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 Here are all the older news stories dating back to 22.05.02 when this site was relaunched. |
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News Archive Julia Thornton at Tower Records posted by Jim Lawn 02.10.03 Julia Thornton will be doing a small instore performance at Tower Records (Piccadilly) classical section on Thursday 9th October at 3.30pm and 5pm. News update posted by Jim Lawn 23.09.03 I'd like to pass on our thanks for all the kind messages that have been sent to Bryan after his brief spell in hospital. They are very much appreciated. I've had a number of enquiries re. a possible Bryan Ferry show in Edinburgh on Saturday 15th November. This is a private show and therefore there will be no tickets on sale. We can now confirm that Bryan will be playing in Basel on Monday 10th November at the AVO Sessions. As has been previously reported Bryan will perform one song at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 15th October. The performance will be filmed by Channel 4 and broadcast at a later date. BBC Radio 6 broadcast posted by Jim Lawn 17.09.03 BBC Radio 6 are broadcasting Roxy Music live at the Hammersmith Apollo 1979 next Wednesday (24th September at 10p.m). The broadcast is part of the programme Janice Long’s Dream Ticket. Roxy Live posted by Jim Lawn 15.09.03 We can now announce that Roxy Music will be playing live in Bonn in Germany on Saturday 25th October 2003. The venue is the Museumplatz which we understand is an outdoor venue. Ticket price is 34.70 euros plus Booking fee www.kah-bonn.de Museumsplatz 53113 Bonn Friedrich Ebert Allee 2 July Update posted by Jim Lawn 25.07.03 Later in the year Virgin will be releasing the following double CD packs worldwide excluding the USA: BRYAN FERRY - Another Time, Another Place + Let's Stick Together ROXY MUSIC - Siren + Country Life I would also like to take the opportunity of thanking Sony and Virgin Records for the recent launch party for the 'Avalon' SACD release this month.It was a very enjoyable afternoon and evening and it was good that Bryan, Andy and Rhett were all able to come along. Unfortunately Phil was delayed due to several interviews running over. Thanks also to Chris Turner, Ivor Canning and Lee Sullivan for coming along, enjoying themselves getting the best seats in the demonstration room ! In answer to several questions I can confirm that Marion Powell replaced Michelle John-Douglas at the Roxy gig in Portugal as Michelle had another engagement that evening. Julia Thornton's debut album "Harpistry" will be available on EMI in September. More details to follow. Uncut feature posted by Jim Lawn 24.07.03 The September issue of UNCUT magazine [on sale August 4th] will feature 'Street Life' from the recently released Roxy Music live album. The band are now in North America for the start of their tour and are very much looking forward to the gigs ROXY MUSIC CONCERT IN HYDE PARK ON JULY 16 IS CANCELLED posted by Jim Lawn 28.06.03 T.he Roxy Music Concert in Hyde Park on July 16 has been cancelled following a decision by The Royal Parks to not grant a license to AAA Entertainment who a failed to meet deadlines with deposits. Triple A Entertainment Limited, the promoters of the 'Route of Kings' concerts, have failed to meet agreed deadlines for the advance payment of event fees. As such it is with huge regret that The Royal Parks has been forced to advise Triple A that they do not have a license for the Route of Kings concerts. Subsequently AAA Entertainment have now gone into administration. Roxy Music's agent has been informed by AAA representatives that ticket holders should contact their point of purchase for a refund. A spokesman for Roxy Music commented 'The band are upset and disappointed that they can't play at this one off concert. The cancellation was due to circumstances beyond their control and they regret the inconvenience to all The Roxy Music fans who've bought tickets in advance.' UK dates posted by Jim Lawn 06.06.03 We understand from the promoter Regular in Scotland that they are looking to contact all previous customers this week in order to offer them a chance of re-purchasing their tickets before the official on-sale date. They are looking at a general on sale in the next couple of weeks, but they will call me later today with the exact date. The ticket line number is as follows, Tel: 0870 9033444. Tickets are now on sale for Middlesborough Town Hall. Tickets can be purchased on the following