August the 4th and it’s raining. This is hardly surprising as the summer of 2011 has been so wet and miserable it seems like this corner of Europe is being punished for it’s all-round bad attitude over the last few years. Nevertheless I want frozen orange juice and lazy deckchairs or, in fact, ANYTHING better than this.
Still, let’s get to the point….The Dots are revving up for more action in the Autumn. The beans are spilled below…. Continue reading August 2011 Newsletter
Thanks to all who turned up for our tour! We enjoyed it – especially the last two shows in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Strange to think that we’ve now visited Russia five times since the year 2000 when it would have been virtually impossible in the not so distant past.
Anyhow, time to look ahead and some special events are on the horizon. First is the Nijmegen Underground Festival at The Lux theatre on May 18. For this show The Dots will perform the psychedelic audio plays “Katrina” (as can be found on the ’30 Year Itch’ release) and a new work, ‘The Creature that tasted sound”. Also on the bill are long term Dots’ friends and favourites, The Use of Ashes and Beequeen. It really is worth traveling for.
On June 10, The Dots play at Queen Elizabeth Hall on The South Bank in London on the first day of The Meltdown Festival, curated by Ray Davies. On a spectacular night, the mighty Crazy World of Arthur Brown also appear. Continue reading May/June 2011 Newsletter
The day after our last show of the USA tour and I’m sitting at the computer reflecting on what one hell of an adventure the whole thing was. (Note I updated this on 8 January).
Fittingly, we finished here in Portland where the reception is especially wild, even on a snowy Monday night with alarmists on the radio urging everyone to stay in. Thanks to those brave souls who chose differently.
Now we head for home after a vegetarian Thanksgiving in a couple of days. Time for a rest I guess, but it probably won’t work out that way.
Thanks for everybody’s patience regarding pre-orders. We’re ready to send everything except that darned DVD (Paris in the Fall) and those Crushed velvet bags which are on the way from India. Still, both are very much in the works now. Time for some hot chai… Continue reading Last 2010 Newsletter
Tune in: The Legendary Pink Dots will be interviewed Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 on WFMU from 3-6 EST.
Note from Edward (on the road):
Please do not purchase tickets from the site www.ticketspecialist.com.
Tickets being offered from this site are absurdly overpriced and may not be legitimate.
We strongly recommend that anybody wishing to see The Dots should either buy from Ticketmaster or directly from the venues concerned (and their approved local outlets).
Entry on the nights of the shows is also no problem. Hope to see you!
The Legendary Pink Dots US/Canada 2010 Tour is underway (and – note from Editor – word on the street is that the shows are great!). Note that there is now a SECOND show in New York as guests for the Dresden Dolls in their Halloween special.
Copies of Seconds Late for the Brighton Line arrived weeks ago (well… half arrived as the greedy Dutch customs held up a box of 25). We think we’ve sent all pre-orders at this point. If you didn’t receive your package, please email l_khata at yahoo dot com.
Other releases slowly appear over the next 2 weeks although we have encountered longer delays for the special edition of the “Crushed Velvet Apocalypse” remaster and “Paris in the Fall”.
There will be a string of shows in Poland in April (probably). Originally these dates were slated for this September but it was felt that it was best to wait for a few more months as we were so recently in that country. Shows in St. Petersburg and Moscow are also on the cards for Spring 2011.
The Dots are also set to play at the Wave Gotik Treffen Festival in Leipzig, Germany next June. Continue reading Autumn 2010 Newsletter