Frankfurt Germany April 1st-4th 2009

Here are the first group of photo's from the Musicmesse shows in Frankfurt.
http://thewholigansphotos.shutterfly.com/1024
It was the largest music tradeshow in the world in which we represented/sponsored by HIWATT UK.

Blog to come later.

A video of part of the German shows will be put on the HIWATT UK site soon.

In the meantime here is a video of our last show March 14th here
also I have just recieved 2 different video's of the entire show and will edit them and post asap (give me a day or so)

ps: In the next 2 years we have offers to go to China,Brazil,Russia,Sweden and add to that we are playing Canada,USA & Germany !
So life is good for us right now...can't complain :)

Also we just recieved offers to play Las Vegas for a week (possibly 2) in August prior to our UK tour.
Got Virginia beach,Florida,Canada,Chicago,UK,Germany, all coming up this year.
'Gotta feeling 2009 s'gonna be a good year....especially if you n me see it in together'

Updates March 25th 6pm

TheWholigans.comTourDates

Irish shows confirmed (see website) tour dates
Virginia beach June 26th (Woodstock show)
Florida June 27th (Woodstock show)
Canadian dates coming in strong for July. (inc a Woodstock show.go figure ! ;)

See you in Frankfurt next week ! :)

Gotta love this kid

He's after my job !!!!

;)
Luca singing Baba Oreily @ Rogers Junkyard Jam

Don't forget, mute the player towards the bottom of this page
(hit 'end')

The Wholigans make the paper !

Wholigans
We will be featured in an article in the TampaBayTimes this Friday March 20th.
PAGE 51
The newspaper is free in the Tampa Bay area.

This coming on the heels of a successfull show at Jannus Landing last Saturday March 14th in St.Petersburg Florida.
A huge thanks to all the fans that came out Saturday, and a big and healthy respect goes out to SinCity...AC/DC tribute , and Ascension…. YES tribute, who both played outstanding gigs imo

April 1st -4th The Wholigans are headed to Frankfurt Germany for photo ops and autograph sessions and the odd song or two throughout each day at the international music industry show representing/sponsored by HIWATTUK

Tradeshow
Chances are, there will be a full concert on April 4th in Frankfurt .details tba.

We have shows booked and ready to go in England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales for Aug/Sept, hope to see you then.

See you on the road Wholigans

Barry

WHO ARE THE WHOLIGANS

TheWhotributesince1982
TheWholigansBlog

ps: Hooligans at The Wholigans gig
http://blogs.tampabay.com/breakingnews/2009/03/two-transient-m.html

Germany 2007

I was just surfing the net and found our 2007 gig at The KaiserKellar in Hamburg Germany here
Yes the same club The Beatles played :)
It's a 2 hour show, 'The Black Olives' open (with Darren on drums)

Speaking of Germany, it's 99.9% sure that The Wholigans will be in Frankfurt April 1st-4th.
I'll have all the details in a few days.

Come to this house

Tommy......Tommy......Tommy

Mute playlist player at bottom of this blog before playing this video (press 'End' )

March 14th St.Petersburg Florida see http://www.thewholigans.com/ 'Tour Dates' for details

What's happening lately

WEDNESDAY
To help promote the upcoming Wholigans show at Jannus Landing
I'll be making an appearance with Mark (aka Young Ox) at the Blvd Lounge in New Port Richey for a short set of WHO songs, followed by an open jam session .

Tickets for the Jannus show will also be on hand for purchase .($15 no service charges) as opposed to ticketmaster where they end up being around $23!!!!!

Bangus from AC/DC tribute 'Sin City' will also be there.

