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New News?
Thanks to all that came out to the shows on the last tour , we had a blast with Arabrot .
We are now in the process of booking our next UK / European tour . If you would like to book us then please get in touch at : man_the_ramparts@hotmail.com
The routing will hopefully look something like this :
SEPTEMBER
sat 1st - UK
sun 2nd - UK
mon 3rd - Netherlands / Belgium
tue 4th - Netherlands
wed 5th - Germany
thu 6th - Denmark
fri 7th - Sweden / Germany
sat 8th - Berlin - Germany - TBA
sun 9th - Denmark
mon 10th- Germany
tue 11th- Germany
wed 12th- Germany
thu 13th- Netherlands / Belgium
fri 14th- UK
sat 15th- UK
We are still having problems regarding the release of our next LP ‘Helvellyn’. Hopefully these issues will be resolved soon and it will see a release for this tour.
We also plan to go into the studio to record a selection of new songs for a 7 inch release.
Until then……
ARABROT + MANATEES
February 2012
weds 22nd - Bristol - Stag and Hounds
thur 23rd - Hull - The Lamp
fri 24th - London - The Unicorn
sat 25th - Manchester - Islington mill
sun 26th - Edinburgh - Bannermans
mon 27th -Glasgow - 13th Note
tues 28th - Leeds - Cardigan Arms
weds 29th - Sheffield - The Redhouse ( Manatees only )
We will be debuting as a touring 4-piece for these shows as we add new guitarist Dean Rowbotham to our onslaught.
Be there.
UK TOUR FEB 2012
We are happy to announce the dates for our tour with ARABROT this February.
ARABROT + MANATEES
February 2012
weds 22nd - Bristol - Stag and Hounds
thur 23rd - Hull - The Lamp
fri 24th - London - The Unicorn
sat 25th - Manchester - Islington mill
sun 26th - Edinburgh - Bannermans
mon 27th -Glasgow - 13th Note
tues 28th - Leeds - Cardigan Arms
This will be our first UK tour in a year , hope to see some familiar and new faces!
KICKING THE SHIT OUT OF 2011 & AND LAUGHING IN THE FACE OF 2012. NO DICE, END TIMES///
Its been a tough year and it deserve a right damn smashing, So, We will be kicking the crap out of 2011 by playing a NYE show at the Islington Mill this Saturday for our buddies two of Salford’s best FAT OUT.
We’re confident that 2012 WILL see the release of our 2009 recording, HELLVELYN and further new material which people will have heard us playing live over the past two years.
This New Years show, will also be the debut of something new for the band for 2012!
end times will have to wait….
M A N A T E E S
::::::BEST OF 2011 NEW YEARS EVE PARTY
Bohemian Grove (Kings of Techno), Fat Out till you Pass Out (Queens of Metal), Off with Their Heads (Jacks of Mischief)
ALL under ONE ROOF!
::::::Fat Out till you Pass Out will be in the Gallery Space//
In one year they have rescuing Manchesters metal scene, presenting the likes of Boris, Russian Circles, Damo Suzuki & Wolves in the Throne Room. Presenting a very special seedy hole with:
Manatees
Action Beat
Nasdaq do Black Sabbath
Like Rome
NEW ADDITIONS *** The Death of Her Money ***
Off with Their Heads will be in the First Floor Gallery Space//
Having put on Austra, MEN, Bonjay and May 68 this year amongst others they will be working in collaboration with PINS to present a winter wonderland of mayhem.
Two bars, three spaces, lots of loos and most importantly a Cloakroom (so you can wrap up warm). PERFECT.
Anarcho-party vibes ahoyyyyy!
Early bird tickets until 17th December priced at £10, after they will be £15. Get them quick. Tickets will be £20 on the door.
http://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Salford/Islington-Mill/New-Years-Eve—-Best-of-2011/11536870/
Tour with Arabrot.
We will be touring with Norways ARABROT in February 2012.
So far we have :
weds 22nd -
thur 23rd - TBC
fri 24th - London - The Unicorn
sat 25th - TBC
sun 26th - Edinburgh - Bannermans
mon 27th -
tues 28th - TBC
If you would like to book any of the remaining dates get in touch with : man_the_ramparts@hotmail.com
Still no news on the forever in the making new album.
Cheers!
Next.
Cheers to everyone that helped out / came out for our last tour. First time any of us had ever visited Ireland , suffice to say , we will definitaly be going back, hopefully next year.
Next up is our European tour in October.
We currently have a couple of dates still open, so if you can help out with a show, please get in touch! ( manatees@live.co.uk )
Here’s how its panning out :
OCTOBER
5th - DATE NEEDED!!! - UK (south)
6th - Devinger - Den Haag - Netherlands
7th - Little Devil - Tilburg - Netherlands
8th - tba - Leipzig - Germany
9th - Scharni38 - Berlin - Germany
10th - tba - Hamburg - Germany
11th - DATE NEEDED !!! (germany/Belgium)
12th - Emokeller - Essen - Germany
13th - DATE NEEDED !!! (germany/Belgium/France/Netherlands)
14th - A.C.U - Utrecht - Netherlands
15th - TAC - Eindhoven - Netherlands
16th - The Unicorn - London
17th - The Well - Leeds
The new album is currently being mastered with artwork coming along nicely.
Winter time may finally see its release.
Happenings.
Our tour for July / August is fully booked . It marks our first trip over to Ireland which we are all very much looking forward to!
The dates are:
JULY
30th - Carlisle - The brickyard
31st - Newcastle - Northumberland arms
AUGUST
1st - Glasgow - Stereo
2nd - Belfast - Auntie annies
3rd - Galway - Sally Longs
4th - Cork - An Réalt Dearg
5th - Dublin - The Lower deck
6th - Manchester - fat out fest - Islington mill
(The venues for the TBA dates should be confirmed soon.)
We can also announce the first batch of European dates for our tour in October too. We hope to include a few UK shows in amongst these as well.
OCTOBER
6th - tbc - Belgium
7th - Little Devil - Tilburg - Netherlands
8th - tba - Leipzig - Germany
9th - tba - Berlin - Germany
10th - tba - Hamburg - Germany
11th -
12th - Emokeller - Essen - Germany
13th - tbc - Belgium
14th - A.C.U - Utrecht - Netherlands
15th - TAC - Eindhoven - Netherlands
More added when we get them!
If anyone would like to put us on then please get in touch!
News on our 3rd album should be on its way soon. We are just in the process of getting the mastering and artwork in the bag , then it will be all go . Its been a long wait!
UK + IRELAND TOUR
First and foremost , thank you to everyone that came out to see us and all the promoters that put us on the other week . Good times had with Tommy K , Stevie K , Tommy D and Ian T!
We will be hitting the road again in August , which will see us play Ireland for the first time .
AUGUST
1st - Glasgow - tba
2nd - Belfast - tba
3rd - Galway - tba
4th - Cork - tba
5th - Dublin - tba
6th - Manchester - Fat out fest - Islington Mill
We have also put up all left over merch from tour here :
manatees.bigcartel.com
Please help us out by purchasing something , it will all go to funding the costs to master our new album!
Cheers!
