WE HAVEN'T UPDATED THIS PAGE SINCE THE WESTERPOP GIGS, AND IT'S HARD TO DIG UP ALL DATES AND PLACES NOW, BUT... UPCOMING SHOWS WILL BE POSTED ON FACEBOOK ANYWAY.
BELOW IS A LIST OF SHOWS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, INCLUDING AN ALMOST COMPLETE LIST OF RAVING BONKERS GIGS:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29th 2009: WESTERPOP FESTIVAL
DELFT
Opening the 2nd day of this 2-day festival with a cool 17.000 visitors each year.
Both Sem and Lisanne on stage with the band, and a special surprise appearance by Rob Louwers on blues harp!
SATURDAY, JULY 11th 2009: MORLOCK GALLERY
THE HAGUE
Videotaped by Fast Mike!
FRIDAY, JULY 3rd 2009: NOPF FESTIVAL
ROTTERDAM
Appearing as the Raving Bonkers once more
for this very special happening at the Eiland van Brienenoord
FRIDAY, JUNE 26th 2009: PRIMITIVE FESTIVAL
ROTTERDAM
International gathering of the tribes for all things garage!
Line-up of this 6th volume includes: The Fleshtones, Wild Billy Childish and the Musicians Of The British Empire, and much much more from all over the world!
Lisanne joins the band once more!
THURSDAY, JUNE 25th 2009: SPEAKERS
DELFT
With Lonely Friends and 4for1 (their farewell gig),
and it's yet another Speakers gig - this time as the Raving Bonkers...
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24th 2009: LIJM & CULTUUR
DELFT
Private acoustic Bonkers/Tygers set for a friend; also appearing: the Napoleons.
With Lisanne on board.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5th 2009: RTV WEST STUDIO
DEN HAAG
Stork On Air presents an evening of garage/surf/rock'n'roll:
The Napoleons, the Raving Bonkers, the Flying Tygers and The X-Ray Men!
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27th 2009: MELKWEG
AMSTERDAM
Supporting The Black Lips!
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6th 2009: LOKAAL VREDEBREUK
THE HAGUE
Part Bonkers, part Tygers... a hoot!
THURSDAY, MAY 1st 2009: SPEAKERS
DELFT
As one of the results of winning the PTB last August, the Flying Tygers
were asked to make this night in Speakers their own Garage Special!
So hey... they invited The Deaf & Brad Tacker...!
Take a look at the poster here and download it with a righthand mouseclick.
FRIDAY, APRIL 17th 2009: WATT
ROTTERDAM
GPZH finals!
TUESDAY, MARCH 10th, 2009: THOR
DELFT
A rugby club's hangout - inside a boat... Raving Bonkers stuff, definitely.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19th 2009: SPEAKERS
DELFT
GPZH
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28th 2008: PAARD VAN TROJE
DEN HAAG
Fonds 1818 Winnaarsfestival
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31st 2008: ENGELENBAK
DOETINCHEM
with Trailer Trash Tremblers
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4th 2008: STRANDTENT
SCHEVENINGEN
Eric and Sjors doing an acoustic charity gig
for the Snelbinder people!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th 2008: SPLOTSZ
ROELOFARENDSVEEN
with Trailer Trash Tremblers
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29th 2008: WESTERPOP FESTIVAL
DELFT
Going for the PTB trophy, at a great free 2-day festival!
MONDAY, AUGUST 18th 2008: KOORNBEURS OPEN AIR FESTIVAL
DELFT
Kick-off this year's OWee (students' introduction week) with another KOA...
and:
SOCIETEIT DE BOLK
DELFT
(later that day, as the Raving Bonkers!)
FRIDAY, JULY 11th 2008 (as the Raving Bonkers): BAZART
DEN HAAG
With the Mariños!
SATURDAY, JULY 5th 2008: NOPF, BRIENENOORD-EILAND
ROTTERDAM
3-day festival. Download a pdf with info here.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30th 2008: KOORNBEURS
DELFT
KOA: Koornbeurs Open Air...
and:
DE TRUCKER
PIJNACKER
later that day, as the Raving Bonkers!
