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Post by OoliteGrover on May 6, 2013 12:13:23 GMT -8
Hi All, Yes we will be in England for the end of the year but we will not be on tour the whole time! ...we have some family to check up on and various things to sort out, we've been gone for a while now... We have a euro tour coming together starting October 10th in Bristol currently extending to the first weekend of November... It's not long but it's pretty dense, at the moment it looks like 6 or 7 shows in England. We have a few festivals in August & and one in September in Belgium, talking to Israel for August, and India again about December, their talking about six shows there I hope it happens, but I still won't hold my breath yet... I'll be updating the website with the shows that are confirmed this weekend. . . Sorry for not giving you more info ATM, I'm super busy working on a pretty big project for Snapper, that will make the merch stall a very colourful and fun place to be on this next tour... =) Some dates have been added in the gigs and tours section on the website. Dates in some different European countries occured. I`m glad there`s Germany, which is far from where I live, but not whole continent  |
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Post by rad on May 8, 2013 11:44:26 GMT -8
Well i might just have to pop along to the bristol gig to check what they sound like these days... Bierkeller is just down the road from me.
Been a while, should be fun.
Had a blast with zia last weekend and looked at some old vid's. Some great memories and cool light shows.
Would be mental to see joie and merv again . Ha ha ;-) wicked
Rush first though ;D
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Post by yiannis on May 8, 2013 13:06:26 GMT -8
Hello Rad, I can't believe it's actually you! How are you doing these days? Many thanks for some excellent gigs in the late 90s and early 00s  |
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Post by Music247 on May 9, 2013 1:54:13 GMT -8
OK here goes... to be clear this is not a rant.....is it? POSITIVE STUFF - Ed is improving, UK tour sates are announced, new material being recorded. In light of the previous Ozric year we should all be eternally thankful that the Ozrics still exist. I will be at the Bristol gig unless you decide to play closer to Cambridge. (Strawberry Fair Brandi?) NOT SO POSITIVE STUFF - why is it that this board is not party to the latest relevant information. If a gig is announced surely it should be put up here first. A new (compilation) album comes out and Ozrics dont know about it...how can that be? I personally have been a fan since 93 and i love the non commercial nature of the band, i also love how the lineup and subsequent sound has changed. All of us as fans should pray that the Ozrics remain strong enough to continue making beautiful music. thanks I would have a guess it is simply down to the fact Ozrics are prioritizing their time on the most important things in their lives. Who isn't? I am sure when the moment is right they will post up all relevant details, after the past year they are due a bit of slack I reckon. I am very ozricced up at the moment and love all the board activity. It looks set to be a very interesting year for ozrics and fans alike. |
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Post by brandi on May 9, 2013 7:42:16 GMT -8
Heya, cheers for that!
I sure hate to think that annoucing concerts falls into the "Not Positive" category! =)
... I'm sorry it takes so long to get these tours to make sense, no matter how early I start, or how fast a I try to go, there is always some problem that effects the routing and you have to shift a bunch of dates around, which is why we try to keep things penciled and not confirmed until the routing is done, but after a while you have to confirm the first shows so you don't loose them, and then you tell the promoters "don't announce the dates yet", and every time Rudolph, our Dutch promoter lists the dates everywhere and then start sending me emails marked URGENT: I need your press material, and of course it's not done, because I told him we weren't done with the project that the tour is in support of yet, which is way I didn't want to announce the dates yet, which should technically be fine because we should be done in the next two weeks and have it all sent out to print, and I intentionally started booking this tour WAY early, so we would have good routing, then I can get all my press material out next week, and we would have all of those things in place before I would have normally even started booking a fall tour in the first place!
...and breath. Story of my life though.
With that said I really think/hope you're going to like what we're up to for this tour. You can probably guess it's not the new studio album. Although that is really starting to take shape. With everything that's been going on, we will not finish it in time for the tour. But instead we are doing something a little more in line with the 30th anniversary. =)
There's all kinds of things in the works I want to tell you all about, just need a few more days to finish the task at hand...
...and the Bristol guest list starts already! =) Hi RAD!!
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Post by yiannis on May 9, 2013 7:54:49 GMT -8
I hope the setlist is going to be different yet again and... ...can I hope for some distinguished guests all throughout Europe? |
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Post by OTL - the9thtentacle on May 10, 2013 9:44:33 GMT -8
we should be so lucky!
