Vans Presents The Eastpak Antidote Tour 2006!

EASTPAK, VANS, THE AGENCY GROUP and SIDE ONE DUMMY RECORDS continue to build on the success of last year’s phenomenal tour that was packing y’all in to venues across Europe last winter.

From 31 Oct till 28 Nov they will be bringing more of the same body rocking insanity to your doorsteps with another totally sick line up of acts to kick start the cold winter Season.  GOGOL BORDELLO, BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH DANKO JONES, and DISCO ENSEMBLE will all take to the stage and make sounds to make your heart beat faster!

The Eastpak Antidote Tour will be leaving a blazing trail all over Europe including dates in the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium and more….check out all the news and latest info at http://www.antidotetour.com and for those of you who are community minded rush to http://www.myspace.com/theantidotetour for more close up action, pix and trax!

THE EASTPAK ANTIDOTE UK TOUR DATES:

31-Oct Leeds - Met

01-Nov Glasgow - Barrowlands

02-Nov Birmingham - Academy

03-Nov Manchester - Academy

04 Nov London - Brixton Academy

06 Nov Brighton - Dome

Get all the up to date info and date additions at

http://www.antidotetour.com 

http://www.myspace.com/theantidotetour

http://www.eastpak.com

About the bands…

Gogol Bordello (USA)

Gogol Bordello, New York City's legendary Gypsy punk band, returns with the release of "GYPSY PUNKS: Underdog World Strike," their third album of Gypsy punk rock mayhem. Set for release on SideOneDummy in August and produced by Steve Albini (Nirvana, Jimmy Page/Robert Plant) in glorious analogue sound, "GYPSY PUNKS" is an expansive 15-track salvo that expands the band's fusion of Gypsy punk and Slavic stomp with a touch of metal and dub-wise sound effects that pay tribute to the classic sounds of Jamaica. Singer/lyricist visionary Eugene Hutz and the rest of the Gogol collective have attained a new level of musical and lyrical intensity in their continuing cultural crusade to build a bridge between Gypsy music, rock'n'roll and other brands of rebel music from Flamenco to the perestroika punk that blossomed in Eastern Europe during the mid-'80s.

"On 'GYPSY PUNKS' Gogol Bordello speaks proudly to the gypsy, punk, reggae crossover," says Hutz. "Gypsy's have a savage way of making music; they come from a culture where music is the only means of survival. Like reggae, it was created by poor people who have nothing but music; you can feel its universal rebel soul in every note."

More info: www.sideonedummy.com

Band web: www.gogolbordello.com

Danko Jones (CAN)

To compensate for a 40-hour work week, scientists recommend 50 to 60 hours of sleep per week. Must be nice — Danko Jones hasn’t had a nap since kindergarten. Fronting the loudest, proudest, suavest, sexiest, heaviest, heartiest power trio in the world for the past 10 years has been a full-time job — no coffee breaks, no lunch hours, no sick days, no vacations. But he does it for you because he knows spare time is a crime — close your eyes, and you lose sight of the prize.

The thing is the man couldn’t take a day off even if he wanted one. Just as the man and the band finished up a year of international touring in support of their second album We Sweat Blood — released in Europe and Canada in 2003 — Danko was invited to do a series of spoken-word shows in Europe to talk about his life and love of music, as documented on 2004’s The Magical World of Rock…And then he had to tend to his radio show of the same — broadcast weekly on Stockholm’s Rocket 93.5FM and syndicated around the world — on which he spins everything from soul classics to the deepest underground metal. And then just when it seemed like it was time to head back to the studio, Danko received word that America was finally starting to heed the call: that is, We Sweat Blood’s ferociously funky single, "Lovercall," which became a request-line hit on US Active Rock Radio in the summer of 2005 (and of course led to even more touring)….

