REEF have confirmed their final 2 appearances of summer 2011 by adding shows at http://summersundae.com/ on August 13th and http://www.mychoone.com/ August 26th ...... not long now until we start the summer proper with a show on LUSTY GLAZE BEACH no less….... many thanks and good luck to TANK (he who took this pic and managed REEF for many years…...)
ok, truth be told i’ve no idea what i’m doing . fingers crossed this works . anyroad, 2 new shows ..... firstly JAMROCK at Zamberg in the CZECH REP on June 11th 2011 http://www.jamrock.cz/
THEN ...... a summertime in England affair . REEF headline THE GODNEY GATHERING on JULY 16TH 2011 http://www.thegodneygathering.com/ support comes from Jack and Gary’s mellow & acoustic stringerbessant amongst others .
talking of mellow….. stringerbessant have re-recorded the REEF classic for their ‘wild day’ e.p. available through the excellent xtra mile recordings shortly…...
looking forward to the NIGHTSURF at Lusty Glaze, should be a belter*****
Reef are confirmed to play the Lusty Glaze Festival on Sunday May 29, 2011 when all this dim, depressing, dismal weather will be a distant memory. In theory.
This is the first announcement of what we hope will be a run of festivals in the summer. But it does seem a long way off in January..
What, you ask, are the Reef folk up to in between times?
Dom is writing and working on the finer details of the new Black Swan Effect album which will be recorded in Paris at Charlie Winston’s studio. We will keep you posted on that.
While continuing to tour this isle, Gary & Jack’s wonderful StringerBessant album Yard is taking a new turn in early 2011 with a PLEDGE MUSIC campaign where you can get involved from the ground up on new releases - in this case the new EP - plus a whole myriad of exciting packages all of which give a portion of the profit to Surfers Against Sewage.
Kenwyn is continuing to write and record with his new project Goldray, currently in the rehearsal studio in London with vocalist Leah Rasmussen and drummer Paul Winter-Hart (Kula Shaker), getting the first album finished up and preparing for a string of live dates scheduled for February, March and April of next year.
We’ll keep you posted on all new shows, side projects and releases right here.
Back in the heady days of 2010 when Reef were playing in Wolverhampton, they were joined by opening band TEMPLETON PEK who know where things belong. Where they are at. What is the what. Yes yes.
This three a side squad are looking to do something superb to help out the Teenage Cancer Trust and so Reef thought it best to spread the word. You can too.
Here’s the plot.
They are going to release the SHORTEST SONG ever to rattle the cages of the pop charts - 30 Seconds Too Far is out on January 31 and all proceeds go to Teenage Cancer Trust so do the right thing and pick this tune up on iTunes or, if killer rock and pop is not your thing but doing the right thing is, you can always donate directly here. Let’s help them do this, for those that help are our kind of people!
Smart.
We have had a remarkable 2010 and would like to thank you all for the incredible times we have shared!
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Early next year there will be full update on the future endeavors of Gary, Jack, Kenwyn and Dom - which will include festival performances by REEF in the summer.
Here is to an incredible festive season & we’ll see you again in 2011!
Dom, Gary, Jack & Kenwyn
Mr.Greensmith took this band portrait back stage at the Truro Hall For Cornwall, he’s not lost his touch with the Nikon!
Despite the weather conditions, the show at the Forum will be on tonight.
This isn’t enough snow to stop the rock.
Please sing Summer’s In Bloom especially loud.
Here are the new tour shirts for the dates that start later this week..
After an amazing early part of the summer spent cavorting around at the Isle Of Wight Festival, Glastonbury Festival, and Cornbury Festival with utterly flabbergasting responses which left the band speechless, REEF packed up their back line into the vast shed whilst Gary & Jack made ready for a new release - no, not what you’re thinking, not the entirely splendid StringerBessant “Yard” album (available on Xtra Mile Records now) - but a new baby, each!
Jonah and Gladys recently joined us so it’s sleepless nights for an entirely different and wonderful reason until the the band head out on the road again next month. Another festival has been confirmed for September with the Temple House Festival in Ireland on 11 September adding to Bingley Music Live on 4 September and LemonFest on 18 September. Show details with ticket links are available on the site in the forthcoming events section.
Thanks again for the overwhelming support at the festivals, it was truly a pleasure.
Dom, Gary, Jack and Kenwyn
To follow on from five festivals over this summer, we are excited to announce the extension to the extremely exciting April excursion.. we’ll be playing five more shows at the end of the year!
The dates are in the UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS section and look like this
REEF
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010
26.11 TRURO Hall For Cornwall
27.11 PORTSMOUTH Pyramids
02.12 LONDON Kentish Town Forum
03.12 WOLVERHAMPTON Wulfrun Hall
04.12 NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Tickets are available from FRIDAY 04 JUNE, the links are on the site now.
Apologies if you are trying for tickets already - Mr. Over Excitable here sent an e mail saying they would be available today, when they are not available until Friday. I just sacked myself.
Once again, we are offering a extremely limited VIP option at each show where you can come to the soundcheck, meet the band, get exclusive early access to the merchandise stall and, if Bowler gets his way, take part in a Reef Quiz with the overall countrywide winner getting something really special. Most likely a night out with Bowler. Possibly not.
See you soon hopefully
Five shows, winter 2010.
Dom, Gary, Jack & Kenwyn
Well, I think I’ve just about recovered!
Not the longest tour we’ve ever done, but for me one of the sweetest, for a few reasons:
One, it was great to play those songs again and to realize, with some pride, that what we did all those years ago actually still stands up
Two, that so many people out there think so too and came to the gigs!
Three, it was a real buzz to play together again. What can I say, its always good to play with such musicians at the top of their game!
And finally, to get the same crew (the ‘dream team’ we had so much fun with back in the day) together again was simply f***ing awesome.
Just want to say thanks to everyone involved really… but mainly thanks to all who packed the shows and sung so loud from the crowd!
See you at the festivals!
Kenwyn x
Seven amazing nights, we really want to thank you for an overwhelming response and look forward to seeing you out and about at the festivals this summer!
Happy days
Dom, Gary, Ken & Jack
Playing gigs with Reef again is going to be exciting. We have quite a lot of the original team working along side us, which is what is going to make it special. I have been listening to our songs again recently and am still digging the parts that everyone in the band came up with at the time. Still sounds cool to me.
Enjoying the Sutsu vibes and and getting a slot at Isle of Wight festival is great.
Cheers all,
Jack
The latest limited edition shirt is available now from SUTSU and features a Place Your Hands design. In the meantime, numerous old and new shirts are being designed for the tour… watch this space for designs before the shows start on 17 April.
The Monto Water Rats show sold out straight after it was announced on Soccer AM by Gary. Thank you very much for your continued support! Gary also appeared on the Shaun Keavney 6 Music show on Friday morning and Talksport on Friday afternoon. Any inquiries about tickets for this gig at the Monto Water Rats on Wednesday 14 April 2010 can be found by clicking here