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Member Since	1/26/2004
Band Website	theblackoutmusic.co.uk
Band Members	Sean Smith - Vocals Gavin Butler - Vocals James Davies - Lead Guitar Matthew Davies - Lead Guitar Rhys Lewis - Low End Gareth Lawrence - Drums
Influences	mosh! rock and/or roll! spitting! uppercuts! fights! Hip action! fuck! sluts! lies! you!
Sounds Like	T H E . B E I J I N G . C O C K T A I L ...... I T ' S . H I G H . T I D E . B A B Y ! ...... P R E P A R E . F O R . A . W O U N D! live at groezrock 2008!! ...... "The Blackout deserve to be an essential part of your musical future. 4/5" TUNED "A side-splitting smarmy, cocky joy! 7/10" NME "Unstoppable,monster of a record! 4.5/5" BIG CHEESE "Merthyr Tydfil's Finest!" Bruce Dickinson (iron maiden) "Driving, sinuous modern rock packed equally with aggression, sublime melodies and hooks the size of peru!" 4K's KERRANG! EVERYTHING YOU COULD EVER WANT. NOT ENOUGH RAPPING! BOOKING BOOKING UK Sean Goulding SeanGoulding@theagencygroup.com BOOKING NEW YORK David Galea DavidGalea@theagencygroup.com BOOKING LOS ANGELES Omar Al-Joulani omaraljoulani@theagencygroup.com BOOKING TORONTO Rob Zifarelli robzifarelli@theagencygroup.com PRESS Hayley Connelly hayley.connelly@mercenarypublicity.com TV/RADIO Scott Bartlett scott@screampromotions.co.uk
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Upcoming Shows

Aug 31 2008

8:00P

Area 4 Festival

Ludinghaisen

Sep 11 2008

8:00P

Tokyo Harajuku Astro Hall *SOLD OUT*

Tokyo

Sep 12 2008

8:00P

Osaka Shinsaibashi Club Drop

Osaka

Sep 13 2008

8:00P

Instore; either Tower records or HMV

Tokyo

Sep 17 2008

8:00P

*EUROPEAN TOUR STARTS*

Vienna

Sep 17 2008

8:00P

Vienna

Sep 18 2008

8:00P

Salzburg

Sep 19 2008

8:00P

Basel

Sep 20 2008

8:00P

Vidia Club *SUPPORTING UNDEROATH*

Cesena

Sep 21 2008

8:00P

Munich

Sep 22 2008

8:00P

Frankfurt

Sep 24 2008

8:00P

Koln

Sep 25 2008

8:00P

Leipzig

Sep 26 2008

8:00P

Reeperbahn Festival - Kaiserkeller

Hamburg

Sep 27 2008

8:00P

Amsterdam

Sep 28 2008

8:00P

Den bosch

Sep 30 2008

7:00P

NORWICH WATERFRONT w/ ESCAPE THE FATE THE MEDIC DROID

NORWICH, London and South East

Oct 1 2008

8:00P

Concorde 2, Brighton with guests FROM FIRST TO LAST/ESCAPE THE FATE

Brighton

Oct 2 2008

8:00P

Lemon Grove, Exeter with FROM FIRST TO LAST/ESCAPE THE FATE

Exeter

Oct 3 2008

8:00P

Irish centre, Birmingham with FROM FIRST TO LAST/ESCAPE THE FATE

Birmingham

Oct 4 2008

8:00P

Academy 2, Manchester with FROM FIRST TO LAST/ESCAPE THE FATE

Manchester

Oct 5 2008

8:00P

QMU, Glasgow with guests FROM FIRST TO LAST/ESCAPE THE FATE

Glasgow

Oct 7 2008

8:00P

Dublin Academy (18+ unless accompanied by an adult)with FROM FIRST TO LAST/ESCAPE THE FATE

Dublin

Oct 8 2008

8:00P

University, Newcastle with guests FROM FIRST TO LAST/ESCAPE THE FATE

Newcastle

Oct 9 2008

8:00P

Leadmil, Sheffield with guests FROM FIRST TO LAST/ESCAPE THE FATE

Sheffield

Oct 10 2008

8:00P

ASTORIA, London with guests FROM FIRST TO LAST/ESACPE THE FATE

London

Oct 12 2008

8:00P

Bristol Academy, Bristol with guests FROM FIRST TO LAST/ESCAPE THE FATE

Bristol

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-MawMaw-	Jul 25 2008 5:29 PM The "Secret" show was AMAZING, had a pretty good turn out, didn't think many people would show, with it being a secret, Hope Rhys recovers from his death by october :P R.I.P Rhys, you will be severly missed by all :P! Amy xxx
beautifulDECAY	Jul 25 2008 4:20 PM 02nd october - lemon grove exeter. bought the tickets today :D :D im so fucking happy now. :)
x3___black0ut	Jul 25 2008 4:12 PM please can someone send me the kerrang magazine with the poster from the blackout...?? kerrang doesn't exist in siwtzerland... -.-
The Animal Brigade	Jul 25 2008 2:08 PM hey what's up ??? CHECK OUT OUR NEW TUNES!!!!
ElliFever	Jul 25 2008 12:42 PM <3<3
The Blackout Forum	Jul 25 2008 12:35 PM WWW.THEBLACKOUTFORUM.TK
maija	Jul 25 2008 12:17 PM concert in Latvia was great!!I hope see you agin
s a m l o v e s b e t h !	Jul 25 2008 11:57 AM secret show? thats in exeter :@ How about a nice secret show in Bournemouth/Poole? Yeah? No, who does that? no one. its not fair. x
Clara.la.di.daa	Jul 25 2008 11:44 AM Haaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii can't wait to see you in vienna i'm sure it will be awesome xDDDDDD love you guys
Benny	Jul 25 2008 11:41 AM Hey, you guys were awsome at T in the Park, Im so glad you played twice! x
Miss Anneka! - is 20 and has grazed her knee!	Jul 25 2008 11:31 AM :P bit late now, even if i drive at the speed of an erratic pregnant woman trying to make it to the hospital before she pops, i wouldn't make it in time shakes head you now have one very sad Anneka to deal with... :(
The Ocean Fracture [NEW TOUR DATES]	Jul 25 2008 10:33 AM New UK tour dates on the TOF Myspace... Cesarium/Black Lung Optimism double A-sided single also available for only £2!
Miss Anneka! - is 20 and has grazed her knee!	Jul 25 2008 9:54 AM whether you're playing it or not, there's no tickets available for the saturday at reading and it's the only day of the 3 i'm not working... so looks like I won't be going. But what's this bout exeter? seriously, where was that bulletin? lost in the system? cause like i had a day off today and tomorrow and a car that would have got me there... you guys need to organise whose passing the info on... seriously! lolz is grumpy cause she could've seen the blackout tonight :P
A n n a	Jul 25 2008 4:28 AM lol @ sean! i'm sure you'll tell us soon enough ;) xx
SS	Jul 25 2008 4:16 AM reading saturday? leeds sunday? opening mainstage? with our reputation? is it true? is it false? aahhhh x
Sol Diablos	Jul 25 2008 3:55 AM Awrite! Just to let you know we are playin Box on Sauchiehall St on Fri nite. It's free entry and should be a good one! SOL DIABLOS
callulaCOLAWHORE!™ [cxc/hw]	Jul 24 2008 1:24 PM