Show starts @ 9pm.
The Blvd Lounge is located @ 6210 Grand BlvdNew Port Richey, FL 34652
Admission is Free!(727) 846-1523

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Thursday
I'll be schmoozing at Quaker State & Lube bar/restaurant/ Thursday there is a classic car show..and I mean CLASSIC !!!
Musicians from Friday's DEAN Guitar event will also be attending.
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Friday
I'll be singing at a private event for Dean guitars at the Kapok/Sam Ash in Clearwater.
Guests scheduled (apart from moi) are Carmine Appice and Leslie West of Mountain and tons of metal guitar gods.
Apart from the odd Who song, I'll be singing
The Trooper...Iron Maiden
HolyDiver...Dio
Highway Star...Deep Purple
Didn't expect those did you ? lol :)
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March 14th....St.Petersburg Fl Jannus Landing
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UK dates are coming in slowly but surely for Aug/Sept 2009, and we have an offer to play Dublin Ireland and are hoping to add 1 or 2 more to that.
Our first time over there, so that will be cool ! :)
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Offers and confirmed are dates in North & South Carolina in June.
Also a major show in the southern states for June also.

Aug 15th Woodstock (see site for details) here
NEW WOODSTOCK WEBSITE
L.A & Vegas are also in the cards this year, I'll keep you posted on that.

Hope to see you Wholigans sooner rather than later.
Barry

Toronto Canada July 25th FREE SHOW

Barry's 50th Birthday Bash !



http://xrl.us/TheWholigansVideos82to2009

TheWholigans.com

For about 3-4 years a lot of the photo's on our site had bad links, but every single one (and more new) are now fixed. :)
+I've added video and bio updates.

Next week I'm expecting a lot of good news re: dates for 2009 and 2010 !!!
I've also signed a few new ones on the dotted line for June which I'll put up in the not so distant future.
Looking forward to the gig in St.Petersburg March 14th, it's getting quite the 'buzz' around town which is cool :)

Long live rock !

Barry

http://www.thewholigans.com/ Website

http://www.myspace.com/barrywholigan MySpace

Youtubeligans The Wholigans channnel

http://xrl.us/TheWholigansVideos1982to2009
or
Play All...3hours+
http://xrl.us/TheWholigans1982to2009

Woodstock 40th anniversary Illinois USA

http://thewholigans.com/calendarix/cal_event.php?id=220&wcal4ulogin=ea462e2429ec7847f2ce8ed08345f570

Bands booked to date


Joe Cocker

CSNY

Janis Joplin

Janis tribute site

Santana

CCR

Grateful Dead

Jimi Hendrix

WHO


Woodstock Tribute Plans Underway

For Immediate ReleaseContact: laura@onezerocharlie.com

http://www.myspace.com/galtfestivals

WOODSTOCK "TRIBUTE" PLANS UNDERWAY

Woodstock, Illinois January 26, 2009 -- This summer, on August 14th & 15th, music fans from McHenry County, the Chicago area and from throughout the Midwest will converge on Galt Airport to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival, the world-famous and now historic music & peace festival that drew over 500,000 to Max Yasgur's farm, near Woodstock, New York in 1969.

"Galt's concert weekend, coincidentally, marks the exact weekend of the original Woodstock Festival...only 40 years later," says event organizer Laura Witlox. "Hosting a Woodstock 'Tribute' concert seemed like an exciting idea. It's a natural," she said. "
After all, Woodstock, Illinois is just down the road." She continued by saying, "We searched coast to coast, for several months, to locate and book the very finest tribute bands in the nation."In all, eight bands are scheduled to appear.
They include tributes to Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, The Who, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Grateful Dead and Santana.

"These are bands that played at the original '69 concert in upstate New York," she went on, "It's such a great concept. We are having a ball putting it together," reports Witlox.
"Most of us are familiar with tribute bands," says coordinator Michael Stanard. "A local favorite, for example, is American English, a tribute band that accurately recreates the Beatles experience to an astonishingly degree.

"What we've done," he goes on, "is locate and book tribute bands who will astound concert goers with the quality, accuracy and excitement they create with the music performed at the original Woodstock event.
The tribute bands we've booked are astonishing. These bands will blow people away," says Stanard.On Friday evening Kelven Dyson, as Jimi Hendrix, will open the show with a set scheduled to begin at 7:00.
Following Hendrix, direct from New York City, will be Lauren Bernal, who will deliver an uncanny tribute to Janis Joplin. Headlining Friday night's show will be Joe Cocker, performed by Alan Kaye and his Mad Dogs Band.
Kaye has the reputation of being the best in the business.On Saturday, five additional bands will converge from across the country on Woodstock, Illinois, to perform throughout the afternoon and into the evening on the Galt Airport stage in one of the most beautiful, affordable and comfortable outdoor music venues in the Midwest.

