We are dropping a ridiculous new video in the morning. TNS rereleased our debut Album Flying the Japanese Flag recently on lovely white vinyl (splatter long gone).
The video is for the opening track – Murderers Shoe. We didn’t have a clue what we were doing and it literally came together this afternoon when i was writing the captions. Mark Richards has come up with the goods as always!! Amazing one brother! He’ll be sharing it with everyone at breakfast. Yay! xxx
Recording studio for the next 2 days with the delightful Andy Brook (who we recorded with on Trolleys and Muffy).
Never really have a clue what i’m gonna do or how the record is gonna turn out. It is gonna be called Mr Splashy though.
My mum calls me that whenever i get near a sink. I always leave puddles everywhere. I like the name Mr Splashy. x
Alex
YEAH RAD EURO CHUMS, we will be in you in February. Come and join the Wonk family, have sexy time!
03.02.16 D-München, Unter Deck
04.02.16 A-Feldkirch, Graf Hugo
5 feb. Imperia confirmed
6 feb. Lugo di Romagna confirmed
7 feb. Torino TBA
09.02.16 frei zum buchen
10.02.16 frei zum buchen
11.02.16 D-Mannheim, EINRAUMHAUS
12.02.16 D-Wiesbaden, Kreativfabrik
13.02.16 D-Dornstadt, Wildwechsel
Bad news, then good news. After Slaves had to cancel the rest of our tour due to Isaac’s injury, they have re-arranged many for January 2016, and we are still joining them.
A STATEMENT ABOUT THE UK TOUR FROM SLAVES:
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“Hello everybody. As some of you may know I dislocated my shoulder whilst performing the other night. I went to hospital and they put it back in for me but I am now in a sling and do not have much mobility in my arm. The doctor said I can’t drum for the next few weeks or there is a good chance it will come out again and cause some serious long term damage. Therefore we are going to have to pull out of the remaining shows of our November UK tour and they will be rescheduled to the dates below in January. All your tickets will still be valid and we will all have a very nice time together, just not yet. I’m very sorry. Totally gutted but I guess shit happens doesn’t it. Love to you all. Isaac xxx”
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Due to Isaac’s injury the tour dates for the rest of November have been postponed. Original tickets will remain valid for the new rearranged dates below.
Due to demand the Leeds venue has been upgraded to the O2 Academy and a second date has now been added to Manchester O2 Ritz for Saturday 16th January. Additional tickets for Leeds and Manchester will go on sale 9am Wednesday 25th November at gigst.rs/slvs
10th Jan – Leeds O2 Academy – Venue upgrade due to demand – Re arranged date / Tickets valid
11th Jan – Glasgow O2 ABC – Re arranged date – Tickets still valid
12th Jan – Liverpool O2 Academy – Re arranged date – Tickets still valid
14th Jan – London O2 Forum – – Re arranged date – Tickets still valid
15th Jan – Manchester O2 Ritz – Re arranged date – Tickets still valid
16th Jan – Manchester O2 Ritz – Additional show added due to phenomenal demand
Unfortunately, due to venue refurbishment, the Slaves date at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall on 25th November has been cancelled. Ticket refunds will be available at point of purchase.
The following December Slaves shows will still be taking place:
15th Dec –O2 Academy Newcastle
16th Dec –O2 Institute Birmingham
17th Dec –O2 Academy Brixton London
18th Dec – Assembly Rooms Tunbridge Wells
A sound review of the might Wonk – oh and some obviously nice words about those silly Slaves Chaps.
“It’s my first time seeing Wonk Unit tonight, who come over as a kind of Sleaford Mods meet Goldie Lookin’ Chain. Looking like they just stepped out of some grim estate, which perhaps they have, they’re funny as hell and full of personality. But what’s great about this band are not only are they hilarious, they’re also clever and make incredible punk music. We all immediately fall in love with tracks like Nan, King’s Road Sporting Heroes, Elbows, Horses (allegedly horses were “invented by Lady Diana up in heaven”) and She Cut Her Finger. Lead singer Alex Wonk is hugely entertaining, and incredibly confident, the kind of guy you wish was your real life buddy. With tonnes of energy and fun going on in the crowd, I see several people singing along to the songs which are often not longer than a minute long. It’s sharp, it’s sweary, it’s fond…it’s very British. They’re clearly spent many years playing in small venues but having a fucking wonderful time doing so…I feel their moment may just be coming along. Nice one, Wonkers. You have a new friend in me.”
