Having been friends for years, their love and respect for good music and a decent night out, it was inevitable that they would form a band. The band are Jon Farrell, singer songwriter, Gaz White, Lead Guitarist, Joe Caldwell, Rhythm Guitar, Andy “Noddy” Holder, bass and John Gaunt on drums.
The Forge, formed in 2006 and from Warrington, a rugged town nestled between the Northwest’s Music capitals, Liverpool and Manchester. The Forge have discovered a knack for writing and creating music that is not only original and relevant but also spans genres and styles. It is hard to place the Forge in a certain category; all that can be said is that their sound is varied and unique. They pull their influences from the 60s through to the many talented bands of today.
Is this the year that people sit up and finally take notice of the Forge? They are emerging as a real talent in the Northwest, having played at some of the biggest and best venues the area has to offer, supporting the Clone Roses at The Parr Hall, Warrington, playing the Cavern twice and steadily becoming a regular on the Manchester music scene, having played the Roadhouse, the Ruby Lounge and Manchester Academy to name a few. With a growing number of songs and a strong demo they are perfectly set to take the Country by storm. 2009 promises to be the year that the Forge take that step towards greatness and unleash their music on the masses, with several gigs lined up in impressive places as well as a few days in the studio lined up, hopefully the Forge will be snatched from obscurity.
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It will be no surprise when we arrive!
To contact the band about bookings, or gig and ticket information,
email: the_forge_management@hotmail.com
Some Of The Venues We've Played .....
Dry Bar - Manchester
Moho Live - Manchester
Barfly - Liverpool
The Cavern - Liverpool
The Regal - Oxford
The Great Hall - Lancaster
The Parr Hall - Warrington
L.G.M - Newton
The Roadhouse - Manchester
The Ruby Lounge - Manchester
Manchester Academy - Manchester
Sept 25th - Doll & The Kicks @ Sub61 - fresh from 2 sold out Apollo dates with Morrissey, D&TK returun for a headline show in Manchester - £6 from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/50385
LOTS LOTS MORE GIGS ON THE MYSPACE SO CHECK THE FULL LISTINGS......... IF YOU WANT TO PLAY A GIG FOR US MESSAGE US VIA THE MYSPACE
Hello. 2009 line-up confirmed! Includes Misty's Big Adventure, the Old Romantic Killer Band, Bobbie Peru, the Loungs, Violet Violet and a field in a pub...
CONFIRMED BANDS FOR 2009 INCLUDE... NINE BLACK ALPS KID BRITISH WAVE MACHINES MISTY’S BIG ADVENTURE THE TRAVELLING BAND TEN BEARS THE VORTEX THE MAYBES KARIMA FRANCIS THE JESSIE ROSE TRIP FRAZER KING CASIO KID GIDEON CONN THE GAY BLADES THE WHISKYCATS TEN BEARS ..... with around 200 bands over the weekend
**** CHECK THE MYSPACE BLOG FOR FULL MUSIC AND ARTS LISTINGS ****
WE'VE GOT LOADS ON IN MAY / JUNE / JULY SO HERE'S JUST A HANDFUL OF THE GIGS SO FAR - CHECK THE MYSPACE PAGE OUT FOR THE FULL LISTINGS
LOTS LOTS MORE GIGS ON THE MYSPACE SO CHECK THE FUL LISTINGS......... IF YOU WANT TO PLAY A GIG FOR US MESSAGE US VIA THE MYSPACE
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ADVANCE TICKETS
June 19th - The Ruling Class @ Manchester Roadhouse - Just been on tour with The Charlatans and The Twang - £5 tickets from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/47829
June 20th - The Sand Band @ Roadhouse - one time Coral guitarist and just played Manchester gig with Nick McCabe / The Black Marquee - £5 tickets from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/48101
A NIGHT OF OLD SHCOOL HIP HOP, FUNK AND SOUL, DJ'S, GRAFFER, BREAKERS AND LIVE EXCLUSIVE SHOWS FROM THE CREAM OF THE NORTHWEST ELECTRONIC AND HIP HOP GROUPS.... CHECK IT OUT !!!!
thank you for being mymyspace ace new friend,....
keep me informed on what you're up to,...
and i'll fill you in on my brilliant show-biz-ness career !
my next concert is on sunday 8th march at the l.m.r.c.a. club in altrincham,
which will include a full "smiths/moz" set.(see my blog or 0161 652 1217 for details).
then i'll be in new york for the first week in april, doing -
*** 7 fantastic live shows *** 3 brilliant radio sessions
*** some instore thingies & *** a cable telly whatsit.
oh yes,... and i'll be "saving coney island" aswell.
that's good !!!
best regards
frank sidebottom
www. franksworld. co. uk
p.s. -i've got a pastry brush on ebay you know !!!
p.p.s. - my "proper telly show in b/w" is back on channel m this
friday night at 10pm (sky 203 - virgin 878) ... and here's a clip-
well we have gigs coming up at the roadhouse, night and day cafe, barfly liverpool,small nights in warrington.The academy 3 and moho live.The closest one is on the 26th of feb at the barfly in liverpool, If you could do that it would be great theres certain tickets sales that have to be met but we try and earn the band some money on all are gigs.
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