The Underground Guide to Booking a Gig

how to book a gig - the guide

Photo by marfis75, via flickr.  So, you’ve assembled your band, you’ve swam through the ocean of agony that is finding a group of musicians you can reasonably, prospectively be expected to live in a van with, you’re all on the same wave length (just about) and you’ve put together a pulverising 20-30 minute long set that’s as tight as a drum (pardon the expression) and you’ve melted the very ears off…

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Dream Theater announce new European tour

Source Dream Theater just announced the first list of concerts from their European tour in order to promote their newest self-titled album. The album is actually going to be release on 24th September this year, and they are starting this tour in Portugal, on 15th January 2014. The guitarist, John Petrucci declares that this is a new beginning for them, and you guys should keep in mind the fact that this…

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The Darkness Set to Perform Entire Debut Record Live on Tour

Good news for glam fans – British rockers The Darkness have announced that they will perform their debut album “Permission to Land” live in full on the upcoming “Intimate Outreach” UK tour. Consisting of 25 concerts, their tour marks the album’s 10th anniversary, and this is how they’re going to celebrate it. “Intimate Outreach” tour dates: 11/13 – London – Electric Ballroom 11/15 – Bath – Pavilion 11/16 – Plymouth – Uni 11/17 – Cardiff…

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Small artists to see at Live at Leeds Festival 2013

Not sure who to see? Here a few artists to check out on the Saturday of Live at Leeds Festival!   Man Like Me   Do you remember that quirky IKEA advert that went on about parties in kitchens? Well, you may recognise these guys and their vocals from precisely that. Man Like Me are a North London trio of absolutely wacky music and although it sounds like they can’t really be bothered, their mix of…

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Arch Enemy cancel all the concerts for this Summer

Source There isn’t much to say about it , Arch Enemy just said in a statement that cancel all the concerts: It is with great disappointment that we have to cancel our shows at European festivals this summer. The reason for this being private family matters that demand our full attention, making it difficult to fulfill our commitments in that time frame. We are currently looking into the possibility of rescheduling…

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QOTSA prepare epic world tour

The guys over at Queens of the Stone Age are usually pretty mysterious about their future plans, but they’ve promised an extensive world tour in support of their long-awaited new record “…Like Clockwork” which is out in June. No official dates or places have been released, but the band promised to hit the road in a big way, after spending so much time in the studio and away from the fans. What we do know…

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Alice Cooper to tour with Marilyn Manson

It always seemed to be that they were kindred spirits – the man with a woman’s name who was blamed for the fall of civilization in the 70s, and the man who was blamed for the fall of civilization in the 90s, surely there’s something up with that. Apparently, they reached the same conclusion together and announced that they’ll be taking the act on the road: “Masters Of Madness: Shock Therapy Tour 2013”, that’s the…

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Of Montreal Announce U.S. Spring Tour

I absolutely love Of Montreal, and they’re one of the best bands I haven’t seen live (yet) – and I probably won’t be seeing them this year because, well, I’m not American… shucks. But the band’s American fans are more lucky than me. After releasing two albums in 2012, Daughter of Cloud and Paralytic Stalks, Of Montreal are once again taking their insane live show on the road. May is the month to see, as…

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Japandroids live @ Conan and 2012 tour dates

japandroids live

Canadian garage rock duo Japandroids hit “Conan” last night when they played “The Nights of Wine and Roses” off the band’s sophomore release, Celebration Rock. Check their pulsating performance below by hitting play on the video. Also, right after the jump, check out the dates and venues for the band’s upcoming tour which will see Japandroids playing North American and European festivals starting this March. Along Japandroids will be joining Cloud Nothings and Gaslight Anthem on…

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Crystal Castles new tour dates

Source The band posted on their official website their newest tour dates list. If you’tr from Germany, Denmark even Sweden or almost everywhere in this world, you better go and watch these guys live, I assure you that you won’t be disappointed.   01-15 Auckland, New Zealand – The Studio 01-17 Sydney, Australia – The Hi-Fi 01-18 Sydney, Australia – Big Day Out 01-20 Gold Coast, Australia – Big Day Out…

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