Merry Christmas

The snow prevented us from getting together and filming a Christmas video so a cheeky design below instead to wish you all some festive cheer. We've really enjoyed 2009 and hope to see you as we progress in the New Year...

First gig of the New Year!

Anyone looking for tickets for our support gig with Hardly Heroes on Friday 22nd January 2010 at The Boileroom in Guildford?! Only £6 in advance, be great to have you there to help start off the New Year with a bang! Drop us an email or click on the poster below to be redirected to Ticketweb. Thanks...

Charity Single & Awesome Support Slot!

Good evening.

Everyone ready for the X Factor final!?!

So I spent today in Maidenhead singing (even rapping) for the charity Christmas single run by the Maidenhead Advertiser and Denmark Studios to raise money for a local event next year. Keep your eyes peeled because as soon as it has been edited together you can view it here. It's very cheesy and I can already see the lads cringing at some of the lyrics ;-) However all for a good cause and a lot of fun, so definately worth backing.

We're having a special Christmas rehearsal in the next couple of weeks and plan to shoot an end of year video so look out for that too!

Finally, don't forget we're at The Cellars in Portsmouth this Monday supporting The Crave. These guys rock and have recently supported Deep Purple on tour. Tickets are only £6 and well worth it. Give us a shout if you'd like some or any further details.

In the meantime have a great weekend.

Thanks,
Karen

Quick hello...

Hey,

Just thought I'd post a quick blog before settling down with a glass of wine and roast dinner to see who's been voted off X Factor...can't help but get involved. Joe to win!

We had a great time at The Railway on Friday supporting Sons Of Albion. We'd like to thank everyone who stuck around to watch us play and especially to those who bought a CD after. We hope you enjoy it and look forward to staying in touch.

We're playing in Reading at The Purple Turtle on Thursday should anyone like to come along. Expect to be on stage at 9.30pm. It's a great venue, worth a visit so hope to see you there.

Aside from that we're really chuffed at the response we're getting to our newest song, Stop The World. If you haven't heard it, get to a gig quick!

Hope you've all had a great weekend.

Thanks,
Karen

Ready to rock Camden Rock!

Quick reminder that we are playing at Camden Rock this Friday 20th November 2009 - woo hoo! Other acts include Lost Gravity & Beyond The Summit. We're on at 9pm and it's a fiver entry. All support and friendly cheers welcome ;-)

If that's a bit far to travel, how about The Hobbit in Southampton on Saturday 21st November?!

All details can be found on our gig page.

We are also pleased to announce that this week saw us confirmed on the line up of our first festival booking for 2010. Sunday 2nd May next year we will be playing at The Bikers Make A Difference (BMAD) Festival to all the bikers that flood through the gates that day. Can't wait! BMAD Festival Website

Until then we'd love to see you in London or Southampton for a great weekend.

Thanks,
Karen & TFT

A quick update...

Just been booked as headline support to The Crave (Deep Purple tour support) at The Cellars in Portsmouth on 14th December. Tickets £6(adv), give us a shout if you want any!

Keep an eye out for the new band pictures we are doing tomorrow with professional photographer Andy Squire. (www.andysquire.net)
Posing with the original Jaguar Etype featured on the Dave Clark Five, 'Catch Us If You Can', album cover, plus barn shots with flares. Video blog of the shoot and interview of the car owner to follow.

Playing at The Nags Head in High Wycombe next Friday. If you're free and it's not a million miles away come on down!

Have a great weekend.
Cheers,
Thinking For Tuesday

Stop The World

Afternoon.

So we finished writing new song, Stop The World, last night at practise which gets it's first airing at tomorrow's gig to celebrate Halloween at The St James Wine Vaults in Bath. Free entry, kicking off around 8.30pm, with support from City Beneath Her. Should be a cracking night!

Other news...Well we have made it to the semi-finals of the Music Week Unearthed Competition held in association with Music Week Magazine and Music Pin. The finalists, announced on November 9th, will get to play a top London gig and promoted on the Music Week Compilation Album. Keep your fingers crossed!

Also keep you eyes peeled for the next video blog, coming up after Halloween.

Much in store. Have a great weekend and see those of you coming, tomorrow evening.

Thanks,
TFT

BBC Radio Tonight!

Hello,

Just found out our track, Slide, is being played on Phil Jackson's BBC Radio show tonight 7-9pm, to a panel of industry proffesionals. We'd love you to listen and feel free big us up by texting or emailing into the show where the panel will be judging our music. If this is possible, thank you very much for all your support.

