LEVELLERS OCTOBER NEWS
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LONDON ROYAL ALBERT HALL
ALBUM/TICKET BUNDLE IS AVAILABLE NOW FOR THE WINTER TOUR
BURN AMERICA BURN
LETTERS FROM THE UNDERGROUND
BEAUTIFUL DAYS 2008 – THE FESTIVAL AWARDS
ON THE FIDDLE
LEVELLERS LIVE
LEVELLERS MERCHANDISE
NICK BURBRIGDE & JON SEVINK - ALL KINDS OF DISORDER
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| ROYAL ALBERT HALL |
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What a fantastic evening we all had! We will be getting some more Royal Albert Hall T-shirts as they sold out so quickly, the programs/scrapbook & CD that sold out on the night are already on the website along with 20th anniversary silver laminates.
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| ALBUM/TICKET BUNDLE AVAILABLE FOR THE UK WINTER TOUR |
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An album/ticket bundle is now exclusively available through Townsend Records. You can buy a ticket for the tour and a copy of Letters from the Underground for £25 from
www.townsend-records
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| BURN AMERICA BURN |
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Tracklsting
7” 1 (Stars sleeve) (a) Burn America Burn (b) 15 Years (ft The Electric Soft Parade)
7” 2 (Stripes sleeve) (a) Burn America Burn (b) 15 Years (ft The Electric Soft Parade)
Overview:
US Election Day - For one day only Levellers release the single ‘Burn America Burn’ (released and deleted on same day!) BOTH 7’s LIMITED TO 500 COPIES EACH
The Levellers, release Burn America Burn as a limited edition 7” vinyl on November 4th to coincide with the 2008 US Election. The collectable 7“ vinyl will be available in two different sleeves from
www.townsend-records.com, all good record shops and as a download from all major download stores, the video is also available on i-tunes. The Levellers have an unmistakable look to their artwork, all designed by bassist Jeremy who has won awards for his sleeve and logo design, making these two individually designed sleeves highly collectable.
The b-side is taken from sessions in the band’s own Metway studios where the Levellers collaborated with other bands. The track “15 Years”, originally from the classic album “Levelling The Land”, features The Electric Soft Parade, a version which offers a uniquely lackadaisical take presenting the song in a completely different light.
The Levellers have never been a band to shy away from political and social commentary and whilst watching the US destroy itself felt the need to have a poke at cultural imperialism reflecting the rot of American society. In fact, whilst front man Mark Chadwick was focusing musically on America’s decaying culture Jeremy was writing the lyrics expanding the theme and applying it to all nations not just America, having a broader approach to the same sentiments. Lyrically the song highlights these issues through the eyes of a Virginia Tech type gunman exploring why and how humanity could descend to such depths.
Burn America Burn is taken from the genre-defining critically acclaimed studio album Letters From The Underground, their fastest selling album in years, described by Mojo as ‘an impressive return to the fray’ and as ‘one of the most politically committed and musically incisive albums of their career...’ by the Daily Mirror.
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| LETTERS FROM THE UNDERGROUND |
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If you haven’t heard the new album yet you can listen to it all on www.myspace.com/levellers and it is available to buy from
http://www.townsend-records.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/
http://www.play.com/
http://hmv.com/
http://phobos.apple.com/
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| BEAUTIFUL DAYS 2008 |
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Beautiful Days in the running for five awards at the UK Festival Awards
We are up for five awards
BEST MEDIUM SIZED FESTIVAL,
GRASS ROOTS FESTIVAL AWARD,
FAMILY FESTIVAL AWARD,
BEST LINE-UP
and BEST TOILETS
at the UK Festival Awards 2008! Go to www.festivalawards.com now to cast your vote! A final shortlist of 5 nominees from each category will be announced on the 13th October and then voting closes on the 20th October. Winners will be announced on the 30th October in London. These awards are voted for entirely by the public. Everyone who votes is entered into a free prize draw to win a pair of tickets to every winning festival!
