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CMEAS has booking opportunities at many British clubs and Arts Council funded venues.
Pubs are the backbone of live music in Britain. Almost every British band of note started in the national pub circuit. CMEAS books and promotes gigs at some of the friendliest, busiest, best ale & food serving jewels of musical iniquity the Isles can offer

Started in 2004, CMEAS is partnering with several local school districts to provide interactive musical workshops with local schools. This program is set to be a significant part of our UK events.
In addition to pub, club, and workshop events, CMEAS has teamed up with a private record label based in Devon that does superb 24 track live recording at the Palladium Club. CMEAS offers a full show recording as part of the UK events.
If you are a band at home with a solid gig base and want to play abroad, there will probably be a bands abroad that want to play your gigs too. CMEAS can facilitate such international (or national) gig swaps.
Starting in 2005, CMEAS will be creating a video record of the tour so that bands have both a sound and visual record of their trip, and hopefully a work of art that they can use on return to their native countries.
Plans in the works include a recording and site seeing tour in Costa Rica, blues and roots festivals in Romania, a weekend trip to Rio de Janeiro, the International Film Festival in Prague, a tour of Dutch cities, a tour of French vineyard parties, and an island hopping tour of the US and UK Virgin Islands.

UK Oct. 2008 Tour
Wed. Oct. 1st - Sun. Oct. 12th, 2008.
This event opened for applications on November 18th midnight EST.
An early application fee applies. Application deadline is July 15th, 2008.

CME Artist Services are proud to present the tour that started it all - now in its 8th year!! For information on the 2008 event click <HERE> .and to apply kick <HERE>.

This is our flagship tour of the British Isles that started it all back in 2000. Artists wishing to correspond regarding this tour are welcome to do so by email at info@cmeas.com

Also see Reviews for feedback from the 2006 tour (2007 tour pix, vid and feedback pending) .

The UK Oct. Tour 2007 participants were Curly and the Rocket from Washington DC, and NYC funksters extraordinaire Banooba. We regret that the Midwest's blues rock superstars, the Steepwater Band, were not able to attend (though chosen) due to an injury before the tour.

Sonicbids - Partners for UK Oct. Tour 2008

 

UK Oct. Tour 2008

01-Oct-08 Wed. Cuban Bar, Cambden Town (tbc)

02-Oct-08 Thu. Riffs, Swindon

03-Oct-08 Fri. Palladium, Bideford

04-Oct-08 Sat. Patriots MC, Crumlin, Wales

05-Oct-08 Sun. tba

06-Oct-08 Mon. Bell, Bath

07-Oct-08 Tue. Sun Inn, Lancaster

08-Oct-08 Wed. Blackpool workshop

09-Oct-08 Thu. Glasgow workshop / Aldersyde Hotel, Isle of Arran

10-Oct-08 Fri. Duke Of Edinburgh, Barrow-in-Furness

11-Oct-08 Sat. Cartmel College, Lancaster University

12-Oct-08 Sun. One Planet Festival, Lancaster

 

This event is now in its 8th consecutive year. For more information on this event that you do not find on this page or through the links, please contact us at oct06@cmeas.com. On this event you will: - Play in England, Scotland and Wales including shows in some of the UK's top music towns, venues, (and esoteric pubs including one voted Britain's top music pub 2004 and 2005) filled with eager crowds of punters (see Oct 2006 Tour for last year's tour schedule). - Take place in High School workshops with the opportunity to explore this great way of subsequently working in the UK as a musician yourselves. - The tour will be fully supported with gig guarantees, accommodation, evening meals, domestic transport, promotion and work permits taken care of.

You will certainly establish your act's own gig base in the UK through this event. NOTE: Artists who applied and scored highly with our peer review, even if not accepted can still: - Receive a free application offer to another one of our events should they be in the top 10 finalist list (we started doing this with the East Anglia Tour) you may find us booking you in the UK anyway, especially if we arrange a partnership with you (e.g. Bob Cheevers from Nashville, Wabash Cannonballs from Chicago, Cafebar 401 from Holland, Ghandi from Costa Rica).

For more information, see the 2006 tour REVIEWS.

 

UK Spring 2009 Tour
Wed. May 6th - Sun. May 17th, 2009.
This event opened for applications on April 15th. An early application fee applies.Application deadline is March 1st, 2009.

The acts for the Spring UK Tour 2008 were: GreenTaRA from Canada and Hovercraft Pirates from Northern Ireland.

Due to the popularity of both our UK tours, this event is being
rebooked for 2009. Open for 1-2 acts. Event runs May 6th, - 17th.

For information on the 2009 event click <HERE> and to apply click <HERE> or on the Sonicbids logo below.

Sonicbids - Partners for UK Spring 2008 Tour

SPRING UK Tour 2009

06-May-09 Wed
Cuban Bar, Camden Town, London.

07-May-09 Thu
Riffs, Swindon.

08-May-09 Fri
Palladium, Bideford,

09-May-09 Sat
Patriots MC, Crumlin, Newport, S. Wales.

10-May-09 Sun
Coopers Arms, Pewsey, Wiltshire.

11-May-09 Mon
Bell, Bath.

12-May-09 Tue
Sun Inn, Lancaster.

13-May-09 Wed
Eagle Tavern, Prestwick, Ayrshire.

14-May-09 Thu
Duke of Edinburgh, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria.

15-May-09 Fri
Aldersyde Hotel, Lamlash, Isle of Arran.

16-May-09 Sat
Dundonald Inn, Dundonald, Ayrshire.

17-May-09 Sun
Black Horse, Otley, W. Yorks.