Ampcorp32 UK SHOWS TICKET URLS

07-OCT SUMMERS END FESTIVAL LYDNEY GLOUCS UK
http://www.summersend.co.uk/ticket_sales.htm

05-NOV DAMNATION FESTIVAL LEEDS UK
http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/2524/Damnation-Festival

December UK tour.

04-Dec NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY
http://www.alt-tickets.co.uk/alttickets/home_amplifier.html
05-Dec GLASGOW CATHOUSE
http://www.triplegmusic.com
06-Dec YORK THE DUCHESS
https://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_northeast&query=detail&event=464930
07-Dec WOLVES SLADE ROOMS
http://www.wolvescivic.co.uk
08-Dec COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE
http://www.colchesterartscentre.com
09-Dec LONDON ISLINGTON ACADEMY
http://www.kililive.com
  11-Dec MANCHESTER ACADEMY 3
http://www.kililive.com
  12-Dec BRISTOL FLEECE
https://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_south&query=detail&event=464760

Ampcorp#31 Spirit Of Burgas Festival - Burgas, Bulgaria 12-14 August 2011

Spirit Of Burgas Festival - Burgas, Bulgaria  12-14 August 2011

We are delighted to announce our first ever show in Bulgaria - indeed - the furthest afar we have yet travelled, in order to bring The Octopus to the fantastic Beach Festival of the famous Black Sea Resort of Burgas.

Amplifier have been given prime billing and will perform for 1 hour plus, immediately before headliners The Deftones.

See the festival website for full tickets and line up details

http://spiritofburgas.com

For those of you looking for a really cool and most importantly affordable beach and rock n roll holiday - then this is the one for you...

http://spiritofburgas.com/static/tickets

Take suncream
Take earplugs

SONISPHERE STAGETIMES & SIGNING

SONISPHERE

For those of you who are coming to Sonisphere on Sunday 10th July, we are pleased to say that we will have our own merch table in the site Merch Market, Which is conveniently placed right next to the Jagermeister tent.

We will be there specifically to do any signing from 17:00

Stage Times
Jagermeister Tent 16:00 – 16:30
Full line up and times here

http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/06/sonisphere_2011_stage-times_an.html

Summer Festivals // Dream Theater Special Appearances

July 2011

We are pleased to announce 2 European shows as special guests of american titans - Dream Theater:

*Weds 27/7/2011 AT Special Guest of DREAM THEATER Vienna, Gasometer
https://www.musicticket.at/index.php?id=1544&eventid=1299836248166

*Thrs 28/7/2011 POL Special Guest of DREAM THEATER Katowice, Spodek
http://www.rockserwis.pl/serwis.do?menu=search&word=Spodek+Katowice&type=name&cat=16&x=20&y=8

Thanks to everyone who came to see us on our first Octopus Tour -
It was our most succesful tour ever and each show was just killer.
The Octopus will be among you again shortly

Festivals

A complete summary of Amplifier's Immediate Festival Appearances.

2011

JULY

* Sun 10/07/2011 UK Sonisphere Festival, Knebworth
http://uk.sonispherefestivals.com/
* Fri 15/7/2011 AT On The Rocks Festival, Salzburg
http://www.therocks.at

* Sat 16/07/2011 UK 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham
2000 Trees Festival
http://www.etickets.to/buy/?e=6141

* Sat 23/07/2011 UK High Voltage Festival, London
http://www.highvoltagefestival.com/tickets/

*Sat 301/7/2011 DE Rocken Am Brocken Festival Rocken Am Brocken Festival
http://www.rocken-am-brocken.de/festival/index.php

AUG

* Fri 5/08/2011 DE MiniRock Festival, Horb am Neckar
http://www.mini-rock-festival.de/2011/tickets/

* Sat 6/8/2011 DE Krach Am Bach Festival, Beelen
http://www.krachambach.de/festival/tickets.html
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From Here To Obscurity. A Minion's Perspective.

