BOBBIE PERU HOMEPAGE

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NEWS

Updated 2nd July: Our next gig or shall I say gigs is a 3-day weekend tour around Manchester with our mates from Brighton, Deadbeat Descendant (Friday-July 3rd @ The Irish Club BLOWOUT Chorlton, Saturday-July 4th The Baker's Vaults, Stockport, and Sunday-July 5th The Tiger Lounge, FNF, Mcr City Center). Also, we will be having our 2ND LP LAUNCH PARTY with SPECIAL GUESTS (MARTIN BRAMAH'S FACTORY STAR & The Mighty DILE -The King’s Arms Salford, 21 Aug 2009)

Updated 25th May 2009: We have uploaded photos of our US tour at www.myspace.com/bobbieperu and our next gig will be June 10th at The Retro Bar in Manchester

Updated 4th May 2009: We will be playing Arlene's Grocery in NYC this Tuesday May 5th with Slim Francis.

Updated 28th April 2009: We will be playing the Double Door, Chicago, Illinois tonight April 28th http://www.doubledoor.com/shows.php.

Updated 26th March 2009: We are pleased to announce that we will be supporting The Fall on 31 Mar 2009 @ The Junction, Cambridge and 1 Apr 2009 @ Koko, London. http://www.visi.com/fall/news/fallnews.html
Our 2nd album (Soon to be named) is due to be released this April 2009 (More details to follow).

Updated 19th January 2009: Bobbie Peru has just finished recording 3 smoking new tracks at 6db Studios www.myspace.com/6dbstudio in Salford: 20 Stone, 25% (of nothing version), and Carbon Dated (child version). The tracks will be on our soon to be released sophomore album.

Updated 10th January 2009: Bobbie Peru play and talk on Saturday 17th January 2009 on the last ever live SuckMySound show via the 97.2 WFM airwaves 4pm. Check out their website www.suckmysound.org for more details.

Updated 31st December 2008: Hello fellow Peruvians.. You can now view the video for I HATE THE NEIGHBOURS at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DAlBgVdYzZA

Suck My Sound 97.2 WFM has voted Bobbie Peru's Caustic Soda Pop number three of SMS's www.suckmysound.org Best of 2008 Top 20 Countdown.

Also, Bobbie Peru will be performing and chatting on last ever show on WFM. The show is on Saturday 17th January 4-6pm. However, this will NOT be the end of SuckMySound but it will be the end of 97.2 WFM. Anyway if you live in Manchester please tune in or if you live in the web www. suckmysound. org!!!

Our next gig will be on Friday, 9th January 2009 at The Bakers Vault, Stockport and Happy 2009!!!

Updated 2nd December 2008: Our next gig will be the release party for 'I Hate The Neighbours' Video launch. This event will be held at Jabez Clegg in Manchester on the 19th of December 2008. Doors open at 7pm and tickets can be bought at www.glasswerk.co.uk

Martin Bramah's Factory Star and Calvin Party will be the support. There will also be a buffet and aftershow party til late!!

Updated 19th November 2008: Bobbie Peru is playing a benefit event for The Complimentary Therapy Team at Christies in Manchester.
The event will be next Friday 28 November at The Kings Arms in Salford.
7 to 8 jon k dj
8 to 8.30 david leach
8.30 to 8.45 dj break
8.45 to 9.15 john stammers & band
9.15 to 9.30 wendy and her friends plus dj break
9.30 to 10 mark burgess !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10 to 10.10 complementary therapy unit words
10.10 to 10.40 tanante
10.40 to 10.50 raffles
11 to 11.30 bobbie peru

Bobbie Peru are happy to announce that the legendary Alan Wise is now their official manager. Alan has over 30 years experience in the music industry as both as a music promoter and band manager.† Some of his most notable experience has been with his promotion of Nico, Joy Division, New Order, The Fall, Magazine, John Cooper Clarke, The Buzzcocks & Thin Lizzy.

We are very excited and keen to see what the future holds for Bobbie Peru. Any enquiries about the band should now go through Alan Wise at alan.wise3@googlemail.com

Updated 6th November 2008: We will be having our video release party/performance for our kinda of new video "I Hate The Neighbours". This event will be held at Jabez Clegg on Friday, December 19th. Also on the bill with us will be the Calvin Party and others.

Updated 23rd October 2008: Bobbie Peru will be debuting their new drummer Adam Buckeridge on Tuesday at the Tiger Lounge (28th October). Look out for the bands forthcoming single release available for the first time at a launch party...details of which to follow soon. The release is leading up to the second album release in the New Year.... keep checking back for updates!!

Updated 5th September 2008: Bobbie Peru are being featured on iTunes as HOT IN THE UK. For users of iTunes visit the AMERICAN iTunes store [U.K users need to switch countries at the bottom of the iTunes Music Store page] Access the ALTERNATIVE music genre setting and you'll find Social Suicide in the HOT IN THE UK section

Updated 28th August 2008: We our happy to announce that Bobbie Peru will be opening up for Kirk Brandon's legendary Spear Of Destiny at 7 shows on their forthcoming Singles Tour of the U.K. It means a welcome return to Scotland for us as well as home shows in Manchester & Liverpool and trips up north to York and Newcastle. We're greatly looking forward to this and would like to thank Liam, Christophe & Kirk for making this happen

And if that wasn't enough .........

