It’s St Patrick’s Day and Champions in Bournemouth have the Irish traditional drink Guinness at £2.50 a pint in celebration of the day, which will certainly helps make the evening go with a swing. Tonight we have three of Bournemouth’s major rock acts for the evenings entertainment.
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A new line up, a new energy and a tour is now underway to promote their new album ‘Welcome Armageddon’ (out 14th March). It is their 5th full length studio album and their first with new bass player Richard Boucher and ‘new’ guitarist Gavin Burrough (was bass player previously).
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This year the Levellers celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their ground breaking difficult second album ‘Levelling The Land’. To celebrate this the band are on tour of the UK playing the whole album each night to largely “Sold Out” venues. Rock Regeneration were invited to join the band backstage at the Southampton Guildhall to have a chat with the band’s multi talented spokesperson and bass player Jeremy Cunningham.
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March 14th is the time that many of us have waited for: Funeral For A Friend will release their much anticipated and already critically acclaimed 5th studio album ‘Welcome Home Armageddon’. The new album brings a new line up with Gavin Burroughs switching to guitar and Richard Boucher joining the band on bass.
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Walking to iBar, I have to stop and actually think about what I’m seeing. There is a queue going out the door of the intimate venue which can’t help probe the thought that Not Advised are certainly moving up in the world, as most of the dates on their latest tour sold out at venues which are twice the size of iBar. On a frantic Friday, there’s nothing like a pop punk gig to get you in the mood for the weekend and the venue was packed to the capacity as a final push of, on the door sales saw the show sell out.
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In the current days of recession with money being very hard to come by, music promoters have to come up with ways of getting people out of their living rooms and into the music venues and combining bands on one tour is certainly a great way to bring people through the door. I really don’t know why they have not done it before, it just makes sense The Levellers and The Wonder Stuff just fit together so well, two great folk rock bands making for one great night.
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Bournemouth’s very own Kings of Hearts are looking to start off 2011 with a bang. They see in the new year with some new songs that are planned to be released as an E.P., and I have been tasked with checking them out to give you taste of what’s to come.
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On April 22nd new band Hot Vamp Club are having a launch party at Champions for their debut EP “I Dream Of Fires”. Supported by Ivienna, Kinnie The Explorer, and Wild Fire.
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After their last blistering performance at the Joiners in May last year, power trio Die So Fluid return to Southampton as part of their latest UK Tour, the band have attracted a near capacity crowd here at the Talking Heads for what promises to be another great night.
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