More dates added to the Red Poppy Tour.

Just in case anyone missed this announcement Mike has added a further five dates to the solo Red Poppy Tour which now also features Joe Silva as special guest on all dates.

The new dates are...

NOVEMBER
1st Central Station WREXHAM
3rd The Electric Circus EDINBURGH
4th King Tuts GLASGOW
22nd Park & Dare Theatre TREORCHY, RHONDDA
24th The Leopard DONCASTER

These join the previously announced dates that you can find in full here http://www.inthepoppyfields.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/red-poppy-tour-datesofficial.html

as well as the previously added date in CHESTER on the 20th November at Telford's Warehouse.

Grab your tickets now!

Joe Silva confirms support slot for Mike Peters Tour.

Mike & Joe

Joe Silva has announced he will be supporting Mike Peters on the Red Poppy Tour this November, as if you needed another reason to get tickets to see Mike do an acoustic tour!

Full dates can be found elsewhere on this site....we will both be at London, hope to see some of you there!

The Cult...The Mission...The Alarm?

Rumours are starting to spread tonight that The Alarm may be set to replace Killing Joke for the imminent Cult & Mission dates. At the moment these are rumours and by no means should you take this as official or something that will happen so do NOT get those tickets just yet unless you want to see 2 brilliant bands of course! There are lots of things that could support the rumour....Craig and Billy Duffy for example however this would mean Craig doing back to back sets which has been done before but it is certainly not the norm. So will we see Mike or the full band at these shows if it happens?

OUR ADVICE IS MONITOR ALL OFFICIAL SITES AND TWITTER/FACEBOOK FEEDS and be prepared to act fast! Ticketmaster has removed Killing Joke from the listings but currently only have The Cult & The Mission listed.

Please take this as it is intended...IT IS A RUMOUR...but if it happens you will want to be there!

Snowdon Rocks 6 Photos

Here are a selection of photos taken by both myself (Rob) and Joff. Snowdon was a brilliant experience despite the awful weather and I would recommend anyone to do it at least once. The turnout was amazing and it was nice to meet so many great people. I am sad to say I didn't make the summit as I suffered a funny turn at about the three quarter way mark where my lips turned purple and I couldn't go more than a few steps without stopping to catch my breath, many thanks to Stefanie Silverly and Sara Diana Williams and her hubby for helping me out during this time. Making the decision to turn back was one of the hardest things I have done but I think it was totally the right one, I was disappointed and upset but I am proud in what I did accomplish. After taking it really slowly back to the halfway point I actually really enjoyed the walk down. Joff went on to make the top so a massive well done to him and to all our fellow walkers that achieved their goal.

All Just Giving pages remain open for the next month so if you would like to donate to any of the walkers individual pages then please do so or directly to Love Hope Strength Foundation themselves.

Joff http://www.justgiving.com/Joff-Northfield
Rob www.justgiving.com/inthepoppyfields

Snowdon Rocks 6 video

Here is the start of the Snowdon Rocks 6 event from Sunday 19th August 2012 with Mike & friends performing "Love Hope And Strength" at the assembly point. The weather wasn't kind as we went up the mountain so this is the best video taken on the day by Joff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5YNGRsE70o&feature=channel&list=UL

Ben Nevis Rocks band line up announced

The band that will play at the Ben Nevis Rocks concert on Friday 24th August has been confirmed as a Celtic Supergroup that features....

Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Smiley all from The Alarm of course! Bruce & Jamie Watson from Big Country and former Simple Mind Derek Forbes.

Tickets are £20 and are on sale now direct from the LHS store http://www.lovehopestrength.co.uk/

The Mission store reopens!

The Mission store has reopened and at long last Craig's excellent solo album "Demon King" is available to purchase online!

There is also some new merchandise, items from the anniversary tour, and a few end of range clearance bargains.


Check out the link and get your new Eskimo threads!  http://www.mamstore.co.uk/TheMission

Killing Joke issue a statement as Jaz Coleman goes awol

Killing Joke have issued a statement regarding the upcoming tour with The Mission & The Cult. The band issued the statement via their Facebook page in which they also say they are concerned about the welfare of the missing Jaz Coleman.

Killing Joke @ The Roundhouse photo by Joff

The statement reads....

"A statement was posted on Facebook, reputedly by our singer, maligning both The Cult and The Mission and pulling us out of the shows.
He is now AWOL and has not contacted any of his band mates.

We are deeply embarrassed by this and offer our sincere apologies to all involved.

We are concerned about our missing singer's welfare.

Killing Joke made a collective decision to play with The Cult and The Mission in September.

It was agreed by all of the band that we would do these shows. Indeed, we thought that they were somrthing to look forward to, even though they were downsized.

We would still like to honour our commitment to this tour, the other bands, and all the Gatherers and people who have already bought tickets and made travel arrangements.

If this proves not possible, Killing Joke will make alternative arrangements to compensate for the trouble caused.

Meanwhile we are doing everything we can to make this tour happen and locate our missing singer"

Killing Joke pull out of Cult/Mission tour?

It would appear that Killing Joke have pulled out of the triple bill tour with The Cult and The Mission. No official reason has been given as of yet but the bands Facebook page states....

"We'll make an official announcement clearing up any questions around the Cult tour very soon. Apologies for messing you guys around - you know that's never our intention, and we appreciate the support you have all shown us over the years. Regards."

Further info as we get it!

Blood Brothers add two dates

Did you miss the Blood Brothers when they played their intimate club date in Bath earlier in the year? Well now you have a chance to see them again...IF you are lucky enough to get a ticket! The band that look amazingly like a certain other band currently out on tour...especially the bassist, will play at SOUTHAMPTON Joiners on 6th September and then NOTTINGHAM Bodega Social on the 14th. Make sure you snap up these tickets if you get a chance these will be very memorable shows!....and I can confirm The Mission don't have any gigs on these nights....funny that ;)