number. NOVEMBER 2003 12 - Middlesbrough Town Hall 14 - Dundee Caird Hall 16 - Aberdeen Music Hall Wayahead - 01159129000. Wayahead web address - www.gigsandtours.com. UNCUT Interview posted by Jim Lawn 06.06.03 In the last few days Bryan, Phil and Andy have been interviewed by the following UK publications, UNCUT magazine August edition, out in July and JACK magazine which will be published at the same time. Roxy Music Go Stateside updated by Jim Lawn 06.06.03 Roxy Music shall be playing on August 2nd 2003 at The Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA, USA. Buy tickets online. We can now confirm the following additional dates for Roxy Music in the summer. 25 July - Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY 26 July - Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY 29 July - DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI 31 July - Tweeter Centre, Tinley Park, IL Bryan Ferry UK dates posted by Jim Lawn 30.05.03 We can now confirm the following UK shows for Bryan later this year. NOVEMBER 2003 12 - Middlesbrough Town Hall 14 - Dundee Caird Hall 16 - Aberdeen Music Hall Outstanding contribution award posted by Jim Lawn 22.05.03 I'm delighted to announce that Bryan has been awarded the P.R.S. (Performing Rights Society) Outstanding Contribution to British Music at the Ivor Novello Awards. Bryan is honoured by the award and thanks everyone for their support and encouragement over the years. Paul Thompson interview posted 20.05.03 Look out for 'Rhythm' magazine which features a rare interview with Roxy drummer, Paul Thompson talking about the recording of 'Love is the Drug'. Avalon released on SACD format on July 7th posted 15.05.03 To celebrate the 21st anniversary of this 'classic' album, Virgin Records have remixed the album to SACD 5.1 surround format and remastered it using DSD converters, to bring the most amazing audio experience achievable. The SACD packaging will also include a 12 page booklet with new liner notes by Rhett Davies (original producer) and Bob Clearmountain (original mix engineer) plus previously unseen / rarely seen photos of the band from the ‘Avalon’ years. Read the full details here We are also looking at releasing 'The Best of Roxy Music on SACD on the same Day Roxy Music Live album updated 14.04.03 The Roxy Music live album will be released in the UK and Europe on June 2nd 2003. Catalogue no.EDGCD250. The North American release will be the day after. We are still waiting for confirmation of the Japanese release date. The DVD track on the CD will be 'Both Ends Burning' from 'Live At The Apollo'. There will be no DVD or video release from the 'Frantic' tour. We did film the Brighton show and may show some clips of this on the website in the near future. See the tracklisting and cover artwork here. See all news stories since the launch of this site on 25.04.02 on the news archive page. Cancelled Shows posted by Jim Lawn 01.04.03 Bryan very much regrets having to cancel the last 4 shows on the 'Frantic' tour. There was nothing we could do and all decisions were taken after an independent doctor's advice. At this point we have finished the tour but will look at what options we have for June and will advise accordingly. Scottish dates cancelled posted by Jim Lawn 28.03.03 It is with deep regret that we have been forced to cancel the remaining Scottish concerts in Dundee and Aberdeen. Bryan is suffering from acute laryngitis and is under strict doctor's orders not to perform. We shall post more news here as we get it. Live Dates for Norway posted by Jim Lawn 25.03.03 I can now confirm the following dates in June for Bryan. Please note the change of date for the Norwegian show. Thanks to Kari for pointing out that we had the wrong date posted for the Langesund show. June 10th - The Train, Aarhus, Denmark. June 12th - Ulriksdal Festival, Stockholm, Sweden. June 13th - Open Air Festivallen, Langesund, Norway. World Cafe Session updated 11.03.03 The World Cafe will be broadcasting a session on Wednesday, March 26th at 2pm EST or 1am EST. The World Cafe with David Dye can be heard on more than 150 stations nationwide. Tour Update updated 11.03.03 We can now confirm that Bryan will be playing the following date in Norway on June 14th. It is the Open Air Festival in Langesund. More details to follow. March Update updated 05.03.03 There have been a few enquiries about the Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music 'Essential Collection'. Essentially it is a mid-price catalogue re-issue