The Dreadnoughts' Official Tour Blog

Check here for daily (or almost-daily) tour updates from Vancouver's folk-punk heroes, The Dreadnoughts. Featuring authentic, real-life stories of our various activities: swearing, drinking, flirting, vomiting, playing shows and spending endless hours in the goddamned van as we tour all over this big stupid world.

Monday, July 27, 2009

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Our gig in Portugal was shut down by the cops. This is a rock n' roll LEVEL UP. HOwever, we just played outside for a bunch of folks...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Espana

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We were very excited to go to Spain, because as wonderful as Germany, Holland and the UK were, Spain seemed like the first place we would go...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

The Shelf

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So, an interesting discovery we've made is that in Holland and parts of Germany, the toilets are what can only be described as "dis...
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

The West Country, and England In General

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(photo: Adam PW Smith ) We went to the West Country of England with several high expectations. We expected to find a folk-punk scene obsesse...
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

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Here, via Spark, is the Amsterdam Incident:
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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Canada Day in Amsterdam

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Well: we have officially gone up six levels as a band. We're at level 32. Why? Three words: Mushrooms. On. Stage. That's right:...
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Pre-Canada Day Update

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So we've been playing shows every single day for... ever? We're not sure. To put it mildly, a few things have been happening to us...
Friday, June 26, 2009

MORE SHOWS

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Sexism! 7 more shows added: Poland, Ukraine, Britain. We have no breaks this summer. We are playing every day this summer except for two. ...
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Sunday, June 21, 2009

There Is No Swiss Word For "Stubble".

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Canadians often think they are too polite, that they are boring, that they have no exciting culture to speak of. We are here to tell you th...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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This is where we are staying: This is what we do to our advertising: This is the Dread Pirate Druzil cutting a woman's pants off with a ...
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Monday, June 15, 2009

Hansovich the Rabbit

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Last night the Dreadnoughts valiantly battled a local group of Luzern 9 year-olds to a 4-4 draw at soccer. We had been drinking for six hou...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

WaBAMsterdam

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Amsterdam... we had 8 free hours and did everything that the city has to offer. We went for "a beer". We had four more beers. S...
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Sunday, June 7, 2009

Amsterdam

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Insane few nights. No time to describe it all. However, a brief summary: Met and partied with "Nubs" from the NOFX song. Chi Pig...
Saturday, June 6, 2009

Chicoutimi

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As you can tell from the previous entry, we had a pretty awful night in Trois-Riveires. Through absolutely no fault of ours or of our recor...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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The Dreadnoughts are going to be famous. Not for our musical ability, but for the unbelievably good video game we just thought up in the va...
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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Laptop Punk

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You know, when Michael Jackson got busted for lip-synching on stage, he was in huge trouble and almost had to cancel half of his European to...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Our Last Few Days

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Variously, these are pics of Cider Bear, us at the bar two nights ago, and Squid smoking a cigarette through Druzil's nose. Enjoy.
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Saskatchewan

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This is what driving through Saskatchewan is like.

"Days Off"

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It is very stupid to spend most of your days off drinking. Yet, yesterday's 11-hour drive from Sault Ste Marie to Ottawa was a boozy on...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

Offical Dreadnought Drinks

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Bols Deep in Cider: 20 oz Strongbow, 1 oz. "Bols" vodka. The Shane MacGowan: 20 oz Guinness, 1 oz. Gin. Cider Bomb: 20 oz Strong...
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The Dreadnoughts are a five-member Cider Consumption Team who write and perform folk-punk songs on the side.
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