Fun Lovin Criminals @ The Empire


	FLC is cancelled this weekend at Middlesbrough sorry for any inconvenience, please see press release below Due to a family bereavement following a very sudden illness Fun Lovin’ Criminals regretfully announce that they will not be able to play the shows this week at Holmfirth Picturedrome (10th), Edinburgh HMV Picture House (11th) and Middlesbrough Empire (12th). All other dates on the UK tour will remain unaffected. Edinburgh has already been rescheduled for 30 September and Homfirth for 1 October but unfortunately the band have had to cancel the show in Middlesbrough due to scheduling problems. Original tickets purchased for Edinburgh and Holmfirth remain valid for the rescheduled dates, for refunds for Middlesbrough please contact original place of purchase. The band would like to apologise to their fans for the last minute rescheduling of these dates. UK tour dates are now as follows : Wed 8 St Albans, The Arena Tue 14 Lincoln, Engine Shed Wed 15 Norwich, UEA Thu 16 Cambridge, Junction Fri 17 London, Shepherd's Bush Empire Sat 18 Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall Thur 30 Edinburgh, HMV Picture House Fri 1 Holmfirth Picturedrome FUN LOVIN CRIMINALS Plus Guests Sunday 12th SEPTEMBER 2010 / THE EMPIRE / MIDDLESBROUGH The band was formed in 1993 by Huey Morgan, Brian Leiser and Steve Borgovini after Leiser, who was already friends with Borgovini, met Morgan at the club where they both worked. They started playing together and would provide the entertainment for the club when a booked act failed to show up. It was during one of these stand-in gigs that they came to the attention of EMI and they were offered a record deal.Their debut album, Come Find Yourself, was released in 1995 and while it was a commercial flop in the US it sold very well internationally, reaching #7 in the UK album charts. It was thanks to their success in the UK that they weren't dropped from their record label and instead, while still touring extensively, recorded their second album, 100% Colombian. However this also performed poorly in the US and they were subsequently dropped from their domestic contract but retained internationally.It was around this time, in 1999, that Steve Borgovini left the band. He was replaced by Maxwell Jayson aka Mackie, originally just temporarily in case Borgovini returned. The band's third studio album, Loco was released in early 2001 and by this time it was clear that Borgovini was not going to return so a permanent replacement was found in the form of Mark Reid from Leicester, UK, who had previously worked with the band as Mackie's technician.The line up has been stable since. And while their subsequent albums haven't reached the successes of their earlier work — their next studio album was their first to chart outside the UK top 20 and even their "best of" compilation only reached #11 - they are occasionally touring and they have recorded new material. A new album is expected later this year.In June 2008 they performed at the Glastonbury Festival playing on the Jazz World Stage, they last played the Festival in 1999, on the Pyramid Stage.They released their sixth studio album on 1st March 2010, titled Classic Fantastic. Tickets £17.50 plus booking fee: In person: The Empire Box Office (tel: 01642 253553). HMV Store Middlesbrough. By Telephone: See Tickets Tel: 0870 2643 333. HMV Tickets: 0843 221 0100 Web : [www.Seetickets.com] [www.ticketweb.co.uk] [www.hmvtickets.com] [www.crowdsurge.com] NOTICE 14 plus Events For these events any one under the age of 21 may be asked to produce ID in order for them to purchase alcohol. All under 18 will be wrist banded accordingly and only allowed to purchase/drink soft drinks. Anyone found/attempting to breaking these rules will be asked to leave.

	Doors 7.30PM / 18+ / Tickets £17.50 plus booking fee	www.funlovincriminals.tv/ www.myspace.com/funlovincriminalsnyc