{"id":2198,"date":"2013-09-17T15:02:14","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T14:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?p=2198"},"modified":"2016-05-17T14:46:32","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T13:46:32","slug":"satellite-empires-first-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/satellite-empires-first-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Satellite Empire to headline The Music Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>17th September 2013<\/p>\n<p>Archive<\/p>\n<h2>Satellite Empire&#8217;s guitarist speaks to us ahead of the band&#8217;s big gig this Friday.<\/h2>\n<div>This Friday (20th)\u00a0will see Leicester locals <strong>Satellite Empire<\/strong>\u00a0headline The Music Cafe for the first time.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The pop rockers will be joined by support acts <strong>Strike up the Colours<\/strong>, <strong>Eden Avenue<\/strong> and <strong>Black Mesa<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The show\u00a0is their long awaited second headline show after packing out The Shed back in April for their debut EP launch, which can be downloaded for free at www.satelliteempire.com. (this band is now defunct &#8211; 2014.)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Olly Stabler, the guitarist from Satellite Empire, spoke to us about his thoughts on the gig.<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;This is our second ever headline gig\u00a0and we are really aiming to step up it up with\u00a0this one. We&#8217;ll be playing for a full hour\u00a0and hope to entertain as well as perform so that\u00a0overall we put on an excellent\u00a0show. Expect a few surprises on the night, this really is not one to miss!&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>You can listen to Satellite Empire&#8217;s track <em>Another Round<\/em> on <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/satelliteempire\/another-round\" target=\"_blank\">Soundcloud<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and join the Facebook page for the event details.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Join Satellite Empire&#8217;s event page on Facebook.<\/div>\n<p>See also:<\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Gigs list\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=563\" target=\"_blank\">Our gigs listing<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a title=\"Record reviews 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=291\" target=\"_blank\">Record Reviews<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a title=\"Music Media\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=738\" target=\"_blank\">Music media and podcasts<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">17th September 2013 Archive Satellite Empire&#8217;s guitarist speaks to us ahead of the band&#8217;s big gig this Friday. 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