See the Pete Wells Band on the Sydney Blues Stage at the Empire Hotel, Annandale, this New Years Eve: Kick in 2002 with Pete Wells and his Damn Fine Band til the early hours at the Empire. If you've been here before you know how the place gets rockin' and if its the first time be prepared for some hard rockin and stompin to ring in the new year.
The Tatts are scheduled to be in the studio, in Germany, early February 2002. No further info on the new Tatts long player is available...
A new Pete Wells solo album is coming this January. It's a true solo effort as Pete is playing ALL the instruments! For complete Pete Wells info check out the Official PW site.
The first Heaven album, known as "Twilight of Mischief" in Australia, and "Bent" in the US, been reissued on CD. It is available on the US label Heatsink Records. Mick Cocks joined heaven after this album was recorded and was a big part of the followup album "Where Angels Fear To Tread". Hopefully that one is coming on CD as well. "Bent" hasn't shown up in any major online retailers (CDNow, etc.) but several are available for auction on Ebay at very reasonable prices. CD catalog number is available on the Heaven Discography page.
A classic live X recording from 1979 is available on cd for the first time. This recording, originally a live radio broadcast, also contains two demo tracks featuring the late X guitar great Ian Krahe. More info on this disc can be found on the X Discography page. This cd, as well as the new Damn Fine Band cd, is now available online at Whammo...highly recommended for their quick service (overseas included) and excellent prices.
Purchase info for the Damn Fine Band cd is available on the Purchase page...FYI the cd kicks ass from start to finish... 59:07 of pure rock-n-roll...
Check out the Discography page for cover image and tracks of the Pete Wells / Angry Anderson & the Damn Fine Band CD! Purchase info coming soon...
Report from Annandale is that the Damn Fine Band CD launch was a big hit! The turnout was great... the band did their usual smokin' set...and the Chris Turner Band were an excellent support act. The CD itself is a "live in the studio" format...more details as soon as I get a copy!
The Tatts spent three days in the studio laying down tracks for the upcoming new album. According to Pete Wells, there are 20 tracks...and Angry is now working on lyrics. All songs will be new!
The Damn Fine Band CD launch occurs this Friday at the Empire Hotel in Annandale! Should be a great time with Pete, Angry & The Damn Fine Band. Check out the 5/23/01 news note for a typical DFB setlist...Rock On!
Pete Wells has confirmed that Rose Tattoo will be recording a new album, slated for release in 2002! The album will feature the current Tatts lineup of Pete, Angry, Rob Riley, Paul Demarco and Steve King. In other news...the Tatts will be returning to Europe for more shows in 2002!
A public memorial service will be held for Ted Mulry in Sydney on Monday, September 10th. The Australian rock great passed away over the weekend due to complications from cancer. The service will occur at St. Andrew's Cathedral, George Street in Sydney, commencing at 10 am. A private service for Ted's family will follow later in the day. St. Andrews is adjacent to Sydney Town Hall, so it is is easy to reach by public transport. All are welcome to attend and pay their respects to Ted.
The Ted Mulry Gang began in 1972 and had many national hits including "Jump In My Car", "Dark Town Strutters Ball", "Jamaica Rum"...Ted also had the classic solo hits "Julia" and "Falling In Love Again". Ted's last public appearance was stageside at the "Gimme Ted" benefit, which the Tatts participated in, along with many other Australian bands.
No details yet...but it looks like a new Rose Tattoo studio album is in the works...stay tuned...
Herko reports that the Tatts shows in Düsseldorf and Offenbach were a success, although he called the second show "Hell On Earth" as the stage temperature approached 55ºC. Unfortunately Angry lost his jeans jacket (as pictured above) during the show and nobody could find it. He's owned the jacket for 20 years and has a lot of personal memories with it...so if you found it (or crapped it) at the show in Offenbach...send an email to Herko, as Angry promises a very personal fan packet for the honest finder!
Herko has put together a tour story chronicling the UK/Europe tour...check it out at his Tatts tour site
The Tatts are back to Europe this month for several shows in Germany & France. There are also new dates in Australia for Pete, Angry & the Damn Fine Band. All of these dates can be found on the Live page...
There are two new online photo galleries devoted to the Tatts recent UK/European tour! Some great photos from the J.B.'s Dudley gig can be found here...and for a gallery of photos from the entire tour, check out this amazing site...
The Tatts have just completed a highly successful tour of Europe, and according to Pete Wells the band is overwhelmed by the response which has been far and above what they expected. Now...word is that The Tatts will be back next month! The first confirmed show is a Bike Festival in France on August 18th...and there are more shows to come!
Tentative release date for the live cd from Pete, Angry & the Damn Fine Band is August...with the band undertaking mor gigs later in the year.
Thanks to Michael Eagling for this info: Rave reviews are being received from the gigs in the UK both from fans and the media alike. The world's heavy metal bible, KERRANG! reviewed the London show and gave the Tatts a mighty five KKKKK rating. Pete Wells reports that things are going great, the fans, the shows. Pete's also very happy with his Marshall stacks, the sound is fuckin HUGE!!!! Another thing to put a smile on Pete's face was a case of Jack Daniels being delivered to the band courtesy of Axle Rose. "Thanks Axle", THE TATTS. One disappointment was the forced cancellation of last nights Nottingham show (June 4) due to a major problem with the PA. More news in the next few days.
