17/04/08 Endgame
A big thank you to everyone who made it along to one of our last two gigs in March. We were overwhelmed by the turnout at both gigs and it was great to see so many of you there cheering us on and pleading for us not to quit! Unfortunately the decision has been made however, so if you didn't come down to one of the gigs you've only got yourself (or your own hectic schedule) to blame. The last gig at the Water Rats was especially poignant for us all, as we were joined by original member Andy Gott on guitar for the last two songs, Never Awake and Welcome to the World.
Even though we are all moving on to pastures new, we still intend to complete the recordings we have been working on over the last few months. These will hopefully see the light of day as an EP release on iTunes some time in the summer and we will try to keep you updated on the progress of this. Tracks will hopefully include recent live favourites The Line, Anything Blue, Silent Army and Colour Me In.
Our album, 'Here Goes Everything', is still available through the shop page and has now been reduced to just £5.99 + p&p (while stocks last). If you haven't yet got your hands on a copy, what are you waiting for?!
Thanks again to everyone who has ever bought one of our cds, attended one of our gigs, or just had something nice to say about us. It's been fun.
Rich, Mark, Wixy and Dan. x
The last ever set list...
50Hz @ The Water Rats, Kings Cross - Saturday 22nd March 2008
Silent Army
Panic Attack
Only Human
The Line
Helping Hands
Anything Blue
Waste Your Time
Find Our Way
Look the Other Way
Black and White
Over
Endgame
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Never Awake (w/Andy Gott)
Welcome to the World (w/Andy Gott)
01/03/08 The End is Nigh...
We are sorry to announce that the time has come for 50Hz to call it a day. Thank you so much for supporting us over the years and making it such an enjoyable ride. Although we have our regrets about splitting up, we are all looking forward to new projects, whatever they may be.
Don't think you won't have the chance to say goodbye though we are playing two farewell gigs in March, on successive Saturdays. If you have ever enjoyed us in the past, please come and help make them nights to remember. And if you've never seen us before, this is your last chance! Your presence at one (or both!) would mean a lot to us. Please forward any names for the guest lists to 50hz@50hertz.co.uk.
We have been finishing off some new recordings recently and hope to have some cds available at the last gig at the Water Rats for those of you who are interested in hearing the last of our 'new material'!
Saturday 15th March
Dublin Castle
94 Parkway
Camden
Support bands include: Citadels
50Hz on stage 9:45pm
Saturday 22nd March
Last gig ever + party!
The Water Rats
328 Grays Inn Road
Kings Cross
Support bands include: The Standards & DJ Proberts will be spinning classic rock and funky soul till late
50Hz on stage 10pm
Lots of love,
Mark, Rich, Wixy & Dan
22/11/07 New Songs on Myspace and 'The Line' Featured in Long Way Down this Sunday
Visit 50Hz's Myspace page now to listen to two brand new tracks 'The Line and 'Anything Blue'. These songs were recently completed with the help of Adi Hardy at Panic Studios and will hopefully form the beginnings of album number two.
'The Line' will also be featured on this week's episode of Long Way Down, airing on Sunday 25th November at 9pm on BBC2. Tune in to catch up on Ewan and Charlie's latest adventures and to hear the song's first public airing.
5/11/07 Liverpool University Gig Tonight and Crewe Gig Cancellation
Unfortunately due to difficulties encountered by the promoter of the M-Club in Crewe, Tuesday night's gig (6th November) has been cancelled. Apologies to those people who were planning on coming down.
Details for the Liverpool University gig tonight are now listed on the gigs page. We hope to see some of you there.
15/10/07 Bull & Gate this Thursday, Radio play & Single Release 15th Oct
The band have confirmed a last minute headline gig at the Bull & Gate this coming Thursday (18th October). The band will be on stage at 10:15pm. Thanks to everyone who attended the 'Panic Attack' single launch gig at the Water Rats last Tuesday and contributed towards the success of the night. It was a great turnout and hopefully this bodes well for the band over the coming months.
Monday 15th October (today!) sees the release of 'Panic Attack'/'Waste Your Time' as a double A-side single release through iTunes. Please support the band by downloading the tracks this week, and who knows, they could make a surpirse entry into the top 40 next week! 'Panic Attack' has been receiving good support from 6Music, where it has been played on both the Gideon Coe and Tom Robinson shows. 2 b-sides accompany the single release - 'Lost Future' and 'Pure', both of which are new recordings taken from the 'Here Goes Everything' album sessions.
09/09/07 'Panic Attack' Single Launch Gig
It has just been confirmed that the band will be playing a 45min set at The Water Rats in Kings Cross on Tuesday 9th October. 'Panic Attack/Waste Your Time' is released on iTunes the day before and there will be a free copy of the single to those who attend the show.
Thanks to everyone who attended the Industry gig last week. Those who were there saw the band debut 2 new songs - 'The Line' and 'Silent Army'. These are currently being recorded for release in the new year.
29/08/07 Single, Gigs and New Material
50Hz will release Panic Attack/Waste Your Time as a 'double a-side' single on October 8th. Both tracks are taken from 50Hz's debut album, 'Here Goes Everthing'. There will also be bonus non-album tracks available for download from iTunes as part of the sinlge release. You can check out an animated video for Panic Attack (created by Voodoo Films) at www.myspace.com/50hz.
The band have been focusing on writing and recording new material over the last couple of months and will be airing some new songs at their next gig on Wednesday 5th September at Industry in Shoreditch (stage time 9:45pm). There is also a single launch night planned for for early October at The Water Rats in King's Cross. More details to be announced soon.
