Apologies for the broken link, try this...

http://www.nits.nl/news/bnl.html

Erik.

--- In barenakedladiesfanclub@yahoogroups.com, Erik Stein
<erikstein@h...> wrote:
>
> Hi All.
>
> BNL fans may remember reading about the legendary European group
The Nits,
> who are close friends of the band. A reminder of the links between
them can
> be found here http://www.nits.nl/news/bnl.html.
>
> For UK fans of Barenaked Ladies I really cannot recommend the
concert below
> highly enough. It will be a truly historic event. Thanks,
>
> Erik.
>
>
> GIG ANNOUNCEMENT
>
>
> THE NITS ­ first ever full UK concert
>
>
>
> FRIDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2005
>
> @ Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, London W12 7LJ
>
> Door open 7.30pm
> Tickets: £10 in Advance
>
>
> ONE of Europe¹s most critically acclaimed bands make their London
debut
> after a hugely successful career spanning over 30 years. This
> long-anticipated concert offers a feast for anyone who craves the
kind of
> inventive and melodic music purveyed by the likes of XTC, Talking
Heads and
> Prefab Sprout. Despite playing to packed houses in every European
capital
> from Paris to Helsinki, and being platinum sellers in their native
Holland,
> the Nits¹ experience of playing in the UK extends to only two
performances
> at the WOMAD festival and a battle of the bands contest in 1983.
Centred
> around charismatic frontman Henk Hofstede, the Nits have
effortlessly
> re-invented themselves from one album to the next. Constantly
exploring the
> possibilities of what could be done within the confines of a pop
song, they
> have taken in influences as diverse as the Beatles, chanson, New
Wave, world
> music, jazz, systems music and electronica. As a consequence, they
have
> quietly accrued a body of work that has few equals in the world of
rock,
> while defying all the known laws governing how long a band can
remain
> creative without pandering to formula. And although their latest
release Les
> Nuits is their 18th album, it contains some of their most beautiful,
> sophisticated and inventive music yet . . .
>
> "Šone of pop's best-kept secretsŠsuch haunting quirkiness might
keep one
> beguiled for years." (Mat Snow - Q)
>
> "There seems little doubt that were they not so geographically
challenged,
> the Nits would be one of the most widely respected bands in the
world
> today." (All Music Guide)
>
> "...a world class band deserving international attention." Trouser
Press
>
> "What really stands out is the sheer quality of the songwriting, a
duty
> shouldered in the main by Lennon-ish singer Henk Hofstede." (Dave
Sinclair ­
> Q)
>
>
> Advance tickets available from TICKETWEB: 08700 600 100
> www.ticketweb.co.uk
>
>
> Information: Chris Evans - chrisevans@m..., or visit
> www.nits.nl
>
>
>
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