Bolt Thrower has always had a special bond with the Atak Club in
Enschede / Holland. The small 300 capacity club was one of the first to
start booking extreme bands in the late 80's. It was famous for it's
out of control moshpits, stagedivers jumping off the balcony and crowd
surfing wheelchairs! It's the only club Bolt Thrower have played on
every tour in the last 20 years, 11 times in total, a true cult club
and a real home from home for us.
Sadly in
2008, after being battered beyond repair over the years, the old lady
had to close. Atak gave Bolt Thrower the honour to play the last show
ever there, which we celebrated with 300 guests as a special free show.
In
2009 Atak moved to a new building and now we would like to celebrate
our first show in the new Atak with another special free show. After
talking to the guys from Atak and our favourite beer brewery Grolsch,
who are also from Enschede, we came up with the following:
The
show will be on April 29th, and Asphyx, Rotting Christ and Dew-Scented
will be joining us on stage. But, to stop people just ordering tickets
and then not turning up, we will be asking for a 5 Euro "deposit". Then
at the show you will get a special "No Grolsch, No Glory" Bolt Thrower
T-Shirt and a Flip Top bottle of Grolsch beer!
The
new Atak is capped at 800 people, so if you want to help celebrate a
new chapter in the Bolt Thrower / Atak history, you'd better hurry up
and get your tickets
here!"