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!daft! Newsletter - June/July/August 2010 Berkshire's Most Rockin' Cover Band! www.daftonline.co.uk
June/July/August 2010  Hello and Welcome to the !daft! Newsletter for June and July, er, August 2010 It's been so busy lately both personally and with the band, that the newsletters a wee bit delayed. Apologies for that! What an amazing summer it's proving to be though. We're gonna spread some sunshine over the recent happenings and upcoming goodies with !daft! for you now.  Al Fest 2010  Firstly a big thank you to all of you who came to and enjoyed Al Fest on Sunday 4th February. It was a remarkable day with six superb bands playing including !daft!, it ran like clockwork and I thank Linda Jagger for allowing me to be part of the management team. Special thanks also to Doug and Annie our stage and sound team who provided all the PA equipment and managed it all with consummate professionalism, really was a great job. There's much talk of doing it again sometime so we'll be sure to let you know if that's the case. Thanks to all of our friends and family who came along too, you really made it a cracking day. You can see pics from Al Fest courtesy of photographer George Riddell here http://www.facebook.com/pages/MyWorldMyEyescouk/142760941090The donations and contributions are still being counted and sorted but needless to say we expect to have made a significant amount for Diabetes UK and hope that the whole day was a fitting tribute to Al McWilliam. This massive party we did on the 10th!  The following week we then played this huuuuge party that a good friend of ours puts on every couple of years in Silchester. We estimate around 800 people showed up all bringing their own booze which soon enough is put in to the communal bath tub for drunkards to help themselves to as well as a selection of casked local real ales, 7 "hog" style roasts, a mechanical bull, bungee run and 3 live bands on a humongous stage! This event surpassed all of our expectations not least because of the seriously fabulous crowd. It was like a match made in musical heaven. Being the first time we've played we didn't know what to expect but with any luck we'll be back there and will ensure all !daft! friends are invited too.Our 1000th Facebook Liker! We were delighted this week to recieve our 1000th Facebook liker, the cool girl being Holly Abbott. We will send Holly a !daft! tshirt to mark this milestone and thank her, and everyone, for her support. Keep it up guys! The "final" Rising Sun gig, 26th June 2010  Another tremendous turnout for our last gig at the Rising Sun, Slough, thank you so much to all who came along, we estimate over 300 people turned up and it was truly an incredible night with !daft! playing a record breaking 5 hour set of 50 songs! Rather humorously though we were tickled to hear form Julian on our arrival that night that a one week stay of execution for the pub had suddenly materialised and that there would in fact be one more weekend of live music. Accordingly our good friends From The Ashes played the final gig there the following Saturday. This caused much gleeful handrubbing and back patting on FTA's behalf so we would like to now officially recognise them as the band that played "the last gig at the Rising Sun, Slough"!! Well done boys!!! (btw... it was never a competition!!! ;o)) In all seriousness From The Ashes are a great fun band and you should catch them if you can, their website is http://www.lemonrock.com/fromtheashesWhats Next?  If you're free we're waiting for you at:
IMPORTANT UPDATE - !daft! Rising Sun, Slough gig - 26th June
It has been confirmed to us today that sadly our gig on the 26th June 2010 will be the last guaranteed live music gig at the Rising Sun, ever.
After the 26th June we are advised that no further live music will take place at this legendary venue and in the following weeks the venue will close its doors for good. The Rising Sun, Slough has been a very special venue for us, we've played hundreds of gigs there over more than 12 years and we cannot begin to say how much we will miss Julian and Trudie and each member of staff we have had the pleasure of working with there, both past and present. Needless to say we are going to make this gig something extra special and something to remember. We are extending our set significantly and rushing in new tracks as well as bringing out some of the material we haven’t done in a while. We'll play everything we know. There will be a treat for Julian and Trudie in there as well. On behalf of !daft!, thank you to everyone who has supported us at the sun over the past decade or more and more importantly thank you to Julian, Trudie, Teresa and all the sun staff at the sun who have created and managed such a wonderful venue. We, and the wider music scene, will miss you immensely. Please join us on the 26th one last time at the sun for what will be a truly fantastic evening, we promise. Regards, Graeme :o( http://www.daftonline.co.uk Gig invite - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125112347520753&ref=mf Announcement - Gig CancellationsImportant Announcement Gig Cancellations Dear friends, Please note that due to circumstances beyond our control there are 2 upcoming gigs that have been cancelled: Friday 25th June 2010 - Smokey Joes Roadhouse, Maidenhead (band unavailiabilty) + Friday 9th July 2010 - Finnegans Wake, Ealing (venue sold, all gigs cancelled) We apologise for any inconvenience this might cause. Kind regards, Graeme. graeme@daftonline.co.uk www.daftonline.co.uk !daft! Newsletter - April/May 2010Hello and Welcome to the !daft! Newsletter for April and May 2010! I thought April was supposed to be rainy and dank but so far this year April has been gorgeous and full of sun and warmth! Nice eh! So along with the sunshine comes !daft! news, as always an attempt to keep you up to date with goings on and comings up. Here's the news...  !daft! MerchandiseMerchan-nice has been selling extremely well and you have remained true to your words! We have just a couple of T's left in both black and white and a couple of G strings. I have orders for hoodies that I will fulfil ASAP, promise! I need to collate a total order quantity together before I can actually place the order. Please bear with me a short while longer until I can get the final details confirmed. I am also aware that some of you ladies (and blokes!!) were after black G strings rather than white. This is also being done and will be available for you soon! Al Fest 2010 - THE event of the Summer. 7 bands ~ Food ~ Bar ~ Kids Entertainment ~ Riverside On SUNDAY JULY 4th 2010 there will be a very special all-day music event at a private residence on the banks of the Thames in Shepperton. !daft! will be headlining this event and I personally am proud to be co-managing and organising the event with host, Linda Jagger. Tickets are now on sale to the public and !daft! fans are well and truly invited - but don't hang about!! It truly is a great day and I would encourage all of you to consider it. More details below: In conjunction with Woking Round Table and Graeme Nash Management Alistair McWilliam - A Celebration of his Life Proceeds to go to the Diabetes UK. Featuring the best bands from around London and the South East! The order of performance of the bands will be announced shortly. Please note there is a limited supply of tickets. The last concert sold out in 2 weeks so please book asap particularly those who have been emailing/texting/calling for details on the tickets. THERE WILL BE NO TICKETS ON THE GATE ON THE DAY. ON BOOKING THE TICKETS YOU WILL RECEIVE MORE DETAILS OF THE EVENT AND INFORMATION ON PARKING ETC. SO PLEASE KEEP THIS EMAIL SAFE. Licensed Bar - all proceeds to Diabetes Society UK. Food also can be purchased throughout the day. Kids entertainment zone - including a mini farm, pony rides, face painting and JellyKelly - the versatile and very funny kids entertainer! Directions and Timings etc will be emailed once tickets have been purchased. Important Information
We are pleased to have made a load of new mates at recent gigs and it's good to see the attendances going up and new faces coming along. Over the last few days of April and May you can find us here:
Get your tickets for Al Fest, I guarantee you wont regret it! Have a great few weeks, come to gigs and we'll see you soon! Regards, Graeme www.daftonline.co.uk graeme@daftonline.co.uk !daft! Newsletter - March 2010Hello and Welcome to the !daft! Newsletter for March 2010! Spring is in the air in perfect time for our campaign on the local music scene. Yes, we're back having kicked off our 2010 schedule with a crackin' Smokey Joes's, Maidenhead last Saturday. Below is a bit of latest news and info for your perusal! Merchan-nice! We are delighted to now have !daft! merchandise fully available to you via out brand new Store on our website! Please do take a look and order a tasty t shirt or any of the other bits and bobs we have available. We're totally open to suggestion to if there's anything in particular you would like, or even existing stuff in different colours. We have a secure online purchasing system via PayPal so rest assured you are safe to purchase online and we can post items or bring them direct to gigs for you, whichever you prefer!I have noted some orders already for black g-stings and ladies strappy top things so we're working on that and I'll hope to have them soon for you. Got to replace my hoodie that got nicked as well. Yes, I'm still going on about it!!!!!! Lastly, can I also say a massive thanks to James and Dee who modelled the items for us, you were both great sports and did fab job! And it was great fun doing the shoot with you! So thank you very much!! A Merchan-nice Offer! Going forward, anyone who registers as "Attending" one of our gigs on Facebook will be entitled to 20% discount off their total order when they make a purchase at the gig on the night. This is a thank you from us for coming and supporting us! Just come and see me, our sound crew or anyone managing the gear, give them your name and we will discount the purchase for you*. Done! :o) * Offer is only for the attendee themselves. If the item is not available at the gig we will note your order and ship it to you within a few days. Deadline to register as attending is 5pm on the day of the gig. Adam's No Longer A Virgin! Or so he says haha. But no, in fact he's now completed a couple of proper !daft! gigs complete with all our friends and very enthusiastic O'Neill's and Smokey's crowds, and he did really great! Seems whatever we throw at him he just plays, which is kind of annoying, so next week we're starting Rock-hoven which is a one man recital on guitar of Beethoven's greatest hits. Yeah, greatest hits, I'm sure he must have had one at some stage, his record label really missed a trick if not!! So we're now full steam ahead and in great shape for the rest of the year. Once again, big thanks and well done to Adam. I'm hoping some of his mates will come to the Old Ticket Hall this Saturday for some good heckling though. FREE Gig Alerts by SMS If you would you like to receive free alerts via text message for our gigs text "GIGS DAFT" to 82085. You will be sent an alert when we book a gig and then 4 days before the event, totally free of charge. You can unsubscribe any time by sending "STOP GIGS" to 82085. You will be charged your standard network rate to send the subscribe and unsubscribe message but that, my friends, is it! A very useful service and a perfect way to keep up to date. Old Ticket Hall Gig - Saturday 6th March It's been just over a year since we last had chance to play here so we're looking forward to a good fun night this weekend. Invite is looking healthy and some great names on there already! Some we haven't seen for yonks, so that's a result! If you are interested in coming please go to the FB invite and register not only for the best gig in town, but your merchan-nice discount!! Yay!! Facebook invite click here >>> Gigs, gigs, gigs... it makes me tired just thinking of them all. Here's what's going on in March though:
If you made it this far then thanks for reading and keeping in touch! Fun-a-plenty awaits you wherever we are so plan ahead and come see us soon! Take care for now! Regards, Graeme www.daftonline.co.uk graeme@daftonline.co.uk Posts 1 - 5 of 52
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