I Predict A Suntan Tour 2005: Komakino, Battle, New Rhodes + Forward Russia!!!

Well, there's five of the finest indiest to recommend - DiS' own Komakino and Redjetson, plus Battle, New Rhodes and Forward Russia all entwined on one giant super multi limbed tour of fun. Oh, and Dogs, The Cribs, TCTC, The Rakes, Reading/Leeds and all sorts of fun. Of course, this isn't necessarily a DiS tour by name, but goddamit, we're going to appropriate it as such. Anyway, here are the details for what we doth proclaim to be the '2005 I Predict A Suntan Tour'...

...oh, and one more thing - we'll be picking out winners for the comp below (just fill in name, contact and gig preference) and giving away tickets to ALL of these gigs, so get scrobbling...

JULY

1st SHEFFIELD Casbah New Rhodes
1st WAKEFIELD Escobar Forward, Russia
2nd HULL Welly New Rhodes
6th DERBY Reveal Records instore 5pm Komakino
6th IPSWICH The Swan Forward, Russia
7th NEWCASTLE Cooperage Komakino
7th DONCASTER, Leopard New Rhodes
7th OXFORD Cellar Forward, Russia
8th LONDON Barfly Queens of Noize Komakino + Forward, Russia + Brakes + DiS vs White Heat Dj Action!
9th READING Rising Sun Arts Centre New Rhodes
9th STOKE Underground Forward, Russia
12th LONDON Madame JoJos White Heat/Bloc Party aftershow Komakino
12th BIRMINGHAM Medicine Bar Forward, Russia
13th DERBY Victoria inn New Rhodes + Komakino
13th SHEFFIELD The Grapes Forward, Russia
14th YORK Fibbers Komakino +Dogs
14th LONDON Koko Battle
14th NOTTINGHAM Stealth Forward, Russia
15th NOTTINGHAM Social Komakino +Dogs
15th MANCHESTER Night & DAy New Rhodes
15th LEEDS The Packhorse Forward, Russia
15th LONDON Islington Academy Redjetson (free gig!)
16th LEEDS Faversham New Rhodes + Komakino
17th BOURNEMOUTH Consortium Forward, Russia
18th SOUTHAMPTON Lennons Forward, Russia
18th MANCHESTER Night & Day Komakino +Dogs
19th LONDON 100 club New Rhodes + Komakino
20th SHEFFIELD, Grapes Komakino
20th BATH Moles Forward, Russia
22nd STOKE Sugarmill Komakino + Dogs
22nd MILTON KEYNES Empire Forward, Russia
22nd SOUTHAMPTON Joiners Battle
23rd LONDON Frog Club @ Mean Fiddler Komakino
23rd TRUCK FESTIVAL Battle
24th TRUCK FESTIVAL Forward, Russia
25th WAKEFIELD, Esko Bar Komakino
25th MIDDLESBROUGH Corner House Forward, Russia
26th LONDON 100 club Komakino + Dogs
27th BRIGHTON Engine Rooms Battle + Komakino
28th CARDIFF Barfly Battle + Komakino
28th NEWCASTLE Cooperage Forward, Russia
28th LONDON Hoxton Bar & Kitchen Redjetson
29th BRISTOL Louisianna Battle + Komakino
29th MANCHESTER Dry Bar Redjetson
30th LEEDS Faversham nasty fest Forward, Russia
30th LIVERPOOL Magnet Redjetson
31st LEEDS Joseph Wells Battle + Redjetson

AUGUST

1st LIVERPOOL Barfly Battle + Komakino
1st MANCHESTER Bierkeller Forward, Russia
3rd YORK Fibbers Battle + Komakino
4th STOCKTON Georgia Theatre Battle + Komakino
5th GLASGOW Barfly Battle + Komakino
6th ABERDEEN Moshulu Battle + Komakino
8th EDINBURGH Liquid Rooms Battle +Rakes
9th MANCHESTER Academy 3 Battle +Rakes
10th LONDON Mean Fiddler Battle +Rakes
11th BIRMINGHAM Academy 2 Battle +Rakes
11th DARLINGTON Forum Forward, Russia
12th SHEFFIELD Casbah Forward, Russia
12th NORWICH Arts Centre Battle
12th LEICESTER The Charlotte Redjetson
13th LONDON Barden's Boudoir Alldayer Forward, Russia + Redjetson + More!
14th IPSWICH Manor Ballroom Redjetson
20th LEEDS Cockpit Forward, Russia
24th OXFORD, Zodiac Komakino + Cooper Temple Clause
24th CAMBRIDGE Soultree Forward, Russia
25th LEICESTER Nomad Forward, Russia
25th NORWICH, Arts Centre Komakino + Cooper Temple Clause
26th CARLING WEEKEND Leeds Carling Stage Battle + Komakino + Forward, Russia
28th CARLING WEEKEND Reading Carling Stage Battle + Komakino + Forward, Russia
30th ****SPECIAL END OF TOUR BLOW OUT PARTY TBC****

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Nice picture by Sonia Melot.

The Singles:

Komakino release 'Say Something' On DiS Records 18/07/05
Battle release 'Demons' on Transgressive this September
iForward, Russia! release 'thirteen/fourteen' on White Heat 01/08/05
New Rhodes release 'From The Beginning' on Moshi Moshi on 01/08/05
Redjetson release 'This, Everyday, For the Rest of Your Life' on DiS Records in September.