New Music Video for Empty Tank Featured on FUSE !!!
Hello Again,
As some of you all ready know, we recently made a new video for our song "Empty Tank". Well, this week it premiered on Steven's Untitled Rock Show on Fuse. We are really excited about this video and had a blast making it. It was directed by our Bass Player, Brian Everard and our good friend, Mark Tobin with lots of help from some really talented people. Check it out and let us know what you think. If you like it tell Fuse you want to see more Blackpool Lights on the air. Thanks for checking in and we will see you soon,
xoxoxo...blackpool lights



100 BandsYou Need to Know in 2007...
We are happy to say that Blackpool Lights were recently named one of AP's "100 Bands You Need to Know in 2007". The feature is in the April issue which is available in stores on March 1st. The day of the photo shoot we were in Chicago for a show at the Double Door. We spent several hours shooting different scenarios inluding being crammed into the trunk of a car. When it was all said and done they chose the last photo of the day taken in the basement of the club we played a couple hours later. Anyway, we had a great time with the photographer Ryan and we are honored to be singled out by our friends at Alternative Press. Thanks guys !
xoxoxo...blackpool lights

Spring Tour with The Ataris
Hello friends of Blackpool Lights
We are happy to announce that we will be joining The Ataris and Wax on Radio for some spring touring starting in Chicago on March 13th. There are still several shows to be announced and we will let you know as soon as they are confirmed. We are really excited to get back to the west coast to see some old friends and make some new ones. Here are the dates so far...


Mar 13 Vic Theater Chicago, Illinois
Mar 14 Trocaderos Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 15 The Rock Papillion, Nebraska
Mar 16 Ogden Theater Denver, Colorado
Mar 17 In The Venue Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 18 Big Easy Boise, Idaho
Mar 21 El Corazon Seattle, Washington
Mar 22 Wonder Ballroom Portland, Oregon
Mar 23 The New Oasis Sparks, Nevada
Mar 25 Catalyst Santa Cruz, California
Mar 26 Slim's San Francisco, California
Mar 27 The Boardwalk Orangevale, California
Mar 28 House of Blues Los Angeles, California
Mar 30 Majestic Theater Ventura, California
Apr 1 House of Blues Anaheim, California
Apr 2 House of Blues San Diego, California

Thanks for checking in and we will see you soon,
xoxoxo...blackpool lights

Happy New Year !!!
Hello Again,
We have decided to kick the new year off right with a pair of hometown shows packed into one white hot rock weekend. We will join one of our favorite bands, The Life and Times, Friday January 19th at the Hurricane in Kansas City, MO. and then once again Saturday January 20th at The Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS. Chris Tolle of The Belles will open both shows.

Hope to see you there,

xoxoxo...blackpool lights


2006 ( Wrap It Up...)

Hello Friends,
2006 is almost done and it has been a great year for Blackpool Lights. We are all so thankful to be happy, healthy and able to tour with so many great bands and play to for so many new faces. Thanks to all of you who came to see us play, bought a t-shirt, bought our record, and spread the word about our band. What makes this band truly fly are the friends and fans who support us. So, thank you all and keep up the good work! We need you! Also, much love to all the amazing bands we toured with this year including The legendary Social Distortion and their crew, The Supersuckers, The Chelsea Smiles, Angels and Airwaves, Mae, Anberlin, House of Heroes, The Working Title, Rookie of the Year, The Pink Spiders, and The Rocket Summer. Huge love to everyone at Brahl Management, Fata Booking, and Curb Appeal Records for helping us along the way. Last but definitely not least, a special Thank You to Chris Tolle and Chris Clark for lending your talent and friendship to this band!

We are excited to get back in the practice room and begin working on some new songs. We should have a couple new ones with us when we begin touring in 07'. Don't forget, our record THIS TOWN'S DISASTER would make the perfect gift for the holidays! Yeah that's right, if you have'nt picked up a copy, do it now and if you have, stuff that stocking with one today! Pick up your copy at your favorite record store including Barnes and Noble, Best Buy, Borders, Itunes, Amazon and just about everywhere else. Also, please call your favorite local radio stations to request our single too!

