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Hello everyone,
 
I hope you are all lovely well and wise.
 
It’s only a few weeks now to Jim Bob’s special mini tour. As you may know Mr Bob is playing some intimate solo acoustic dates where not only will he be playing songs from throughout his career, but he will be joined on some numbers by Chris T-T on the piano. These are going to be very special gigs, especially as Tim Ten Yen is special guest and main support on every date.
 
Tickets have been selling really well and the London date at the Camden Head is now sold out. I have had numerous emails yesterday and today asking if there are tickets on the door - and if they can go on the guestlist. I am afraid that I can’t say yes to either of these requests. It’s worth looking on the Carter forum for spares but that’s probably it. The gig holds under a hundred and there really isn’t anything I can do to help. Sorry!
 
Instead you could check out one of the other five dates. Both Brighton and Bletchley are easy to get to for London folk and you can get trains back to the capital for both.  Make a night of it and visit another town is what I say,
 
The Glasgow show only has around 20 tickets left as well. Glasgow is always a special show, and Jim’s 13th Note shows have always been quite wonderful euphoric occasions. It’s been a while since he was last there and we are looking forward to going back very much.
 
I hope to see you in September. The Spoons Mobile is going to be packed to the rafters with Mr Bob, Mr T-T, Mr Ten Yen, Mr Spoons and myself all travelling together. Look out motorways of the UK is what I say!
 
Marc x

WHERE TO GET YOUR BARRY TICKETS FROM:
 
01/09/09 - LONDON Camden Head
SOLD OUT

02/09/09 - BRIGHTON Free Butt....

Get your tickets....

03/09/09 - STOURBRIDGE Katie Fitzgeralds....

http://www.katiesfest.com/shop/items.asp?c=1">Get your tickets....

04/09/09 - GLASGOW – 13th Note....

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/51960">Get your tickets....

05/09/09 - NORWICH – The Marquee....

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/53352">Get your tickets....

06/09/09 - MILTON KEYNES – The Park Hotel....

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‘OUR HEROES’ and ‘RADIO GOFFAM’

DOWNLOAD BOTH FOR FREE NOW! FROM HERE http://www.jim-bob.co.uk/ 

(On the left side of the web page where it says ‘DOWNLOAD SINGLE’)....

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The new Jim Bob single ‘OUR HEROES’ is taken from Jim’s crime-fighting-comic-book-hero concept album ‘GOFFAM’. ’RADIO GOFFAM’ is a brand new song, unavailable elsewhere.....

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Check out the sweet OUR HEROES. Filmed on the Goffam tour by Chris T-T....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvBIo7-BfXA....

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Jim will be playing further live solo shows in support of Goffam in September, with CHRIS T-T joining him on piano for part of the set and with special guest TIM TEN YEN.....

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TOUR DATES....

September 1 – LONDON, Camden Head ....

Tickets from https://fan.musicglue.com/sale/saleproducts.aspx?productid=c90095d4-8e26-4b6a-aa8c-8bb66d650e28....

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September 2 – BRIGHTON, Free Butt....

Tickets from http://www.wegottickets.com/....

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September 3 – STOURBRIDGE, Katie Fitzgeralds ....

Tickets from http://www.katiesfest.com/shop/items.asp?c=1....

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September 4 – GLASGOW, 13^th Note ....

Tickets from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/51960....

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September 5 – NORWICH, The Marquee....

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September 6 – MILTON KEYNES, The Park Hotel ....

Tickets from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/53075....

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During the tour he will also be performing short acoustic afternoon sets at the following branches of the Forbidden Planet sci-fi superstore.....

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FORBIDDEN PLANET LONDON – September 1....

FORBIDDEN PLANET BIRMINGHAM – September 3 ....

FORBIDDEN PLANET CAMBRIDGE – September 5....

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Full details here....

http://www.jim-bob.co.uk/live.shtml....

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http://twitter.com/mrjimBob....

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Hello everyone,

 

Carter management Marc Here.

