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BA customises guitar for
the 'RockChic' Exhibition - Bryan has customised a Fender
Stratocaster for the 'RockChic' exhibition which is currently
being held at the National Gallery in Dublin, Ireland until
January 21st. It moves to London's 'Harrods' on February 1st
and ends on March 3rd. Here it will expand to include a Rock
Lounge featuring a live music stage, catwalk, and Champagne
bar. At this time the exhibition will take on a new title...
'BornToRock', for what is essentially a 'History of Rock'
multi-media experience, occupying a huge space on the second
floor of the Harrod's store. The exhibition features more
than 100 legendary, vintage, rare and customised guitars,
in an exhibition which examines the electric guitar’s
origins, and focuses on its evolution and influence on society
over the last 75 years. It's essentially, a 'History Of Rock'
multi-media experience, showcasing guitars and artists who
have helped shape contemporary pop culture.
Bryan's design is called 'Kate'
and says Bryan "it's Kate in all her beauty". Bryan
has also signed the guitar. He previously photographed Kate
for his 2000 book 'Haven'. Other designs include 'Sweetface'
by Jennifer Lopez, 'Offender' by Anton Corbijn and 'Guitar
With Own Hand' by Graham Coxon. Rumours are by the time the
exhibition hits London, U2's Bono will have also customised
one of these special Fenders as well. Go to www.rockchic.tv
to view all the guitars in full and much more.
Visitors to the exhibition
will embark on a journey which spans 75 years, featuring guitars
and artists who have helped shape contemporary pop culture,
starting with the legendary ‘Frying Pan’ the worlds
first electric guitar – never previously exhibited outside
of the US. The exhibition also presents a remarkable display
of rare and vintage guitars from the world’s leading
manufacturers, including Gibson, Rickenbacker, Fender and
PRS, to the most exclusive bespoke custom producers.
If you like to Rock ‘N’
Roll, you’ll love the collection of ultra famous instruments,
associated with many of rock’s greatest icons, including
the likes of Carlos Santana, The Edge, Keith Richards, Mark
Bolan, Jimi Hendrix, Noel Gallagher and Rory Gallagher, as
well as contemporary guitars from Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand),
Sergio Pizzorno (Kasabian) and Christina Aguilera.
Each of the customised RockCouture
guitars will be auctioned for the benefit of registered charities,
nominated by the individual Creators, including Maggie’s
Cancer Caring Centres, Amnesty International, Keep A Child
Alive, the Irish Hospice Foundation and Breast Cancer Haven.
So if you have a lot of spare cash lying around why not put
a bid in for BA's guitar it's for a great cause! source:rockchic.tv
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'Never Gonna
Break My Faith' - nominated for Golden Globe!
- yes thats right, the song written by BA, Eliot Kennedy and
Andrea Remanda for the film 'Bobby' has been nominted for
a Golden Globe Award in the category of 'Best Original Song
- Motion Picture'. Bryan originally sang the song (and his
version featured in the early trailers of the film) however
the final version used was done by Aretha Franklin and Mary
J Blige. As you may already know BA was nominated for a 'Golden
Satellite Award' for 'Never Let Go' which was of course the
theme song from the movie 'The Guardian'... however, it's
the Golden Globes that are the real deal when it comes to
awards. Only the Oscars superceed them. What is really a great
thing about the Golden Globe Awards is that they are a strong
indictation as to who wins / gets nominated at the Academy
Awards (Oscars). So if Bryan's song is up for nomination here...
it could well be up for an Oscar come the new year. The 64th
Annual Golden Globe Awards will go out live across the states
on January 15th on NBC at 8pm EST. Check your countries TV
listings for screening times if you live outside the US. The
full nomination list for category of 'Best Original Song -
Motion Picture', is as follows...
"A Father's Way"
– The Pursuit Of Happyness
"Listen" – Dreamgirls
"Never Gonna Break My Faith" – Bobby
"The Song Of The Heart" – Happy Feet
"Try Not To Remember" – Home Of The Brave
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UK Tour '07 -
Bryan will
play a full UK Tour for May next year which see's him start in Ireland,
followed by shows in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, 2 nights at
the famous Wembley in London and finishing off in the steel city
of Sheffield where Bryan filmed the video for 'There Will Never
Be Another Tonight'. Co-incidently these shows we're announced to
the public exactly 2 years to the day since BA last played in Sheffield!..and
2 years to the week since he last embarked on an arena tour to promote
new material. Tickets are onsale to the public on Friday 27th October
at 9am through all usual outlets. People who are members of Bryan's
official fanclub can buy them on presale on Wednesday 25th October.
These dates strongly suggest that this will be a tour for
the new forthcoming album due in Spring. We cant wait! For full
tour details visit the tourdates
section. The UK Tour for '07 is as follows...
