Sublime With Rome Announce Debut London Show & Tickets
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Written by Nigel Sachdev
After selling over 16 Million records worldwide and completing a sold out US tour, Sublime with Rome have confirmed their first ever UK show at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on Friday 8th October.
Featuring founding members of Sublime, drummer Bud Gaugh and bass player Eric Wilson with new frontman, singer/guitarist Rome - Sublime with Rome is reintroducing themselves and Sublime's music to fans across the country.
Rome, a 21-year-old northern California native, was introduced to Gaugh and Wilson in 2008. Last year, a handful of jam sessions led to an impromptu show at a small club in Nevada flooring a packed-house crowd. The trio later performed a one-off at the Smokeout Festival last fall and was a surprise special guest at the infamous KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas show, before officially dubbing themselves Sublime with Rome. The band returned to the stage for the first time in 14-years, fittingly on 4/20/10 for two highly anticipated, sold out nights at the Hollywood Palladium to rave reviews.
"Our shows are full of surprises," said Gaugh. "Sublime has never used a set list. We are performing songs off every album and mix it up from show to show, never delivering the same set twice. We've also been working on some new material and have put together a couple of songs with Rome. We want to celebrate the music and share the experience with our fans."
Stated Wilson, "Many of our songs have never been performed live, most notably our self-titled release. Songs such as 'April 26, 1992,' 'Under My Voodoo,' 'Burritos' and even 'What I Got' are finally getting their proper stage debuts."
"Sublime has so many fans and attracts new fans every year who were never able to see Sublime perform live after Bradley passed away," said Troy Nowell-Holmes. "One of the inspirations for forming 'Sublime with Rome' was to bring Brad's spirit in his music back to the fans and to give the new fans a glimpse of what it was like to see Sublime live."
One of the most notable and successful ska-punk bands of all time, Sublime has sold over 17 million albums worldwide with the group's music remaining in constant radio rotation across the country. Influential Los Angeles rock radio station KROQ has listed Sublime as the #3 act in their annual "biggest bands" list for the last six years in a row with the single "Date Rape" ranking as the all-time most requested song at the station. To this day, the group's multi-platinum landmark debut album "40oz. to Freedom," lo-fi follow up "Robbin' the Hood," and multi-platinum self-titled major label debut (a virtual greatest hits set in itself) are all widely regarded as music collection staples. Formed in Long Beach in 1988, Sublime's final performance was in the spring of 1996.
Sublime with Rome live in London
Friday 8th October - London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
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