SATURDAY, APRIL 13th 2008: BAZART
DEN HAAG
Opening for Pierced Arrows
Presentation of Tombstone EP
SATURDAY, MARCH 22nd 2008: SPEAKERS
DELFT
(First gig as the Flying Tygers and it's a headliner!)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 1st, 2008: TRUCKER,BR.
PIJNACKER
Garage rock festival with The Peptones and others
THINGS GET A BIT MORE HAZEY NOW.
BELOW ARE THE PRE-TYGERS RAVING BONKERS GIGS
AS FAR AS THEY CAN BE RECONSTRUCTED:
?-11-2007, Flatfeest Prof. Evertslaan, Delft
?-11-2007, Bagijnhof (Baghaynia-party), Delft
?-10-2007, Mobiloos festival (one-off with Kiki of Purpus on bass), Delft
26-08-2007, Radio-studio Amsterdam FM, Amsterdam
25-08-2007, Melkweg (headling after Check 1-2 and others), Amsterdam
22-08-2007, Koornbeurs (OWee: first gig w/Sjors), Delft
27-05-2007, Winston (Willem standing in for Eric on 12-string), Amsterdam
22-05-2007, Pallas Athene (Willem on bass), Den Haag
23-04-2007, café Vlaanderen (with Purpus en Saving the Radio), Delft
19-04-2007, Speakers (headlining after 69 Charger and the Apers), Delft
08-04-2007, Bazart (supporting The Mad 3), Den Haag
19-01-2007, Pop-In (with Napoleons en X-Ray Men), Den Haag
22-09-2006, Bagijnhof, Delft
23-06-2006, Wolbodo, Delft
08-06-2006, Koornbeurs (Plankenkoorts-party), Delft
23-05-06, Pallas Athene (Willem on 3rd guitar), Den Haag
20-05-2006, Bastille, Schoonhoven
28-04-2006, CLD (08.15 AM school party, with both Jochem and Willem), Delft
23-02-2006, Speakers (first time for Jochem), Delft
26-11-2005, Flatfeest Prof. Evertslaan, Delft
25-11-2005, Flora (Bonkers as a trio without Willem), Delft
05-11-2005, Graauwe Hengst (supporting Vegas For Millions), Schiedam
18-09-2005, SkateJam festival, Delft
10-09-2005, Nederland 3 (Waterpop volunteers party), Wateringen
10-09-2005, Boogje 1 (supporting Vegas For Millions), Rotterdam
25-08-2005, Koornbeurs (OWee), Delft
10-06-2005, IO-Festival (closing act small stage), Delft
24-05-2005, Pallas-Athene (dispuut In The Pikture), Den Haag
19-05-2005, Speakers (DelftCityBeats fstival), Delft
18-12-2004, Koornbeurs (Bietel’s Birthday Bash), Delft
29-10-2004, HPC Pop-In (with The Napoleons), Den Haag
27-05-2004, Lucht- en Ruimtevaart-party (in the Wesseling venue), Delft,
and:
27-05-2004, Technische Hogeschool, Rijswijk
17-05-2004 The Big Confusion, Den Haag
01-05-2004, Flatertheek, Naaldwijk
11-04-2004, Paradiso (with Mochipet and others), Amsterdam
11-03-2004, Haagse Hogeschool, Rijswijk
29-11-2003, Flatfeest Prof. Evertslaan, Delft
15-11-2003, Kalashnikov (enter the suits! Dylan guests for Surfin'Bird), Terneuzen
25-10-2003, Vliegende Hond (with Sonic Litter and others), Utrecht
05-10-2003, Flatertheek (with 2/3rd Napoleons), Naaldwijk
05-09-2003, Porgy&Bess (supporting Five Horse Johnson), Terneuzen
29-03-2003, OJV de Koornbeurs, Delft (Surf-festival with Twang and others)
30-11-2002, Flatfeest Prof. Evertslaan, Delft
15-11-2002, SCSI-Cell, Den Haag
If you want the Flying Tygers to play anywhere near you, get in touch!
