Alternative Rock Band OPOSIUM News

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Parkstone URC Gig Preparations Beyond Underway!

Oposium are very excited about the lead-up to their upcoming concert at Parkstone URC on Saturday 14th November.

In preparation to this gig the band have been kept busy in the workshop building 'a few things' for their next performance (with thoughts that Oposium never play the same set twice!).
The band will also have some fresh ideas both musically and visually ready for the concert. A brand new song will also be performed; and the band are looking forward to performing it to you for the first time!

However as always, the band will have their trademarks with them - The Flaming Piano, masses of lights, wild antics, video projections, awesome sound, and beach balls! Merchandise will also be available including the band's album "Life Under The Sun", newly designed T-Shirts, and much more!

The first rehearsals for the concert will begin within the next week over at the Conical Sphere studio.

Oposium are holding a stall in Poole Dolphin Centre this Sunday 1st November all day to advertise the gig and sell tickets.

Tickets for the concert can be bought at just £3 each, or 4 for £10 from our website Homepage, or the MusicRoom in Falkland Square in Poole.

Hope to see you there!

Peace always,
Oposium Admin Team

Labels: beach balls, conical sphere, flaming piano, musically and visually, musicroom.com, parkstone united reformed church, poole, poole dolphin centre

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Monday, October 12, 2009

Youth Music Mayhem 2009

Thanks to everyone who supported us on Saturday at Youth Music Mayhem in Verwood. The stage setup was specatacular so full respect to Sam Merrick and co. who organised everything for the evening.

As Club Le Shark pulled out, Oposium headlined the evening after bands such as Junia and Waiting For Pablo finishing the evening with flaming pianos, tails and much flag waving.

Oposium will next be performing on 1st November in HMV Poole Dolphin Centre and 14th November in Parkstone. Scott and Richard will also be interviewed live on The Bay Radio 102.8 FM between 12-12.30 this coming Saturday.

Peace always,
The Oposium Admin Team

Flaming Piano at Youth Music Mayhem

Oposium's Flaming Piano at Youth Music Mayhem

If anyone has photos from the evening do email them in to us at info@oposium.com

Labels: club le shark, flaming piano, forest fm 92.3, junia, sam merrick, tony warren, waiting for pablo, ymm 2009, youth music mayhem 2009

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Monday, September 28, 2009

Youth Music Mayhem YMM 2009 appearance from Oposium

Oposium will be performing in 2 weeks time on 10th October 2009 at Verwood Hub for Youth Music Mayhem YMM 2009. The lineup features a number of bands based in Bournemouth and Poole. The venue is The Verwood Hub, which is Dorset's premier centre for live music, theatre, art, conferences, workshops and community based projects.

Youth Music Mayhem at Verwood Hub

Tickets are now on sale at £4 in advance, and can be bought online at;

www.thehubverwood.co.uk

Oposium can confirm that they will be performing as a rare 3 piece lineup due to a clash in Sam's schedule - although the flaming piano will be given a run out as well as some new tunes the band have been working on.

In other news, Oposium can also confirm that they will be playing two further concerts this year. Firstly November 14th will be the last 'mega' gig of this year ahead of Christmas with the band playing at Parkstone United Reformed Church. This is a fantastic venue as it looks like a London Theatre due to the way it is set up in two levels and is a favorite venue of the band members.

The band will also be making an exclusive appearance on 1st November in HMV in Poole in celebration of the commercial album release.

Look forward to seeing you there!

The Oposium Admin Team

Labels: flaming piano, hmv poole, hmv release, verwood hub, ymm 2009, youth music mayhem

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

"No band can get away with doing all this craziness forever without getting arrested..."

HEADLINE: The alternative rockers from Poole, Oposium, are wanted by organisation C.A.P (Crime Against Pianos) and the local police for their unruly misbehaviour to pianos.

Such antics include...

Case #1: Throwing a piano into the sea for the video of their award-winning song Behind The Rain, where frontman Richard McLester, and keys virtuoso Sam Hanson floated off into the blue sea with the piano. The videos, which can be found on YouTube, show the duo perform on it too!

Case #2: On bonfire night of 2008, the band obtained two (yes two!) neglected pianos and set them both on fire, celebrating the event with some fireworks! By morning, the pianos were no more than mere ash...

Case #3: The band resurrected the sea piano into their latest 'prop', the 'Flaming Piano', which as YouTube shows too, the band setting alight to the named instrument. Live it is for great, original effect, and something for their fans to see and enjoy at the live gigs. The band quotes "it is important for a gig to be exciting visually and musically".

We can now say that The Fanatical Four (their mugshots shown above) have, over the past years, have used the prized musical instruments as an advantage to their work and image both in live and in music-video situations. However the fans, and the band themselves, see it as a new art movement, and something that adds to the band's modern, alternative image. Go the gigs yourself and witness the 'Flaming Piano'!

Peace Always,
The Oposium Admin Team

Labels: behind the rain, flaming piano, mugshots, piano, youtube

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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Flaming Piano and Tour Footage up!

Our video team have edited together a short 2 minute video from clips taken over the last few gigs between November 2008 and March 2009. It includes clips from PURC, St Mary's Longfleet and Centre Point as well as our flaming piano. Watch the video on our homepage or below now! Go...

Peace always,

The Oposium Admin Team

Labels: burning piano, flaming piano, oposium gig, st mary's longfleet, tour footage