Ok 
So I'm flying to Paris, I arrive at 06:15, more than a full hour before my flight. I Go for a coffee. I go to security. Guess what? Like most other people I've got my little manicure and clippers set on me and they want to take them away from me incase I go on a mad stabbing rampage with my toenail clippers. I am reluctant to surrender my property, so it is suggested that I post the items back to myself via the handy postbox. Great idea!
So I go to whsmith to purchase stamps and envelope. Neatly packaged up, I find that what they failed to inform me was that the postbox has a grill on it to prevent large items being posted in to it. So I have to open the envelope and take the items out of their little pouch so I can try and fit it in through the sliver of a gap. Then I need to locate some tape from somewhere to re-seal the envelope. Then I have to physically stuff the envelope through the tiny aperture. I eventually succeed and I feel pleased.
However on return to security they inform me I have now missed my flights.
So now I have to buy a new ticket. Don't ever buy a ticket at the airport.
Then, for your money you have to go through, let's face it, at best hapzard security clearance, and  put up with the friendly security staff. Did I say friendly? Sorry! I meant -cunting security staff. Wow- they go to charm school don't they? If being a traffic warden just isn't giving you the thrill it used to - then this is the job for you.
Yes, all i can say is they are horrible, horrible cunts. 
There will always be people who are the right people to run internment or torture camps. Thankfully in this country we have them working in our airports to greet our foreign guests. What must people think?
So here I am sitting in departures. They sure do like to keep you in here spending your money don't they?
It seems to me, like so many things in this country, something that was once a service to wider society, like my local council for instance, has somewhere along the way been subverted into being a purely money making opportunity out if us poor saps.
Is it just me, or does anyone else here feel like every morning they wake up with two fang marks in their neck? 
That's where all these fucks have invited themselves to come and try to slowly drain us completely dry.

Take my advice.
I'll take the train in future.

GERMANY: HAMBURG,BERLIN,MUNICH,KOLN...

GERMANY:
We need people to help distribute our tour flyers at HAMBURG, BERLIN, MUNICH, KOLN and...

at the following shows...

if you're already going to any of the listed shows and want to help, let me know - I'll have stuff sent to you

Your Commitment will be rewarded

sel@amplifiertheband.com

Blackmail:
17.5 Berlin- Magnet
18.5. München- 59 to 1
19.5. Köln- Luxor

Dredg:
07.06. Hamburg- Ü & G


Earth:
02.05. München- Feierwerk


Crippled Black Phoenix:
08.05. Berlin- Festsaal Kreuzberg


Explosions In The Sky:
22.05. Berlin- postbahnhof
23.05. Köln- Essigfabrik

Queens of the Stoneage:
02.05. Cologne- E-Werk
10.05. Munich- Tonhalle


The Ocean:
05.06. Berlin- Lido


Long Distance Calling German tour

SONISPHERE UK ANNOUNCEMENT

MAY 2011

We are really,really delighted to confirm that we are indeed appearing at this year's full-on extravaganza of all things that are really really ubercool rock.  SONISPHERE.

We greatly appreciate the invitation and are eagerly awaiting a great weekend.

For the full line up go here

http://uk.sonispherefestivals.com/

For tickets go here

http://uk.sonispherefestivals.com/buy-tickets/

See you there....!

Conglomorate Finance UK - A Message From Our Chairman

Conglomorate Finance UK –
A Division of Ampcorp.Industries

A Word From Our Chairman

Here at CFUK, we would like to congratulate the happy couple and extend our heartfelt thanks to them and our media divisions for providing us with yet another gracious and generous opportunity to press home our acquisition of billions of pounds of British Taxpayer’s money.

We would like our shareholders to rest kindly assured that amongst the pomp and pagentry we will be tirelessly making good on the maximum return of their assets.

Rule Brittania.

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Ampcorp Announcement #30: The Octopus Number 1 in Eclipsed Magazine Readers Chart

Excellent choice sir....

Ampcorp Announcement#29: The Octopus - Amazon.co.uk Rock chart 15/4/2011

Ahem...

