Latest news from Chumbawamba

Sabbatical!

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:54:27 +0000

Chumbawamba is having a break from doing gigs until the summer of 2011. That's all gigs - benefits, private parties, tours, festival appearances, one-off concerts - the lot.

We'll be back next summer though - if anyone still wants us!

Thanks.

WOMAD

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:07:05 +0000

Songs from our performance at WOMAD will be featured on Radio 3's World on 3 on Friday 23rd, together with a live interview. The programme starts at 11.15pm - a mere 2 hours after our performance!

Larmer Tree Festival

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:02:49 +0000

Now then, as well as our Saturday afternoon performance in the ARC, Boff and Jude have also been invited to give a talk on the engaging topic - How To Survive For Three Decades in the Music Industry Without Turning Into the Rolling Stones.This is at 2 o'clock at Club Larmer.

New Photos

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:24:37 +0000

Endlich! Photos from the May tour of selected countries in Europe. The usual suspects feature: Jude and Lou continue their trend for wearing matching outfits, in-van activity features the usual handicrafts, laptops abound, there are pictures of food, hotel rooms, landscapes and odd architecture. A delight! See it here.

No Masters 20th Anniversary Show July 9th 2010

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:34:43 +0000

Twenty years them buggers have been at it. Twenty years since Jim Boyes and John Tams had the idea to start a different kind of record company - run as a co-operative, explicitly northern and committed to relevant, topical songwriting.

Since then the No Masters Co-op has evolved and grown into the many-headed hydra that will gather to entertain (Roll up! Roll up!) at Saltaire's Victoria Hall on 9th July. A big-top circus of a show featuring Coope, Boyes & Simpson, Chumbawamba, O'Hooley & Tidow, Jo Freya, Fi Fraser, John Tams and Ray Hearne, and showcasing the Co-operative's varied talents (Jugglers! Acrobats! Lion-Tamers!).

The show starts at 7.45 prompt (there's a lot to squash in) and will feature sets by all the label's acts along with many and varied collaborations. Being some days in preparation, a splendid time is guaranteed for all - with the entire No Masters co-operative topping the bill. Come along and celebrate twenty years of them buggers doing it, and give 'em a big hand towards the next twenty …

Tickets and more info from Saltaire Live

Bedford Corn Exchange 5/6/10

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:02:24 +0000

This gig has been cancelled.

March tour - new blog and image gallery

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:37:48 +0000

Some written reflections on the March tour can be found here. And some photographic ones, courtesy of Phil, can be found here.

NEW T-SHIRTS ON SALE

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:34:59 +0000

If you saw us on tour you maybe already have one of our gorgeous new ABCDEFG t-shirts. If not, you can buy them online now!

New blogs

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:32:41 +0000

Two of them … and there'll be more. This is what happens when we get to stay at home for a bit. One about the Pope and one about voting. Read them here.

BENEFIT SHOW TO RAISE FUNDS TO SAVE ROYAL PARK SCHOOL!

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:18:05 +0000

BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB LEEDS.

Community activism is alive and kicking in Leeds - and there's no better example than in Hyde Park.

Members of the community have joined together in a hugely ambitious and pioneering bid to turn the old and dilapidated Royal Park Primary School building into a hub.

It's a fantastic idea and we're doing a few numbers at the benefit gig on Sunday.