– See more at: http://www.outlineonline.co.uk/music/live-reviews/slaves-uea
GUTTED!!! DEVASTATED!
News is tonight’s Glasgow gig is cancelled – and we’re awaiting more news to come out of the Slaves camp… after Isaac hurt his arm badly at last night’s gig.
“During last nights show in Norwich unfortunately Isaac was badly injured on stage. He was seen immediately by doctors in hospital, and today was seen by a specialist who confirmed that along with dislocating his shoulder there is serious tissue damage that requires him to rest his arm to avoid permanent damage. Given that he can’t move his arm or drum, unfortunately we have to cancel tonights show in Glasgow and are looking into rescheduling the date asap. Sorry for the inconvenience to anyone who bought tickets and thank you all for your ongoing love. More details to follow soon X – Slaves Management“
OK so some Wonk news. Our 2 headline gigs (Friday in Whitehaven and Huddersfield on Sunday) are now in doubt due to unforseen circumstances (ie Isaac fucking his shoulder). I have never cancelled a gig in 25 years of gigging but these shows now seem logistically impossible.I’ll keep you updated as i hear more information. These dates were independent from the Slaves gigs. Really sorry for lack of information. Fingers crossed all will work out fine.
Daddy Wonk
x
Yep the mighty Wonk Unit have touched down in the US of A.
WONK ARE IN THE STATES WONK ARE IN THE STATES LA LA LA LA LA LA L AL A!! OI OI WE’RE COMING TO FUCK YOUR EYES WITH OUR HORNINESS!!! YES!!!! FIRST GIG TONIGHT BLIND BOBS IN DAYTON!!! ALREADY EATEN LOADS OF TACO BELL!!!!! JOSH AND BRANDI ARE AMAZING!! WE LOVE THEM ALREADY AND THEY HAVE MADE US PART OF THEIR FAMILY.RIGHT I’M GOING TO HAVE A ROLL ON SOME DODGY “DC STREET PLAZA” .I’LL SURE SHOW THEM KIDS HOW TO SKATE STREET EH!!! HAHAHAHAH XX
Check out the Tour dates HERE.
Merch being put out for our first show tonight!
Just sorting the US “one stop punk rock shop for all your punk rock needs!” Exclusive green “honks”!! Xxx
AAAAAAAAAAGHHHH!!! PWOSION IDEA IS BACK!!! ON WHITE VINYL!!!
YOU KNOW HOW EVERYONE WAS WAILING AND GNASHING OF TEETH LAST TIME WHEN THEY MISSED OUT?
WELL LET’S NOT LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN!!! COMPLETE FUCKIN UNIT HERE!!!! XXX
This is the craziest fucked up review we’ve ever had!! I love it! hahaha Cheers Chris Roob! You are bonkers!! xxxxxx – Alex
Read the words; http://www.fortheloveofpunk.com/review-wonk-unit-feel-wonkness/
The Wonk Unit blew me away with their album. It is creative, fast, loud, and diverse. They experiment and take risks with their sound, but for good cause because it all sounds phenomenal.
YEP put this date in your diaries Wonkers, as the best gig of 2016 is already being planned, with bands being selected and booked!
We will be back at last year’s banging venue, the Dome in Tufnell Park!
https://www.facebook.com/events/902995123087716/904435449610350/
IT’S WONKFEST, IT’S THE PUNK ROCK GIG OF THE YEAR! IT’S FUCKING MENTAL!!!
Ok. First band I’m gonna announce are my favourite loonies – THE FRANCEENS!!
These barstards are beautiful! They’ll make you want to bop! X
Second band announced – RIGGOTS from Liverppol. These Antipop records darlings are wat special!! Can’t wait for you guys to see em!!!!