Ampcorp is pleased.

Ampcorp Dictat #28: Special Tour Announcement The Pineapple Thief

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Vs         

 

YES!! -It is with great pleasure that we can announce the addition of the awesome and amazing UK band The Pineapple Thief  to the Amplifier UK showcases in June.

* Weds 15/06/2011 UK London XOYO                           www.seetickets.com/Tour/AMPLIFIER

* Thurs 16/06/2011 UK Manchester Soundcontrol         www.seetickets.com/Tour/AMPLIFIER

It is no secret that we are fans of this band and we are incredibly pleased that they will be joining us for our UK showcases of The Octopus, making what will already be two unique events even more special. 

Please check them out.  If you are a fan of Amplifier you will almost certainly appreciate this great and unknown and underrated UK band (does that sound familiar?).

Here’s some press about their latest album – “Someone Here Is Missing” (Kscope)

...Fans of Porcupine Tree and Radiohead that have yet to discover Soord and his band are advised to get up to date quickly, because this is also the moment when The Pineapple Thief outgrow all such comparisons and start to punch at the same weight as their more commercially successful forebears...   Classic Rock

“Building on the sweeping guitar attack of opener ‘Nothing At Best’, ‘Someone Here ts Missing’ is a cerebral affair that occasionally displays influence from Radiohead (’Wake Up The Dead’) and fills the gulf between progressive indie and a core sound that layers moments resonant with Oceansize. The eighth album from the Somerset quartet has much more of a Vex Red / Muse-inspired electronic undercurrent than O8’s ‘Tightly Unwound’, but tracks like ‘Someone Here Is Missing’ and ‘Barely Breathing’ are certainly the band’s best works, giving the prevailing sense of bittersweet acoustic melancholy that fans have come to expect and to love.”    Rocksound

But don’t take our word for it – Judge for yourself.

www.last.fm/music/The+Pineapple+Thief

www.youtube.com/user/pineapplethieftv?blend=1&ob=5

www.pineapplethief.com

Ampcorp Dictat #27 Special Tour Announcement! (ENG&DE)

We are pleased to announce, by very very special arrangement, (and because someone suggested it in a momentary passing whim on our messageboard):

It is with great pleasure we can say that on our May/June Tour and for our summer festival shows 2011,

THE OCTOPUS  will be augmented, nay, completed by the addition of

STEVE DUROSE, of OCEANSIZE  fame and splendour on 2nd guitar.

Can you imagine?

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Wir freuen uns über die Tatsache, dass aufgrund eines sehr speziellen Arrangements (und weil es ihm jemand in einer vorrübergehenden Laune im Messageboard vorgeschlagen hat):

wir nun mit großer Freude verkünden können, dass auf unserer Mai/Juni-Tour und den Sommer-Festival-Auftritten 2011

THE OCTOPUS bereichert, nee, vervollständigt werden wird durch

STEVE DUROSE (von den berühmten und glanzvollen OCEANSIZE) an der zweiten Gitarre.

Can you imagine?

Ende der Durchsage."

URGENT - Need Photos of Octopus Sticker on tour for a film

Stick some stickers somewhere photogenic - preferably with sydney opera house or the pentagon or George Osbourne being impaled on a spike in the background and then take a photo and send it to me.
I need as many as I can get.
You have 48 hours

send them to me
sel@amplifiertheband.com

go....

Ampcorp#26 - Octopus Ties

Next time you need to appear before the magistrate, why not be the man about town in one of these fetching ampcorp endorsed Octopus Ties?

These chaps have just been done for flyposting...


http://www.amplifiertheband.com/merchandise.php

AMPCORP#25: WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE

That there are now over half a million octopus stickers that have been distributed to people around the planet Earth

Ampcorp#24 - New Street Scene Teeshirts

It was the obvious choice
And it had to be done!




http://www.amplifiertheband.com/merchandise.php

They are a bit more expensive to make than the standard one colour screens because there are 4 colours (count them!) so we have to sell them at a bit more than usual - but hey - lets have a go!

