Hello out there friends, Although we planned on blocking gig offers this January and February, we couldn’t say no to the ES/NS fest. We played Eurosonic January 2012 and it was a total blast. Now we’re invited to demolish the Oosterpoort upcoming Saturday and of course we hope to see you there! Make sure to…
‘Stay Hungry’ & ‘Exit Spoiler’ live @ W2
Two live tracks from the Cortoville Presents tour with Tenement Kids and Gingerpig, November-December 2013. Thanks to the wonderful crew at W2 for shooting these vids. It was the third gig BBR played at W2 and we’re looking forward to the next one!
Merch package sale
Affordable merch price tags have been one of our main focus points since we started out. To close off this year and start the new one in style we have this merch package offer for all Dutch orders: choose a shirt + choose a CD + 7″ + shipping costs = just 20 euros. Send…
BBR @ HMH with ZZ Top
Mark Tuesday 24th June 2014 in your agendas, friends. We’ll be rolling with the Big Dogs of ZZ TOP! Ticket sales starts today over HERE. Get ’em while you can. Last two shows of ZZ Top at HMH were totally sold out.
DWDD videos
Many thanx to the wonderful production crew of DWDD last night! We sure had a blast! Let it be known to the organizers of festivals, clubs and pubs: book Black Bottle Riot for 2014! Booking contact thru frank@whippingpostmusic.com. Here are the full length vids: SOUL IN EXILE BACKSEAT BOOGIE (With abrupt end because time was…
Recap of Release show 25/10/2013
Hey friends, here’s a short video to revisit our release show at a sold out Doornroosje. Thank you all for showing up & making this night one helluva party. PANG PANG!
BBR @ DWDD, Thursday 5th December
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Extra Extra – read all about BBR
Hey friends, it has been a month exactly since we released our second album. Things are looking good for us! We did a couple of nice gigs allover the country and we have a lot of ’em in front of us. This means we have some time to kill in the back of the van,…
Noorderslag booking
Friends, we’re going to Groningen again! Two years ago we played at Eurosonic and now we received an invitation to do our thing at Noorderslag. This is the main conference and showcase festival for European music. Each year in January, Groningen is Europe’s #1 music capital for four days. These days include a music conference,…
THANK YOU FOR 25-10-2013!
Dear friends, THANK YOU for one of the best nights we ever had! Our release party was an insane PARTY indeed, as well as a great way to start off our tour to bring Soul In Exile to you all. Around 8 p.m. we got the word that the last ticket had been sold. We…
Clip for ‘Soul In Exile’
Hey Friends! Here it is, the first single of our new album! SOUL IN EXILE. Release party is set at Doornroosje, Nijmegen, for 25th of October. Be sure to get your tickets fast on doornroosje.nl. Of course, the single can also be found at: – iTunes – Deezer – Spotify Make sure you know the words…
Flyer for release party
[custom_image type=”lightbox_image” src=”https://www.blackbottleriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/flyer1.jpg” width=”680″ height=”300″ crop=”c” title=”” effect=”thumb_icon” link=”” group=””]Hey friends, visit our facebook page and view the flyer for our next big party! It features the artwork for our album and as you can see it’s sharp as a razor. Some exciting release tour dates will follow soon!
New Album Out This Autumn
[custom_image type=”lightbox_image” src=”https://www.blackbottleriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/promo-small.jpg” width=”680″ height=”400″ crop=”c” title=”” effect=”thumb_icon” link=”” group=”” tooltip=”Photo: Mike Nicolaassen”]Friends! Our second album is finished and that means CHEERS to all! Mark Friday October 25th 2013 in your agendas, because we’ll throw one hell of a release party at Doornroosje, Nijmegen. [button size=”large” link=”http://www.doornroosje.nl/agenda/2978/black-bottle-riot-the-heat” title=”Buy tickets” target=”blank” css_style=””]
New Booking Agent
[custom_image type=”lightbox_image” src=”https://www.blackbottleriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Image00005.jpg” width=”680″ height=”300″ crop=”c” title=”” effect=”thumb_icon” link=”” group=””]Here’s a short message while we’re finishing the recordings in the studio. As of May 2nd all our bookings will be handled by Frank Kimenai at Whipping Post Music. YES! This is what Frank states about working with bands: “I work with artists that have a…
Recording new album
[custom_image type=”lightbox_image” src=”https://www.blackbottleriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BBR_at_AsLoudAs.jpg” width=”680″ height=”300″ crop=”c” title=”” effect=”thumb_icon” link=”” group=””] At this very moment Black Bottle Riot is working hard on their second full-length album. The boys work together with Sven Lens of As Loud As Studios, known of his work with among others Willy Nelson, Trijntje Oosterhuis and Snoop Doggy Dogg. It will be…
‘The Little Things’ clip & give-away
During four recent days of writing, composing and arranging songs for our second album in the most beautiful Normandy, France, we also shot a video for ‘The Little Things’. This is an album track that means a lot to us, but we never played it live. Maybe someday. Lay back & enjoy this one. …
Merch update
We just updated our merch page. Get your cd’s, vinyl, shirts, caps, buttons and whatnot while supplies last. Click HERE to see what’s instore. And notice the customer friendly prices, folks!