 

I am very pleased to be able to email you all with details of the special guests for the Carter USM Brixton Academy show on November 14th. Opening the show, doing a cheeky little set, we have the fantastic TIM TEN YEN. Those who saw Tim on Jim Bob’s recent solo show will know how amazing he is. Check out his myspace here if you aren’t yet acquainted with his genius.

 

http://www.myspace.com/timtenyen

 

Tim will also be opening proceedings at The Forum show the night before too!

 

The main special guest slot, will be filled by THE KING BLUES.

 

The King Blues are delighted to be playing this show. They are huge Carter fans and singer Itch has been massively inspired by Carter. They are known for their amazing live shows so expect great things Their myspace is here:

 

http://www.myspace.com/thekingblues

 

And here is what the media dudes have been saying.

 

"The most exciting live band in Britain." - Kerrang

 

“This is my favourite album of the year” Mike Davies - Radio One

 

"They did a spellbinding performance, it was just superb, really really special." - Jo Whiley Radio One

 

"Riotous sozzled punk with more than just a pinch of salt." (pick of the week) - NME

 

“Street politics and protest with a smile and a wink. Invigorating, the King Blues reach the places others can only dream about reaching.” 5 out of 5 - Rock n Reel

 

"A shiny coin in an ever expanding pile of shit." 9/10 - rock sound

 

They have promised a rousing set and a perfect warm-up for Carter. I can’t wait!

 

We are also getting close to finalizing the main support for The Kentish Town Forum show the night before. I hope to let you know this is a couple of weeks.

 

For those of you who don't have tickets yet I would book up now. Both shows have practically sold out downstairs (go to Stargreen http://www.stargreen.com/find?Q=carter&SEARCH=Find for the last few

 

And Gigantic http://www.gigantic.com/gigantic/event_gce_10279a.html

has three downstairs forum tickets left) and there are only a few hundred left upstairs.

 

Go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=schedule&venue=academy&month=10&day=14&year=109 for the last Brixton tickets.

 

 

That’s it for now,

 

Marc x

 

Hello Crime fighting fans

My new album GOFFAM is here.

You can buy a copy at one of my solo live shows (details at the end of this message) or you can order it online from the Carter USM online shop now

I really think it’s a great record. Recorded with Chris T-T and Johnny Lamb – whose amazing two-part vocal harmonies are some of my favourite Jim Bob recorded moments ever – and it
features 12 songs about crime and failed superheroics and lonely cops and stuff. It’s heavy on metaphor I think. The album comes in a neat comic book stylee sleeve designed by John Facundo.

Right. I’m off on tour.
Really looking forward to these dates. It seems like a long time since I’ve played more than two shows in a row. It will also be good to be back on the road with my full team. Marcus Tandy is home from a year in Los Angeles, Mr Spoons has arranged himself around various non-league football matches and for the five gigs between Glastonbury Tor Rugby Club and Cannock, Chris T-T will be standing in for Marc on the merch stall. Chris promises extra fun and games if you come and say hello and will be selling kisses for a pound.

Advance sales for the shows have been good but there will be tickets available on the door for all the gigs. Come along. I’m planning on being amazing, I’ve got a TV on stage and everything.

Goffam still needs you.

JIM BOB xx

These are the live dates.
(* Special guest Tim Ten Yen)

14th April: SOUTHSEA, Cellars at Eastney *
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15th April: BRISTOL, Thunderbolt
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16th April: WELWYN, Green Room
Pay on the door

17th April: BIRMINGHAM, The Victoria
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18th April: NEWBURY, Arlington Arts Centre
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19th April: WINCHESTER, The Railway
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22nd April: GLASTONBURY, Tor Rugby Club *
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23rd April: LINCOLN, The Library Bar
Pay on the door

24th April: LANCASTER, Yorkshire House
Venue website
Pay on the door

25th April: YORK, Fibbers
buy tickets
With special guest Chris T-T

26th April: COATBRIDGE, The Georgian Hotel
Buy tickets

29th April: CANNOCK, The Uxbridge
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30th April: MANCHESTER, Lass O Gowrie
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2nd May: LONDON, The Borderline *
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Hello everyone,

I hope you are well. I thought it time for a Carter and Jim Bob ticket update.

