The Frames - News - 1990-2003 - The Swell Season - Once Soundtrack

December 8 2003
For The Kids is a very special charity event for the 'Children’s Leukemia Fund' based at the Crumlin Children’s Hospital in Dublin. All proceeds will go directly to this charity.

It will take place at Whelans, Dublin on Friday, December 26 from 8.30pm until the wee hours.

The event will be headlined by Glen Hansard of The Frames and will feature performances from Paddy Casey, Goodtime John, Ann Scott, Declan O’Rourke and Angus Devine as well several very special guests. The show will be hosted by acclaimed comedian David O’Doherty.

Anyone who reads newspapers or watches the news will know this is a very pertinent cause at this moment in time. The 'Children’s Leukemia Fund' is in serious need of further resources to provide the required treatment to those children suffering from the illness.

Tickets for this event are 20 euro (no booking fee required) and are available exclusively from Road Records (Fade Street, off George’s Street, Dublin). Tickets can only be purchased on a strict cash basis (no credit card payment or bookings).

Not only is this a hugely important benefit, it looks set to be the party of the year. Be warned: tickets will go fast. More info..

December 2003
IMRO.ie "The Frames have just started the final leg of their mammoth international touring schedule. They finally return to Ireland to finish off the year in style having spent the last few months touring the U.S. and Australia. This bout of homeland touring takes them all the way through to a climactic New Year’s Eve show in Dublin’s Olympia Theatre (directly after an all-ages show in the same venue) by way of Ennis, Galway, Cork, Limerick, Killarney, Belfast, Derry.

The Frames will also feature as one of two Irish representative at 2004’s Eurosonic Seminar in Groningen, Holland in January. Thanks to 2FM it will be possible to experience a flavour of the event via a special 3 hour programme on 8th January that they will be broadcasting including live songs from the band’s show on the night."

October 28 2003
A couple of new Glen Hansard solo dates:

October 31, 2003	Divadlo Hudby, Olomouc, Czech.
November 1, 2003	Planetarium, Brno, Czech
November 3, 2003	Whelan's, Dublin, Ireland

The Frames play an all ages show in the Olympia on the 30th of Decmeber. Doors Open at 6.30pm - Band on Stage 7.30pm. No Alcohol will be served at this show.

This is followed by a concert on New Years Eve on the 31st of December. Doors Open for this show at 8.30pm. Drummer on the current tour in December is John Boyle.

Tues 11th NEWCASTLE The Cambridge Hotel Ph 02 4962 2459
Thurs 13th BRISBANE The Zoo Ph 07 3854 1381
Fri 14th BYRON BAY The Great Northern Ph 02 6685 6454
Sat 15th SYDNEY SHOW The Metro Ph 02 9287 2000
Sun 16th MELBOURNE The Corner Hotel Ph 03 9427 9198
Tues 19th ADELAIDE SHOW The Gov Hindmarsh Ph 08 8340 0744
Wed 20th PERTH SHOW The Civic Hotel Ph 08 9272 1011

September 2003
Two new tour dates announced:

DECEMBER
1 Ennis Glor Theatre (065 684 3103) web-site
2 Galway Black Box Town Hall (091-569777) e-mail SOLD OUT
4 Cork Opera House SOLD OUT
5 Cork Opera House (phone 021 427 0022) SOLD OUT
8 Limerick Concert Hall (061 331549)
9 Limerick Concert Hall
12 INEC Killarney Box Office (064 71555)
17 Olympia, Dublin
18 Olympia, Dublin
19 Ulster Hall, Belfast
20 Playhouse, Derry

'Fake' enters the Irish singles chart at No.4. It dropped one place to No.5 in the third week. 'Set List' is at No.21 and 'Dance The Devil' has re-entered at No.39, Fitcarraldo is No.49 and For The Birds No.60

August 2003
The Frames are touring the US with Calexico in September/October 2003. Dan sylvester from chicago on drums.

Also, the new single 'Fake' to be released on September 12. No promotional video was made for the single. New album due in March/April 2004.

