Torsdagen den 22 oktober kommer Electric Eel Shock på besök till Encore. Vi kan redan nu lova er den ösigaste torsdagen under hösten 2026.
EES: Formed in Tokyo in the 90's Electric Eel Shock left their native Japan at the end of the millenium to see what they could make ofAmerica. They have since toured 40 countries around the world on 4 continents and performed on pretty much every major rock festival in Europe. Some highlights include: Headlining a stage at the prestigious Roskilde Festival in Denmark and Bonnaroo, One of biggest US festival, following The Black Crowes and closing the main stage at Azkenna Rock Festival in Spain, playing every state in America except Alaska and Hawaii, performing at SXSW 4 times, playing with a full orchestra at Beached Festival in Scarborough...
Bands they have toured with along the way include: Sepultura, Bloodhound Gang, Presidents of USA, The Dwarves, Turbonegro, Peter Pan Speedrock, Danko Jones, Michael Monroe, Grinspoon, The Hard Ons, The Cum Shots, Nashville Pussy, The Datsuns, The D4, MC5, The Black Keys, Fu Manchu, UK Subs, The Subways, Robochrist, Enter Shikari, Living End, Anvil... (And believe it or not in a very strange booking they once supported Mark Owen, the shy one from Take That!)
"GO EUROPE!" (2004) became the bands 1st commercially available EES release. Although real fans will want to get hold of "SLAYERS BAY BLUES" and even the early live album "MAYBE I THINK WE CAN BEAT NIRVANA" "BEAT ME" (2005) saw the band work with legendary producer Attie Bauw (Judas Priest, Scorpions etc) for the first time. EES were pioneering crowdfunding before the term had even been coined and the album was supported by the Samurai 100 super fans who all received 'guestlist for life!' Crowdfunding and their supportive fanbase has played a large role in their independent spirit ever since.
They once again worked with Attie Bauw on "TRANSWORLD ULTRA ROCK" (2007). Then, having learnt so much from Attie in the studio that they wanted to try out themselves, they self produced their next album in Japan: "SUGOI INDEED" (2009). (Although they still called on their good friend Attie to help them get the perfect drum sound!) Returning to Japan and Asia for the first time in a while the next releases were "LIVE AROUND THE WORLD vol.1" (2011) and "BEST OF & COVERS" (2014) both crowd funded by Fan-Bo a Japanese crowd funding site set up by the band themselves.
From 2015, they were back in EU with their vinyl best of album “BEST OF LP” followed by their latest album “SWEET GENERATION” in 2016.They got a chance to play in the new country “Singapore” on 2017, and in 2018 they came back to EU with the new EP “So Much 80’s” for European summer festivals, Amplified UK, Zwarte Cross NL, Gutter Island DK, Oyafestivalen NO (Cafe Mono), Nilvana Tuinfeest NL etc.
2019 was a particulatly fun year for EES, They played at the Library of Alexandria, Egypt and supported Michael Monroe in the UK - When EES were in Egypt, they had received a message from Sami Yaffa who wanted to have a secret gig in Tokyo to film their new MV “Last Train To Tokyo”, so EES organized it just two weeks later at a small club in Shimokitazawa and shooting in Shinjuku. That’s an Incredible memory.
All of that was in the 'before times'! Then the Covid19 disaster forced the cancellation of their 2020 EU tour and the band's activities have been limited to Japan for a while... But EES will return to Europe for a longer tour on klubbs and festivals 2026 so get ready.