Here's an online review of "25 To Life"... "25 To Life" Review
Michael Eagling reports that guitar legend Lobby Loyde will be playing at Melbourne's Esplanade Hotel on June 2nd. According to the Herald-Sun newspaper, Lobby is slated to play Coloured Balls & solo material!
Here's a Sydney Report from Michael Eagling of the Pete Wells Official Site: Thursday night the Tatts line up of Wells/Anderson/King (acca The Undertaker!!)/DeMarco & Riley hit the stage to a full house of 400 fans at their local pub, the Annadale Hotel. The set list for the 3 gigs was (going from a hazy memory, I did get a list from the gig but lost it somewhere)- Out Of This Place Bad Boy One Of The Boys Assault & Battery Tramp The Butcher Rock 'N' Roll Is King Remedy Astra Wally Scarred For Life Manzil Madness Outlaw We Can't Be Beaten Nice Boys Suicide City (played at Annandale only) The crowd loved it & went right off moshing in the front. The sound wasn't all that great (very loud though as you'd expect) but didn't impress Angry & Rob had a few technical problems. At the end Wellsy threw his t-shirt into the crowd walking off the stage to the sound of ear shattering feedback. The next night at Woy Woy was great, a lot better sound which thumped plus the band were noticably tighter having benefited from blowing the cobwebs out the previous night. The real disappointing thing was that there was no-one there, about 125 from what I heard. I was told that this gig wasn't advertised all that well which hopefully explains the lack of bodies. The Eastwood gig was packed and the band were great. Overall the band enjoyed themselves on stage and benefited from the warm up gigs before the UK/European tour. Overseas fans can expect to see a loud an agressive Rose Tattoo playing, as Pete Wells said "the same old shit", which we love and hope to hear more of!!!! All the best overseas!!
I've received stellar reports on the three Tatts Sydney warmup shows. It appears that our favorite rock'n'roll outlaws are locked and loaded for the big UK/Europe tour. Coming soon...pictures from Woy Woy!
We can all look forward to a live cd release of "Angry Anderson, Pete Wells & the Damn Fine Band", recorded in Australia during this past tour. These were killer shows, featuring a setlist of rock'n'roll classics. Check out the 3/18 news entry below for information on a typical setlist. No word yet on release date...
So...you've worn out your copy of "25 To Life" due to relentless playing...and ya need another one to replace it? Check out the competition at HeavyMetalUK for a chance to win...
The current issue of the UK magazine "Classic Rock" features an interview with Pete & Angry done in London earlier this year. Its 4 pages with lotsa great photos (Reading '81 among them). Thanks to Ferg for this info...
The "Rock 'N' Roll Outlaws" will be playing at the Army & Navy in Chelmsford on Tuesday, May 29th. Check out the Army & Navy for more info!
One of the UK dates has had a venue change...also the middle of three Australia dates now has a venue as well...details on the Live page...
There have been some changes to the European leg of the Tatts tour, with some dates changed and several more added! Also...three warmup dates in Sydney have been announced! All the info is available on the Live page...
Tickets are now on sale for The Tatts in Glasgow...appearing June 6th at The Cathouse!!! In other tour news, some Tatts Sydney gigs are being organized...these shows would take place before the UK/Europe tour.More info as it becomes available...
Steve in Sydney has provided us with the "Angry Anderson, Pete Wells & the Damn Fine Band" setlist from the Balmain show...thanks Steve!!! It's All Over Now (Stones, Bobby Womack & sometimes the Tatts) Stay With Me (Rod Stewart & the Faces) Baby Please Don't Go (Muddy Waters, Bill Broonzy...later by AC/DC) Bring It On Home (Led Zeppelin...an old blues standard) Money (Motown standard and early Tatts) Hoochie Coohie Man (Muddy Waters and early Tatts) Going Down (Don Nix, Freddie King, Lobby Loyde + Tatts) Stand By Me (Ben E. King, covered by John Lennon) What'd I Say (Ray Charles) Rock Me Baby (Muddy Waters, B.B. King) Sweet Little Rock And Roller (Chuck Berry, Rod Stewart & the Faces) Whole Lotta Shakin (Jerry Lee Lewis & early Tatts) I Just Want To Make Love To You (Muddy Waters, covered by Foghat) Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw (Tatts)
The Tatts played a 4 song set at the Ted Mulry benefit...Geordie Leach played bass for the first two songs - "Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw" and "Nice Boys"...with Steve King taking over on "Bad Boy For Love" and "We Can't Be Beaten". It was a great night all around!!! Thanks to Michael Eagling for this info...
Here's some front row shots from the PWB / Angry gig at River Arms Hotel, Ulverstone, TAS. Thanks go to Michael Eagling :
| The Band | Pete Wells | The Band | Angry | Steve King |
There is now a web site where you can send best wishes and make donations for Ted Mulry. It's at GimmeTed.com ...drop in and say hi...
