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Antidote

ANTIDOTE.NL - pogopunk from the Netherlands!

About Me

1996
- Start of Antidote
1997
- 1st show
- 1st 7" "Bounce the Bouncer", self-recorded and released on our own label Injection Recods, 100 copies
- (mini-)tour with External Menace through Germany
1998
- 2nd 7" "Let's get drunk" self-recorded and self-released (Injection Records), approx. 1250 copies
- European tour with The Casualties
1999
- 1st full-length LP/CD "My Life" on Charged Records
- European tour with Die Strohsäcke
- US Eastcoast-tour with The Casualties
- Antidote-Worhäts split 7" on Attack Records
2000
- European tour with The Casualties and Zero Tolerance
- second full-length "Go Pogo" as 10" on Dirty Faces
- US Westcoast/mid-west tour with The Casualties, The Virus and Endless Struggle
- benefit 7" called "De Blauwe Moet Blijven" (De Blauwe has to stay). All benefits of this ep were for a big squat in our hometown Den Haag called De Blauwe Aanslag. De Blauwe Aanslag is threatened with eviction after being squatted for over 20 years. We have been practising in this squat since we started.
2001
- European tour with Dutch skapunkband Beans
- release of Go Pogo as LP/CD on Charged Records, release of CD-version on Dirty Faces
- US Eastcoast-tour with The Virus
- re-release of "Let's get drunk" 7" as a picture disc on Dirty Faces
- re-release of "My Life" as a picture disc LP/CD on Dirty Faces
2002
- European tour with Disturbance
- split 7" with N.Y.Rel-x on Dirty Faces
- US Eastcoast-tour with The Krays (august 2002)
2003
- "Back in year zero" LP/CD on Dirty Faces
- intensively gigging in europe, especially Holland
2004
- east european tour in juli/august
- westcoast tour with Casualties and Lowe Class Brats
- split single with Seein' Red. All tracks and artwork are in dutch, even bandnames (Antidote = Tegengif)
2005
- 10 day euro tour with LowerClassBrats
- new lp/cd recorded
- couple of Russian dates played, all Dote records released in Russia
2006 -10 years of punk, beer and chaos!
- our 4th lp/cd, "another dose" will be released on juli 3rd
- playing last Wasted festival in Blackpool, UK
- plans for tours later this year are in the works
2007
- New LP/CD, No Communication on Dirty Faces, Rodent Popsicle, Neuroempire (CD only)
2008
- 10 day European tour with Gewapend Beton & Monster Squad in February
- USA in August

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/5/2004
Band Website: antidote.nl
Band Members: arne - bass + vocals
jaeque - drums
joris - lead guitar
bart - guitar + vocals
huib - huib

Influences: we're influenced by a whole range of bands, from early punkrock to eighties hardcore and punk, way too many to mention.
we all have a weak for old dutch punk, and although we play fast punk, we're listening to lots and lots of 77-punk

please note:
Even though we try to keep this myspace up to date, the most accurate info will always be posted on www.antidote.nlSo if you want to know anything, about shows, want to email us or whatever: GO TO THE BAND WEBSITE, NOT MYSPACE.

- Showlisting on the website is always the most accurate and recent
- We will always reply to any email sent through the website
- We will try, but can not guarantee an answer to mysapce messages

Thank you.
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Dirty Faces
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Antidote statement on events on June 2nd, 2007 in Rotterdam

We are shocked and disappointed by the events of last Saturday, June 1st in De Baroeg where someone died at the show as a result of a random, useless fight. Our deepest sympathy goes out to family and...
Posted by Antidote on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:30:00 PST

DON'T FORGET THE BAND WEBSITE

Even though we try to keep this myspace up to date, the most accurate info will always be posted on www.antidote.nlSo if you want to know anything, about shows, want to email us or whatever: GO TO THE...
Posted by Antidote on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:52:00 PST