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No 1 STATION TO TOUR WITH ROXY MUSIC

One of our favourite UK bands, No 1 STATION, is to tour with ROXY MUSIC from 25th January 2011.

Pete has been associated with the members of No1 Station since the mid-eighties, when Sir Marcus Downicus and he, together with Russ Cummings, James Anderson and Stephen Booth started Stevenage Left Bank magazine THE EYE, which led to the forerunner of this website, MOTF SWITCHBOARD, SO WE WISH THE GUYS LUCK WITH THE TOUR, ALTHOUGH WE KNOW THEY WILL BE A ROARING SUCCESS!

For Details of the tour

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BACK TO THE SIXTIES!

A wave of 60s nostalgia washes over Pirton next Friday Nov 19, with the appearance of tributes to two heavyweights of the era. The Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel will play hits including Mrs Robinson, The Boxer, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Sounds of Silence and Homeward Bound, with support from the Freewheelin' Bob Dylan's set of iconic classics like Blowin' In The Wind, Mr Tambourine Man and Like A Rolling Stone. The event is a fundraiser for the host venue, Pirton Sports & Social Club, with licensed bar etc. There is limited ticket availability so advance booking advised - call 07803 607884 to reserve, or drop into the Pirton village store. £10. Doors 7.30pm. Music from around 8.15pm.

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THIS IS THE PAGE FOR MUSIC, BASED ON THE OLD MOTF SWITCHBOARD MAGAZINE OF THE EIGHTIES, started by JON RIDLEY and PETE PERRY

MOTF SWITCHBOARD 1984

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OUR LINDSAY ON HER WAY TO SUCCESS -with YOUR help...

By Pete & Nikki

LINSDAY ALLWARD, the seventeen-year-old vocalist from Canada who we have been backing for stardom has at last been given a huge break, - just in time for Christmas and the New Year!

Shehas signed an agreement with EMI/Virgin/Capitol Records as a Finalist in their MOArtist Competition.

She's really grateful and considers it a Christmas gift, as she received the news just before Christmas.

They've chosen 30 finalists over 3 cycles of competition and are trying to decide who will be amongst other prizes the opening act for some international artists. This could be Lindsay.

You canhelp them pick a grand prize winner by texting LAM (which is her keyword) to 79999 (free on most mobile devices if you have unlimited text messaging)

The producer of her song Hold On is working feverishly to do a remix which will exclusively be posted on her MOA Profile as soon as it's ready!

You can also vote for Lindsay on the website, but you will have to register, which is free to do.

WE URGE OUR USERS TO GET YOUR VOTES IN, AS WE FEEL LINDSAY COULD BECOME A HUGE INTERNATIONAL STAR.

HERE'S THE LINK: http://www.moartist.com/LAM

Love & Peace

PETE & NIKKI

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CAN YOU HELP MIKE?

MIKE JAMES is the guy, who, with his friend Rhett Davis, co-wrote Pete & Nikki's wedding song, 'Your Eyes'. Now he is asking for your help in finding him gigs in this country...

WANTED TALENT AGENT/MANAGER

...Hi Folks!

I would love to come over from Canada to play in your beautiful country.

I am looking for a talent agent who can set me up proper with working visa'a and whatever else in neccessary to play in England. I was hoping for 10 gigs with a 14 day visa.

I play easy listening music (Folk Style), and I write most everything I play. I do play some of the cover standards, i.e. Mr Bojangles, Lisa Lisa Cat Stevens, some Bob Dylan, etc...

I am a solo act and I do my best with small, intimate lounge type rooms. I don't mind playing 3 or 4 nights in the same room, as long as room and meals are included.

I am serious and able to travel with a valid passport.

Thank you

kind regards

Mike James

Mike's email is: piccolocreations@gmail.com

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for Nikki & Pete's Wedding song

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for Mike on REVERBNATION

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THE GIG GUIDE

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PO Box 835
Westcliff-on-Sea
Essex
SS0 0SQ


ID: 7663 Hi Pete THE HAMSTERS GIG GUIDE - 25th Anniversary Year & Farewell Tour: 4,500+ concerts. HAMSTERHEADS! Welcome to our final three months of gigs! Tickets are selling quickly in advance for many of these performances, so please don't wait too long if you want to attend! Thanks so much for your support through 2011. Hamster la vista, Baby! To order merchandise visit our website at www.thehamsters.co.uk or contact us by email at 3geezers@thehamsters.co.uk. Facebook for regular updates: www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hamsters/31769454032 Our own YouTube channel at: www.youtube.com/user/TheHamstersUK Twitter: @Slimhamster for urgent musings... (Don't worry, we won't bombard you with drivel all day; we've got work to do).

