Formica Blues Tour
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| Formica Blues Tour | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tour by Mono | ||
| Dates | April 1, 1998 - May 9, 1998 | |
| Legs | 2 | |
| Shows | 21 | |
Mono's 1998 tour, promoting the album Formica Blues, was the only tour undertaken by the UK band, which formed in 1996 and broke up in the years following.
The inclusion of the single "Life in Mono" in the soundtrack to the 1998 film Great Expectations may have been resposible for an influx of radio requests for the song following the film's release. [1] At the same time, however, Mono remained virtually unknown in their home country;[1] the tour's destinations balanced out accordingly, with a dedicated U.S. leg but no dates in the UK at all. This was followed afterwards by additional U.S. concerts when the band joined the 1998 Lilith Fair lineup during part of the U.S. leg of the travelling music festival.[2]
In order to recreate the sounds of the Formica Blues songs in live performances, ADAT recordings were used alongside an on-stage guitarist, bassist, drummer, plus band keyboardist, programmer, and producer Martin Virgo on keyboards and samplers. In particular, the drum parts were a combination of pre-recorded tracks and the live drummer.[1]
The itinerary of the tour, as announced on March 11, 1998 on the band's official website, follows (with amendments from other sources):
[edit] North America
- April 1: Double Door, Chicago
- April 3: Bimbo's, San Francisco
- April 4: ARO Space, Seattle
- April 5: Cactus Club, San Jose[3]
- April 8: El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles
- April 10: Cotton Club, Atlanta
- April 11: 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
- April 13: Paradise Rock Club, Boston
- April 14: Shine, New York City
- April 17: Lee's Palace, Toronto
[edit] Europe
- April 23: Divan du Monde, Paris
- April 24: Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- April 25: Melkweg, Amsterdam
- April 27: Prime Club, Cologne
- April 28: Logo, Hamburg
- May 1: Hyperstate @ Forum, Copenhagen
- May 2: Hyperstate @ Spektrum, Oslo
- May 4: Studion, Stockholm
- May 5: Palladium, Lund
- May 8: Net, Athens
- May 9: Net, Athens
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Molineaux, Sam (June 1998). Blue Notes: Martin Virgo Of Mono; Recording Formica Blues. Sound on Sound. Retrieved on 2006-10-08.
- ^ Flohimont, Clarisse (1998). Interviews - Mono. Alternative. Impulsion (French). Retrieved on 2006-09-21.
- ^ Reardanz, Karen (April 9, 1998). Mono y Mono. Night Howl. Metro Santa Cruz. Retrieved on 2006-09-21.