We our also extremely happy to announce that Bobbie Peru have been invited by Mark E Smith to open up for The Fall again on October 31st and November 1st, Hackney Empire, London [supporting THE FALL & John Cooper Clarke]

Updated 15th August 2008: Bobbie Peru are featured in Friday 15th August's Manchester Evening News.. as the boys that will save us from indie-Lite. The article was written by David Sue. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/rock_and_pop/s/1062661_peru_save_us_from_indielite_

Updated 2nd August 2008: We have recored a New single, 'I Hate The Neighbours' which is mixed and pretty much ready to go. 2 versions have been recorded, one with extra intro and outro stuff for the video which will accompany the single. The Video has been filmed and is now in the process of being edited. It was shot with us playing the single on a rather tall rooftop in Liverpool's city center and in various locations throughout Manchester; such as Jam Street Cafe in Whalley Range and Outside the Salford Midi School. More details to come as production finalises.

Two storming gigs over the last weekend have earned us a festival slot next month [Mozz festival in Mossely] and a return gig at The Green Windmill for a night with Mancunian legend Clint Boon on the decks 21/08

Updated 6th July 2008: Are currently recording tracks for their second album, to be released late autumn 2008. Our Live European CD will be a short run of 300 copies and will be available from this website and to download, August 2008.

Updated 1st June 2008: We will be supporting THE FALL, 28 June at Academy 2, Manchester University, doors 7:30. Also, our good friends D.I.L.E. are on the bill as well.

Updated 21st May 2008: Lords Of ROCK Interview
Bobbie Peru are interviewed by Boris Berger of Swiss Fanzine "Lords Of ROCK". Here is the link to the interview..
http://www.lordsofrock.ch/index.php?id=1919

Updated 20th May 2008: We now have FIST T-shirts for sale in the buy section so check it out!! Our next gig will be on Thursday, June 12th at The Blue Cat, Stockport.

Updated 30th April 2008: Our next gig will be on Saturday Night May 3rd at Maxwell Hall, Salford University supporting THE FALL and John Cooper Clark. Doors 7.30pm. Also, we have been interviewed by Boris Berger of Lords of Rock Fanzine in Switzerland. Click on the link to view http://www.lordsofrock.ch/index.php?id=1919

Updated 24th April 2008: Our next gig will be on Saturday Night April 26th, 2008 at The Moon & Sixpence in Glossop. We will be playing two sets that night. One Covers and one Peruvians classics/new stuff.

Attention i-pod lovers.. "Social Suicide" tracks are now available as MP3's at http://cdbaby.com/cd/bobbieperu2

Updated 17th March 2008: Our gig with The Fall in Salford at Maxwell Hall at the Salford University has been rescheduled to May 3rd.

We now have two new dates added to our tour with THE FALL..

19 Mar Roadmender, Northampton. 01604 604020. seetickets, ticketweb, wegottickets. 20 Mar Stylus, Leeds University Union. 0113 3801 373 (Uni.) / 0113 245 5570 (Jumbo Records).

Updated 24th February 2008: Check out the bands latest photos from the Black Francis Tour. These photos were taken by ilse Lambert from Doornroosje in Nijmegen. http://www.foxyroses.com/docs/viewevents.asp?type=concert

And from their Fabrik Gig in Hamburg, taken by Stefan Malzkorn.
http://www.malzkornfoto.de/archive.php?keywords=bobbie+peru

Updated 17th February 2008: The band are currenlty mid tour with Black Francis and playing some amazing shows. Check out the latest photos of the recent Paris gig at www.photosconcerts.com and click on Bobbie Peru

Updated 23rd January 2008: I'm happy to announce that Mark E. Smith has invited Bobbie Peru, to open up for The Fall at a few of the shows on their forthcoming UK tour in March. We will be appearing with The Fall at Liverpool Academy 07/03; London, Astoria 12/03; Salford University 21/03 and at The Ferry in Glasgow 29th and 30th ...... Many thanks Mark. Prior to our appearances with The Fall, we shall be on tour in February with another legend, Mr Frank Black Francis at most of the dates on his European tour.

Bobbie Peru will be supporting Black Francis on his European tour this February 2008.. check the gig section for tour listings.

Our label Dig Nitty now has a webpage www.dignittyrecords.com so check it out and hear hot and sultry sounds of our fellow label mates Slim Francis and James Catholic!

Updated December 2007: Bobbie Perus' track 'Swan Souffle' has been placed at number 1(!!) in Suck my Sound 97.2FM Playlist 2007. Check it out www.myspace.com/suckmysound

Updated November 2007: The Debut Album 'Social Suicide' is out NOW! Go to the 'BUY' page now to get your very own copy. They are Vinyl-style CDs with the appearence of a retro 45. They also have a 16 page full colour booklet and come with a FREE limited edition button.

If you would like to purchase any of the digital versions of the tracks off the debut album iTunes now have them for sell at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=268354863

Check out the Review section for the latest review of the debut album 'Social Suicide' by NYC based Sentamentalist magazine.

Updated July 2007: We have just had two reviews written from our recent gig at Virgin Megastore as part of the Manchester International Festival, and one of our debut album. Check them out
http://blog.virgindigital.co.uk/mikeck/july/mifunsigned.htm
http://blog.virgindigital.co.uk/rudyard/july/rainyday.htm

To make contact: bobbieperu666@yahoo.com