Rats with hats

Rogues, rapscallions and rascals, thanks very much for coming out to the show last night. It's marvellous to see new faces all the time, especially as reconstructive surgery is so expensive. 

Tell your friends about the next shows, at the Judy in June festival on the 2oth of June, and in the Troubadour, London on the 10th of July.

 

New website

Good evening! 

You've probably just found our new website, thanks to Drew and the gang for creating it.

If you're reading this on the blog, go to www.tankusthehenge.com and have a look there.

This Thursday is the show in WATER RATS THEATRE, buy tickets here!

It's a big one, we're on at half past nine.

Hats, braces, slacks and springs. 

Jaz

Brighton to London: final shows of 2008

Thanks to everyone who came to 12 Bar. We'll knock the wall through next time and get some more people in. 

Our charity fundraising performance with Here Goes Everything on Tuesday 2nd December is in the Grey Horse, Richmond Road in Kingston. It will be grand. £5/£4 with a flyer. 

Our last shows of 2008 are on the 18th of December in the Engine Room, Brighton (10pm - £4) - If you've been to the last couple of Tankus the Henge gigs here you know it's going to be mad. Dress to undress. 

AND

19th December - Headline in the Water Rats Theatre, Kings Cross, London. 

£6 with a flyer, will post here. 

This is the Christmas party not to miss. Witness the return of the Tankus the Henge snowstorm, trees, lanterns and fancy dress all under the roof of the Water Rats Theatre. 

See you there. 

Thanks to Drew McLellan for the photographs. 

France

France is a lovely country. Cheese. Desperados. Strange and wonderful gigs. 

Disneyland.

boating across the Channel, we use jackets as sails as the ferry seems to have mislaid it's own

Calypso, our beautiful new wheeled addition to the gang.

Christine, we remember you always.

Jaz is determined to find a use for the flying goggles

kiting

we can see right up George's nose

Mason, Chris, George, Jaz, Joey, Jacob (Milton Keynes, The Stables)

photos by Luke Roberts

The Session.

Yo.
We're performing two brand new songs on the radio tonight, BBC berks 104,4 or http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire
7pm - listen in, also available on listen again for up to seven days.

how exciting!

I'm dreaming of a white christmas...

Thank you to everyone who came to all the shows in 2007. We've had a fantastic year which finished on the high point of Camden Underworld last Wednesday. Keep smiling, wearing orange and spreading the word.

On a sad note, the gig which was cancelled on the 15th of December in the Windsor Arts Centre made us aware of it's awful last minute closure due to lack of funding. Please visit http://www.savewindsorartscentre.org/ to help save this brilliant venue.

Have a wonderful christmas, and we'll see you in 2008.

iTunes release....

To buy the single for 79p from iTunes; click here!

Purchase from iTunes!
Thankyou... please spread the word!

Smiling Makes The Day Go Quicker

Comes out on iTunes and other internet storess, on the 29th of October. Buy it!
For a facebook group devoted to this cause, please click here: facebook.com

The Winter Tour is approaching us,
If you are planning to come to the Camden Underworld show on the 19th of December, you need to buy a ticket as we think they're going to sell very quickly.
Only £4 and you can buy it from the button on the myspace...
Spread the word, Tell your friends and put it in your calenders!
myspace.com/tankusthehenge


TANKUS THE HENGE WINTER TOUR
30th November - Neath, Town Hall
7th December - Liverpool, The Cavern Club
8th December - Manchester, The Dry Bar
14th December - Leicester, The Shed
15th December - Windsor, Arts Center
19th December - London, Camden Underworld

Barfly

2nd October 2007 - Barfly club - Camden
(nearest tube Chalk farm)

coincidentally, there will be chalk arrows and directions all the way from Chalk Farm station.


Thanks to everyone who came to the Water Rats gig. It was lovely to see you.
The silly string made quite a mess.

;)

A blast from the future...

Here's the flyer for the gig in the Soho Revue bar on the 30th of August.
This is not going to be normal, so come along with your ticking doodles jumping.

News

News - July
Current mood: Photophobia
Category: Photophobia Music

Upcoming gigs - Camden and Windsor

Camden - Purple Turtle - 26th July

£5 with a flyer (which will be on the myspace later tonight)
We're going to be up to our usual tricks but in a way you've never seen before, if you come to any gigs this month; this should be one of them!

Our gig on the 26th is actually the first gig in history to be reviewed in the future, before the gig has actually happened... so tell your friends and come with panache, because if you were meant to be there and don't come, you'll create some sort of paradox that wrecks the whole world.

Windsor - Arts Centre - 28th July

£6 with a student ID, go to the windsor arts centre site for info.
This is the first time we've played at the Arts Centre in Windsor, it's actually a converted fire station so it's going to be interesting... and loud... and crazy.
We'll be playing a different show to the one in Camden, so if you feel like you really need to go to both, you have an excuse.
There'll be a map on how to walk to it from Windsor station too soon.


Gig cancellations

Manchester - 27th July
Unfortunately due to an incident that happened in the transport variety of Tankus the Henge, we can no longer play in Manchester on the 27th. Very sorry to everyone who was going to go there, hopefully we'll make it up again soon. Life sucks, sometimes.


New recordings of the musical variety

yes


stay tuned... spread the word...
Tankus the Henge

If you live in South East London you can listen to Tankus the Henge being interviewed shortly after their performance at Danson Festival...

Friday (tomorrow) at midday on 103.7fm TGR or you can click on this streaming radio link to hear it at midday.

Mahler

Symphony no. 2 in C...
Sitting here listening to this fantastic work of genius... Whoever listens to this symphony really loud and doesn't almost wet themselves in the 5th movement is clearly not normal...

Danson Festival Arts Stage - 3pm

Last gig of June 2007 will be in Danson Park, at the Danson Festival on the Arts/World stage...
We'll be playing brand new songs that came into existance this week in provincial France...
30th June...Danson Park, Bexleyheath, 3pm!

Au Revior!