Orange Goblin Postpone December UK Tour Dates
When Orange Goblin posted their Dec. 2020 tour dates in May, it seemed optimistic but not necessarily unreasonable to think they might happen. They’ve been pushed to 2021 in the hope that by the end of next year venues will once again be allowed to hold full capacities.
At this point, I’m wondering if that’s ever going to happen, or if the idea of “capacity” itself in a building, bar, venue, whatever, is going to have to be redrawn to allow fewer people in a given space. Does that look like a band playing the same room three nights in a row to three different crowds while on tour, each show holding a third of what it “used to?” I don’t know. Does that mean tours go three times as long? Is that remotely feasible? Or does live music become something that only happens in summertime, when it’s warm enough to be done somewhere outside?
How is it ever going to happen?
Maybe by the end of next year everything will be alright. In the UK. The US is fucked forever. I mean that.
Anyway, in a spirit of crossed fingers, here’s Orange Goblin‘s Dec. 2021 tour dates:
ORANGE GOBLIN – UK TOUR RESCHEDULED DATES ANNOUNCEMENT
Legendary UK heavy metal four piece Orange Goblin have been forced to postpone their previously announced tour for December this year, until the same time period in 2021. In a move that will come as no surprise, the band have bowed to the inevitable and postponed their dates.
The newly scheduled shows will run as follows:
Orange Goblin UK & Ireland Tour 2021
(support Spirit Adrift & King Creature)
Wed 08 Dec – The Booking Hall, Dover, UK * (Orange Goblin only)
Thu 09 Dec – Tivoli, Buckley
Fri 10 Dec – Limelight 2, Belfast
Sat 11 Dec – Grand Social, Dublin
Mon 13 Dec – King Tuts, Glasgow
Tue 14 Dec – Gorilla, Manchester
Wed 15 Dec – Asylum, Birmingham
Thu 16 Dec – The Globe, Cardiff
Fri 17 Dec – The Underworld, London
Sat 18 Dec – The Underworld, London
All tickets purchased remain valid for the new dates, and both Dover and Buckley go on sale at 10am on Friday 11th Sept.
Vocalist Ben Ward explains the situation;
‘It is with a very heavy heart that we have to concede defeat and announce that due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent venue restrictions, Orange Goblin are going to have to postpone our 25 Year Anniversary tour, scheduled for December 2020. We wanted to wait as long as possible to see whether we would be given the go ahead but with no clear indication that full capacity shows will be allowed by then we now have no choice but to reschedule for December 2021.
The safety and well being of our fans, crew, venue staff and bandmates is always the most important issue for us so we hope that you understand our situation. The new dates are already in place and any tickets already purchased will still be valid for the shows in 2021. We are also happy to say that both support bands, Spirit Adrift and King Creature, are behind this decision and will be with us when we return in 2021. We have also added a couple of extra dates, one at The Booking Hall in Dover, which will be a warm-up show for the tour (No Spirit Adrift or King Creature for that one!) and a show at the Tivoli in Buckley too. As always, we thank you for your continued support!”
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