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ANIMALS AND FRIENDS

The band that shook the world back in 1964 have re-invented themselves... quality and distinct sound that was, and still is, The Animals..."
Barry Kirk, Romford Recorder
 
The enduring influence and breadth of appeal of Animals & Friends and The Animals' music in 2010 - The Animals' 1964 debut was recently included in CLASSIC ROCK magazines' '50 Albums That Built Blues Rock '.
 
The band have embarked on over a dozen massive UK tours with Special Guests including Spencer Davis, Stax, Booker T & The MGS and Blues Brothers guitar legend Steve Cropper, Maggie Bell (Stone The Crows) and the late, great Mick Green (The Pirates, Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry) - which were the last shows by the guitarist viewed by many as one of the most influential in music.
 
Animals & Friends remain a seminal rhythm & blues band who still command great respect internationally amongst their peers as well as from fans of all ages who instinctively respond so enthusiastically to such pivotal songs from The Animals' catalogue such as 'We Gotta Get Out Of This Place', 'Boom Boom', 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood', 'Baby, Let Me Take You Home', 'I Put A Spell On You' and the bands' multi-million selling anthem and Number One hit across the world - 'House of The Rising Sun'.
 
THE HISTORY BIT

In 1964 a wave of new energetic rock and roll swept over the youth of the world. On the crest of this wave was The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and of course The Animals. From the banks of the River Tyne came the North East's offering; a brand of rhythm n blues that the whole world seemed to grasp greedily.

Back in 1957 John Steel along with fellow Animals co-founder Eric Burdon began playing their trade in and around their native Tyneside with not the slightest inking that they would - in a very few years - find themselves part of a group that would be forever bracketed with the very best of British music - The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds - and respected all over the world. The Animals were also be the second British band after The Beatles to top the American charts with their multi-million selling anthem, 'House of The Rising Sun'.
 
Let us not forget that it was Bob Dylan's 'House of the Rising Sun' that so inspired this legendary band to record what history has shown to be the definitive take. It is even whispered that Dylan looked to their version as inspiration for his infamous 'going electric'.

Bruce Springsteen recently revealed on stage in the USA that it was The Animals, not The Beatles or The Stones who were his favourite British Invasion band. " Their singles were the first full-blown class-consciousness I'd ever heard". After playing a short burst of 'We Gotta Get Out Of This Place', Springsteen then confessed: "That's every song I've ever written. 'Born To Run', 'Born In The USA', all of them".

After 50 years, the legend still grows...

TOUR DATES

 

​​OCTOBER 2024

17/10/24 John dep Newcastle 14:40 arr Ams 17:00 £249.65 - K86JVW4 - £249.65

18/10/24 Boys dep Manchester 11:15 Arr Ams 13:35 £1,197.43 - K86JXQ4 - £1197.43

18/10/24 Metropool Hengelo Netherlands Hengelo

19/10/24 ECI Fabriek Netherlands Roermond

20/10/24 John dep Ams 15:10 arr Newcastle 15:40

20/10/24 Boys dep Ams 14:55 arr Manchester 15:10

24/10/24 John Dep Newcastle 14.40 to Ams EJU7834 17:00 - K87GTSR - £252.65

25/10/12 Boys Dep Manchester at 11.15 arr Amsterdam 13.35 EZY2163 - K88236S £999.34

25/10/24 Groen Engel Netherlands Oss

26/10/24 De Tamboer Netherlands Hoogeveen

27/10/24 John dep Amsterdam at 18.40 arr Newcastle EJU7859 19.10

27/10/24 Boys Dep AMS 10:00 arr MAN 10:20 EZY2162

29th October

John departs Newcastle 17.25 via Amsterdam arr Stockholm 22.55

Boys depart Manchester via Amsterdam 17:15 arr Stockholm 22:55

30/10 Knivsta/CIK.

31/10 Karlstad/Scala Teatern.

NOVEMBER 2024

1/11 Klippan/Norrehus.

2/11 Mölle/Hotell Kullaberg.

3/11 Malmö/Stadionmässan.

4/11 Solna/Folkets hus.

5/11 Västerås/Intiman.

6/11 Norrtälje/Folkets hus.

7/11 Edsbyn/Hotell Edsbyn.

8/11 Älta/Kulturknuten.

9/11 Göteborg/Frihamnskyrkan.

10th November

John departs Gothenburg 10.10am via Amsterdam arr Newcastle 13.10

10th November Boys depart Gothenburg 06.15am via Copenhagen arr Manchester 09.20am

16/11/24 Barney Unavailable

17/11/24 Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz Filharmonia Pomorska Poland

22/11/24 Rex France Toulouse

23/11/24 Centre Culturel Uves La Souterraine, France

 

DECEMBER 2024

02/12/24 Barney Unavailable

03//12/24 Barney Unavailable

12/12/24 Selby Town Hall United Kingdom Selby

19/12/24 Barnoldswick

20/12/24 Barnoldswick

21/12/24 Barney Unavailable

31/12/24 

 

