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30 August
A message from Jet
Following his recent birthday, Jet has asked us to pass on his thanks to all of you who sent him birthday messages via Facebook and the BUT Forum. He appreciates them greatly...
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28 August
Stormin' the castle & Weyfest stage times
Stage times have now been confirmed for both of the forthcoming weekend's appearances at Stormin' the Castle and Weyfest. For the North East biker event on Saturday 4 September, the band will be onstage at between 10.30pm and 10.45pm. Sunday 5's Surrey festival stage time is 9pm. Both gigs are scheduled for full 90 minute sets. Hopefully the weather looks set to improve this week so that there's no repeat of the Wyeside mud bath...
27 August
New ratter blog posted
Following last weekend's rainy Wyeside festival appearance in Hereford, JJ has written a ratter about the gig, mud, technical issues and a stage invader's unfortunate accident...
Read it here
26 August
Irish autumn gig added
Details have just been received for a new gig in late October in Sligo in the North Western corner of Ireland as part of the Sligo Live Sessions festival. The band are scheduled to appear on Friday 22 October at the Radisson Blu hotel in the town. Full details of the festival including ticketing can be found here. For any fans wishing to travel out from mainland Britain, Ryanair fly to Knock airport which is around 40 miles from Sligo and other accomodation is available through the local tourist board.
12 August
EMI videos on Youtube
EMI have now added the full back catalogue of the band's UA/EMI era videos on to the Stranglers' official Youtube page. The fifteen videos covering Grip to Strange Little Girl have been 'favourited' and can be viewed here. Hopefully additional footage from this period will follow in the future...
07 August
JJ radio interview
Ex-Smiths drummer Mike Joyce interviewed JJ this week for his radio show on East Village Radio. EVR is a New York based internet radio station. The interview was broadcast in segments during the show on 5 August and can be heard here
02 August
Black tour bus back on the road
2011 is set to be another busy year for the band. Plans for a full British tour are currently being put together for the Spring. No confirmed details are available as yet although it is expected to be between 15 and 20 dates throughout March. We hope to have confirmed details of dates and venues to post at the start of September. Watch this space...
25 July
JJ Burnel: My Triumphs over the years
With the upcoming appearance at the Triumph Live celebration, where the Stranglers will be supported by Mumford and Sons, Stranglers Official Site (SOS) met with JJ to discuss his 30-year love affair with the iconic British motorcycle brand...
Read it here...
24 July
Dave's debut ratter
Keyboard wizard Dave has added a blog about the Glastonbury experience and a busy weekend for the band.
Read his ratter here
21 July
New Baz ratter blog now added
Following a busy month of both UK & European festivals, Baz has just blogged with a detailed account of the gruelling schedule of summer dates so far.
Read ratter here
19 July
Glastonbury and T in the Park photos
The band's performance at Scotland's T in the Park festival was very well received by a large rain-swept crowd in a marked change in the weather from Glastonbury. Sadly, the BBC again chose to overlook the 50 minute set and, as yet, neither photos nor video of the band have been added to their festival website. Luckily, roving reporter Ava Rave was at both events and some of her behind the scenes photos can be found here.
3 July
Stage times for Pohoda, Oxegen & T in the park
The forthcoming week sees the band performing at three festivals across Europe in Slovakia, Ireland and Scotland. At Pohoda, they are playing the oddly named Tesco stage at 22.45-23.45. Saturday's Oxegen appearance is on the main stage from 14.00 to 14.45. The T in the park main stage plays host on Sunday from 12.30 to 13.20. Times may vary slightly on the day.
New video interview
Baz was interviewed on the day of the Leuven gig this year by Anne-Marie & Bernard at Rock-Interviews.com. The interview can be found here. Other interviews with the band from 2007 are also on the site.
Thanks to Anne-Marie for her kind permission to use this interview
26 June
Glastonbury media coverage
Details of media coverage of the band at Glastonbury are now coming in. They are being interviewed by Tom Robinson on Friday at the festival. This interview will be broadcast later that day on Tom's BBC6 Music show between 6 and 8pm and you can listen here. We are waiting for confirmation of any TV coverage of the band's performance and will post all details as soon as they are available...
Update- The BBC6 Music JJ interview with Tom Robinson can be heard here (starts at 22 mins in). Sadly, it appears that the BBC overlooked the Stranglers' performance for any TV coverage. The band played an hour long hits setlist and went down a storm with the very sizable sun-baked crowd. Spot the familiar logo:
23 June
The Stranglers and Ralph Steadman
Vicious cartoonist Ralph Steadman is launching a new musical project in Frome to coincide with a display of his works. The Stranglers have been asked to judge acts in the forthcoming Blot Symphony in mid July but will also be making a brief appearance at the Black Swan Arts Centre in Frome on Thursday lunchtime. Further details can be found here.
16 June
Glastonbury stage times
The band's Glastonbury debut takes place in just over a week on Friday 25th June. They are appearing on the Other Stage at 1.40pm and are scheduled to play an hour long set. At this stage, there are no confirmed details regarding any television coverage. Further details will be posted once they are confirmed.
The Frome warm up at the Cheese & Grain on the 24th is now totally sold out. With the gig in Poland on Saturday 26th as well, it looks to be a busy weekend for the band.
14 June
JJ bumps into another old acquaintance
Following his reunion with Wilko Johnson at the Mojo Awards last week, a strange coincidence leads JJ to meet an old adversary from the punk days. Read his latest ratter blog here
Still Seeking Franck Legrand
Please could Franck Legrand, formerly of SFS in France, contact us with regards to an upcoming project. Thanks.