Be safe and happy holidays to you and yours.
Love y'all,
xoxoxo...Blackpool Lights


Thank You... 11/14/2006

Thanks to everyone who came out to see us play on our most recent tour with Social Distortion and The SuperSuckers. We had the time of our lives and made a lot of great new friends. Speaking of new friends, a huge Thank You to all the guys in Social D and the Crew for having us out the last six weeks. We really appreciate everything you did to make us feel at home no matter where we were.


Since we have been on the road most of the year, we are all looking forward to some time off to spend at home over the holidays. We have missed our families and friends and are looking forward to seeing you all at our Annual Thanksgiving Show at Record Bar in Kansas City on Thursday November 23rd. When you have had your fill of Food, Family, and Football come down and spend your night with us. We are fresh from the road and in top form with a little help from Chris Tolle (of the belles, olympic size) . Chris has been kicking ass in the lead guitar slot for our current line up over for the last couple of months and we are thrilled to have him on board.


Our Record, This Town's Disaster, is now available online along with the entire Curb appeal Records catalog, through Musicane dot com. You can check out song samples and buy the albums by following this link.


As always, Thanks for your support and we hope to see you soon,
xoxoxo.....Blackpool Lights





Halfway Home...10/16/2006


Hello Again,

We are now at the halfway point of our Fall Tour with Social Distortion and The SuperSuckers Needless to say, we are having a blast. This is with out a doubt, the best tour we have ever been a part of. Social D. are an absolutely amazing band and their crew are super cool. Also, The SuperSuckers will kill you with their rock. It's just badass all the way around!

We want to remind everyone that we will be playing 96.5 The Buzz' Halloweenie Roast outside the Beaumont Club in Kansas City on Sunday, Oct.29th. We're excited to get to play at home with Social D. Also we will be joined on this show by our friends The Architects as well as Placebo and She Wants Revenge.

Below are the remaining tour dates... Note that we will be moving up to the direct support slot starting November 1st as we welcome The Chelsea Smiles to the opening slot on the tour.

Don't forget you can pick up our debut record THIS TOWN'S DISASTER in stores everywhere including Best Buy, Border's, and Barnes and Noble. If you don't see it, ask for it and if you don't hear it on the radio, request it!!!

Thanks again for checking in and we will see you soon,
xoxoxo... Blackpool Lights


10.16.2006
Boston, MA - Avalon
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.

10.17.2006
Boston, MA - Avalon
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.

10.19.2006
Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.
SOLD OUT !!!

10.20.2006
Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.
SOLD OUT !!!

10.21.2006
Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.
SOLD OUT !!

10.23.2006
Norfolk, VA - NorVa
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.

10.24.2006
Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.

10.25.2006
Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.

10.29.2006
Kansas City, MO - The Beaumont Club
96.5 The Buzz Halloween Show
w/ Social Distortion, She Wants Revenge, Placebo, and Architects

11.01.2006
Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
w/ Social Distortion and The Chelsea Smiles.

11.03.2006
San Antonio, TX - Sunset Station
w/ Social Distortion and The Chelsea Smiles.

11.04.2006
Corpus Christi, TX - The Pavilion at Concrete Street
w/ Social Distortion and The Chelsea Smiles.

11.05.2006
Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
w/ Social Distortion and The Chelsea Smiles.

11.07.2006
Lakewood Theater - Dallas, TX
with Social Distortion and The Chelsea Smiles

Two Weeks to Go... 9/12/2006
Hello Friends...

We are very excited to be hitting the road once again. We will be leaving two weeks from today to start our Fall tour with Social Distortion and The SuperSuckers. This time we will be out for six weeks and we will be all over the Mid West, the East Coast, and the South. These shows are selling out quickly, so if you haven't all ready got your tickets, now is the time!

We are happy to announce that we will be joined by Chris Tolle (of The Belles ) on lead guitar for this tour. Chris is a long time friend and top notch musician. We have all been lucky enough to play with Chris in past projects and we are thrilled to have him on board for these dates.

We are also going to be playing a few shows on our off days with Social D, including a show in Madison on the 28th of September. More on these shows as they firm up...

Thanks for checking in and we will see you all very soon,
xoxoxo... Blackpool Lights

9.27.2006
Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers .

