Mark Gardener, the former frontman for Shoegaze heroes, Ride, is taking some of his classics on the road. Following a string of West Coast US dates, Gardener has set a series of gigs for Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Germany and Poland.
The tour reflects a reawakening of Worldwide Ride interest. 2011 saw Ride featured in the Creation records story Upside Down, as well deluxe re-issues of classic Ride records, Nowhere and Going Blank Again.
Other recent Gardener news includes a collaboration with former Cocteau Twin, Robin Guthrie, on the track the Places We Go as well as production work on The Naturals’ I’ve Become Everything.
- 01/08/2012 — AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH MARK GARDENER, JAE LAFFER (The Panics) SEAN POLLARD (Split Seconds) — THE FLY BY NIGHT CLUB, FREMANTLE, PERTH, AUSTRALIA
- 03/08/2012 — MARK GARDENER BAND SHOW with special guests, UNDERGROUND LOVERS & SKY PARADE — THE HI FI, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
- 04/08/2012 — MARK GARDENER BAND SHOW with special guests, UNDERGROUND LOVERS & SKY PARADE — THE FACTORY THEATRE, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
- 05/08/2012 — MARK GARDENER BAND SHOW with special guests, UNDERGROUND LOVERS & SKY PARADE — CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
- 09/08/2012 — MARK GARDENER ACOUSTIC SHOW + KURT SHANKS, JEREMY TAYLOR — MIGHTY MIGHTY, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
- 10/08/2012 — MARK GARDENER ACOUSTIC SHOW + KURT SHANKS, TONO & THE FINANCE COMPANY, JOSH HETHERINGTON – DJ SET — KINGS ARMS, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
- 11/08/2012 — MARK GARDENER ACOUSTIC SHOW + KURT SHANKS, LINDON PUFFIN — WUNDERBAR, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND
- 25/08/2012 — MARK GARDENER SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW. — BARDAN, FANO (PESARO-URBINO), ITALY
- 26/08/2012 — MARK GARDENER SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW. — MEATING PEOPLE IS EASY FESTIVAL, REGGIO EMLIA, ITALY
- 10/10/2012 — MARK GARDENER SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW as part of the “SIT DOWN AND SING TOUR” — HAMBURG KNUST, GERMANY
- 11/10/2012 — MARK GARDENER SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW as part of the “SIT DOWN AND SING TOUR” — BERLIN FRANNZCLUB @ KULTURBRAUEREI, GERMANY
- 13/10/2012 — MARK GARDENER SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW as part of the “SIT DOWN AND SING TOUR” — SYLT, KULTURHAUS, GERMANY
- 14/10/2012 — MARK GARDENER SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW as part of the “SIT DOWN AND SING TOUR” — MUNSTER FACHWERK, GERMANY
- 15/10/2012 — MARK GARDENER SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW as part of the “SIT DOWN AND SING TOUR” — KOLN STADTGARTEN, GERMANY
- 16/10/2012 — MARK GARDENER SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW as part of the “SIT DOWN AND SING TOUR” — WALHALA, SPIEGELSAAL, GERMANY
- 17/10/2012 — MARK GARDENER SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW as part of the “SIT DOWN AND SING TOUR” — TUBINGEN, ZIMMERTHEATER, GERMANY
- 18/10/2012 — MARK GARDENER SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW as part of the “SIT DOWN AND SING TOUR” — INNSBRUCK, BACKEREI, GERMANY
- 19/10/2012 — MARK GARDENER SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW as part of the “SIT DOWN AND SING TOUR” — LINZ POSTHOF, GERMANY
- 20/10/2012 — MARK GARDENER SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW as part of the “SIT DOWN AND SING TOUR” — HALLE OBJECKT 5 , GERMANY
- 08/12/2012 — MARK GARDENER SOLO SHOW — SPACE FEST; GDANSK, POLAND
Take a look at a couple of Mark’s recent live performances of Ride classics below
