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"The Tommys crank out a primal rock howl ... their stomping, snarling, gutter-rock tunes are as effective as a knee to the crotch, if far more enjoyable."
Paul Travers, Kerrang
"The Tommys ability to bolster a Nirvana/Pixies-esque grunge sound has made them so important to the future of British rock music, and being one of the best performance pieces around certainly won’t do them any harm."
Alex Thompson, Rockfeedback
"The punk spirit oozes out of The Tommys, their mind-freeing riffs and belting percussion, representing what feral rock should be all about."
David Adair, Glasswerk
"The Tommys songs are snappy and snotty, with choruses to die for."
Alexis Petridis, The Guardian
"Destined to become the UK's answer to Hole and L7, they yet again deliver another spellbinding rock show. It's not going to be long before The Tommys are one of the most talked about bands in the UK."
Alex McCann
"The Tommys single-handedly erase every grrl-punk disappointment I've watched over the last couple of years, with a fierce set of slack-jawed fast paced rock 'n' roll straight from the Runaways blueprint."
Andy James, Leeds Music Scene
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"The Tommys leave us breathless and begging for more, with an exhilarating set, which does not contain a single dull moment. See them in a town near you soon."
Nicholas Paul Godkin
"The Tommys are a musical hurricane."
Blue Yonder
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"The Tommys deliver timeless songs which could fit in with 70s punks, early 90's riot girl and noughties pop punk. A real revelation and a band set to raise the bar this year."
Designer Magazine
"These kids rustle up a rock 'n' roll riot, men twice their age would be proud of ... and I think of Ari Up, of Pauline Murray, of Poly Styrene, of women who stuck two fingers up at bloke rock and are now revered at least as much as Johnny and Joe in the punk retrospectives."
Cath Aubergine, Manchester Music
"Loud angry guitar chords, and vicious lyrics ... musically this is pretty much timeless stuff."
John Murphy
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"This is good old-fashioned punk rock with shit loads of attitude! The Tommys were nothing short of amazing to watch, I can safely say that these young ladies can easily put most other groups to shame when it comes to playing live!"
Luke Seagrave, e-gigs
"Every time they've played The Sugarmill they've packed the place out and provoked a great crowd reaction!"
Steve Tilley, Sugarmill
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"This single bristles with energy, attitude and exuberance. No wonder then that despite this not being released in the shops (it's download only im afraid) that they are getting hundreds of people turning up to every show they play. Ones to watch over the next couple of years folks."
The Beat Surrender
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"The lazy comparisson is that they are a British version of The Donnas, but The Tommys are much more than that. I left the Faversham suitably impressed and entertained and wondering how long it would be before The Tommys graced another stage in Leeds. Not too long I hope!"
Scott Brown, Heathen Angel
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"As The Tommys hit the stage in the smokey back room of Liverpools Guild Hall, the first thing I thought was "There is a god!" How I have longed to see a female rock band, worthy of my words! The girls don't sound like anything that has come out of Britain, and if I had to compare them it would be to bands like Green Day and Hole. If you were sucked in by the Artic Monkeys whirl wind, prepare for The Tommys tornado!"
Rose Tierney, Glasswerk
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Venue Magazine, review from The Marlboro Club 01/09/07
"The Tommys are girls. And there we must leave the gender issue precisely where it belongs; as a focal point for lazy, issue-based journalism but an utter irrelevance to the punters. Because The Tommys are brilliant; an axe-wielding, drum-thumping, bass-pounding, throat-tearing quadrangle of furious "rawk". If you cut them they would bleed pure adrenaline (not that I would suggest such an action; are you, a psycho?).
The Tommys commanded the audience from the moment they rang out their first chord. From the sing-a-long highs of Freakshow to the furious Fresh Meat, the band could have easily tossed off a casual sub-par live outing, reliant instead on their back catalogue. Thankfully, the girls don't know how to under-achieve, the energy alone enough to power a thousand sinew-splattered chainsaws."
