Good To Go Tour

The Good To Go Tour is a British multi-artist package concert tour that features a mix of established acts from the American punk/rock/ska/pop genres and rising UK bands.

History

The first Good To Go Tour took place in October 2005 and presented Southern California's rock superheroes, The Aquabats, in their first tour of England alongside Never Heard Of It, one of the America's most successful wholly independent rock bands. The bill was completed by Army of Freshmen (who joined for a few dates following a two week tour with the Grammy nominated Bowling for Soup), and Sonic Boom Six, Manchester's genre-defying female-fronted rockers.

The tour aims to deliver exciting and diverse line ups so that fans can learn to rely on the Good To Go Tour name to bring them the best in American and British music. "The whole point of this tour," said founder Ed Sellers, "is to have something that fans can look forward to, that they know will bring them interesting and fun line ups. The choices of bands are diverse enough to bring together fans from different musical backgrounds, but close enough that everyone can enjoy an entertaining and exciting show and maybe find a band that they didn't know a lot about before."

The Good To Go Tour also promises to stay true to its support of smaller, independent British bands. As an outlet to offer upcoming UK acts the opportunity to share the stage with established American acts that they might have been influenced by, the tour has given local bands in many towns some great opportunities. It works both ways too, allowing the tour an access to the street level promotion and enthusiastic word of mouth that can be invaluable in building a local buzz amongst fans, particularly with the advent of social networking sites such as MySpace.

The Beginning

Whilst not called a Good To Go Tour, 2004's Brand New Hero Records Tour was a precursor to what eventually became the Good To Go Tour. In September/October 2004, this twelve date UK tour featured The Littlest Man Band, Suburban Legends and Army Of Freshmen, who made a return the following year as part of the first Good To Go Tour.

*19/09/2004 flagicon|England Nottingham, England - Rock City
*20/09/2004 flagicon|England Sheffield, England - Corporation
*21/09/2004 flagicon|England Southampton, England - Joiners
*22/09/2004 flagicon|England Northampton, England - Soundhaus
*23/09/2004 flagicon|England Liverpool, England - Liverpool Carling Academy 2
*24/09/2004 flagicon|England Birmingham, England - Birmingham Carling Academy 2
*25/09/2004 flagicon|England Manchester, England - Satan's Hollow
*26/09/2004 flagicon|England Leicester, England - Charlotte
*28/09/2004 flagicon|England Norwich, England - Ferry Boat Inn
*29/09/2004 flagicon|Scotland Glasgow, Scotland - Cathouse
*30/09/2004 flagicon|England Milton Keynes, England - Pitz
*01/10/2004 flagicon|England London, England - Underworld

Tours

Good To Go Tour 2005

In October 2005 the inaugural Good To Go Tour ran between the 20th-29th inclusive, featuring:

*The Aquabats!
*Never Heard Of It
*Army Of Freshmen
*Sonic Boom Six

The tour took in the following dates:
*20/10/2005 flagicon|England Leicester, England - Charlotte "(The Aquabats!, Never Heard Of It, Sonic Boom Six)"
*21/10/2005 flagicon|England Camberley, England - Camberley Football Club "(The Aquabats!, Never Heard Of It, Sonic Boom Six, Three Quarters, Leading Brand)"
*22/10/2005 flagicon|England Norwich, England - Ferry Boat Inn "(The Aquabats!, Never Heard Of It, Sonic Boom Six, Fun!Yeah!, Flick The Switch)"
*23/10/2005 flagicon|England Nottingham, England - Junktion 7 "(The Aquabats!, Never Heard Of It, Grown At Home)"
*24/10/2005 flagicon|England Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms" (The Aquabats!, Never Heard Of It, Sonic Boom Six)"
*25/10/2005 flagicon|England Yeovil, England - Ski Lodge "(The Aquabats!, Never Heard Of It, Grown At Home)"
*26/10/2005 flagicon|England London, England - Carling Academy Islington "(The Aquabats!, Never Heard Of It, Army Of Freshmen)"
*27/10/2005 flagicon|England Liverpool, England - Liverpool Carling Academy 2 "(The Aquabats!, Never Heard Of It, Army Of Freshmen)"
*28/10/2005 flagicon|England Manchester, England - Satan's Hollow "(The Aquabats!, Never Heard Of It, Army Of Freshmen)"
*29/10/2005 flagicon|England Northampton, England - Roadmender "(The Aquabats!, Never Heard Of It, Army Of Freshmen, The Chernobyl Children)"