# sept 18 The El Rey, Los Angeles, CA
Doors: 20:00
Tickets: $19.50 [Buy Online]
Info: www.theelrey.com

# sept 19 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
Doors: 20:00
Tickets: $19.50 [Buy Online]
Info: www.thefillmore.com

# sept 20 Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA.
Capacity: 800
Doors: 20:30
Tickets: $10 in advance / $12 at the door [Buy Online]
Info: www.catalystclub.com

# sept 21 Eugene Celebration (festival), Eugene, OR
Location: 5th and Oak [ Yahoo! Maps - Eugene, OR 97401]
Tickets: tbc
Info: www.eugenecelebration.com

# sept 22 Aladdin Theatre, Portland, OR
Doors: 20:00
Tickets: $13 adv / $15 dos [Buy Online]
Info: www.aladdin-theater.com

# sept 23 Graceland, Seattle, WA
Doors: 20:00
Tickets: $12 [Buy Online]
Info: seattle.citysearch.com

# sept 24 Richard's on Richards, Vancouver, BC
Capacity: 500
Doors: tbc
Tickets: tbc
Info: www.richardsonrichards.com

# sept 28 The State, Regina, SK
Capacity: 350
Doors: tbc
Tickets: tbc
Info: www.thestate.ca

# sept 26 Starlight, Edmonton, AB
Doors: tbc
Tickets: tbc
Info: none yet

# sept 27 MacEwan Hall Ballroom, Calgary, AB
Doors: 19:00
Tickets: $20 [Buy Online]
Info: www.calgaryplus.ca

sept 28 The State, Regina, SK
Capacity: 350
Doors: 20:00
Tickets: $15 (ph: (306) 525-9999)
Info: www.thestate.ca

# sept 29 West End Cultural Center, Winnipeg, MB
Capacity: 325
Doors: tbc
Tickets: tbc
Info: www.wecc.ca

sept 30 Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN
Doors: 20:00
Tickets: $12 / $14 [Buy Online]
Info: www.finelinemusic.com

# oct 1 Metro, Chicago, IL
Capacity: 1100
Doors: 20:00
Tickets: $15
Info: www.metrochicago.com

# oct 3 Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON
Doors: 21:00
Tickets: $16 [Buy Online]
Info: www.leespalace.com

# oct 4 Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON
Doors: 19:00
Tickets: $16 [Buy Online]
Info: www.leespalace.com

# oct 5 Babylon, Ottawa, ON
Doors: tbc
Tickets: tbc [Buy Online]
Info: tbc

# oct 6 Cabaret Music Hall, Montreal, QC
Capacity: 450
Doors: tbc
Tickets: Ph 514-845-2014
Info: Ph 514-845-2014

# oct 7 Cabaret Music Hall, Montreal, QC
Capacity: 450
Doors: tbc
Tickets: Ph 514-845-2014
Info: Ph 514-845-2014

oct 8 Cabaret du Capitol, Quebec City, QC
Doors: tbc
Tickets: Ph (418) 694-4444
Info: Ph (418) 694-4444

# oct 9 Paradise, Boston, MA
Capacity: 650
Doors: 20:00
Tickets: $16
Info: boston.cc.com/paradise.asp

oct 10 Irving Plaza, New York, NY
Doors: 20:00
Tickets: $18 [Buy Online]
Info: www.irvingplaza.com

# oct 11 NXNW, Philadelphia, PA
Capacity: 300
Doors: tbc
Tickets: tbc
Info: www.nxnwphl.com

# oct 12 Harry's Roadhouse, Asbury Park, NJ ** Frames Headline **
Doors: tbc
Tickets: tbc
Info: www.harrysroadhouse.com - HEADLINE GIG

# oct 14 The Black Cat, Washington, DC
Doors: 20:30
Tickets: $14 [Buy Online]
Info: tbc

# oct 15 Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
Capacity: 650
Doors: 20:30
Tickets: $10 in advance [Buy Online]
Info: www.catscradle.com

oct 16 Echo Lounge, Atlanta, GA
Doors: 20:00
Tickets: tba
Info: www.echostatic.com/echolounge/

# oct 17 Headliners, Louisville, KY
Capacity: 600
Doors: 20:00
Tickets: $12 [Buy Online]
Info: Ph 502-584-8088

# nov 16 The Corner, Melbourne
Doors: tbc
Tickets: Ph (03) 9427 9198
Info: www.cornerhotel.com

# nov 18 The Gov, Adelaide
Doors: tbc
Tickets: Ph (08) 8340 0744
Info: Ph (08) 8340 0744

# nov 19 The Civic Hotel, Perth
Doors: tbc
Tickets: Ph (08) 9272 1011
Info: Ph (08) 9272 1011

July 2003

July 13 (The Frames)	Witnness, Ireland
July 26	Nový Jičín, Czech Rep.
July 31 (Glen solo)	The Chelsea, Vienna

August 1	Namest Folk Festival, Czech Rep.
August 2	Uherske Hradiste Film Festival, Czech Rep.
August 4	Prague, Czech Rep.
August 5	Liberec, Czech Rep.