of 'The Ultimate Collection' for a new EMI brand name 'Essential'. As the original artwork for 'The Ultimate Collection' was not approved we have put back the release until we have new artwork in place. With Virgin now being part of the EMI group there is an on-going discussion re. catalogue releases and ways of keeping the catalogue racked with retail. The 'Essential ' series will be given a big push in Europe to start with before going to other territories. We now have the mixes back for the live Roxy Music album and I'm progressing credits and label copy for release. The artwork is nearly finished as well so everything looks set for the final release date in May. I'll post the running order, venues etc. when we have final approval. At the end of the 'Frantic' tour we will start work on the next studio album but it is too early to speculate what it will sound like and when it will be released. There are a number of ideas around of what direction it might take and we are keen to get the sessions started as soon as possible. Finally we'd like to thank Katie, Anna, Sarah and Lucy for their work with us and welcome Louise, Shar and Michelle on board for the rest of the tour. Press News updated 26.02.03 Due to unforseen circumstances, Bryan did not appear on the BBC Breakfast show on Thursday 27th February. Bryan is also beginning another round of press in the UK and I will keep you up-to-date with details as I have them. Bryan has just finished interviews and photo shoots for The Sunday Telegraph and The Evening Standard in the UK. Interviews will be published this Sunday and Monday respectively. New line-up posted 22.02.03 We can now confirm that Louise Peacock will be replacing Lucy Wilkins on violin and keyboards for the British leg of the tour starting a week today in Guildford. Also Michelle John-Douglas and Sharon White will be replacing Sarah, Katie and Anna on backing vocals. Tour news posted 12.02.03 We can announce that Bryan will be playing at the Luna Park in Buenos Aires in Argentina on the 18th of February as part of his South American tour. Bryan will also be playing at the Royal Ulriksdals Castle outside Stockholm on the 12th of June 2003. There may be other dates either side of the Stockholm gig. Tour poster posted 06.02.03 Click the thumbnail image to see a poster for the North of England leg of the forthcoming tour. Testino pictures and tour news posted by Jim Lawn 05.02.03 Bryan was recently photographed by Mario Testino for the May edition of Vogue magazine. There are a few up-dates in terms of the tour schedule: Mexico City has been cancelled due to local difficulties and will not be re-scheduled. The second night at Shepherd's Bush has also been deleted from the schedule. We will be up-dating the band personnel in the next week or so ahead of the British dates. Roxy Live album posted by Jim Lawn 28.01.03 Phil Manzanera came in yesterday to work on the Roxy live album and it was good to catch up. I recently visited Phil at his new studio and was delighted to hear some of the new material he is working on. Later this week Andy Mackay will call in and at this point we are on schedule to complete work on the album before Rhett goes to the States for mixing. Artwork is progressing and we hope to have the booklet completed by next week. International News posted by Jim Lawn 24.01.03 CBC in Canada will air the Bryan Ferry concert from the Hummingbird Centre in Toronto last year in two 30 minute segments. They will air 30 minutes on March 1st and another 30 minutes on March 8th. The concert segments will be heard at 1:00 pm on CBC Radio 1 across Canada on the show, 'Definitely Not The Opera'. I can now confirm that Sarah Brown will not be on the South American leg of the tour and will be replaced by Michelle John-Douglas and Sharon White. Recent tours for Michelle include Ms. Dynamite and Dave Gilmour whilst Sha has also worked with Ms. Dynamite and Westlife. The Eagle Records release of the live Roxy album is progressing and I can now confirm that Bob Clearmountain will mix the album in Los Angeles and Bob Ludwig will be responsible for mastering. At present the final track selection is being transferred prior to mixing and involves a lot of technical stuff that I don't understand! Vatican television special posted by Jim Lawn 10.01.03 This is just a point of clarification re. Bryan's appearance at the Vatican television special. The only song performed was 'A Fool For Love'. Due to travel and technical difficulties we were unable to perform 'Silent Night'. Further Tour dates announced posted by Jim Lawn 09.01.03 I am finally in the position to post the last dates on the 'Frantic' tour. Essentially the March tour with one or two exceptions is designed to have us playing at towns and venues we haven't played over the last 3 years. It is an opportunity to re-introduce Bryan to certain parts of the country which haven't seen him live. The set list will be broadly the same but we are trying to look at adding a couple of new songs time permitting. 