Beautiful Days won Best Grass Roots Festival in 2006 and the Levellers won Festival Feelgood Act in 2007
www.beautifuldays.org / www.myspace.com/beautifuldays
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| LEVELLERS LIVE |
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LEVELLERS LIVE
The band will be headlining the opening night of Musicport 08 in it's new venue - the magnificently restored Spa Bridlington. With an eclectic 50 act plus line-up that includes Toumani Diabaté, Ska Cubano, Ivo Papasov & His Wedding Band, Reem Kelani , Curtis Eller.... and Rolf Harris! The festival has 5 stages in one indoor venue. You can buy tickets for Friday night only from 0845 3732760. More info from www.musicportfestival.com
October
Fri 17 Bridlington Spa Musicport Fesival www.musicportfestival.com
November
Fri 7 Helsinki Nosturi www.elmu.fi
Sat 8 Stockholm Debaser www.debaser.nu
Sun 9 Oslo John Dee www.rockefeller.no
Mon 10 Göteborg Trädgårn www.tradgarn.se
Tue 11 Malmo KB www.kulturbolaget.se
Thu 13 Hannover Muzikzentrum www.musikzentrum-hannover.de
Fri 14 Valasske Mezirici M-Klub www.kzvalmez.cz
Sat 15 Ceske Budejovic Baziliza www.bazilika.cz
Sun 16 Prague Palac Akropolis www.palacakropolis.cz
Tue 18 Dudelange Centre www.opderschmelz.lu
Wed 19 Amsterdam Paradiso www.paradiso.nl
Thu 20 Eindehoven Effenaar www.effenaar.nl
Fri 21 Gent Vooruit www.muziekburo.be
Sat 22 Turnhout De Warande www.warande.be sold out
December
Wed 3 Truro Hall for Cornwall 01872 262 466 www.gigsandtours.com
Thu 4 Exeter Great Hall 01392 263 518 www.exeterboxoffice.com
Fri 5 Lincoln Engine Shed 0871 4244 555 www.gigsandtours.com
Sat 6 Manchester Academy 0161 832 1111 www.gigsandtours.com
Sun 7 Norwich UEA 01603 508 050 www.gigsandtours.com
Tue 9 Bristol Academy 0844 477 2000 www.gigsandtours.com
Wed 10 Middlesbrough Town Hall 0191 2603246 www.gigbox.co.uk
Thu 11 Sheffield Octagon 0114 222 8777 www.gigsandtours.com
Fri 12 Leeds Academy 0844 477 2000 www.gigsandtours.com
Sat 13 Birmingham Academy 0844 477 2000 www.gigsandtours.com
Sun 14 Southampton Guildhall 023 8063 2601 www.gigsandtours.com
Tue 16 Oxford Academy 0844 477 2000 www.tctmusic.co.uk
Wed 17 Inverness Ironworks 0871 7894173 www.ironworksvenue.com
Thu 18 Glasgow ABC 0844 4999 990 www.abcglasgow.com
Fri 19 Dublin Academy + 353 1 8898 300 www.ticketmaster.ie
February 2009
Wed 4 Osnabrück – Lagerhalle lagerhalle-osnabrueck.de/
Thu 5 Köln – Werkstatt www.werkstatt-koeln.de
Fri 6 Hamburg – Knust www.knusthamburg.de
Sat 7 Amager Bio, Copenhagen www.billetnet.dk
Mon 9 Berlin – Frannz Club www.frannz.de/club_index.php
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| ON THE FIDDLE |
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On The Fiddle members receive the new Levellers freebie, Going Underground, a CD of early demos from the new studio album Letters From The Underground and an unreleased track. This will be sent out in about 4 weeks time. Members get Levellers merchandise discount, receive a membership card and if we have your email, monthly newsletters.
On The Fiddle members get discount tickets to Beautiful Days 2009 by booking in the member’s priority time which is likely to be in December this year.
There’s Only One Way to ensure you are first in the queue for Beautiful Days 2009 and that is to Join On The Fiddle!
You can join OTF for £15 plus p&p on our website. www.levellers.co.uk
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| LEVELLERS MERCHANDISE |
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Visit the shop section of our website for loads of Levellers music, clothing & more.
New Stuff; Royal Albert Hall T-shirts & programs/20 year scrapbook & CD, new CD by Nick Burbridge & Jon Sevink, Levellers football scarf.
Levellers leather belts with a large silver chaos symbol clasp will be available in the near future. www.levellers.co.uk
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| NICK BURBRIGDE & JON SEVINK - ALL KINDS OF DISORDER |
In All Kinds Of Disorder Nick Burbridge (McDermott's Two Hours) combines talents with Jon Sevink (Levellers) and Rob Kennedy on an album of spoken word, music and effects. This recording represents a groundbreaking fusion of ideas, across a range of styles, to create a unique listening experience
In the reading of poetry to folk music Nick Burbridge may well have invented another genre! He is a superb performance poet and Jon's intricate music fits the words superbly. (folking.com)
All Kinds Of Disorder is featured in November's issue of Rock’n’Reel
All Kinds Of Disorder CD is available from the Levellers web shop under non-levellers merchandise |
| CONTACT |
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Levellers PO Box 2600, Brighton, BN2 0DX
PHONE 01273 608887 EMAIL: otf@levellers.co.uk WEB www.levellers.co.uk
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