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Some of you may have heard that Oli recently took a tumble while in New Zealand and has injured his hip. In case you haven't seen the comments on Facebook, Graham has confirmed that Oli will be back in the UK in time for the start of his April - May UK tour commencing with the sold out gig in Norwich on 1st April. Oli says he will be playing a full set even if he has to sit through part of it. The show must go on........  cool

I'm sure you'll all want to join me in wishing Oli a speedy recovery.

Make sure you catch Oli at one of these shows.

Phil

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Hi Wooders,

I didn't know about Oli getting hurt, that's a real shame.  Best Wishes to Oli for a speedy recovery!  smile

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Some of you may have heard that Oli recently took a tumble while in New Zealand and has injured his hip. In case you haven't seen the comments on Facebook, Graham has confirmed that Oli will be back in the UK in time for the start of his April - May UK tour commencing with the sold out gig in Norwich on 1st April. Oli says he will be playing a full set even if he has to sit through part of it. The show must go on........  cool

I'm sure you'll all want to join me in wishing Oli a speedy recovery.

Make sure you catch Oli at one of these shows.

Phil

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Yes, most certainly best wishes to Oli for a speedy and complete recovery!

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Saw him in Farnham recently and he was awesome. Would love to see him at the Jazz Cafe, but I'm gigging that night and can't make it. sad

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John Mayall, one of the pioneers of British blues, has announced a 25-date autumn tour.

The shows are as follows:

October

Tue. 25: Canterbury Marlow Theatre

Wed. 26: Llandudno Venue Cymru

Thu. 27: Cardiff St. David’s Hall

Fri. 28: Birmingham Town Hall

Sat. 29: London Cadogan Hall

Sun. 30: Poole Lighthouse

Mon. 31: Plymouth Pavilions

November

Tue. 1: Bristol Colston Hall

Wed. 2: Guildford G Live (Civic Theatre)

Thu. 3: Liverpool Philharmonic

Fri. 4: Manchester Bridgewater Hall

Sat. 5: Basingstoke Anvil Arts Centre

Sun. 6: Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

Mon. 7: Gateshead Sage

Tue. 8: Leicester De Montfort Hall

Wed. 9: Southend Cliffs Pavilion

Thu. 10: High Wycombe Swan Theatre

Fri. 11: Coventry Warwick Arts Centre

Sat. 12: Dunfermline Alhambra Theatre

Sun. 13: Aberdeen Music Hall

Mon. 14: Perth Concert Hall

Tue. 15: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Wed. 16: York Barbican

Thu. 17: Buxton Opera House

Fri. 18: Watford Coliseum

Also on the bill is Oli Brown. Tickets got on sale on Friday, May 6.

Find out more at http://www.johnmayall,com/

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As I wrote on FB, this must be a huge feather in Oli's cap!  cool

So pleased for the boy!  big_smile

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Re: Oli Brown

Just been announced that Oli is playing Aberdeen Lemon Tree on 15 April so there must be a tour coming.................


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Kenny wrote:

Just been announced that Oli is playing Aberdeen Lemon Tree on 15 April so there must be a tour coming.................


Kenny


Tickets not on sale until 4 November though.

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Re: Oli Brown

Oli gave an assured performance supporting John Mayall last night and impressed the "elderly" seated audience. He had a 45 minute set and played a new track "Devil in Me" from the 3rd album due out next year. However, he didn't get much of a response when he said he would be at the Lemon Tree in April, possibly because it's a standing venue and the oldies like their seats.

John Mayall was on top form and his band have a great pedigree - Rocky Athas on guitar, Greg Rzab on bass and Jay Davenport on drums. They did 2 Otis Rush songs that are perfect for Joe to cover "All Your Love" from the Beano album and "Ain't nothin to do with love" - when John plays the harmonica at the end I can hear Joe's blistering guitar. They took Oli on for the encore of Freddie King's "Hideaway" and I had to laugh when John got down on his knees and did a PetetheCabby moment when Rocky and Oli shared a guitar solo.

A wonderful evening of blues music.

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Having seen Oli 4 or 5 times already this year I decided to sit this tour out. However, he's hitting the road next April, hopefully  with the new album and has Dana Fuchs supporting.

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BansheeUK wrote:

Having seen Oli 4 or 5 times already this year I decided to sit this tour out. However, he's hitting the road next April, hopefully  with the new album and has Dana Fuchs supporting.

