Joe Bates

Executive Director of Dance Consortium. Touring high-quality international dance across the UK & Ireland. Views expressed here are personal & not of my employer

[Joe Bates @JoeBatesHQ]

Matt Fishel - "Solidarity Symbols" (Official Lyric Video) https://t.co/TckajsWsO3 via @YouTube

[Matt Fishel @mattfishel]

Only 1 week to go until #TalesOfQueerSuburbia is finally yours! 🖤 And there are still a few surprises left. Here’s another fun teaser from the epic album opener! ⚡️ Cannot WAIT for you to hear the whole thing next week!! 🔥🤘🏼🏳️‍🌈

Pre-Save now on Spotify 👉🏼 https://t.co/0M2FLetoYJ

[Matt Fishel @mattfishel]

Here we go guys! My brand new album “Tales of Queer Suburbia” drops in 3 weeks, on 20 June!!! ✨🙌🏼🥹 Woohoooooo!!!! Pre-save now on Spotify 👉🏼 https://t.co/dlQ7PyCeBf

Here’s a little snippet of the EPIC opening track! Loads more still to come. Let’s GO!!

#TalesOfQueerSuburbia

[Matt Fishel @mattfishel]

“He’s got me channelling @Cher in 1989…” ✨🖤 #GentlemanCaller89

Watch on YouTube 👉🏼 https://t.co/7z5QfQ5bpB

[Matt Fishel @mattfishel]

Do you need something MORE…than just a Gentleman Caller? 😜🏳️‍🌈 Fire & chains, leathers, insane sax solo perhaps!? 🎷 Cher? 😂 Of course the answer is YES! Come check out the full ‘80s rock realness now in my epic new music video!🤘🏼🔥👉🏼 https://t.co/7z5QfQ5bpB

#GentlemanCaller89

[Matt Fishel @mattfishel]

#GentlemanCaller89 - Fire, chains, candles, huge hair, an epic sax solo & Harley-Davidson; @Cher T-shirts; @belindacarlisle LPs; a fabulous band plus super sexy ‘gentleman caller’ @_sadiqsadiq🔥🥵 What’s not to love!? 😆 Check out the full ‘80s realness👉🏼 https://t.co/7z5QfQ5Jf9

[Joe Bates @JoeBatesHQ]

@mattfishel Definitely channelling @cher in 1989! 😂🏍️🔥🎸🎷

[Joe Bates @JoeBatesHQ]

It's live! My directorial debut for @mattfishel's latest single Gentleman Caller '89. I was channelling @Dawn_French & Jennifer Saunders all the way with this 80s rock pastiche...20+ years after I was a backing dancer in their iconic Madonna/Britney video https://t.co/VqzV5kPLRC

[Dance Consortium @DanceConsortium]

Wonderful to see #TheQDanceCompany's Re:INCARNATION included in @TimeOutLondon's best dance in London this September! 👉 https://t.co/KrAqyqUi4I • Tour opens @southbankcentre on 18 & 19 September. Get your tickets now on our website!

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📣 NEW TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

Dance Consortium is proud & excited to announce our 2024 Autumn Tour of Qudus Onikeku | The QDance Company 🇳🇬

Nigeria’s ground-breaking dance company will explode onto UK stages with the amazing “Re:INCARNATION”!

Full info 👉 https://t.co/yf3QlBvErz

[Matt Fishel @mattfishel]

It’s #GymBunnies day!!🥳🏋️‍♂️🐰💪🏼✨Out now & available everywhere!👉https://t.co/bBKW27KA6w

A song in 4 parts, this one was conceived across several years, on treadmills & elliptical trainers, & I’m beyond excited to finally share it with you! More here: https://t.co/arhSDIf1go

[Matt Fishel @mattfishel]

#GymBunnies music video is live!! 🎥 This one took many weeks & late nights to make, & it was a whole lotta fun editing together all the footage …for obvious reasons! 😜💪🏼🥵🔥 It’s pretty epic! Go check it out 👉🏼 https://t.co/atvK5ssTVV

🏋️‍♂️🐰🏳️‍🌈🎷🎸🪐✨

#TalesOfQueerSuburbia

[Joe Bates @JoeBatesHQ]

Woohoo 🙌 This one is a real bop!! Enjoy 😊

[Matt Fishel @mattfishel]

It’s Release Day!! 😄✨#TheQueerbaitingSong is out everywhere now!! 🥳🏳️‍🌈

👉🏼 https://t.co/O5cBZhxYPg

I’ve been dancing around my studio with a big grin on my face to this song for months now, & I’m so excited to finally share it with you! More deets here: https://t.co/oEswjH69WA

[Matt Fishel @mattfishel]

Here we gooooo!!! 🔥 Full HD Lyric Video for “Lonely Boys (Faster)” is now up on my YouTube channel 🎥 Go go go!!!
👉🏼https://t.co/QZCgBjveHl

#LonelyBoysFaster #TalesOfQueerSuburbia #mattfishel #lyricvideo #newmusic #synthwave

[Matt Fishel @mattfishel]

Have you checked out “Lonely Boys…” yet?

Available everywhere now: https://t.co/l3uMNTZQVL

Music Video on my YouTube: https://t.co/vzuxKmePXW 👍🏼

That’s all! 😁👋🏼

#LonelyBoysFaster #TalesOfQueerSuburbia #mattfishel #lyricvideo #newmusic #synthwave

[Joe Bates @JoeBatesHQ]

I’m so incredibly proud of my hubby @mattfishel for releasing the first single from his new album. Have a watch/listen and drift back to the 80s 😜 Matt Fishel - "Lonely Boys (Faster)" (Official Video) https://t.co/oqS1SVQWCC via @YouTube

[Dance Consortium @DanceConsortium]

We're thrilled to have had @BBC Arts correspondent @BrendaEmmanus OBE write a fantastic feature for our #Ailey2 tour programme, on #AlvinAileyAmericanDanceTheater & the impact it’s had across the last 70 years! Now available to read in full on our website👇https://t.co/WoTmDIu4xk

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "best dance in world puts Strictly Come Dancing in shade"

Thank you @AlisonDayani at @birmingham_live for this fabulous review of Ailey 2 @brumhippodrome last night! ✨

https://t.co/Z0KvRky2j4

[Dance Consortium @DanceConsortium]

Tomorrow night’s performance of Ailey 2 at
@brumhippodrome will open with a 'Curtain Raiser' performance created in partnership with Birmingham Hippodrome & #AlvinAileyAmericanDanceTheater.

Tickets can be purchased here: https://t.co/Sc20XvglN0