Gigs such as this are, by default, becoming a rarity. If Leamington Spa’s Assembly is the Kim Kardashian of venues, then this would be the Jodie Marsh; slim, lean and sinewy but full of raawk ‘n’ roll attitude and can still serve up the foaming jugs (Oi! Careful!), brimful of brew with the best of ‘em. We’ve previously had some up-close, fierced-up, so-right-they’re-wrong ‘uns here – expect no less, this time…

SWINDON ARTS CENTRE stalks Marzy’s gaff on Friday, after last years splendiferous debut. Rumours are that rock band and celeb snapper Marty Moffat will be back, trimming off fat, wiping out warts and generally beautifying the unbeautiful thru the eyes of his trusty Leicas. So…nails done, weave washed, Spanx strainin’, self-tan tonked, hire a Herve Leger bandage dress, borrow some Louboutins and try to sneak in at the edge of the stage for some photo action. And that’s just the advice to the band…

THE TACKEROO in Hednesford on the 16th falls in line with the Marrs Bar-type of venue and  has gotta be the Courtney Love of clubs gigs! A bit worn, a bit shaky but by god’s teeth, when wound up and pointed in the right direction can flash ‘em, mash ‘em and spit venom when riled! Between band and venue, we will seduce you, Lizzy-style…

Following on, the PICTUREDROME, Holmfirth needs no intro, an absolute fan-fave in this picturesque setting, with a long-awaited and anticipated return to the aptly-named GRAND in Clitheroe bringing up the, er, rear. This is a pretty much state-of-the-art facility, glossily done out with obviously much monies spent, a pleasure to both perform and spectate.

Wight on, baby…right after playing our Thursday fave, the Oxford O2 Academy on the 30th, we’re pleased to announce a long-awaited return to the Isle Of Wight at the MEDINA THEATRE on the last day of the month. We’ve had a steady stream of enquiries as to our return since the questions hanging over the fate of the Ryde Theatre, so this is extreeemely welcome news. We can rely on your support for our debut there, of course…?

We’re Stoked…and finally, speaking of new venues, here’s one for the Stoke massive, who are probably, like us, are still rueing the demise of the beloved Queens Hotel. Weep no more – JJ’s in Hanley is looking to launch a rock tribute night starting with Yours Truly on the 1st November, which will hopefully go a long way to re-establishing this fiercely rock-loyal town to it’s former swaggering musical status. Join us?

JAILBREAK TOUR 2015

Here’s the latest poster, share it around, and click the link for tickets!!

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