August 12	Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, N.I.
August 30	RDS, Dublin

Island Arts Centre: "The Frames, one of Ireland’s best loved bands, shot to huge cult status and commercial success in the past couple of years, their incendiary live shows being central to their popularity. The Frames mixed their Celtic soul with the crashing guitars of American acts like The Pixes, thus signalling the birth of a new homegrown era. Despite excellent albums like ‘Fitzcarraldo’ (1996) and ‘Dance The Devil’ (1999), The Frames had a frustrating time with their UK record label. Eventually they set up their own imprint and launched ‘For The Birds’ (2001). This record was massively successful at home, while the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Brian Eno have shown interest abroad. The recent release of the live album ‘Set List’ has cemented their position at the forefront of contemporary Irish Rock. It entered the Irish chart at number 1 in May."

June 2003

June 2 (Glen Hansard)	MacCarthys Bar, Dingle
~~June 5 (The Frames)~~	~~the Paradise, Boston~~
June 7 (The Frames)	The Bowery, NYC
June 8 (The Frames)	The Abbey Pub, Chicago
June 10 (The Frames)	KCRW session 11:20am
June 10 (The Frames)	~~Spaceland, LA., CA.~~
June 27 (The Frames)	Glastonbury, England
~~June 28 (The Frames)~~	~~Lisdoonvarna, Co.Clare~~

KCRW set list: Lay Me Down, God Bless Mom, What Happens When The Heart Just Stops, Races, (Me And My) Boyfriend, Fake, The Blood.

Witnness 2003 set list: Perfect Opening Line, Lay Me Down, God Bless Mom, What Happens When The Heart Just Stops, Fake, Pavement Tune, The Stars Are Underground, Underglass, Rent Day Blues, Your Face, Revelate, The Blood, Star Star / Heyday, Debaser.

May 2003

May 10 (Witnness 2001)	no disco Special, RTÉ
May 16 (Glen Hansard)	hMV instore, Dublin
May 17 (The Frames)	vicar street, Dublin
May 18 (Frames Sspecial)	Today FM documentary
May 19 (Glen Hansard)	Róisín Dubhs, galway
May 20 (Glen Hansard)	Half moon, cork
May 25 (Glen Hansard)	Killyleagh Castle, Co.Down
May 26 (Glen Hansard)	An grianan theatre, letterkenny, Donegal
May 29 (The Frames)	BBC Radio 6 interview
May 29 (The Frames)	Union Chapel, London

Vicar St. setlist: Seven Day Mile, Headlong, God Bless Mom, Finally, Fake, Underglass, Bananaman, People Get Ready, Pavement Tune, Races, Me And My Boyfriend, Lay Me Down/Ring Of Fire, Revelate, Star Star/Two Little Boys/Most Beautiful Widow In Town, One Little Hopeful, Rent Day Blues, The Blood, Your Face, Red Chord/Heyday.

Union Chapel setlist by chulia: 1. people get ready, 2. races, 3. lay me down, 4. me and my boyfriend, 5. god bless mom, 6. what happens when the heart just stops, 7. caution to the birds, 8. fake, 9. headlong, 10. fake, 11. rent day blues, 12. ?? new song, 13. your face/ Rempetion song, 14. star star, 15. listen girl, 16. the blood, 17. mighty sword, 18. santa maria, 19. devil town, 20. hopeful, 21. jesus' blood never failed me yet

The Frames live album "Set List" spends its second week at No.1 in the Irish Album Charts.

Glen Hansard also plays MacCarthys Bar, Dingle, Co.Kerry on June 2 - tickets €15.

April 2003

April 16 (glen solo)	The Village, Dublin
April 17 (the frames)	Vicar St., Dublin

The tracklisting of the upcoming Frames live album (May 16th), "Set List" revealed in Hot Press. And tidings of a Frames radio documentary on Today FM (May 18, 9PM), a No Disco special (May 10th) and possibly Glastonbury. Interview from Hot Press with The Frames manager Claire Leadbitter. "Other Voices" CD review.

