The Idlewilds1 have announced a tour, visiting Folkestone on the 13th of April... they've got a new album out too, and by golly does it sound like REM... full dates are:
April 2005 5th: Newcastle, Northumbria University 6th: Liverpool, Royal Court Theatre 7th: Southampton, Guildhall 8th: Reading, Hexagon 10th: Bristol, Carling Academy 11th: Brighton, Dome 13th: London, Shepherds Bush Empire 15th: Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall 17th: Nottingham, Rock City 18th: Cambridge, Corn Exchange 19th: Norwich, UEA 21st: Sheffield, Octagon 22nd: Stoke, Victoria Hall 23rd: Manchester, Carling Academy 24th: Birmingham, Carling Academy 26th: Leeds, University 28th: Dublin, Ambassador 29th: Belfast, Mandela Hall
May 2005 1st: Aberdeen, Music Hall 2nd: Glasgow, Barrowland 3rd: Edinburgh, Usher Hall
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This is my site The 'Gerald that I set up in a fury of excitement when I first came to Folkestone sometime in '04. I had been a frequent visitor for a while before that but I am technically one of those DFLs you get nowadays. This site was updated more frequently with a gig calendar + voting for favourite places + things, + I know it was a handy resource for others who were moving here. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though only to Hythe) it doesn't get as much love as it used to. Ironic really as Folkestone itself is now becoming the exciting place we knew it was just about to. I am not Gerald by the way, this comes from the name of a fake paper in an episode of Brasseye or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, + how there is a local newspaper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are great aren't they? Do get in touch if you have something to offer, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on the twitter.