Hello, Good Evening and Welcome Hello, and welcome to this packed issue of the MIS Online Newsletter. With the House of Common one-day Festival now just a fading memory, you’re probably expecting the majority of the issue to be taken up with covering that event. While a good slice of …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome This time tomorrow this year’s House of Common one-day festival will be drawing to a close. In the latest official email ahead of the big Bank Holiday bash the band commented; “The weather forecast is looking good at the moment, we’ve got some great surprises …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome Hello, and a very warm welcome to this week’s edition of the MIS Online Newsletter. We begin with news that may be of interest to those of you with young children. Earlier this week Woody Tweeted that kids are welcome at Indie Daze, the Voice …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome We begin this week’s issue with news of a very generous offer from Madness. “For the love of the common people, we’re inviting emergency services workers and teachers in London to come to our House of Common Festival… on us! Get access to your free …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome Twenty-five years ago this week, Madness took to the stage at London’s Finsbury Park for two, never to be repeated (honest!) live outdoor concerts. Yes. On the 8th and 9th of August it’ll be a quarter of a century since the band re-formed and played …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome This weekend saw Madness headlining the Saturday of the much loved Camp Bestival Weekend, which ran from the 27th to the 30th at Lulworth Castle in Dorset. A few months back, Suggs sat down with Rob Da Bank to chat all things Madness. You can …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome We begin this week’s issue with the news that the band recently played a short set of hits at the legendary Beatles studios in Abbey Road. The set, as part of a corporate event, saw Madness perform Mr. Apples. Very appropriate, considering the venue is …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome We kick off this issue with some fantastic news, as earlier this week the one and only Woody posted a drum solo to show that he’s back behind the kit and playing with the trusty sticks again. He later said of the experience; “Well, as …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome Last Sunday Woody, Suggs and Mike appeared at Spiritland, Kings Cross for what was probably the worst Madness ticket deal in decades. A whipping £35 quid to witness a 7 song DJ set talked over. If that wasn’t enough it was streamed over the internet for free! …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome This week the band announced a full November European Tour,  a new edition of their latest album on double vinyl, ticket offers for House of Common & Kent, and extensive lineup details for the House of Fun weekender with a new event poster. If that …