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Post by rad on May 13, 2013 11:27:29 GMT -8
Hi brandi,Ed et al. Good luck with all your touring endeavours, tough as always ;-) Looking forward to seeing ozrics play in bristol. Not seen an ozric gig in an age. Not had the chance to do much apart from be a dad for the last 4 years to our two epic sons Ethan and Joel and work as hard as i can. I'm going to see Rush with Zia at the N.E.C in birmingham on sunday 26 th. Would love to take my new DW time machine snare for neil to sign but its bloody heavy for one and deeply precious to me also. if anyones coming too, we'll be at the bar |
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Post by brandi on May 15, 2013 6:50:31 GMT -8
Wicked! ...I saw Rush at Red Rocks last year with Bill and Mandy, ( do you remember them? Mandy used to do the Rush fan club, and they bring us all kinds of amazing organic homegrown food everything we play Chicago? They say "HI!" too. ) The show was epic, something went a bit wrong with their intro and you could tell Geddy had to enter a bit quicker than he desired, he was a bit shaky for the first track, but after that it a like someone had pushed the quantize button, and Neil was like a train, or an android, or something out of a sci-fi film, he's so dead on it's like he's not human and therefore can not be distracted by mere mortal thoughts. ;D
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Post by brandi on May 15, 2013 6:53:42 GMT -8
Btw - David, (Ed's dad) at 86 this year, has just discovered Rush. Someone left a video at his place, I think it's live in Rio, anyway, he watches it over, and over , and over, he just loves it! ;D
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Post by spyroid777 on May 15, 2013 8:03:10 GMT -8
i love the live in rio show brandi... and there's a track on it, 'secret touch', which sounds so lush, epic towards the end!! call david digging rush |
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Post by brandi on May 15, 2013 9:02:12 GMT -8
So as I'm popping in on the board here, I'm planning the tour, looking at plane flights, I couldn't help but notice that YYZ is the airport code for Toronto... ah, good old spacey Neil... |
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Post by rad on May 24, 2013 11:21:40 GMT -8
Wicked! ...I saw Rush at Red Rocks last year with Bill and Mandy, ( do you remember them? Mandy used to do the Rush fan club, and they bring us all kinds of amazing organic homegrown food everything we play Chicago? They say "HI!" too. ) The show was epic, something went a bit wrong with their intro and you could tell Geddy had to enter a bit quicker than he desired, he was a bit shaky for the first track, but after that it a like someone had pushed the quantize button, and Neil was like a train, or an android, or something out of a sci-fi film, he's so dead on it's like he's not human and therefore can not be distracted by mere mortal thoughts. ;D Fantastic show the time machine tour. Unreal. Neil has always been my guide and inspiration..long may it continue Yes i remember syrinx69 and bill they gave me a load of fanzines etc of rush. Very sweet folks. Hugs back at them. Briliant dvd the rio show and the last 2 for that matter. Good old david ;D nothing wrong with that . Only gotta wait one more day and im 6 rows from neils kit.Smack bang in front. I get to be the rush fan drumming nutter staring at him all gig for a change.lol Yeah i was very happy to play toronto on a tour for obvious rush reasons and wanted a yyz luggage ticket for ages. Didnt get one until years later. Fortunately we got a new bus that gig instead of the deathtrap rust bucket we were on at the time. Ask ed as to how shot it was and how hot it was in the desert! YYZ main musical theme comes from the beacon pulse emitted from the cn tower i believe. |
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Post by spyroid777 on May 24, 2013 12:42:14 GMT -8
hey rad very nice to read you!! just found a really nice clip of an ozric gig you played in 1995.... must have been around the time of the become the other tour?? short, but very sweet... vita voom: |
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Post by brujoman on May 24, 2013 13:27:45 GMT -8
cool vid... especially as it is from a gig in Naples! I support Napoli football team and have watched them play a few times; their fans are just simply the best in the world...An Ozric gig there would be wild!!! *FORZA NAPOLI!* *fORZA OZRIC!*  |
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Post by paradiddle on May 27, 2013 12:56:35 GMT -8
hey rad very nice to read you!! just found a really nice clip of an ozric gig you played in 1995.... must have been around the time of the become the other tour?? short, but very sweet... vita voom: At the risk of repeating myself (see comments under that clip) Please upload some of those vids Rad !! |
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Post by opaquelens on Jul 9, 2013 16:10:42 GMT -8
Hi Brandi. Just to let you know I'm gonna be at the Bristol gig. I don't know if it is cheeky to ask but I hope my work on the remastering of vitamin enhanced will earn me a place on the guest list. I'm no chancer or blagger though, and I don't mind giving money to the Ozrics, as it is a good cause. It's entirely up to you. |
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Post by ozricnutter on Jul 19, 2013 10:11:37 GMT -8
got my London ticket today .......hope there may be more date to come.....cambridge,norvvich plz |
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Post by pete on Jul 27, 2013 0:36:49 GMT -8
Van booked for Off The Tracks, a fantastic little festival, only there for the day but as the bar has more ales than you can shake a stick at... who knows!! First gig in an age tonight.. the wonderful Poisoned Electrick Head at the Citadel in St. Helens, really looking forward to it.. look out soon for their DVD of last years Citadel show and more..  |
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Post by opaquelens on Aug 1, 2013 9:50:14 GMT -8
Gotta try and get to the Poole gig too. One gig per tour is not enough for me. |
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Post by pete on Aug 2, 2013 6:25:58 GMT -8
I agree, if it can be done. ;D
So far for me it's Off The Tracks as a first course, then..