I've got a red one myself. Roll on summer...

Ampcorp#23 - FRICTION FESTIVAL CANCELLATION (ENG/DE)

It’s really unfortunate, but it is with regret that we have to announce our withdrawal from The Friction Festival, Berlin 2011.

The promoters object to us performing our own headline, extended gig, a full 47 days after our small support performance at Friction Festival in April.  We don’t agree with that, and we feel that the promoters are mistaken in their rights to demand to such a thing.  

If you have bought a ticket for this festival on the basis of seeing us, we are really genuinely disappointed and sorry that we won’t be there.  We were looking forward to playing this show.   We do not see why the promoters should feel that both gigs are unacceptable, and we do not agree.  

We respect that the promoters are entitled to their views, as they respect that we are entitled to ours.  Because of that, rather than play a support slot, we choose to play to our own friends instead.

However, what we have said about this festival still holds true.  

It is a great and unique boutique festival in Berlin.  That is why it is such a shame that we are not able to go.  

http://frictionfest.de/frictionfest/

Personally, I would go just on the basis of seeing Electric Wizard (and another act that I cannot name) alone.

http://www.myspace.com/electricwizarddorsetdoom

We genuinely hope that the event is a resounding success and that everyone has a great time watching some well chosen, hand selected acts.  We are pleased that we were asked to play, and we are sad that we cannot play at it.

We will see you 47 days later on 8th June at the Berlin- Festsaal Kreuzberg.  Not instead of going to Friction Festival - but rather, going as well as.



To read the promoters statement please see here

http://frictionfest.de/






Es ist wirklich bedauerlich, aber wir müssen hiermit leider unsere Absage am Friction Festival 2011 in Berlin bekanntgeben.

Die Promoter verbieten uns, unseren eigenen Headline-Gig in voller Länge - 47 Tage nach dem kleinen Support-Gig beim Friction Festival im April - zu spielen. Wir sind damit nicht einverstanden und wir glauben, dass die Promoter nicht das Recht haben, so etwas zu verlangen. 

Falls du ein Ticket für dieses Festival gekauft hast, weil du uns sehen wolltest, tut es uns wirklich ernsthaft leid, dass wir nicht da sein werden. Wir haben uns auf die Show gefreut. Wir verstehen nicht, warum die Promoter glauben, dass beide Gigs zusammen nicht akzeptabel sind, und wir stimmen dem nicht zu.   

Wir respektieren, dass die Promoter zu ihrer Sicht der Dinge berechtigt sind, so wie sie respektieren, dass wir zu unserer berechtigt sind. Deshalb haben wir uns entschieden, lieber ein Konzert für unsere Freunde als einen Support-Gig zu spielen. 

Wie auch immer, was wir über dieses Festival gesagt haben, gilt noch.
Es ist ein großartiges und einzigartiges Boutique Festival in Berlin. Deswegen ist es verdammt schade, dass wir nicht hinfahren können. 

http://frictionfest.de/frictionfest/

Persönlich würde ich allein wegen Electric Wizard (und einer anderen Band, die ich nicht nennen kann) hingehen. 

http://www.myspace.com/electricwizarddorsetdoom

Wir hoffen aufrichtig, dass das Festival ein voller Erfolg wird und dass jeder eine tolle Zeit dabei hat, den gut ausgewählten und handverlesenen Bands zuzuschauen. Wir freuen uns, dass wir gefragt wurden zu spielen und sind traurig, dass wir es nicht können.  

Wir werden euch 47 Tage später, am 8. Juni, im Berliner Festsaal Kreuzberg sehen. Nicht anstatt zum Friction Festival zu gehen, sondern noch zusätzlich. 


