
2.10.06
Under The Sky is out now! The new single is out today, check it out on the music page or check out the video at http://www.theanswer.ie/video.html The username is video and the password is theanswerrock so go have a look. There are options to download and send to your mates so get to it. The video and single are being played on Kerrang! tv and radio, have a look and let them know what you think of it. There is an fancy ecard at www.theanswer.tv so have a look at that too.
Other news – The band have just got back from Europe and are looking forward to the Albert Hall show and the upcoming UK tour. More gigs have been added for November, more Irish dates are confirmed and more European dates have been confirmed. We will be confirming some more dates in Spain, Portugal, France and Holland very soon so keep an eye on the gigs page for more news. Important note re the Uk tour, we have made a lovely old fashioned poster to give away to the first 50 people through the door each night. The poster is very limited and we wont be selling it so get there early to grab your free poster!
Rocksound + Xtaster - have got together to run some Answer club nights and a competition in the new issue. Check out the new Rocksound because they are running a competition to win a trip to the Belfast show in November, the winner will get to review the show for Rocksound and meet the band so have a go. They are also running a series of club nights where they will play Answer tracks and have goodies to give away. These events are happening at the following venues: October - 3rd Sugarcubes, Lincoln - 4th Blackout @ Dickens Inn, Middlesbrough - 5th The Thursday Thing @ Registry, Portsmouth - 6th Subsonic @ The Loft, Maidstone - 6th Kenny's Dead @ The Voltz, Kettering - 6th Esquires, Bedford - 6th Drop @ Corporation, Sheffield - 6th Truth @ Face Bar, Reading - 7th The Dirt @ Sugarmill, Stoke - 7th Spiders, Hull - 7th Blackout @ Fibbers, York - 7th Rock Of Ages @ Stylus (Leeds Uni), Leeds - 7th Bogiez @ The Point, Cardiff - 7th Blast Chamber @ Soundhaus, Northampton - 7th Subculture @ Academy, Birmingham - 9th Delight @ Route 66, Portsmouth - 10th Beautiful People @ Metro, London - 11th Rebellion @ Central Station, Wrexham (U18) - 11th P.O.R.N. @ The Phoenix, Manchester - 12th Out Of Step @ Cavern, Exeter - 12th Propaganda @ Blush, Cheltenham - 12th Mad For It @ The Gloucester, Brighton - 12th Sabotage @ Zodiac, Oxford - 13th Rock @ Tivoli, Buckley - 13th Meltdown @ Unit 22, Southampton - 13th Vice @ Cathouse, Glasgow - 14th Voodoo @ Cathouse, Glasgow (U18) - 14th Helter Skelter @ The Limelight, Belfast - 14th Rockworld @ Jilly's Rockworld, Manchester - 14th Chaos @ South Parade Pier, Southsea - 14th Pressureclub @ Little Civic, Wolverhampton - 14th Allnighter @ Krazyhouse, Liverpool - 25th Teenspirit @ TJs, Newport (U18) - 26th Teenspirit @ Pop Factory, Porth (U18) - 28th Resistance @ Club UK, Bristol - 29th Teenspirit @ Toms Bar, Pontypridd (U18) - 31st Seven @ The Playground, Bath - 31st Teenspirit @ Escape, Swansea (U18) - 31st Teenspirit @ The Point, Cardiff (U18) - November: 1st Teenspirit @ Lava / Ignite, Bridgend (U18). The band will show up at a few of these were they can.
Classic Rock - The new issue of this fine magazine has a great live review in it so grab a copy if you can. We are delighted to have been nominated in the Classic Rock awards for this year. Rise has been nominated for best album so if you feel like voting go to www.classicrockmagazine.com and cast your vote.
That's it for now, Keep Believin...
Peace...db