2013 Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers announced
As Pep Guardiola would probably say, keeping possession of the ball is Rules One, Two and Three of football. As Mumford & Sons would definitely say, Rules One, Two and Three of being a band are: Play Live.
The Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers are all about live music. We get to put them on in towns not normally frequented by touring bands in buses or splitter vans. We deliberately look for towns that have something unique, or some vibe of which they are proud, explore them and enjoy what they have to offer.
It’s a real privilege that being in Mumford & Sons has allowed us to be able to shine a light on these towns, places that sometimes don’t get the love they deserve, and to be the facilitators of great musical coming-togethers. We actually get to put on our own shows. Which means that we get to ask our favourite bands to come and play a show with us, where we just get to watch them play all day. Five times in one summer too. Badass.
But there’s another rule that applies to both football and music. Doing the Stopovers means that we get to invite a whole bunch of other people to watch these bands with us. And that, the shared experience, is basically all that live music is about.
We’re really excited to be doing more Stopovers and we can’t wait to see as many of you as possible this summer!
M, W, B & T
19th-20th July
Gentlemen of the Road Stopover… in Lewes
Convent Fields
Friday headline: Vampire Weekend
Saturday headline: Mumford & Sons
Featuring, across the weekend, The Vaccines, Mystery Jets, Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit and The Very Best Soundsystem
Weekend tickets go on sale from 11:00am on Friday 8th February from www.gentlemenoftheroad.com for £75 + £20 for limited camping tickets.
Canada and USA
23rd – 24th August
Gentlemen of the Road Stopover… in Simcoe, Ontario
Friday: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Saturday: Mumford & Sons
With following guests to join over the weekend: Old Crow Medicine Show, The Vaccines, Hey Rosetta!, Dan Mangan, Willy Mason, Bear’s Den plus more to be announced
30th – 31st August
Gentlemen of the Road Stopover… Troy, Ohio
Friday: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Saturday: Mumford & Sons
With following guests to join over the weekend: Old Crow Medicine Show, The Vaccines, Half Moon Run, Those Darlins, Willy Mason, Bear’s Den plus more to be announced
6th – 7th September
Gentlemen of the Road Stopover… Guthrie, Oklahoma
Friday: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Saturday: Mumford & Sons
With following guests to join over the weekend: Alabama Shakes, The Vaccines, Half Moon Run, Those Darlins, Willy Mason, Bear’s Den plus more to be announced
13th -14th September
Gentlemen of the Road Stopover… St Augustine, Florida
Friday: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Saturday: Mumford & Sons
With following guests to join over the weekend: fun., The Vaccines, Half Moon Run, Those Darlins, Willy Mason, Bear’s Den plus more to be announced
For more details on all Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Shows, including a short film summing up last year’s events, head to www.gentlemenoftheroad.com.