04/05/07 - The
Point, Dublin, Ireland
05/05/07 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
07/05/07 - SECC, Glasgow, Scotland
08/05/07 - Manchester Evening News Arena, England
09/05/07 - Birmingham NEC, England
10/05/07 - Wembley Arena, London, England
11/05/07 - Wembley Arena, London, England
12/05/07 - Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England
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BA the subject of
Indianapolis artwork - Internationally
recognised artist Julian Opie was commissioned to do a 'Signs'
exhibition in Indianapolis from September '06 to September
'07 which would see various pieces of art dotted across the
city. Julian says of the exhibition..."I wanted to use
the look of business signs. Modern towns are full of these
often large and illuminated objects but they are somewhat
invisible now. They are equivalent to historial statuary,
relating architecture and having a symbolic role."
<< The BA statue
as part of the 'Signs' exhibition in Indianapolis
"Bryan Adams wanted a
portrait of himself for an album and we set a date for a photo-shoot.
I asked Bryan to hold his guitar and he
played some riffs from the latest album (a live loop of 'Right
Back Where I Started From'). I photographed every pose
without knowing quite what I would do with them. I first used
the images for a series of paintings, which emitted sound.
Bryan agreed to swap the portrait for a short piece of music,
which plays looped from speakers attached to the rear of the
canvas. I wanted to use the look of business signs. Modern
towns are full of these often large and illuminated objects
but they are somewhat invisible now. They are equivalent to
historial statuary, relating architecture and having a symbolic
role".
To view more images of the
Bryan canvas portraits designs and pictures of the 'Signs'
exhibition follow the links below:
www.indyarts.org/julianopie
www.julianopie.com
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'Never
Gonna Break My Faith' - this
new song from the film 'Bobby' has now been previewed in trailers.
If Aretha Franklin is still meant to be singing this in the
final version of the film, then this could just be a demo they
have used for an advanced trailer (like when they used Bryan's
voiceover instead of Matt Damons in early 'Spirit' trailers).
The film has an awesome cast though and pretty much anyone who's
anyone is in it...Laurence Fishburne, Heather Graham, Josh Jackson,
Anthony Hopkins, Elijah Wood, Lindsay Lohan, Cristian Slater,
Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Helen Hunt, Sharon Stone, Martin
Sheen and Ashton Kutcher among others. To view the trailer and
listen to the song with BA singing click here go>
Thanks to Karl |
Latest on BA's
'MySpace' - after
a lot of faffing about ('bryanadamstoons' is no longer in use)....
BA's final resting place on 'MySpace' for the fans can be found
here, updated every so often with news and toons:
http://www.myspace.com/bryanadamsmusic
BA joins the 'MySpace'
revolution - 'MySpace'
is a site designed to keep in touch with friends and family, and
also to meet new people and network, listen to bands and much much
more. It's taking the internet by storm and the latest person to
setup his own page is none other than BA. Many existing users on
there will have seen the record company profile already, and his
personal profile...but last night Bryan set up his own page just
for the fans, so you can leave messages for him on 'MySpace'! Click
the link below to go to Bryan's page for his fans... you can leave
messages for the man himself and meet new friends.
The 'MySpace' site for fans run
directly by Bryan:
http://www.myspace.com/bryanadamstoons
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'Never
Let Go' - Bryan's new song
'Never Let Go' from 'The Guardian' (starring Ashton Kutcher
& Kevin Costner) Soundtrack is out in the ether. It was
released last week in the States on September 12th in the
USA. Click here
to listen to a brief clip. The track lasts over five minutes
and sounds pretty good. Fans of Bryan's other movie songs
will probably like this one.
Also it MAYBE on the new album
due in March....check it out anyway and if you live in the
USA you can buy
the album on download for $9.44 and listen to the whole
song right now. Due to licensing issues you can't buy the
album if you are not from the USA. The song is not sold separately.
No doubt it will be in stores soon. For more information about
'The Guardian' visit the official site here go>
Thanks to Ken
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South American
Tour - long awaited news about
BA's Tour of South America is falling into place. We already know
he is planning to visit Brazil however the first confirmed tourdate
of 2007 is in Uruguay. Check the tourdates
section for more details. This news comes after BA said the new
album will more than likely be released in March instead of February
to make time for the South American Tour. One would think this would
mean he might even play some new material at these shows shortly
before the album hits the shelves. Keep checking the site for more
dates. Thanks to Ruben, source: El
Pais
News updates
- BA came to talk to his fans yesterday and updated people on various
things. He also gave a date on the new album although he often does
that then it's put back again... so take it with a pinch of salt!
The Vallance songs as far as we know should still be on there.
