Rats on Rafts 🐀
@ratsonrafts.bsky.social
Music from Rotterdam, NL.
We played a live session for the legendary Rockpalast in a boiling hot studio 🔥 during Haldern Pop Festival in Germany last August! 🇩🇪 Winter songs in the middle of summer ❄️☀️ check out Japanese Medicine here 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFzz...
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We played a live session for the legendary Rockpalast in a boiling hot studio 🔥 during Haldern Pop Festival in Germany last August! 🇩🇪 Winter songs in the middle of summer ❄️☀️ check out Japanese Medicine here 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFzz...
We’ve been fans for many years, so we are thrilled to announce: Plus Instruments will be joining us at the upcoming shows at de Muziekgieterij in Maastricht on the 28th of November and Fluor, Amersfoort on the on the 4th of December ! Tickets: ratsonrafts.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We’ve been fans for many years, so we are thrilled to announce: Plus Instruments will be joining us at the upcoming shows at de Muziekgieterij in Maastricht on the 28th of November and Fluor, Amersfoort on the on the 4th of December ! Tickets: ratsonrafts.com
Out now: @heavenmagazine.bsky.social published an interview with us about our new album & live shows! The interview took place just after we played a live session on the #Muziekgieterij stage at #BKS25
August 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Out now: @heavenmagazine.bsky.social published an interview with us about our new album & live shows! The interview took place just after we played a live session on the #Muziekgieterij stage at #BKS25
Exactly half a year ago we released our album Deep Below! 🐌 On our way to celebrate this anniversary at Haldern Pop Festival in Germany 🇩🇪 with two shows: 13:00 at the Jugendheim featuring @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social and at 18:00 in the Tonstudio Keusgen: Prost! 🍻
August 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Exactly half a year ago we released our album Deep Below! 🐌 On our way to celebrate this anniversary at Haldern Pop Festival in Germany 🇩🇪 with two shows: 13:00 at the Jugendheim featuring @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social and at 18:00 in the Tonstudio Keusgen: Prost! 🍻
It’s a pleasure to announce our Deep Below tour will continue across the Netherlands with six new dates for this autumn! 🍂🐀
June 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
It’s a pleasure to announce our Deep Below tour will continue across the Netherlands with six new dates for this autumn! 🍂🐀
Yesterday was exactly 11 years ago we supported Echo & the Bunnymen at the Tivoli Oudegracht ! A magical night spent mostly chatting to @willsergeant.com Does anyone have some pictures of the event ?
May 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Yesterday was exactly 11 years ago we supported Echo & the Bunnymen at the Tivoli Oudegracht ! A magical night spent mostly chatting to @willsergeant.com Does anyone have some pictures of the event ?
Absolutely thrilled to announce we are playing at Best Kept Secret !
April 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Absolutely thrilled to announce we are playing at Best Kept Secret !
After so many great nights in the UK and Holland, we will be on our way to France, Germany and Belgium for the next chapter of the tour! 🎶🔥
Starting at Le Sonic in Lyon 🎸 on Wednesday, after which we will play our first German show at Swamp in Freiburg! 🖤
Tickets & info: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
Starting at Le Sonic in Lyon 🎸 on Wednesday, after which we will play our first German show at Swamp in Freiburg! 🖤
Tickets & info: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
March 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
After so many great nights in the UK and Holland, we will be on our way to France, Germany and Belgium for the next chapter of the tour! 🎶🔥
Starting at Le Sonic in Lyon 🎸 on Wednesday, after which we will play our first German show at Swamp in Freiburg! 🖤
Tickets & info: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
Starting at Le Sonic in Lyon 🎸 on Wednesday, after which we will play our first German show at Swamp in Freiburg! 🖤
Tickets & info: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
After two great nights at Effenaar and EKKO we are off to de @melkwegamsterdam.bsky.social for our last Dutch show of the ‘Deep Below’ album tour! 🎶 Doors at 20:00 still some tickets left! 🎟️
📸 1: Truus de Groot- @ Effenaar
📸 2: @jacco.bsky.social - @ekko.nl
📸 1: Truus de Groot- @ Effenaar
📸 2: @jacco.bsky.social - @ekko.nl
March 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
After two great nights at Effenaar and EKKO we are off to de @melkwegamsterdam.bsky.social for our last Dutch show of the ‘Deep Below’ album tour! 🎶 Doors at 20:00 still some tickets left! 🎟️
📸 1: Truus de Groot- @ Effenaar
📸 2: @jacco.bsky.social - @ekko.nl
📸 1: Truus de Groot- @ Effenaar
📸 2: @jacco.bsky.social - @ekko.nl
This Friday we are playing at EKKO! Our album ‘Deep Below’ has a special connection with this venue. In 2021 we teamed up with Palmbomen for an in house residency and turned EKKO into an analog recording studio. One of that weeks creations Cashmere Carey was released on Ekko’s 35th anniversary LP.
