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Two seminal bands from TSOM history on tour

Posted: 01 Sep 2014, 21:15
by Nikolas Vitus Lagartija
Two legends from TSOM's past are out on tour.
Père Ubu (a shared love of whom drew Marx and :von: together back in the late 70s) are going out on tour to support their new Carnival of Souls album http://www.ubuprojex.com/calendar.html........... Whilst Tom Bailey is playing Thompson Twins' (of TSOM first gig fame) songs for the first time in many yearsover in the US on the Retro Futura tour http://www.retrofuturatour.com

Posted: 02 Sep 2014, 13:31
by hellboy69
Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey warm-up show (Reading UK)

http://youtu.be/6EDzfpy0l9Y

I love the bit (12mins in) where Tom Bailey says what he'd call his backing band "if the name wasn't already taken..." :lol:

Saw highlights on Sky Arts t'other night too (Rewind Festival) - stonking.

Posted: 02 Sep 2014, 13:52
by Pista
hellboy69 wrote: I love the bit (12mins in) where Tom Bailey says what he'd call his backing band "if the name wasn't already taken..." :lol:
:notworthy:

Posted: 08 Sep 2014, 21:58
by Nikolas Vitus Lagartija
According to Tom's Twitter feed he's obviously had second thoughts and used it anyway. :von: 's lawyers will be pleased, as they won't have had much work recently.

Posted: 09 Sep 2014, 10:38
by hellboy69
Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote: :von: 's lawyers will be pleased, as they won't have had much work recently.
:lol: