THE GODS 2002 DETAILS UPDATED - 10th ANNIVERSARY OF NOW & THEN RECORDS:
Now & Then / Frontiers News - 24 May 2002
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THE GODS 2002
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Sunday June 2 - Pennington's
Doors open 11.30am. Show until 2am.
Finalised Complete Line Up: (w/ Set Starting Time - subject to change.)
Hardline 12:15 (Midnight - Closing Act)
Ten 10:20
Harem Scarem 8:25
Eric Martin Band 6:50
Jeff Scott Soto 5:15
Honeymoon Suite 3:40
Shotgun Symphony 2:15
Bailey's Comet (Featuring Tony Martin) 1:10
Pulse 12:00 (Midday - Starting Act)
FULL VENUE ADDRESS
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PENNINGTON'S, 110 MANNINGHAM LANE, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD1 3ES
Tel: 01274 304455
TICKETS
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Tickets should be available on the day for £30.
You can reserve tickets to be bought on the day (at the advance price of £25 saving £5) by emailing us with the number of tickets you require.
Email: petersims@nowandthen.co.uk
Reservations must be made by 6PM Friday 31st May.
FILMING / RECORDING
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The Gods 2002 is being filmed and recorded. All sets and all bands are being recorded and filmed. A compilation of the whole event will be put together for special DVD / Video release later in the year.
Individual DVDs are expected to be released by TEN, HAREM SCAREM, HARDLINE, JEFF SCOTT SOTO and SHOTGUN SYMPHONY.
All this is obviously dependent on the quality of the performances and the recordings. More details and specifications will follow in due course.
CAMERAS
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We aren't allowing audio recording devices / camcorders because of the bootleg problem that occured a couple of years ago, but standard stills cameras are fine.
MERCHANDISE
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There will be GODS 2002, TEN and HAREM SCAREM merchandise available. We will be repeating the very popular girl's fitted t-shirts and both sexes baseball shirts.
As usual current and back catalogue CDs will also be available. We will also have stock of the new titles by Honeymoon Suite, Andre Anderson and Jim Peterik which aren't officially released until June 17th!
CAR PARKING
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There is a car park for 300 cars right next to the venue. Pennington's have said that they will have a security person checking the car park regularly so it should be a fairly safe place to park.
VENUE PASS-OUTS
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A pass out system will be in place so you can leave the venue during the day.
FOOD
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There is a food bar in Pennington's which will be open most of the day. You may also leave the venue to find other eating establishments.
DRINK
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Beer prices at Pennington's will be pretty much the same as at Maximes, i.e. around £2.10 a pint and there will even be some special offers on bottled beer / alcopops for £1 a bottle hopefully.
Charity Collection
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Anyone on the guest list will be asked to make a donation to the charity and there will also be a raffle held on the day, which everyone attending The Gods is able to enter. Tickets are 50p each or 5 for £2.
All money goes to the Radcliffe on Trent RSPCA Shelter which houses up to 320 animals at any one time, whilst trying to find them new homes.
Shelter spokeswoman, Jo Hoaksey has this to say, "Dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, hamsters, chickens, you name it, we have it!!!. Many are abandoned or cruelty cases and some are just unwanted pets. It costs us approx £1000 per day to run the shelter and we receive no funding from either RSPCA national headquarters or the government as we are a Trust run home."
Prizes include tickets to the next Gods festival, the chance to appear in the compilation DVD of The Gods 2002 as you receive your prize on stage, a copy of the said DVD upon release, a Gods 2002 t-shirt, signed Gilby Clarke and Alice Cooper goodies, a selection of CD's, a bottle of champagne and a one year UK subscription to Powerplay.
ENGLAND v SWEDEN
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The England / Sweden game will be shown in Pennington's 2, the venue for the Saturday night pre GODS party. This room has TV's all around the place and can hold around 300 people, so anyone wanting to see the game can watch it in a great atmosphere and then walk through into the main room to see Pulse kicking off The Gods!
DRESS CODE
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There is no dress code as such. This is a rock concert, so jeans, trainers, t-shirts etc are perfectly acceptable.
Check out the Now & Then Productions Website at: http://www.nowandthen.co.uk
THE GODS 2002 DETAILS ANNOUNCED - 10th ANNIVERSARY JUNE FESTIVAL:
Now & Then Productions & Frontiers Records are delighted to be able to announce details of
The Gods 2002.
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the worlds first and most successful AOR / Melodic Rock specialist label we have put together what we believe to be the strongest line-up yet.
DATE: Sunday, June 2nd, 2002
VENUE: PENNINGTON'S, 110 MANNINGHAM LANE, BRADFORD, UK. (01274 304455)
Website: www.penningtonslive.com
The venue is the best equipped, most luxurious venue in the North of England and has an adjacent car park for around 300 cars. Bradford is a town located not too far from the larger city of Manchester.
LINE-UP:
Hardline
Making a long overdue return to the UK, Hardline will be playing classics from Double Eclipse as well as previewing material from the forthcoming II, which is due in August.
Ten
Continuing on from their Far Beyond The World tour Ten can be relied upon to deliver a set of brilliant classic hard rock. The band are veterans of The Gods but this will be the first chance for many people to see them with new guitarist Chris Francis.
Harem Scarem
Making their UK debut in support of the critically acclaimed (by press and fans alike) Weight Of The World Harem Scarem are certain to leave their mark on the Gods. The band will play material voted for by the fans plus a selection from their newly released album.
Jeff Scott Soto
Jeff will be playing a "best of" set featuring material from many parts of his career as well as his debut solo album. Jeff is promising to deliver material from his time with Yngwie Malmsteen, Eyes, Axel Rudi Pell and Talisman.
Eric Martin
Eric will be performing a special acoustic set, promoting his current solo release I'm Goin' Sane!
Honeymoon Suite
The classic Candian rockers will be supporting their soon to be released Frontiers Records CD Dreamland, a mix of new songs and tracks from their Canadian release Lemon Tongue.
Shotgun Symphony
After 10 years together Shotgun Symphony, who played at the first Gods in 1993, will be playing their LAST ever live show. They will also be showcasing songs from Tracy White's forthcoming solo album.
Bailey's Comet
The Bailey Brothers will be joined by famed vocalist Tony Martin and will play highlights from the
Pulse
Second Gods appearance for hard rockers Pulse following last year's well received set. The band has been building a strong following at their shows in the Midlands and their brand of early Whitesnake meets Heartland rock is sure to get things off to a superb start.
The Gods 2002 will be filmed and recorded for future release on both DVD and CD.
Remember that Monday and Tuesday 3 & 4 June will be UK Bank Holidays due to the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations.
DOORS OPEN 11:30am. Show goes on until approximately 2am.
TICKET PRICE £25 advance, £30 on the day.
TICKET PURCHASES:
Tickets can be purchased directly from Now & Then. Make Cheques / Postal Orders payable to Mark Ashton. Send orders to Now & Then, Unit 23, Empress Mill, Ince, Wigan, WN2 2BG, UK.
Credit card orders (as well as cheque transactions) can be made at the following outlets (subject to booking fee):
Destiny Records Tel (01489) 603549 Fax (01489) 603550 Email destiny.records@virgin.net Website: http//www.destinyrecords.uk.com
Loud One Tel (01782) 522370 Email Loud@btinternet.com Website www.loud1.co.uk
The Groove Machine 01825 765201 Email ianthegrooveman@btconnect.com Website: www.thegroovemachine1.co.uk/
Ticketline http//www.ticketline.co.uk Tel 0161-832-1100 or 0161-832-1112 Open am to 8pm Mon - Fri, 8am to 6pm Sat, 10am to 5pm Sun
R P M 2A Spark Street Longwood Huddersfield HD3 4XB Tel: 01484 643392 / 07780618381
Email: info@rpm.uk.co Website: www.rpm.uk.co
Z-Roxx, P O Box 347, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 1FA Tel: 01342 300181 www.z-roxx.com e-mail: sales@z-roxx.com
The England / Sweden World Cup football match will be shown in Pennington's 2, which is another venue within the club, so anyone worried about missing the game needn't be. The game will be broadcast live around the club so that no-one needs to miss a kick of the football or a note of The Gods.
There will also be a Gods pre-show bash on June 1st in Pennington's 2 which will feature live sets by a couple of bands and great AOR / Melodic Rock CD's being played as well.
