Just a quick word to keep a watchful eye out on here and on here www.ultravoxtribute.co.uk
Can't say much other than thanks for your support & your continuing suppot

Regards...

Keep an eye out 'in a matter of days' in fact...




Paul

The 'former' members of Ultravox?

You've bagged the support slot on the next tour, right?

Nige

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You're on the next PlusNet Broadband Ad?????

Toptastic

You know, in a funny way, you're all kind of close.

On the final night of the tour promoting the new album Chris, Warren, Billy and Midge will be joined on stage for the encore by the lads from Monument.. Then Robin Simon walks out... then Stevie Shears... and then John Foxx...

...They launch into a 27 minute rendition of Slow Motion with a 10 minute screamier than a screamy thing from screamville synth solo from Billy...

I'm right aren't I!!!

Hhhmmmm. Someone hasn't taken their medication today I see...

Contributing in some way to the new album is my guess.

Paul has hired the boys to play a live set at his up and coming XXth birthday party.

Sorry, can't give his age away

No, it's something much more interesting I'm pleased to say MoTW. And my age, if you look on the forum hard and close enough in the right thread, is pretty well known. So no need for me to try to hide that.

The lads have all had a sex OP and will be female backing singers for the coming tour

You know, with that suggestion there's an obvious gag 'any sex would be a change' to be made here, and I'm sure they'd be the first to make it. But no, it's not that.

Are Monument themselves about to release some material?!!! Or maybe even take part in some kind of tribute to Mick Karn evening, also featuring Ultravox members past/present?!!

I think they're about to announce that Ultravox have now become a Monument tribute band.

Come on now...methinks you are not taking this subject seriously?!!! :p

Monument to move down the more profitable route of a Take That tribute act

Ok,

Has anyone seen the movie "The Rock Star" ?

Mike, hope you're ready!

Nige

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reprise of Paul & Pippa wedding concert , on next months 2nd anniversary

No, it's not that. We have something a bit grander planned for the first of what you've suggested there, and something much more intimate with friends for the second.

They'll be doing a gig at the ultravox cd launch party, I reckon.

Britain's Got Talent?

opportunity knocks? only playin Don & Co

LL

I actually think you may have hit the nail on the head there...best suggestion I've seen so far.

@ David L - although as Paul has said, that's not what the little fella's got up his sleeve, the shameless opportunist in me cannot resist pointing out that something similar to what you suggest is already happening! Admittedly it's featuring PF3 as opposed to Monument (we're the other band that played that day) and it's up here in Edinburgh, but it does fall within a week of the anniversary in question and I'm sure Paul won't mind me announcing that he and Pip are planning to be there partly in recognition of that. Details are in the 'Your Music' section for anyone interested!

You are going to do a mini tour of one gig, in the birth place of the greatest Scottish songwriters and if it becomes successful it will become a two gig tour ;o)

I see that the site has been updated to include
a joint Monument/Messengers gig on Saturday April 23rd in Glasgow.

Will be trying my utmost to get back up North for this.

Interesting, is that the Saturday before easter though.

I know 100% this is Easter weekend...I should do after all as it is very rare for my birthday to fall near Easter!! May have to go & visit a little chap that weekend whose birthday falls the other side of Easter!!

Though somewhat strangely - the page that was there this morning now appears to have been removed

and the link at "we got tickets" says it has been cancelled -

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/107991

Hi Dave, we had arranged a surprise for that date, but the surprise was on us when the arrangement with the venue fell through. That project has been put on hold for the foreseeable future unfortunately, but we are actively seeking alternate venues and dates to get out and play some gigs before those pesky meddling Ultravox boys come and force us to learn new material for the first time in 20 odd years...

How very dare they!!!!

That's a shame Mike

Must be a hard life eh Mike!!

I was in Glasgow last month for forum member "Shirl's" 50th birthday party, it was at Ivory Blacks and Simple Minds tribute band Simple Minded played, there was an 80s night on also, not a bad venue to be honest, I could just see Monument playing there, and as I walked in "Dancing with tears in my eyes" came on!

I'm looking forward to a trip to Blackpool later this year to see a band who do excellent covers of Vienna, Sleepwalk & other 80s tracks.

Would love to see them in their native area as I have made quite a few friends in Liverpool/Manchester.

Why is it bands such as Monument & their ilk never venture south?!! There is a venue called The Beck Theatre in Hayes they could quite easily fill. Hmm...might have to contact Beck!!

Actually Ian, it's about 50-50 between Scotland and England. In fact the latest two gigs were in London with the latter being in Camden last September...
Mind you, if the price is right, we're not averse to a trip down again...


Previous Live Shows 

September 26, 2010 Purple Turtle, Camden, London
April 24, 2009 The Grove Bar, Hammersmith, London (Semi Acoustic)
July 4, 2008 Citrus Club, Edinburgh
November 29, 2007 Slanj, Greenock
October 11, 2007 The Limelight Club, Crewe
March 11, 2007 The Limelight Club, Crewe
August 26, 2005 Wolsey Hall, Cheshunt
July 21, 2005 White 52 Studios, Greenock
June 18, 2005 Some Cowshed on a farm near Edinburgh
April 28, 2005 The Limelight Club, Crewe
January 22, 2005 The Victorian Suite, Greenock
January 21, 2005 The Citrus Club, Edinburgh
November 26, 2004 The MacGregor Lounge, Gourock
 

Ah yeh...sorry Mike I forgot you've played Camden & I saw you at The Grove.

I should clarify....when I say South I mean Southern England as in South of Watford!! To me places like Crewe are up north but yeh to you guys that would be south.

Funnily enough I've said the same to another band I'm friends with & got the same reply...find the venue & if the price...

I suppose direction is all relative to your starting point...

As for the price statement, with the best will in the world we've never made a profit on any of the gigs we've played, especially dahn sarf, so the more we can do to offset costs the better.

Hey, if we broke even or, dare I say it, actually make a negative loss , we might play more than once or twice a year...

Just asking Are there gonna be any gigs later this year for Monument by any chance . :rolleyes: