The Law support slots

Fellow Dundonians The Law will be suppporting The View on several dates on the forthcoming tour.

Dates and venues are as follows;

21 Oct, NEWCASTLE - Academy 2
22 Oct, HULL - Welly
23 Oct, MANCHESTER - Moho Live
24 Oct, NOTTINGHAM - Bodega
26 Oct, WREXHAM - Central Station
27 Oct, SWANSEA - Sin City
28 Oct, SHREWSBURY - Buttermarket
27 Nov, ABERDEEN - Lemon Tree
28 Nov, GLASGOW - Barrowlands
30 Nov, DUNDEE - Fat Sams

Vote for 5Rebbecca's video

Vote for 5Rebbecca's video on the MTV2 chart by click on the link below. You can vote as many times as you like.

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Fans' reaction to 5Rebbecca's

This band just don't do bad songs :O
Once again, just such a good tune, I LOVE THE VIEW :D
skybluechris9

Its as good anything on hats off. They are fuckin brilliant.
stuiep1983

Kyle's voice is unique, the band are sooo good - this is a really good quality release.
betterbydefinition

I love it -- they've seemed to have matured more musically during their 'too long' break out.
MUrrrrD

great song, great band
ChrisUK333

fuck that is good cant wait to see them in cab vol
chris69er

please, come to spain!!!, good song from a very probable great album, see you!!
robertstorm13

Amazing song. Can't wait for the album.
joolz040770

best fuckin band since the beatles and oasis hands down.
georgeandtom

Nice! I really missed 'em
RamblingRebel102

fucking ace!
geoffcos

Damage lyrics
Gang Of Ginq

I love it, I wish you guys could come to Puerto Rico
xlovexxpeacex

5Rebbecca's Lyrics

Live performance on BBC 6

The View will be popping into BBC 6 music on Friday 10th October to perform a couple of songs from their new record.

BBC 6 Music

5Rebbeccas Review

I am ratcheting down my enthusiasm for this new single -- is a new album due already?

The opening Oasis-by-way-of-Scotland hook and the various Libertines-isms are infectious!

Songs like this -- especially with a video like this -- have a weird sort of power; they make it seem, if for only 3 or 4 minutes, that things are right with the world -- the inner 18-year-old is alive again and the car stereo is blaring. Only the United Kingdom can produce music like this -- Scotland in this instance -- and this kind of single is the equivalent for me of American Top 40 AM radio in the 1970's.

The single is king and the perfect 4 minute pop song is the land's highest art form.

So what if the albums are never as good as the lead-off singles, eh?

The View - "5Rebbeccas"

apessimistisneverdisappointed.blogspot.com

Current Scene Is Rubbish Say's Pete

The View’s guitarist Pete Reilly has said the band’s new single is a riposte to the ‘load of rubbish’ currently doing the rounds in rock. Speaking to Steve Harris on Xfm last night, he said:

“It’s good to come back with a big tune like [5Rebeccas], because there’s a load of rubbish out there. The best is still to come off the album as well”.

Holed up in Wales with producer Owen Morris (Oasis, Ash, The View), the band are currently mixing the record ahead of a January 2009 release.

“This record’s so much stronger than the first album”, said the guitarist. “We’re all agreed”.

XFM, 4th September 2008

5Rebbeccas

A music video in an attempt to support The View's new single titled "5Rebeccas" has just arrived. The new song will appear in the band's sophomore studio album, which hasn't had any release date as well as a confirmed title.

The video starts rolling with a pair of hands opening a book and writing the band's name and their new song title on the first page of the book. As it is finished, the book is then opened to the next page which tells the band's stories, including their live shows, through newspaper cuttings and some photos.

Furthermore, to promote their upcoming set, the Dundee band have announced a roadshow, which will take in a total of 35 dates across the United Kingdom. Kicking off in Dunfermline on October 16, the band also include shows in Manchester on October 23 and London on November 21. Detailed schedules for their tour can be checked on their MySpace page.



www.aceshowbiz.com, 23rd September.

5Rebbecca's video now showing

5Rebbecca's is now showing on theviewareonfire.com. The video featurs clips from the bands shows from all over the world as well as the artistic wizardry of Ryan McPhail.

Video was produced by PTE Media.
www.ptemedia.com

5Rebbeccas 7"

Artwork for 7" including exclusive track, 'For You'.

Buy here

5Rebbeccas Update

The band were back in the studio again a couple of weeks ago recording b sides for the forthcoming 5Rebbeccas single. The cd features 2 new tracks, Dundeal and Mr Men Book and the 7” includes another exclusive, For You. Pre-order both formats here and get a set of 3 View badges (shown below) free.

The video for 5Rebbeccas will appear exclusively in the band’s media player, which you can host on your website or social networking profile. So if you want to be the first to see it, you can grab it by clicking here. The video will arrive in the next few days and will automatically appear in the player for before you can see it anywhere else.

Ryan McPhail who did the illustration for the 5Rebbeccas sleeve (and also the cover for Hats Off To The Buskers) is having an exhibition of his work at Proud Galleries in Camden on October 14th. All the details are up on his website here.

Also, there are a very few tickets left for some of the shows on the forthcoming epic 36 date UK tour. click here for ticket buy link.

Until next time
The View HQ

5Rebbecca's video premiere

The View's 5Rebbecca's video is due to hit screens this Monday. More details or where you can see it soon.

5Rebbecca's video shoot

Photo taken last weekend during the recording for the bands new video. Photo by Faye @ Coalition.

McPhail Poster

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Astoria tickets

Ticketmaster has sold out of Astoria tickets but they can still be purchased on SeeTickets.

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View Stay In Shade Down Mexico Way

THE VIEW are just home from a Mexican adventure - but still have their Tayside tans.

The Dundee band, whose new single 5Rebeccas is out next month, rode quad bikes through the jungle, jet-skied and played golf at dawn after a night on the tequila but shunned the sun. Guitarist Pete Reilly said: "We're Scottish - we don't do suntans. I was wearing factor 30 but I still got burnt really badly."

The band are hitting the road for 35-date UK tour, including five Scots dates, with a new set including songs from the follow-up album to Hats Off To The Buskers.

Sunday Mail, Sep 14 2008 Edited By Billy Sloan

McPhail Exhibition & Special Guest acoustic show

Ryan McPhail will be exhibiting some of his art at Proud Galleries in Camden on October 14th with VERY SPECIAL GUESTS playing an evening acoustic set. Entry to the exhibition is FREE. Tickets for the evening acoustic show are now available for just £5 from See Tickets here

October 14, 2008
Proud Galleries
Chalk Farm Road, Camden, NW1 8EH
London, United Kingdom

Gallery opens 11am - 5pm, Acoustic show, Doors open 7.30

Win Barrowlands Tickets

Win a pair of tickets to see The View at Glasgow Barrowlands on Friday 28th November.

Enter here

www.theviewareonfire.com

Twisted Wheel to support on tour

Yep, it's just been confirmed, and you are the first to know, that Twisted Wheel are going to be supporting The View for several dates of their recently announced tour. The boys are hugely excited and can't wait to get on the road.

The dates are:

October
Thursday 30th: Falmouth Princess Pavilion
Friday 31st: Brighton Old Market

November
Saturday 1st: Reading After Dark
Sunday 2nd: Gloucester Guildhall
Tuesday 4th: Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Wednesday 5th: Milton Keynes Woughton Centre
Thursday 6th: Colchester Arts Centre
Friday 7th: Stoke Sugarmill
Sunday 9th: Norwich Arts Centre
Monday 10th: Sheffield Plug

Tickets are already on sale so you'd better be quick!

Cheers
Twisted Wheel
www.myspace.com/thetwistedwheel

5Rebbeccas added to MySpace player

New track 5Rebbeccas has been added to The View's MySpace player.

Listen here

Inverness fans scramble for tickets

The hottest concert tickets in Inverness were snapped up within half an hour of going on sale yesterday as excitement mounted in advance of The View’s latest gig in the city.

Around 15 people queued early yesterday for 50 available briefs for the Dundee band’s eagerly-awaited concert at the Raigmore Motel.

