T on the Fringe

FOO FIGHTERS CANCEL T ON THE FRINGE GIG

AUG 21, 2001

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was hospitalised yesterday morning after an apparent overindulgence following the V2001 festival in Chelmsford last weekend. The band have been forced to cancel their sold out T on the Fringe gig on 30 August at Edinburgh's Corn Exchange as well as the remainder of their UK and European dates.

T on the Fringe organiser, Dave Corbet of DF Concerts says "We're obviously disappointed that the Foo Fighters have had to cancel their T on the Fringe date as we were looking forward to them being the climax of the festival. We send our best wishes to Taylor and the band and look forward to seeing the Foo Fighters back in Scotland in the near future."

Those who have purchased tickets for the T on the Fringe Foo Fighter's gig on 30 August 2001, should return to the point of purchase for a full refund. This includes credit card bookings.

T on the Fringe continues at the Liquid Rooms and Corn Exchange, with Michael Franti and Spearhead tonight, Supergrass (23 Aug), Space (24 Aug), Lowgold (25 Aug), Arab Strap (26 Aug) and My Vitriol (27 Aug).



T FIGHTERS!!
T ON THE FRINGE SECURE TOP US BAND, FOO FIGHTERS

AUG 2, 2001

Just as T on the Fringe kicks off this Friday, Tennent's Lager and DF Concerts are incredibly happy to announce that the Foo Fighters will be rounding up the festivities with their gig at the Corn Exchange on Thursday August 30th.

FOO FIGHTERS...August 30th... Corn Exchange
Fronted by ex-Nirvana man Dave Grohl, the Foo Fighters are appearing at T on the Fringe for their only Scottish show this year. The band have already won two Grammy's this year, one for Best Rock Album for "There Is Nothing Left To Lose" and one for Best Video for their top single "Learn To Fly" and are back in the studio working on a new album. Lead by Dave Grohl, one of our guitar greats, the Foo's are a fantastic addition to this year's line up! Tickets go on sale on Saturday morning at 9.00am and can be purchased from the usual ticket outlets and are £17.50.

In addition to this, there have been some line up changes and also confirmation of more support acts. Minnesota's Low gig on Aug 7th has been cancelled due to parental commitments, along with Alfie's gig on Aug 12th due to recording commitments. New changes to the bill are that because of
the explosive success with Turin Brakes, they have been forced to move their show to Aug 16th so they can perform on Top of The Pops- all existing tickets for Aug 8th are valid. New additions to the bill are: Eugene Kelly supporting Dirty 3, The Calm supporting The Bluetones, Fuzz Lightyears supporting Supernaturals, Eliot supporting Kevin McDermott, The Posies supporting Kathryn Williams, Witness supporting Ben Folds and Nerina Pallot supporting Neil Finn. (see table for dates)

T Break returns to T on the Fringe with a Best of T Break night which takes place on Aug 13th at the Liquid Rooms. This special night will be showcasing the best of the new unsigned talent that Tennent's Lager and DF Concerts found during their search through the 18 showcases put on earlier in the year. Each band spectacularly wowed the crowds at T in the Park and are back as part of T on the Fringe. Joining the bill are Ellis, Wayne Paycheck, Bendy Toy, Breschnev, McSleazy and Risingson.

This is the 2nd T on the Fringe, the modern music event at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, which takes places throughout August at the Corn Exchange and the Liquid Rooms. Several shows have already sold out (Starsailor, Powderfinger, The Avalanches and Frank Black & The Catholics) and tickets for the other 17 shows are selling fast and furiously!

THE STORY SO FAR...

3-Aug-01 UNKLE Sounds-Dx N' Fx Police Chief LIQUID ROOM

5-Aug-01 DIRTY 3 Eugene Kelly LIQUID ROOM
6-Aug-01 FRANK BLACK & THE CATHOLICS Aereogramme LIQUID ROOM

9-Aug-01 BLUETONES The Calm LIQUID ROOM
10-Aug-01 SUPERNATURALS Fuzz Lightyears LIQUID ROOM
11-Aug-01 KEVIN McDERMOTT Eliot LIQUID ROOM
13-Aug-01 BEST OF T BREAK feat Ellis, Wayne Paycheck, Bendy
Toy,Breshnev, Risingson, McSleazy LIQUID ROOM
14-Aug-01 STARSAILOR Mathew Jay LIQUID ROOM
15-Aug-01 THE AVALANCHES DJ's LIQUID ROOM
16-Aug-01 TURIN BRAKES LIQUID ROOMS
17-Aug-01 POWDERFINGER LIQUID ROOM
17-Aug-01 NEIL FINN Nerina Pallot CORN EXCHANGE
19-Aug-01 KATHRYN WILLIAMS The Posies LIQUID ROOM

20-Aug-01 BEN FOLDS Witness LIQUID ROOM
21-Aug-01 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD DJ's LIQUID ROOM
23-Aug-01 SUPERGRASS CORN EXCHANGE
24-Aug-01 SPACE Sizer Barker LIQUID ROOM
25-Aug-01 LOWGOLD Astrid LIQUID ROOM
26-Aug-01 ARAB STRAP LIQUID ROOM
27-Aug-01 MY VITRIOL 100 Reasons LIQUID ROOM
30-Aug-01 FOO FIGHTERS Cancelled CORN EXCHANGE

TICKET INFORMATION...

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by credit card from Way Ahead
24 hour ticket and Information line, 0141 339 838, in person at Tickets
Scotland @ Virgin Megastores (Princes Street, Edinburgh and Buchanan St,
Glasgow.) and Ripping Records, Edinburgh. Tickets are also on sale from The
Fringe Box Office, High Street, Edinburgh on 0131 226 0000.

Fringe goers can also keep up to date and buy tickets online by visiting
www.tonthefringe.com and www.redT.co.uk