Dutch Chili Fest
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This Sunday: BBQ @ 7″ winner’s location
[custom_image type=”lightbox_image” src=”https://www.blackbottleriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_33831.jpg” width=”680″ height=”400″ crop=”c” title=”” effect=”thumb_icon” link=”” group=””]When we released our 7″ last June, we inserted some golden vouchers in the 7″. First prize: a very special BBQ for you and 25 (!) friends at your location, including loads of good meat & homemade salads, a couple of bottles of Jack Daniel’s and – of…
Live @ Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
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Our first 7″ ‘In The Balance’ is out now!
[custom_image type=”lightbox_image” src=”https://www.blackbottleriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BBRgoudenwikkel-500×500.jpg” width=”680″ height=”300″ crop=”c” title=”” effect=”thumb_icon” link=”” group=”” tooltip=”Click to enlarge”] Good news for the vinyl freaks. Black Bottle Riot is proud to announce the release of our first 7″! It features the slippin’ & slidin’ track “In The Balance” and the raunchy boogie of “Exit Spoiler”. Order your copy right here and WIN a BBQ…
According to the press…
[custom_image type=”lightbox_image” src=”https://www.blackbottleriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/black_bottle_riot_luxor_live-27-04-12_0459.jpg” width=”680″ height=”400″ crop=”c” title=”” effect=”thumb_icon” link=”” group=”” tooltip=”Pics on NUfoto.nl by Dennis Stempher:”]Here’s a little bit of R’N’R poetry for all you bleeding hearts. Some reviews and pics of gigs we did in April 2012. Asteriks (Leeuwarden): “Who needs a mic to sing-a-long?” Paaspop (Zieuwent): “Impressive!” Recordstore Day (Ede & Nijmegen). Radboud University (Nijmegen): “Southern…
Live @ Paaspop, Zieuwent
What a crazy party! Gotta love this quick peak from the side of the stage… [BTW: HERE‘s what 3voor12 wrote about it. Thanx!]
21st April: Recordstore Day
Hi all! We’ll be playing two instore gigs at the Recordstore Day, Saturday 21st April. Will sound quite different since we’re going to mix our arrangements and instrumentarium up a bit. Should be interesting! 13:00h sharp: Kroese, Nijmegen. 15:30h sharp: Velvet, Ede. Both sets will last 30 minute-ish. Drop in if you feel…
Live @ Maddogs, Groesbeek
Texas Pete (part II) in the flesh. Turn it up!
Helluva year comin’ up!
Friends! This is gonna be a good year for Black Bottle Riot. We kicked it off @ Eurosonic/Noorderslag in Groningen last week and it was a KILLER NITE. 100% Party. We’ll be comin’ your way sometime this year. Contact our booking agent (kevin@sozconcerts.nl) if you want to be totally sure of that. So… Got the debut record? Got…
Live @ Paradiso, Amsterdam
Thanx to the following folks for a great “Let It Snow Tour” this December: our buddies in De Staat & their great roadcrew, the nice bunch of people that work at W2, MC Schaaf, Metropool & Paradiso, the party-cyco audience that came out to the shows, the maniacs who filmed the shows and put ’em on…
New video comin’ up!
Friends! Last weekend we shot a video clip for the stone cold rocker ‘Turning The Tide’. Our friends of Odd Field Film did an excellent job, according to us. They are maniacs… Cracks in the ceiling! A Boozer’s Shoot-Out! You can see for yourself within time what we like about this new video, as it’ll be on YouTube as…
First bookings for 2012
Tank it up, we’re goin’ on a roadtrip! Fri 13th January | EUROSONIC, GRONINGEN | SUBURBAN NITE @ De Walrus | w/ Birth of Joy, Automatic Sam & Shaking Godspeed Fri 17th February | KROEPOEKFABRIEK, VLAARDINGEN | w/ Automatic Sam Sat 25th February | UKIEN, KAMPEN | w/ TBA Sat 10th March | MADDOGS, GROESBEEK | w/…
Lust For Life zine: “Freebird galore!”
Friends! How about the asskicking review above, from the Lust For Life zine? “Get your boots on, put some bricks on the BBQ and pop that 40.” Somebody got the message straight! Before you head over to Haarlem’s Patronaat for our gig with Black Stone Cherry tomorrow, here some more stuff to read for y’all: – Lust For…
3voor12: “BBR blows away sold out Doornroosje”
Read the full review over HERE. Darn tootin’, a reward for laying out all night!
Live @ Trix, Antwerpen
BBR @ Trix, Antwerpen (Saturday 12-11-11 w/ Rival Sons)
Sold Out Release Show @ Doornroosje
Thanx for an awesome night at Doornroosje, friends. It was a SOLD OUT night! YES. Sorry to the many folks who had come to nothing but a closed door. What a way to start our journey together. We started 11-11-11 with a spray can or two, as you can see in this video: De Gelderlander (newspaper)…
Listen to the entire album – streamed
Go to the 3voor12 Luisterpaal! STREAM & TURN IT UP!
Fresh from The Press
REVIEWS The first reviews on our debut album are being published as we speak. And it seems like the press digs it! – Dutch rockzine Lust For Life honors the album with four out of five stars and says ‘this album is so tough, I just might get me a tattoo’. Sure thing! Zine will…
11-11-11 Ticket Give Aways
Presales for 11-11-11 are going very well, so we organised some ticket give aways to celebrate this! Follow the links to try your luck: – Podiuminfo.nl | 3×2 tickets – 3voor12 Arnhem/Nijmegen | 2×2 tickets – BBR FaceBook page | 2 tickets