Older News08/05/2005
The Gems EP is now available for sale in the Simbiotic Store - click the SHOP link in the menu bar to go there and purchase/browse. _________________________________________________________________ The ep is out ! and there will be an album launch at Glasgow's Nice N Sleazy on Sat 4th Dec (Entry is £4) - The e.p. can be now be purchased at Fopp on Byres Road, Glasgow. It should also be available at Fopp on Union St, Glasgow and Avalanche (near Queen St railway station). _________________________________________________________________ The Gems will be gigging with the fantastic "Degrassi" (ex-idlewild) and "Terra Diablo" in Glasgow this coming Sunday 21.11.04 - top line up - top bands !...be there...
_________________________________________________________________ The Gems will be playing at the Bongo Club in Edinburgh (with "Mother and the Addicts") on Saturday the 13th of November - they will also be playing on an open top bus on the same day !!!...catch em at your peril.... And on the 17th of November at the Bongo Club (Again !) with the mighty "Sluts of Trust" !!!....and if that ain't enough information to fry your small cell of a brain...(um ?) the new E.P. is getting closer to finishing. its now gonna be called "turn the radio on" and hopefully it will be out in time for Christmas !. Cheers ! _________________________________________________________________ The Gems will be playing live on Saturday 31st July at the legendary King Tuts Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow - playing alongside Chemikal Underground's latest signing "Mother & The Addicts" - expect a top night of rock volume and abuse...... _________________________________________________________________ Message from Eddie ! ..... Thanks to everyone who came to the sleazies gig it was top notch! special thanks to mink scmink who put on a really good show and also mitchy (markmitchell) for doing his stuff. we will try to do it again soon. also a big thanks to james who took us down to death disco at notting hill. we had a bit of a disaster start trying to get down there after our car broke down at Lesmahagow but james saved the day with his van and all turned out well! we had a good few days down in the big smoke, sightseeing from balconys,tangoing with trousers at ankles and generally living it up.
All is going well with the ep. taking a little time but sounding good. the artwork is done but just haven't decided on a running order but will soon be on the site to view. some demo material will be coming shortly for your listening pleasure and we will also try to get some live footage. sorry it took so long. keeping you posted......... __________________________________________________________________ Gigs Unlimited... The Gems will be playing Glasgow's "Nice 'N' Sleazy (Sauchiehall St) on 27.2.04 with support coming from top bands "Ursula Minor" and "White Label". Tickets will be £3 on entry - get there early !.....Other appearances include March 24th at Stereo in Glasgow in support of the "Big Issue" paper and lastly at the Death Disco (London) is also pencilled in for later this year (June 2004). __________________________________________________________________ New Single ? The Gems are currently hard at work and about to release a new single entitled "Break Free" (due out on "a record label that has a sense of humour ?".....). More info to come soon.... __________________________________________________________________ Death Disco In London
After a very successful show in October the Gems have been invited back down to play Death Disco at The Notting Hill Arts Club on Wednesday 28th January 2004. More details to follow... Check out www.deathdisco.co.uk and www.nottinghillartsclub.com
__________________________________________________________________ Christmas Eve @ King Tut's
The Gems are headlining at the Christmas Eve show at King Tut's, Glasgow. Tickets will be £5 and the other bands playing are Ursula Minor and Clearfall. Check back here for more details.
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In The City 2003 @ Manchester
The Gems have just received conformation that they are to perform at "In The City 2003" (Europe's Largest Urban Music festival and New Music Showcase Event) which is held in Manchester from the 12th to the 16th of
September. The band will play at the Night and Day venue on Monday 15th September at 8.15pm. More info on the venue from www.nqn.org.uk/night-and-day/ More details about In The City from www.inthecity.co.uk
__________________________________________________________________ Fresher's Week @ QMU Glasgow
The Gems are playing at Fresher's week at Glasgow's QMU with Snow Patrol/Astrid and Freelance Hellraiser on Tuesday 23rd September. Tickets are £9 and only 200 are available for Non-Fresher's so if you want
to go then get your ticket early to avoid dissapointment. For more info call QMU on 0141-339-9784
__________________________________________________________________ Club Fandango
The Gems have been asked to play at Fierce Panda's Club Fandango at the Dublin Castle, Camden on Tues 2nd Sept. Onstage time is approx 9:30pm. For more details, see - www.clubfandango.co.uk
__________________________________________________________________ Edinburgh Fringe
The Gems are booked to play the PRS sponsored stage at the Edinburgh Festival. It's at The Meadows on Sunday 10th Aug. Stage time approx. 4:25pm. For more details, check out www.edfringe.com . __________________________________________________________________
Death Disco in London
After playing a storming set at the Death Disco night in The Barfly, Glasgow Alan McGhee has asked us to play for him down in London at a Death Disco night on Wednesday 29th October. More details to follow. __________________________________________________________________ Electric Eel Shock support @ Sleazies
The Gems are supporting Electric Eel Shock at Nice'N'Sleazy on Thursday 31st July alongside The New Rosy Jewels. Electric Eel Shock are a Japanese rock trio "with a beat that sounds like Godzilla trampling Tokyo underfoot. Electric Eel Shock mean business, after seeing them you will truly believe that Rock'N'Roll can rescue the world.....Do not miss!!" Kerrang! Check out www.electriceelshock.com for more info. __________________________________________________________________
T In The Park 2003
The Gems will be performing at the TBreak stage at this years T In The Park on Saturday at 7.45-81.5pm. We hope to see you all there for a rockin' good time. For more info on the TBreak stage check out www.redt.co.uk/tbreak and for more info on this years festival check out www.tinthepark.com
__________________________________________________________________ Pikey's Party-Oban Saturday 21st June
This one's a bit special. It's the summer Solstice ( longest day ) and it's an outdoor free festival with a band stage; an acoustic stage and possibly a dance tent. The bands run from about 9pm to 6am so it's a grab your tent gig but it is well worth it. If you need any directions then email us. The Acts playing so far are: The Gems/The Poison Sisters/Ursula Minor/Macrocosmica/The Grease Monkeys/Mental Block and The Freestyle Masters plus more to be confirmed. __________________________________________________________________ Death Disco night @ The Barfly
Alan McGhee's Death Disco comes to Glasgow on Friday 27th June, bringing you a night of Scottish musical mayhem with live music from The Gems; The Needles and The Silver Pill and on the decks DJ's Alan McGhee and Tam Coyle. Admission is £5 Check out www.deathdisco.co.uk | 