Due to continuing visa and immigration issues, Scotland's The View has regretfully been forced to cancel their May US tour dates. All tickets will be refunded. In addition, fans and tickets buyers should stay tuned for an exclusive song and special message from the band. The View will still be releasing their fantastic debut album, Hats Off To The Buskers, on 1965/Columbia Records on May 8th. The release will have an extra 3 bonus tracks exclusive to the US release
The View has achieved platinum status in the UK and reached #1 on the charts week of release in Britain. The View have been touring tirelessly for the last year, acting as a headliner on the Shockwaves NME tour throughout Britain, and even touring Japan on their victory debut album since the Bay City Rollers in 1974 with Rollin. "Wasted Little DJ's" took home an NME award this year for "Best Track."
You can vote right now for The View's "Wasted Little DJ's" to get added to MTVU's The Freshman this week! Vote at mtvU.com - Music: The Freshmen
CANCELLED DATES...
4/30 - Cambridge, MA @ T.T. The Bears
5/01 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
5/02 - Brooklyn, NY @ Luna Lounge
5/04 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
5/06 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba's Tavern
5/08 - West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour
5/10 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
5/13 - Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Café
5/15 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
America is eagerly awaiting the release. Check out some VIEW praise:
"Here's a good reason to keep living..." - Rolling Stone
"The View are scarily fresh-faced-average age 19 and have effectively demolished the barrier between band and audience." - The FADER
"Scottish blokes with a thrashy, mussed charm and a gift for tossed-off melodies that Arctic Monkey might envy." - SPIN
The View make perfect pop songs which document the banality of adolescent life in a small city, but The View add a frothy sense of fun and tongue-in-cheek humor. Embossed with teen punk angst and lyrical with, The View apply their own unique energy, charm and of course, thick Scottish brogue to one spectacular rock n' roll record.
The View has achieved platinum status in the UK and reached #1 on the charts week of release in Britain. The View have been touring tirelessly for the last year, acting as a headliner on the Shockwaves NME tour throughout Britain, and even touring Japan on their victory debut album since the Bay City Rollers in 1974 with Rollin. "Wasted Little DJ's" took home an NME award this year for "Best Track."
You can vote right now for The View's "Wasted Little DJ's" to get added to MTVU's The Freshman this week! Vote at mtvU.com - Music: The Freshmen
CANCELLED DATES...
4/30 - Cambridge, MA @ T.T. The Bears
5/01 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
5/02 - Brooklyn, NY @ Luna Lounge
5/04 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
5/06 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba's Tavern
5/08 - West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour
5/10 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
5/13 - Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Café
5/15 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
America is eagerly awaiting the release. Check out some VIEW praise:
"Here's a good reason to keep living..." - Rolling Stone
"The View are scarily fresh-faced-average age 19 and have effectively demolished the barrier between band and audience." - The FADER
"Scottish blokes with a thrashy, mussed charm and a gift for tossed-off melodies that Arctic Monkey might envy." - SPIN
The View make perfect pop songs which document the banality of adolescent life in a small city, but The View add a frothy sense of fun and tongue-in-cheek humor. Embossed with teen punk angst and lyrical with, The View apply their own unique energy, charm and of course, thick Scottish brogue to one spectacular rock n' roll record.