Advance tickets are available for most concerts listed below! Please check with venue. If you no longer wish to remain on our email database or would just like to change your email address, please 'reply' to this email and copy one of the following to the 'subject' line: The Hamsters - Remove from email listing - ID 7663 OR The Hamsters - Change email address - ID 7663

DECEMBER

Fri 16th

LEAMINGTON
SPA
Warks

The Assembly
Spencer Street
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV31 3NF

01926 311311
0844 8541358

2 SET SPECIAL:
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Sat 17th

KENDAL
Cumbria

Brewery Arts Centre
122a Highgate
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 4HE

01539 725133

Tue 20th

FARNHAM
Surrey

Maltings Blues Club
Bridge Square
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7QR

01252 793430

TWO DAY
SPECIAL:
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Wed 21st

FARNHAM
Surrey

Maltings Blues Club
Bridge Square
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7QR

01252 793430

TWO DAY
SPECIAL:
Regular show.

Thu 22nd

NORWICH
Norfolk

Waterfront
139-141 King Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1QH

01603 508050

Fri 23rd

HULLBRIDGE
Essex

The Touchline
Hullbridge Sports
& Social Club
Lower Road
Hullbridge
Essex
SS5 6BJ

01702 547556
07775 761406

2 SET SPECIAL:
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

JANUARY

Thu 12th

BILLERICAY
Essex

New
Crawdaddy Club
The Belvedere
Harding Elms Rd
Crays Hill
Billericay
Essex
CM11 2UH

01702 347007

Fri 13th

BRACKNELL
Berks

South Hill Park
Arts Centre
Ringmead
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 7PA

01344 484123

SPECIAL:
Hamsters /
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Sat 14th

BISHOP'S
STORTFORD
Herts

Rhodes Arts Complex
1-3 South Road
Bishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 3JG

01279 651746

3 SET SPECIAL:
Hamsters /
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Wed 18th

TWICKENHAM
Middlesex

Eel Pie Club
The Cabbage Patch
67 London Rd
Twickenham
Middlesex
TW1 3SZ

07732 322610

Fri 20th

RUISLIP
Middlesex

Tropic At Ruislip
Ruislip Social Club
Grosvenor Vale
Ruislip
Middx
HA4 6JQ

020 8707 2256

2 SET SPECIAL:
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Sat 21st

RIPLEY
N. Yorks

Ripley Blues@
The Town Hall
Ripley
Harrogate
N. Yorks
HG3 3AX

01423 860340

Sun 22nd

HAYLING
ISLAND
Hants

Lakeside Blues
Bonanza
Fishery Lane
Hayling Island
Hants
PO11 9NR

01252 793430
02392 463976

Thu 26th

COLCHESTER
Essex

Colchester Arts Centre
Church Street
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1NF

01206 500900

2 SET SPECIAL:
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Fri 27th

GRAYS
Essex

Thameside Theatre
5 Orsett Road
Grays
Essex
RM17 5DD

0845 3005264

2 SET SPECIAL:
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Sat 28th

PUTNEY
SW15
London

Half Moon
93 Lower Richmond Rd
Putney
London
SW15 1EU

020 8780 9383

Sun 29th

SKEGNESS

Butlins Rock & Blues

On stage
7.30 pm.

FEBRUARY

Thu 2nd

SOLIHULL
W Mids

Solihull Arts Complex
Library Square
Homer Rd
Solihull
W Mids
B91 3RG

0121 704 6962

Fri 3rd

HOLMFIRTH
W. Yorks

Picturedrome
Market Walk
Holmfirth
W. Yorks
HD9 1DA

0871 230 1101
01484 689759

SPECIAL:
Hamsters /
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Sat 4th

BANBURY
Oxfords

The Mill Arts Centre
Spiceball Park
Mill Lane
Banbury
Oxfords
OX16 5QE

01295 279002
01295 252050

Thu 9th

CHISLEHURST
Kent

Beaverwood Club
Beaverwood Road
Chislehurst
Kent
BR7 6HF

020 8761 9078
020 8300 1385
020 8300 0635

Fri 10th

OVERTON-
ON-DEE
nr Wrexham

Goin' Up The
Country Blues
& Roots
Overton Village Hall
Pen Y Llan St
Overton-on-Dee
nr. Wrexham
N. Wales
LL13 0EE

01948 770215

Sat 11th

COLNE
Lancs

Colne Muni
Colne Municipal Hall
61 Albert Road
Colne
Lancs
BB8 0AE

01282 661234

SPECIAL:
Hamsters /
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Sun 12th