Looking forward to hearing what everyone thinks!

TFT

Listen in:
Brighton, Hove & Worthing on 95.3 FM
Sussex & Surrey on 104-104.8 FM
Solent & Hampshire on 96.1 FM
Dorset on 103.8 FM

Friday Afternoon Update

Good afternoon everyone.

So it's another Friday at work and I'm over the week and already into weekend mode! Ready for a beer ;-)

Just thought I'd drop by to say we've been working on a new song recently called Stop The World. A proper jump around number. Can't wait to air it at future gigs coming up soon and hope you all like it.

We're in Bath next weekend for a free entry Halloween gig (I've got my devil horns sorted!) Should be a great night and then November sees us at a number of different venues over the South, supporting Sons Of Albion at The Railway and performing at places we've not been before. We're looking forward to it and as always would love to see you there.

Hope you've been enjoying the video blogs, get ready for a special Halloween upload after the Bath gig. Want to be on the video? Get along to St James Wine Vaults!

Have a great weekend.

Thanks
Karen x

Confirmed Support - Sons Of Albion Gig

Good evening!

Just to say we're looking forward to playing at Tommy Flynns tomorrow night in Camden and having a cheeky beer with any of you that can make it. We're on stage at 9.20pm and it's £5 entry.

We've also just been confirmed to support Sons Of Albion at The Railway in Winchester on 27th November. Robert Plant son's band and £3 entry club night: all the ingredients for a fantasic Friday.

Getting an early night ready to kick some ar*e tomorrow ;-)
Enjoy the rest of your week and feel free to sack off Eastenders to come along!

Thanks a lot,
TFT

Two gigs in three days...(Railway & Proud Galleries)

Hello,

Well thank goodness I took today off of work. Shattered after playing down in Winchester on Sunday and Camden last night. Was it worth it? ... Of course it was!

Also, Monday night I attended a musicians clinic in Camden organised by Tourdates which was very beneficial and provided us with a few contacts to help take the music further - fingers crossed and thank you to the panel that night.

So the gigs...

Well a big thank you to those who came down to both and for new audience members that appreciated the music and bought an album or took some flyers and badges away with them. We look forward to staying in touch.

Tommy Flynns next Thursday, which should be a good one. We're already looking forward to it and hope you're up for it. Just in the process of organising a trip to Reading to play in The Purple Turtle there so get ready for that too.

Lots going on and to keep you amused in the meantime we hope you enjoy the videos from Sunday.

Thanks,
Karen

A great gig and more to come...

A huge thanks to everyone that came down to The Railway to watch us last night. We had a great time and there will be a video blog from the night on youtube very soon -just trying to get the camera hooked up to the computer.

If you weren't able to make it down do not fear! We are playing again this Tuesday at Proud Galleries in Camden.....

LINE UP
Harry Crampton
The Velvetines
Thinking For Tuesday
City Stereo

It is a free entry gig so you can save your pennies for a quick drink, or two.

We are busy gigging and writing through October so we hope you can make it along at some point and we have a few new songs in the pipeline starting to take shape which we hope will make it into the set by the end of the month.

Hope you had a great weekend and have a great week.

Thanks,
TFT

Live Shows: London & Winchester

Morning,

Just thought I'd drop you a line to say we have just been booked to play in Winchester next Sunday 27th September...
We're the last act to be added to the bill organised by local record label Angry Badger Records. We had a great night last time we played at their showcase in Southampton, so as big fans of The Railway venue, we're really looking forward to it.
It's only £4 entry so if you fancy coming down it would be great to see you.

Two days after that, on Tuesday 29th September, we're playing at The Proud Galleries in Camden. High profile event, fantastic venue and FREE entry! We would appreciate support from anyone up for it.

More information can be found on our gigs page.

That's it for now.

Oh, found out today Sister Ray have sold copies of our album in store - hooray!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Thanks,
Karen & TFT

Saturday Night High

Hello everyone!

Yes, even though I am at work I am still on a high from Saturday night and would like to say a big thank you to everyone that came down to Talking Heads to support us. Also much appreciation to our new fans who bought our album and helped make up the fantastic audience on the night.

It would seem our newest song 'Wake Me' is making its way up the charts as a potential favourite for a number of people which is always good to hear.

Saturday was a great buzz supporting Them Is Me, who may I add are top lads. We had a brilliant night and would love to do it again in the not too distant future.