Update- A band member still needs to talk to Franck with regards to an ongoing project. Please get in touch if you're out there...
Exclusive Baz radio interview
In the run up to last month's gig in Fowey, a presenter called Barry Gribble, from the local community radio station The Source FM, interviewed Baz by phone. The interesting 15 minute interview covers Baz's time with the band and can be heard here.
Thanks to Barry for his kind permission to use this interview on the site.
12 June
The Stranglers at the MOJO Awards
Well, one of them was and sadly not to receive a long overdue award. JJ was asked to attend Thursday night's prestigious event in central London to present an award. Whilst there, he bumped into some old friends. Hot off the press, JJ has blogged on ratter about the evening's events. Hopefully next time, he'll be there receiving an award for the band!!!
Apollo DVD back on sale
For all those disappointed fans who missed out on the presale, a limited number of Hammersmith Apollo DVDs are now available to buy from the merchandise site. Once this remaining stock is sold out, no more will be produced. All preordered DVDs have now been despatched and should be received shortly.
Update- The DVD is now totally sold out.
EMI to add content to Youtube
EMI will shortly start adding content to the Official Stranglers Youtube page. Initially, the band's full catalogue of UA/EMI promo videos will be uploaded in small batches. Hopefully, in the future, additional video rarities will be found in their 'vaults' and added too.
2 June
Another Greek venue change
The venue for the Athens gig with Billy Idol on 18 June has been changed for a second time due to recent disturbances in the centre of the city. The new venue is the Faliro Pavillion which is an indoor sports arena with a 9000 capacity. Although the venue is located in the suburbs, it is easily reached by public transport. The venue website has access details and tickets are available here
1 June
EMI promotional track
To highlight the Stranglers' appearance at this year's Glastonbury festival, EMI are using I Don't See The World Like You Do as a promotional track over the festival period. The track is currently available as an individual download, but will be repromoted on Amazon, Play and other sites from 13 June.
29 May
New ratter blog added
Jet has just added a blog about last week's Fowey gig here
Turning Japanese-fan review
New fan's eye view of April's Japan gigs added to features section
The Stranglers to Storm The Castle
Negotiations are in advanced stages for the band to play at the Stormin' The Castle biker's event which takes place in Bishop Auckland on the 4th of September. Although the North East appearance is not yet finalised, the organisers have announced details. The band have previously appeared at the biker gathering and have been asked back to celebrate the event's 20th anniversary. Tickets are on sale now through the event website.
Update-This gig is now fully confirmed.
23 May
Greece details
Website details for the Athens gig with Billy Idol in June have just been received. The website, which is in Greek, can be found here although paste this link into Google translate for an English version. Apologies for the late posting of this info but clearly the situation in Greece has delayed the organisers of the gig.
19 May
Apollo DVD despatching soon
The Apollo DVD will be despatched from the merchandise supplier early next week. For anyone unlucky enough to have missed the pre-sale, there will be spare copies up for grabs. Once we know quantities available, we will post the details here and you can buy them, while stocks last, from the merchandise site.
FEATURES
16 May
Baz Warne passes 10 years in The Stranglers
Baz recently completed his first decade as a member of The Stranglers. To mark the occasion, we thought we'd sneak a quick interview with him before the summer's busy schedule kicks in...
Read it here
News
11 May
Hereford Wyeside festival appearance postponed
See festival website for announcement.
1 May
Stranglers to Triumph in September
The Stranglers are headlining the Triumph Live motorcycle celebration in the East Midlands in September. The band has been asked to play because of JJ’s long association with Triumph dating back to the 70s...
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30 April
Burgas a no go
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the band will no longer be appearing at the Spirit of Burgas festival in August. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
22 April
Stranglers heading for Germany
Germany has been added to the band’s packed summer itinerary. This new date takes place in Munster at the Eurocityfest on Saturday 15 May. The festival website is www.eurocityfest.de which is in German, although Google can translate it for you if you cannot speak the language. No ticket or festival line-up details are available as yet.
7 April 2010
ratter updates...
Baz blogs on the mini Euro tour and Jet answers some of the blog comments personally. Enter ratter here ...
2 April 2010
Summer festival additions and details
The band’s busy summer diary has now expanded with some new gigs added to it and further details have been confirmed for the existing scheduled concerts...
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24 March
Hammersmith: The Return
The Decades Apart tour has been a huge success with brilliant audience reactions and increased ticket sales from the last tour...
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24 March
Site access news
We have been aware that certain fans (particularly those using AOL internet access) have had issues accessing the official site for quite a while...
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9 March
Glastonbury warm up details, another festival date
The Stranglers Glastonbury warm up gig will take place at the Cheese & Grain in Frome, Somerset, on Thursday 24 June...
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23 February
Stranglers invited to T in the Park, and to Greece and Bulgaria
The Stranglers’ busy summer schedule continues with Scotland’s biggest festival, T in the Park...
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23 February
Live at the Apollo DVD preorder
The band's historic return to Hammersmith Apollo (nee Odeon) in March is being recorded for a DVD release which will be available exclusively through the merchandise site...
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18 February
And they said it would never happen!
The Stranglers are playing at Glastonbury. Despite many years of rumours about feuds between the band and organisers, we can confirm they will be appearing at Britain's best known festival in Pilton on Friday 25th June.