2012

2012

2012 and beyond

In 2012 The March Violets began recording their album of completely new songs, 'Made Glorious', financed solely by fans through Pledge Music. They also embarked on the Line of Silver tour.

  • 8th June 2012 – Eddie's Rock Club Birmingham
  • 9th June 2012 – Manchester Academy
  • 10th June 2012 – Classic Grand Glasgow
  • 16th June 2012 – O2 Academy Brixton/Slimelight Aftershow London
  • 1st July 2012 – DV8 Festival York

2012 02 Academy gig - Dominion magazine review

The March Violets + Die Laughing Academy Islington, London 16/6/12 Gig review - Dominion magazine Tonight is really all about The March Violets and they are quickly in bloom as the guitar and violin tease us prior to the entrance of the singers. What an entrance too. Rosie Garland is dressed in nouveau chic style that was not a million miles from the Laibachian excess of Iron Sky and the ever eccentric looking Simon Denbigh, father Albion the crow man, resplendent and gentrified. 'We Are All Gods' quickly gets us in the mood for the set with apocalyptic laden beats…

2012 Birmingham, Eddies - image Simon White

2012 Birmingham, Eddies - image Simon White
Past event Friday 8 June 2012 Jun 8 Eddies Rock Club Gough StreetBirmingham B1 1HNUnited Kingdom Web: www.eddiesrocks.com www.eddiesrocks.com/giginfo.php?gig_id=243 The MARCH VIOLETS set out on a Special UK Tour in June, joining us in EDDIES for the First Date of the tour. The band originally started their musical journey in 1982 as one of Leeds’ four famous ‘drum machine bands’. The other three being Merciful Release labelmates ‘The Sisters of Mercy’, ‘Red Lorry Yellow Lorry’ and ‘The Three Johns’. Fronted by the two pronged attack of dual vocalists Simon D and Rosie Garland, the band built a large and loyal…

2012 - The March Violets - the year in review

Made Glorious - art Si Denbigh
'MADE GLORIOUS': THE MARCH VIOLETS RECORD THEIR FIRST FULL ALBUM AND ANNOUNCE A 5 DATE UK TOUR Legendary 80s Leeds Drum Machine Band THE MARCH VIOLETS return in the 21st Century with their original Post Punk energy intact. In 2011 founder members Si, Rosie and Tom, with new bassist Jo, headlined various European festival stages to critical acclaim, signifying the start of a New Era for THE MARCH VIOLETS. They received some perceptive and very positive reviews. “Snakedance has been a guaranteed club floor-filler for over twenty years, and more than any other factor it's probably the reason why THE…