LC!

Hey Guys,

So, you should surely be aware of the band Titus Andronicus.They are not only one of the best bands in the world today, but also dear, dear friends of ours. We spent a month touring the US with them earlier this year and became best of pals.

This coming month, they undertake a two week tour of the UK. Part supporting the also great Soft Pack, and their own headline shows. Obviously, you will be wanting to go to these shows anyway, but we are asking a favour of you, also…

As is often the case for touring bands, money is tight (if there’s money at all) and Travelodges are expensive.

SO…Do you live in any of the following cities? Do you have a sofa/floor? Do you have room for five incredibly domesticated, ridiculously polite and frankly GOOD LOOKING All Americans?

Please, if you can help out that would be amazing. You’ll get into an awesome gig for free and be helping out some people a long, long way from home.

Please leave a comment below, or email:

Titusandronicustheband@gmail.com

Here is a picture of me and Patrick singing Casiotone For The Painfully Alone’s “Toby Take A Bow”. I thing Patrick knows most the Twinkle Echo album on guitar, so maybe you could do a sing along with him. DO IT!!

Thank you for any help and support you can give our friends.

Gareth x

I’ve wanted to work this out for my own amusement for a while. It might be worth publishing. My Mum and Dad will definitely find it interesting at least.

(This, obviously, doesn’t include instores, acoustic things and radio sessions, because mostly they suck)

First off, here is a photograph of us before (I think) we had ever even played a gig (it’s scary how young we look):

NB. I’m wearing a tie because I had just come from some awards thing. Not because I wanted to be in the Strokes.

GIGS PER YEAR OF LC! EXISTENCE:

2006 – 17
2007 – 59
2008 – 109
2009 – 43 (and counting)

Total = 228

MILESTONES:

Number 1 – First Gig (Cardiff ‘Fun Factory’, May 8, 2006)
Number 6 – First Headline Show (Cardiff Barfly, June 16 2006)
Number 8 – First Gig Outside Of Wales (Water Rats, London, September 11 2006)
Number 9 – First Gig Not In A Capital City/First Gig With Sky Larkin (Love Apple, Bradford, September 13 2006)
Number 18 – First Gig With Johnny Foreigner (The Social, Nottingham, March 1 2007)
Number 21 – First Gig In Scotland (Capitol, Glasgow, March 3 2007)
Number 28 – First Festival Gig (Leeds Wireless, June 16 2007)
Number 30 – First Show Outside Of The UK (Razzmatazz, Barcelona, June 29 2007)
Number 32 – First US Gig (Lollapalooza, Chicago, August 5 2007)
Number 37 – First Ireland Gig (Whelans, Dublin, Oct 2 2007)

FIFTIETH GIG – Cockpit, Leeds (October 19 2007)

Number 61 – Start Of First European Tour (London Calling Festival, Amsterdam, Nov 3 2007)
Number 69 – First West Coast Show (Echo Lounge, LA, November 27 2007)
Number 76 – First Japan Show (British Anthems, Tokyo, December 9 2007)
Number 85 – First Time Supporting Kula Shaker (Haldern Pop, Haldern, March 1 2008)
Number 89 – First SXSW (Emo Jrs, March 13 2008)

ONE-HUNDREDTH GIG – Jailhouse, Hereford (April 16 2008)

Number 105 – Start Of First Support Tour (w/ the Go! Team, Le 106, Rouen, April 25 2008)
Number 109 – First ATP Gig (Camber Sands, May 9 2008)
Number 199 – First Show In Mexico (Lunario Nacional, Mexico City, March 6 2009)

TWO-HUNDREDTH GIG – Teatro Estudio Cavaret, Guadalajara (March 7 2009)

Number 216 – First South American Show (La Trastienda Club, Buenos Aires, April 21 2009)

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I think our 250th gig might be in the UK. Let’s do something special to celebrate, yeh?