Tag: Andrew Eldritch

The Sisters of Mercy expand summer tour with new dates in U.K., Ireland

The Sisters of Mercy expand summer tour with new dates in U.K., Ireland

The Sisters of Mercy continue to expand their summer touring plans, this week adding three more shows in the U.K. and Ireland onto the end of their growing itinerary, which already was hitting Europe for a 12-date run and now goes beyond what had appeared to be an isolated July appearance at Sonisphere.

The Sisters of Mercy announce European tour ahead of U.K. festival appearance

The Sisters of Mercy announce European tour ahead of U.K. festival appearance

The Sisters of Mercy this week announced a 12-date European tour in May ahead of that festival, a run of dates that will bring the goth-rock giants to Germany, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands.

The Sisters of Mercy to play Sonisphere festival in UK's Knebworth Park

The Sisters of Mercy to play Sonisphere festival in UK’s Knebworth Park

Andrew Eldritch is rolling out The Sisters of Mercy for at least one performance so far in 2014, with the band confirmed to play the Sonisphere festival at Knebworth Park, England, on July 5 in what appears to be the goth-rock legends’ first performance since the summer of 2012.

Vintage Video: The Sisters of Mercy in Chicago, 1984 — watch full 50-minute concert

Vintage Video: The Sisters of Mercy in Chicago, 1984 — watch full 50-minute concert

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we present an early U.S. performance by The Sisters of Mercy in the form of this full 50-minute set filmed at Chicago’s Exit Club on April 15, 1984. The show comes nearly a year before the release of the Sisters’ debut album First and Last and Always.

The Sisters of Mercy take 30th anniversary tour to Australia, Mexico, South America

The Sisters of Mercy take 30th anniversary tour to Australia, Mexico, South America

The Sisters of Mercy’s 30th anniversary tour enters its second year with the band’s first-ever trip to New Zealand and Australia — where the goth-rockers will play the Soundwave Festival, making up for their slot on last year’s failed Soundwave Revolution spinoff — as well as a short run of dates in South America and Mexico.

The Sisters of Mercy extend 30th anniversary tour with 15 more European dates this fall

The Sisters of Mercy extend 30th anniversary tour with 15 more European dates this fall

The Sisters of Mercy’s 30th anniversary tour will end the year where it began 2011 — in Europe — with 15 more dates planned for November and December, although the band’s first-ever trip to Australia and New Zealand was scuttled after this week’s Soundwave Revolution touring festival fell apart.