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Levellers talk about forthcoming UK tour with Pama International and Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs in April.

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Tickets for the tour are available from seetickets.com

Levellers and Pama International offer free downloads

On The Fiddle recordings and Rocker’s Revolt have teamed up to release two exclusive tracks from Levellers and Pama International. The Levellers track is a cracking live recording of “Before The End” from their show at the Royal Albert Hall last September and the Pama International track is called “No More Guns, Love Is Easy” which is taken from the brand new anti-knife/gun project album Pama International – Highrise Campaign. The tracks are released on 30th March from: Levellers Download website

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Pama Intl – No More Guns, Love Is Easy
Taken from the brand new anti-knife/gun project album Pama Intl-Highrise Campaign. The album includes guest appearances from: Studio One veteran Dennis Alcapone, Billy Bragg, Lynval Golding (The Specials), Michie One, Mungos Hi Fi, G.Corp, Wrongtom (best known for his work with Hard Fi & Roots Manuva) and more. Proceeds from the album go to youth charities around the UK. Never one’s to stand still, Pama Intl are back in their studio finishing the much anticipated follow up to ‘Love Filled Dub Band’… the “Stax meets King Tubby” soundclash PAMA OUTERNATIONAL, which features Lynval Golding & Horace Panter (The Specials).

Rockers Revolt – Pama International Highrise Campaign

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The Levellers have just returned from a 10 date tour of Europe and in fine musical fetter are announcing a further 10 UK dates.

Before the festival season is upon us get into the spirit and see the Brighton Folk-punk legends raise the roof!

Accompanying the band on the tour are Pama International who bring their unique blend of 60’s Soul, 70’s Reggae and 21st Century Commentary and also joined by the Godfathers of ‘Skunk Skiffle – Punk’ Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs. This will be an amazing triple bill with true festival vibes, one not to be missed!

The Levellers have seen a renaissance in recent years of both album sales and on the live circuit. In 2008 they sold out their own festival Beautiful Days for the sixth year in a row the band performed a memorable and rousing headline show at The Royal Albert Hall which went from moments of great intimacy in the first acoustic half to an electric roof raising showdown which mixed new material with the bands’ classic favourites.

To celebrate the April and May live dates all three bands from the bill will be releasing some very special free download tracks in the form of:

1 live Levellers track recorded exclusively from 2008’s Royal Albert Hall gig and 1 track from Pama International downloadable from www.lettersfromtheunderground.com on the 30th March 2009.

1 further exclusive live track from the Levellers Albert hall performance and 1 track from Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs will also be available for download from www.lettersfromtheunderground.com on the 13th April 2009.

Levellers April/May 2009 UK tour dates:

(Dates and information subject to change.)

April 2009
Tues 21 Portsmouth Pyramids 023 9282 4355 www.seetickets.com
Wed 22 Cambridge Corn Exchange 01223 357851 www.cornex.co.uk
Thurs 23 Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall 0870 4000 890 www.seetickets.com
Fri 24 Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Hall 0870 060 6649 www.seetickets.com
Sat 25 London HMV Forum 0844 847 2405 www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Sun 26 Nottingham Rock City 08713 100 000 www.alt-tickets.co.uk
Tues 28 Cheltenham Town Hall 0844 576 2210 www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk
Wed 29 Edinburgh HMV Picture House www.ticketweb.co.uk
Thurs 30 Newcastle Academy 01912 603246 www.gigbox.co.uk

May 2009
Fri 1 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 0870 320 7000 www.wolvescivic.co.uk

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Folk-punk legends The Levellers are headlining the Glastonbury Festival’s Left Field Anti-Slavery night on the Thursday, making them the first headline band to play the festival in 2008.

The Levellers are one of the festival’s most valued artists, having headlined the Pyramid Stage twice. They also hold the records for the biggest Glastonbury Festival stage-front audience for both the Pyramid Stage in 1994 and the JazzWorld stage in 2005. The Levellers are fully funding their own performance and will receive no fee or expenses for their appearance in order to help Left Field raise maximum awareness of the crucial issue of Anti-Slavery around the world.

Watch a video of the guys chatting about their upcoming live dates:

On each of their forthcoming live dates, the band will be showcasing new songs from their forthcoming studio album ‘Letters from the Underground’ which is the first release on their own label, On the Fiddle recordings.

The Levellers 2008 live dates:

Dates could be added or changed! Go to the Levellers’ Official Website for the latest tour dates and information.

26.06.08 – Glastonbury Festival The Left Field Stage
04.07.08 – Guilfest
12.07.08 – Arley Hall Northwich
17.07.08 – Larmer Tree Festival
01.08.08 – Cambridge Folk Festival
03.08.08 – Stokes Bay Festival
08.08.08 – Cropredy Festival
09.08.08 – Harewood House Yorkshire
15.08.08 – Beautiful Days Festival
30.08.08 – Connect Festival
22.08.08 – Arundel Castle
12.09.08 – Bowood House
17.10.08 – Musicport Festival

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Beautiful Days is the Levellers‘ festival set in the heart of Devon, now approaching its sixth year. The festival has five music stages, a huge children’s area, amazing site art, local real-ale bars, food and craft stalls, family camping, comedy and walkabout theatre. With an intimate atmosphere and a feel-good vibe, Beautiful Days has fast become one of the most popular festivals in the UK. Virtual Festivals recently put Beautiful Days at No. 6 in their Top Ten Boutique Festivals for 2008.

The festival takes place 15, 16, 17 August 2008 at Escot Park, Ottery St Mary (Nr Fairmile) Devon.

Winner of Best Grass Roots Festival at the UK Festival Awards in 2006, Beautiful Days has no corporate sponsorship, no mainstream media partners and does not advertise. The festival has, however, sold out in advance for the last few years and tickets for this year look set to do the same.

Other acts for 2008 include Squeeze, Supergrass, Flogging Molly, Ross Noble, Gabriella Cilmi, Idlewild, Alabama 3, Nouvelle Vague, Stiff Little Fingers, Seth Lakeman, Turin Brakes, Cage The Elephant, Fishbone, Eat Static, John Cooper Clarke, Zion Train and loads more!

Weekend Camping Tickets £90 / discounted children’s tickets available

The Levellers also play the following 2008 live dates:

Dates could be added or changed! Go to the Levellers’ Official Website for the latest tour dates and information.

26.06.08 – Glastonbury Festival The Left Field Stage
04.07.08 – Guilfest
12.07.08 – Arley Hall Northwich
17.07.08 – Larmer Tree Festival
01.08.08 – Cambridge Folk Festival
03.08.08 – Stokes Bay Festival
08.08.08 – Cropredy Festival
09.08.08 – Harewood House Yorkshire
15.08.08 – Beautiful Days Festival
22.08.08 – Arundel Castle
30.08.08 – Connect Festival
12.09.08 – Bowood House
17.10.08 – Musicport Festival

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