titk 2015 off with a wallop - new album and touring!

greetings friends!

we are very happy to announce that our new album 
entitled "bashed out" and will be released this year by brassland.

we are also very happy to announce that we will be coming to play a show in a town near you.

so far the UK (and amsterdam!) dates are looking like this....

Wed 25 February
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Paradiso
Tickets : http://www.ticketmaster.nl/event/139187?brand=nl_paradiso

 
Tue 3 March2015
UK
Bristol
The Institute
Tickets available Soon

http://theinstitutebristol.com/

Wed 4 March2015
UK
London
100 Club
Tickets available from:
https://parallellines.ticketabc.com/events/kit-2/

Thu 5 March2015
UK
Manchester
Deaf Institute
Tickets available from:
http://www.alt-tickets.co.uk/this-is-the-kit-tickets

Fri 6 March 2015

Ireland

Dublin

The Workmans Club

Tickets available from:

http://www.ticketmaster.ie/this-is-the-kit-dublin-03-06-2015/event/18004D90B0FD6543?artistid=1699285&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=4

Sat 7 March2015
UK
Morecambe
The Hothouse
Tickets available from:
www.moremusic.org.uk/thisisthekit

Sun 8 March2015
UK
Hull
Adelphi Club
Tickets available soon

http://www.theadelphi.com/

Mon 9 March2015
UK
Glasgow
Glad Cafe

Tickets available from:

http://www.musicglue.com/the-glad-cafe/events/9-mar-15-this-is-the-kit-the-glad-cafe/

Tue 10 March2015
UK
Leeds
Brudenell Social Club
Tickets available from:
http://www.seetickets.com/Event/this-is-the-kit/brudenell-social-club/833511

Wed 11 March2015
UK
Norwich
Norwich Arts Centre
Tickets available from:
 http://www.musicglue.com/dreams-music-promotion/events/11-mar-15-this-is-the-kit-norwich-arts-centre/


Thu 12 March2015
UK
Brighton
Green Door Store
Tickets available from:

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/300210

+ More to be announced soon!

DECEMBER in ireland (and bristol)

irish dates this december:

 9 dec-wexford, the sky and ground
10 dec- Cork, the g-man presents a low trees promotion at Coughlans
12 dec- Kilkenny, Rollercoaster records xmas party at Cleere's bar and theatre with john blek and the rats
13 dec-Dublin, National Concert Hall: The Engineering Library

 and back to bristol for solstice:
21-Bristol, at the trinity centre, joint show- thisisthekit and the bristol fantasy orchestra

a grand time had by all with anais mitchell this november. thanks to everyone who cme along and made the shows so great

guildford


norwich


union chapel, london



in session with marc riley. ever the gentlemens

thank you Xanadu housing coop in leeds for having me to

 stay

and thank you dan and kitty for the stirling lodgings and scrabble

stirling

thisisthekit november-december

kate will be solo and joining anais mitchell on her approaching uk tour. the dates will go like this:

22 nov-.Holy Trinity Church, Guildford, UK
23 nov-The Medway Centre, Bakewell, UK
24 nov-Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, UK
25 nov-Union Chapel, London, UK
27 nov-Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
28 nov-Tolbooth, Stirling, UK

AND then there's DECEMBER

irish dates:
  9 dec-wexford, the sky and ground
10 dec- Cork, the g-man presents a low trees promotion at Coughlans
12 dec- Kilkenny, Rollercoaster records xmas party at Cleere's bar and theatre with john blek and the rats
13 dec-Dublin, National Concert Hall: The Engineering Library

and back to bristol for solstice:
21-Bristol, at the trinity centre, joint show- thisisthekit and the bristol fantasy orchestra

autumnal activities with thisisthekit

some french dates to tell your french pals about:
24 sept avec PLAYING CARVER au PETIT BAIN, PARIS
25 sept avec Daniel Romano + Tiny Legs Tim aux 4 ECLUSES, DUNKERQUE
29 sept avec KIDSAREDEAD aux TROIS BAUDETS, PARIS

and if you are in the UK:
30 sept @the basement, York
1st oct @the new adelphi club, Hull It's their 30th birthday bash. highly recommended.

then you should go and see this band SINK who are doing a run of shows in the UK
here is their poster:

TROIS CONCERTS DE THISISTHEKIT EN FRANCE EN SEPTEMBRE

bonjours les amis, 
je suis content de vous informer que ce mois thisisthekit va jouer trois concerts en France! 
le 24 sept je joue en solo en premier partie de PLAYING CARVER au petit bain à Paris
puis le 25 on joue avec the full band un concert aux 4 Ecluses à Dunkirk, avec Daniel Romano + Tiny Legs Tim.
et puis le 29 on joue, aussi avec le full band* aux Trois Baudets avec nos amis kidsaredead. see you there! 
a bientôt, Kate x

24 sept avec PLAYING CARVER au PETIT BAIN, PARIS
25 sept avec Daniel Romano + Tiny Legs Tim aux 4 ECLUSES, DUNKERQUE
29 sept avec KIDSAREDEAD aux TROIS BAUDETS, PARIS

*featuring philippe sirop (ray bartok) sur la batterie et vincent mougel (kidsaredead) sur les claviers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XipmEZJZre0

!send us possible uses for the newly available thisisthekit tea towel

here are some we've collected thus far

(the tea towels in questions are available from us at gigs or from our website)

NEW T-SHIRTS LANDED

so yes. we no have black gym team t-shirts in sizes mens medium and mens large. we also, i might add, have  some white jane stables  shoulder carry drawing shirts left.in sizes mens large 

and women's small medium and large.

but alas for the time being we still have run out of  mens medium and small of the white shoulder carry design.

 

thisisthekit gigs for the rest of the summer will be thus....

the thisisthekit gigs for the rest of the summer will be thus....

Thu 21 August
London
Rooftop Sessions @ Southbank Centre
Tickets available from:

http://thenestcollective.co.uk/shows/events/21-aug-14-sbc-roof-garden-with-this-is-the-kit--ballina-whalers--queen-elizabeth-hall/

Fri 22 August 2014
UK
Northamptonshire
Shambala Festival

http://www.shambalafestival.org/act/kit/

Mon 25 August 

Wakefield

The Hop

Tickets available from:

https://shop.ticketscript.com/channel/web2/start-order/rid/YP58SPSS

Tue 26 August 

Leicester

The Musician

Tickets available from:

http://www.gigantic.com/this-is-the-kit/the-musician/2014-08-26-20-00

Thu 28 August 
Canterbury
The Gulbenkian
Tickets available from:
http://www.thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/theatre/2014/August/2014-08-28-this-is-the-kit.html

Fri 29 August
Kent
Smugglers Festival
Tickets available from:
http://www.smugglersrecords.com/?product=smugglers-festival-2014-weekend-ticket-2

and here are some photos of the summer gigs so far:

thisisthekit summer gigs

JULY IN GERMANY AND AUGUST IN UK

SOLO SHOWS SUPPORTING EMPEROR X JULY 2014

Donnerstag, 24. Juli - Hamburg, Kleiner Donner/Haus 73
Freitag 25. Juli - This Is The Kit -Berlin, Klunkerkranich (Down By The River Fest) | Emperor X - Paris (FR), Espace B
Samstag, 26. Juli - Hannover, Bei Koc
Sonntag 27. Juli - Prague, (A)void floating gallery
Montag 28. Juli - Dresden, Ostpol
Dienstag 29. Juli - Offenbach, Hafen 2
Mittwoch 30. Juli - Trier, VillaWaller

AND THEN IN THE UK FOR AUGUST

Fri 1 August 
Bristol
Thunderfest
Tickets available from:
http://www.thethunderbolt.net/whatson.ihtml#4019

Thu 21 August
London
Rooftop Sessions @ Southbank Centre
Tickets available from:

http://thenestcollective.co.uk/shows/events/21-aug-14-sbc-roof-garden-with-this-is-the-kit--ballina-whalers--queen-elizabeth-hall/

Fri 22 August 2014
UK
Northamptonshire
Shambala Festival

http://www.shambalafestival.org/act/kit/

Mon 25 August 

Wakefield

The Hop

Tickets available from:

https://shop.ticketscript.com/channel/web2/start-order/rid/YP58SPSS

Tue 26 August 

Leicester

The Musician

Tickets available from:

http://www.gigantic.com/this-is-the-kit/the-musician/2014-08-26-20-00

Thu 28 August 
Canterbury
The Gulbenkian
Tickets available from:
http://www.thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/theatre/2014/August/2014-08-28-this-is-the-kit.html

Fri 29 August
Kent
Smugglers Festival
Tickets available from:
http://www.smugglersrecords.com/?product=smugglers-festival-2014-weekend-ticket-2