The irrepressible (and impecunious) boys are back on the road...

"I Am Kloot are pleased to announce a UK tour in January 2011. The band will play an additional 10 dates alongside their show at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire on 28th January 2010.

January

Tue 18th January - EDINBURGH, Liquid Rooms
Wed 19th January - BUXTON, Opera House
Fri 21st January - HALIFAX, Minster
Sat 22nd January - YORK, The Duchess
Sun 23rd January - CAMBRIDGE, Junction
Tue 25th January - NORWICH, Arts Centre
Wed 26th January - LEAMINGTON SPA, Assembly Rooms
Fri 28th January - London Shepherds Bush Empire
Sat 29th January - CARDIFF, Millennium Music Hall2
Sun 30th January - EXETER, Lemon Grove
Mon 31st January - BOURNEMOUTH, Old Fire Station

Steve Mason has also been announced as special guest support for the London Shepherds Bush Empire Show.

For a full list of all I Am Kloot dates go to http://www.iamkloot.com "

As usual, anyone mentioning this forum to John after a gig will be entitled to a free "F***ing Hell, not another one!" from the diminutive frontman.

John's just been on 6 Music. Superb.

Has a great cackle of a laugh.

Cheers,
Hedge

No way!

I have tickets for the Shepherd's Bush gig...looking to postpone my knee op (due to be on the 27th) for a week...know where I'd rather be on that Friday night

Booked

And followed by KT Tunstall on Feb 28th

Nice one ladies and gents. I have to say I've never seen Kloot play with such confidence and the latest material is so utterly fab live, I hope you're all in for as big a treat as we've had all 3 times we've seen them since the summer.

We'll definitely be going to the Junction in Cambridge.

And if any of you Aussies needs cheering up(!), Kloot are playing their first ever gigs down under in February...

Relax Boosted, you can come to the Junction gig with us. We could maybe have a chat about... the cricket...?

I'll try and get to the Buxton gig, my mum lives just round the corner from the opera house, depends how much leave I have left as I'll be in Lincoln if I have to work.

Bit of a bittersweet moment this...

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Just read an interview with them on page 30 of today's Metro and thought of this thread!

I was hoping to get to the York gig on Saturday but moving house and looking after my little bro this weekend so going to miss out unfortunately!

Thanks for that Nick. Any chance of a spot of linkage to the article? I can't find it...

Hey Jim, it's on page 38 of this link (i just put in a random email to view);

http://e-edition.metro.co.uk/2011/01/17/

Found this short article too;

http://www.metro.co.uk/music/840013-i-am-kloots-john-bramwell-on-my-ipod

Cheers for that! Sorry you'll miss them this time around.

While we're on the subject, there are still tickets for some of the gigs including a few for Edinburgh tomorrow night, Buxton on Wednesday and Cambridge on Sunday, but not York, sadly for Nick, even if he managed to get the time! We'll be going to the Cambridge show at The Junction and my missus will be exhibiting her Kloot-based artwork... Come on down!

I cant make the Buxton one as I'm back in Lincoln for work now

Unlucky Matt. As Brewster may testify, Kloot (or at least John) have been known to play your neck of the woods, but not on this tour...

Well, strike me down if that wasn't the best Kloot gig I've been to.

Made rather more nerve-wracking by having my wife's band-inspired art project installed in the foyer, we were treated to an absolutely awesome display of the power of Kloot. I know I bang on and on about them, but this tour has revealed something really special - it's as though they've grown into the new, bigger sound of the latest album. And also as though it's something they were always waiting for. They are touring with a keyboard player, sax/flute and extra guitarist, though without the strings they've had at the full-monty shows. I worried that this could harm the experience, but I've never, ever seen them better. Credit must also go to the Cambridge Junction's sound (and the engineers who mixed it), but whether it was all six of them, just the 3 core-Klootists or John solo and whether playing new songs from Sky at Night, favourites such as Twist, Favourite Sky or the belting Because or just unheralded (I almost said "unsung"!) great songs from the back catalogue, it was just superb.

But don't just take my word for it: review of Buxton gig

To all you who are off to see them on this tour, you really are in for a treat. Although obviously I can accept no liability for concerts failing to meet the above standard... (you just never quite know with Kloot! - Hope you have a great one, Bezzer!

Oh, and I wouldn't talk during the quiet bits; I really, really hate this* and John stopped "At the Sea" to have a go at a bunch of tossers near me who talked incessantly through every song, then seamlessly resumed the song, adding emphasis to the line:
"Caressed by clouds and bloody fools,
who have so much to say"

This earned an extra cheer, although according to drummer, Andy, the gig at Halifax Minster a few nights previously resulted in John "essentially threatening to punch a woman in the face. In a church." Mind you it sounds as though that show was a little strained in any case...

*Right, here's the rant. To the git stood in front of me and his twatty friends:

If you go to a concert, especially one where the music to be played isn't "volume at 11" rock or "scream until you wet your pants" boy band, then why chat to the person next to you, or even vaguely near you, at massive decibel levels? You've (presumably) paid for a ticket, you've taken the trouble to get to the venue and you clearly can't conduct a conversation at normal levels. It would be cheaper and better for everyone concerned if you bought the CD and talked over it at home.

That'll do for now, but believe me there's plenty more in the tank.

So, come on Bezzer... How was Leamington? I hope it wasn't a case of after the Lord Mayor's Parade!

I am seeing them tonight at Shepherds Bush . Jim, don't suppose you can give me a clue when they may be on - doors open at 7...

Not sure Vicks, it'll be about the curfew, which probably won't be before 11. They've been playing a pretty long set, but I wouldn't expect them to be on before 9. But really don't take my word for it...

I would have loved to go to tonight's gig - I'm very envious! However, I'm in France with my lovely daughters, so I'm not feeling too hard done to!

Enjoy! And feel free to chat to John afterwards - he'll almost certainly be signing merch for an hour or so after the gig.

Just got tickets for the Kloot Gig at the Open Air Theatre on 14 August

Tickets here http://www.bigwheeltickets.com/show.php?id=108

I am hoping for an ash cloud as the planes can be a little intrusive...the guys need to play nice and loudly otherwise

At the risk of re-activating a very old thread, I have just got tickets for John Bramwell in Oxford on the 21st April - £5, Bargain. Must remember to thank him for that GP ticket, Jim!

Los Campesinos! this friday as well....Good times!

Yeah, I saw he was playing the Oxford Academy. Was hoping for a Cambridge date too, but. Enjoy, Steve.