Glen Hansard appeared on the Breakfast Show on TodayFM on May15 and performed an acoustic version of 'Races'.

March 26 2003
The Frames in London May 29 at the Union Chapel. Tickets on sale now from CREDIT CARD HOTLINE: 020 7344 0044 (24HRS) OR WWW.MEANFIDDLER.COM AND WWW.WAYAHEAD.COM; Nicolai Dungar from Sweden will be the support act.

March 2003
Rob Bochnik officially joins as The Frames guitarist, just in time for their American tour. Rob has been touring on and off in America, Ireland and Australia with The Frames over the past year or so.

SXSW
Date Fri 3/14/03
Market Austin, TX
Venue SXSW Convention Center (Austin Convention Center)
Address 4th St. at Trinity
City, State Zip Austin, TX
Age Restriction All
Time - 1.30pm - acoustic set of 40 minutes.

then later on that same day.....
Date Fri 3/14/03
Venue Club Deville
Address 900 Red River
City, State Zip Austin, TX 78701
Phone 512-457-0900
Age Restriction 21+
Doors Open 8:00 PM

Overcoat Recordings And Sad Robot Showcase
Nicolai Dunger 9:00 PM - 1 x 40 min
Carissa's Weird 10:00 PM - 1 x 40 min
Boa's 11:00 PM - 1 x 40 min
Sin Ropas 12:00 AM - 1 x 40 min
The Frames 1:00 AM - 1x 40 min

SXSW Hideout/Metro party
Saturday March 15 2002
at Pok E Jo's
1603 West 5th
check website for specific directions. (between MOPAC and Lamar)
www.hideoutchicago.com
The Frames: 7pm

Glen Hansard solo show
Saturday March 22 2002 - cancelled
McGann's in Boston, 197 portland st/nth station - tel 617 227 4059. Tickets on sale now.

February 21 2003
Drummer Dave Hingerty has left The Frames amicably. It's believed he will be working with Josh Ritter on his new album.

February 20 2003
The first episode of 'Other Voices - Songs From A Room' will be broadcast on Network 2 at 9pm on Tuesday 25 February.

Full line up:
Episode 1 The Frames
Episode 2 Damien Rice
Episode 3 Interference
Episode 4 Damien Dempsey
Episode 5 Nina Hynes
Episode 6 Josh Ritter
Episode 7 Compilation featuring Jerry Fish and Katell Keineg
Episode 8 Mundy
Episode 9 Maria Doyle Kennedy
Episode 10 Mark Geary
Episode 11 Compilation featuring Paddy Casey, Roesy and John Hegarty
Episode 12 emmett tinley
Episode 13 Compilation featuring Ronan Ó Snodaigh, Martin Finke, Barry McCormack, Paul Tiernan and Ger Wolfe

January 30 2003
The Frames topped the Hot Press 2002 Readers Poll winning Best Irish Band (ahead of U2), Best Live Act, Songwriter (Glen, no.2), Best Male (Glen, no.4), Best Polling Act (no.4), Best Musician (Colm, no.2)

The Frames may release a live album compiled from their late-November 2002 residency in Vicar Street.

>> jan 21 Róisín Dubh's, galway ++
Support: mark geary
Tickets: tbc
Doors: tbc

>> jan 22 half moon, cork ++
Support: mark geary
Tickets: tbc
Doors: tbc

>> jan 24 jean monet, limerick ++
Support: mark geary
Tickets: tbc
Doors: tbc

>> jan 26 spirit store, dundalk ++
Support: mark geary
Tickets: tbc
Doors: tbc

>> jan 27 auntie annies, belfast ++
Support: mark geary
Tickets: £12.50 (from Katy Daly's & Backbeat)
Doors: tbc

>> jan 28 auntie annies belfast ++
Support: mark geary
Tickets: £12.50 (from Katy Daly's & Backbeat)
Doors: tbc

>> jan 29 an grianan, letterkenny ++
Support: mark geary
Tickets: €15
Info: tel 074 20777 or www.angrianan.com

December 2002
Glen Hansard presents & plays at the special "Other Voices" series being recorded in Dingle, Co.Kerry for RTÉ. The Frames play on December 14, with support from Interference and Rosey.

