Overview
Following their triumphant Saint Valentine's Days Massacre live return at The Forum on February 14th 2008, legendary British rock and roll band The Godfathers are delighted to announce full details of a new London show and some select European dates and festivals.
The Godfathers will headline a 'Rock & Roll extravaganza' at The Islington Academy on Friday October 24th, supported by incendiary rockers The Jim Jones Revue, acclaimed rocking blues trio The Jooks Of Kent, plus a rock&roll DJ set from Andrew Weatherall. Tickets for The Godfathers' Islington Academy Rock & Roll extravaganza are priced at £15 and available now from www.ticketweb.co.uk
The Godfathers will also play, the Nova Rock Festival in Burgenland, Austria on Saturday 14th June (the 3 day bill for Nova Rock also includes Rage Against The Machine, Sex Pistols, Verve etc), the Rokaj Festival in Zagreb, Croatia on Sunday 6th July (confirmed line-up so far for Rojaj Festival includes The Lemonheads, Wire, The Fall etc) and a short tour of Spain is planned for late September. More European concerts and festivals for the band are expected to be announced shortly.
The Godfathers are currently in discussion with various American promoters about playing their first North American dates together in the USA for 19 years. Favourites of the American College radio network, The Godfathers fiery brand of no-nonsense, primal rock and roll made them a highly popular, must-see live act in the States during the late 80's and 90's and they secured a top 40 Billboard chart placing for 'Birth School Work Death' in 1988.
The original line-up of The Godfathers reformed earlier this year to promote a vastly expanded 2 CD re-issue of their classic debut album 'Hit By Hit', which has since been re-released to significant acclaim on the band's own Corporate Image label.
The Godfathers are:
Peter Coyne – Vocals
Chris Coyne – Bass/Vocals
Mike Gibson – Guitar/Vocals
Kris Dollimore – Guitar/Vocals
George Mazur – Drums/Vocals
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