Don't miss out, apparently there are only 5 (Yes, five) tickets left !!!!
Congratualtions Lenny, great to see so many people interested in this gig, its going to be a stormer

The Tholtan Builders ran a rather tongue-in-cheek competition over the internet thanks to the 2poor2tour.com stream at the Laxey Blues Festival, with the prize being some "Manx Knobs" (traditional Manx sweets) to the first people send a mobile text to the number they gave out.

After no end of innuendo and smutty knob jokes, the results are in!

Friday's Winners:

1. Donna - Douglas, Isle of Man

Saturday's Winners:

1. Tim - Camber Sands, East Sussex
2. Anonymous - Maidstone, Kent
3. Jess - Cork, Ireland
4. Gary - Bridlington, East Yorkshire
5. Carl - Hull
6. Anonymous - Birmingham
7. Anonymous - Fleetwood
8. Anonymous - Glen Vine, Isle of Man
9. Donna - Douglas, Isle of Man
10. Danae - Port St. Mary, Isle of Man
11. Bob - Port y Vullen, Isle of Man
12. Anonymous - Laxey, Isle of Man

Hopefully all the winners have been contacted for their addresses already, and will be receiving some Manx Knobs through their letterboxes soon. Ooo-er!

We here at Ballagroove our delighted to announce that we are releasing an EP for top Manx band Gratiz 3.

Anybody who has seen one of the bands recent stunning live performances will agree that the band sound amazing; the good news is you will soon be able to listen to their new songs in the comfort of your own home!

The EP is called 'The Measure of Time, The Measure of Everything' and has the following tracklisting:

1. Vapour Trails
2. My Own Cage
3. Fear of Being Lost
4. They
5. Coma (Buggane Mix)

The band are playing lots of live shows over the next month (check our events page for details), so get out and see them, you won't be disappointed.

The EP will be launched at a special night at the Cornerhouse on Thursday 8th June with the band playing live (Support TBC) plus Ballagroove DJ's. There will be a stall on the night selling the EP along with other Ballagroove releases and shiny new Gratiz 3 T Shirts.

You can also listen to demos of the tracks on the Gratiz 3 MySpace page.

The band will be all over the radio and press through the next couple of weeks so there'll be no escape

This is our 10th release and we are delighted to finally hit double figures with an EP we are truly proud to be involved with.

TT Week is built for going out and watching live music, so make sure Gratiz 3 are on your list and bring a fiver to buy a copy of the EP

Have fun y'all

Just a quick update to say there are less than 100 tickets left for the Hayseed Dixie / Tholtan Builders extravaganza, so please don't miss out on what is going to be a truly momentous occasion!

Just heard that The Tholtan Builders are playing the Bushy's Tent on Senior Race Day (9th June), as Back Door Slam have unfortunately but very honourably had to pull out as they are playing a charity gig the next night at the Villa.

Support live music this TT week!

Well, potentially, if everybody listens

Both Tholtan Builders gigs at the Laxey Blues Festival this weekend (along with all other performances) will be streamed live on the internet at the following website:

2poor2tour.com



So, if you can't get to Laxey, don't know where Laxey is, are too lazy to go, or are too busy doing something else, tune in and enjoy!

P.S. We haven't set this up so don't hassle us if there are any problems with it