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The Ordinary Boys return

By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 1 November 2011

The Ordinary Boys are back. Or at least Preston and drummer Simon Goldring are, along with some other guys. So that’s nice. But why is Samuel Preston, now a successful songwriter and producer (honest), bringing back his old band now, three years after they split?

Well, says Preston: “It’s been five years since the band played live and despite having forged a career as a songwriter for other artists as well as [working on] some development and production [projects] (you’ve almost certainly heard ‘Heart Skips A Beat’ performed by Olly Murs and the Rizzle Kicks this summer) I desperately miss those early, sweaty Ordinary Boys shows. I organised some time off in December to play some of my favourite venues from those days as a little release for myself and to give those songs the decent send off that they deserve”.

Also, he’s pretty old now. He added: “There is no reason beyond the fun of playing… I just need something loud and fast in my life and I want to do it before I turn 30 next year”.

Here are the tour dates:

3 Dec: Aberdeen, Lemon Tree
4 Dec: Glasgow, King Tut’s
6 Dec: Newcastle, The Cluny
7 Dec: Nottingham, Rock City
9 Dec: Birmingham, Academy
10 Dec: Bristol, Thekla
11 Dec: Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
14 Dec: London, Islington Academy
15 Dec: Southend, Chinnery’s