Gig history
24/05/08 Crewe-The Box, UK
22/01/08 Crewe - M Club, UK
13/10/07 Dusseldorf - Pretty Vacant, Germany
12/10/07 Welkersheim - Club W71, Germany
11/10/07 Augsburg - Kerosin, Germany
10/10/07 Stuttgart - Keller Club, Germany
09/07/07 Dornbirn - Schlacthaus, Austria
07/10/07 Montreux - NED, Switzerland
06/10/07 Heilbronn - Stereo Total, Germany
05/10/07 Remscheld - Kraftstation, Germany
04/10/07 Bremen - The Tower, Germany
03/10/07 Berlin - Wild At Heart, Germanz
02/10/07 Krefeld - Magnapop, Germany
01/10/07 Hamburg - Fundburo, Germany
30/09/07 Hannover - Chez Heinz, Germany
29/09/07 Amsterdam - Cilinder Festival, Holland
28/09/07 Wilhelmshaven - Kling Klang, Germany
27/09/07 Cologne - Sonic Ballrom, Germany
25/09/07 Chester - Rb's, UK
23/09/07 Novara - Le Picole Iene, Italy
22/09/07 Merano - Slaughterhouse Skate Festival, Italy
21/09/07 Venice - New Age Club, Italy
16/09/07 Manchester - Roadhouse, UK
15/09/07 Blackburn - Cellar Bar, UK
14/09/07 Nottingham - Junktion 7, UK
13/09/07 Wolverhampton - Little Civic, UK
07/09/07 Oviedo - Crossroads Festival, Spain
02/09/07 Frome - Cheese & Grain, UK
01/09/07 Ilfracombe, Marlboro Club, UK
31/08/07 Ridleywood - Celtic Riders Biker Festival, UK
03/08/07 Aarschot - Hageland Festival, Belgium
22/07/07 Sophia- Biblotekata Rock Club, Bulgaria
21/07/07 Vidin- Rock & Adrenaline Festival, Bulgaria
14/07/07 Vizovice - Masters of Rock Festival, Czech. Republic
07/07/07 Chester - Frog & Nightingale, UK
06/07/07 Wrexham - Old Swan, UK
30/06/07 Prague - Retro Music Hall, Czech. Republic
29/06/07 Prague - River Town Festival, Czech. Republic
28/06/07 Prague - The Bunker, Czech. Republic
16/06/07 Crewe - M Club, UK
12/06/07 Birmingham - Vale Festival, UK
04/06/07 Paris - La Fleche D'or, France
03/06/07 Rodez - Guigette, France
02/06/07 Angouleme - Mars Attack, France
01/06/07 Tarbes - La Gespe, France
31/05/07 La Roche sur Yon - Bib Kormus, France
30/05/07 Rennes - Mondo Bizarro, France
29/05/07 Cherbourg - Arts Cafe, France
28/05/07 Orleans - Le Metallic, France
26/05/07 Cognac - West Rock, France
25/05/07 Clermont-Ferrand - Las 4 Vents, France
24/05/07 Dijon - Deep Inside, France
23/05/07 Lille - La Reve d'Herbert, France
20/05/07 Turin - Noise Club, Italy
19/05/07 La Spezia - Scaletta Rock, Italy
18/05/07 Verona - Jack The Ripper, Italy
17/05/07 Rome - Jailbreak, Italy
14/05/07 Coventry - Colosseum, UK
12/05/07 Rock Hotem Festival - Vilvoorde, Belgium
05/05/07 Stockport- Thatched House, UK
24/04/07 Crewe - Steam, UK
14/04/07 Manchester - Dry Bar, UK
07/04/07 Chester - Frog & Nightingale, UK
05/04/07 Nantwich - Civic Centre, UK
10/03/07 Wrexham - Old Swan, UK
08/03/07 Liverpool - Bar Fly, UK
07/03/07 Stoke - Sugarmill, UK
06/03/07 Chester - Rb's, UK
14/02/07 York - Fibbers, UK
09/02/07 Southampton - Guildhall, UK (with +44)
08/02/07 Manchester - Academy 1, UK (with +44)
07/02/07 Newcastle - Academy 1, UK (with +44)
05/02/07 Glasgow - Academy 1, UK (with +44)
04/02/07 Nottingham - Rock City, UK (with +44)
03/02/07 London - Brixton Academy, UK (with +44)
01/02/07 Brussels - Ancienne Belgique, Belgium (with +44)
31/01/07 Hamburg - Docks, Germany (with +44)
30/01/07 Berlin - Postbahnhof Fritz, Germany (with +44)
28/01/07 Stuttgart - Longhorn, Germany (with +44)
26/01/07 Neu-Iseberg - Hugenottenhalle, Germany (with +44)