Saturday's music will begin in the afternoon at 3:00. Saturday afternoon and evening acts will include: Creedence Clearwater Revival, performed by "Creedence Again" featuring Rich Perex as John Fogarty; Bonyfingers, an extraordinary talented Grateful Dead tribute band;

The Who, performed by The Wholigans and Marrakesh Express who will pay tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Abraxas, the world's finest Santana tribute band will close the show.

This year, limited RV camping will be permitted on the airport's 2600' grass runway.
The "Woodstock "Tribute" planning committee is in the process of accepting proposals for vendor participation and sponsorship inquiries.
Interested parties can obtain more information by faxing questions and contact information to: 815.648.4482 or by directing email inquiries to laura@onezerocharlie.com

.Tickets will go on sale in the Spring. Those interested in volunteering, or obtaining group tickets or advanced general admission should contact Laura as noted above.

Mute thewholigans playlist/player near the bottom of this blog before playing this video.

Aug 15/16th 2009
To see other tributes at this 40th anniversary Woodstock event see http://xrl.us/WOODSTOCKtribute

Wholigans demographics

Below is Who reads this blog in what country , this graph was done while we were touring the UK in November 08. and this is during an average day when we are not playingand this I found this to be interesting, it's a chart of Who watches our youtube video's.

C'mon girls , where are you ?

I know you're out there I've seen you at the shows !
Age demographic

and YES I have waaaay too much time on my hands.

If you'll excuse me, I have a website to go do some construction on ;\

Barry

WHO ARE THE WHOLIGANS

Good mornin campahs!

To watch video's on the blog , please 'mute' The Wholigans PLAYLIST.COM player near the bottom of the page. (the one wif my mug on it ;]

http://xrl.us/TheWholigansVideos1982to2009

or

Play All (3 hours+) only 1 click away !............then sit back and enjoy:)http://xrl.us/TheWholigans1982to2009 (best viewed in full screen)

LIVE AT THE BBC

BBC *UPDATED 7.20pm Thursday January 1st

Parts 1-4 now up from our 1/2 hour interview with Paddy MacDee at Radio Newcastle November 17th 2008.
Includes accoustic versions of 'Substitute' & 'Behind blue eyes'
part 1
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WjeWa7yJVpk

pt 2 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=66ffRR9y7QA

pt 3 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=W40WzOZg7fc

pt 4 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MOhuonCOg2E

******update******http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK9MEiTDUQw******Jan 1st

NEW VIDEO'S NOV 2008

Updated Monday Dec 29th 4.40pm ...........5 new vids



Here are the first of a few video's from the recent UK Nov 2008 tour.
'The Real Me'
&
'I'm One' both featuring the Mods of Motherwell in all their glory and fine voice !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5PuV20Pjxw

Love reign o'er me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnHho0zVOIc

Shakin all over http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF9zh4-8NaA

5.15 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beNSEkTPZkM
more to come including ...who are you'........magic bus and our 1/2 hour interview with BBC Radio Newcastle , including accoustic versions of 'Substitute' & 'Behind Blue Eyes'

NEWCASTLE photo's

If you are the photographer in the main blog photo, please contact me I'd love to see what photo's you took,thanks.

I just discovered these photo's taken by a friend of The Wholigans, John Fletcher from Newcastle, who also took some video of the show which I hope to have on youtube soon.
http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/johnf_1965/The%20Wholigans%20at%20the%20Carling%2018th%20November%202008/

Tommy Tommy Tommy

Click on photo's for larger images

1969-2009.........40th Anniversary of 'Tommy' ......see me feel me touch me

(mute /click pause twice,playlist.com player (near bottom of blog)before playing video's) ..press 'ctrl/end' to get to bottom of this page

The Wholigans will be performing TOMMY in 'Live at Leeds' fashion throughout 2009 +greatest hits.
Also a 40th anniversary of Woodstock Aug 14/15/16 in Illinois at Galt Airport
(details & links coming soon)



The Wholigans 2003 in Germany

The Wholigans 2007 in Germany

Barry
Coming in 2009 'Tommy' to a Wholigans gig near you !
ask for it
tell your friends
pass it on
email bookings@thewholigans.com
http://www.thewholigans.com/


Gotta feelin 2009 is gonna be a good year.