Setlist: Lay Me Down, What Happens When The Heart Just Stops, Buzzin Fly, Star Star / Hotellounge, Astral Weeks, The Blood, Santa Maria, Mighty Sword, Devil Town, The Model.

November 11 2002
Damien Rice, Hedrock Valley Beats, Glen Hansard and Lisa Hannigan to appear on the movie soundtrack to Goldfish Memory.

October 2002
The Frames are in Australia for two gigs in Melbourne and Sydney, and a few in-store appearances.

The guys appeared on Triple J on Oct.15 and played 'Lay Me Down'' and 'The Model' (Kraftwerk).
Listen to interview and 'Lay Me Down'.

Live at the Wireless, recorded in Melbourne on Oct.25 was broadcast on Oct.28 at 10:00 Irish time. Live streaming broadcast.
Due to be repeated on November 3.

Setlist: God Bless Mom, Rent Day Blues, Pavement Tune, The Stars Are Underground, Headlong, Love Will Tear Us Apart Again, Heyday.

U.S.A.

* sep 4 Magic Stick, Detroit. nad navillus, the frames, waxwings
* sep 5 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland. nad, waxwings, the frames
* sep 6 Club Cafe, Pittsburgh
* sep 7 Knitting Factory, New York. waxwings, the frames
* sep 8 Middle East, Boston (downstairs). adrenaline, waxwings, the frames
* sep 10 Khyber, Philadelphia, PA
* sep 12 Black Cat, Washington DC
* sep 13 chapel hill, tbc
* sep 14 Echo Lounge, Atlanta. nad, waxwings, the frames **
* sep 15 new orleans, tbc
* sep 16 texas, tbc
* sep 17 texas, tbc
* sep 18 Rubber Gloves, Denton, Texas
* sep 20 alburquerque, tbc
* sep 21 Nita's Hideaway, Tempe, Arizona
* sep 22 Casbah, San Diego, CA
* sep 24 Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA. nad, waxwings, the frames
* sep 25 Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco. nad, waxwings, the frames
* sep 27 Blackbird, Portland, Oregon. victory at sea, young and sexy, waxwings, the frames
* sep 28 Crocodile Cafe, Seattle. young and sexy, waxwings, the frames
* sep 29 vancouver, tbc

* oct 3 minneapolis, tbc
* oct 4 madison, tbc
* oct 5 Metro, Chicago

** Tickets for the September 14th gig in Atlanta, GA. can be bought from the Echo Lounge website or call 1-800-594-TIXX (8499).

SUNDAY 20th OCTOBER	THE CLARENDON, BLUE MOUNTAINS Bookings Ph (02) 4782 1322
TUESDAY 22nd OCTOBER	THE METRO, SYDNEY Bookings Ph (02) 9287 2000 or www.metrotheatre.com.au
FRIDAY 25th OCTOBER	THE CORNER, MELBOURNE Bookings Ph (03) 9427 9198

Those who want a copy of this collection of live work recorded at the Staré Pekárne venue in Brno, Czech Republic, can send a cheque or postal order for €15 (€16 rest of the world) (made out to "The Frames") to:

The Frames @ Galways Arts festival with special guests The Dirty 3, Gorkys Zygotic Mynci & Mundy - July 27 2002.

The Witnness setlist (thanks to Donal©):
Revelate, God Bless Mom, Lay Me Down, What Happens When the Heart Just Stops, Rent Day Blues, Pavement Tune, Stars are Underground, Coffee to go, Fitzcarraldo, Star Star (with 2 little boys and Everyone's out to get you...), Debaser and Hey Day. The TV Tent set list included You know what I want to know (Kittser cover - Robbie Kitt joined in), Oh Robbie Robbie (fan tribute!!), Santa Maria, Pavement Tune, Revelate, Mighty Sword and Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division cover)

April 2002
Glen Hansard - Live at the Lobby, Cork
3 April 2002

Plateau
Lay Me Down
What Happens When the Heart Just Stops?
Blood
Early Bird
Santa Maria
Bon Jovi Cover
The Stars Are Underground/Pixies Demonstration
God Bless Mom
Hopeful
Uncle Brendan Story
A Caution to the Birds
The Locusts
Rent Day Blues
Astral Weeks
Races
Revelate
Star Star **/Careless Whisper/Two Little Boys
I've Got Your Back
Headlong
Devil Town

March 2002
Added screen captures from the Star Star video. Glen solo tour across Ireland and the Frames will play SWSX in Austin, Texas.