And motel owners Ken and Hazel Stott spent the rest of the day fielding phone calls from fans not lucky enough to get their hands on the gold-dust tickets.

Mr Stott, 55, said: “This is the second time we have had The View perform here.

“They first appeared in September 2006.

“We are glad to see they have come on so much since then and that they are still together. We are looking forward to having them back and I’m sure it will be a great night.”

His wife said about 15 people had queued up to secure tickets and they sold out in less than half an hour.

The Raigmore had about 50 tickets to sell but another 250 or so were also selling online.

The tour will see The View play 35 dates ahead of a new album due for release next year. A single, 5Rebeccas, is out on October 27.

The Dundee band shot to fame in 2006 with their debut album, Hats Off To Buskers, which earned them a Mercury Music Prize nomination. Decamping to rural Wales with producer Owen Morris in early summer this year, The View have been working on their second album, which has yet to be titled.

While still described as a “joyful rush”, the album also weaves its way from rip-roaring boogie to Tayside sea-shanties. It will be released in early 2009.

Tickets for Cage the Elephant, who will play the Raigmore Motel on November 15, also went on sale yesterday.

Press & Journal, 6th September 2008

Ticket Links

Gloucester

Ticketweb - Various Venues

Ticketmaster - Various Venues

SeeTickets - Various Venues

Tickets Scotland - Glasgow

TicketLine - Various Venues

Sandbag - Various Venues

Gone in 60 Seconds

The View's gig at King Tuts in Glasgow sold out this morning in less than 60 seconds!

Have no fear Glasgow, tickets for a second show in the City, this time at the Barrowlands on 28th November are due to go on sale at 12pm today subject to approval.

tickets-scotland.co.uk

The View get emotional

Click on image to read.
NME, 3rd September 2008

Diesel xXx Tickets on sale

Tickets are now on sale for the Diesel xXx – The Creative Experiment at London Matter on October 11th.

The View (just Pete, Kyle & Kieren ) along with Pete Doherty, Mark Ronson, Mystery Jets, New Young Pony Club thecocknbullkid, Friendly Fires, Lethal Bizzle, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, These New Puritans and The Teenagers will also perform.

Organisers say that the night will feature many collaborations, and that the full line-up, when announced, will feature 30 artists.

Buy tickets here

RockNess Rockumentaries: The View

5Rebbeccas Review

Dundee group The View have announced details of their comeback single "5 Rebeccas", to be released on October 27th.
The single comes after a series of highly productive recording sessions with producer Owen Morris. Responsible for the glistening sheen that accompanies such era defining classics as "Definitely Maybe" and "A Northern Soul", Morris has given the band lee-way to produce something quite special.

The View debuted new material in a headline performance at the Clash Arena at Rockness this summer, and Clash were invited backstage to listen to the new album in its entirety. An assured second album, it finds the band at comfort in a studio setting. Retaining their familiar pop touch, it nonetheless expands and improves on the raucous sound of their debut album "Hats Off To The Buskers". Featuring guest appearances from fellow Scot Paulo Nutini and a member of Babyshambles, it looks set to be the band's best work yet.

"5 Rebeccas" will be the first track taken from the album, and has already become a firm live favorite with the band's loyal following. Released on October 27th, the single will be accompanied by three new tracks as B-sides: "Dun Deal", "Mr Men Book" and "For You".

"5 Rebeccas" by The View will be released on October 27th. The new album will be released in January 2009.

Clash Music, 3rd September 2008

The View's homecoming show

THE View will play a homecoming gig in Dundee at the end of November.

The boys will play Fat Sam's, where they were first discovered by a touring Pete Doherty.

News of the gig came as the band announced details of a 35-date UK tour, plus a new single.

The track 5Rebeccas will be released on October 27, and will be the first single from the band's new album.

The tour will see the band playing small venues, kicking-off at Dunfermline Velocity on October 16. The other Scottish dates are Raigmore, Inverness, on October 17, The Loft, Forres, October 18, and Edinburgh's Cabaret Voltaire on October 19.

They'll also play King Tut's in Glasgow on November 12, Lemon Tree, Aberdeen on November 27, and the Ocean, Kirkcaldy on November 29, before the finale at Fat Sams in Dundee on the 30th.