We’re teaming up with those fantastic boys The Raging Nathans as we tour the USA with them. WEEEEEEE!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1472206596414578/
10/22 Dayton, OH @ Bind Bobs
10/23 Lexington, KY @ Best Friend Bar
10/24 Huntsville, AL @ The Palace
10/25 Tampa, FL @ TBA
10/26 Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
10/27 St. Augustine, FL @ Shanghai Nobbys
10/28 Chattanooga, TN @ Sluggos
10/29 Atlanta, GA @ 529
10/30 Gainesville, FL @ FEST
10/31 Gainesville, FL @ FEST
11/01 Gainesville, FL @ FEST
11/02 Charleston, SC @ The Tin Roof
11/03 New Castle, DE @ Main Manor
11/04 Washington, DC @ Cafe St. Ex
11/05 Trenton, NJ @ Millhill Basement
11/06 Long Island, NY @ Amityville Music Hall
11/07 Philadelphia, PA @TBA
Watcha Wonkers!
Just a quick update to say WONK UNIT ARE BUSY! Touring touring touring!
We’re taking our sex moves to AMERICA very soon, and then joining those sexy boys SLAVES on their UK tour. Lovely stuff.
10/22 Dayton, OH @ Bind Bobs
https://www.facebook.com/events/116808685333322/
10/23 Lexington, KY @ Best Friend Bar
https://www.facebook.com/events/1638395769770317/
10/24 Huntsville, AL @ The Palace
https://www.facebook.com/events/872913602784203/
10/25 Tampa, FL @ TBA
10/26 Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
https://www.facebook.com/events/1591394427778051/
https://www.facebook.com/events/865261260223518/
10/27 St. Augustine, FL @ Shanghai Nobbys
https://m.facebook.com/prefestinvasion
10/28 Chattanooga, TN @ Sluggos
https://www.facebook.com/events/913755102015807/
10/29 Atlanta, GA @ 529
10/30 Gainesville, FL @ FEST
10/31 Gainesville, FL @ FEST
11/01 Gainesville, FL @ FEST
11/02 Charleston, SC @ The Tin Roof
11/03 New Castle, DE @ Main Manor
11/04 Washington, DC @ Cafe St. Ex
11/05 Trenton, NJ @ Millhill Basement
https://www.facebook.com/events/479559085553895/
11/06 Long Island, NY @ Amityville Music Hall
11/07 Philadelphia, PA @ LAVA
SLAVES TOUR
14th Bristol with Slaves
15th Cardif with Slaves
16th Portsmouth with Slaves
18th Norwich with slaves
19th Glasgow with slaves
20th Newcastle with Slaves
21st Manchester with Slaves
23rd Leeds with Slaves
24th Liverpool with Slaves
25th Wolverhampton with Slaves
27th London with Slaves
We opened Saturday at Rebellion in Blackpool – and a great time was had by all…
Written by Dom Daley & Johnny H
“First stop today is the must see Wonk Unit and the sharp as a tack lyrical observations of Alex Johnson and the ever changing line up of misfits he has gathered around him, but damn do they make a fantastic noise. Barely gone midday and the Casbah is rockin’ to the sounds of ‘You Married A Tortured Genius’, ‘Nan’, ‘Lewisham’ and ‘Donkey Of The Damned’. Alex shares a few poetic moments with the audience and has many in stitches as he explains where songs like ‘Lewisham’ come from. ‘Go Easy’ is breath-taking and ferocious and the sublime ‘Kings Road Sporting Heroes’ really is the perfect song for this festival. The ‘Nervous Racehorse’ heavy set is really cutting the mustard and Saturday is off to an early high as ‘Johnny Rambo’ closes another superb set from the mighty Wonk Unit.”
Read the full gig review here; http://www.uberrock.co.uk/gig-reviews/12-august-gigs/15443-rebellion-festival-2015-blackpool-winter-gardens-8th-a-9th-august-2015.html
I have a million gigs!!! So sick!!
