Meursault November Tour
Now that we have our hands stuffed with shiny new vinyl releases, we are packing the Meursaut boys into our stupid green van and sending them off around the country to entertain the provinces with their particular brand of rattling, bleeping and wailing. Full tour details are to be found on their MySpace page.
Phil, guitarist in the band, whose solo project Debutant was covered by Euan on Sunday, did all the booking and, at very short notice, has put together an excellent two-week tour, though I get the impression it nearly drove the poor chap to suicide (or homicide, I’m not sure which).
Anyhow, this tour will be the official single release tour for the William Henry Miller vinyl releases, after which the lads will be spending the foreseeable future holed up in Edinburgh recording album number two, due out some time next Spring.
So, a big thanks to Phil for putting this together, and if you get the chance to pop along and see the band on one of these dates that would be splendid. Bring a friend, and it would be even splendider. Buy some vinyl as well and I’m sure one of them will probably give you oral sex (can’t guarantee which one though).
Meursault – A Few Kind Words
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Good on ya all!
Find trying to organise gigs extremely nerve-wracking, so serious respect for organising a tour. And don’t even get me started on the difficulties of distribution…;)
When can I purchase vinyl from the US? Is it available on Toad?
Come further south than London!
Everything will be available on the Toad Records site as soon as it is released, so yes, the States is no problem.
Matt – we tried, and will try again for the Spring tour in support of the new album. I will pass Phil your details and see if he can sort something out.
Ed – too fucking right. I organised the last (teeny-tiny) tour myself and Christ al-fucking-mighty it was depressing. Phil is therefore my hero right at this moment in time.
I was very close to throwing my laptop off walls and hurling myself off balconies during the booking of this tour. Some promoters need to take a very long, hard look at themselves and what they’re actually trying to achieve and what their motives for putting on shows actually are. But enough of that. I could go on an epic rant about poor promoters, but that’d bore the vast majority of humankind.
This tour is going to be mint. I’d like to thank all the promoters that we are working with on this tour because they all seem very switched on and organised. Big respect to them.
Matt – Meursault would love to go further south than London. As Matthew suggests, hopefully the Spring album launch tour will contain some more southern shows. In abundance!
Shite….I’m in Newcastle on the 15th but I’m getting the 4pm train home!
Fuck fuck fuck
In my limited experience, promoters do seem almost preternaturally inept. It must be part of the job description.
Great news about the Spring tour – if I can do anything to help with things in the South (Southampton and Winchester, mainly) then give me a shout.
Cheers
Matt
Was just trying make my mind up about seeing these guys or Cave Singers tonight, and upon listening it’s not a hard decision at all. Thanks for coming to Newcastle!