So I can’t take any credit for that really. On this particular tour Marie, who does some of the booking with Blackskull, handled all of that. There are other people who work within Blackskull, who do the booking. Blackskull is myself and my other half, Sarah.
I distributed Sixes’ more recent album in Europe.īetween Black Bow records, Blackskull Services and Conan, which is a very active band, how do you manage all of this? Jon: I released the first Un album on CD and digital and I think Translation Loss has picked them up for the subsequent release. In addition, the whole thing was booked through Blackskull, right? You toured with Un and Sixes, which are two bands who have releases on Jon’s label, Black Bow Records. We’re very comfortable playing and working together, and we get along great. Dave and his band have alway been idols to me, so being on stage with him is really great. Jon: It is a tiny bit different and it’s interesting. Chris and his wife just had a baby, so I’m like “maternity cover” this time out.ĭoes it bring a different vibe to Conan to have Dave on bass? Then earlier this year he asked if I could do a whole four week european tour. That went OK, and he asked me to do a few more shows that Chris couldn’t make due to his producing commitments. Last year he asked me if I fancied filling in on bass for a couple of shows while Chris got married.
The whole thing was fine though, well organised and we had Un and Sixes from the USA along on all but the last two shows so we all made a lot of friends.ĭave, how did you end up playing bass in Conan to occasionally replace Chris?ĭave: I got to know Jon a little via Facebook, as he’s a big fan of my old band Fudge Tunnel. I haven’t done anything like this for 25 years when Fudge Tunnel was touring. So, it’s been good.ĭave: The tour was great. We’ve been to fifteen countries or more all across Europe. I’m a bit tired but we’ve been out a whole month. Jon: We’re two shows from the end now, and I could probably still go on a few more shows.
We nerded out about gear for a bit, right before Conan went on stage and literally blew up the PA. Although they were both quite tired from a month of hopping from one city to the other, they still managed to make time to talk about the tour, Blackskull Services, guitars, pedals, and amps. For the occasion, I reached out to Jon and asked him if him and Dave (who was playing bass on this tour) would have a minute to answer a few questions. For the penultimate show of a European tour that lasted over a month, CONAN played the Westill Festival in Vallet, France.
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