SHEFFIELD
S Yorks

The Greystones
Greystones Road
Sheffield
S Yorks
S11 7BS

0114 266 5599
07710 076640

SPECIAL:
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Thu 16th

MANCHESTER

Band On the Wall
25 Swan Street
The Northern Qtr
Manchester
M4 5JZ

0845 250 0500

Fri 17th

BLAKENEY
Norfolk

Harbour Room
139 - 141 High Street
Blakeney
Norfolk
NR25 7PS

01263 741666

Sat 18th

LEICESTER

The Musician
Clyde Street
Leicester
LE1 2DE

0116 251 0080

Thu 23rd

WATFORD
Herts

The Horns
1 Hempstead Road
Watford
Herts
WD17 3RL

01923 225020

Fri 24th

CIRENCESTER
Gloucs

Sundial Theatre
Cirencester College
Stroud Road
Cirencester
Gloucs
GL7 1XA

01285 654228

Sat 25th

FROME
Somerset

Cheese & Grain
Market Yard
Frome
Somerset
BA11 1BE

01373 455420
01373 464666

3 SET SPECIAL:
Hamsters /
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Sun 26th

UCKFIELD
E. Sussex

Uckfield Civic Centre
Bellfarm Lane
Uckfield
E. Sussex
TN22 1AE

01825 769694

Wed 29th

SEVENOAKS
Kent

Rock Plaza
Sevenoaks Arts Ctr
London Road
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 1ZZ

01732 440470

MARCH

Thu 1st

POCKLINGT'N
N. Yorks

Pocklington
Arts Centre
22-24 Market Place
Pocklington
N. Yorks
YO42 2AR

01759 301547

Fri 2nd

DARLINGTON
Co. Durham

Darlington
Arts Centre
Vane Terrace
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 7AX

01325 486555

Sat 3rd

LINCOLN

Drill Hall
Free School Lane
Lincoln
Lincs
LN2 1EY

01522 873894

Thu 8th

CRAWLEY
Sussex

Hawth Theatre
Hawth Avenue
Crawley
Sussex,
RH10 6YZ

01293 553636

With very
special guests:
JOHN OTWAY &
RICHARD
HOLGARTH

Fri 9th

EXETER
Devon

Exeter
Corn Exchange
Market Street
Exeter
Devon
EX1 1BW

01392 665866

With very
special guests:
JOHN OTWAY &
RICHARD
HOLGARTH

Sat 10th

SALISBURY
Wiltshire

City Hall
Malthouse Lane
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2 7TU

01722 434434

With very
special guests:
JOHN OTWAY &
RICHARD
HOLGARTH

Thu 15th

STRATFORD
UPON AVON
Warks

Cox's Yard
Bridgefoot
Stratford upon Avon
Warks
CV37 6YY

01789 404600

Fri 16th

NEWCASTLE
UPON TYNE
Tyne & Wear

The Cluny
36 Lime Street
Ouseburn
Newcastle U Tyne
Tyne & Wear
NE1 2PQ

07760 400226

Sat 17th

MORECAMBE
Lancs

The Platform
Old Station Building
Central Promenade
Morecambe
Lancs
LA4 4DB

01524 582803

3 SET SPECIAL:
Hamsters /
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Wed 21st

READING
Berks

21 South Street
Arts Centre
21 South Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 4QU

0118 960 6060

TWO DAY
SPECIAL:
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Thu 22nd

READING
Berks

21 South Street
Arts Centre
21 South Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 4QU

0118 960 6060

TWO DAY
SPECIAL:
Regular show.

Fri 23rd

DEAL
Kent

Astor Theatre
Stanhope Road
Deal
Kent
CT14 6AB

01304 381134
01304 370220

2 SET SPECIAL:
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Sat 24th

SHOREHAM
BY SEA
W Sussex

Ropetackle
Arts Centre
Little High Street
Shoreham by Sea
West Sussex
BN43 5EG

01273 464440

Mon 26th

SOUTHEND
ON SEA
Essex

Riga Music Bar
228 London Road
Westcliff On Sea
Essex
SS0 7JG

07960 442331

Tues 27th

FARNHAM
Surrey

Maltings Blues Club
Bridge Square
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7QR

01252 793430

TWO DAY
SPECIAL:
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Wed 28th

FARNHAM
Surrey

Maltings Blues Club
Bridge Square
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7QR

01252 793430

TWO DAY
SPECIAL:
Regular show.

