This Feeling 'Alive' Tour Aims To Break Up-And-Coming Bands

New acts announced to support The Shimmer Band, Bang Bang Romeo and Blackwaters

There was a time when NME Radar tours were a highly influential indicator of what would be the next big thing: you had the likes of White Lies, Florence and The Machine -  and many more - playing their first shows.

Recognising the tour has waned somewhat in influence, This Feeling promoter Mikey Jonns, who has the backing of indie elite (Alan McGee, Kasabian, The Libertines and Noel Gallagher have regularly voiced their support) has stepped up to the plate to create a new tastemaking tour. It showcases the best live bands to have grafted themselves a following at his nationwide club night.

The lead three are the Kasabian-esque mighty sound of The Shimmer Band, the brooding anthemic pop of Bang Bang Romeo, and rowdy Essex rockers with the same management as The Libertines, Blackwaters.

They're bands who have played regularly at This Feeling and have picked up multiple nods of acclaim across online press and radio.

But they aren't groups who’ve had an automatic foothold on primetime. Recognising a slight apathy along traditional avenues for guitar music, the Alive tour is part of a few paths Jonns has set up for his favourite bands to gatecrash the mainstream – and it seems to be working.

He’s gone from having a stage at Leeds to having Reading and Leeds – and has a TV programme called This Feeling TV that’s proven the demand for rowdy rock n’ roll has gone nowhere. The Alive tour, which cruises around England - plus Cardiff and Glasgow - for two weeks in October, is perfectly timed with Freshers week which will definitely prove the thirst is there, too.

In addition to the main three acts on the tour, a different local support has been selected, giving an opportunity for newcomers  to play on some of the country’s best soundystems. What a great leg up, especially with A and R’s who will be wondering what the new bands sound like on a proper soundsystem.

In brief the chosen new bands are: the Britpop revivalists YVES; rowdy rock 'n' rollers Chapel Row; up-tempo indie dance of The Assist; hotly-tipped Arctic Monkeys-esque Sheafs; timeless melodic Coral-esque VIDA; Cabbage's proteges Proleteriat.; 60's psych poppers The Strawberries; 90s guitar sorts MINT; riff-oriented group The Ruffs; London blues-tinged garage rockers Paves; melodic Sheffield rockers Liberty Ship; and rock duo Sons.

See which city each band is supporting The Shimmer Band, Bang Bang Romeo, and Blackwaters below. Check here for tickets

Oct 1 Bristol w/ YVES
Oct 2 Cardiff Glee Club w/ Chapel Row
Oct 3 Birmingham o2 institute w/ The Assist
Oct 5 York Fibbers w/ SHEAFS
Oct 6 Glasgow o2 ABC2 w/ Vida
Oct 8 Manchester Academy 2 w/ Proletariat.
Oct 9 Leeds Wardrobe w/ The Strawberries
Oct 10 Hull The Welly w/ Mint
Oct 11 Nottingham Glee Club w/ The Ruffs
Oct 13 Sheffield Plug w/ Liberty Ship
Oct 14 London Electric Ballroom w/ Paves
Oct 15 Brighton Concorde 2 w/ SONS

Source: www.gigwise.com

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It's a lovely day for it 

Does Noel Gallagher Take Aim At Liam On His New Album?

Noel Gallagher is believed to be ready to exact revenge on his brother Liam via his new album.

Liam has been taking vicious swipes at his elder brother all year while the Oasis songwriter beavered away on his upcoming third solo album.

Liam has blasted “potato” Noel for breaking up Oasis, supporting U2 and on Sunday called his performance at the re-opening of the Manchester Arena “a PR stunt”.

Noel has maintained a dignified silence mostly, but he gets his own back on rumoured new album tracks Be Careful What You Wish For and Black And White Sunshine.

Noel was encouraged to write songs spontaneously in the studio by producer David Holmes – and occasional digs at Liam came out in the music.

A source said: “David wanted Noel to ditch all the material he had when they started sessions last year and experiment in the studio. Inevitably there were days when Noel would have read or seen some of Liam’s rants.

“He may have stayed silent publicly so far but he channelled some reactions into his songs.”

Speaking about working with Holmes previously, Noel said: “As a rule I’ve not allowed myself to go in with any completed songs, so I am writing in there, it’s happening all around me during the day.”

First single It’s A Beautiful World is not far off – but it doesn’t sound like a thawing of the brothers’ feud will happen any time soon.

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

Noel Gallagher: "I Wasn't Crying At We Are Manchester"

The Oasis man told Radio X's Chris Moyles why he wanted to keep it together for the re-opening of Manchester Arena, and why it was the only time he's "ever got nervous".

Noel Gallagher has revealed he "wasn't actually crying" during his We Are Manchester performance on Saturday (9 September).

The Oasis legend led the crowds at the re-opened Manchester Arena in an emotional rendition of his 1995 anthem, but insists he made the decision to keep his emotions in.

"I wasn't actually crying," he revealed to Chris Moyles. "I actually promised myself before I went on, 'cause you kinda got to detach yourself from it 'cause it's very easy to kinda get caught up in the moment. And when you see other people crying and people in the stands and that..."

He added: "I read somewhere that I was crying, but I’m sorry to say I wasn’t crying."

However, the Ballad Of The Mighty I singer did reveal it was the most "nervous" he's ever felt before a show.

