years before i discovered the joys of alternative music via john peel and the world of cabaret voltaire, shriekback, foetus and on-u sound, there was madness.
their classic my girl 7″ was given to me on my 11 birthday, thus sparking off a very very long relationship.
littered around the archives are various picture discs, 12″, cassette singles, and now of course, the glorious remastered boxed editions of the albums.
madness were a pop band that i grew up with, and so old habits die hard.
especially when the bands last proper album wonderful, was indeed just that.
so, despite the fact that it feels like every few years the band regroup and give the crimbo festivities a right seeing to, i am still chuffed to bits to announce that this year the tradition continues.
oh, and even better, is the news that the full line up of the magnificent 7 are finishing off a new album, working title : lucky7
oh yes, the full line up, and as any fan knows, that’s when the real magic happens.
here are the details :
madness 2007 tour dates:
06th dec aberdeen press and journal arena
07th dec belfast odyssey
08th dec liverpool aintree pavilion
10th dec cardiff international arena
11th dec plymouth pavilions
12th dec birmingham nec
14th dec london 02 arena
more detail : here