USA:
March 1st louisville, kentucky (frames headline)
March 8th San Francisco, CA, bottom of the hill
March 9th Los Angeles, CA, knitting factory
March 11th Austin, TX, tucson tbc
March 14th austin, texas - scottish rite theatre / south by south west festival
March 15th instore in austin texas at tower records at 2pm

Ireland (Glen solo):
March 25th auntie annies, belfast
March 26th spirit store, dundalk
March 27th spirit store, dundalk
March 28th mcgarrigles, sligo
April 2nd the lobby, cork
April 3rd the lobby, cork
April 4th cleeres hotel, kilkenny
April 5th cleeres hotel, kilkenny
April 6th dolans warehouse, limerick
April 7th Róisín Dubhs, galway

Feb. 09 MADISON, WI Annex
Feb. 10 CHAMPAIGN, IL The High Dive
Feb. 11 INDIANAPOLIS, IN Radio Radio
Feb. 13 ATHENS, GA 40 Watt
Feb. 14 ATLANTA, GA Echo Lounge
Feb. 15 CHAPEL HILL, NC Room Four
Feb. 16 BALTIMORE, MD Fletchers held
Feb. 17 WASHGINTON, DC Black Cat
Feb. 18 HOBOKEN, NJ Maxwell's SOLD OUT
Feb. 19 BROOKLYN, NY Warsaw
Feb. 20 BE gallery, Asbury park NJ (frames headline)
Feb. 21 PITTSBURGH, PA Club Café
Feb. 22 CLEVELAND, OH Beachland Ballroom
Feb. 23 CHICAGO, IL Abbey Pub

Jan. 24th chelsea, vienna austria
Jan. 26th brno, club stara pekarna, czech rep
Jan. 29th valmez, m-klub, czech rep
Jan. 30th prague, patriots hall, czech rep

December 20 2001
The Frames play a special New Year's Eve gig in Vicar St. Dublin w/ guests.

Setlist:
1. Star Star/Hotelounge
2. God Bless Mom
3. Lay Me Down
4. Angel At My Table
5. Rent Day Blues/Rhinestone Cowboy
6. (two friends)
7. Pavement Tune
8. Revelate
9. What Happens When The Heart Just Stops
10. Fitzcarraldo
11. The Stars Are Underground
12. Octopussy (Wedding Present)
13. Headlong
14. Rock Music (the Pixies)
15. Hey Day (mic)
16. Kid's Song (mic)
17. New Partner
18. Before You Go w/Noreen
19. Picture Of Love w/Noreen
20. Love Will Tear Us Apart Again (Joy Division)
21. Last Goodbye/Red Chord

November 30 2001
The Frames american tour has been cancelled due to the death of their close friend Mic Christopher on Nov.29.

November 2001
Farewell to Dave Odlum as he leaves the band to persue his interest in production/recording.

Weds Nov 21st knitting factory early show 6.45-8.30pm. with special guest mark geary

Thurs Nov 22nd happy thanksgiving to one and all....

Fri Nov 23rd Radio interview/song WBJB NJ 4pm-ish*

Sat Nov 24th BE gallery Asbury Park NJ with loads of good people

Mon Nov 26th Middle East upstairs, Boston headline with the and/ors supporting

Weds Nov 28th Uncommon Ground Chicago

Thurs Nov 29th Uni of illinois Radio interview 4-7pm

Mon Dec 3rd 6am WGN news piece chicago

Tues Dec 4th shubas club, chicago headline

Thu Dec 6th New York Mercury Lounge, headline *
Fri Dec 7th Philadelphia Kyber Pass *

Sat Dec 8th Hoboken maxwells headline *

Sun Dec 9th Baltimore Ottobar w/Ned Oldham *
Mon Dec 10th Cleveland Beachland Ballroom*
Tue Dec 11th Louisville kentucky venue tbc*

Wed Dec 12th Chicago The Hideout *

Thu Dec 13th Columbus Little Brothers *

Fri Dec 14th Pittsburgh Club Cafe *

This is the first leg of the touring for america. The plan is to come back to do the west coast very late feb/early March to end in Texas at southbysouthwest on the 14-17 March......

