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Wonk & Slaves Gigs Re-scheduled

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:

“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”

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

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Gig Review; With Slaves @ UEA

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

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Slaves Tour; Glasgow Gig Cancelled

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

POSSIBLY MORE BAD NEWS

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

Isaac

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Wonk Unit in the USA!

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!

Wonk reach USA

Just sorting the US “one stop punk rock shop for all your punk rock needs!” Exclusive green “honks”!! Xxx

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Review; Feel the Wonkness

Alex at Spoilers launch

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.

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Wonkfest 2016 is Being Planned

YEP put this date in your diaries Wonkers, as the best gig of 2016 is already being planned, with bands being selected and booked!

WONFEST 2016 – Saturday 30th July!

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!!!!

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Touring with the Raging Nathans

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

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Busy…. I’ll Show you Fucking BUSY!

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
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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

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Review of Our 1st Rebellion Appearance

Wonk Unit at Rebellion

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

 

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GIGS, GIGS, and MORE GIGS

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

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Thanks All – Wonkfest Rocked!

wonkfest buffet

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!

  • The Wonkfest quite rightly labels itself as “21st Century Punk”@Schwarzbrennen

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.

Slaves

Those lovely chaps from Slaves rocking at Wonkfest!

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Wonkfest Is HERE!

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!

INFO

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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