now, I've been meaning to scan and post this awesome photo shoot from Rolling Stone (the issue with Taylor Swift on the cover...ugh) but I just kept forgetting. and if I had read the article properly the first time, I would have known ages ago that they are on a headlining tour! anyhow, my scanner is on drugs and decided not to work. I took photos of the pictures instead, enjoy them below.
just for the record, Erik is not in these photos, because apparently he's not their drummer anymore. this greatly troubled me when I read it online, and I am curious to see if their new guy (they don't even have one listed, their MYSPACE only names Wade, Donald and Nick) can measure up to Erik's greatness. probably not.
here are the rest of the tour dates. go see the Virgins. that's an order. they are AMAZING. when I was browsing the world wide web for info on Erik's departure (which I couldn't find, sadly), I stumbled upon THIS REVIEW of the first time I saw them, and the author totally mentioned me without knowing it:
"The band got the crowd dancing and Cumming was strutting around on the stage, engaging at least the female portion of the audience. At one point an audience member was having so much fun that she felt the need to yell, "TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS!" But as you can see from the grainy cell phone picture I took, he stayed true to the name of the band and kept them on."
hahaha! I TOTALLY remember doing that. and, I spotted myself in the "grainy photo", I'm the figure to the right of the blonde ponytail. I can recognize my hair from a mile away.
The Virgins - Hey Hey Girl[mp3]
dates:
Mar 27 Club NME @ KOKO London, UK
Mar 28 Elysée Montmartre Paris, France
Mar 31 La Laiterie Strasbourg, France
Apr 1 Nikasi Kao Lyon, France
Apr 2 Les Docks Lausanne, Switzerland
Apr 3 London Loves @ Club Plastic Milan, Italy
Apr 5 Flex Vienna, Austria
Apr 6 Atomic Cafe Munich, Germany
Apr 7 Gebaude 9 Cologne, Germany
Apr 8 Molotow Hamburg, Germany
Apr 9 Festsaal Kreuberg Berlin, Germany
Apr 11 Paradiso Amsterdam, Holland
Apr 12 Rotown Rotterdam, Holland
Apr 14 Digital Brighton, UK
Apr 15 Thekla Bristol, UK
Apr 16 Ruby Lounge Manchester, UK
Apr 17 Cabaret Voltaire Edinburgh, UK
Apr 18 King Tuts Glasgow, UK
Apr 20 The Cluny Newcastle, UK
Apr 21 Rainbow Birmingham, UK
Apr 22 Cockpit Leeds, UK
Apr 23 Heaven London, UK
Apr 25 Academy 2 Dublin, Ireland
Apr 26 Speakeasy Belfast, Ireland
May 11 Bluebird Theater Denver, Colorado
May 12 Kilby Court Gallery Salt Lake City, Utah
May 14 Chop Suey Seattle, Washington
May 15 Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, British Columbia
May 16 The Wonder Ballroom Portland, Oregon
May 18 Beatnik Studios Sacramento, California
May 20 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California
May 21 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, California
May 22 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, California
May 23 Beauty Bar Las Vegas, Nevada
May 26 The Loft Dallas, Texas
May 27 Emo’s Alternative Lounge Austin, Texas
May 28 Rudyards Houston, Texas
May 30 Alabama Music Box Mobile, Alabama
Jun 1 The Social Orlando, Florida
THE VIRGINS ON AMAZON
1 comment:
Hey there, Hanan! I'm the one who wrote that article with the grainy photo. It's so funny that you were the one who said that and ended up finding my review. I won't be able to go to the show on the 20th (I already have tickets to another show that same night), but I love the Virgins. They're definitely one of my favorite bands. It looks like we have similar tastes in music. We should go to a show together sometime! :-) (I live in Oakland.) My email is jessica@festivalpreview.com.
--Jessica
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