Thu 29th

SOUTHEND
ON SEA
Essex

Riga Music Bar
228 London Road
Westcliff On Sea
Essex
SS0 7JG

07960 442331

Fri 30th

PUTNEY
SW15
London

Half Moon
93 Lower Richmond Rd
Putney
London
SW15 1EU

020 8780 9383

2 SET SPECIAL:
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.

Sat 31st

PUTNEY
SW15
London

Half Moon
93 Lower Richmond Rd
Putney
London
SW15 1EU

020 8780 9383

JIMI HENDRIX
memorial show.
Starts 2.45pm.
All ages
allowed.

Sat 31st

PUTNEY
SW15
London

Half Moon
93 Lower Richmond Rd
Putney
London
SW15 1EU

020 8780 9383

9 pm
performance.

APRIL

Sun 1st

PUTNEY
SW15
London

Half Moon
93 Lower Richmond Rd
Putney
London
SW15 1EU

020 8780 9383

SPECIAL:
Jimi Hendrix
/ ZZ Top.
Starts 2.45pm.
All ages
allowed.

Sun 1st

PUTNEY
SW15
London

Half Moon
93 Lower Richmond Rd
Putney
London
SW15 1EU

020 8780 9383

8.30 pm
performance.

THE HAMSTERS USE: POOLE Custom Guitars, PAUL REED SMITH Guitars, VHT Amps, NATIONAL RESOPHONIC Guitars (www.nationalguitars.com), Guitar Fretboard Illumination by SIMS CUSTOM L.E.D (07768 401186 - www.simscustom.com), SENNHEISER Microphones, FULLTONE Effects, VAN ZANDT, DIMARZIO and SEYMOUR DUNCAN Guitar Pickups, TRACE ELLIOT Bass Amplification, PICATO Strings (www.picato.co.uk), FRET-KING Guitars (www.fret-king.com), CLARKRAFT Cabinet Covers (01376 324838), PAISTE Cymbals, JK Bass Cabinets (01908 647657), SKB Equipment Cases (www.skbcases.com/home/index.html) from www.adamhall.co.uk, SHAW Drumsticks and AQUARIAN Drumheads courtesy of THE MUSIC SHIPPING COMPANY (01562 827666), SPAUN Drums courtesy of WEMBLEY DRUM CENTRE (020 8795 4001), GODIN Guitars (www.godinguitars.com), THOMASTIK INFELD Bass Guitar Strings, TC ELECTRONIC Guitar Effects Processors, FAITH Guitars, ANALYSIS PLUS guitar cables (www.analysis-plus.com) and thanks to SOUNDS GREAT (0161 436 4799) for supplying: VOODOO LAB Effects Pedals, PEDALTRAIN Pedal Board and the E-BOW Sustainer.

PO Box 835
Westcliff-on-Sea
Essex
SS0 0SQ

Advance tickets are available for most concerts listed below! Please check with venue.

If you no longer wish to remain on our email database or would just like to change your email address, please 'reply' to this email and copy one of the following to the 'subject' line:

The Hamsters - Remove from email listing - ID 7663
OR
The Hamsters - Change email address - ID 7663

THE HAMSTERS USE: POOLE Custom Guitars, PAUL REED SMITH Guitars, VHT Amps, NATIONAL RESOPHONIC Guitars (www.nationalguitars.com), Guitar Fretboard Illumination by SIMS CUSTOM L.E.D (07768 401186 - www.simscustom.com), SENNHEISER Microphones, FULLTONE Effects, VAN ZANDT, DIMARZIO and SEYMOUR DUNCAN Guitar Pickups, TRACE ELLIOT Bass Amplification, PICATO Strings (www.picato.co.uk), FRET-KING Guitars (www.fret-king.com), CLARKRAFT Cabinet Covers (01376 324838), PAISTE Cymbals, JK Bass Cabinets (01908 647657), SKB Equipment Cases (www.skbcases.com/home/index.html) from www.adamhall.co.uk, SHAW Drumsticks and AQUARIAN Drumheads courtesy of THE MUSIC SHIPPING COMPANY (01562 827666), SPAUN Drums courtesy of WEMBLEY DRUM CENTRE (020 8795 4001), GODIN Guitars (www.godinguitars.com), THOMASTIK INFELD Bass Guitar Strings, TC ELECTRONIC Guitar Effects Processors, FAITH Guitars, ANALYSIS PLUS guitar cables (www.analysis-plus.com) and thanks to SOUNDS GREAT (0161 436 4799) for supplying: VOODOO LAB Effects Pedals, PEDALTRAIN Pedal Board and the E-BOW Sustainer.