August 2001
Currently in the U.S. calming down after the mayhem of the band’s Witnness performance The Frames’ Frontman Glen Hansard returns to Ireland for the start of a series of solo shows around the country on 23rd August taking in Galway, Dublin, Kilkenny and Cork.

August 4 2001
The Frames headline the Witness Rising tent at Witnness Festival on August 4th.

David Kitt appeared as a guest of The Frames along with Mike Scott, Paddy Casey, and Mundy. He performed his own song 'Saturdays'.

David played the Witnness Rising tent the following day. He was joined by Glen Hansard for a version of Pat Benetar's "Love Is A Battlefield".

July 15 2001
Glen plays support to Bob Dylan in Nowlan Park, Kilkenny. He played four songs on the night, including Astral Weeks.

"Hansard deserves a special mention, because, for me at least, he played as if this was the last gig of his life. And I am still trying to work out how he managed not to break any strings such was the intensity of his playing." - cluas.com

May 23 2001
The Frames independently released album 'For The Birds' has gone Gold in Ireland after seven weeks.

May 3rd - the Stables, Mullingar
May 5th - Dublin Castle, with Divine Comedy
May 23rd - an Taibhdhearc theatre, Galway
May 25th - Jean Monet, UL, Limerick
May 27th - Morrisons, Belfast
May 29th - Debarras, Clonakilty
May 30th - the Savoy, Cork

June 2001
June 1st - Vicar Street, Dublin - extra date!
June 2nd - Vicar Street, Dublin - standing
June 3rd - Vicar Street, Dublin - seated
June 9th - Uncommon Ground, Chicago (glen solo) 10pm
June 12th - Schubas, Chicago (glen solo) with songs:Ohia
June 15th - Glen (solo) at Maxwells, Hoboken, N.J. see poster
June 16th - Glen (solo) at Be, Asbury Park, N.J.
June 17th - Glen (solo) at Arlenes Grocery, NYC with Mark Geary and Brendan O'Shea
June 18th - the Druid, Boston with Martin Finke
June 25th - The Waterats, kings Cross, London
June 28th - Spalicek Festival in Valasske Mezirici, Czech Rep (double gig with Mnaga Zdorp)
June 29th - Recording for Czech TV1 in Valmez Castle
June 30th - Open air gig in Novi Jicin's historic town square, Czech Rep

July 2001
July 1st - C-Klub, Poprad, Slovakia
July 5th - Cultural Center Tatranska Lomnica (Kino),Tatras, Slovakia (acoustic)
July 8th - The Man on the Moon, Cambridge
July 9th - The Borderline, London
July 10th - The Fibbers Bar, York
July 11th/12th - Glasgow (tbc)

July 13 - Shelter, Vicar St.

May 2001
The Frames new album, "For The Birds" entered at No.6 in the Irish album charts and stayed at the same position the following week.

'Lay Me Down' will be released as a single on June 1st (now delayed until June 22nd).

March 30 2001
The Frames new album, "For The Birds" was released today. The radio promom single 'Lay Me Down' preceeds the album. The Frames will doing an extensive country-wide tour in April.

March 29 2001
The Frames appear on TV3's morning programme 'Ireland AM'. Glen and Dave are interviewed and they play "Headlong" from the soon-to-be-released new album "For The Birds".

Decebmer 31 2000
The gig is officially moved to Vicar St. (from RDS).

Shelter Stage:
9.30pm Mic Christopher
10.15pm Gemma Hayes
11pm David Kitt
12.45pm Bell X1

Vicar St. Stage:
9pm Revelino
9.45pm Relish
10.45pm The Four Of Us
12.30pm The Frames

Oct 6th - Morrisons, Belfast *
Oct 17th - Róisín Dubh, Galway
Oct 18th - Cork IT, canteen at lunch time +
Oct 19th - UL +
Oct 26th - 33:45 Club, Vicar Street *
Oct 27th - Vicar Street (non-seated), Pulzar and Jack McKeever supporting
Oct 28th - Vicar Street, Pulzar supporting
Oct 29th - The Forum, Waterford, (West end live festival)
Oct 31st - Lobby, Cork *

Nov 3rd - Cross Boarders Festival, Amsterdam
Nov 5th - Victoria Inn, Derby
Nov 6th - The Portland Arms, Cambridge
Nov 7th - Spitz Club, London
Nov 9th - the Park, Peterbourgh
Nov 10th - King Tuts, Glasgow
Nov 12th - Fibbers, York
Nov 13th - Liverpool su(Stanley Theatre)
Nov 17th-20th - M.O.T.R. Festival, Florida
Nov 22nd - Gunther Murphys, Chicago *

Oct 20th - Glen Hansard, Whelans
Oct 21st - Glen Hansard, Steve Fanagan, Ian Whitty - The Cudgel Stout Folk Club, Cahirsiveen.