Mike

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BansheeUK wrote:

Having seen Oli 4 or 5 times already this year I decided to sit this tour out. However, he's hitting the road next April, hopefully  with the new album and has Dana Fuchs supporting.

Mike

WHAT????

Are you kiddin' me?????

My Dana opening for Oli???? Gobsmacked doesn't even come close!  lol  I'll check with Oli and Graham when I see them on Dec. 1

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Amsterhammer wrote:
BansheeUK wrote:

Having seen Oli 4 or 5 times already this year I decided to sit this tour out. However, he's hitting the road next April, hopefully  with the new album and has Dana Fuchs supporting.

Mike

WHAT????

Are you kiddin' me?????

My Dana opening for Oli???? Gobsmacked doesn't even come close!  lol  I'll check with Oli and Graham when I see them on Dec. 1

Tis true George - I heard a whisper last month, but now it's on Oli's website.

I was at Dana's UK debut in July at Maryport and I have to say I don't envy Oli following Dana on stage.......... yikes

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Re: Oli Brown

Amsterhammer wrote:
BansheeUK wrote:

Having seen Oli 4 or 5 times already this year I decided to sit this tour out. However, he's hitting the road next April, hopefully  with the new album and has Dana Fuchs supporting.

Mike

WHAT????

Are you kiddin' me?????

My Dana opening for Oli???? Gobsmacked doesn't even come close!  lol  I'll check with Oli and Graham when I see them on Dec. 1

From the looks of her, she'd eat Oli alive.....lucky devil.....

Here's the dates:-
Wednesday 11 April - Manchester - Academy
Thursday 12 April - York - Duchess
Friday 13 April - Edinburgh - Caves
Saturday 14 April - Glasgow - O2 ABC
Sunday 15 April - Aberdeen - Lemon Tree
Tuesday 17 April - Newcastle - O2 Academy
Wednesday 18 April - Nottingham - Rescue Rooms
Thursday 19 April - Birmingham - O2 Academy
Friday 20 April - Exeter - Phoenix
Saturday 21 April - Bristol - Tunnels
Sunday 22 April - Islington - O2 Academy
Dana Fuchs will be the support for the above dates.
Box office number for ALL the above shows is 0844 478 0898

Other dates:-
Wednesday 25 April - Milton Keynes - The Stables
Support: David Sinclair Trio
Thursday 26 April - Diss - Corn Hall
Saturday 28 April - Leamington Spa - Assembly
Sunday 29 April - Southampton - The Brook
Support: The Riotous Brothers
Monday 30 April - Bury St Edmunds - The Apex

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Pete The Cabby wrote:
BansheeUK wrote:

Having seen Oli 4 or 5 times already this year I decided to sit this tour out. However, he's hitting the road next April, hopefully  with the new album and has Dana Fuchs supporting.

Mike

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lol  lol  lol

You crack me up Pete!

Someone please tell Oli to come to the southern U.S.!  wink

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Re: Oli Brown

Don't know about any US dates, so far, but here's some for Germany & Switzerland next May:-



Friday 04 May – Freudenburg – Ducsaal
Saturday 05 May – Eschenbach – Löwen
Sunday 06 May – Prattein – Galery
Tuesday 08 May – Lorsch - Musiktheater Rex
Wednesday 09 May – Idstein - Die Scheuer
Thursday 10 May – Landstuhl – Stadthalle
Friday 11 May – Hamburg – Downtown Bluesclub
Saturday 12 May – Duisburg – Parkhaus
Sunday 13 May – Übach-Palenberg – Outbaix
Tuesday 15 May – München – Ampere
Wednesday 16 May – Aigsburg – Spectrum
Thursday 17 May – Tübingen – Sudhaus
Friday 18 May – Berlin – Quasimodo
Saturday 19 May – Hannover – Blues Garage
Sunday 20 May – Koblenz – Café Hahn

Mike

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See by the latest newsletter, John Mayall has invited Oli to be his lead guitarist for next month's Jakarta Blues Festival. Impressive stuff!!!

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Just had a call from the show and heard a new song! Quick chat with Oli too. New CD in March. It's going to be a good one! I wish I could go to Leamington Spa again!! BTW, no problems with the new bass player wink      Cathy