*Plans to tour Australia early next year (no dates confirmed yet)
*Plans to tour the Baltics (i.e. Prague) in November (no dates confirmed
yet)
*Written a gospel song for the film 'Bobby' although he doesn't
sing it
*Done a song for the film 'The Guardian' starring Kevin Costner
& Ashton Kutcher
*Aims for the new album to be out Feb 14th '07 - Valentines Day
- (in which case Oz first to see new material?)
source: ba.com
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BA
works with Opera Star Katherine Jenkins (story by Andy Coleman,
Birmingham Mail) - Everything
Bryan did, he did it for Katherine
When Bryan Adams topped the
charts in 1991 with (Everything I Do) I Do It For You the
then 11-year-old Katherine Jenkins loved it so much she learnt
to play it on the piano. Little did she know that 15 years
later she would record a classical version of the record-breaking
song - with Bryan Adams playing guitar.
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"I've loved that song
since I saw it in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves," reveals
the 26-year-old Welsh soprano. "As I did with Dolly Parton's
I Will Always Love You on my last album I had the lyrics translated
into Italian but I had to get permission from the writer.
"So I got in touch with Bryan who said 'Wow, it's an
amazing idea' and he asked to be involved in the recording.
"It was really funny, him being in the studio playing
guitar while I sang his song in Italian."
The track will be featured
on Katherine's forthcoming album Serenade - but Bryan Adams's
involvement doesn't end there. "As well as being a musician
he's a well known photographer so I asked him to shoot the
album sleeve," says Katherine. "He's come up with
something a little different - the photos are soft and girlie
but a little bit magical. "I think he's fantastic and
we've become good friends. He works hard and is very passionate
about what he does. But he's also down to earth and loves
music."
Bryan has also offered to
write a song for Katherine. "He loves opera and grew
up listening to it in his home so the song with have a classical
feeling. He's very good at writing for specific people. It
will have a commercial edge but I won't be moving into the
pop world." Thanks to Marie Austin
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Gig updates -
the long
wait is over for BA fans in Mexico. Bryan will perform in Mexico
in October for the first time since the 'Waking Up The World Tour'
ended in 1993. Tickets are onsale from ticketmaster.com
and go onsale on August 26th. Go to the tourdates
section to see the forthcoming dates in full. As we already know
Bryan is also performing in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
around the same time. Apparently another gig in Trindad will be
announced as well so stay tuned. One other thing to mention is that
the show in Lindkoping in Sweden on September 21st has been moved
to Frederikshaven in Denmark (venue TBC). source:ba.com
More on Adams and Joel
at the Colosseum - Rockers Bryan
Adams and Billy Joel are the “ospiti d’onore” at
this year’s free-entry Telecomcert to be held at the Colosseum
on Monday, 31 July at 21.00. Canadian-born Bryan Adams will take
the stage first and will sing for about an hour, followed by a two-hour
performance by “Mister Piano man” Billy Joel, who hasn’t
performed on Italian soil for over 11 years. The show will conclude
with a duet by the international stars, who will wow the crowds
with either a Beatles or Rolling Stone hit song.
T.he event, which is organised by
Telecom and city every summer, boasts a 26-metre long stage and
ten megascreens. Numerous tents will be set up to deal with emergencies
and three tanks of drinking water will be available to the public.
A special area for the disabled (with some 200 seats) will also
be available. Special barriers will be set up to protect the monuments
and archaeological sites along Via dei Fori Imperiali.
Streets around the Colosseum will
remain closed on the evening, as will the metro B “Colosseum”
stop. However there will be more night buses (see www.atac.roma.it
for more information). Previous Telecomcerto’s guest stars
include Paul McCartney, Simon & Garfunkel and Elton John. Crowds
expected should be in line with previous years’ figures, some
500 000 spectators. Rome’s mayor Walter Veltroni will be attending
this year’s performance. The show will be screened live on
state television Raidue and will be available on the internet in
September on Telecom Italia’s site www.rossoalice.it. The two
stars are set to arrive on Sunday and will be lodging at De Russie
Hotels.
You can listen to the show live
by clicking here:
http://www.capital.it/capital/player/live
Alternatively you can view it here:
www.telecomcerto.it
Click on "vivi l'evento"
But as yet we are not sure if this link is a delayed video broadcast.
Bryan
to play 'colossal' show in Rome - On July 31st,
Bryan will play a huge free show infront of the Colosseum in Rome, surrounded
by the ancient ruins. The show is being organized by 'Telecom Italia' and in previous
years has been fronted by Paul McCartney, Elton John and Simon & Garfunkel...
each playing to over 400,000 fans. Joining Bryan will be Billy Joel who will be
co-headlining the show. Both Billy and Bryan will play their own set of songs,
and then the main segment of the concert will be a duet section where they will
cover songs of other artists together... all in a show lasting more than 3 hours.