Für die Erklärung der Promoter, klickt hier:

http://frictionfest.de/

Ampcorp#22 - Amplifier Tour Dates May/June 2011

We are really pleased to announce the AMPLIFIER first tour dates for 2011

Holland, Germany, Austria, Swiss, UK

Venue details, ticket price and ticketing links included where possible

ALL GERMAN SHOWS CAN BE PURCHASED AT OUR TICKETING SHOP

 http://amplifier.adticket.de/

• Wed  25/05/2011      Holland    Groningen    VERA                         http://www.vera-groningen.nl/
• Thurs26/05/2011      Holland      Nijmegen  Doornroosje € 13     http://www.doornroosje.nl            http://www.doornroosje.nl/ProgrammaDetail.aspx?eventid=1042639&id=958456
• Fr   27/05/2011         Holland      Tilberg   013                                                 http://www.013.nl
• Sat  28/05/2011        Holland      Haarlem   Patronaat   € 14    http://www.patronaat.nl                              http://www.patronaat.nl/28-5-2011/amplifier-(uk)
• Mon  30/05/2011       Swiss           TBA         TBA                               
  
  
• Tues 31/05/2011      Germany   Konstanz  Kulturladen € 16.60 http://www.kulturladen.de/          http://amplifier.adticket.de/index.php?option=com_adevent&id=5933&view=soloevent&citysearch=konstanz

• Weds 01/06/2011     Germany   Karlsruhe Substage    € 16.60 http://www.substage.de/                           http://amplifier.adticket.de/index.php?option=com_adevent&id=5933&view=soloevent&citysearch=karlsuhe

• Thurs02/06/2011       Germany   Wiesbaden Schlachthof € 16.60 http://www.schlachthof-wiesbaden.de/   http://amplifier.adticket.de/index.php?option=com_adevent&id=5933&view=soloevent&citysearch=wiesbaden
• Fri 03/06/2011  TBA

• Sat  04/06/2011          Germany   Bielefeld   Forum                 € 16.60 http://www.forum-bielefeld.com/                http://amplifier.adticket.de/index.php?option=com_adevent&id=5933&view=soloevent&citysearch=bielefeld

• Mon  06/06/2011       Germany   München    Feierwerk   € 16.60 http://feierwerk.de                                   http://amplifier.adticket.de/index.php?option=com_adevent&id=5933&view=soloevent&citysearch=munchen

• Tues 07/06/2011        Austria        Wien              Chelsea     € 16.60 http://www.chelsea.co.at/                     http://amplifier.adticket.de/index.php?option=com_adevent&id=5933&view=soloevent&citysearch=wien

• Weds 08/06/2011      Germany   Berlin            Festsaal Kreuzberg   € 16.60                                         http://www.festsaal-kreuzberg.de/                 http://amplifier.adticket.de/index.php?option=com_adevent&id=5933&view=soloevent&citysearch=berlin

• Thurs09/06/2011        Germany   Dresden       Beatpol     € 16.60 http://beatpol.de/                http://amplifier.adticket.de/index.php?option=com_adevent&id=5933&view=soloevent&citysearch=dresden

• Fri  10/06/2011           Germany   Hamburg     Knust              € 16.60 http://www.knusthamburg.de/                       http://amplifier.adticket.de/index.php?option=com_adevent&id=5933&view=soloevent&citysearch=hamburg

• Sat  11/06/2011          Germany   Köln                Underground € 16.60 http://www.underground-cologne.de/   http://amplifier.adticket.de/index.php?option=com_adevent&id=5933&view=soloevent&citysearch=koln

• Sun  12/06/2011         Swiss            Luzern           Konzerthaus Schüür      CHF 28  http://www.schuur.ch/                              http://www.starticket.ch/0ShowInfo.asp?ShowID=40984&ShowDetails=1

• Weds    15/06/2011    UK    London     Xoyo                            £12.30    http://www.xoyo.co.uk/                        http://tinyurl.com/amplifierxoyo2011
• Thurs    16/06/2011    UK    Manchester     Soundcontrol    £11    http://soundcontrolmanchester.co.uk    http://tinyurl.com/amplifiersoundcontroljune2011

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