The Mummies playing at Funtastic Dracula Carnival 4!

[PALOMA]

Hi everybody!!!! We proudly announce THE ONLY WORLD SHOW of the best garage-punk band ever:: THE MUMMIES!!
They will be playing with the incredible UNTAMED YOUTH in their ONLY WORLD SHOW, plus craziest duo in Earth, THE KING KHAN AND BBQ SHOW; PALOOKAVILLE, Uk titty-shakers favourites; THEE VICARS, real teenager garage-punk and NEW DEMOLATORS, Madrid's most amazing band!!
Plus a huge selection of best international DJ's to dance all night long, gogo girls, crazy shows and fun, fun, and fun during 3 nights in October in sunny Valencia, Spain: 10th and 11th + welcome party on 9th.
MORE ACTS AND VENUE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON.
Stay tuned!!!
http://www.myspace.com/funtasticdraculacarnivalcom

[Mike]

Well looks like maybe there is a sliver of a chance to see them state side. Just heard about this, which I knew in advance...damn.

http://detailedtwang.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-watched-mummies-reunion...

http://pix.jetlagrnr.com/mummies.html

[Mike]

What's the latest on the tickets?

[PALOMA]

We are very sorry about the dalay....finally tickets will be on sale next monday 16th.
www.funtasticdraculacarnival.com

[Morguesman Will]

I just hope that someone will be recording this (either audio or video). Those pictures two posts up are a-fucking-mazing.

[PALOMA]

tickets on sale!! you can already buy your tickets at:
www.funtasticdraculacarnival.com
There are still some things to be finished: accomodation, more acts ( varietes), things to do in Valencia etc, but we'll finish averything along this week.
Stay tuned!!

[sherri-a-go-go]

I hope to go to this... The mummies so exciting! any info on hotel's?

[PALOMA]

programme:
http://www.funtasticdraculacarnival.com/index.php
bands:
http://www.funtasticdraculacarnival.com/bandas.php
dj's:
http://www.funtasticdraculacarnival.com/djs.php
venues:
http://www.funtasticdraculacarnival.com/fussion.php
accomodation:
http://www.funtasticdraculacarnival.com/alojamiento.php
transportation:
http://www.funtasticdraculacarnival.com/transporte.php
about valencia:
http://www.funtasticdraculacarnival.com/valencia.php
tickets:
http://www.funtasticdraculacarnival.com/tickets.php
we are still working on the varietes part. We''ll announce soon the burlesque shows of Mimi de Montmarte, Trixie Malicious, our beautiful go-go's Nocturna and kitty Noelia, Bo the puppet Master, and Deke Dickerson and Mr. Bratto as MC's.

Half of the capacity is already sold in 3 weeks!!

[rpd3]

i'm glad i was there for my honeymoon and didn't fly all the way out for just this show (like the mummies, king kahn, etc.). kk&bbq cut their set short after complaining multiple times about the monitors not working (they couldn't hear shit). five songs- that's what we got. the mummies were visibly upset and complained about it as well (and complained about the sound during their check).

whoever the hell organized this did an awful job. hire professionals that know what the fuck they're doing and not your fucking high school friends. the sound guy didn't give a fuck even when kk was in his ears bitching about the sound. if he didn't speak english, someone running this gig surely should have made sure the shit was fixed.

it was great to see the mummies back on stage, but they were let down. this show was bullshit.

[Victor Lopez]

It looks like we were at different festivals! I'm not a sound geek, but to me the whole thing sounded more than decently. I can't speak from a musician's position but I didn't hear complaints about the sound, and I talked to a lot of people with different opinions about the bands. Rpd3, I don't know what bands you liked, but hey, we're talking about a Rock and Roll show (and I've seen some in the last 25+ years), not the friggin' Yngwie whatsisname. When do you get the Mummies, Untamed Youth, Palookaville, Thee Vicars, Muck & The Mires and KK & BBQ on the same bill plus excellent disc jockeys? I enjoyed them all, I liked some better than other, and of course there are always things to improve as in EVERY festival. The organization did a great job in having people getting fun. For me they succeeded on that. I'll be there next year.

rpd3 said:

i'm glad i was there for my honeymoon and didn't fly all the way out for just this show (like the mummies, king kahn, etc.). kk&bbq cut their set short after complaining multiple times about the monitors not working (they couldn't hear shit). five songs- that's what we got. the mummies were visibly upset and complained about it as well (and complained about the sound during their check).
whoever the hell organized this did an awful job. hire professionals that know what the fuck they're doing and not your fucking high school friends. the sound guy didn't give a fuck even when kk was in his ears bitching about the sound. if he didn't speak english, someone running this gig surely should have made sure the shit was fixed.
it was great to see the mummies back on stage, but they were let down. this show was bullshit.

[delafuzz]

Wow. Big words.

Whoever the hell organized this did the awful job of bringing The Mummies out of their caskets for you to see. Whoever the hell organized this have previously provided first time European appearances for The Trashmen, Nathaniel Mayer, Betty Harris amongst others. They have also brought to Spain many other superb performers that everyone else refused to fly here as they are not 'profitable' - they don't give a shit about putting their money on the bands they love. They have been around for a while - and believe me, they do not work with high school friends. If you do not know who the sound guy was, you should have stayed until the end and read the credits.

Sorry to hear that you did not like how KK&BBQ or The Mummies sounded, but rest assured that hundreds of others did - You know, this was supposed to be fun, no hifi. And really sorry if this sad state of affairs spoilt your honeymoon in any way. I, for myself, had the time of my life.

By the way, check this. Do these guys look upset?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8nBLlaKuEE

Good night you all,
---Pablo de la Cruz



rpd3 said:

whoever the hell organized this did an awful job. hire professionals that know what the fuck they're doing and not your fucking high school friends. the sound guy didn't give a fuck even when kk was in his ears bitching about the sound. if he didn't speak english, someone running this gig surely should have made sure the shit was fixed.

[rpd3]

@victor & delafuzz-
i think both of you understand english about as well as the sound guy. did you not see the king kahn & bbq set? you must not have, b/c he was repeatedly complaining about having no sound in the monitors. that is why they were pissed off. that is why they cut their set short. that is why kk immediately went to the sound guy following their set and bitched at the sound guy, to no avail or comprehension. that is why he was out front bitching about how the sound guy shouldn't get paid.

where exactly did i say they sounded bad? i think they sounded good, but their visible frustration and constant complaint with no action left a bad taste in my mouth. hey, you enjoyed yourself, that's great. to each their own. i just think both artists were done an incredible disservice. i don't think you'll find either the mummies or kk&bbq gloating about how wonderful this festival was.

yeah, great acts were put together and a lot of people probably had a great time and didn't notice. maybe i'm too particular, but stand by my words.

[delafuzz]

rpd3 said:

@victor & delafuzz-
that is why they were pissed off. that is why they cut their set short. that is why kk immediately went to the sound guy following their set and bitched at the sound guy, to no avail or comprehension. that is why he was out front bitching about how the sound guy shouldn't get paid.

Talk about professionality.

To tell you the truth, I couldn't care less about KK & BBQ. Not my cup of tea. I'd rather see them with The Shrines and Sexareenos. All the whole one man band ruckus only works if you have any talent for it, in my opinion. Many seem to think that it is a free for all.

That said, they managed to grab my attention for a while during their performance. They were not that bad.

And you know, what belongs to the soundcheck stays at the soundcheck. Being a part of the audience, I am only concerned about what performers do during stage time. Should I care about what happened to them at rehearsals or how they were paid or fled or fed? NONE OF MY BUSINESS.

Which makes me think, how come you be at the soundcheck?