March 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This Friday we are playing at EKKO! Our album ‘Deep Below’ has a special connection with this venue. In 2021 we teamed up with Palmbomen for an in house residency and turned EKKO into an analog recording studio. One of that weeks creations Cashmere Carey was released on Ekko’s 35th anniversary LP.
3 shows down, three to go. 2 sold-out nights already—thank you all for coming to see us at Rotown, Vera and Merleyn! Next week, we’re back for the final 3 NL shows. Looking forward to seeing you there. 🎶
27 Mar Effenaar, 040
28 Mar Ekko, 030
29 Mar Melkweg, 020
Tickets: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
27 Mar Effenaar, 040
28 Mar Ekko, 030
29 Mar Melkweg, 020
Tickets: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
March 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
3 shows down, three to go. 2 sold-out nights already—thank you all for coming to see us at Rotown, Vera and Merleyn! Next week, we’re back for the final 3 NL shows. Looking forward to seeing you there. 🎶
27 Mar Effenaar, 040
28 Mar Ekko, 030
29 Mar Melkweg, 020
Tickets: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
27 Mar Effenaar, 040
28 Mar Ekko, 030
29 Mar Melkweg, 020
Tickets: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
Playing at Merleyn in Nijmegen on Saturday with Nouveau Vélo! 🚨 Only a handful of tickets left for this show‼️
🎟️ Tickets & info: www.doornroosje.nl/event/rats-o...
🎟️ Tickets & info: www.doornroosje.nl/event/rats-o...
March 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Playing at Merleyn in Nijmegen on Saturday with Nouveau Vélo! 🚨 Only a handful of tickets left for this show‼️
🎟️ Tickets & info: www.doornroosje.nl/event/rats-o...
🎟️ Tickets & info: www.doornroosje.nl/event/rats-o...
Surprise announcement ! We are supporting Franz Ferdinand tonight at Paradiso! We are on at 19:15 ! 🏴🖤
March 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Surprise announcement ! We are supporting Franz Ferdinand tonight at Paradiso! We are on at 19:15 ! 🏴🖤
🇳🇱 The Dutch dates of our Deep Below album tour all take place over the next month! 🐌 Starting in our beloved hometown at Rotterdam @rotown.nl (Just a few tickets left!) on Friday the 7th of March with Nouveau Vélo. 🙌
Tickets: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
Tickets: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
March 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🇳🇱 The Dutch dates of our Deep Below album tour all take place over the next month! 🐌 Starting in our beloved hometown at Rotterdam @rotown.nl (Just a few tickets left!) on Friday the 7th of March with Nouveau Vélo. 🙌
Tickets: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
Tickets: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
🇬🇧 Last show of our UK tour at the great Ramsgate Music Hall tonight and the first one of the tour with a mighty analog mixing desk! 🎶
🚪 doors: 7:30pm
debdepan 8:15
Rats on Rafts 9:15
Tickets: www.ramsgatemusichall.com/tc-events/ra...
🚪 doors: 7:30pm
debdepan 8:15
Rats on Rafts 9:15
Tickets: www.ramsgatemusichall.com/tc-events/ra...
February 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🇬🇧 Last show of our UK tour at the great Ramsgate Music Hall tonight and the first one of the tour with a mighty analog mixing desk! 🎶
🚪 doors: 7:30pm
debdepan 8:15
Rats on Rafts 9:15
Tickets: www.ramsgatemusichall.com/tc-events/ra...
🚪 doors: 7:30pm
debdepan 8:15
Rats on Rafts 9:15
Tickets: www.ramsgatemusichall.com/tc-events/ra...
Just arrived in London 🇬🇧. Playing Victoria Dalston tonight!
🚪 Doors: 7:30 pm
Goldheart 8:15 pm
@richardjamesfoster.bsky.social 8:45 pm
@ratsonrafts.bsky.social 9:20 pm
🚪 Doors: 7:30 pm
Goldheart 8:15 pm
@richardjamesfoster.bsky.social 8:45 pm
@ratsonrafts.bsky.social 9:20 pm
February 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Just arrived in London 🇬🇧. Playing Victoria Dalston tonight!
