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[[File:Sisters 2020.jpg|thumb|right|560px|New band photo: '''The Sisters of Mercy''' in 2020 <br/>l.t.r.: Ben Christo, Andrew Eldritch, Ravey Davey and Dylan Smith]] | [[File:Sisters 2020.jpg|thumb|right|560px|New band photo: '''The Sisters of Mercy''' in 2020 <br/>l.t.r.: Ben Christo, Andrew Eldritch, Ravey Davey and Dylan Smith]] | ||
| − | After the [[European_Summer_Festivals_2019|Summer Festivals]] and the worldwide [[National Treasure Tour 2019|National Treasure Tour]] in autumn 2019 | + | After the [[European_Summer_Festivals_2019|Summer Festivals]] and the worldwide [[National Treasure Tour 2019|National Treasure Tour]] in autumn 2019 introducing new guitarist [[Dylan Smith]] and three new songs, The Sisters of Mercy toured again [http://www.the-sisters-of-mercy.com/news/livenews.html in 2020].<br/> |
A new band photo, the view of further new tracks and the announcement of around twenty hall concerts and five festival gigs gave hope for utter pleasure and joy and filled the fanbase with excitement. As support acts were confirmed [https://www.aawilliamsmusic.com/ A.A.WILLIAMS] for the UK concerts and [https://tisots.bandcamp.com/ Hugs of the Sky] for all other concerts except the festival dates.<br/> | A new band photo, the view of further new tracks and the announcement of around twenty hall concerts and five festival gigs gave hope for utter pleasure and joy and filled the fanbase with excitement. As support acts were confirmed [https://www.aawilliamsmusic.com/ A.A.WILLIAMS] for the UK concerts and [https://tisots.bandcamp.com/ Hugs of the Sky] for all other concerts except the festival dates.<br/> | ||
Revision as of 10:15, 18 April 2022
After the Summer Festivals and the worldwide National Treasure Tour in autumn 2019 introducing new guitarist Dylan Smith and three new songs, The Sisters of Mercy toured again in 2020.
A new band photo, the view of further new tracks and the announcement of around twenty hall concerts and five festival gigs gave hope for utter pleasure and joy and filled the fanbase with excitement. As support acts were confirmed A.A.WILLIAMS for the UK concerts and Hugs of the Sky for all other concerts except the festival dates.
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Band/Line-up
- Andrew Eldritch - vocals
- Ben Christo - guitars, backing vocals
- Dylan Smith - guitars, backing vocals
- Doktor Avalanche - drums, bass, keyboards
- Ravey Davey - nurse to The Doktor
Tour Schedule
UK
- Sat, 07-Mar-2020: Manchester - England - Albert Hall
- Sun, 08-Mar-2020: Bristol - England - O2 Academy
- Tue, 10-Mar-2020: Leeds - England - O2 Academy
- Wed, 11-Mar-2020: Nottingham - England - Rock City
And that was the end of the tour, as the corona zombie surge made the whole thing stop for a while.
The other 15 hall concerts were rescheduled to autumn 2020, then to spring and later to autumn 2021, and finally to spring 2022.
Most of the five festival gigs were cancelled either immediately or later on during the following two years of lockdowns all over the world.
