Performing live at Marty’s on Newport, Tustin, CA on February 4th, 2019
Photos by Stevo Rood
A full gallery of photos from this show is located here.
This show was the kickoff of their US tour, entitled Paper Thin Tour 2019. Though the band has been around since the late 1970s, only one original member remains: Andy Gill on vocals and guitar. The rest of the band consists of Thomas McNeice on bass and Tobias Humble on drums, and lead singer John “Gaoler” Sterry. Their music can be described as “post-punk,” mixing elements of punk, folk, and dub. Their lyrics are often meditations on the problems within society, so their music (mostly created in the 1980s) is more relevant than ever.
The venue, Marty’s on Newport, was in Tustin, CA (approximately one hour south of LA) and the place (with roughly 200-300 person capacity) was packed.
The lead singer was very animated and was all over the stage, moving between all three throughout the show. Musically, it felt tight. I wasn’t familiar with any of the music except “Love a Man in Uniform.”
There was no opening band, so the audience was treated to a full night of the Gang of Four’s tunes.
The tour is in support of a new single that was released in January, called “Paper Thin.” Their new album Happy Now will be released on March 29th, 2019 and is available now on pre-order in all formats from Pledge: https://bit.ly/2QHMLXa
UPCOMING 2022 TOUR DATES
SUN 27 FEBRUARY
Asbury Hall at Babeville Buffalo, NY, US
TUE 1 MARCH
Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN, US
WED 2 MARCH
Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL, US
THU 3 MARCH
The Magic Bag Ferndale, MI, US
FRI 4 MARCH
Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON, Canada
Sold Out
SUN 6 MARCH
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre Somerville, MA, US
Sold Out
MON 7 MARCH
Brooklyn Made Brooklyn, NY, US
Sold Out
TUE 8 MARCH
Underground Arts Philadelphia, PA, US
WED 9 MARCH
Black Cat Washington, DC, US
FRI 11 MARCH
The Masquerade Atlanta, GA, US
SAT 12 MARCH
Exit In Nashville, TN, US
MON 14 MARCH
Mohawk – Indoor Austin, TX, US
TUE 15 MARCH
The Studio at Warehouse Live Houston, TX, US
WED 16 MARCH
Granada Theater – TX Dallas, TX, US
FRI 18 MARCH
Last Exit Live Phoenix, AZ, US
SAT 19 MARCH
The Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, CA, US
Sold Out
SUN 20 MARCH
Casbah San Diego, CA, US
Sold Out
MON 21 MARCH
The Independent San Francisco, CA, US
WED 23 MARCH
Neumos Seattle, WA, US
THU 24 MARCH
Revolution Hall Portland, OR, US
FRI 25 MARCH
Fortune Sound Club Vancouver, BC, Canada
A full gallery of photos from this show is located here.
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