News: Stuart Cable found dead

Former Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable was found dead this morning, according to police reports. A cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but police have said the death is not suspicious.

Cable, 40, had been the drummer in Welsh band Stereophonics from their foundation in 1992 to 2003 when he was sacked for spending too much time on his media career. In 2002, he began his television career with Cable TV on BBC Wales, before moving on to make Cable Connects and the radio show Cable Rock.

He started a new band, Killing for Company in 2008, and they supported the Who at their recent UK shows.

Watch 'Bartender and the Thief' at the V Festival in 2002:

Live: Stereophonics at the Academy

A surprise announcement - Stereophonics are due to play an intimate date at Dublin's Academy next Friday, the 7th of November. This is to coincide with the release of their Greatest Hits record A Decade in the Sun. Are they really only getting around to releasing that now?

Tickets go on sale this Friday, and are €33.60. They are limited to 4 for person to stop touting, but for an intimate gig like this, they'll sell out really quick and some pricks will be trying to flog them off at 200 euro each or so.

Watch 'Dakota' at the RDS last year:

Setlist: Stereophonics, Oxegen, 12 July 2008

With Pull the Pin well promoted, Stereophonics arrived at Naas to play what was essentially a Greatest Hits package, must to the pleasure of the casual fan.

The Bartender & The Thief
A Thousand Trees
Pick A Part That's New
Have A Nice Day
Superman
Vegas Two Times
Traffic
Local Boy In The Photograph
Maybe Tomorrow
Dakota

You can listen to the set here:
http://www.rte.ie/2fm/festivals2008/stereophonics.html

Oxegen setlist index:
http://swearimnotpaul.blogspot.com/2008/07/setlist-every-oxegen-2008-setlist-so.html