They are making a limited pink vinyl seven-inch available when visitors to their website pre-order tickets, which go on sale at 9am on Friday.

By Beverley Lyons And Laura Sutherland, Daily Record, 3rd September 2008

"Hottest Record In The World"

5 Rebbecca's was Zane Lowe's "Hottest Record In The World" tonight.

Listen again here

5Rebbecca's first play tonight

Zane Lowe will have the world exclusive first play of The View's new single 5Rebbecca's tonight.

Listen live here

Artwork revealed

The View are back with a brand new single 5Rebbeccas on Monday 27th October 2008. Taken from their time locked away in a studio in the Welsh countryside, it'll be available on 7” and CD and feature brand new b-sides Dun Deal, Mr Men Book & For You.

The View to gig with Doherty & Ronson

Pete Doherty, Mark Ronson and The View are among the artists set to play a gig at the London Matter venue on October 11.

Mystery Jets, New Young Pony Club thecocknbullkid, Friendly Fires, Lethal Bizzle, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, These New Puritans and The Teenagers will also perform.

The gig is dubbed xXx – The Creative Experiment, and is organised by clothes company Diesel. Organisers say that the night will feature many collaborations, and that the full line-up, when announced, will feature 30 artists.

Matter is a new venue on the O2 Arena site. Tickets go on sale on Thursday (September 4).

To check the availability of xXx tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

NME.com, 2nd September 2008

Dunfermline gig details

Weekend Revolution are proud to announce that Dundee's finest The View, will be coming to Kinema Dunfermline on Thursday 16th October to play the opening night of a 40 date tour which is spanning the whole of the U.K.

This is a fantastic gig for Dunfermline and I am sure you will say one that shows the exciting direction Dunfermline's music scene is going in. We hope you can get behind this and at only £12.50 a ticket it is a bargain.

400 tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 9am via theview.sandbag.uk.com If you purchase your ticket this way you also get a limited edition 7" vinyl of the new single 5 Rebecka's which is released on October 27th.

General sale wil commence on Friday at 9am through www.ticketweb.co.uk.

Local support will be from Beatnic Prestige. Make sure and come along early and see them.

New official website design

A brand new design of the band's official website is now online. The illustration on the right created by Ryan McPhail is from the upcoming single 5Rebbeccas.
www.theviewareonfire.com

Single / Tour

The View are back with a brand new single 5Rebbeccas on Monday 27th October 2008. Taken from their time locked away in a studio in the Welsh countryside, it'll be available on 7" and CD and feature brand new b-sides Dun Deal, Mr Men Book & For You.

The band are also back with a massive tour heading your way soon. To celebrate this they're making an exclusive, limited, pink vinyl 7" (with an etched b-side) available ONLY when you pre-order tickets for the tour via this link (link goes live at 9am on Wednesday 3rd September). Tickets go on sale to the general public at 9am on Friday 5th September.

OCTOBER
16 Dunfermline - Velocity
17 Inverness - Raigmore
18 Forres - The Loft
19 Edinburgh - Cabaret Voltaire
21 Newcastle - Academy 2
22 Hull - Welly Club
23 Manchester - Moho Live
24 Nottingham - Bodega
26 Wrexham - Central Station
27 Swansea - Sin City
28 Shrewsbury - Buttermarket
30 Falmouth - Princess Pavilion
31 Brighton - Old Market


NOVEMBER
01 Reading - After Dark
02 Gloucester - Guild Hall
04 Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms
05 Milton Keynes - Woughton Centre
06 Colchester - Arts Centre
07 Stoke - Sugarmill
09 Norwich - Arts Centre
10 Sheffield - Plug
11 Carlisle - Brickyard
12 Glasgow - King Tut's
16 Middlesbrough - Cornerhouse
17 Leeds - Faversham
18 Liverpool - Barfly
19 Oxford - Zodiac
21 London - Astoria
22 Bristol - Thekla
23 Cardiff - The Point
24 Leicester - Charlotte
26 York - Duchess
27 Aberdeen - Lemon Tree
29 Kirkaldy - Ocean
30 Dundee - Fat Sam's


Until next time.
The View HQ