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Not having found a thread for The Slackers here, I thought I would give them the credit they deserve with their own thread.

If you're not familiar with the band, it's a NYC based Ska band. Coming to your town? Your best bet for a great time.

I've just returned from one such show. The venue was small, with terrible acoustics, so I got up front and left of stage. I had a lot of fun. I was dancing. My first memory of dancing was when I was four, with a steel band, until my mother, who'd lost me, yanked me out of the crowd. This was almost that good.

Thank you, Alex, for the heads up on this show. Enjoy!

Hey Terry,
I'm very glad that you enjoyed it!! Can't wait for them to come here in a couple of weeks!

Here's some more European tourdates:

Slackers:
27.02.2008 GER / Dresden / Groovestation
28.02.2008 CZ / Prag / Rock Cafe
29.02.2008 SLO / Lubiljana / Mata Hall
01.03.2008 A / Aflenz / Sublime
02.03.2008 CH / Olten / Schützi
03.03.2008 A / Wien / Arena
04.03.2008 GER / München / Feierwerk
05.03.2008 GER / Köln / Underground
06.03.2008 GER / Hamburg / Hafenklang
07.03.2008 DK / Copenhagen / Skankers Club
08.03.2008 FIN / Helsinki / Travestia
10.03.2008 GER / Berlin / Lido
11.03.2008 GER / Regensburg / Alte Mältzerei
12.03.2008 GER / Wiesbaden / Schlachthof w/ Impalers
13.03.2008 GER / Stuttgart / Landespavillion
14.03.2008 POR/ Lisbon / tba
15.03.2008 ESP / Girona / Rude Cat Festival


Vic Ruggiero (singer of the Slackers solo)
20.02.2008 D / Weissenburg / Zum Torwart
21.02.2008 D / Lindau / New Orleans Bar
22.02.2008 D / Stuttgart / Zwölfzehn
23.02.2008 D / Regensburg / Hinterhaus
24.02.2008 D / Fürstenwalde / Club im Park
25.02.2008 D / Berlin / Franken Bar
18.03.2008 D / Köln / Sonic Ballroom
19.03.2008 D / Hamburg / Haus III
20.03.2008 D / Bremen / Zucker

territa wrote:Not having found a thread for The Slackers here, I thought I would give them the credit they deserve with their own thread.

If you're not familiar with the band, it's a NYC based Ska band. Coming to your town? Your best bet for a great time.

I've just returned from one such show. The venue was small, with terrible acoustics, so I got up front and left of stage. I had a lot of fun. I was dancing. My first memory of dancing was when I was four, with a steel band, until my mother, who'd lost me, yanked me out of the crowd. This was almost that good.

Thank you, Alex, for the heads up on this show. Enjoy!

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Ey no Ernestoos?

They were in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, UK and Ireland in Nov./Dec. '07
Too bad you missed them!

Mick Molloy wrote:Ey no Ernestoos?

They opened for The Pogues at the Nokia in 2006: http://photos.dzm.com/v/music/slackers/

just noticed that it's the one and only Victor Rice playing bass at that show

DzM wrote:They opened for The Pogues at the Nokia in 2006: http://photos.dzm.com/v/music/slackers/

Alex!!! Stop with that avatar, I keep trying to smack my screen.

Saw them in Belfast a few months back. Class and a great long set as well it was too bad one of the support bands got in a crash coming in or it would have been even better.