25th March - Middlesborough, Town Hall Tickets on sale from mid-day, January 10th via www.gigsandtours.com 24Hr credit card hotline: 0871 2200 260 . 27th March - Glasgow, Academy. 28th March - Dundee, Caird Hall. 29th March - Aberdeen, Music Hall. The Scottish tickets should be on sale from January 10th at 10 a.m. Telephone number: 0870 9033444 On-line booking: www.ticketweb.co.uk Late Change to UK Tour Dates posted 08.01.03 / 17:42pm Due to a late alteration of the UK Schedule, the Reading and Cardiff dates are... 20th March, Reading, Hexagon. 21st March, Cardiff, St. David's Hall. Check the Tour Dates section for further updates. South American Tour Dates posted 08.01.03 South American shows we have to date are as follows... 11th February - Mexico City, National Auditorium, Mexico. 15th February- Sao Paulo, Credicard Hall, Brazil. 16th February - Sao Paulo, Credicard Hall, Brazil. 18th February - Rio De Janeiro, ATL Hall, Brazil. Check the Tour Dates section for further updates. Tour News, Live Roxy album and 1977 archive. posted 08.01.03 Happy New Year to everyone and here is the latest news for 2003. The next set of tour dates is as follows.... Tickets are on sale from January 8th from www.gigsandtours.com 24 hr c/c hotline - 0871 2200 260 UK Dates 28th February - Guildford Civic Hall. 1st March - Folkestone - Lees Cliff Hall 3rd and 4th March, London , Shepherd's Bush Empire. 6th March, Derby, Assembley Rooms. (Tel: 01332 255800) 7th March, Preston, Guildhall. (Tel: 01772 258858) 9th March, Bradford, Saint George's Hall. (Tel: 01274 752000) 10th March, Manchester, Apollo. (Tel: 0161 2422560) 12th March, Portsmouth, Guildhall. 13th March, Brighton, Dome . 16th March, Oxford, Apollo . 17th March, Cambridge, Corn Exchange . 18th March, Northampton, Derngate . 20thMarch, Reading, Hexagon. UPDATED 21st March, Cardiff, St. David's Hall. UPDATED 23rd March, Birmingham, NIA. (Tel: 0870 9094144) 24th March, Liverpool, Philharmonic. 25th March - Middlesborough, Town Hall. NEW Further UK dates will be announced shortly. Check the Tour Dates section for updates. There are no plans for Bryan to tour Australia or to add any further North American dates. South American dates for next month will be announced shortly.In terms of UK dates we may have one or two additions to announce by the end of the week.... Work has now started in earnest on the Roxy live album which will be released on Eagle records in late April/early May. It has been a marathon task to sift through the 47 shows which were recorded. More details when we have them. On the archive front I listened to rough mixes of the shows which were taped on the 'In Your Mind' tour in 1977. The playing is superb and even has the added curiosity of Ann O'Dell only performing for half a show in Glasgow due to ill-health. Luckily, recordings from the Glasgow and Sheffield shows when Chris Spedding's parents wore ear plugs, have survived ! Surround mix of 'Avalon' and Jonathan Ross Tickets posted by Jim Lawn 23.11.02 I have listened to the surround mix of 'Avalon' this afternoon and it is superb ! It is amazing to hear all the instruments and in particular the backing vocals of Fonzi Thornton . Standout tracks were 'More Than This','The Space Between' and of course 'Avalon' itself as each track revealed elements of the mix which were buried before. The plan is to release the 21st Anniversary Edition of the album on May 26th next year. There will be an expanded booklet and a bonus mix of "Always Unknowing". I've enquired about the possibility of getting some tickets for the Jonathan Ross show on the 12th of December and if anyone is interested in going please e-mail me at jim@lawn82.fsnet.co.uk. Bryan to appear on Jonathan Ross Show posted 23.11.02 Bryan will be appearing on the Jonathan Ross Show on 12th December. He will perform 2 songs and also be interviewed. Broadcast date is still to be confirmed. International news posted 23.11.02 Bryan will be appearing at the Vatican Christmas Special on