THE LATE B.P. HELIUM Summer Tour!

[thelatebphelium]

heylo there!

the late b.p. helium will be embarking on a
3 week tour this summer. for most of the shows
we will be trekking across canada with our good
friends jackandginger from toronto eastward
towards newfoundland!! this is quite possibly a once in a
lifetime journey and i'm completely stoked!

of course we will also be playing a few shows in the u.s.
as well. one will be in lexington, kentucky with my
good friend robert schneider and his band, the american revolution.
on the way home, we'll be playing with the impossible shapes.
i really dig these guys as well.

below is a constantly growing list of tour dates.
so check back frequently for additions and changes.
if you have any possible places for us to play en route,
please let us know!
hope to see you! :)

♥ with Tilly and the Wall, Dave Dondero & Madeline
* with The American Revolution
# with jackandginger
% with The Impossible Shapes
& with Doug Gillard
@ with Doug Gillard, M Coast

6-21 - Athens, GA - Caledonia 18+ ♥
6-26 - Lexington, KY - The Dame 21+ ♠
6-27 - Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar 18+
6-28 - Toronto, ON - The Boat #
6-29 - Hamilton, ON - The Casbah 19+ #
6-30 - Peterborough, ON - The Moho 19+
7-1 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks (FREE!) 19+ #
7-2 - TBA
7-3 - TBA
7-4 - TBA
7-5 - Moncton, NB - The Paramount #
7-6 - Halifax, NS - Gus' Pub #
7-7 - Halifax, NS - One World Cafe AA #
7-8 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - TBA
7-11 - Boston, MA - Great Scott @ Allston 18+ %
7-12 - New Haven, CT - Bar 21+ %
7-13 - New York, NY - Club Midway 21+ %
7-14 - Philadelphia, PA - Northstar 21+
7-15 - Charlotte, NC - The Milestone 18+ &
7-22 - Athens, GA - Secret Squirrel AA @

last updated: June 26, 2006

[Edited on 6-26-0606 by thelatebphelium]

[jlaird]

always play somewher in western new york, its the law

[forkrepublicans]

Nova Scotia, I've always thought that is the coolest name. Looks like your going to lots of interesting places.

[RaelO]

Hey! come play HERE!
I mean, if you think you can't fill Higher Ground, try someplace smaller, like the Radio Bean coffeehouse.

If ya play VT, can I open for ya? I've seen YOU play, you still haven't seen ME play, y'know. ;)

[ThatKid]

Sweet. You're playing Lexington on my birthday!

[aaron]

you should play london ontario while you're in the area. it would please me extremely.

[greenroots]

Meh, I'm just hopping on the train butttt.

Denver.

Seriously.

[kralmajales]

Brian:

Nova Scotia is just amazing...Halifax is fantastic. Melissa and I can tell you about the whole area. If you can play in Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island...go for it...a very cool town and an really amazing island...easily driveable from Halifax. There is also a cool venue on the very east side of Nova Scotia near a town called canso...kind of a brewpub in an old two story hardware store. Caters to local musicians....ack...I could go on.

Roger

[Cassingle]

Joining the train:
anywhere in Virginia(Charlottesville or Harrisonburg or anywhere!) or DC would be lovely.

[breathmint]

if you play orlando, i'll be your best friend... ;)

[josaphax]

im sure he'll play at all of your houses if you ask him nice enough..


but seriously, why not califone?

[RaelO]

Originally posted by josaphax
im sure he'll play at all of your houses if you ask him nice enough..

I don't think my neighbors would like it much if I had an amplified band in my house. ;)

[paulpaul]

hit the lager house in detroit... really good venue...small but nice, no worreis tho ill hit up lansing if i have to

[opopopo]

I really want to run off to the maritimes this summer, so perhaps I'll end up in Nova Scotia while you're there. If so, beer is on me. If not, well, that's what you get for ignoring Alberta.

But yeah, Nova Scotia is pure beauty. Same with PEI. I remember feeling so peaceful and happy when I was last there. Should be a lovely tour for you.

[carrotus_rex]

Yay New YORK! I will try to go (if I find out more info)

Could you maybe stop in CT on your trip from Boston to NYC? I will have someone bake you cookies or something!

[RaelO]

yeh, if worse comes to worse I'll prolly do the NY show. The bass player from my old band I had when I was in school lives in Brooklyn, & I can talk him into going (& putting me up, probably).
Hey Bry, wanna hang in Brooklyn that night? it'll save ya the hotel fee.

[codyyyy]

it would be wonderful if you could get a show in knoxville.

if you need any info on venues, just u2u me.

[RaelO]

any word as to which clubs some of the TBA shows are?

[carrotus_rex]

New Haven? How come I didn't notice this before!

[MelB]

Thank you for coming to Nova Scotia. It is so rare that people bother to come out this way. Only 3 weeks to go!!!!!

[RaelO]

where is Club Midway? the bowery? Williamsburg, Bklyn??
I've never heard of it.
I want to know in advance cos I may bring a bevy of friends.

[Cassingle]

Originally posted by RaelO
where is Club Midway? the bowery? Williamsburg, Bklyn??
I've never heard of it.
I want to know in advance cos I may bring a bevy of friends.

Try here (http://www.ohmyrockness.com/VenueDetail.cfm?VenueID=209)

[carrotus_rex]

Is that BAR in New Haven? Like... that gay bar that makes their own beer?

[thelatebphelium]

it is BAR.
gay.. i dunno.
but yes, i did see some vats in a photo on their website

[el topo]

BP, your new logo is hypnotizing me.....!

[carrotus_rex]

On tuesday nights it's a gay bar. Not that there's anything wrong with that. That's pretty much all I know about it. Anyway, I'll try my best to make it to the show.
And yeah, your logo has me tweaking out at work!

[officeparty]

oh crap 21 plus oops haha

[carrotus_rex]

Hooray for drinking legally! :P

[kylewilliam]

tallahassee, florida...please?

[Ryan]

Peterborough show tonight @ 9pm @The Moho(www.themoho.ca) with James Mckenty and The Spades(www.thespades.ca) should be kick ass! only $5 cover 19+ and then in Canada's capital on Canada Day Saturday July 1st with The Spades again at Maverick's and its FREE!

[Willard B. Trophy]

Hope the Peterborough and Ottawa shows was as great as the Toronto one ...

[thelatebphelium]

only a few shows left!!
thanx to all who've come!

[EllertTremorControl]

It was good meeting you the other night, Bryan! the Boston show at Great Scott was amazing. how did you guys put together that Lucifer Sam cover so quickly and so well? I hope you enjoy the rest of the tour!

[carrotus_rex]

I was too shy to say hi

[thelatebphelium]

oh.. ya should have!

yeah.. we did that syd cover kinda on the fly.
glad ya liked it.

kind had a freakout last night in nyc.
felt like i had a stroke or something on stage and
had to stop the show. sorry!
(i'm feeling better now)

[kylewilliam]

glad you're alright!

[RaelO]

Originally posted by thelatebphelium
oh.. ya should have!

yeah.. we did that syd cover kinda on the fly.
glad ya liked it.

kind had a freakout last night in nyc.
felt like i had a stroke or something on stage and
had to stop the show. sorry!
(i'm feeling better now)
There was a weird little coffeeshop around the corner that gave free packs of anacin with the coffee; you should have had someone get you one.
it's got to suck to come all that way tho and get sick and not be able to do what you came to do.
better luck next time!