The Gaslight Anthem

[FloorFiller]

their last two albums reached #2 and #4 in the charts, so although not quite reaching KOL levels and not having any big singles, they're doing pretty well. they've been on a steady decline with each album i think. i loved The '59 Sound but every album since has gotten slightly worse (and i thought their new one was really awful)

[ryan.smith]

their last two albums reached #2 and #4 in the charts, so although not quite reaching KOL levels and not having any big singles, they're doing pretty well. they've been on a steady decline with each album i think. i loved The '59 Sound but every album since has gotten slightly worse (and i thought their new one was really awful)

See I love the new one, I think it's up there as being almost as good as The '59 Sound and is probably my second favourite by them now

[Leggins]

The '59 sound is a good album but in contrast to floorfillers view, I think they have gotten stronger with each album since that. Not sure they'll ever get any bigger than they though. Mid to high Other at best I think.

[Leggins]

Doing Hurricane festival in Germany June 19th-21st so could be in with a shout of getting them at Glasto.

[ryan.smith]

Fingers crossed! Although they seem to be in Europe every Summer and have only played twice, so won't get my hopes up until they're on the line-up anouncement (and even then I'll be wary seeing as they announced for 2010 then taken off the poster a week later haha - they hadn't even been asked apparently!)

[Gnomicide]

Playing Austrian festival in June so will be around and touring at Glastonbury time.

[jdizzle]

went down to see them in London!! unreal would love to see them play this year!!

[jonnyisRFC]

My favourite band ever, would love to see them at Glasto next year

[Chiefski]

Probably my favorite band, were fantastic in Edinburgh, though it was the shortest set of the UK tour, seem to mix it up every night

[DavisO89]

Massive fan of Sink or Swim and The 59 Sound but have found their last 3 albums a bit bland in comparison. Same goes for live shows. Brilliant at their own shows and on smaller festival stages (mainly tents) but found them pretty boring the last 3 times I've seen them on an outdoor stage at festivals. Headling JP would be perfect for me.

[ChrisTGA]

Seem to be coming to Europe in June. Posted 2 dates for Ireland on the 7th & 8th of June, then Luxembourg on the 12th. Here's to hoping they stick around for the month and play Glastonbury.

[ryan.smith]

Everything crossed!

[ghostdancer1]

well they're playing 3 festivals in Scandinavia, which start on the Wednesday, Thursday, Friday respectively.

might leave either 1 or 2 days free, depending on the one that starts on Wednesday (can't find much info in English on it).

that's assuming Rock Werchter hasn't booked them for Glastonbury weekend too...

[the wonderwhy]

They're booked up on the Saturday (Sweden) and Sunday (Denmark)

[ryan.smith]

Rubbish!

[Festival Liam]

Bugger

[the wonderwhy]

Could still do Friday, I can only find two festivals they're doing that weekend so far

[JBarbour]

Could still do Friday, I can only find two festivals they're doing that weekend so far

Do Glasto pay enough to small bands to justify that much traveling?

[ryan.smith]

Can't imagine they would go from Europe over to Glasto for one day then back to Europe, as they'll mainly just be travelling through Europe on a bus - wouldn't make financial or logistical sense.

Hopefully should mean at last some UK shows in the Summer though

[JBarbour]

Can't imagine they would go from Europe over to Glasto for one day then back to Europe, as they'll mainly just be travelling through Europe on a bus - wouldn't make financial or logistical sense.

Hopefully should mean at last some UK shows in the Summer though

Prob more likely for the late July and August festivals. Seen as only just finished UK tour.

[JBarbour]

Or better yet Brian needs to do another horrible crowes album and do small venues in the winter

[ghostdancer1]

Could still do Friday, I can only find two festivals they're doing that weekend so far

they're playing Provinssi in Finland, which starts on the Wednesday before.

couldn't find any info on what day they're playing, or if the acts properly start from Wednesday, or if there's a day or 2 of stuff before the main bands like TGA start...

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Gaslight+Anthem/+events

it would be a bit of a stretch for them to play Finland Wednesday, Glastonbury Friday, then Sweden Saturday, and Denmark Sunday.

even just looking at a map of where the festivals are on, I'd say those 3 will be their lot for that weekend. it's a 15 hour drive from the Finland festival to the Swedish one.

best case scenario, there's a few other bands doing the same thing and there's a plane chartered for a few bands+amps+instruments, but that's really clutching at straws...

Edited December 18, 2014 by ghostdancer1

[alframsey]

Given that Gaslight are one of my top ten favourite bands I am gutted it seems like they won't play next year. Every time they have been at Glastonbury I have missed them through my own stupidity, it kills me every time I think of it.