What: Playing in a record shop
When: Monday 2nd March, 7.30pm
Where: Rough Trade, Nelson Street, Bristol
Tickets: Free / info here
In celebration of our recently released debut album, The Bear and Other Stories, the orchestra will be playing a short gig at Rough Trade, a record shop in Bristol. Entry is free but you are enthusiastically encouraged to buy the album while you’re there! See the Rough Trade website or the Facebook event for more information.
What: A tour around France with instruments on bikes
When: 7-16 August
Where: Various locations around Normandy
Tickets: –
This event is happening in a reduced form, but may not be accessible to the public.
The orchestra’s annual bike tour will this year take in the sights of Normandy/Brittany. There will be lots of small gigs along the way.
What: Radiohead’s Moon Shaped Pool in Paris!
When: Please note this is postponed until further notice (Was Saturday 18th April)
Where: La Marberie, Paris
Tickets: TBC
It’s the Paris orchestra’s turn to play Radiohead! Possibly featuring musicians from Bristol too.
What: Another chance to see Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool in full!
When: Saturday 18th June 2022, 7pm (Rescheduled!)
Where: Union Chapel, London (N1 2UN)
Tickets: £15.60 – £18
Note: this even was originally scheduled for 2020 but has been postponed by two years, for obvious reasons (so the date on the poster is slightly wrong).
For more information see the Union Chapel website
After the orchestra’s sold out concert at St George’s in 2019, here is another chance to see a performance of Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool in full; plus the “Exotica, Electronica and the Retro Futurists” set featuring the likes of Tortoise, Prokofiev, Aphex Twin and Duke Ellington.
See also the Facebook event.
What: Gig for the FO album release, in Paris
When: Saturday 8th February, 7pm
Where: La Marbrerie, 21 rue Alexis Lepère, 93100 Montreuil, Ile-De-France, France
Tickets: 8.49€ Early Bird / £12.49€ Other birds
As well as the London launch, the Fantasy Orchestra’s first album, ‘The Bear’, is being launched near-simultaneously in Paris, by the Paris Fantasy Orchestra – in collaboration with guests from the Bristol orchestra.
Tickets for this special event are avilable here
Here is the music video for the album’s first single, Empty Boat:
From the Bristol album launch:
What: Gig for the FO album release, in London
When: Saturday 15th February, 8pm
Where: The Old Baths, Hackney, 80 Eastway, E95JH London
Tickets: £8 Early Bird / £10 Late Bird / £15 Door Birds
Following on from last year’s successful album launch at St George’s in Bristol, the orchestra will be playing at the Hackney Old Baths in London ahead of the album’s release.
The album ‘The Bear’ features an eclectic mix of music by diverse artists such as Sun Ra and Caetano Veloso, folk musician Richard Dawson, Brooklyn-based post punk duo Buke and Gase and electronic composer Disasterpeace, as well as local composers. Tickets are available from Fatsoma
Here is the music video for the album’s first single, Empty Boat:
From the Bristol album launch:
What: A street stall selling gin and jam, with orchestral accompaniment
When: Sunday 1st December, 2pm
Where: Hopetoun Road, St Werburghs, BS2 9YI
Tickets: Free, but do buy some stuff 🙂
Join us once again for the annual “nearly famous” gin and jam sale, in support of refugees and asylum seekers, on Hopetoun Road (opposite The Farm pub). This is part of / alongside St Werburghs City Farm Winter Fair.
What: Our annual Christmas concert
Where: St Stephen’s Church, St Stephen’s St, Bristol BS1 1EQ
When: Friday 20th December
Tickets: TBA
Join us for our annual Christmas concert, at the lovely St. Stephen’s church, just off Corn Street in the centre of town. We will be playing a selection of Christmas music plus some favourites from the year.
What: Part of Fair Saturday, a global movement to generate positive social impact
When: Saturday 30th September, 7.30 pm
Where: The Folk House, Park Street, Bristol
Tickets: £3 in advance / £4 door
The Fantasy Orchestra is joining forces with local wind orchestra Westerly Winds for an evening of music from cinema, musicals and theatre. This is part of the Fair Saturday, a celebration of artist and culture and promoting good in the world. Funds raised from this concert will help those who can’t otherwise afford it to attend courses at the Folk House.
For more information see the Folk House website
What: A performance of A Moon Shaped Pool in full!
When: Sunday 24th November
Where: St George’s
Tickets: £15 (£12 adv) – nearly sold out! Go to Headfirst or Bristol Ticket Shop or the < St George's website
The orchestra will be playing a lot of Radiohead, plus other songs, in this very exciting gig at the wonderful St George’s Hall.
The evening will consist of a musical journey from Duke Ellington to Radiohead, “Exotica, Electronica and the Retro Futuists”, featuring music by Les Baxter, Moondog, Stereolab and Tortoise amongst others, followed by a performance of Moon Shaped Pool in its entirety. Tickets are becoming very scarce so book now!