JANUARY 2025

03/01/24 The Forge United Kingdom London

04/01/24 The Forge United Kingdom London

Sunday 12th Tyneside Americana Festival 

28/01/25 Aula Gong Czech Rep Ostrava

29/01/25 Hybernia Theatre Czech Rep Prague

30/01/25 Sono Centrum Czech Rep Brno

FEBRUARY 2025

Friday 21st Buxton Opera House 

Saturday 22nd Huntingdon Hall, Worcester

MARCH 2025

Saturday 8th Kendal, Brewery Arts

Sunday 9th TBC

Monday 10th Aberdeen, The Lemon Tree

Tuesday 11th Glasgow, St. Luke's 

Wednesday 12th Leeds, Brudenell 

Thursday 27th Germany

Friday 28th Germany

Saturday 29th Germany

APRIL 2025

Tuesday 1st Scandinavia

Wednesday 2nd Scandinavia

Thursday 3rd Scandinavia

Friday 4th Scandinavia

Saturday 5th Scandinavia

Sunday 6th Scandinavia

Monday 7th Scandinavia

Tuesday 8th Scandinavia

Wednesday 9th Scandinavia

Thursday 10th Scandinavia

Friday 11th Scandinavia

Saturday 12th Scandinavia

Sunday 13th Scandinavia

Monday 14th Scandinavia

Tuesday 15th Scandinavia

Wednesday 16th Scandinavia

Thursday 17th Scandinavia

Friday 18th Scandinavia

Saturday 19th Scandinavia

Sunday 20th Scandinavia

Monday 21st Scandinavia

MAY 2025

Friday 2nd - Ropetackle, Shoreham-by-Sea 

Saturday 3rd 3rd - Pavilion Hailsham

JUNE 2025

Friday 6th Wickham Festival Tbc

Saturday 28th OLDIENIGHT ZWICKAU Germany

JULY 2025

Friday 25th Romania

Fly back to London Date to be advised

Sunday 27th Brasenose Americana Festival 

SEPTEMBER 2025

Sunday 14th Darlington RnB Festival on stage approx 4.00pm

16th to 28 BBK Booking to be confirmed

OCTOBER 2025

Thursday 9th Holland

Friday 10th Holland

Saturday 11th Holland

Sunday 12th Holland

Mon 20th Depart for Australia

Tues 21st Sydney – arrive Australia

Thursday 23rd NEWCASTLE, NSW, FLAMINGOES Australia

Friday 24th KINGSFORD, NSW, SOUTH SYDNEY JUNIORS Australia

Saturday 25th WYONG, NSW, THE ART HOUSE Australia

Sunday 26th  ROCK CRUISE,  DEPART SYDNEY - 6:30 AM Australia            

Monday 27th ROCK CRUISE, ROCK THE CRUISE Australia

Tuesday 28th ROCK CRUISE, ROCK THE CRUISE Australia

Wednesday 29th ROCK CRUISE,  ROCK THE CRUISE DISEMBARK SYDNEY Australia

Thursday 30th Day Off                Australia    

Friday 31st THIRROUL, NSW, ANITA'S THEATRE Australia

NOVEMBER 2025

Saturday 1st GOULBURN, NSW, GOULBURN PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE Australia

Sunday 2nd CANBERRA, ACT CANBERRA THEATRE    Australia      

Monday 3rd South East Queensland Regional Australia              

Tuesday 4th  WOOLLONGABBA, QLD PRINCESS THEATRE Australia

Wednesday 5th Day Off      Australia           

Thursday 6th TOOWOOMBA, QLD, EMPIRE THEATRE Australia

Friday 7th TWEED HEADS, NSW, TWIN TOWNS Australia

Saturday 8th CALOUNDRA, QLD, KINGS THEATRE Australia

Sun 9th Day off  Australia                  

Monday 10th Day Off  Australia                

Tuesday 11th  GEELONG, VIC  GEELONG STORY HOUSE Australia

Tuesday 11th BALLARAT, VIC  HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE Australia

Wednesday 12th MELBOURNE, VIC, PALMS AT CROWN Australia

Thursday 13th Day off    Australia             

Friday 14th WARRAGUL, VIC, WEST GIPPSLAND Australia

Saturday 15th WONTHAGGI, VIC COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE Australia

Sunday 16th Day Off Australia          

Monday 17th Day off Australia        

Tuesday 18th ADELAIDE, SA THE GOV Australia

Wednesday 19th ADELAIDE, SA THE GOV Australia

Thursday 20th  TRAVEL Australia

Friday 21st PERTH, WA  ASTOR THEATRE Australia

Saturday 22nd  BUNBURY, WA   BREC Australia

Sun 23-Nov-25   Depart Perth

DECEMBER 2025

Monday 1st Crooked Billet, Stoke Row

Tuesday 2nd Crooked Billet, Stoke Row

Wednesday 3rd Crooked Billet, Stoke Row

Thursday 4th Barnoldswick Music and Arts

Friday 5th Barnoldswick Music and Arts

APRIL 2026

Wednesday 8th Scandinavia

Thursday 9th Scandinavia

Friday 10th Scandinavia

Saturday 11th Scandinavia

Sunday 12th Scandinavia

Monday 13th Scandinavia

Tuesday 14th Scandinavia

Wednesday 15th Scandinavia

Thursday 16th Scandinavia

Friday 17th Scandinavia

Saturday 18th Scandinavia

Sunday 19th Scandinavia

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT 

PETER BARTON

T 07712 628 366

email peterbartonmanagement@gmail.com

 

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