Good To Go Tour 2006

July and August 2006 saw the second Good To Go Tour, featuring a line-up of:

*The Aquabats!
*Allister
*The Riverclub
*Failsafe

Failsafe - whilst not playing the entire tour - played the Carling Academy dates and a select few. The tour ran from 25th July to 7th August inclusive.

*25/07/2006 flagicon|England Bristol, England - Bristol Carling Academy 2" (The Aquabats!, Allister, The Riverclub, Failsafe)"
*26/07/2006 flagicon|Wales Cardiff, Wales - Cardiff University "(The Aquabats!, Allister, MC Lars, The Riverclub)"
*27/07/2006 flagicon|England Yeovil, England - Ski Lodge "(The Aquabats!, Allister, The Riverclub, Mumrah)"
*28/07/2006 flagicon|England Camberley, England - Agincourt "(The Aquabats!, Allister, The Riverclub, Save The Lecture, Against The Odd)"
*29/07/2006 flagicon|England Bournemouth, England - Opera House "(The Aquabats!, Allister, MC Lars, The Riverclub)"
*31/07/2006 flagicon|England Leeds, England - Joseph's Well "(The Aquabats!, Allister, The Riverclub, Sonic Boom Six, Mumrah)"
*01/08/2006 flagicon|England Manchester, England - Jilly's Rockworld "(The Aquabats!, Allister, The Riverclub, Failsafe)" [See [http://www.makenoisemanchester.co.uk/community/index.php?showtopic=6696 Make Noise Manchester Forum] .]
*02/08/2006 flagicon|Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland - Studio 24 "(The Aquabats!, Allister, The Riverclub)"
*03/08/2006 flagicon|England Newcastle upon Tyne, England - Newcastle Carling Academy 2 "(The Aquabats!, Allister, The Riverclub, Failsafe)"
*04/08/2006 flagicon|England Birmingham, England - Birmingham Carling Academy 2 "(The Aquabats!, Allister, The Riverclub, Failsafe)"
*05/08/2006 flagicon|England London, England - Carling Academy Islington "(The Aquabats!, Allister, The Riverclub, Failsafe)"
*06/08/2006 flagicon|England Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms "(The Aquabats!, Allister, The Riverclub, Not Advised)"
*07/08/2006 flagicon|England Norwich, England - Norwich Arts Centre "(The Aquabats!, Allister, The Riverclub)"

Good To Go Tour 2007

The third tour took place in May 2007, with a line-up of:
*Wheatus
*MC Lars
*Army Of Freshmen
*Punchline

Army Of Freshmen was originally scheduled to play all fifteen of the dates but had to pull out of the final five due to other tour commitments.

The tour was scheduled for the following dates: [See [http://www.myspace.com/goodtogotour Good To Go Tour Myspace profile (includes tour dates and full support information)] .]

