Gigs
NZ Music Month
CHARLIE ASH UK/EURO TOUR 2009
11 May 2009
Charlie ASH, that Auckland-based four-piece known for their synthy
indie-pop sounds and spectacular live shows, are leaving NZ for a
five-week tour of Europe. Starting off in the UK with a sold-out show
supporting Ladyhawke at Koko in London, the band is also playing the
Great Escape festival in Brighton (the SXSW of Europe) and the
Liverpool SoundCity festival. Berlin and Amsterdam gigs will follow:
the group is especially excited to be sharing the bill with fellow
Kiwis, Flying Nun legends The Bats, in Amsterdam.
The tour coincides with the release of their latest single in New
Zealand. “Wake Up (You’re Not Asleep Now),” currently climbing the NZ
alternative charts, was produced by James Duncan and celebrates one
alternative to recession doom ‘n’ gloom: “Let’s all live in fantasy.”
And what better fantasy to come true than a string of European dates
for this up-and-coming band?
See Charlie ASH live in UK/Europe:
14th May – The Great Escape Festival @ Latest Music Bar w/ The Last
Republic Etc. (Brighton)
15th May – The Great Escape Festival @ Arc W/ The RGBs, Lights & Ruby
Jean & The Thoughtful Bees (Brighton)
16th May – The Fly w/ John Drake, Hoodoo Scoundrels & The Blacklist (London)
17th May – Barfly w/ Gran Ronde, Santigo Sound & The Bike Theives (Cardiff)
21st May – Koko w/ Ladyhawke (London)
23rd May – Liverpool SoundCity Festival @ Bumper W/ My Amiga, The
Dirty Goods Etc. (Liverpool)
6th June – Winston Kingdom w/ The Bats (Amsterdam)
13th June – Villa w/ Cerebral Vortex (Berlin)
Warm regards & see you when we get back!