I'M A WHOLIGAN,WHO ARE YOU

Back from the UK

Updated 2.40pm Dec 21st (more Newcastle photo's)
Wales review http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/content/content_detail.php?id=2939&type=Live
DLO'S photo's added see below ******* *





If any of you caught a UK show, please send me any photo's and/or video and I'll post it asap !
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http://www.thewholigans.com/pages/message_board.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dA7IZVypH8 Motherwell Mods and Wholigans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lysY31BGx5Y 'Magic Bus' at the Diamond Nov 23rd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxCnQIdfU1g Guitar smash Bush Hall Nov 19th

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYSoIJRXWno Small Fakers opening @ Bush Hall

Motherwell Nov 22nd photo's Pictures from Barry quinn

*update****Assorted UK photo's London & Newcastle Pictures Assorted2008 update Dec 9th

Newcastle photo's courtesy of John Fletcher

http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/johnf_1965/The%20Wholigans%20at%20the%20Carling%2018th%20November%202008/

Road photo's UKroad2008

update!!!!!! 10.20 DEC 9TH

DLo's road pics *****http://www.flickr.com/photos/28806909@N08/sets/72157610864481273/show/
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Motherwell shots courtesy of Charlie Murphy
London bush hall photo's courtesy of http://flickr.com/photos/revdan
Newcastle photo's courtesy of www.johnjobling.smugmug.com/gallery/6623446_LRVVn#422250227_tQkPf

2009 Dates: Canada,USA,UK & Germany all in the works .......Woodstock 3 day festival Aug14/15/16 Illinois ...+ dates in .Las Vegas

WATCH THIS SPACE.....MORE TO COME !!!!

There'll always be an England.

& 'I'm coming home Newcastle'.

UK GIGS

UPDATE NOV 7th
Newspaper article about the NOV 22nd gig in Motherwell.
+
See the video's below they will get you ready for the shows, Sparks is especially amazing !!!!
+
We will be playing a few acoustic WHO songs and doing an interview Nov 17th on BBC Radio Newcastle the night before the actual Newcastle gig on the 18th.
You can listen live here on the night 10.30 UK & 4 or 5.30 in the USA/Canada... depending on your time zone.
http://thewholigans.com/calendarix/cal_popup.php?op=view&id=163&uname=

Mute playlist.com player (bottom of blog with my mug on it ; ) first before playing the videos

This is what you will hear on this tour !
SPARKS




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WANTED.....WHO fans in Chester !!!!!!!
NOV 24th
http://telfordswarehousechester.com/2008/11/24/the-wholigans/
Telford’s Warehouse - Canal Basin, Tower Wharf, Chester, CH1 4EZ Telephone (01244) 39 00 90 Fax (01244) 37 00 71 restaurant@telfordswarehouse.com

If you know any WHO fans in and around, let them know that Telfords is a great venue and the roof will be blown off that night with the sound of 'LIVE AT LEEDS' !!!!!!...........live in Chester.
Tell your mates.

Upate Oct 24th
1 More show added.....Nov 27th
NEW SHOW HERE

Full UK tour listings at http://www.thewholigans.com/ see 'OnTour'

New venue in Wales opening in November

http://www.theglobecardiff.com//

http://www.myspace.com/theglobecardiff

Update Sept 29th 6.20pm *UK show added..see below*

Run Run Run ,Bonie Moronie...THE WHO
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jXiX5MsZ2qs
Video's 1982-2008 (& counting) http://xrl.us/TheWholigansVideos
or go to the bottom of this blog . (remember to mute the 'playlist' player first)


****New show added**** Wales........Nov 29th Cardiff.........'The Globe'
http://thewholigans.com/calendarix/cal_popup.php?op=view&id=216&uname=

WHO ARE THE WHOLIGANS

WE ARE ALL WHOLIGANS

ONCE A WHOLIGAN, ALWAYS A WHOLIGAN

http://www.thewholigans.com/