Artist of the Day | COCKTAIL SLIPPERS
ARTIST OF THE DAY
18.10.2021
COCKTAIL SLIPPERS
LOCATION
Oslo, Norway
GENRE
Rock
CURRENT MEMBERS
Rocket Queen (guitar)
Sugar (bass)
Hope (lead vocals)
Vega (guitar)
Miss A-OK (drums)
With the current pandemic, the state of the music and touring industry has dramatically changed. Where were you when everything was brought to a halt?
We had just set all the times for finishing up on the studio recordings for our latest album - and also had quite a few gigs booked when the pandemic hit Norway. We had to cancel most of it... All the gigs were cancelled, but luckily we were able to record from time to time during the past year and a half. And now the album's done and ready for release world wide September 17th by Wicked Cool Records.
How has that affected your plans for the coming year? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
With our 5th album "Shout it out loud" out September 2021 we are starting to book a lot of concerts. Which is GREAT!!! It had been a hard and long year and a half with close to no concerts at all. We're focusing on Norway at the time being due to restrictions with traveling abroad, but have already booked a tour in Belgium next year. We are working on tours for UK, Germany, the US and Scandinavia within the next year - and we are super excited about it!!
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home? How are you supporting your mental health through all of this?
WE have all been more or less stuck in our houses for a long period of time. It has been hard not rehearsing, playing or even being able to hang out with band mates... But we've been productive - finishing up our album and also making scripts for music videos - and actually recorded a few videos too!
As things are reopening & restrictions are lifting have you booked any new gigs? Tours? Etc? If your region is still under restriction, how are dealing with the Covid third wave?
We're still waiting to see if a third wave is going to hit Norway. By the looks of it well be home free. Most of the adult population has been vaccinated and people have been really good sticking to the restrictions and plans set by the government here. We've got concerts booked for the next two months by now and hopefully we can keep booking more now that it seams to be more safe in Norway. It's still restricted though. From 30 - 50 people in the audience and only seated. We can't wait till things get back to normal and we can play for hundreds of sweaty people in crowded bars!!
Favourite Starlite Room Moment?
Oooooh there are so many!!! Playing for people who really dig our music - and hanging out with them after the gig! Traveling to new places and meeting new people. We just love to tour and play live!
Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
Check out our new album "Shout it out loud" which is out September 17th 2021. In fact, if you haven't already, you should check out all the bands on our record label Wicked Cool Records - the sure know their music!
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