Until then we are looking to knuckle down and finish writing a couple more new songs we have not yet completed. Then to our gigs in London...

Looking forward to seeing you all again soon.

Karen & Thinking For Tuesday

The Bank Holiday

This weekend sees us gig free as Chris returns from his holiday and the rest of us just enjoy a long weekend.
Kaz is becoming another year older so we will be celebrating that over the weekend and will try to get some candid photos for you as it could get messy...!

Tom is going to Splashdowne in Poole for a friends birthday - waterpark fun!

We do have quite a few gigs just around the corner so please keep your eyes peeled for those. The next big one is Them is Me in Southampton. They are a great band and it will be a great night. Still a few tickets left but going fast. Last year the gig was a sell out so buy early!

Well have a great weekend, I know we all intend to, and see you again very soon.

What we like to hear...

Hello there,

Well here in the band camp we had a great weekend gigging and as the week goes on we've had a couple of things to jump up and down about so thought we'd share them with you too...

Live Review (Soul Cellar, Southampton performance on 1st August 2009):
http://www.playingoutloud.co.uk/playing_out_loud_reviews.html

Interview:
http://www.gigreviewer.com/interview-with-TforT.php

Fan (from a Big Bike Bash Forum):
"I bought the CD from Thinking for Tuesday and played it at work today, really good. She has lovely voice and the quality of the production is top class."

Big thank you to those for the lovely comments and promotion, plus a big thank you to those who read it!

Until next time,
TFT



Rocking it up at the Big Bike Bash on Saturday!
Photo by Peter Atkin.

This week's news...

As always keeping everyone updated with the latest Thinking For Tuesday gossip. So in no particular order...

- You can now buy Holding For A Reason for £5 in Central London. How exciting! Sister Ray in Soho have agreed to stock it for us. The shop itself is worth a visit busting with underground artists and bands, who knows what you might find.
http://www.sisterray.co.uk

- We have a new date confirmed to play at The Proud Galleries in Camden. Was a shame last week was cancelled but soon rectified. You can catch Thinking For Tuesday at 'PROUD PRESENTS' on Tuesday 29th September. We're really looking forward to that one...

- This weekend is shaping up to be a goodun. Headlining the Big Bike Bash on Saturday followed by an afternoon of acoustic music outside at The Railway Inn, Winchester on Sunday. All details can found on the gig page.

- Finally THEM IS ME support gig approaching fast. Saturday 12th September at Talking Heads in Southampton. Tickets are £7 each, we have a bunch so just let us know if you would like some. What with all those REEF fans out there get in quick as it's selling fast!

I know it's Thursday but I'm already thinking about the weekend. Have a good one folks and hopefully we'll see some of you over the two days.

Karen & Thinking For Tuesday

Its a Shame

We were meant to be in Camden tonight playing a gig but due to circumstances out of our control the gig is no longer happening.
Its a shame but we will be back there soon enough I am sure.

We still have plenty of other gigs to look forward to and we are all really looking forward to the Big Bike Bash on the 22nd August (or whichever the Saturday is).

Till then...

Last minute Camden gig...

Hello TFT followers!

Just thought we'd let you know we have been booked, last minute, to play at The Proud Galleries in Camden tomorrow night.

Lush venue: stables turned bar and music venue. Free entry. Doesn't get much better than that, except appolgies for the short notice!

So if you've got the night free, come on down, have a beer with us and see some great live bands for free. We're on about 9.30pm.

Thanks a lot and look forward to seeing any of you that can make it.

Thinking For Tuesday

www.proudcamden.com

Album Promotion...

Hi everyone,

I'm enjoying a fairly relaxed day at work so thought what better way to spend my time than let you know how this week's promotion has gone...

Tomorrow we play at Borders in Southampton from 12 to 5pm where, along with other bands, we will be promoting the Sett Compiliation CD (as mentioned in an earlier blog) and Holding For A Reason, both of which are now on sale in the store.

Come down, watch the bands play and pick up a copy of the CD. It couldn't be easier!

Secondly, taking a walk around Camden yesterday and came across a little independant record store. Yes, you can now also purchase Holding For A Reason for just £5 at:

OUT ON THE FLOOR RECORDS
10 Inverness Street
Camden
London
NW1 7HJ

We hope you have a great weekend and look forward to tuning in again with some more news soon.