Angry Anderson is the guest of honour at:The Planting Of The Hope Rose
The Tatts will be taking part in a benefit concert for Australian Rocker Ted Mulry, who has fallen gravely ill...here is all the info: GIMME TED...A Benefit for Ted Mulry... On Friday 9th and Saturday 10th of March, the cream of 70's Australian Rock scene, will gather at City Live Night Club at Sydney's Fox Studio's, to perform a benefit for their friend and contemporary TED MULRY who is seriously ill. FRIDAY 9th: John Paul Young, Billy Thorpe, Richard Clapton, Ross Wilson, Russell Morris, Gina Jeffreys with members of the Angels, INXS, Tim Freedman (The Whitlams). SATURDAY 10th: Sherbet (who are reforming for the event), Rose Tattoo, Autumn (also reforming), the Radiators, Mental As Anything, Noiseworks, Adam Brand. Special MC's will be Molly Meldrum, Donnie Sutherland and Glenn A. Baker. AC/DC have donated a signed signature guitar to be auctioned. A Brisbane radio station is auctioning a trip to Sydney to raise money and every indication is that this will become a national event. Ted took ill prior to a tour of Victoria in July 2000. The Doctors discovered a disease that connects to a tumor of the Aprennal gland. After surgery Ted fell ill again and more tests discovered a tumor on the brain more surgery was needed to remove this. Ted has been having regular chemotherapy, unfortunately more cancer has been discovered and Ted keeps on fighting. A portion of money's raised will go to the late Peter Kekel's family who passed away last year. Peter was keyboard player for Swannee and Jimmy Barnes. TICKETS: Tickets available from Ticketek for individual nights or a special discount for both nights. Single night $59 + booking fee (on sale NOW!!) Two nights $92.90 + booking fee (on sale NOW!!) Contact Ticketek.com...or ring Ticketek on PH 02 92664800 For more information, contact Renee at Michael Chugg Entertainment, Ph 02 93807544...or Dianna O'Neill at Dianna O'Neill Publicity Ph 02 93891178
There are new dates in early March for the Pete Wells Band featuring Angry Anderson. Check the Live page for all the details.
The Pete Wells Band with special guest Angry Anderson played Unity Hall in Balmain...and we get a firsthand report from Alvaro: ...just to let you know I went to Unity Hall Hotel in Balmain and saw Peter and Angry again...another full house of people with an age range 18-50...mostly girls... the band played a few Small Faces songs, AC/DC, ZZ Top, Beatles, George Thorogood and few others, and finished with a bang - Rock & Roll Outlaw! Angry was wearing surfie shirt and black jeans...it was like a party band.... the band was Steve King on bass, Angry on Vocals, Peter Wells on Slide, Lucy DeSoto on Piano, Auby on Drums and another Guitarist I didn't know...everywhere they have played has been full houses...by the way the pic on the live album does not see the real Angry... he looks so old...really, in real life, nothing has changed...
There have been several changes to the UK Tour...check the Live page for all the details.
The June 5th Tatts show at Army&Navy in Chelmsford has been cancelled. No word on any alternative venues for that date. Meanwhile...The Pete Wells Band with special guest Angry Anderson has begun a string of dates in Australia...their first gig was February 3rd at Sydney's Eastwood Hotel...and according to Alvaro in Sydney it was an awesome show...replete with a bevy of hot looking girls and motorbikes... the next gig is February 9th at St' John's Park...be there!
Metal Warriors plans to release a double video of Wacken highlights that will potentially include Rose Tattoo live footage and interviews. More info is available at the "Latest Video News" page of their website...
A fascinating interview with Steve Lucas of X can be found at the I-94 webzine. Lots of info...including the possibility of an X tour of the West Coast of the USA! Check it out here...
Official tour dates for the UK/European tour have been released! The Tatts will storm through Ireland, England, France, Holland, Sweden Switzerland & Germany. Also, the Pete Wells Band with special guest Angry Anderson will be playing several shows in Australia starting in early February. Check the Live page for all the details.
Lotsa stuff online about the Tatts and "25 To Life"...read on... Check out this excerpt from Murray Engleheart's column at Metalshop: Rose Tattoo's tour of Europe that's scheduled for mid this year has all the early signs of going through the roof... the enormous demand generally in the UK has tripled the number of shows that were originally scheduled. In France and Germany where the boys have long enjoyed a fanatical following the story is much the same. It seems they're picking up where they left off in 1981. Back home Peter Wells' professional options have expanded with his recent role as a spider on a kid's CD. So what the hell does a spider sound like? Like Wells actually. Various other reviews & info: Murray's Column at Metal-Is Virtual Cardiff Critical Tom Chez.com(in French) DocRock Show(in German) Wellbuilt(in German)
To those of you who have had trouble finding "25 To Life", let me recommend CD Cellar as a reliable source for the cd. They have it in stock and I received mine within a week of ordering. FYI, the cd is first rate all the way...the packaging, artwork, sleeve notes and most of all the incredible sound all do the Tatts proud. This is one of the greatest live rock 'n' roll albums...ever.