Some of the new material will see the light of day as a new EP/single release in January 2008.
30/05/07 Zulus Gig
The band will be playing at Zulus (formerly The King's Head) in Fulham this coming Friday 1st June- see 'Gigs' page for details. If the last gig the band played there is anything to go by, this promises to be a another great night.
After this gig (and possibly another gig next week!) the band will be taking a short break from playing live to focus on writing and recording new material. This will hopefully see the light of day in the Autumn, when the band plan to release a new EP as a follow up to the the Panic Attack/Waste Your Time double a-side single in July.
20/02/07 Discovery Gig & New Single Details
Thanks to eveyone who came down to the gig last week at the Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, and contributed towards it being such a great success. Those who were there were treated to a brand new song, 'Anything Blue', the first fruits of the band's new writing partnership with guitarist Dan Cochrane. Head over to the forum to hear how it went down.
Following on from this gig, the band have been asked to play at a showcase night called Discovery at The Soho Revue Bar on Wednesday 25th April. The event has previously featured the likes of Guillemots, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly and Sandi Thom. See 'Gigs' page or check out www.myspace.com/discoverytalent for more information.
We can also confirm that the first single to be taken from 'Here Goes Everything' will be a double A-side release of Panic Attack & Waste Your Time. The band are currently working towards a release date at the end of June. More details, including news of the exclusive b-sides to be featured with this release, will be announced in the next couple of weeks.
20/02/07 Back at the Kitchen
Following on from the success of their recent headline gig at the Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, the band will be playing another gig there on Tuesday 3rd April. The band have been working hard on new material and have promised that they will be airing at least one new song at this gig. See 'Gigs' page for details.
05/02/07 Here Goes Everything Hits iTunes
50Hz have managed to secure digital distribution for their debut album through the iTunes music store. Head over to the 'shop' page for a direct link to the 50Hz iTunes page. The band will also be receiving promotion through the iTunes website in the coming weeks.
Plans for a full scale single release have now been put back to May 2007 to allow for radio and press lead times, but details on this release will be revealed in the next couple of weeks. Expect an increase in 50Hz gigs and activity around this release date.
31/01/07 50Hz play Zulus
The band have announced their first gig of the year at Zulus (formerly The King's Head) in Fulham on Friday 9th February - see 'Gigs' page for details. This will be the band's first gig since parting company with guitarist Darren Richardson.
07/12/06 Album Launch Party - Free Entry
We have limited guest list places left for our album launch party next Thursday (see 'Gigs' page for details). Please email your name/s to 50hz@50hertz.co.uk if you are thinking of coming down as entrance is by invite only. 50Hz will be playing 2 sets (probably around 10pm and midnight) so even if you can't make it until later on, please come along and join us ... we'll be partying until the early hours!
20/11/06 'Here Goes Everything' - Out Now
Yes, that exciting day has arrived when you lucky people can finally get your hands on 50Hz's debut album 'Here Goes Everything'. Go to the 'Shop' page now to order your copy.
As those of you who were at the Purple Turtle on Friday will know, unforeseen problems with the final stage of the manufacturing process of the albums meant that there were not any copies available at the the gig. We would like to apologise to anyone who made the trip especially to buy the album, and hope that the 'full album' set went some way to making up for the disappointment.
Details of the first single to be lifted from the album will be revealed in the next few weeks.
7/11/06 Purple Turtle Gig - Friday 17th Nov
In preparation of the release of 50Hz's debut album 'Here Goes Everything' on Monday 20th November, the band will be performing a special headline show at The Purple Turtle in Camden Town on Friday 17th November.
The club will be open until the early hours for those of you who want to stay around and have a drink with the band. There will be a limited supply of albums on sale after the show for those of you who can't wait the extra few days.
26/10/06 Album release date announced
50Hz will be releasing their debut album 'Here Goes Everything' on Monday 20th November through Blue Tide Records. The final tracklisting can be found on the 'Media' page, where you can also hear clips from the 11 featured songs.
Initially, the album will only be available by ordering directly from the 'Shop' page of this website, although it will be shipped worldwide. To pre-order the album please send an email with '50Hz album pre-order' in the subject field to 50hz@50hertz.co.uk. A full single release is scheduled for February '07.
For those of you who can't wait the extra few days, there will also be a limited supply of albums on sale at the band's headline show at the Purple Turtle in Camden on Friday 17th November.
26/10/06 50Hz tracks feature in 'Race to Dakar'
Several 50Hz tracks have been featuring in Charley Boorman's new motorbike documentary 'Race to Dakar' currently airing on Sky Two on Tuesdays at 10pm. The first episode went out last week and featured extracts from instrumental versions of 'Over', 'Pure' and 'Here Goes Nothing'. More information about the Dakar Rally can be found here.
05/09/06 'Here Goes Everything'
50Hz will be releasing their debut album 'Here Goes Everything' on Blue Tide Records as a hand-numbered, strictly 1000 limited pressing, available only at gigs or through this website (see 'Shop' page).
05/09/06 50Hz tracks to appear on new TV series
Having had eight songs featured on Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's motorbike documentary, Long Way Round, 50Hz will be soundtracking a new TV series called 'Race to Dakar'. This will follow Charley Boorman's attempt to compete in the Dakar rally, the most challenging race in existence. The series details his extraordinary adventures, and those of his fellow bikers, and also explores the history of this most dramatic and romantic of races. From Portugal through Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Guinea and Senegal, it also provides a unique look at the countries hosting the rally.