🚪 Doors: 7:30 pm
Goldheart 8:15 pm
@richardjamesfoster.bsky.social 8:45 pm
@ratsonrafts.bsky.social 9:20 pm
🚪 Doors: 7:30 pm
Goldheart 8:15 pm
@richardjamesfoster.bsky.social 8:45 pm
@ratsonrafts.bsky.social 9:20 pm
Spending our Valentines Day 🥀 in a city we love: 🏴 Glasgow ! 🏴 Tonight we will be playing at the Old Hairdressers with Normal Service ! Doors at 7:30 pm
February 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Spending our Valentines Day 🥀 in a city we love: 🏴 Glasgow ! 🏴 Tonight we will be playing at the Old Hairdressers with Normal Service ! Doors at 7:30 pm
Great first show of the tour at the Engine Room in North Shields last night. Thanks to everyone for coming ! Playing at the Voodoo Rooms in 🏴 Edinburgh 🏴 tonight with Puppy Teeth ! Doors at 7:30 pm !
February 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Great first show of the tour at the Engine Room in North Shields last night. Thanks to everyone for coming ! Playing at the Voodoo Rooms in 🏴 Edinburgh 🏴 tonight with Puppy Teeth ! Doors at 7:30 pm !
Next week, the Deep Below tour kicks off in North Shields! 🎶
Two weeks of shows in England, Scotland, and Ireland! 🇬🇧🏴 🇮🇪 Who’s coming? 👀
Tickets: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
Two weeks of shows in England, Scotland, and Ireland! 🇬🇧🏴 🇮🇪 Who’s coming? 👀
Tickets: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
February 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Next week, the Deep Below tour kicks off in North Shields! 🎶
Two weeks of shows in England, Scotland, and Ireland! 🇬🇧🏴 🇮🇪 Who’s coming? 👀
Tickets: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
Two weeks of shows in England, Scotland, and Ireland! 🇬🇧🏴 🇮🇪 Who’s coming? 👀
Tickets: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/Tour
Bedankt aan iedereen voor de enorm geslaagde listening party bij galerie Weisbard!
Voor zaterdag zijn nog 20 plaatsen over! Meld je nu aan voor de laatste mogelijkheid om Deep Below vanaf de master tapes te beluisteren 🎵
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Voor zaterdag zijn nog 20 plaatsen over! Meld je nu aan voor de laatste mogelijkheid om Deep Below vanaf de master tapes te beluisteren 🎵
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February 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Bedankt aan iedereen voor de enorm geslaagde listening party bij galerie Weisbard!
Voor zaterdag zijn nog 20 plaatsen over! Meld je nu aan voor de laatste mogelijkheid om Deep Below vanaf de master tapes te beluisteren 🎵
forms.gle/mZYqDfm9BZ7y...
Voor zaterdag zijn nog 20 plaatsen over! Meld je nu aan voor de laatste mogelijkheid om Deep Below vanaf de master tapes te beluisteren 🎵
forms.gle/mZYqDfm9BZ7y...
DEEP BELOW is out today! ⚡️You can listen to the entire album here: shorturl.at/0bLpC
Or order the LP/CD or cassette here for the best experience: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/DeepBelow
Also available at your local record store or at our upcoming shows! Thank you for your support ⭐️
Or order the LP/CD or cassette here for the best experience: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/DeepBelow
Also available at your local record store or at our upcoming shows! Thank you for your support ⭐️
February 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
DEEP BELOW is out today! ⚡️You can listen to the entire album here: shorturl.at/0bLpC
Or order the LP/CD or cassette here for the best experience: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/DeepBelow
Also available at your local record store or at our upcoming shows! Thank you for your support ⭐️
Or order the LP/CD or cassette here for the best experience: ratsonrafts.lnk.to/DeepBelow
Also available at your local record store or at our upcoming shows! Thank you for your support ⭐️
First Bluesky post! We will be playing at the Bello Bar in Dublin on the 16th of Feb! Our only Irish date on the upcoming “Deep Below” tour. Joining us are the great Oh Boland! The new album will be out on Friday!
February 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
First Bluesky post! We will be playing at the Bello Bar in Dublin on the 16th of Feb! Our only Irish date on the upcoming “Deep Below” tour. Joining us are the great Oh Boland! The new album will be out on Friday!