*03/05/2007 flagicon|England Oxford, England - Zodiac "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Army of Freshmen, Punchline)"
*04/05/2007 flagicon|England Yeovil, England - Ski Lodge "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Army of Freshmen, Punchline)"
*05/05/2007 flagicon|Wales Newport, Wales - TJs "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Army of Freshmen, Punchline, Ouzo 38)"
*06/05/2007 flagicon|England Southampton, England - Nexus "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Army of Freshmen, Punchline)"
*07/05/2007 flagicon|England Bristol, England - Bristol Carling Academy 2 "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Army of Freshmen, Punchline)"
*08/05/2007 flagicon|Wales Wrexham, Wales - Central Station "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Army of Freshmen, Punchline)"
*09/05/2007 flagicon|England Manchester, England - Music Box "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Army of Freshmen, Punchline, Never Say Die)"
*10/05/2007 flagicon|England Newcastle upon Tyne, England - Newcastle Carling Academy 2 "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Army of Freshmen, Punchline)"
*11/05/2007 flagicon|England Birmingham, England - Birmingham Carling Academy 2 "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Army of Freshmen, Punchline)"
*12/05/2007 flagicon|England London, England - Carling Academy Islington "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Army of Freshmen, Punchline)"
*13/05/2007 flagicon|England Derby, England - First Floor Club "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Failsafe, Punchline, 3 Storeys High)"
*14/05/2007 flagicon|England Leicester, England - Charlotte "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Punchline, 3 Storeys High, Glitch)"
*15/05/2007 flagicon|Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland - Exchange "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Punchline, 3 Storeys High)"
*16/05/2007 flagicon|England Leeds, England - Joseph's Well "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Punchline, Make it Better Later)"
*17/05/2007 flagicon|England Norwich, England - Waterfront "(Wheatus, MC Lars, Punchline, The Escaped)"

Good To Go Tour 2008(i)

The first Good To Go Tour of 2008 took place in February, with a line-up of:
*MxPx
*Punchline
*The Get Go

The tour took in the following dates:
*07/02/2008 flagicon|England Norwich, England - Waterfront "(MxPx, Punchline, The Get Go)"
*08/02/2008 flagicon|England Birmingham, England - Birmingham Carling Academy 2 "(MxPx, Punchline, The Get Go)"
*09/02/2008 flagicon|England Newcastle upon Tyne, England - Newcastle Carling Academy 2 "(MxPx, Punchline, The Get Go)"
*10/02/2008 flagicon|England Manchester, England - Manchester Academy 3 "(MxPx, Punchline, The Get Go)"
*12/02/2008 flagicon|England London, England - Carling Academy Islington "(MxPx, Punchline, The Get Go)"
*13/02/2008 flagicon|England Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms "(MxPx, Punchline, The Get Go)"
*14/02/2008 flagicon|England Oxford, England - Zodiac "(MxPx, Punchline, The Get Go)"
*15/02/2008 flagicon|England Yeovil, England - Orange Box "(MxPx, Punchline, The Get Go)"
*16/02/2008 flagicon|England Stoke on Trent, England - Sugarmill "(MxPx, Punchline, The Get Go)"
*17/02/2008 flagicon|Scotland Glasgow, Scotland - Garage "(MxPx, Punchline, The Get Go)"

MxPx then departed from the tour. Punchline and The Get Go continued for a further four shows.

*18/02/2008 flagicon|Wales Wrexham, Wales - Central Station "(Punchline, The Get Go, In City Light, A59)"
*19/02/2008 flagicon|Wales Newport, Wales - TJs "(Punchline, The Get Go)"
*20/02/2008 flagicon|England Bournemouth, England - iBar "(Punchline, The Get Go, El Paso De Cebra)"
*21/02/2008 flagicon|England Swindon, England - Bar 12 "(Punchline, The Get Go)"

Good To Go Tour 2008(ii)

The second Good To Go Tour of 2008 took place in July, and featured:
*We Are The Ocean
*Canterbury
*All Forgotten

