A very limited stock of the Then Jerico Video Singles Collection DVD is currently available via the store. Each video includes an exclusive introduction by Mark Shaw.
You can now also download the previously very rare RADIOJERICO double album via the store.
Mark & Scott are set to play an EXCLUSIVE ACOUSTIC CONCERT in Belfast as part of this year’s Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival on Saturday 23rd February.
They will also be inviting audience members to join them in a songwriters masterclass after the concert. This is a unique first ever Northern Irish performance ahead of Then Jerico’s full band UK May 2013 ‘Reprise’ Tour. Tickets are now on sale HERE
Mark & Scott will also be performing as Then Jerico (Acoustic) with Boo Hewerdine & Henry Priestman for a special ‘In The Round’ Concert in Belfast on Friday 22nd February and, tickets for this are now on sale HERE
We are delighted to inform you that the initial run of the ACOUSTIC:LIVE 2012 cd/dvd package has been shipped worldwide
and, is currently
SOLD OUT!
A 2nd run will be made available in a few weeks time which you can pre-order via the STORE
You can listen to the Live:Acoustic version of ‘Darkest Hour’ as featured on the audio cd here.
A fantastic 2 page ‘On The Road with THEN JERICO: The Big Area Tour’ feature appears in the Jan/Feb 2nd edition of new music publication Classic Pop Magazine which has just gone on sale worldwide!
“Reconnecting with the fans and being on stage with the band every night was amazing,” Mark Shaw tells Classic Pop.
The spread features some excellent pictures by Bari Goddard & Kyron Armstrong.
It’s priced @ £4.99 & available from all leading High Street newsagents.
Following sell-out shows on their reunion tour in 2012, rockers Then Jerico announce their Reprise Tour with all original band members for May 2013.
Lead vocalist Mark Shaw, drummer Steve Wren, guitarist Rob Downes, bassist Jasper Stainthorpe, guitarist Scott Taylor are taking to the road again for 13 dates around the UK taking in (amongst others) Newcastle, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hull, Cardiff and culminating in a gig at the legendary Clapham Grand in London.
Then Jerico Reprise Tour UK Dates:
May 2013
7th – Aberdeen, The Lemon Tree
8th – Edinburgh, Liquid Room
10th – Glasgow, ABC2
11th – Newcastle, Academy 2
13th – Manchester, Academy 3
14th – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
16th – Norwich, The Waterfront
17th – Wolverhampton, The Slade Rooms
18th – Hull, The Welly
20th – Cardiff, The Globe
21st – Brighton, Concorde 2
22nd – Southampton, The Brook
24th – London, Clapham Grand
Tickets on sale for all venues on Friday 14th December at 9am from
eventim *or from the venues direct.
*Except:
Edinburgh – Tickets on sale from Monday AM.
Newcastle & Glasgow – Tickets on sale for 02 Priority Customers from Friday 9am
(*then Monday AM for all other customers).
Unfortunately, the ‘Nordoff Robbins Christmas Cracker’ event at The Grand, London scheduled for Tuesday 18th December has been cancelled.
We have been asked to post this official statement by the promoters:
” Due to unfortunate circumstances that have arisen it has made it impossible for the show to take place this year much to the disappointment of the organisers and promoter. We will of course do our best to try and reschedule the show for next year but for this year full refunds on tickets bought will be available”.
To find out more about the Nordoff Robbins Charity, which is a national music charity dedicated to transforming the lives of vulnerable children and adults across the UK please go HERE
Secondly, Mark Shaw & Scott Taylor will be performing an exclusive acoustic gig in Belfast on Saturday 23rd February as part of the 9th Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival followed by an Acoustic Workshop. Tickets for this will be available soon via the Songwriters Festival website. They will also be performing a special ‘In-The-Round’ show also in Belfast, on Friday 22nd February alongside Boo Hewerdine & Henry Priestman.
Then Jerico – The Big Area (Rhino/Warner)
Then Jerico is a pop rock outfit hailing from the 80’s and “The Big Area”, the band’s second album, is one of the fastest selling albums on the day of its release (1989), moving 100000 copies in 40 minutes! The band has reunited and plans to play the album on tour in its entirety…
The album has been difficult to obtain for a number of years and it finally sees a re-release. It still sounds remarkable and is well worth listening to, 23 years later. Sadly, with all the Deluxe Editions hitting the shelves, it is disappointing not to see “The Big Area” get similar treatment…
Still a fine album and one which the younger generation should pick up and listen to.
****1/4
Nick van der Meulen
getreadytorock
“Back in the 80s Then Jerico were touted as the next stadium fillers to rival U2 and Simple Minds and on tonight’s evidence they could easily have filled that position.”
Read the full review here: Then & Now
Sooooooo….almost 24 hours ago I was making my way to the final gig of the Then Jerico Big Area tour…this was always going to be emotional. The acoustic gig to round off an amazing 2 weeks of O2 Academy arena dates. Having been to 3 of those, I was looking forward to the intimacy of this “farewell for now” to the fans.
In contrast to the stomping, full on, sometimes fever pitch atmosphere of the Academy’s, the Bedford saw the TJ boys in a much more laid back, chilled environment. Very relaxed. Fans were seated. Up close and personal is an understatement. Everybody in the venue seemed within touching distance of the stage. Really could not have been any more intimate. The feeling was that the boys on stage were loving that just as much as we were!
This was the first time the TJ boys had done this acoustic set, but you would never have known, judging by the opening “Let Her Fall”. It was gorgeous. Softer, of course, but still as rousing….and gave us a flavour of what was to come. Mark N Rob, Jasper, Steve and Scott proceeded to keep us rocking with some more “First – The Sound Of Music” favourites, including a crowd pleasing Hitcher. They then moved on to the Big Area album.
From my seat, I’d had a sneak peek at the set list laying on stage (yes, we were ALL that close -lol!) …to discover Sugar Box was 11th down the list. Couldn’t miss that! So 4th song in was when I went to get a round in, in the adjoining pub. Approx four minutes later, with beer in one hand and Jack Daniels in the other, I walked back into the theatre to find tears down faces and Mark whispering out the last “Sugar Box” of this beloved song into his mic. 
Those naughty boys had played with order of play. Rebels! Rock and roll! LOL.
You can’t ask a die hard TJ fan what their favourite song is – there are too many. But for me, Play Dead was an absolute rare treat. Darkest Hour was outstanding. But Big Area…this acoustic, stripped down, haunting version, saw Mark and Rob quietly bringing some of the audience to tears once more. Never imagined this iconic, stomping rock song, could ever sound like that. And I can’t wait for the DVD to come out to those fans who couldn’t make it. It’s a truly beautiful version. Half way through, the boys pumped it back up to full throttle for the fans to sing along loud and proud and partake of some air punching. 
As with the previous gigs, Mark, Scott, Steve, Rob and Jasper gave us a rousing Reeling. Oooohhhh YEAH baby!
At the risk of being cheesy (to go with crackers) there was a buzz on the stage between the boys. Lots of love and affection there. Great to see. But also, between the fans and the boys.
The arena gigs were brilliant, but this intimate one was a real treat on so many levels. For the fans, a one off.
Come back boys! Let’s do this again some time. What a brilliant fortnight. What a brilliant band. Never thought I’d see this again – all these great songs live. Absolutely superb. I won’t forget it.