2008-10-29UTC06:39:53The Holloways play Leas Cliff Hall 28th NovemberThe Holloways play the LCH, get tickets here. Not yet sold out, no need for ebay (yet). Support from local acts Underground Heroes and Seven Storey Down, full press release to follow.More dates nationally, at cosier venues than we get here, guess Fol... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11664/The+Holloways+play+Leas+Cliff+Hall+28th+November"><img alt="The Holloways play Leas Cliff Hall 28th November" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11664/The+Holloways+play+Leas+Cliff+Hall+28th+November">Rated 6.02/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-23UTC06:17:14Metallica ticketsMetallica tour the UK! Get tickets here, on sale Friday morning.Wed 25th Feb - Nottingham Trent FM ArenaThurs 26th Feb - Manchester Evening News ArenaSat 28th Feb - Sheffield ArenaMon 2nd Feb - London O2 ArenaTues 3rd Feb - New... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11648/Metallica+tickets">Rated 5.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-18UTC10:49:28creative support ofr Poppy AppealPRESS RELEASE17TH OCTOBER 2008NO EMBARGOART GALLERY SUPPORTS POPPY APPEAL IN SPECIAL WAYThe Fofu Art Gallery on Rendezvous Street in Folkestone is supporting this years Royal British Legion (RBL) Poppy Appeal in a very special way by dedicating an en... 2008-07-31UTC11:39:06MJ Hibbett's Exciting Life In Rock is off to Edinburgh NOW!The Last Working Day Of The Month, Issue 42-------------------------------------------(MJ Hibbett & The Validators FACT, July 31st 2008)Hello all, and welcome to this FESTIVAL FUNTIME edition of the newsletter. Let's GO!GIGS TO COMEThis month I shall... 2008-03-28UTC09:09:14Mighty Boosh ticketsSome more Mighty Boosh tickets on sale, nothing local though, I think we were lucky to get them at the Leas Cliff Hall that time. These dates all on sale NOW!Cardiff Arena, 24th and 25th NovemberYork Grand Opera House, 25th SeptemberBristol Hippodrom... 2007-12-28UTC10:48:23A festive update from HibbettHmm, this newsletter is called "The Last Working Day Of The Month" (from one of his songs), but he's practically a civil servant and finished work for the year a week ago at least, I'm still working...welcome to this SUPER CHRISTMASSY edition of our ... 2007-07-30UTC10:48:10I like the sound of SheffieldNext time we're heading North I think we will go there.2007-07-30UTC09:27:03Just like a man....Oh Southports lovely...... bit of an arse to get to.Next time you should try Morecombe, bit of a dump too, but its better than Blackers. Although I do love Blackpool (and yes i know its wrong...)I went to Sheffield week before last, its glorious the... 2007-07-24UTC12:02:01Oh NOW you come up with suggestions...If I'd engaged a bit more when we were planning our trip I'd have preferred to go to Sheffield or maybe Manchester, there was no need for us to go there at all, we just wanted somewhere that was not as far as Cumbria for Clare's folks to drive in one... 2007-05-14UTC03:16:17Ian Brown's coming to FolkestoneTour starts in September, Ian Brown, yes the former Stone Roses front man, gigs in Folkestone at the end of October. Full dates are:Newcastle Academy (September 27)Hull City Hall (28)Sheffield Octagon (29)Middlesbrough Town Hall (October 1)Lincoln En... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10217/Ian+Brown%27s+coming+to+Folkestone"><img alt="Ian Brown's coming to Folkestone" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10217/Ian+Brown%27s+coming+to+Folkestone">Rated 6.02/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-02-17UTC12:06:42RE: The only record I have that's worth any moneyStill got most of your vinyl?I think I'll never throw mine out - I've got CDs that have turned dull grey and won't play anymore but the vinyl still works, even if you have to blu tak a 10p to the pickup arm. Was going to comment on The Darkness but g... 2006-10-18UTC10:38:26The Gay TrainNew video of a song by my friends MJ Hibbett and the Validatorsvideo is by Rob Manuel, of b3ta fame.All stop watching it, so it streams more smoothly for me... More Hibbett updates, courtesy of his newsletter:ITEM! After months of hard work (honest!)... 2005-01-24UTC12:14:45IdlewildThe Idlewilds have announced a tour, visiting Folkestone on the 13th of April... they've got a new album out too, and by golly does it sound like REM... full dates are:April 20055th: Newcastle, Northumbria University6th: Liverpool, Royal Court Theatr... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2644/Idlewild"><img alt="Idlewild" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2644/Idlewild">Rated 6.02/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2004-12-14UTC12:51:36leilaniI got into a lift with her and her boyfriend in sheffield over the weekend at about 2am. Her boyfriend is totally stunning, i think he's a fottballer but i'm not very good with football so i don't know who he plays for or anything. She is really no... 2004-08-24UTC08:52:50Darkness ticketsSo the new Darkness tour is announced, just got these on the feed from Ticketmaster:Nottingham Arena (Wed 24 Nov)Men Arena Manchester (Wed 1 Dec)Hallam FM Arena Sheffield (Sat 4 Dec)NEC Birmingham (Tue 7 Dec) standing and reserved seating...Wembley A... 2004-02-28UTC04:19:25Male Cast Members of CorrieMe and Mr H were having our pre-theatre dinner when lo and behold, that Tyrone, Ashley Peacock and the one who used to be in Where the Heart is and is now in Corrie and his daughter boffed Martin, were stood in the entrance hall leaving. Presumably ... 2004-02-23UTC10:18:11GLC UK TourNewport hiphop heroes Goldie Lookin' Chain have confirmed details of their first full UK tour... you knows it, clarts!The "Draw-Based Confusion" tour includes dates with fellow countrymen Super Furry Animals, and follows recent appearances with The D... 2004-02-20UTC06:12:02Goldie Lookin' Chain tourThe pussies are too afeared to come back to Folkestone by the looks of this press release!Newport hiphop heroes Goldie Lookin' Chain have confirmed details of their first full UK tour... you knows it, clarts!The "Draw-Based Confusion" tour includes d... 2004-02-18UTC11:23:40GLC + SFAAce, seems Goldie lookin' chain are supporting Super Furry Animals, at the very least at the following gigs:Hammersmith Apollo, London (Thu 8 Apr)CARLING APOLLO HAMMERSMITH, LONDON (Thu 8 Apr)And hopefully the other dates too (see below, click, buy).... 2004-02-18UTC11:05:43GLC + SFA OK!Goldie Lookin' Chain support Super Furry Animals! Again! Possibly only the London date, but I'll let you know when I find out more...Also, WORD on the STREET is that the two bands will be recording a track together too!SFA dates are as follows, there... 2004-01-19UTC11:01:13My Cocostellastarr* kick off the new year in fine style with the long awaited release of "My Coco". Their album has already been heralded as something of a classic debut by the likes of Time Out, NME, Observer Music Monthly and Q. "My Coco" will be the band... 2003-11-12UTC04:10:22Pink GreaseTo celebrate Sheffield's very own Pink Grease heading offon a joint headline tour of the UK with Chikinki, popex has some stuff to give away! And I'm really going to send it out and not keep it all myself! This band are hotly tipped, so these goodies... 2003-09-28UTC10:25:24More Belle and Sebastian TicketsBelle and Sebastian @ City Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Tue 2 Dec) [info / details]Belle & Sebastian @ Astoria, London (Wed 3 Dec) [info / details]Belle & Sebastian @ Astoria, London (Thu 4 Dec) [info / details]Belle & Sebastian @ Astoria, Londo... 2003-09-24UTC10:43:20Free Jim Bob CDJim Bob is touring in October, and there's free CD's to be had each night... the first 10 people to visit the t-shirt stall each night will receive a free copy of "Acoustic Party 7", featuring solo acoustic versions of:Candy FlossCarry On AloneSealed... 2003-09-17UTC01:15:23Million Dead TourAs well as the providing the backbone of the Kerrang! Club tour andsupporting the second leg of the huge Funeral For A Friend tour; MillionDead will be taking their stunning live show on a nine date headlining UKtour in November culminating at The Ga... 2003-08-05UTC11:00:02Zero 7 tourZero 7 @ Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon (Mon 15 Mar 2004)Zero 7 @ Brixton Academy, Brixton, London (Fri 26 Mar 2004)Zero 7 @ Sheffield Octagon, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Thu 18 Mar 2004)Zero 7 @ Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire (Tue 16 Ma... 2003-07-02UTC01:41:50Darkness TourNICE ONE, got my invite to the Darkness album launch party on Monday, after much prompting... also selling tickets to all their dates now through popex:The Darkness @ Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire (Sat 4 Oct) [info&nbsp;/&nbsp;details]The Da... 2003-07-02UTC01:10:57It's the vinyl countdownYou've obviously not forgotten that The Darkness album Permission To Land is out on Monday. Popex' very own copy is apparently winging it's way to the office RIGHT NOW, so another sort of review of it tomorrow... Anyway, the album is also out on VIN... 2003-06-20UTC05:26:35Darkness support Rolling StonesThe mighty mighty Darkness (have I mentioned them before) are doing a full ginormous tour in October including:Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland (Thursday 2 October)Keele University (Saturday 4 October)Solus, Cardiff (Sunday 5 October)Carling Academy, Br... 2003-05-17UTC01:16:26More Busted tickets availableBusteds new tour went on sale today, how thrilling... Tickets are available here and considering the last ones sold out so quickly (and the 50p or so a ticket we get in commission) I recommend you GET IN QUICK!!!They're playing:Newcastle Telewest Are...