December 14th. He will be singing two songs one of which will be a Christmas carol. More details to follow. Bryan and Jools Holland photo posted 07.11.02 See a picture of Bryan and Jools Holland Here. Radio News posted 07.11.02 At the end of last week Bryan completed a day's radio for the following shows in the UK... There was an interview with Mick Brown on Capital Gold which will be broadcast on December 9th between 10a.m. and 1p.m. Also recorded at the same time was an interview with Mick Brown for the programme 'From The Bottom To The Top' (We are still waiting to be advised of the broadcast date) This two hour show focuses on the week that Roxy was number one in the charts with 'Jealous Guy'.Bryan ran down the chart that week 'from the bottom to the top', talking about his memories of the other songs in the top ten that week in 1981. Later on that afternoon we pre-recorded a one hour special with Mark Goodier for Radio 2 which will be broadcast on January 1st 2003. Whilst at Radio 2 there was a ten minute interview for a Chart Anniversary Documentary which is currently being made to celebrate 50 years of the chart (still waiting for details of the broadcast date) As previously posted there was also a Radio 2 Drivetime interview with Richard Allinson for the Johnnie Walker Show which was broadcast on Friday 1st November. 'Frantic' selected by Uncut posted 06.11.02 The UK music magazine UNCUT has highlighted 'Frantic' as one of its' albums of 2002. The January issue with the review of 2002 is available on 5th December. Canadian show to be recorded posted 06.11.02 Bryan's show at the Hummingbird Centre in Toronto on 10th November will be recorded by the CBC Network for broadcast at a date still to be decided. WHISHT LADS, HAAD YER GOBS new posted 05.11.02 When Bryan offered to record a song especially for the Northumbria Anthology, he decided to tell an aawful story! 'The Lambton Worm', written in 1867, tells of the strange gannins-on that occurred on Wearside in the times of the Crusades. As Bryan is a Washington lad, the song was an obvious choice. 'As a boy, I remember playing on Worm Hill at Biddick. I've known the song since I was a child', said Bryan, 'and its mixture of horror and humour appeals to me. The Northumbria Anthology is an important project, and I'm delighted to be able to contribute a modern arrangement of the Lambton Worm.' The Northumbria Anthology is a massive collection of recordings representing the musical heritage to be found between the Tweed and the Tees. A twenty CD boxed set containing around 300 songs will shortly be published with about 500 copies of the set being distributed free of charge to libraries throughout the North East. Although the boxed set will also be on sale in record shops, the release of two separate albums giving a taste of the music is imminent. Bryan's version of the ' Lambton Worm' will be on the CD entitled 'From Tees to Tyne' featuring highlights of music from the southern part of the region. US release news posted 31.10.02 Just to confirm there will be no release in the United States for the Bryan Ferry album 'Classic Masters'. This was a compilation which was suggested to us by the record company but we have not agreed to this release. International News posted 27.10.02 We are sorry to say that Bryan's gig in Philadelphia has been postponed till early 2003. As soon as I have the new date I will post it. In answer to several questions there are no dates planned at this time in Latvia or any other of the Baltic States. Again should this situation change I will post accordingly but it is safe to say that nothing is on the cards for this year. Bryan is not performing on Jonathan Ross next weekend as has been reported in the press. A number of people have asked about the changing set list and new songs being played such as 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' and 'Wooly Bully'. Without giving the game away I'm sure as the tour progresses there will be further additions and surprises... We have recorded all the shows on this tour and this follows a tradition of taping everything since the 'Bete Noire'tour. As with everything time constraints have made it difficult to catalogue and make sense of what we have but no doubt a series of live albums would be welcomed by many people. In the last few weeks there has been a couple of USA releases which have not been approved by us. The DVD of the Roxy/Ferry collection has no extras and we are hoping to release a UK edition in the future