9.28.2006
Madison, WI - The Loft
827 E. Washington Ave
With The Robins & Ellesel All Ages Show

9.29.2006
Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.
SOLD OUT !!!

9.30.2006
Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.
SOLD OUT!!!

10.01.2006
Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.
SOLD OUT!!!

10.03.2006
Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckerss.
SOLD OUT !!!

10.04.2006
Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
w/Social distortion and The Supersuckers.

10.06.2006
Baltimore, MD - Sonar
w/ Social Distortion & Lost City Angels.

10.07.2006
Atlantic City, NJ - House Of Blues
w/ Social Distortion & Lost City Angels.

10.09.2006
New York, NY - Irving Plaza
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.
SOLD OUT!!!

10.10.2006
New York, NY - Irving Plaza
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.
SOLD OUT !!

10.11.2006
Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.

10.13.2006
New York, NY - Irving Plaza
w/Social Distortion and The Supersuckers.

10.14.2006
Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
w/Social Distortion and The Supersuckers.

10.16.2006
Boston, MA - Avalon
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.

10.17.2006
Boston, MA - Avalon
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.

10.19.2006
Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.
SOLD OUT !!!

10.20.2006
Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.
SOLD OUT !!!

10.21.2006
Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.
SOLD OUT !!

10.23.2006
Norfolk, VA - NorVa
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.

10.24.2006
Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.

10.25.2006
Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
w/ Social Distortion & The Supersuckers.

10.29.2006
Kansas City, MO - The Beaumont Club
96.5 The Buzz Halloween Show
w/ Social Distortion, She Wants Revenge, Placebo, and Architects

11.01.2006
Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
w/ Social Distortion and The Chelsea Smiles.

11.03.2006
San Antonio, TX - Sunset Station
w/ Social Distortion and The Chelsea Smiles.

11.04.2006
Corpus Christi, TX - The Pavilion at Concrete Street
w/ Social Distortion and The Chelsea Smiles.

11.05.2006
Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
w/ Social Distortion and The Chelsea Smiles.

11.07.2006
Lakewood Theater - Dallas, TX
with Social Distortion and The Chelsea Smiles

Japan, West Coast, Social Distortion (August 2nd, 2006)
Hello Friends and Fans,
We are happy to announce that we have been asked to join Social Distortion and The SuperSuckers this Fall for several weeks of US Tour Dates. Not all of the dates have been released but we wanted to let you know the ones that have. We will keep you up to date as more shows are announced.
As we head into the last leg of our current tour we are looking forward to being back on the West Coast for the next couple of weeks seeing all our old friends and making some new ones. We have been having a great time on this tour and want to say thanks to all of you who have been out to see us play, bought our record, and hung out with us from Detroit to Tokyo, and everywhere in between. Also a special thanks to all the bands who have joined us including The Working Title, House of Heroes, Rookie of the Year, Days Away, and Lydia.
Beginning next week our record, This Town's Disaster, will be featured on the Best Buy Power Wall for the enire month of August. That's right folks, Feel The Power! We will also be featured on listening stations at all Border's locations as of August 1st. The Japanese Version of our new record hits stores in Japan on August 23rd from Bad News Records. If for some reason you still haven't picked up your very own copy of This Town's Disaster, this is your chance to check it out.


Thank You All, Keep spreading the word, and we will see you soon,
xoxoxo...Blackpool Lights

************WEST COAST DATES*****************

*Wednesday 08/02/2006 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
With House of Heroes and Days Away

*Thursday 08/03/2006 - Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA
With House of Heroes and Days Away

*Friday 08/04/2006 - Spaceland - Los Angeles, CA
With House of Heroes and Days Away

*Sunday 08/06/2006 - Loveland - Portland, OR
With House of Heroes and Days Away

*Tuesday 08/08/2006 4:00 PM - Silver Platters Music Instore
9560 1st Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115 All Ages In-Store Performance

*Tuesday 08/08/2006 8:00 PM - El Corazon - Seattle, WA.
With House of Heroes and Days Away

*Wednesday 08/09/2006 - Neurolux Boise, ID.
With House of Heroes and Days Away

*Thursday 08/10/2006 - Club Valore Provo, UT
With House of Heroes and Days Away

*Friday 08/11/2006 - The Marquis Theater Denver, CO.
With House of Heroes and Days Away

