HAZMAT MODINE
EUROPEAN SPRING TOUR
MAY 22-JUNE 11
The 2012 Spring Tour will take Pam and the band to France, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland and UK.
21 days
17 performances
2 LIVE radio shows
7 countries
MAY
THU 24 – RADIO FRANCE INTER LIVE, “LES AFFRANCHIS” – PARIS, F
THU 24 – STUDIO DE L’ERMITAGE – PARIS, F
FRI 25 – FESTIVAL MUSIQUES METISSES – ANGOULEME, F
SAT 26 – FESTIVAL L’ESTIVE – FOIX, F
SUN 27 – CLUB CHEZ PAULETTE – PAGNEY DERRIERE BARINE, F
MON 28 – RIBS & BLUES FESTIVAL 2012 – RAALTE, NL
WED 30 – DIE PUMPE – KIEL, D
THU 31 – FABRIK – HAMBURG, D
JUNE
FRI 1 – KLANGVOKAL FESTIVAL – DORTMUND, D
SAT 2 – KULTURZENTRUM PAVILLON – HANNOVER, D
SUN 3 – SKULPTURENPARK – WUPPERTAL, D
MON 4 – ALTE KIRCHE RULFINGEN – RULFINGEN, D
TUE 5 – MOODS – ZUERICH, CH
WED 6 – BRASS IN JAZZ – WIENER NEUSTADT, A
THU 7 – ROCK CAFE – PRAGUE, CZ
FRI 8 – MUSIKTHEATER REX – BENSHEIM, D
SAT 9 – BBC RADIO SHOW – LONDON, UK
SUN 10 – FRINGE FESTIVAL – BATH, UK
May 22, 2012
New York – Düsseldorf
Hazmaticians load up their hot air balloon for Paris
who is trying to be a stowaway on board of helvetic airlines?
May 23, 2012
Düsseldorf – Paris
First stop brass lab Düsseldorf
Joe’s susaphone and case were damaged on the flight!
Listen to the sound of change …
28 hours after leaving New York we have made it to Paris!
Paris, here we come!
Paris, Great Place to start the tour!
Studio de l’ermitage
May 24, 2012
double header with Red Baraat
The band officially kicked off their tour with a double header with Red Baraat at Studio de l’ermitage in Paris
Joe Daley and Pam Fleming – photo by Photo by Jérôme Nicol
Photo by Jérôme Nicol
Two wonderful people hard at work.
Uli Balss and Uschi Wurzer
Angoulême
Festival Musiques Métisses
May 25, 2012
Festival Musiques Metisses
No time in the town of Angouleme, but a nice HOT day for a festival in France. Bumped into old Reggae Colleagues Earl Chinna Smith – guitarist of the Wailers, Cedric Congo Myton, Kiddus I, and Matthew McAnuff in their band INNA DA YARD. They asked me to sit in, but Hazmat had to hit the road… Ahhh well…
Foix
Festival L’estive
May 26, 2012
Why do we always leave the best hotels after a few hours?
On the road again, 274 miles to go …
2 hours delay due to a bad compressor!
While we were waiting at the Mercedes shop, Steve opened a newspaper and discovered Wade, Joe and me on the front cover!
“Why pay for a concert, when you can hear Hazmat Modine for free? This group is a true discovery …”
Pagney-derrière-Barrine
Pub-Rock Chez Paulette
May 27, 2012
Pagney, a sweet town full of cool eccentric people.
Including our 88 year old host Paulette.
bunking down for another night on the bus
Pagney – Raalte, Netherlands
540 miles to go …
Raalte
Hellendoorn Ribs & Blues 2012
May 28, 2012
trending in Mumbai …
http://www.ribsenblues.nl/fotos/overzicht/2012Hazmat_Modine
Hazmat trending in Mumbai …
Hamburg
ONLY NIGHT OFF!!!
May 29, 2012
We stopped to pick up some Backline gear …
Have you ever seen so many bass drum pedals?
Rich Huntley’s in Heaven!