Poole (get to sleep in car/travel inn or sumsuch) onto
Cardiff (back to Liverpool after gig... The rest of the gigs start from home)
Liverpool
Manchester
Birmingham
Glasgow
I am working on London as I have the hire car and I'm off work but don't think it will happen.
;D ;D
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Post by srdrummer on Sept 11, 2013 10:46:44 GMT -8
I'll be at Bristol & Cardiff .. can't wait!! Missed them on the last tour as was gigging myself... beer anyone? |
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Post by ozricnutter on Oct 8, 2013 12:10:11 GMT -8
Well I leave for Holland tomorrow so I hope to see you Philly and Dominic on Saturday.
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Post by bertie40 on Oct 17, 2013 8:19:00 GMT -8
Got my ticket for the Manchester gig. Pity I misbooked the hotel and have a root march / pub crawl to plan. Never mind. I saw the Ozrics in Leeds last time, and wish they would play here again. PS, I'm a merchandise fiend, and am looking forward to spending Regards |
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Post by nickt on Oct 17, 2013 16:05:18 GMT -8
This will be my first Ozrics gig for a VERY long time - I don't think I've seen them live since Off The Tracks 2005, which if I remember correctly was "nearly" a Nodens set because of grumpy bandmates I was going to Eastern Haze in 2007, but then it absolutely pissed down for a week before the festie, so I didn't go - Worcestershire to Suffolk is a long drive and lots of cash/petrol etc just to camp in the mud for a weekend. So here we are...30 years on (22 for me - 1991 was my first gig), let's give it a go eh? |
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Post by pete on Oct 17, 2013 22:26:08 GMT -8
....and it's even longer than that Nick as you need to move that Off The Tracks back a year |
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Post by nickt on Oct 18, 2013 2:35:37 GMT -8
Ah, 2005 was at the Robin 2 - I just checked my old tickets |
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Post by MistyDewyDawn on Oct 18, 2013 10:47:16 GMT -8
Wondering if the support act is the same for all UK venues or if they are different for each venue with the Ozrics tour ? Just booked tickets for Poole next Saturday night, a bit of a treat (and a mentally long drive tbh, mate is coming and chipping in the petrol ) but you only live once (well actually who knows ?) Gonna show some love for Ozrics. Liked the look of that venue Mr. Kyps for some reason, getting away from where you live is always refreshing and seeing Ozrics play there is even better.
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Post by ozricnutter on Oct 19, 2013 9:59:53 GMT -8
Hello Pete I hope to see you at Liverpool gig we have met briefly at York gig I came along with Kev. I have sent you a question that I hope you answer on your personal message page.
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Post by pete on Oct 19, 2013 23:37:57 GMT -8
getting away from where you live is always refreshing and seeing Ozrics play there is even better. I hear you Misty, Driving, Mmmm, well, not the driving but whats at the end of it, though I see nothing of the towns and cities I visit, but what I do see more than makes up for that My plans have totally evolved for this tour car hire has become a van hire. For Poole I am picking up People in Birmingham and Bristol... (probably staying in Bristol) then onto Cardiff gig Liverpool and Manchester gigs are from home London is again via Birmingham and Bristol (a pretty big drive huh?) I can't wait to see everyone I've not seen in an age at this one (not been to London gig in a few years) (probably staying in Birmingham after this) then onto Birmingham gig, home after Birmingham, then the drive to Glasgow (Liverpool>London is equidistant with Liverpool>Glasgow but Glasgow is the much better drive. I am really looking forward to it all... I miss the treks across country with good friends.. and even more friends in the back of the van... teehee we have been remembering some of the mammouth treks from days gone by... some a lot of fun Eddie, sent message but short answer is I don't know to be honest.. I don't think you'll have any problems though. |
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