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ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS TO PLAY RARE DATES!
We are very proud to announce a special series of live appearances of the seminal, reformed Rocket From The Tombs. The band featured David Thomas and Peter Laughner from Pere Ubu, Cheetah Chrome and John Madansky from The Dead Boys, and Craig Bell from The Saucers. The "classic" version of the band lasted no more than 7-8 months in 1974-5 but during that time it came up with great songs, among them Final Solution, Amphetamine, 30 Seconds over Tokyo, Ain't it Fun, Life Stinks, Sonic Reducer, and Muckraker.
The band never released an album but a collection of prized demos and live recordings entitled "The Day The Earth Met The Rocket From The Tombs" was released in 2002. Jon Allan, in his liner notes, wrote, "This album is more than just an artifact of a specific time and place. It offers a tantalizing glimpse at one of the greatest albums never recorded. Many of us...are convinced that had Rocket From The Tombs survived long enough to record...the resulting record would, today, be ranked alongside the MC5's Kick Out The Jams, Patti Smith's Horses and the Stooges' Raw Power as seminal albums of the punk era. This collection of demo and live material is the closest we can get. Still, after 26 years worth of mythologizing, it provides ample proof that during their all too brief existence few bands rocked harder or closer to the edge."
The new live line-up consists of original members David Thomas, Cheetah Chrome, and Craig Bell, along with Television's Richard Lloyd and Pere Ubu's Steve Mehlman. Please check out the schedule in the Tours section right here at Billions Online. Don't miss out on these truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.
Rocket From The Tombs
Tue, June 3 Columbus OH Little Brother's
1100 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43201
Box office: 614-421-2032
Tickets: $12 in adv, $14 dos
Ages: 18+
Doors: 8pm
RFTT showtime: 10:30
Support: 9pm
Wed, June 4 Chicago, Abbey Pub
3420 West Grace, Chicago IL 60618
Box Office: 773-463-5808
Tickets: $12 adv, $15 dos
Buy via
www.abbeypub.com or phone: 866-777-8932
Ages: 21+
Doors: 8pm
RFTT showtime: 10pm
Support, Cobra Verde: 9pm
Thu, June 5 Cleveland, Beachland Ballroom
15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland 44110
Box Office: 216-383-1124
Tickets: $15 in adv, $15 dos.
Buy via
www.ticketweb.com or phone 216-383-1124 Ages: 18+
Doors: 8pm
RFTT showtime: 10:30p
Support, Cobra Verde: 9:30p
URL:
www.beachlandballroom.com Fri,
Jun 6 New York City, Village Underground
130 W. 3rd St, New York NY 10012
Box Office: 212-777-7745
Tickets: $15 adv, $15 dos
Ages: All
Doors: 8pm
RFTT showtime: 10pm
John Morton's new Gay Motherfletchers: 9pm
Sat,
Jun 7 New York City, Village Underground
130 W. 3rd St, New York NY 10012
Box Office: 212-777-7745
Tickets: $15 adv, $15 dos
Ages: All
Doors: 7:30pm
RFTT showtime: 8:30pm
The Blondes: 7:40pm
Sun, June 8 Philadelphia, North Star
2639 Poplar St., Philadelphia, PA 19130
Box office: 215-684-0808
Tickets: $12 adv, $15 dos
Ages: 21+
Doors: 8pm
RFTT showtime: 10pm
Support: 9pm
Mon, June 9 Hoboken NJ, Maxwell's
1039 Washington, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Box office: 201-798-0406
Tickets: $15
Ages: 21+
Doors: 9pm
RFTT showtime: 11pm
Support: 10pm
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