Claudio Sanchez, front man for the rock band Coheed and Cambria, is going to be combining music and comics in January and February: as the band are hitting the road with a UK tour Claudio, I’m pleased to say, will also be taking the opportunity to drop into a number of the Forbidden Planet International stores as the band moves round Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England to sign copies of the latest issue of Amory Wars. Actually, come to think of it this mixing of their musical tour with a comics signing tour of the British Isles seems perfect since the comics go along with their albums, both different media combining to tell an ongoing science fiction epic. Here are both the music and comics gig dates:
January
Wednesday 23rd: Belfast, Northern Ireland at the Mandela Hall
Meet Claudio Sanchez from 6 – 7pm at Forbidden Planet International, 52 – 54 Ann Street, Belfast, BT1 4ED, Phone: 028 9043 8744
Thursday 24th: Dublin, Ireland at the Ambassador
Meet Claudio from 6 – 7 pm at Forbidden Planet International, 5 – 6 Crampton Quay, Dublin 2, Phone: 0035 3167 10688
Monday 28th: Nottingham, Rock City
Meet Claudio from 5 – 6 pm at Forbidden Planet International, Nottingham, 19/23 Friar Lane, Nottingham, NG1 6DA, Phone: 01159 484 122
Wednesday 30th: Cardiff, Wales at the University
Meet Claudio from 5 – 6 pm at Forbidden Planet International, 5 Duke Street, Cardiff, CF10 1AY, Phone: 02920 228885
(cover to Amory Wars #5, written by Claudio Sanchez, art by M.S. Miller with a cover by Tony Moore, published Evil Ink/Image)
February
Friday 1st: Manchester, the Academy
Meet Coheed and Cambria from 5 – 6 pm at Forbidden Planet International, 65 Oldham Street, Piccadilly, Manchester, M1 1JR, Phone: 0161 839 4777
Sunday 3rd: Leeds, University
Meet Claudio from 6 – 7 pm at Forbidden Planet International, 30 Eastgate, The Headrow, LS2 7JL, Leeds, Phone: 0113 242 6325
Monday 4th: Glasgow, Barrowlands
Meet Coheed and Cambria from 6 – 7 pm, Forbidden Planet Glasgow, 168 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, G1 2LW, Phone: 0141 331 1215
Thursday 7th: Birmingham, the Academy
Meet Claudio Sanchez from 5 – 6 pm at our Nostalgia and Comics store, 14 – 16 Smallbrook,
Queensway, Birmingham 0121 643 0143
Issue #5 of Amory Wars is on sale from tomorrow; you can find out more about the series on the official website and for full tour details for Coheed and Cambria check the band’s own site.
Update: please note that these events will actually be ticketed. The tickets are free from the stores and we should be able to accommodate all fans who come along, but to be on the safe side please check with your local branch first and grab yourselves a free ticket to let the whole event go more smoothly.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Nothing happening in London?!
Why am I so unlucky
!!
January 17th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Because London sucks
January 17th, 2008 at 10:14 am
What idiot decided to put the times on so late? so preetymuch a lot of people would miss them due to queueing up for the gig..
January 17th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Will he/they only be signing copies of issue 5 or can we bring along our other copies and get them done too. i’d really love to get SSTB vol 1 signed. If not, at leased ill still be getting vol 5 while im there.
January 17th, 2008 at 11:29 am
i know, nothing in london!
thats madness!
January 17th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Emopork, what folks will sign is of course up to them, but most artists are usually happy to sign any of their works you bring along if you ask them nicely.
For the folks wondering about London, I’m afraid we don’t have a branch there, hence we’ve no signing organised there, sorry!
January 17th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
why arnt they stopping in newcastle =(
January 17th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Awesome! I’ve never been to anything like this, can we just show up? As in without any calling beforehand or anything?
January 17th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Lame. *dreams of meeting Claudio are crushed*
January 17th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Matt, yes, the signings in the stores aren’t ticketed or anything, you can just turn up and bask in the intoxicating mix of comics and rock goodness.
January 17th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Ah cool! Thanks for the reply.
January 17th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Photos.
Allowed to be taken? Claudio will allow with Fans?
January 17th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
good luck getting any more than ten people in the Glasgow shop
(Claudio’s hair is worth about 2 people in itself, hehe. but we love it.)
i will definitely be there with my dad!
January 18th, 2008 at 10:51 am
will i be able to get all my comics and cds signed or just the one
i have the five comics and the sketchbook and the cds
?
January 18th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Depends on the time and the band, Michael – most folks are happy to sign what they can if you ask them nicely, will depend on how busy it is and how much time is left, but won’t hurt to ask them.
January 19th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
I’ll be at the Brum signing with my 11 year old son to get my Amory Wars 1-5 signed and to show Claudio my Keywork Logo tattoo. Claudio seems like an ace bloke so i can’t see any probs with a few pics being taken. As long as people aren’t bringing their entire C&C collections in to get signed, i don’t think anyone will mind – depends on how many peeps turn up for each signing. As for no signings in London – makes a change, London isn’t the centre of the universe as some people make it out to be!!
January 19th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Hi, me again! I’ve just spoken to a very nice gent called Dave at the Brum shop and he said it’s a ticketed event. If you’re planning to go to any signing, i’d advise ringing them first to make sure as places are limited.
January 21st, 2008 at 9:07 pm
The signings will be ticketed events, with free tickets being passed out at each location. If you don’t get a ticket, you may queue up and wait, but I highly suggest going and picking up a ticket now. The reason the signings are at the designated times, is so that the band can travel and soundcheck before coming to each store. We are currently trying to accommodate a London in-store so check for updates on either http://www.myspace.com/evilinkcomics or http://www.coheedandcambria.com/ Claudio will sign the other issues of The Amory Wars as well as #5. Claudio is psyched to do these signings as they’re the first ones he’s ever done in the UK.
January 22nd, 2008 at 12:11 am
what if we live over an hour away n cant get tickets n neve get to meet him by waiting? gonna be gutted man!! hes gotta see my coheed tattoo!! i am obsessed with coheed an the amory wars….any parking nearby anyone in nottingham?
January 22nd, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Laura, There is no guarantee of getting in without a ticket, but you can ring the individual store and ask if there are still tickets available, or queue up early and if the signing moves rapidly, it may work out. Claudio is hoping to meet as many people as possible in the time he has available before he has to return to the venue for the show.
January 22nd, 2008 at 8:01 pm
OMG YAY!
I GETS TO GO!
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!
=D
January 29th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
I went to the Nottingham signing! It was so awesome! Got my Amory Wars vol. 4 and 5 signed and had a photo with Claudio
Great day! The gig was incredible too…
February 3rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm
i had no idea about the signings! i was at the nottingham show last week, fortunately i’m also going to the birmingham show so i hope to get a ticket for that signing
yay for making the most out of coheed being in the uk, tis rare occasion… dunno about you but been waiting since aug 06 at notts to see them yet again!
February 8th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Wow, it was awesome to meet Claudio in Birmingham! I got my Amory Wars Sketchbook and my Issue #1 Variant signed, and I got to show him my new tattoo (Sketchbook cover) Thanks so much to everyone involved in putting this together, it was an amazing day!
February 12th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
u think ur unluck? i live in aberdeen, we get nothing!!! lol