AUG
7th Leeds
8TH rebellion festival
9TH London Camden Underworld with TBr
10th Derby- Venue with Off with their heads and Teenage Bottlerocket
11th Manchester with TBR
12th Grimsby – Yardbirds With TBR
13th Wolverhampton Slade Rooms with TBR
15th Southampton Joiners with Teenage Bottlerocket
16th Bristol Exchange with TBR
17th Norwich With TBR
19th Swansea with Teenage Bottle Rocket
21st Glasgow Audio with TBR
28th Plymouth Junction
29th 3 chords fest
Sep
4th Maidens Head Canterbury
5th Fordham Park Festival in Deptford south london
11th Portsmouth
12th Aldershot – Westend centre
18th NOTTINGHAM WITH FB4
19th St Helens With Flat back 4 and Vermin Suicides
25th Hastings Acoustic set for photo exhibit
OCT
2ND BRIGHTON PRINCE
ALBERT
4rd High Wycombe
10/22 Dayton
10/23 Lexington
10/24 Huntsville
10/25 St. Petersberg/Tampa
10/26 Orlando
10/27 St. Augustine
10/28 Chattanooga
10/29 Atlanta
10/30 Gainesville
10/31 Gainesville
NOV
11/01 Gainesville
11/02 Charleston
11/03 Richmond
11/04 Washington DC
11/05 New York
11/06 Long Island
11/07 Pitsburgh
14th Bristol with Slaves
15th Cardif with Slaves
16th Portsmouth with Slaves
18th Norwich with slaves
19th Glasgow with slaves
20th Newcastle with Slaves
21st Manchester with Slaves
23rd Leeds with Slaves
24th Liverpool with Slaves
25th Wolverhampton with Slaves
27th London with Slaves
DEC
11th G’s Birtrhday bash High Wycombe
12th Liverpool
19th Fighting Cocks Kingston
2016
JAN
9th Cambridge Portland Arms
30th Sheffield
The mighty Wonk are on tour in August with American lovelies Teenage Bottlerocket. It’s going to be an amazing sex packed tour – so come and join us and do your best sex faces in the pit.
Come and see us – see the full list of shows here
THANK YOU WONK FAM! THAT WAS NEXT LEVEL MENTAL!! I really love and appreciate every single one of you!! Roll on next year xxx
We’d like to thanks all the bands, the crew, the venue, and of course YOU GUYS who came and made it such a day it will be remembered in punk history.
Special thanks to those lovely boys from Slaves for their surprise appearance, who we’ll be supporting VERY SOON!
Gig review: http://ontroadfanzine.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/wonkfest-3-review-dome-london.html
ABSOLUTELY BUZZING!! WONKFEST CARNAGE!! NEXT UP MASSIVE UK TOUR WITH U.S LEGENDS Teenage Bottlerocket!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! Xx
See a gallery of images from the day. 2 stages, 25 bands, utter mayhem. Loved it.
Those lovely chaps from Slaves rocking at Wonkfest!
So stoked that Wonkfest is finally here – 26 bands, all killer no filler!
Old friends and new are welcome, remember to bring something for the mega buffet!
Bring your sexy friends, there will be tickets on the door – or buy em now, there’s still time (print out the eTicket and bring it along with you).
MEGA EXCITED – SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
TUBE STATION CLOSED: Remember the Tuffnel Park tube station is CLOSED. So you’ll need to get off/on at Archway or Kentish Town and walk for 10 mins or so.
OK STAGE TIMES!!! THIS IS AS NEAR TO ACCURATE THAT WE ARE GONNA GET!!!
THE BOSTON ARMS STAGE
12.00 THE DISSOCIATES
12.50 THE FUR COATS
13.40 BOSCO ROGERS
14.30 MEANSTEED
15.20 SHEEPY
16.10 BILLY LIAR
17.00 SIMON WELLS/SOUTHPORT
17.50 MAID OF ACE
18.40 2 SICK MONKEYS
19.30 BEAT THE RED LIGHT
20.20 WACO
21.10 THE MURDERBURGERS
23.00 CULTURE SHOCK
THE DOME STAGE
11.35 BRIGANTES
12.25 BLACK VOLVO
13.15 TOSSERLAD
14.05 7DC
14.55 THE REVERENDS
15.45 ROTPM
16,35 PETROL GIRLS
17.25 KIMBERLY STEAKS
18.15 VANILLA POD
19.05 MING CITY ROCKERS
19.55 THE DEAD CLASS
20.45 THE ROUGHNECK RIOT
21.35 SLAVINKO WARRIORS
22.15 WONK UNIT
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