#albumtour #newmusic #albumrelease #musicfestival #gigannouncement – Leon The Pig Farmer

See you in the fields

So.. On Friday we did the last Convential indoor Dirt gig until mid September. (Fri 18th Sep supporting Headsticks in Bristol) Last weeks gig was with the mighty Interrobang.. (yes.. those two chumbawamba / regular fries lads).. More with those two fine folk in Autumn.. Sheff and Derby are public… Boro soon!.. oops let thatContinue reading “See you in the fields”

3 left…. then the Fields

Yep.. 3 conventional gigs left as such.. before we hit the fields…. Ive just been pulling feral vines from a neighbours tree that spreads into our garden and onto a pergola.. First world problem eliminated!.. Grounding complete… Eyes now firmly on our last double gig weekender until september!!.. Its a NW M6 tour about… TonightContinue reading “3 left…. then the Fields”

How soon is it now

Yep The next Manchester gig date for The Dirt. Since our Interrbang tour, we have had a blinder in Cov, bounced in Coalville and thrown a last min gig in Peterborough.. Oh and i did a solo slot at night n Day. good to share the verse again. On the Admin side, booked more autumnContinue reading “How soon is it now”

Agitator mk2 is Go!

So… we have answered the calls!!!.A few folk have asked at gigs so we have decided to oblige. Agitator vinyl record rebirth is go…With a twist… (nothing stands still!) Rear cover revamp… disc label change. Same 11 mix mastered tracks by Kevin Foy and Ayshe Aysh front cover remains. Pal steve Reilly of fluid preContinue reading “Agitator mk2 is Go!”

Two belters more to come

Since the last words.. (louder than war still gives us a buzz!)… weve bounced in stoke with pals Zipstyle at Artisan tap and last weekend met a load of new folk for a gig in Nortingham for promo pal Will of Im not from london.. Stoke was nuts.. a packed tap house/ venue- Zipstyle invitedContinue reading “Two belters more to come”

up and running

yes.. Our first gigs back in UK for 3 months. And two belters. Manchester.. wow.. a packed Peerhat bounced to Agitator – Monkeypunch and 2 new ones. mega feedback on new vibes! Buzzin.. Hull – New Adelphi for Budfest.. a cracking day out.. top crowd too. Great to play at a crackin venue. Both thriveContinue reading “up and running”

all done

Reet. last gigs done.. Monkeypunch put to bed.. for 2025.. Osaka on saturday concluded 7 japan dates. And a mega year as The Dirt as we released second studio album “Monkeypunch” .. Many cracking fests in the summer, a Spring of trying out live flavours of the new recorded album.. weve had some great reviews –Continue reading “all done”

Last leg.

2 more done – Kobe and Toyohashi. both different.. both mega. we landed in Kobe hit 3 days of tourism first. Street life – museums – Himeji castle. Food & craft beer!! Love Kobe, a vibrant city. not too big but packed with culture and a global vibe. The Gig – mega!. Makeshift is locatedContinue reading “Last leg.”

living on a prayer!

well we are half way there .. in a faahion… almost!.. 3 dates done – Kanazawa – Kyoto and Nagoya. 4 to go! whats left ? – Kobe (12th) – Toyohashi (13th) – Tokyo (18th) and Osaka (20th). This week saw us travel to kyoto on Wednesday, hook up with pal “mistake” from band P.C.2Continue reading “living on a prayer!”

up and running

Yep. First gig as The Dirt in Japan ticked off!!.. Buzzin.. The warm up … in Kanazawa (Sachiko old gigging town!). Thanks to pal Kinya for plotting with band Downes. And venue Guernica. Was cracking to get stuck in to a thriving underground scene.. meet new folk.. Play with some cracking bands. Downes – KillpianistContinue reading “up and running”