More info: http://www.badtasterecords.se

Band web: www.dankojones.com

Disco Ensemble (FIN)

"This is thrilling, edgy post-hardcore with huge choruses and colossal vats of energy. Fucking awesome!" Kerrang KKKKK

It’s time for a new musical revolution. It’s time for an injection of urgency and vitality back into punk rock ‘n’ roll… ladies and gentleman, it’s time for Disco Ensemble. The word is truly out on Finland’s best-kept secret and there isn’t a hint of the goth or death metal that the country is renowned for breeding in sight. Indeed ‘First Aid Kit’ the band’s second release is an album that positively reeks of four youngsters on a mission to create music that’s vibrant and over-flowing with essential punk rock dirt. It is in turns anthemic, wonderfully melodic and downright exhilarating!

More info: www.fullsteamrecords.com

Band web: www.discoensemble.com

Bedouin Soundclash (CAN)

On first hearing Sounding a Mosaic, Bedouin Soundclash’s sophomore release and U.S. debut on SideOneDummy Records- Produced by Darryl Jenifer, the bassist for Bad Brains, you’d be excused for thinking the trio met in Kingston, Jamaica, rather than Kingston, Ontario, about three hours outside of their hometown of Toronto….but that’s where vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Jay Malinowski, bassist Eon Sinclair and drummer Pat Pengelly first met, at University, where a shared love of reggae music in all its various forms brought them together to form a band in 2001. "We started trading records and realized we liked similar music," says Malinowski, a painter with a prestigious Toronto gallery whose oil and wax piece adorns the cover of the album. "We never planned to play together."

Taking their name from Israeli producer Badawi’s 1996 album, Bedouin Soundclash take the notion of culture clash to its music. The group mixes reggae, ska, dub and rock in a way that recalls not only blue-eyed predecessors like the Police and UB40, but Jamaican icons Desmond Dekker, Bob Andy, Ken Lazarus, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Junior Murvin. Produced by Darryl Jenifer, the bassist for Bad Brains, another groundbreaking band that fused hard core with reggae, Sounding a Mosaic lives up to its name.

More info: www.sideonedummy.com

Band web: www.bedouinsoundclash.com

EASTPAK

Eastpak is the Authentic Brand for packs and bags… famed for their style, toughness & functionality. Since inception Eastpak has been devoted to developing the best items for carrying stuff in the brand prides itself on offering you value for money as well as items that help to make your life on-the-go easier. Eastpak has developed a lot over the past 45 years… now you can find a range of great apparel and accessories as well as the best packs & bags all from the brand you know you can trust!

Eastpak is known for its dedication to supporting the music scene and has collaborated with individuals, bands, festivals and gigs large and small all over the globe, all of which have had the same ‘Built to Resist’, ‘never-give-up’ philosophy of the brand. The Eastpak Resistance Tour (a pan-European music tour) has seen the brand active in the hardcore arena working with some of the scene’s own legends including Suicidal Tendencies, Sick of It All and 7 Seconds. Eastpak supports bands locally in every territory in which it is present, as well as others on an international level. The brand’s flagship music project is the Eastpak Antidote Tour which visits Europe each Fall with a kick ass line up of the. Find out more about Eastpak and its involvement in music at: http://www.eastpak.com

VANS

Vans Inc., the Southern California-based action sports and lifestyle footwear, apparel, and snowboard boot manufacturer sold its first pair of shoes back in 1966. The founder of the company, Paul Van Doren (hence the Vans name), established the company to manufacture canvas shoes for direct sale to the public via locally based, company-owned stores. These classic Vans had a distinctive style that soon became the signature look of the company. From this starting point over 30 years ago, Vans has risen to become a worldwide force in the footwear and action sports markets, making it the brand of choice for people into action sports and the lifestyle that goes with them!

Vans is known for its support of the action sports scene and all that connects to this culture including music. Get more info about Vans at http://www.vans.com

THE AGENCY GROUP

The Agency Group is well renowned international touring agency with offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto and Malmö, Sweden. Find out more at http://www.theagencygroup.com and http://www.theagencygroup.se

There’s a CD!

Side One Dummy Records is releasing the official EASTPAK ANTIDOTE TOUR CD, this year’s edition will be available in stores in October so keep your eyes peeled for a roaring compilation of the best tracks around.