with some additions. There is also a Bryan Ferry compilation slated for release on 19th November through Virgin/EMI in America and we are hoping to cancel this if possible. Such releases without artist and management approval cut across catalogue plans for 2003. The Roxy Music live album from the recent tour is still scheduled for release in the first half of next year. Finally we are 'slowly' but surely getting our on-line shop on stream which will initially sell CD's and tour merchandise. We will eventually expand to include rare signed material such as sheet music and posters. Your questions answered posted 14.10.02 Due to the overwhelming response to this section we are not taking any more questions. We may invite some more later in the year. Read the answers. October 16th update posted by Jim Lawn 16.10.02 This week has seen us approve a radio edit of 'A Fool For Love' which is now likely to be released commercially on 9th December. Both 'A Fool For Love' and 'One Way Love' are going to radio next month. Rhett Davies has also been in today mixing the Brussels show for television broadcast. I've heard the mix of 'The Thrill Of It All' and it sounds fabulous! We've also been sent the rough mix of 'The Only Face' and I'm sure that this will be a great addition to the Jools Holland album. The release of the SACD of the Best of Roxy Music has been postponed until early 2003 due to production delays with Universal Music. I'm sorry to say that I've not been able to answer e-mails individually due to the high number of e-mails we are getting and due to touring and travel commitments. As I've said before please do not contact the web-site regarding back-stage passes and personal dedications during shows as there are too many requests and no way of making any of these requests happen. Jools Holland collaboration posted by Jim Lawn 11.10.02 I can now confirm that Bryan's collaboration on the Jools Holland album 'Small World Big Band Volume 2, More Friends' is 'The Only Face' and that the album will be released by Warner Strategic Marketing on November 18th. The session was recorded last week at Jools' studio in a couple of takes! Other collaborations on the album include Bono, Dionne Warwick, The Stereophonics and Norah Jones. We are also in the process of watching and approving footage from the session which we hope to post on the website soon. You can see all the news stories since the re Support Change posted by Jim Lawn 11.10.02 Rosie Thomas will not be the support act for the North American dates due to recording commitments. She will be replaced by Martina Sorbara whose debut album 'The Cure For Bad Deeds' is released on Nettwerk Records. Studio picture posted by Jim Lawn 11.10.02 See a picture here of Rhett Davies and Bob Clearmountain hard at work remixing the song 'Avalon'. Rhett is holding his original track split sheet and Bob with his new one. Also, there is a web cam that you can access via Bob's website www.mixthis.com. Single Artwork posted by Jim Lawn 03.10.02 Above is the sleeve artwork for the next UK single. It will be going to radio soon. we don't have a confirmed date yet for this or indeed a date for the full commercial release. Tour News posted by Jim Lawn 26.09.02 On behalf of Bryan I would like to thank everyone who has contacted us to wish him a Happy Birthday! We've had messages from all over the world and they are very much appreciated. I was in Paris for 4 days and thoroughly enjoyed the two concerts at the Olympia. On balance we all felt that the second night sounded better and was the more enjoyable concert. After the first night we had a party at Man Ray which is co-owned by Johnny Depp and Mick Hucknall and it was great for everyone to unwind and relax. I've just confirmed with Virgin that the SACD of the Roxy Music ' Best of...' is now likely to be released in November. Rhett Davies is off on Saturday to work on a 5.1 Surround Sound Mix of 'Avalon' with Bob Clearmountain in Los Angeles. It has been great fun and lots of detective work to find all the original master tapes. Rhett was recalling today that the original album was mixed in less than a week! How things have changed...We are still waiting for a confirmed release date. Tour News posted by Jim Lawn 20.09.02 We can now confirm that Rosie Thomas is the support act for Bryan's North American shows. I'm about to re-join the tour in Paris tomorrow and will post more news for middle of next week Jim Lawn Dutch Radio transmission posted by Jim Lawn 19.09.02 Bryan's show