Babyshambles drummer on tour... without Doherty
Babyshambles drummer Adam Ficek (who featured in last month's Rhythm) is currently on tour with his solo acoustic project Roses Kings Castles. You can check im out on the following dates:
30 Sep (TONIGHT!) @ 16:00 - Rise Records, Cheltenham
2 Oct @ 19:30 - 100 Club, Oxford St, London
6 Oct @ 20:00 - In The City, Manchester
9 Oct @ 20:00 - Brunswick Cellers, Glasgow
11 Oct @ 13.00 Bubblegum Recordsl, Southend
15 Oct @ 17:00 - Tower Records, Dublin
1 Nov @ 20:00 - Electric Boogaloo, Hitchin
26 Nov @ 20.00 - The Mill, Mansfield
Adam's album Roses Kings Castles is released on 6 October and will be accompanied with album artwork, which includes song parts, scores and tabs to all tracks which you can BUY HERE.
Adam recorded RKC in his bedroom over two weeks, playing every instrument that features on the album. The entire project is funded by Adam and will be released on his label 'The Sycamore Club', named after the community centre of the council estate that he grew up on in Bletchley, Milton Keynes.
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