UPDATE 11:30 AM PT:
Andy Rourke Denies Involvement in “Classically Smiths” Concerts - Pitchfork
UPDATE 7:45 AM PT:
Links posted by Famous when dead:
The Smiths reunion tour will include Edinburgh show - Edinburgh Evening News
Three members of The Smiths have announced their reunion - NME
Members of The Smiths to reunite for classical concerts - The Telegraph
Big News For The Smiths Fans: A Mini Reunion Is On Its Way... - Radio X
The official site (not much there yet):
https://www.classicallysmiths.com
Three members of The Smiths reunite for Classically Smiths gigs reworking band's tracks with Camerata orchestra - Manchester Evening News
Classically Smiths will see Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce and Craig Gannon team up with the Manchester Camerata Orchestra to rework the band's back catalogue at live concerts this summer
Excerpt:
Guest vocalists for the Classically Smiths concerts are yet to be announced.
Andy Rourke said: “To have been there the first time round and seen it first hand, and to still be such a big fan of The Smiths today, I am both thrilled and excited to be involved in Classically Smiths.
"I’m really proud of the band’s work, and being able to present those songs again in this particular production format promises to be a real gift for audiences everywhere.”
Craig Gannon said: “Classically Smiths will be a refreshing and exciting production, not only for us as musicians, but ultimately for the people coming to see and hear it.
"I’m really looking forward to playing these great songs with an orchestra and I know people are going to embrace the way in which they are presented.
“When using an orchestra with a band, there are so many different approaches you can take. But rather than us bending something out of shape or forcing a completely different musical angle on it, we’re doing this with the greatest respect and admiration for the songs we all love.
“I played most of these songs live (and on some of the original recordings) when I was in The Smiths in 1986 and I’m really looking forward to revisiting them again.”
Classically Smiths is presented by Bad Production Ltd who are promising a huge production to back the music.
Joel Perry, executive producer and creative director, said: “Classically Smiths is bringing back into the now, from their extraordinary place in history, a reimagining of those irrepressible songs that we believe audiences, and indeed any discerning music lover, deserves to hear.
"Music that is as valid in 2018 as it was in 1987. Emotive, nostalgic, yet current and refreshed. A celebration of the melancholic exuberance that only that band were capable of providing, delivered in a production that is nothing short of monumental.
“We are not The Smiths, but we are certainly not to be missed by anyone whose lives were defined – and are still being defined – by the enduring sounds of one of the UK’s finest ever bands. This is the celebration of that.”
...Tickets for Classically Smiths go on sale Friday January 26 from www.ticketmaster.co.uk
The live dates confirmed so far are:
JUNE 28 – MANCHESTER, O2 APOLLO
JUNE 29 – LONDON, O2 ACADEMY, BRIXTON
JULY 2 – EDINBURGH, USHER HALL
Related item:
Andy Rourke Denies Involvement in “Classically Smiths” Concerts - Pitchfork
UPDATE 7:45 AM PT:
Links posted by Famous when dead:
The Smiths reunion tour will include Edinburgh show - Edinburgh Evening News
Three members of The Smiths have announced their reunion - NME
Members of The Smiths to reunite for classical concerts - The Telegraph
Big News For The Smiths Fans: A Mini Reunion Is On Its Way... - Radio X
The official site (not much there yet):
https://www.classicallysmiths.com
Three members of The Smiths reunite for Classically Smiths gigs reworking band's tracks with Camerata orchestra - Manchester Evening News
Classically Smiths will see Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce and Craig Gannon team up with the Manchester Camerata Orchestra to rework the band's back catalogue at live concerts this summer
Excerpt:
Guest vocalists for the Classically Smiths concerts are yet to be announced.
Andy Rourke said: “To have been there the first time round and seen it first hand, and to still be such a big fan of The Smiths today, I am both thrilled and excited to be involved in Classically Smiths.
"I’m really proud of the band’s work, and being able to present those songs again in this particular production format promises to be a real gift for audiences everywhere.”
Craig Gannon said: “Classically Smiths will be a refreshing and exciting production, not only for us as musicians, but ultimately for the people coming to see and hear it.
"I’m really looking forward to playing these great songs with an orchestra and I know people are going to embrace the way in which they are presented.
“When using an orchestra with a band, there are so many different approaches you can take. But rather than us bending something out of shape or forcing a completely different musical angle on it, we’re doing this with the greatest respect and admiration for the songs we all love.
“I played most of these songs live (and on some of the original recordings) when I was in The Smiths in 1986 and I’m really looking forward to revisiting them again.”
Classically Smiths is presented by Bad Production Ltd who are promising a huge production to back the music.
Joel Perry, executive producer and creative director, said: “Classically Smiths is bringing back into the now, from their extraordinary place in history, a reimagining of those irrepressible songs that we believe audiences, and indeed any discerning music lover, deserves to hear.
"Music that is as valid in 2018 as it was in 1987. Emotive, nostalgic, yet current and refreshed. A celebration of the melancholic exuberance that only that band were capable of providing, delivered in a production that is nothing short of monumental.
“We are not The Smiths, but we are certainly not to be missed by anyone whose lives were defined – and are still being defined – by the enduring sounds of one of the UK’s finest ever bands. This is the celebration of that.”
...Tickets for Classically Smiths go on sale Friday January 26 from www.ticketmaster.co.uk
The live dates confirmed so far are:
JUNE 28 – MANCHESTER, O2 APOLLO
JUNE 29 – LONDON, O2 ACADEMY, BRIXTON
JULY 2 – EDINBURGH, USHER HALL
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