Great Escape: Palma Violets at The Haunt, Brighton (05/17/13)
- Johnny Bagga Donuts
- Rattlesnake Highway
- All the Garden Birds
- Tom the Drum
- Chicken Dippers
- Best of Friends
- Step Up for the Cool Cats
- Last of the Summer Wine
- We Found Love
- 14
- Invasion of the Tribbles
Tour Dates
05/25/13 London – Field Day Festival
06/07/13 Rock Im Park
06/08/13 Rock am Ring
06/14/13 Isle Of Wight Festival
06/15/13 Pinkpop Festival
06/25/13 Peace & Love Festival
07/04/13 Rock Werchter Festival
07/06/13 Barclaycard British Summer Time
07/07/13 Les Eurockeennes de Belfort
07/13/13 T In The Park
07/21/13 Benicassim – FIB Benicassim
07/23/13 Paleo Festival
07/27/13 Splendour In The Grass
07/29/13 Northcote, Northcote Social Club
07/30/13 Sydney – Oxford Art Factory
08/04/13 Lollapalooza
08/06/13 Los Angeles, CA EchoPlex
08/10/13 Summer Sonic
08/11/13 Chiba, Japan Makuhari Messe
08/24/13 Reading Festival
08/25/13 Leeds Festival
The band created a mosh pit, police video riots, crowd surfing by all band members and fans, at their 2am headlining show at the Haunt.
NME leaked the Violet information that they were headlining the NME Radar Showcase early that morning, but luckily I saw it on Facebook.
The buzz started and it was worth the wait! It felt like I was in a mosh pit from the Clash heyday. There were throwing elbows, helping surfers, and, of course, the stage invasion! I managed to come out alive with some dirt on my pants. I sweat more at the gig then I did after running a marathon. It was epic. These young lads from London played all the hits from their debut album 180.
Palma Violets were, by far, the biggest headliner at the Great Escape. The band is storming to get to the big stage with Arctic Monkeys. Can you say rivalry? The Violets certainly work the crowd more than any gig from the ‘Monkeys shows I’ve been too. Hey, Alex Turner let’s make things interesting and invite the Violets on tour?
Palma Violets recently toured the states with New Orleans group Generationals. And also played Minneapolis where John was Johnny-on-the-spot for coverage.
Palma Violets also won ‘Best New Band’ by NME. I predict Splashh or Childhood to win that award next year.
The band are gearing up for a summer of music festivals, expect to catch them at the major ones, including Leeds, Reading, and T in the Park.