Karen & Thinking For Tuesday

Thanks to Angry Badger

Thanks to Jules and his team at Angry Badger. We had a great night yesterday and it was nice to see so many people turn up and enjoy live music. We will be doing an acoustic set with them at Borders in Southampton next Saturday between 12 and 5pm where our CD will be available as well as the Angry Badger record of local artists.

See you all Tuesday we hope for our gig at the Boileroom in Guildford.

Saturday Gig and Compliation CD

Hello,

I'm very excited about playing the gig at The Soul Cellar tomorrow night so just thought I'd share that with you :-) It looks set to be a great night and everyone involved, particularly Angry Badger Records, have put a lot of hard work into making it a success - so here's to it being so!

For anyone who fancied coming along it's at The Soul Cellar in Southampton and only £5 entry. Details of the bands playing can be found on the gig page of our website.

Tomorrow night also sees the release of the Showcase Sett CD on which we feature with SLIDE. Put together by Angry Badger Records, the compilation CD celebrates 16 great South Coast bands and there will be free copies available at The Soul Cellar tomorrow night. Yet another reason to come along...

(click image for more details)



The CD is also for sale in Borders in Southampton where some of the featured bands, us included, will be playing next Saturday from 12-5pm. Again please check our website gig page for further details.

For anyone coming along tomorrow, brilliant, and we really look forward to seeing you. Everyone else, have a great weekend and we shall catch up with you soon.

Thank you,
Karen & Thinking For Tuesday

Rock Box!

Hey there everyone.

Just to let you know we have secured our first piece of shelf space selling the album at The Rock Box (awesome independant music store) in Camberley, Surrey.

In there you will find all sorts of music from signed and unsigned bands, and Holding For A Reason for just £5.

Well worth a visit. Karen grew up visiting there on a regular basis, so clearly a place where all the cool kids hang out ;-)

Thanks for tuning in and we will keep you updated on more progress as we continue the promotion.

Thinking For Tuesday

The Rock Box
151 London Road
Camberley
Surrey
GU15 3JY
United Kingdom
Phone: 01276 27500

Album Launch and Some New Gigs

Hey,

Just a quick thank you to every one that made it to the album launch party. We had a great night and hope to see you again soon.

Special mention has to go to a few people who have really helped get us going with the new website and the final album.

So Thanks to Dave for the album art and banner designs, they are amazing.
Ree for all her changes to the website and helping with some web art.
Alex for more web coding and general clever stuff.
Mark for the sound at the gig. We had praise for the best we have ever sounded.
Sarah, Alex, Erika, Wendy and Frank for putting up with us all!!

And everyone else that has helped get us together.

Now we have new gigs coming up so please come along and say hi.

25th June - The Heroes Bar - Maidenhead
8th July - The Cellars - Portsmouth (Eastney)
12th July - Barton Arcade - Female First Band Wars (Help The Heroes Campaign) Manchester, Northeast
26th July - Tidworth Festival - Tidworth, South
1st August - The Soul Cellar - Southampton, South
22nd August - The Big Bike Bash - New Forest, South

We hope to see you there

New Website, Coming Soon.

So it is all slowly coming together. We have a new website under development. Thanks to Ree for all her hard work on this (and like so many others) making small changes for us here there and everywhere.

So until then please see the myspace and facebook pages for gigs and updates.

Thanks
TFT

Slowly, Slowly, catchy Monkey

Well its been a while since we were in the Studio. What we didn't realise was how long it would take to do all the bits we wanted afterwards.

We are just tweaking the final bits of art work with one of the nicest guys, Dave, who has designed and pandered to our ideas. The work however is all his and we think he has come up with some amazing ideas......you can see them soon.

The thing is we are also having to set up all the things like barcodes and getting it distributed and having never done it before you just don't think it will take as long as it does.

Hey, what can you do but learn for next time.

Thanks for being patient and we look forward to seeing you soon at a gig.
16 Apr 2009 19:30 The Fiddlers Elbow Camden, London and South East
19 Apr 2009 20:00 The Railway Inn - Supporting Jim Bob of Carter USM Winchester, South
9 May 2009 16:00 The Maltings Festival Farnham, South
4th Jun 2009 20:00 Talking Heads Southampton, South
7 Jun 2009 15:30 Damsels of Destruction Festival - The Bridgehouse 2 London, London and South East
22 Aug 2009 12:00 The Big Bike Bash New Forest, South
31 Oct 2009 20:00 St James Wine Vaults Bath, Southwest