Lord Rochester (Scotland) Touring Aotearoa New Zealand in October

Move over Simple Minds, Teenage Fanclub and The Proclaimers, because Lord Rochester have staked their own claim as Scotland's Greatest Rock And Roll Band. Repping their own impeccably styled, amp-frying and booty-wiggling take on 20th Century rock 'n' roll for nearly two decades, Lord Rochester have an arms-length number of releases to their name, including their fab new album Mess Around!, they've toured all around the globe, yet have somehow never stepped foot on Aotearoa New Zealand's stages.

Local punters can soon rejoice, as the trio of Russell Wilkin, Saskia Holling and Michael Goodwin are righting this unfathomable wrong in a big way. They'll soon be embarking on a monster-scale spring nationwide tour, taking them from Stewart Island to Helensville and a whole bunch of gigging hotspots in between, supported for the North Island leg by "one man band explosion" Dirtbag. These shows are sure to be smashing, here's the official deluge of info direct from CLEAN DiRT...

"In keeping with great Rock & Roll, Lord Rochester embrace the simplicity of sound and song using the maraca powered shuffle of artists such as Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry and Jimmy Reed to create stripped back, rhythm driven, rock and roll. A three piece combo that includes Russell Wilkins (The Milkshakes, The Delmonas, The Len Bright Combo and The Wildebeests) on Gretsch Electromatic Guitar (yes – the red rectangle!), Vocals and Harmonica and Saskia Holling (Sally Skull, The Nettelles and Thee Girl Fridays) on Bass and Vocals. Scotland’s best sounding (and best looking) rock and roll show have toured Japan, Australia (twice!) and Mexico, and played all over Europe and the UK. They have toured their native Scotland from the Borders to Aberdeenshire and from the Central Belt to the Highlands and not forgetting the Shetland Islands. Always entertaining and forever stylish, the band can bewitch an audience, large or small. Lord Rochester has performed live in session for the BBC, recorded at the famous Perrotti Studios in Gijon, Spain and provide the theme music for the ’Vic Galloway Show’ on BBC Radio Scotland. This October they venture to the far reaches of New Zealand..."

UnderTheRadar proudly presents...

Lord Rochester - Scotland's Greatest Rock And Roll Band
Opening the shows in the North Island will be the one man band explosion simply known as Dirtbag!
Local supports to be announced in the South Island

Wednesday 8th October - Dunedin at Pearl Diver, Dunedin
Thursday 9th October - Threes & Sevens, Invercargill
Friday 10th October - The South Sea Hotel, Stewart Island
Saturday 11th October - The Penguin Club, Ōamaru
Sunday 12th October - Space Academy, Christchurch
Monday 13th October - Donegal House, Kaikōura
Tuesday 14th October - The Mussel Inn, Tākaka
Wednesday 15th October - 5Tapped, Blenheim
Thursday 16th October - Abandoned Taproom, Petone
Friday 17th October - Rosemarys, Taupō
Saturday 18th October - 605 Morningside, Auckland
Sunday 19th October - The Original Kaipara Tavern, Helensville

Tickets on sale HERE via UTR

Shake your stuff to the title track to Lord Rochester's new album Mess Around!...

Here's recently unearthed 2008 live footage of Lord Rochester busting out 'I Tried to Send a Monkey by UPS'...