Info posted on the Governors Hotel SA website....

Face To Face Anniversary Tour

THE ANGELS REUNITE

Yes it’s true… Rock fans everywhere rejoice… The Angels Are Back!

It was a decade ago that seminal Australian rock band The Angels decided to call it a day. Their charismatic frontman, Doc Neeson, was involved in a horrific car accident that prevented him from performing for several years but after rehabilitation he went on to form Doc Neeson’s Angels. The rest of the band continued to perform as The Angels Band. In August 2007 tensions boiled over between the two parties and the The Angels court case was splashed across newspapers throughout Australia .

Now, after months of mediation the former band mates have decided to reunite, and to the delight of music lovers everywhere, reform as the original line-up of Doc Neeson (lead vocals), John Brewster (rhythm guitar, b/v), Rick Brewster (lead guitar), Chris Bailey (bass, b/v) and Graham “Buzz” Bidstrup (drums) … The Angels.

On the 27th of June 2008 The Angels will headline the 30th Anniversary Golden Stave Foundation Charity Luncheon at the Hordern Pavilion. The Golden Stave has raised over $10 million for children’s charities since 1978. The Angels will then hit the road on the Face to Face Anniversary Tour. This 20-date run across the nation will revisit the venues and shows that made them a household name.

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Face to Face, Albert Music and Sony BMG will be re-releasing a series of classic Angels albums. Scheduled for July is the re-mastered 30th Anniversary edition of Face To Face and The Angels ’08 Tour EP featuring the previously unreleased song “Open That Door”, a live version of “Who Rings the Bell” plus exclusive bonus tracks. Not long after fans can expect re-mastered versions of No Exit, The Angels and Their Finest Hour plus This Is It Folks, the DVD of The Angels infamous 1979 concert at La Trobe University.

This classic line-up is the most loved combination of The Angels and had that chemistry that made music history when they became ARIA Hall of Fame members in 1998. The combined songwriting talents of Neeson/Brewster/Brewster has proven to be one of the best collaborations in the Australian music industry with seminal songs like “Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again”, “Marseilles”, “After The Rain”, “Face The Day”, “No Exit”, “Take A Long Line”, “Mr. Damage”, “Comin’ Down”, “Shadow Boxer” and many more.

The Angels live show has always been a tour de force. Blitzed audiences across the world from the famous Whisky shows in LA with Guns N Roses to the ‘riotous’ free concert on the Sydney Opera House steps on New Year’s Eve in 1979, leaving 100 000 reeling fans in their wake.

The Angels have always had their fair share of issues and controversy; it’s probably the reason for the sheer intensity of their live shows which catapulted them to the forefront of Australian music and kept them there for three decades.

Now with the 30th Anniversary of Face To Face looming, Australian audiences are about to experience for themselves that The Angels have lost none of their vigor.

Media Quotes
April 2008

Doc: “Who would have thought it? After all these bitter years, we look like sharing the same stage again together. I'm excited about the idea. I guess it’s proof of my belief that music crosses all frontiers. The tour is going to be a blast!”

Buzz: “It was very refreshing for the five of us to be the only ones in a room (as opposed to each having a brace of lawyers) and talk about music, art and a future together. The reunion tour will be a killer and a blast for Angels fans.”

Rick: “In one memorable face to face meeting of the 5 original members of the band in September 2007, we finally put to bed 6 years of feuding and literally hundreds of legal letters. Even more significant than the reconciliation was the realisation that we all had something undeniably strong to offer each other – the original band.”

Some of us here in the states would like to know how to get hold of any "new" or reissued material form the Angels. Thank you

They will either set up a website or you can go to red eye records,chaos,sanity,or hmv,which all carry angels music.

Hi Ben,

You seem to have a line to The Angels management can you demistify the fans as to why we aren't seeing them in bigger downtown venues/ country and WA/NZ for the reunion?

Did management perhaps underestimate the loyal fan base?
Or
I had a friend say the only reason the tour was after all the fighting they have to pay the legal bills ala Dragon in the early 80's.And this club tour would cover all the debts and that would be that.
Or
Are they planning a fully fledged city/country/WA/NZ blitz after this tour if they get on ok?
Or
Are they going to include a Canada/North Western USA tour. If LRB can do it.

I think the most likely explanation is ala Dragon or management lack of vision. Maybe a combination of the two.

Otherwise why wouldn't they tour calling all stop$?


But remember when Dragon paid all the legal debts after their reunion club tour they decided to stick together. No doubt they liked the money flowing and went on to record a couple of very successful CD's and tour extensively. We can only hope......the time is right.

Call me paranoid but something seems strange about this reunion.

Are they really getting back together? Who is managing them & marketing them? Seems a strange tour and venues? New product? Ongoing reunion? Where's an updated website? Why has the publicity been so low key?

or

Are we going to be pleasantly surprised?

Recommend everyone go to radio station 2GB's website & listen to a radio interview with Doc a few days ago. He says if things go well there will be a bigger tour in November.

Andrew,

Do you have a link - I can't find it on the website...

Cheers

Try


http://podcasts.2gb.com/2gb.xml

hope this works!!

thanks got it!

cheers

also can't believe publicity has been so low key this far.One of australia's best ever live bands. Also new official website needs to be created. To quote from an old kevin costner movie, if you advertise it they will come.