22-Pistepirkko

Happy new year, although this starts with not so good news: We have been forced to cancel all shows in Winter/Spring 2012 due to ongoing illness.  Sadly, the trio's drummer and singer Espe Haverinen suffers from painful problems with hip joint and back. While being in therapy recently, Espe met with a specialist doctor who determined that he needs to get a surgery and takes the next months off to recover.
We are really unhappy to cancel these shows, but Espe's condition leaves us with no alternative. Plans to reschedule these cancelled tour dates are being investigated; more information will be provided when available.

Ou wee! 2 concerts in Sweden this Friday and Saturday. Umeå (see their facebook) and Luleå.

One of our recent concerts got filmed by German TV for later broadcasting. Infos and streams on the page of WDR Rockpalast (see right bar menu for Interview and Rodeo Heart acoustic)

22-Pistepirkko is invited for Iceland Airwaves Festival.
Jeah! Reykjavik, soon. We love to go and play there.
3 times in 2 days, trying different sets.
12.10. (9pm) @ Bar 11, r'n'r at gogoyoko party
13.10. (3.15pm) @ Nordic House semi-acoustic sweets
13.10. (10:10pm) @ Tjarnabíó - the official festival gig
Good, if you have a ticket, as it's sold out now. See who else is playing

You may have heard: "Lime Green DeLorean" our new album is out - in Finland since May 04. and since those 3 weeks it's in the official Finnish Sales Charts. So, some of you already have it. Ouwee - Top Ten! Kiitos and thanks so much. Also in Norway, Denmark and Sweden it's available through the nice folks at playground.

Now or in a very few days you should also get it in all good record stores in France (via Differ-Ant), Germany (via Cargo), Austria (via Hoanzl), Switzerland (via Phonag) and Benelux (via konkurrent).
For those of you who feel that a CD or a vinyl is rather a burdon in your life, there  is also our light digital version, fat reduced: Download from our own bandcamp page, or from itunes, gogoyoko, emusic, or the amazon stores (hello japan) and many others. And finally the ultra light fat free way, on streaming services like Spotify, Deezer, Simfy...

Feedback is coming in and it's very nice - read more on our label's page.
If you are on facebook stay tuned and join the 22-P facebook group.
If you are in Helsinki join us at our Tavastia show - Sat.,18.06.

3 euros and you can get 3 songs to your harddrive right now
clic cover or read on our label's home page

or 0 euros and ...see below. or both.

22-Pistepirkko - Broken Toys by Bone Voyage

Very early today and very unplugged.
The Song is in english, the interview in Finnish.
http://areena.yle.fi/video/1302590176838

Live on Finnish TV – Nelonen: Ke 13.04.2011 klo 22:00
www.nelonen.fi/ohjelmat/maria/etusivu

More museum minutes. "Birdy" gonna be out on lim. ed. 7" vinyl - 16.04. It's record store day.

Pre-order here.

Asko at YLE TV Interview about left hand / right hand / drawings and bass

hey, we have a date now for the release of the new album
"Lime Green DeLorean" - May 04th.

...all great. no internet. yesterday super gig...

It's coming, coming back. the early 22-Pistepirkko albums on vinyl only, with new packaging, printed innersleeve and liner notes. Bone Voyage is pressing 500 copies each.

Vinyl re-issue # 01: The Kings Of Hong Kong pre-order from Bone Shop
(originally from 1987)

Back to the studio. Altai studio turned cold, while we've been on the finnish roundabout. thanks to all of you who could come. Time to wake up the sleepy studio tracks, stir them carefully, shake them a bit and make them ready to sound like the new album.

Back also to Switzerland in december once more. We are going to see Geneva this time, have a spot on a festival at L'Usine, Dec. 17 and next day an exhibition of Asko's drawings at The Broom.

First a sweet weekend in chocolate land and then
the 22-Pistepirkko 30th Anniversary Tour Of Finland.

09.10. Helsinki, Tavastia (tiketti)
15.10. Kuopio, Henry’s (tiketti)
16.10. Heinola, Tukkijätkä
21.10. Pori, Bar Kino (tiketti)
22.10. Turku, Klubi (tiketti)
23.10. Seinäjoki, Rytmikorjaamo (tiketti)
28.10. Oulu, 45special
29.10. Oulu, 45special
30.10. Tampere, Klubi (tiketti)
04.11. Lahti, Torvi
05.11. Porvoo, Soho
06.11. Jyväskylä, Lutakko

See some photos here