"It’s the only time I’ve ever got nervous before going on stage. I never, ever, ever get nervous, never have done. And as the night was coming up to my bit, I didn’t go on 'til - maybe it’s because I went on late - I didn’t go on until half ten, and because of Don’t Look Back in Anger and what it became around that, I was kind of thinking I hope you’re kind of worthy of the moment, do you know what I mean?

"And I shouldn’t have worried a bit. You just play the first note and you know, bring the house down, and that was it".

Asked if it felt different from any other gig he's done, Gallagher replied: "Yeah. Course. Because you listen to the speeches before you go on, and you're aware of the magnitude of the moment."

Referring to the vigil at St. Ann's Square, he reflected: "I was watching Sky News on the day of the minute silence in St. Ann's Square. And then there was the lone girl. And she just started singing.

"And if any of us are ever in any doubt that music is really important. That really brought it home to me".

Fellow Mancunians Courteeners and Blossoms also played the event, with them both telling Radio X's Dan O'Connell what an "honour" it was to be there.

Talking about what makes his city so special at the event, Liam Fray said: “The city is built on music isn’t it? It’s in the lifeblood and you need to have this venue open so kids can come and forget about rubbish that happens in their life day in and day out.

He continued: “People who’ve got crap jobs that pay crap money and they need to come and have a night out every now and again. So, you know that’s important I think, so let’s get it open and get people back in that venue.”

Source: radiox.co.uk

Blondie Wanted Noel Gallagher To Write A Song For Them

Blondie have revealed that they once approached Noel Gallagher about writing a song for them.

The Debbie Harry-led band played BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park, London on Sunday (September 10) where they spoke about how people still think they wrote their hit cover ‘Hanging on the Telephone’.

“That one’s a shocker for a lot of people,” drummer Clem Burke told the BBC.”I approached Noel Gallagher for a song a couple of years back and the first thing he said was, ‘I’ll trade you for ‘Hanging on the Telephone” and I said, ‘Guess what? We didn’t write that one.'”

“The original ‘Hanging on the Telephone’ [by The Nerves] is really good,” guitarist Chris Stein added. “I recommend it to anybody who’s not heard it. It’s a little more pared down, and a little calmer.”

Source: www.nme.com

Liam Gallagher's Latest Instagram Post

Shortlisted for Best Track (‘Wall Of Glass’), Q Best Live Act and Q Best Solo Artist in this year's @qmagazineuk Awards. Vote at: www.qthemusic.com

A post shared by Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) on Sep 11, 2017 at 12:19pm PDT

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Gallery: We Are Manchester

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Click here to see a number of pictures.

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On This Day In Oasis History...

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Video: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Manchester

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Setlist: Liam Gallagher In Madrid

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Fuckin' In The Bushes
Rock 'N' Roll Star
Morning Glory
Wall Of Glass
Greedy Soul
For What It's Worth
Soul Love
Slide Away
You Better Run
Universal Gleam
Be Here Now
Wonderwall

Liam Gallagher's Latest Tweets...

Sara what ever your name is don't ever come for me esp with Jeff silly stupid hair cut as you'll get put down as you were LG 

Your just a shit meg as you were LG x 

Replying to @BenHarr27 Corse he did about a 6 months too late as you were 

NG broke down in tears cmon you seriously ain't buying that he doesn't give a fuck 

Don't buy into his PR stunt he doesn't give a fuck if the same thing had have gone of in Edinburgh he'd been up there like a shot ahem 

Tearful Noel Gallagher Pays Tribute To 'Greatest City In England'

Manchester Arena reopened for first time with benefit gig for survivors of bomb attack which killed 22 people

We Are Manchester headliner Noel Gallagher performed Oasis hits before giving emotional speech on stage

Comedian Peter Kay urged crowd not to let the terrorists win and described last four months as 'horrendous'

Comes as venue reopened with tightened security and armed police guarding entrances and exits

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Various Reports: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Manchester

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Setlist: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Manchester

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Everybody’s On The Run
Lock All The Doors
Half The World Away
Heat Of The Moment
Champagne Supernova
Little By Little
Wonderwall
Don’t Look Back In Anger
What A Life!

Liam Gallagher's Latest Tweet...

Listen nobody gives a fuck about what Liam thinks NG 2017 as you were beige boy LFUKING x 

Listen Live To 'The We Are Manchester' Concert Later Today

The Manchester Arena reopening concert, which will be headlined by Noel Gallagher, is to be broadcast live on three radio stations on Saturday.

Absolute Radio, BBC Radio Manchester, Key 103 and Radio X will all air the full show - the first at the venue since the bombing that killed 22 people on 22 May.

The line-up also includes Pixie Lott, Rick Astley, Louisa Johnson, Blossoms, The Courteeners and Bugzy Malone.

The We Are Manchester show will not be televised and tickets have sold out.

It is not yet known whether the audio feed will be available on the stations' websites as well as on air.

BBC Radio Manchester's Michelle Hussey and Natalie-Eve Williams will present coverage from the venue, while Dan O'Connell will do the same on Radio X.

All profits from the concert will go to the Manchester Memorial Fund, a charitable trust to set up a permanent memorial for the attack victims.

In an attempt to tighten security, all tickets will have the name of the ticket-buyer printed on them, and no backpacks or large bags will be allowed into the venue.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk