FREEBASS FIRST GIGS ANNOUNCED
Archived66 replies · 7,335 views
For those without access to Facebook:
FREEBASS Two Live gigs In June
June 1st @ 100 Club LONDON June 3rd @ Factory 251 MANCHESTER
see the SJM concerts for tickets www.gigsandtours.com tickets on sale 26/03/2010 09:00
so, tickets on sale 26.3.10,, london gig states 1.6.10 as date,,its tuesday,,should be good,, dont think can make fac 251 though.
to be given your sight.
Yup, it can't be the 2nd June, as another band's playing that night.
So, Tuesday 1st June it is...
Bugger.. I've got an appointment at the Chinese embassy on 26th at 9am... :(
(Will have to get Milky to try and get tickets.....)
Mrs Milky wrote: Bugger.. I've got an appointment at the Chinese embassy on 26th at 9am... :(
Please expand....
Burt Burterson wrote:
Mrs Milky wrote: Bugger.. I've got an appointment at the Chinese embassy on 26th at 9am... :(
Please expand....
It's a euphemism for buying loads of drugs, probably.
El Jarvo wrote:
Burt Burterson wrote:
Mrs Milky wrote: Bugger.. I've got an appointment at the Chinese embassy on 26th at 9am... :(
Please expand....
It's a euphemism for buying loads of drugs, probably.
I thought that was seeing a man about a dog!
Mrs Milky wrote:
El Jarvo wrote:
Burt Burterson wrote:
Mrs Milky wrote: Bugger.. I've got an appointment at the Chinese embassy on 26th at 9am... :(
Please expand....
It's a euphemism for buying loads of drugs, probably.
I thought that was seeing a man about a dog!
Nope, that's old hat now.
Da Yoot are all talking 'bout the Chinese Embassy now.
Nudge nudge, wink wink.
Mrs Milky wrote: Bugger.. I've got an appointment at the Chinese embassy on 26th at 9am... :(
(Will have to get Milky to try and get tickets.....)
Hope you don't work for Rio Tinto.
El Jarvo wrote:
Mrs Milky wrote:
El Jarvo wrote:
Burt Burterson wrote:
Mrs Milky wrote: Bugger.. I've got an appointment at the Chinese embassy on 26th at 9am... :(
Please expand....
It's a euphemism for buying loads of drugs, probably.
I thought that was seeing a man about a dog!
Nope, that's old hat now.
Da Yoot are all talking 'bout the Chinese Embassy now.
Nudge nudge, wink wink.
Oh! What has Milky gotten me into... I just thought I was applying for a visa!!
almansoglasnost wrote: ep artwork
I quite like the sleeve - it remind of something else, and not just the House of Love.
Is the title a nod to the Inspiral Carpets, then, or what?
I dunno Martin,I thought it might be a reference to Steve McQueen doing his Papillon little bitch tits.
It's all a bit cryptic,fuck knows.I've been wrong before.
As sure as god made little apples,it'll all come out in the wash though. Fiver on it.
0_o wrote: Free-3-Ass?
Reference to 3 bass players?
More like Hooky and the boys in a 3-way triple anal penetration.
The Revenge lads weren't up to it, obviously.
Mrs Milky wrote:
Oh! What has Milky gotten me into... I just thought I was applying for a visa!!
you have to go to the Chinese embassy to apply for a credit card??? and you kids call us merikuns backwards...
Clayhead Liberation Faction wrote:
almansoglasnost wrote: ep artwork
I quite like the sleeve - it remind of something else, and not just the House of Love.
Is the title a nod to the Inspiral Carpets, then, or what?
one of these then?
I didn't know there were so many covers with butterflies on them.
I don't mean that in a bad way, though.
When are the Manchester tickets supposed to be on sale? I've been going back to the FAC 251 site since 9:00am when the London gig went on sale.That one isn't sold out yet but there's still nothing happening on the FAC 251 "click here to buy tickets" button. :(
lonegroover99 wrote: When are the Manchester tickets supposed to be on sale? I've been going back to the FAC 251 site since 9:00am when the London gig went on sale.That one isn't sold out yet but there's still nothing happening on the FAC 251 "click here to buy tickets" button. :(
From Cerysmatic:
"Tickets for the live Manchester debut of Freebass on Wednesday 2 June 2010 @ The Factory will now go on sale on Monday 29 March 2010 via factorymanchester.com. There was some confusion over the date of the gig, with it being listed in some quarters as 3 June so the original on-sale date has been postponed.
Tickets for the London date @ the 100 Club on Tue 1 June went on sale today as planned and are still available at the time of writing via TicketWeb, GigsAndTours and other outlets priced 12.50 GBP."
To confirm. tickets for the Manchester date (June 2nd) will go on sale at 10am Monday 29th January at www.factorymanchester.com
Also the London gig has already sold out.
oh dear, London sold out unless anyone can tell me otherwise.
If somebody realises they can't go closer to the date, feel free to let me know.
You know you'd rather sell to a NOOLER than some internet tout!
Booked for FAC 251! Tickets were supposed to be on sale at 10:00,maybe there was confusion over putting the clock forwards an hour. :)
I'm hoping for some gigs in mid to late August, I expect it'll be pretty interesting to see them live.
MONTY wrote: aww they could have put on the girl with the thigh boots on!
Yea! Got my FAC 251 ticket!!
I think her name was Joanna?
wrote: Erm wasnae the birdy in dem pics Jo Guest? if me memory serves me correctly
Dunno? The question was asked before, but it might not be her?
I've got the poster! :p
Jo Guest, now thats all skool porn... delightful, early days of porn dvds eh ha ha. Dont reckon its her. Actually went to one of her early p.a's in a club...dumb bitch
According to Facebook, FreeBass is:
Gary Briggs (Vocals), Peter Hook (Bass), Gary Mounfield (Bass), Andy Rourke (Guitar), Nat Watson (Gutar), Bo Walsh ( Drums)
Rourkey on guitar?
And where's Paulo?
Pablo Bastardo wrote: According to Facebook, FreeBass is:
Gary Briggs (Vocals), Peter Hook (Bass), Gary Mounfield (Bass), Andy Rourke (Guitar), Nat Watson (Gutar), Bo Walsh ( Drums)
Rourkey on guitar? And where's Paulo?
Indeed?
Isn't Bo the guy in Gabs Wish that we met in Rome?
Another gig - this time round in Carlisle:
Friday, June 4 at 8:00 PM THE BRICKYARD & CUMBRIA GIGS PRESENTS: Freebass at Brickyard, The, England - North and Northeast
Not to be missed! Freebass consist of 3 bassists; Andy Rourke (The Smiths), Peter Hook (Joy Division / New Order) and Mani (The Stone Roses / Primal Scream). Not to mention singer Gary Briggs (Haven) and Paul Kehoe on drums £10.00
Nick King wrote:
Pablo Bastardo wrote: According to Facebook, FreeBass is:
Gary Briggs (Vocals), Peter Hook (Bass), Gary Mounfield (Bass), Andy Rourke (Guitar), Nat Watson (Gutar), Bo Walsh ( Drums)
Rourkey on guitar? And where's Paulo?
Indeed?
Isn't Bo the guy in Gabs Wish that we met in Rome?
Yeah, that's him. Nice lad. Brother of Northside's Tim Walsh.
i was in the usa when these were announced.snagged one on ebay for £20. see you all at the 100 club
Freebass played their first full gig in Manchester tonight (June 2) at FAC 251.
The group, which includes former New Order/Joy Division bassist Peter Hook, Primal Scream/The Stone Roses' Mani and Haven's Gary Briggs, performed tracks from their recently released debut album, 'It's A Beautiful Life'.
Opening with the upbeat 'Plan B' the band hit the ground running, before quickly following up with 'It's Not Too Late' and 'The Only Ones Alone'.
Despite The Smiths' Andy Rourke not able to join the band on this tour because of commitments in the US, The Light's Nat Wason was a solid deputy with standout performances on 'World Won't Wait' and 'Sister Surrender'.
Leaving the stage after 'The God Machine', the band then came back on for an encore of 'She Said', which Hook ended with a short bass solo.
Prior to the show Hook revealed that their debut album would be "getting a physical release on August 10", before admitting that hitting the road with Freebass has been "very exciting".
"It's quite funny that, after living with the music for so long, you get a bit blasé about it, you get used to it being there every time you turn the computer on," the bassist told NME. "So to go into a room and play it to people is completely different and I’d forgotten what that was like in a new band format."
He added: "I'd not done it since 1990 for Christ's sake, since I did Revenge. The 'Unknown Pleasures' shows were different as it's something you've lived with and played many many times, so this has been very exciting as it's music we've never played before. Doing it live is better, and sounds better for me, than when we were doing the record."
Mani agreed: "It's always a different kind of magic when you come to play it in a room together anyway and that's music for you."
Freebass played the following:
'Plan B' 'Not Too Late' 'The Only Ones Alone' 'Lady Violence' 'Kill Switch Pt 141' 'World Won't Wait' 'Secrets And Lies' 'Sister Surrender' 'The God Machine' 'She Said'
Though I had to cut last night short (very!) due to having to get the train back to preston, the five songs I heard were great, the vocals sound much better live than on record, it has a bit more edge, rather than very smooth on the album.
the venue is great, but I think they need a bigger stage, it's wierd seeing a band with people of that calibre on what is basically a pub stage.
Great sound in there, but the coke tasted shite! (the drink variety that is!) I'd have thought with an alcoholic being involved in a club, the non alcoholic drinks would have been better.
Doh! I was so looking forward to Hooky bringing on some extra special guests for his gigs. People such as John Taylor from Duran Duran, Mark King from Level 42, Nick Beggs from Kajagoogoo, Mick Karn from Japan and Pino Palladino from Paul Young's backing band.... then there'd be EIGHT bass players all trying to outwank one another up there on stage....
Bring on them thunderthumbs!!!!!
Boing Boing wrote: see yer at the Cider Bus :D
PM me your mobi number, We will meet you for some cider 
A bit of devil's advocate here, but...
Has Andy Rourke made an appearance as live performer in Freebass yet? If not, applying the logic applied elsewhere, should they really be calling themselves 'Freebass' on the live circuit given a founding member is absent?
Hooky's on record for having a go at BL for playing NO and JD stuff live, presumably because the BL line-up is at best 3/4 NO and 1/2 JD, but he seems to overlook the fact that the touring Freebass is only 3/4 of the actual Freebass lineup...isn't that a bit inconsistent?
Like I said, just a bit of the old devil's advocate here... :evil:
CTB