Firstly I am very happy to announce that both the Carter gigs are selling brilliantly. Out of the 7000 tickets on sale we have sold close to three quarters of all of these in just a week!

With regards to the 1992 and Post Historic Monster show at The Kentish Town Forum (13 November) there are only 79 standing tickets left out of the 1500 on sale. Ticketmaster has 29 of these, See has 19, Gigantic has 7, Stargreen has 24. These may all go by next week so if you plan to go to this gig, and want to go downstairs I advise you buy now. The Forum only holds 2300 and tickets are flying out the door.

The 101 Damnations and 30 Something show at the Brixton Academy is strange this year! It’s selling extremely well but normally everyone goes for standing and the upstairs tickets sell last. This time around we have already sold half of the 1000 upstairs allocation in a week. I guess a lot of you are getting old! Out of the 4000 standing for Brixton there are only a few hundred left. Ticketmaster and See are almost out of their allocation. Ticketweb is the place to go (as it's cheaper for booking fees anyway).

And with regards to aftershow events and tickets I will work out in the next month or so what we plan to do. I would look out for an announcement in April regarding any aftershow events and tickets.

Links to the ticket agencies are as follows

Ticketweb

Ticketmaster

Seetickets

Stargreen

Gigantic


Now onto Jim Bob. His solo tour is selling really well too and his Bristol and Coatbridge dates are close to selling out. I don’t think there will be any tickets on the door for these shows so if you want to go please buy now. It’s also worth noting that last year when he played the Eastney and Manchester venues they also sold out in advance (and we had to turn people away). The very special Borderline show has done close to 200 tickets and there are only 270 on sale. These are the five dates where getting advance tickets may be worthwhile! The other shows are selling well too (though having said that York and Cannock could do with a boost!).

All the ticket links for the Jim Bob dates are here
though going to buy ticketsand buy tickets will see yourself right for most of the dates. Get yourself to a show, the new album is ruddy amazing.

Any questions, queries or recipe tips for deserts just email at marc.ollington@gmail.com

Marc x

More blag than blog

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone who entered the pre-sale found it easier than in previous years. We monitored the sales all day and released more tickets as needed.

For those of you who didn’t get tickets in the pre-sale and want to buy them in the official sale they will go on sale tomorrow (Friday) at 9am.

Tickets for the Brixton Academy show (Saturday 14 November) are available from:

Ticketweb

Ticketmaster

Seetickets

Stargreen

Gigantic


Tickets for the London Forum show (Friday 13 November) are available from:

Ticketmaster

Seetickets

Stargreen

Gigantic

(Top tip: For the Forum gig, Gigantic or Stargreen will probably be the cheapest option)

Please note tickets will NOT be available from ticketweb for the Forum show. I will also say that we sold nearly half the tickets for Brixton Academy in the pre-sale and half the tickets for the London Forum. The Forum show especially may sell out very soon.

All the best,

Marc

Me and Fruitbat had our first Carter rehearsal for the November live shows. It went well. I'd say we're at the stage on this first rehearsal that we were at by about the fourth or fifth one last year. We didn't have to feel slightly awkward alone in the same rehearsal room after such a long time this time around and knew how the technology works etc. We could just get on with the business of playing the songs and seeing how much we'd forgotten all over again. Suprisingly little it turns out. I didn't need to consult my pile of lyric sheets, which was good because I can't read them anyway these days without printing them in a ridiculously large font or painting them onto large sheets of wallpaper with a fat brush and a tin of emulsion. Like Rolf Harris probably does when he rehearses Jake The Peg and Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport after a year off filming Animal Rescue. More soon. I might take my little video camera next week.

Jim Bob x