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Sultans News

First New Single in 11 Years, Nov 2007

GIRLWATCHING to be released on 07 DEC 2007
It will be available at www.morjammerch.com plus various other places

Essex Gig Announced, Oct 2005

From this site:

The Sultans of Ping's first UK gig since 1997 has been confirmed at the Fat Surfer, Grays, Essex on Saturday 19 November 2005. Tickets to go on sale shortly.

Sultans Dates, Sep 2005

These dates come from Jim Bob's website www.jim-bob.co.uk

 
SATURDAY 17th DECEMBER
DUBLIN - EIRE - The Village

(www.thevillagevenue.com)
Support to The Sultans Of Ping
The Village, 26 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
Tickets: 21 Euros www.tickets.ie
Doors 7.30pm

SUNDAY 18th DECEMBER
BELFAST, UK - Spring and Airbrake

Support to the Sultans Of Ping
15 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, BT2 8HD
Tickets: Ł15.50 Available from 'Katy Daly's' and www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Doors 9pm

Thanks Gill!

Niall plays a gig, May 2005

Paul Golder says:
"I've spoken to Warren, who is the band's former tour manager (former guitarist with Eddie and the Hot Rods) and a friend of Niall's. Apparently Niall has said yes (he's living in London at the moment) but the interview hasn't happened yet. He confirmed that the band did play in the Ship in Leigh on Sea in February - "the band" being Niall, Warren, someone from Jamiroquai and someone else. They did use the Sultans of Ping name and the set consisted wholly of Sultans songs."

Sultans Reforming?, April 2005

News has come from a few people (and this forum) that the sultans are reforming at the end of the year and will be playing a gig in Cork around xmas.

Alan's new band, Feb 2003

Alan has a new band based in London called Sister
Sister formed in London in early 2003 and are a female fronted 5 piece rock n roll band consisting of ex members of the Sultans of Ping and The Young Offenders as well as current members of Simple Kid's backing band. Sister have been compared by the music press to bands such as Mazy Star and the Velvet Underground. However, lyrically they have more in common with country music than with conventional rock. Negotiations are in progress with Banana Records to release Sisters first single in spring with an album to follow. "David Lynch's wet dream...a truly magical and intensely cool band....top tip for 2004" - TIMEOUT
Alans brother, Ciaran (formerly of the Young Offenders) is now known as SIMPLE KID and doing very well for himself. Great reviews all over the place for his debut album SK1, sold out the Half Moon Theatre in cork last sunday and the lobby in cork last november. Supposed to have signed a u.s. deal with Vector records and is on 2m in the u.k.
Thanks to Jim Morrish for this info

New Sultans Site, August 2003

New Sultans site www.sultansofping.com. More complete discography than here and some extra guitar tabs. Check it out.

Sultans Alive and Well, June 2002

Don't know if you know, but the Sultans are still playing in Sweden and Japan. Morty runs two club nights over here in Stockholm, Going Underground and Step On, and when I spoke to him last, he said he had just come back from a few gigs but didn't do too much because of his wife and new kid. (Mind you , I was abit drunk, so I may have got things muddled up.)
Anth.

What Niall is doing now, Apr 2002

Sultans lead man Niall o'flaherty is still involved with music, and more importantly a Japanese girl punk band called Mika Bomb. On their album he is credited with co-writing all of their songs, as well as producing the whole album and helping play various intruments. One song is also credited as being co-written by him Sultans guitar player Sammy Steiger. He's not actually in the band but seems like he's the brains behind most of their stuff cos they sound a lot like the Ramones/Shonen Knife and they are bloody brilliant! Get their stuff off audiogalaxy or buy the album, you won't be disappointed, you can find out more about them at www.mikabomb.com or www.manics45.freeserve.co.uk.
Tom