The Go! Group are ringing within the twentieth anniversary of Thunder, Lightning, Strike, their eclectic debut album, with a reissue and a fall tour. The brand new version of the LP, out September 13 by way of Memphis Industries, comes with a bonus disc of band member Ian Parton’s authentic CD-R variations of the songs in all their 2004 glory, which will likely be out there on each the CD and vinyl reissues. Hearken to the CD-R model of “The Energy Is On” and a Cornershop remix of “Everybody’s a V.I.P. to Somebody” under.
The Tough Commerce unique model of Thunder, Lightning, Strike’s reissue additionally comes with a 7″ that includes new variations of “Maintain Yr Terror Shut” by the Pastels and the Orielles. These are the primary in a sequence of remixes that the Go! Group requested from “a variety of artists they love and admire.” The remainder of these will likely be launched all through 2024.
The Go! Group kick off their Thunder, Lightning, Strike twentieth anniversary tour on September 26 in Edinburgh, Scotland. After three extra dates in Europe, the band will fly over to the USA for 5 live shows: one every in Chicago, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. Opening these exhibits will likely be La Sécurité. Take a look at the Go! Group’s full checklist of tour dates under.
Examine Thunder, Lightning, Strike at No. 171 on “The 200 Greatest Albums of the 2000s.”
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The Go! Group:
07-06 Coventry, England – Godiva Pageant
07-13 London, England – Kaleidoscope Pageant
07-28 Thirsk, England – Deer Shed Pageant
09-26 Edinburgh, Scotland – Queens Corridor
09-27 Manchester, England – New Century Corridor
09-28 Bristol, England – Marble Manufacturing unit
09-29 Dublin, Eire – Button Manufacturing unit
10-28 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Corridor
10-30 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
11-01 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
11-02 Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry on the Fillmore
11-03 Washington, D.C. – Black Cat
