Couple of Orson tickets up on Ebay

Get in quick, though there may be more Orson tickets here. Found these while browsing for tickets for sold out gigs in Folkestone...

In October of 2005 Hollywood's Orson dipped into their collective pockets and flew themselves to Manchester to play at In The City. Little did they know that it was the start of a rocket fuelled journey that would see them go from being an undiscovered gem in the glare of the LA sunshine to top of the UK singles chart in just 5 months!

Now Orson have now released their second single and their debut album on Mercury Records, both called Bright Idea. The single came out on the 15th May and is another sure-fire slice of Californian sunshine from the band that have come to be described by Q as "the sound of Britain on a Saturday night". Bright Idea has already started its assault on the airwaves with an A-List at Radio 1, Xfm and Virgin whilst the video is being played by everyone from MTV to The Box.

The 29th May saw the release of Bright Idea the album. The album was recorded in Hollywood for just $5000, financed by the band themselves, and produced by Noah Shain. The album kicks off with the title track and is followed by #1 single No Tomorrow. From then until the end of the last track, "The Okay Song", Orson deliver a hook laden collection that screams BIG... big guitars, big choruses, big everything. Whether it’s the funky riffing on "Happiness", the driving frantic rush of "Tryin' To Help", the ballad "Look Around" or live favourite "So Ahead Of Me" everything sounds like a potential hit single. Described as "the missing link between The Rolling Stones and Scissor Sisters" Orson are all set to be the sensation of 2006, this time last year that seemed like an impossible dream.

2006 :: Comment / reply

Glastonbury tickets on Ebay

Over two million pounds so far, hmm, possibly this is not serious... If you're still after tickets, good luck, the site's not down, but it's incredibly slow. Some people have reported better luck calling the international number than calling the official number for the UK.



Me, I'm going to the Fleadh instead - anyone know why there are no details about it at all anywhere? The lineup is announced on Monday, but I can find no rumours or anything on the usually reliable www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/fleadh, am I just stupid and blind?



If you are going to Glastonbury, or going anywhere that people might try to steal all your stuff, then what you need is this safe disguised as some skid marked pants... thanks to the mighty www.memepool.com for that one.

2004 :: Comment / reply

One Big Darkness

Darkness tour all sold out, tickets going for 90 quid a go on Ebay, what can you do...

Darkness tour all sold out, tickets going for over a hundred quid a go on Ebay, what can you do..? Well you can take not of this mailout from the band:

This Sunday, 14 September, sees The Darkness hit Cardiff in Wales for Radio One's onebigweekend live extravaganza. It all takes place at Cooper's Field and doors are open from 11:00am. Also on the bill are Travis, Pink, Starsailor, Dido, Kosheen, and The Thrills.

Radio One have already given 20,000 tickets away but we know that there are some of you haven't managed to get hold of them... until now!

We've got a hundred pairs to give away to the first people that e-mail their full name, address and a contact number to onebigweekend(at)thedarknessrock(dot)com. Write 'onebigweekend' in the subject line.

pauly :: 2003 :: Comment / reply