**********SOCIAL DISTORTION DATES****************

*09/27/2006 08:00 PM - Quest Club - Minneapolis, MN
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers

09/30/2006 07:00 PM - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers

10/01/2006 08:00 PM - House of Blues - Chicago, IL - SOLD OUT !!
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers

*10/03/2006 08:00 PM - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers

*10/06/2006 07:00 PM - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers

*10/07/2006 07:00 PM - House of Blues - Atlantic City, NJ
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers

*10/09/2006 08:00 PM - Irving Plaza - New York, NY - SOLD OUT !!
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers

*10/10/2006 07:00 PM - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers

*10/11/2006 07:00 PM - Warsaw - Brooklyn, NY
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers

*10/16/2006 07:00 PM - Avalon - Boston, MA
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers

*10/19/2006 07:00 PM - Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers

*10/20/2006 07:00 PM - Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelhia, PA
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers

*10/21/2006 07:00 PM - Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers

*10/23/2006 07:00 PM - NorVa - Norfolk, VA
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers

*10/24/2006 07:00 PM - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC
with Social Distortion and The Supersuckers


Vote for Blackpool Lights (July 18th 2006)
Hello Friends,


We are almost two weeks into our five week run of US dates and we are having a blast. Thanks to everyone who has been out to see us play, bought our new record, and hung out with us. We have been joined by some great bands on this tour including The Working Title, Rookie of the Year, and most recently House of Heroes. All great guys and fantastic bands.


We are very excited to be heading to Japan in a couple of days. We will drive straight from the show in North Carolina to the airport to catch our flight. We are all really anxious to get over for three shows and a day of press. When we get back to The States we will continue our tour in New Orleans as we make our way through the South towards the West Coast.


Also, we have just been added to Punk Radio Cast's Top 10 List at Interpunk.com where every Sunday night from 7:00 - 10:00 PM EST, they air a special three hour live show counting down to the band voted number one. In addition to winning the countdown, the winner is also featured on the front page of Interpunk.com for a week. So, check it out and vote for our song It's Never About What It's About. You can only vote once each day, so head back all week to help make us number one. VOTE HERE !


Thanks again for all your support,

xoxoxo..........................Blackpool Lights

Thursday June 29th 2006
Hello again,
Thanks to everyone who bought our new record, This Town's Disaster, this week. We really appreciate all of the positive comments and feedback we have received from you since it hit stores last Tuesday. We are very proud of this record and appreciate all your kind words.

We are gearing up to hit the road again next week and wanted to let you all know where and when you can come out to see us play. We will be playing with some great bands like The Working Title, House of Heroes, Rookie of the Year, and Days Away. Check the tour section for all the details.

We had to cancel a couple of shows in the South East to make room for a trip to Japan. We will be playing the UDO festival in Tokyo both Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd of July. Our record comes out in Japan next month and we are all very excited to get over there to play some shows and do some press. For our friends and fans in Florida, Atlanta, and Nashville, we promise to make it up to you next time we hit the road.

Thanks again for all your support and we look forward to seeing you all very soon.
xoxoxo,
blackpool lights

and now for those dates...

Saturday 07/08/2006 The Shelter Detroit, MI
Sunday 07/09/2006 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Monday 07/10/2006 The Note Chicago, IL
Tuesday 07/11/2006 Headliners Toledo, OH
Wednesday 07/12/2006 The Buffalo Icon Buffalo, NY
Friday 07/14/2006 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA
Saturday 07/15/2006 Webster Underground Hartford, CT
Sunday 07/16/2006 The Ottobar Baltimore, MD
Monday 07/17/2006 North Six Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday 07/18/2006 Peppermint Beach Club Virginia Beach, VA
Wednesday 07/19/2006 Greene Street Greensboro, NC
Saturday 07/22/2006 UDO Festival Warped Tour Stage Tokyo, Japan
Sunday 07/23/2006 UDO Festival Warped Tour Stage Tokyo, Japan
Wednesday 07/26/2006 The Parish New Orleans, LA
Thursday 07/27/2006 Walter's on Washington Houston, TX
Friday 07/28/2006 Emo's Austin, TX
Saturday 07/29/2006 Gypsy Tea Room Dallas, TX
Monday 07/31/2006 Launchpad Albuquerque, NM
Tuesday 08/01/2006 Club Congress Tucson, AZ
Wednesday 08/02/2006 Modified Phoenix, AZ
Thursday 08/03/2006 Chain Reaction Anaheim, CA
Friday 08/04/2006 Spaceland Los Angeles, CA
Sunday 08/06/2006 Loveland Portland, OR
Tuesday 08/08/2006 El Corazon Seattle, WA
Wednesday 08/09/2006 Neurolux Boise, ID
Thursday 08/10/2006 Club Valore Provo, UT
Friday 08/11/2006 The Marquis Theater Denver, CO

