It’s unusual for Mostly Autumn not to tour in May; this year they’ve concentrating their efforts on recording their new album “The Ghost Moon Orchestra” rather than gigging at weekends and recording during the week as they did a couple of years ago. The band had previously announced they’d be touring in September. Now they’ve announced the dates for the second part of the year, in two legs, one in September, the second in December.
- Sunday 5 August 2012 – Cambridge Rock Festival
- Saturday 1 September 2012 – O2 Academy Islington, London
- Sunday 2 September 2012 – Robin 2, Bilston
- Friday 7 September 2012 – The Sage, Gateshead
- Saturday 8 September 2012 – The Met, Bury
- Sunday 9 September 2012 – Cathouse, Glasgow
- Friday 14 September 2012 – Spirit of 66, Verviers, Belgium
- Saturday 15 September 2012 – de Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
- Friday 28 September 2012 – The Wharf, Tavistock
- Saturday 29 September 2012 – The Gate, Cardiff
- Sunday 30 September 2012 – Bath Komedia
- Wednesday 5 December 2012 – The Stables, Milton Keynes
- Thursday 6 December 2012 – The Grand Opera House, York
- Friday 7 December 2012 – Arts Centre, Norwich
- Saturday 8 December 2012 – CRS, Montgomery Hall, Wath
- Sunday 9 December 2012 – Robin 2, Bilston
- Monday 10 December 2012 – The Brook, Southampton
A few interesting points. First, the long-announced Cambridge Rock Festival appearance looks like it’s going to be the first live airing of the new material, much like the band débuted much of “Go Well Diamond Heart” at the Progbury festival in 2010. Second, we see the first London headline appearance in more than three years; their last two London shows have been a support slot for Wishbone Ash (They blew them off stage!) and a co-headliner with It Bites (Honours a bit more even on that one).
Finally, the traditional end-of-year York gig is midweek; not sure how that will go down with the fans who traditionally make a weekend in York for that gig. At the moment I have no idea what anyone else in the “scene” has planned for that time; it may be there will be a Stolen Earth or Heather Findlay Band gig scheduled for the Friday. We shall have to see…
Update: Not on the MA website yes, but Holmfirth Picturedrome are advertising an additional show on Friday 31st August. No idea if there are any others still to be confirmed.
not sure if i will make any of those dates. possibly crf depending on my schedule. but once again the fuel cost will kill it for me. there arnt really any gigs near me this time.
Where are you based, Whitty?
i,m in linconlnshire tim. cleethorpes. the nearest is watch or york. but even those are about 2 hours from me. the fuel cost and humber bridge toll is a killer for me. especially when u travel alone. i guess i could make york if i went with ptg but even thats a struggle
Perhaps you need to indoctrinate some mates so four of you can split the cost?
They haven’t played the Drill Hall in Lincoln for a while. Or Hull. Didn’t the venue in Hull they used to play go out of business?
drill hall is good for me and the springhead in hull was just around the corner from ptg. my mostly autumn mates are all over the country but not near me. apart from peter.
Distinct lack of East Mids gigs as usual
That has been noted. When was the last time they played The Y in Leicester? Or The Drill Hall in Lincoln, for that matter?