December 31 1999
The Frames along with Jubilee Allstars, David Kitt and Dave Cleary are currently on a nationwide tour of Ireland.

Dec. 31st: Tivoli Theatre, Dublin
Dec. 29th: Town Hall Centre, Galway
Dec. 28th: Cleeres Hotel, Kilkenny
Dec. 27th: The Empire, Belfast
Dec. 22nd: Point Theatre, Dublin
Dec. 21st: Garter Lane, Waterford
Dec. 19th: Scotts Hotel, Killarney
Dec. 18th: Connolly's of Leap, West Cork
Dec. 17th: The Lobby, Cork
Dec. 16th: The Metro, Cork CANCELLED
Dec. 15th: Isaac Butts, Dublin

November 1999
The "Come On Up To The House" EP is available at the gigs, although a limited number will be available in Road and Tower Records stores.

August 28 1999
The Frames hope to release another EP independently with "Rent Day Blues" as the leading track. The band will be in Ventry, Co. Kerry, for a week starting on the 28th of Aug with Craig Ward of dEUS starting work on the next album.

August
Sunday August 1st - County Clare Festival
Friday August 6th - Rock The Planet, Dundalk
Wednesday August 11th - Eclipse Festival, Waterville, Kerry
Thursday August 12th - Zhivago Records Galway at 7pm
Friday August 13th - Black Box, Galway (with the Prayer Boat)
Saturday August 14th - Glanrock Festival, Cork
Thursday August 19th - Whelans, Dublin
Friday August 20th - Whelans, Dublin
Saturday August 21st - Whelans, Dublin
Sunday August 22nd - Folk Club, Abbeyleix, Laois
Thursday August 26th - Dolan's Warehouse, Limerick
Friday August 27th - Lissard Festival, Cork
Saturday August 28th - Lissard Festival, Cork

September
Saturday September 4th - the Olympia, (supporting Sparklehorse)
Thursday September 16th - TT' the Bear's, Cambridge, Boston

Dates for the American and Australian tours in September & October to follow. The band will be in England in November and back in Ireland between December 20th - 31st.

July
July 9th - Esquires, Bedford.
July 10th - Fleadh, London. (on stage at 2.30)
July 11th - T- In the Park Festival, Scotland.
July 20th - Boat race, Cambridge.
July 21st - Duchess of York, Leeds
July 22nd - Picket, Liverpool
July 23rd - Music In The Sun, Sheffield.
July 24th - Hand & Heart, Coventry
July 25th - Day off!
July 26th - Water Rats, London
July 27th - Army & Navy, Chelmsford
July 28th - Night & Day, Manchester
July 29th - Fibbers, York (TBC)
July 30th - Cambridge Folk Festival
July 31st - Bullingdon Arms, Oxford

August
August 1st - County Clare Festival
August 14th - Glanrock Festival - Cork
August 19th - Whelans, Dublin
August 20th - Whelans, Dublin
August 21st - Whelans, Dublin
August 27th - Lissard Festival - Cork
August 28th - Lissard Festival - Cork

July 1st - The Rosebud, Pittsburgh (with Ron Sexsmith)
July 3rd - The Living Room, NYC

June 25 1999
"Dance The Devil..." album released in Ireland. Some special guests on the album include Therapy? drummer Graham Hopkins, some vocals by Nina Hynes and guitarist Craig Ward from dEUS.

February 23 1999
The Frames DC, Kid Icarus and Palomine play in The Funnel tonight.

February 15 1999
"I Am The Magic Hand" limited edition, five track 12"/EP released in Ireland only.

November 30 1995
The Frames play Tower Records in Dublin for the launch of 'Fitzcarraldo'. Some of the set is broadcast live on 2FM: Angel At My Table, In This Boat Together, Red Chord, Monument.

May 5 1995
The Frames recorded a 2FM Session for Dave Fanning, including the tracks 'Say It To Me Now' And 'Monument'.