Threatmantics
Following from their recent tour with Clinic, Threatmantics have just announced a full UK tour for January 2009. The Cardiff trio will be joined by Swanton Bombs and Video Nasties in an exciting triple bill, with a rotating headliner, across the country.
The tour will kick off in Threatmantics’ hometown with a show at the Barfly on January 14th and will call at Cargo in London on January 27th. Full dates are as follows:
Wed 14-Jan-09 Cardiff - Barfly
Thu 15-Jan-09 Wrexham - Central Station
Fri 16-Jan-09 Barrow In Furness - The Canteen
Sat 17-Jan-09 Liverpool - Korova
Tue 20-Jan-09 Glasgow - King Tuts
Wed 21-Jan-09 Newcastle - Academy 2
Thu 22-Jan-09 Aberdeen – Club Snafu
Fri 23-Jan-09 Leeds - Little Cockpit
Sat 24-Jan-09 Leicester - The Charlotte
Mon 26-Jan-09 Wolverhampton - Little Civic
Tue 27-Jan-09 London - Cargo
Wed 28-Jan-09 Brighton - Prince Albert
Thu 29-Jan-09 Kingston - New Slang
Fri 30-Jan-09 Hastings - The Crypt Threatmantics have also been invited to perform at Club Uncut at the Borderline on 26th November with Wild Beasts, and will be playing the Angel in Aberystwyth on Nov 28th, Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff on Dec 5th and Tapestry at St. Aloysius Social Club in London on Dec 19th. Their splendid debut album Upbeat Love and their single Big Man, are out now on Double Six Records.
For those new to the wonders of Threatmantics, they are a rock and roll band not quite like other rock and roll bands. This is mainly due to their lead guitar being a viola and their drummer and keyboardist being the same person, at the same time.
Heddwyn and Huw (brothers) hail from the Neath Valley in South Wales, Ceri hails from Hertfordshire. They met in a lay-by on the A470 and decided almost immediately that they should, at the very least cut each other’s hair….and then form a band. And this is how it all came out in the wash:
Heddwyn Davies: Vocals + Viola
Ceri Mitchell: Electric Guitar + Sat Nav
Huw Davies: Drums + keyboards