TWISTED WHEEL - YOU STOLE THE SUN fan site: 01/04/2010

Monday, 26 April 2010

Twisted Wheel's Joe Division review - Twisted Nights and Days

It's interesting to see how the NME’s elitist, dismissive review of Wheel’s debut album has affected their overwhelmingly successful tour. It’s interesting because it has undoubtedly had very little effect at all, the fact that thousands of people have repeatedly been to see the band for themselves, also speaks volumes for their fanatic support.

This will read more as a simple tale of two, successive, richly satisfying, rock and roll filled nights watching Twisted Wheel. You’re likely to be able to relate to this if you’ve been to one of their gigs; if you haven’t then you may wish to catch them before they knuckle down on their second album

Twisted Wheel @ Inside Out, Darlington 23/04/2010

With only a few dates left of their headline tour remaining, Twisted Wheel decended upon the unsuspecting town of Darlington, for a late night slot at Inside Out (quite a unique venue in its own right, with living room furniture being the norm, and not forgetting the washing machine for good measure). It had been some time since the lads had played in the town, so were looking forward to giving their infectious rock n roll another airing.

Apparently, Darlington is very quiet on a Friday night - what a myth that turned out to be!

With the crowd buzzing with excitement, it was well past midnight when the lads took to the stage, with 'Shes A Weapon' starting the proceedings. 'Lucy The Castle' followed by 'Racket' bought the crowd to a frenzy, with the barrier falling over and the girls getting squashed at the front .

'Bad Candy', 'Let Them Have It All' and 'One Night on the Street' kept the pace up, with the crowd now trying to steal the barrier from the overworked bouncers, much to the amusement of the band!

'You Stole The Sun' caused a near riot, with a bent crowd barrier and monitors falling over and bass pedals tipping off the stage.

With 'Strife', 'Oh What Have You Done' and 'We Are Us' following in quick sucession, it was a fare bet that this gig was going down in history, as Darlington's most notorious night of rock n roll mayhem! With fans travelling from far and wide for this gig (London, Newcastle etc), this surely shows the unconditional love they have for this band, and why Twisted Wheel are destined for far greater things!

If you're reading this, and thinking ''flipping heck, what have I missed'', well what are you waiting for? There are only a few dates left of their headline tour and a few festival slots this summer, then the lads will be locked away in the studio working hard on their next release, so there won't be many more chances to catch them live this year.... Don't be a fool - get some new soul in your trainers, have a ball!!!!

jane xx

catch Twisted Wheel at :

Brickyard, Carlisle : 30/04/2010

Wardrobe, Leeds Live Festival : 1/05/2010

12 Bar, Swindon : 20/05/2010

the Square, Harlow : 22/05/2010

OsFest, Oswestry : 29/05/2010

Dot2Dot Festival, Bristol : 29/05/2010

Dot2Dot Festival, Nottingham : 30/05/2010

Dot2Dot Festival, Manchester : 31/05/2010

Arena, Middlesborough : 4/06/2010

click HERE for all tickets

Twisted Wheel @ Che Bar, Barnsley 22/04/2010

Twisted Wheel to play Y Not Festival 2010 (Derbyshire)

Twisted Wheel have been confirmed to play at this year's Y Not Festival

click HERE for tickets

30th July - 1st August 2010

The festival is situated in the Peak District National Park : Y-Not Festival, Mouldridge lane, Pikehall, Nr. Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 2PH

Tuesday, 20 April 2010

Twisted Wheel @ the Town Mill, Mansfield 17/04/2010

Northern Scot.co.uk - Twisted Wheel on a roll for Moray fans

THEY once wowed a crowd of 40,000 at an Oasis gig, but when indie rockers Twisted Wheel played to a few dozen “supercool” Moray music fans last week, they were more than happy to ‘roll with it’.

Singer and guitarist Jonny Brown admitted that he was stunned to hear revellers in Elgin’s Flanagans Bar chanting along to many of the band’s punk-inspired anthems during their first-ever visit to the North of Scotland. “We came to Elgin thinking, ‘Does anyone know us up here?” said Jonny, “but when we got on stage, it was like the whole crowd was singing every word to every song. We didn’t expect that.”

Twisted Wheel @ Severn Warehouse, Shrewsbury 09/04/2010

Thursday, 8 April 2010

Guestlist Music gig review of Liverpool Academy 03/04/2010

Twisted Wheel, 3rd April 2010, Liverpool O2

The band described by Liam Gallagher of Oasis fame as “a breath of fresh air” are playing to a packed crowd at the O2 Academy on their headline tour.

The crowd, a mixture of indie kids, hard rockers and old timers, are obviously eager to see Twisted Wheel, chanting their name incessantly and throwing the obligatory pint of lager around and quite rightly so. From the outset "the wheel” play a fast and furious set. Lead singer Johnny Brown has the energy and intensity of someone on a mission and you can see why. The heady mix of punk, indie with heavy bass lines and riotous guitar riffs has the crowd squeezing themselves against the barrier.