in Amsterdam will be transmitted by BNN's Radio 2 on September 27th at 10.00 p.m. Chicago ticket sales updated by Jim Lawn 19.09.02 Tickets are now on sale for the Chicago show. Concert 'start times' in UK updated by Jim Lawn We have had a number of e-mails regarding the starting time of Bryan's UK concerts in October after an ad in the music magazine Q. Due to the long lead in time for ads in this magazine, the information was accurate then but has now changed with the addition of Rosie Thomas as support. Stage time for Bryan will be 9p.m. approx. UK Radio posted by Jim Lawn 11.09.02 Later this month we will be servicing 'A Fool For Love' and 'One Way Love' to radio in the UK. One of these tracks will be also used in support of any television appearances. Transmission Dates posted by Jim Lawn 11.09.02 We have a provisional date for the transmission of the Amsterdam show by the Dutch Broadcasting Company BNN. The intention is to broadcast on 27th September with 2 repeated transmissions later in the year. No news yet on the filming of the Brussels gig by French TV station 'Canal Jimmy'. Tour Update posted by Jim Lawn 11.09.02 On the tour bus to tonight's gig in Antwerp we watched the footage from the Brussels show shot for French TV, which looked and sounded very good. A broadcast date has yet to be confirmed, we will post more details here when we get them and make every effort to get a clip up for the website. Tour Update posted by Jim Lawn 09.09.02 Five days into the tour, Bryan and the band are in Amsterdam. Tonight's show is being recorded by local radio for transmission at a later date. Tomorrow's show in Brussels is to be filmed by French TV station 'Canal Jimmy'. The Dutch audience will hear a new addition to the setlist as Bryan and the band will perform 'Tokyo Joe' for the first time in 25 years! North American News posted by Jim Lawn 06.09.02 The Roxy Music DVD 'Live At The Apollo' will be released in North America later this month. A Super Audio CD release of 'The Best Of Roxy Music' is slated for October 21st . However this is not completely guaranteed to happen on this date as we understand there may be some delay on the production side. Reports from North America are suggesting that there will be a release of the Bryan Ferry/ Roxy Music Video Collection on DVD. We are hoping that this may be delayed in order for us to have the opportunity of expanding the DVD to include some bonus material and utilise the extra capacity on the DVD format. As with many contractual situations the situation is never as straight forward as it seems... Chris Spedding solo album posted by Jim Lawn 06.09.02 'One Step Ahead of the Blues' will be available at concert venues throughout the Autumn. See the artwork and tracklisting here or visit www.chrisspedding.com Tour News and European single releases posted 28.08.02 Rehearsals are now underway for the next leg of Bryan's world tour which restarts in Stockholm on September 2nd. Again thanks for your e-mails but please do not send requests for backstage passes as we are not in a position to give these out. 'Goddess of Love' has gone to radio in the following countries: Germany, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Israel, Russia, Latvia, South Africa, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxemburg Depending on radio play, it may subsequently be given a full commercial release. In Sweden we will be going to radio with 'One Way Love' and in France we are going with 'A Fool For Love'. We can confirm that Bryan has been approached to record a song for the next Jools Holland 'Duets' album. Nothing has been decided yet as we are still looking at Bryan's schedule and which song to record. Further details will be posted when we have them. European support posted by Jim Lawn 07.08.02 We can now confirm that the opening act for Bryan's European and British tour will be Rosie Thomas from Seattle. Her CD 'When We Were Small' on Sub Pop Records is a current fave at the office and is well worth investigating. For further information check out www.subpop.com Mick Green live dates - November date added Guitar legend Mick Green is set to play a live show with The Pirates in November. Read more about Mick Green, The Pirates and venue details here. July News posted by Jim Lawn 24.07.02 The tour is still progressing well throughout Europe and will finish next week when everyone will take a well deserved rest and summer holiday. Apologies for the delay in announcing dates for our North American tour but