Ever seen so many drum pedals?
Huntley’s dream: bass drum alley
Everyone needs More Cowbells in their Life! Now, where are those wind chimes?????
Our only Real Night Off on this Hazmat Modine Euro Tour! First: Indian Food dinner with the Boys of the Band, and then Girls Night Out (trumpet, bus driver, tour manager) , strolling along Hamburg’s Harbor, and finding a Beach Sand Bar, complete with camp fire, tiki torches, odd chairs, couches, blankets for the cool evening air, and even beds to lounge in. Very cool!
Girls Night Out!!!
During the summer beach bars pop up all over along the river in Hamburg. Really cool hang!
Hamburg
May 30, 2012
Boat ride and exhibit with Uschi and Annette
Three Girls on a boat
Pam Fleming, Uschi Wurzer, Annette Eikelmann
View of Hamburg from the Alster River.
New York Photography 1890-1950
Alfred Stieglitz, Lewis Hine, Berenice Abbott, Weegee, Man Ray
New York Photography 1890-1950 – Alfred Stieglitz, Lewis Hine, Berenice Abbott, Weegee, Man Ray.
Kiel
Pumpe
May 30, 2012
Found the perfect place to warm up. Lilac Bench Heaven!
Hamburg
Fabrik
May 31, 2012
Check out Hazmat Modine playing “So Glad” – Hamburg, Fabrik – 31.Mai 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQatWiGXGn4
Hamburg, Fabrik – 31.Mai 2012
Wade Schuman, Bill Barrett, Pamela Fleming, Steve Elson, Pete Smith, Michael Gomez, Joseph Daley, Richard Huntley, featuring Steve Baker
Dortmund
Jazzclub Domicil
June 1, 2012
Hannover
Kulturzentrum Pavillon
June 2, 2012
I want this at my next party!!!!!
this is some of the coolest Fun Time stuff I have ever seen!
Park in front of our venue, Kulturzentrum Pavillion, Hannover, Germany
Wuppertal
Skulpturenpark
June 3, 2012
It’s the Little Things in Life, that are so important!
photo by Karl-Heinz Krauskopf
Pfullendorf
Alte Kirche Rulfingen
June 4, 2012
Steve Elson in front of the Old Church, on his Birthday. We played at “die Alte Kirche Rulfingen” last night. Pretty inside, from the 1700s, complete with storks nest on top of the church!
Zürich
Moods
June 5, 2012
Zurich Threesome
Simon’s Friend gtr player
Pam and Simon
very Early Morning on the overnight drive from Zurich to Wiener Neustadt
Wiener Neustadt
Brass in Jazz
June 6, 2012
- The guys from Mammut Horns sat in with us on a coupla tunes, and here is Raoul and Joe filling up the bottom end
Prague
Rock Cafe
June 7, 2012
strretview ouside Rock Cafe
street view of trams outside Rock Cafe
Lorsch
Musiktheater Rex
June 8, 2012
London
LIVE on BBC Radio
June 9, 2012
Long day! We left the hotel in Bensheim, Germany at 2am, drove overnight 800km to the ferry to Dover. Due to rough seas we arrived late for our recording session at the BBC, but everyone there was super nice! After that we drove another couple of hours to Swindon to “rest” before our final concert of this tour, in Bath at the Fringe Festival Spiegeltent.
White coasts of Dover
Finally we arrive at BBC Maida Vale Studios. The ferry was late because of rough waters.
We recorded 3 songs today for the BBC World Music Radio Show with Lopa Kothari
Record 3 songs for Lopa Kothari
Check out the earplug dispenser
We arrive in Swindon ravenous. Even this meal is starting to look good!
Healthy and balanced meal!!!
Bath
Fringe Festival
June 10, 2012
Wish we could jump in the water at the ancient Roman baths here in Bath, England. Last day of Hazmat Spring Tour! 4:30am ferry back to Calais, and drive to Germany to FLY HOME. See Y’all soon.
Bath, England
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