Sólstafir - Announce Replacement For Drummer On Upcoming Shows
The Icelanders Sólstafir announced that their drummer Guðmundur "Gummi" Óli Pálmason will not be performing during their upcoming European shows. He will be replaced by Karl Petur Smith during this period.
But was it just that? Oddly, the band's Twitter account had this message posted today reportedly by drummer Guðmundur Óli Pálmason: "W my x-bndmates cant man up to say: After 20yr of pouring my blood sweat n tears into this band I have been thrown out of my life's work. GOP." However, this wasn't confirmed by the band. So, the doubt remains. Is Guðmundur Óli Pálmason just sitting out some shows? Maybe there is a reasonable explanation for this.
The band released this statement: "Today we're in Milton Keynes ready to kick off the second leg of our European tour. It is with great sadness that we need to report to you that Gummi will not be joining us on this tour due to personal reasons. We'd prefer to leave it at that and ask that you please respect our privacy in this matter and refrain from all questions, speculations and internet rumors. We will follow up when the time is right, but for now, we're very excited to have a brilliant drummer by the name of Karl Petur Smith joining us for these shows. His extensive musical background includes playing with such acts as Rusty Anderson, Jason Falkner and Bubbi Morthens. Can't wait to see all of your faces out there!"
Upcoming shows:
23 Jan 15 - Bristol (UK) The Exchange
24 Jan 15 - Manchester (UK) Deaf Institute
25 Jan 15 - Sheffield (UK) Corporation
26 Jan 15 - Brighton (UK) The Haunt
27 Jan 15 - Paris (FRA) Nouveau Casino (Sold out!)
28 Jan 15 - Nantes (FRA) Le Ferrailleur (Sold out!)
29 Jan 15 - Toulouse (FRA) Dynamo
30 Jan 15 - Lyon (FRA) CCO Villeurbanne
31 Jan 15 - Aarau (SUI) Kiff
01 Feb 15 - Weinheim (GER) Cafe Central (Sold out!)
02 Feb 15 - Bochum (GER) Zeche
03 Feb 15 - Hamburg (GER) Uebel & Gefährlich
04 Feb 15 - Copenhagen (DEN) Pumpehuset
05 Feb 15 - Gothenburg (SWE) Sticky Fingers
06 Feb 15 - Oslo (NOR) Rockefeller (+Black Debbath)
07 Feb 15 - Stockholm (SWE) Debaser Medis
09 Feb 15 - Jyväskylä (FIN) Lutakko
10 Feb 15 - Tampere (FIN) Klubi
11 Feb 15 - Tallinn (EST) Tapper
12 Feb 15 - Riga (LAT) Melna Piektdiena
13 Feb 15 - Vilnius (LTU) New York
14 Feb 15 - Minsk (BLR) Republic
15 Feb 15 - Moscow (RUS) Volta
16 Feb 15 - St. Petersburg (RUS) Zal Ozhidaniya
17 Feb 15 - Athens (GRE) Kyttaro
18 Feb 15 - Thessaloniki (GRE) Eightball Club
19 Feb 15 - Sofia (BUL) RockIT
But was it just that? Oddly, the band's Twitter account had this message posted today reportedly by drummer Guðmundur Óli Pálmason: "W my x-bndmates cant man up to say: After 20yr of pouring my blood sweat n tears into this band I have been thrown out of my life's work. GOP." However, this wasn't confirmed by the band. So, the doubt remains. Is Guðmundur Óli Pálmason just sitting out some shows? Maybe there is a reasonable explanation for this.
The band released this statement: "Today we're in Milton Keynes ready to kick off the second leg of our European tour. It is with great sadness that we need to report to you that Gummi will not be joining us on this tour due to personal reasons. We'd prefer to leave it at that and ask that you please respect our privacy in this matter and refrain from all questions, speculations and internet rumors. We will follow up when the time is right, but for now, we're very excited to have a brilliant drummer by the name of Karl Petur Smith joining us for these shows. His extensive musical background includes playing with such acts as Rusty Anderson, Jason Falkner and Bubbi Morthens. Can't wait to see all of your faces out there!"
Upcoming shows:
23 Jan 15 - Bristol (UK) The Exchange
24 Jan 15 - Manchester (UK) Deaf Institute
25 Jan 15 - Sheffield (UK) Corporation
26 Jan 15 - Brighton (UK) The Haunt
27 Jan 15 - Paris (FRA) Nouveau Casino (Sold out!)
28 Jan 15 - Nantes (FRA) Le Ferrailleur (Sold out!)
29 Jan 15 - Toulouse (FRA) Dynamo
30 Jan 15 - Lyon (FRA) CCO Villeurbanne
31 Jan 15 - Aarau (SUI) Kiff
01 Feb 15 - Weinheim (GER) Cafe Central (Sold out!)
02 Feb 15 - Bochum (GER) Zeche
03 Feb 15 - Hamburg (GER) Uebel & Gefährlich
04 Feb 15 - Copenhagen (DEN) Pumpehuset
05 Feb 15 - Gothenburg (SWE) Sticky Fingers
06 Feb 15 - Oslo (NOR) Rockefeller (+Black Debbath)
07 Feb 15 - Stockholm (SWE) Debaser Medis
09 Feb 15 - Jyväskylä (FIN) Lutakko
10 Feb 15 - Tampere (FIN) Klubi
11 Feb 15 - Tallinn (EST) Tapper
12 Feb 15 - Riga (LAT) Melna Piektdiena
13 Feb 15 - Vilnius (LTU) New York
14 Feb 15 - Minsk (BLR) Republic
15 Feb 15 - Moscow (RUS) Volta
16 Feb 15 - St. Petersburg (RUS) Zal Ozhidaniya
17 Feb 15 - Athens (GRE) Kyttaro
18 Feb 15 - Thessaloniki (GRE) Eightball Club
19 Feb 15 - Sofia (BUL) RockIT
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62022  |
Why we use a denish name for Copenhagen here? København but we use Gothenburg what is in English not Goteborg?
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835  |
Written by Bad English on 23.01.2015 at 15:34 Both can be used, like we can use Porto or Oporto for the city in Portugal  Don't get too upset about it eheh
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by BloodTears on 23.01.2015 at 16:31 København can't be used in English and all the other city names on that list are in English (Moscow, first one to springs to mind) I don't agree with K7 too often but here I agree that the English spelling should be used for consistency's sake.
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| Rapid Fire Posts: 256  |
First drama of the year...?
---- Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
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| Risto Wandering Midget Posts: 1115  |
According to Pálmason himself, he is no longer a member of the band. He is also accusing his supposedly former bandmates of stonewalling.
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| Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2391  |
"W my x-bndmates cant man up to say:After 20yr of pouring my blood sweat n tears into this band I have been thrown out of my life's work. GOP" Potential drama of the year. Which sucks big time too, eh. His drumming was a big part of Sólstafir's sound I think.
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| Aebsi Posts: 71  |
Written by Vombatus on 27.01.2015 at 16:07 I couldn't agree more with you here, I think the drummers can play a huge role in how a band evolves.
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