Ryan's Gig Guide - February 2018

A statement taken from www.therainbowvenues.co.uk “It is with deep regret and profound sad- ness that we announce that all of our venues have been forced to close.This in- cludes our home The Rainbow Ware- house, The Blackbox, The Roof Garden, The Arena and CRANE. Since the revo- cation of The Rainbow license we have had no choice other than to stop invest- ing and promoting in Birmingham whilst we appeal, so all of our events and excit- ing projects are on hold. We would like to profusely apologise to all our promoters, artists, agents and cus- tomers that have experienced any incon- veniences, or problems, that have occurred as a result of The Rainbow Venues being forced to cancel shows. All festivals that are scheduled to take place on our site including MADE, CHAP- TER and Swingamajig, will need to find a r gg Feb 2018 - p.4 WWW. R YA N S G I G G U I D E . C OM Text and advertising are copyright of Ryan’s Gig Guide Reproduction in part or whole without written permission is strictly prohibited Whilst we try to get all gig listings and dates correct it is adviseable to check with the venue before travelling Advertising & Enquiries T: 0121 374 2890 w: ryansgigguide.com e: media@rggmag.com The views and comments expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher. PLEASE EMAIL YOUR BAND AND VENUE DATES TO: MEDIA@RGGMAG.COM TO REACH US BY THE 20TH OF THE MONTH PRIOR TO PUBLICATION LISTINGS ARE INCLUDED FREE OF CHARGE TO MOST BANDS AND SMALL CAPACITY VENUES Head of Features Nick J Townsend Contributors... Dominic Gittens, Adam Roberts Ste Gough, Robert Keeley, Jake Davey Layout & Graphics... Pete Williams THE TEAM r gg since 1995 Cover Story 06 Amoeba Teen Features 08 IrritatingMusicians Nick J Townsend 22 RolandTD-25KV Adam Roberts 24 ...12 Years On Jake Davey 38 Keeley’sTopTips Robert Keeley P/reviews 11 IanProwse Slade Rooms 14 TheVerdict Nick J Townsend 19 LiveDead ‘69 Robin 2 20 Wille &TheBandits Robin 2 28 TheXcerts Slade Rooms 34 StoneBroken O2 Institute 36 Anvil Robin 2 36 DanReed &DannyVaughn Robin 2 Gig Listings 12 Monday/Tuesday 13 Wednesdays 16 Thursdays & Fridays 29 Saturdays 33 Sundays new home. All scheduled CRANE shows for the foreseeable future will also have to be cancelled: for updates on this, please follow individual promoters on social media. This can only be described as a devastat- ing few weeks for Birmingham’s night time economy. A special thank you to NTIA, Skiddle, our suppliers and the massive support we have received from the industry and our loyal customers from up and down the country and across the world. The authorities need to acknowledge the huge significance The Rainbow Venues have, to millions of visitors to Birming- ham, and what impact it will have on the the cities nighttime economy. We don’t want to silence our voice.We want our voice to be heard and we want to see if we can make a difference. We need your help to appeal for justice it’s time to #EDUCATENOTREVOCATE.” ALL OFTHE RAINBOWVENUES ARE CLOSED Cover photo by Matt Peers