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Sultans of Ping – Back in a tracksuit

Sultans of Ping, originally uploaded by docaoimh.

The Sultans have announced a third gig in Cork to follow on from the 2 sell-out shows already advertised.

From their ad:

“Not since the glory days of Rory Gallagher has any Cork rock band been capable of packing venues on three consecutive nights and now, following the Sultans selling out shows at both Club One (Dec 20th) and the Savoy Theatre (Dec 21st), the band have bowed to unprecedented demand and announced a third show in their hometown of Cork.”

I got tickets for the first night but I might be tempted to go to the last night as well. They were the first band I saw live, back in 1992/1993 when I was just about 13. They were playing in Cork City Hall and I remember one song where the whole crowd were lying on the ground doing bicyle impressions!!! Does anybody know what song this is for?

Btw, there are mp3s in some of the links below so if you’ve misplaced that old tape of the Sultans from back in the day, check them out.

The complete tour is:

Nov 19 Grays, Essex, England – SOLD OUT
Dec 16 The Spirit Store, Dundalk, Ireland
Dec 17 The Village, Dublin, Ireland
Dec 18 Spring & Airbrake, Belfast, N. Ireland
Dec 20 Club One, Cork, Ireland – SOLD OUT
Dec 21 Savoy, Cork, Ireland – SOLD OUT
Dec 22 Club One, Cork, Ireland

Tickets for the Dec 22 gig are on sale from Plug’d Records on Monday 12th.

As usual, keep an eye on CorkGigs for the latest info on tickets etc. 

Some links:
http://www.sultansofping.com
http://ping.fishtank.org.uk/forum.php
http://ping.fishtank.org.uk/index.php
www.redpenguin.net/bandphotos/sultans-of-ping-fc.php
www.rawramp.co.uk/index.php?s=sultans

Thanks for the pics Jim.

Update: Sultans play London on the 18th March 2006 in The Garage. 

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