The tour took in the following dates:
*03/07/08 flagicon|England Peterborough, England - The Met Lounge "(We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten)"
*04/07/08 flagicon|England Birmingham, England - Birmingham Carling Academy 2 "(We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten)"
*05/07/08 flagicon|England York, England - The Duchess "(We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten)"
*06/07/08 flagicon|England Newcastle upon Tyne, England - Newcastle Carling Academy 2 "(We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten)"
*07/07/08 flagicon|Scotland Glasgow, Scotland - Barfly "(We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten)"
*08/07/08 flagicon|Scotland Aberdeen, Scotland - Drummonds "(We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten)"
*10/07/08 flagicon|England Liverpool, England - Liverpool Carling Academy 2 "(We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten)"
*11/07/08 flagicon|England Sheffield, England - Sheffield Carling Academy 2 "(We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten)"
*12/07/08 flagicon|England Yeovil, England - Orange Box "(We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten)"
*13/07/08 flagicon|England Oxford, England - Oxford Carling Academy "(We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten)"
*14/07/08 flagicon|Wales Cardiff, Wales - Barfly "(We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten)"
*15/07/08 flagicon|England Bristol, England - Britsol Carling Academy 2 "(We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten)"
*16/07/08 flagicon|England London, England - Carling Academy Islington "(We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten)"
*17/07/08 flagicon|England Southampton, England - Joiners "(We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten)"

Other Tours

As well as the Good To Go Tour and the 2004 Brand New Hero Records Tour, the organisers of the Good To Go Tour have also put together other tours.

Army of Freshmen UK Headline Tour 2008(i)

In June 2008, Army of Freshmen embarked on their first UK headline tour, taking in the following dates:

*02/06/08 flagicon|England Manchester, England - Music Box "(Army of Freshmen, Failsafe, Smudge)"
*03/06/08 flagicon|England Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms "(Army of Freshmen, Last Letter Read, Splendid Eddie, Hung Up)"
*04/06/08 flagicon|Wales Wrexham, Wales - Central Station "(Army of Freshmen, A59, XMS3, Sliced Peach)"
*05/06/08 flagicon|Wales Newport, Wales - TJs "(Army of Freshmen, Panz Agenda, Winch House, Sliced Peach)"
*06/06/08 flagicon|England Tamworth, England - Palace "(Army of Freshmen, Frontline, Falling Faster, Kills With One Bite)"
*07/06/08 flagicon|England Peterborough, England - The Met Lounge "(Army of Freshmen, White Clouds and Gunfire, Flick 66, Frontline)"
*08/06/08 flagicon|England Leeds, England - The Cockpit "(Army of Freshmen, Mike TV, Make it Better Later, Second Chance, Fat Phace)"
*09/06/08 flagicon|Scotland Glasgow, Scotland - The Cathouse "(Army of Freshmen, DB68, 3 Storeys High)"
*10/06/08 flagicon|England London, England - The Underworld "(Zebrahead, Army of Freshmen, Sherwood, Go:Audio)"
*11/06/08 flagicon|England Norwich, England - The Queen Charlotte "(Army of Freshmen, Mike TV, Lost?, Spot)"
*12/06/08 flagicon|England Newcastle upon Tyne, England - Newcastle University "(Army of Freshmen, Midterm Break, Astro Chimp)"

Army of Freshmen UK Headline Tour 2008(ii)

In November 2008, Army of Freshmen return on their second headline tour of the UK, organised under the Good To Go Tour umbrella, taking in the following dates:

*13/11/08 flagicon|England Peterborough, England - The Met Lounge
*14/11/08 flagicon|Scotland Glasgow, Scotland - The Cathouse
*15/11/08 flagicon|Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland - Studio 24
*16/11/08 flagicon|England Birmingham, England - Birmingham Carling Academy 2
*17/11/08 flagicon|England Manchester, England - Manchester Academy 3
*18/11/08 flagicon|Wales Wrexham, Wales - Central Station
*19/11/08 flagicon|England London, England - The Underworld
*20/11/08 flagicon|Wales Newport, Wales - TJs
*21/11/08 flagicon|England Swindon, England - Furnace
*22/11/08 flagicon|England Leeds, England - Rios
*23/11/08 flagicon|England Southampton, England - Talking Heads

References

External links

* [http://www.goodtogotour.co.uk Official Good To Go Tour Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/goodtogotour Official Good To Go Tour Myspace]