I can assure everyone who has contacted me that we are nearly there in posting the tour dates on the web-site.We are also anticipating having contact details for the relevant ticket agencies.I 'm sorry to say , however, that there are no plans at this stage to tour Down Under. Work has started on the live Roxy album from last year's tour but as yet we have no other information regarding this project. We are planning a 5.1 Surround Sound release of 'Avalon' later in the year. We have also just approved in France a limited edition double pack of 'Boys and Girls' and 'Frantic'. Finally we are now in a position to sell back catalogue CD's and merchandise on the website starting at the end of August. Thanks to everyone who has sent questions and comments to me via e-mail but as I'm sure you can appreciate it is difficult to answer everyone individually but thank you all nonetheless for taking the time to contact us and support the web-site. Press News posted 27.06.02 This has been a very busy week of promotion in support of both the tour and 'Frantic'. With the Aberdeen gig on Saturday there has been a pre-recorded interview with Northsound 1 and a television campaign for the album on Grampian television. North American promo has begun in earnest with a series of magazine interviews with the following publications. Goldmine, Mix Magazine, Yahoo/Launch Music, Red Flag Media, Gannet News Wire (a premiere wire service distributed to over 104 newspapers in the States), An additional phone interview took place with KMTT in Seattle which we have, just heard will be broadcast today (27th June). Within Europe there has been interviews with publications from Poland, Israel, Russia and Spain. Bryan to perform on Jay Leno show posted 19.06.02 We can now confirm that Bryan will be performing on the Jay Leno show in Los Angeles on July 8th. Further details to follow. Press news and support announcement posted 19.06.02 We have just heard this evening that the very excellent Scottish singer Horse will be the support for Bryan's gig at Crathes Castle near Aberdeen. Yesterday Bryan was interviewed by the following publications, the Glasgow Evening Times and the Bournemouth Daily Echo. |
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| Northumbria Anthology posted 27.04.02 Bryan has just finished a song for a charity project called 'Northumbria Anthology'.This anthology will be a 20 CD collection and will be limited to 1000 copies. 500 of the sets will be sent to libraries and educational establishments throughout the North East of England free of charge.There is a possibility that the individual CD's will be issued separately and that a 20 track sampler will be issued for promotional purposes.We will keep everyone up-to-date with release dates etc. when we get them. |
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| UK regional press posted 26.04.02 This week Bryan has been interviewed by the following UK regional publications: Daily Record, Liverpool Echo, City Lights (Midlands) and Sunday Post. These interviews are in support of the summer gigs and there will be a fuller regional press campaign in the Autumn. |
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| "One Way Love" posted 25.04.02 Germany are servicing a promo copy of 'One Way Love' to radio and depending on the reaction there may be a full commercial release next month.The mix of 'One Way Love' is straight from "Frantic'. |
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| Tour Dates posted 25.04.02 We can now announce the most recent list of live performances in the UK, Europe and around the world in 2002 details in the Tour Dates section. |
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| 'Frantic' released 29.04.02 posted 25.04.02 'Frantic', the highly anticipated new studio album from rock and pop legend Bryan Ferry draws together 13 songs; principally brand new material and a selection of inventive cover versions... Read press release and hear the audio clips |
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| 'Goddess of Love' released 20.05.02 posted 25.04.02 'Goddess of Love' is the first single from 'Frantic'. It was co-written and co-produced with Dave Stewart with additional production by ‘Avalon' and ‘As Times Goes By' producer Rhett Davies... Read press release and listen to audio clips We have approved a minor radio edit. for the United States which will go to radio ahead of the album's release stateside. |
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