Blackpool Lights Week...
Hello Friends,
We wanted to let you all know about all the amazing stuff going on with Blackpool Lights this week. We are very excited about the release of our new Record This Towns Disaster It finally hits stores Today June 20th.
Best Buy will be featuring the record for only $7.99 All Week Long. We are the spin.com band of the day, so head over to spin.com and check it out on the front page. Myspace.com will be premiering our new video for Blue Skies starting later today so make sure to check it out in the myspace videos section. AOL music is hosting a listening party where you can hear the entire new record and Alternative Press is streaming the record as well. Also, Itunes is selling the album with an exclusive bonus track, not available anywhere else.
For our hometown friends and fans, there are still a few tickets left to the Record Release Show this Thursday the 22nd of June at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City. It is an All Ages show that starts at 7PM . We will be joined by two great bands, Doris Henson and The Belles. Tickets are only $8 and you can get them now at ticketmaster.com . Thank you all for your support and we will see you soon,

XOXO,
Blackpool Lights

The Latest Scoop From The Road...
Hello friends,
We are on our way to Ohio right now for the last 2 shows of our most recent tour with Anberlin. We have been making a lot of new friends, playing to many new faces, and are grateful to the Anberlin guys for having us out with them.

Next week is a big week for us. Our first full length album THIS TOWN'S DISASTER comes out Tuesday June 20th. Please go to your favorite record store and buy it! It will be in all Best Buy stores as well as your local record stores. As we mentioned before, the first 100 people who order the album presale through Tower Records get an exclusive signed poloroid picture taken by the band on our most recent tour and autographed by the band. This proved to be quite the project to say the least. Some of the pics are really cool, some of them are pretty ridiculous, but all in all, it was a pretty fun thing to do. Hope you all dig the fruits of our poloroid labors. You can also get more info on the record in our feature at Absolute Punk

We are all very excited to be playing our Record Release Show next Thursday June 22nd at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City. Hometown friends and great bands, Doris Henson and The Belles, will be joining us. Details available in the tour section. KC folks, we look forward to seeing you there.

Beyond that, we will be taking a couple of weeks off before embarking upon our massive headlining trek across the States. We will be everywhere playing with some great bands like The Working Title, House of Heroes, Rookie of the Year and Days Away, so please come out and rock with us. All the new dates are up in the tour section.

Can't wait to see you all at the shows.

Long Live Rock,
Blackpool Lights

PreSale for This Town's Disaster

Our new record "This Towns Disaster" is now available for preorder from Tower Records The first 100 people that order the record get an exclusive signed polaroid taken by the band.

Welcome to the new site...

Hello, and thanks for checking out our new website. It's still a work in progress, so check back soon for additional content, news, tour dates, etc...

We are on our way back from Canada right now where we wrapped up our most recent tour. Thanks to all the people who came out to see us play! We had a blast playing with some great bands including Angels and Airwaves, The Pink Spiders, The Adored, Mae, and The Life and Times. We are going to take a couple of weeks off and then head right back out to play some more dates in June with Anberlin and Cute Is What We Aim For.

Our new full length Record, "This Town's Disaster" will be available everywhere June 20th, 2006 from Curb Appeal Records. In the meantime you can download our five song limited edition "Tour EP" online. Thanks again for checking in and we will see you soon...
xoxoxo
blackpool lights