September 29, 2024

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THE FLAMIN’ GROOVIES ANNOUNCE SPRING U.S. TOUR DATES W/ TOURS OF SPAIN & FRANCE TO FOLLOW


THE FLAMIN’ GROOVIES 2014 U.S TOUR DATES:
April 26 – Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA (w/ The Tyde, The Light Fantastic)
Tickets: http://ow.ly/vvKy9
April 28 – One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans, LA (w/ The Men)
Tickets: http://ow.ly/vvL7e
May 1 – Austin Psych Fest @ Red 7, Austin, TX (w/ The Warlocks, Asteroid #4, etc.)
Tickets: http://ow.ly/vExjs
May 3 – House Of Blues, Houston, TX (w/ Muck and the Mires, Mikey and the Drags)
Tickets: http://ow.ly/vvLEG
May 4 – Kessler Theater, Dallas, TX (w/ The Hickoids)
Tickets: http://ow.ly/vvLZr
May 6 – Hi Tone, Memphis, TN (w/ Doug Tuttle, Tyler Keith)
Tickets: http://ow.ly/vvMiC
May 8 – Plush, St Louis, MO (w/ Bad Dates)
Tickets: http://ow.ly/vCsC6
May 9 – House Of Blues, Chicago IL (w/ Archie Powell and the Export)
Tickets: http://ow.ly/vvMCR
May 10 – Potawatomi Bingo, Milwaukee, WI (w/ Lee Rocker)
Tickets: http://ow.ly/vBXfX
May 11 – Turf Club, St. Paul, MN (w/ Mighty Mofo’s)
Tickets: http://ow.ly/vvN2p

THE FLAMIN’ GROOVIES 2014 SPAIN TOUR DATES:
29 May – Sala El Sol, Madrid
30 May – Explosivo Club, Zaragoza
31 May – Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao
1 June – Sala Acapulco, Gijσn
4 June – Sala [2] de Apolo, Barcelona
5 June – Loco Club, Valencia
6 June – Sala El Tren, Granada
7 June – Sala Stereo, Alicante

THE FLAMIN’ GROOVIES 2014 FRANCE TOUR DATES:
10 June – Club Cargo, Caen
12 June – La Trabendo, Paris
13 June – Parc Expo, Nancy
14 June – John Lennon, Limoges
15 June – Moloco, Besancon
16 June – Toulouse
17 June – Secrete Place, Montpellier

(Italy and UK tour dates to be announced soon)

Having completed successful tours of Japan, Australia, London and the U.S. last year, THE FLAMIN’ GROOVIES are hitting the road again in full force for their spring 2014 tours of the U.S., Spain and France. The Cyril Jordan, Chris Wilson, George Alexander line-up that rocked the UK, Europe and the US from 1971 – 1980 are BACK IN ACTION. With the addition of Victor Penalosa on drums, they continue to present their own unique and infectious style of rock n roll with such cult classics as “Slow Death,” “Shake Some Action” and “You Tore Me Down.”

FOR MORE INFO ON THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN TO FUND THE NEW DOCUMENTARY “THE INCREDIBLE FLAMIN’ GROOVIES” & TO WATCH AN 8-MINUTE TEASER REEL FROM THE FILM CLICK HERE: http://ow.ly/vwwEf

“The Flamin’ Groovies’ new song ‘End of the World,’ like the band’s best tracks, blends proto-punk energy with power-pop melody. A certain rawness permeates the band’s dedication to pop rhythm, making it sound like it could have been recorded today or in 1972. Considering all the bands that have been influenced by the Groovies, this music is timeless. – ROLLING STONE

“The Flamin’ Groovies’ new single ‘End of the World’ actually sounds to me like substantial growth from their mid/late ’70s material — this is just sonically, musically beyond even ‘Shake Some Action,’ I think. I don’t know if the riff is quite as devastating but the whole soundscape is.” – DAVE MARSH

“The Groovies’ recent return sees their quest to keep the spirit of beat music alive continuing.” – MOJO (Nov. 2013)

“The Flamin’ Groovies uniquely straddled the garage rock and new wave periods with equally classic output during both, becoming a peerless and legendary San Francisco band.” – SF WEEKLY

“Badass rock ‘n’ roll that predated punk rock by a good decade. The Flamin’ Groovies are about as classic a rock band as it gets. And to die-hard fans of rock ‘n’ roll, they are classic rock legends.” – CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

“One of San Francisco’s best, if somewhat overlooked, bands. – MOTHER JONES

Source:
https://twitter.com/FlaminGroovies