25/01/07 Zurich - Volkhaus, Switzerland (with +44)
24/01/07 Bologna - Estragon, Italy (with +44)
23/01/07 Munich - Georg Elser Hallen, Germany (with +44)
22/01/07 Vienna - Arena, Austria (with +44)
20/01/07 Cologne - Live Music Hall, Germany (with +44)
19/01/07 Amsterdam - Paradiso, Holland (with +44)
13/01/07 Basingstoke - Bang Bar, UK
28/12/06 Manchester - Night and Day
27/12/06 Newport - TJ's
23/12/06 Nottingham - Rock City
22/12/06 Sunderland - Music Rooms
21/12/06 Hull - Beverley Memorial Hall
20/12/06 Leicester - Charlotte
19/12/06 Chester - Rb's
17/12/06 Glasgow - Barrowlands 2
16/12/06 Coventry - Colloseum
14/12/06 Ystrad Mynach - Whammy
13/12/06 Stoke - Sugarmill
05/12/06 Nantwich - Double Neck
02/12/06 Wrexham - Old Swan
01/12/06 Liverpool - New Picket
26/11/06 Aldershot - West End Centre (with The View)
25/11/06 Derby - First Floor
24/11/06 Barnsley - The Venue
03/11/06 Bradford - Gasworks
02/11/06 Coalville - Victoria
28/10/06 Stoke - Sugarmill
27/10/06 Stoke - The Glebe
26/10/06 Wolverhampton - The Star
23/10/06 Mansfield - Intake Club
21/10/06 Coventry - Colosseum
20/10/06 Barnsley - Lucorum
19/10/06 Winsford - Dee Bee's
13/09/06 Stoke - Sugarmill
09/09/06 Oldham - Castle
08/09/06 London - Koko (with The View)
02/09/06 Wrexham - Old Swan
30/08/06 Cardiff -Barfly
27/08/06 Bristol - Fleece
26/08/06 Coventry - Colosseum
23/08/06 Derby - Victoria
21/08/06 Wolverhampton - Little Civic
19/08/06 Sheffield - The Plug (with The View)
17/08/06 Hull - The Lamp
11/08/06 Yeovil - Ski Lodge
10/08/06 Glasgow - King Tuts
30/07/06 Nottingham - Rock City
16/07/06 Birmingham - Academy (with Skindred)
15/07/06 Wrexham - Old Swan
14/07/06 Nantwich - Double Neck
08/07/06 Winsford - Db's
29/04/06 Wrexham - Old Swan
22/04/06 Blackwood - SWMI
21/04/06 Yeovil - Ski Lodge (with Spunge)
14/04/06 Bolton - Number 15
13/04/06 Nantwich - Double Neck
03/03/06 Coventry - Warwick University
25/02/06 Newcastle - Academy 1
24/02/06 Derby - Victoria
23/02/06 Preston - 53 Degrees
20/02/06 Manchester - Music Box
19/02/06 Sheffield - Plug (with Biffy Clyro)
18/02/06 Glasgow - King Tuts
16/02/06 Nottingham - Rock City
11/02/06 Bath - Moles
04/02/06 Liverpool - Academy 2
03/02/06 Peterborough - Met Loung
26/01/06 Leeds - Faversham
23/12/05 Wolverhampton - Robin 2
12/12/05 Glasgow - King Tuts
08/12/05 Leicester - The Shed
26/11/05 Wolverhampton - Civic Hall
25/11/05 Wolverhampton - Little Civic (with Forward Russia)
24/11/05 Manchester - Music Box (with Forward Russia)
23/11/05 Newcastle - The Rigger
22/11/05 Nottingham - Social (with Forward Russia)
17/11/05 Nottingham - Rock City
16/11/05 Leicester - Charlotte
15/11/05 Newcastle - Cluny (with Zebrahead)
14/11/05 Manchester - Roadhouse (with Zebrahead)
12/11/05 Birmingham - Academy 2 (with Zebrahead)
11/11/05 Huddersfield - Cornerhouse (with The Paddingtons)
30/10/05 Wolverhampton - Little Civic (with Towers of London)
28/10/05 Wolverhampton - The Planet
27/10/05 Birmingham - Bar Fly (with Towers of London)
26/10/05 Leeds - Josephs Well (with Towers of London)
24/10/05 Stoke - Sugarmill
21/10/05 Huddersfield - Storthes (with Towers of London)
20/10/05 Newcastle - The Rigger
17/10/05 Nottingham - Rock City (with Towers of London)
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