After reuniting for reunion shows in 2007- 2009, last year saw Carter take a sabbatical. But fan demand has led Jim Bob and Fruitbat to return for two shows in November. These include their first Manchester show for over 14 years. Both dates will see mammoth two hour sets where they promise to play all the hits and classics.
Jim Bob said, "I've loved playing the reunion shows. Every time we've done them we've said they would be the last but the gigs end up being just so good - easily some of the best ever Carter shows - that it seems mad to not do it at least once more. We took a break so I could concentrate on the publication of my novel 'Storage Stories' and appear in the Edinburgh Fringe hit musical 'Gutted'. Fruitbat has been busy with his band Abdoujaparov and he's also finally moved out of South London to Folkestone, where his new house is falling down, so he's been spending a lot of time at B & Q. Its great to have the chance to do this again, and we want to make these gigs the best Carter gigs ever."
Fruitbat adds "It's going to be all killer and no Glenn Miller. We promise to play the songs everyone wants to hear, though having said that I may persuade Jim to chuck in a couple of cheeky obscure numbers and covers at the end. And once again we will go to town on a light show more crazy than Pink Floyd's that should blind everyone for at least a month afterwards. We are doing these shows for all those fans that were gutted to not have a Carter gig last year. And I also have a house to renovate. Life on the coast is cheap but not that cheap!"
Carter USM had six top thirty albums (four of which went top ten) and fourteen top forty hits from 1987-1997. After a ten year break they reformed for two shows in 2007 at O2 Academy Brixton and Glasgow Barrowlands. Both shows sold out and the Brixton show sold all five thousand tickets with minimal publicity in just a few days. The audience also smashed venue bar records!
They returned in 2008 for further sell out shows at Birmingham and Brixton O2 Academy venues. 2009 saw 'The Drum Machine Years' where they played their first four albums at the London venues The Kentish Town Forum and O2 Academy Brixton. These sold out too!
Carter USM will play the following dates:
Fri 18 November Academy 1, Manchester
Sat 19 November O2 Academy Brixton, London
Tickets are priced £22.50 for Manchester and £25 for London and will go on sale from 9am Friday 18th February, eGigs will have links to buy them then.
article by: Scott Williams
published: 15/02/2011 11:48
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