Originally, only Billy Joel was supposed to be performing. It seems that Billy
Joel himself suggested Bryan as an ideal partner. The event organizers were taken
aback, especially because of the different music styles of the 2 performers. Billy
Joel gave them appropriate reassurances and now BA and Billy will work on the
setlists. It seems that Billy will open the show, then the duet section will follow
(only cover songs will be performed),and then BA will take the stage with his
Dudes and do his bit. The closing part of the show will see BA and Billy together
on stage once again. Italian press are saying that since Bryan & Billy collectively
aren't as big an act as the likes of McCartney (well obviously) and Elton John
(yeah right!) that this years show won't be as good. However, from a BA fan's
point of view... this could be one of the landmark shows everyone talks about
for years to come..... and it's free! Get yourself there if you can! source:
Stefano & Italian Press Bryan's
clothing up for auction - Bryan has donated a
pair of 'Jean
Shop' jeans and a 'John
Richmond' shirt to the RSPCA. Click on the links to view them and start bidding. Release
and tour news - Bryan came online to chat to
his fans the other day. No major new news to tell other than he doesn't expect
the next album to be ready this year, and thinks it should be out by early next
year. The 'Waking Up The World' DVD is also ready to go, so a release date shouldnt
be too far away for that. He also hinted at more USA shows in the fall. Tourdates
for Scandinavia have also been confirmed. You can see them in full in the tourdates
section. Swedish dates go onsale today (May 31st) are are available through ticnet.se
and ema.se. On sale dates are
unknown for Norway (ticnet.no),
Denmark (billetnet.dk) and
Finland (ticnet.fi) as of yet
but keep yourself up to date with the ticket agencies mentioned. Kubrick
movie update - New tracks on the soundtrack for
the Kubrick movie have emerged. As well as 'I'm Not The Man You Think I Am', and
'It's All About Me' which we have already heard 2 other tracks have come to the
fore...'Rely On Me' and 'Too Good To Be True'. Both written by Bryan and Sheffield
native Eliot Kennedy in 2004. Stay tuned for the soundtrack in the future. Thanks
to John. UK
Tour support news - before
BA's main support act Beverley Knight comes onstage, a band called '10 Reasons
To Live' will also be supporting. The shows they will be doing are Huddersfield,
Bridgend, Newcastle and Swindon. Visit their website by clicking here go>
(Thanks to Jack) Your
chance to sing with Bryan - the
NSPCC is doing a set of 'dream auctions' to help less fortunate children in the
UK. People like David Beckham and Sting have donated...and so has Bryan. The winning
bidder will get to sing onstage with Bryan at a UK June/July show of their choice
from the following: The possible dates are: 1st June – Huddersfield; 2nd
June-Bridgend, Wales; 4th June- Galway, Ireland; 6th June-Newcastle; 8th June-
Swindon; 20th July – Blickling Hall- Norwich; 21st July - Kedleston Hall,
Derby. Last year, another person won a bid (which was a celebrity 'Children In
Need' auction if I remember rightly) to sing 'When You're Gone' with Bryan onstage
on this tour...hence why the Northampton/Liverpool dates might not be available
for selection. Anyway the NSPCC 'dream auction' website can be viewed here go>
and the ebay bidding page for the chance to sing with Bryan onstage can be viewed
here go>
Happy bidding! Album
News - Bryan came online
to talk to his fans last week and among the conversation he talked about work
on the next studio album. One of the songs he wrote with Jim Vallance will hopefully
be on the album. Apparently it's got the same kind of tempo to it as 'Heat Of
The Night'. Bryan says the next album will sound "similar to 'Room Service'
only better". Release is currently expected at the end of '06 UNLESS he re-records
again... which he may well do. The new bryanadams.com
website will be launched in conjunction with the album and he also expects to
tour upon release. As we all know with Bryan these plans could all change and
nothing is confirmed. New
Interview - Bryan does an interview with 'Classic Rock Revisited'. Click here
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Million Can't Be Wrong (BBC Radio 2 - 03/05/06 -10pm GMT)
- Kate Thornton explores albums which have each sold in excess of 10 million copies
worldwide, revealing what was at work in the tracks that appealed to so many people. The
1991 album Waking Up the Neighbours by Canadian rocker Bryan Adams took four years
to record. Bryan revisits the tracks, reflecting on working with producer Mutt
Lange, life at Willsden's Battery Studios and the success of the first single
release from the album - Everything I Do I Do It For You - which stayed for 16
weeks at number 1 in the UK and changed the direction of Adams' career. He reflects
on how he wrote the 16 songs on the album and gives a rare insight into this remarkable
record of the '90s which now sits in over 12 million record collections across
the world. People in the UK wishing to listen on the radio can do so on 88-91FM.
You can also listen online wherever you are in the world at bbc.co.uk/radio2.
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Pam
to duet with Bryan in Ireland? - Blonde bombshell
Pamela Anderson is planning to team up with her fellow Canadian native Bryan Adams
at his major open-air concert in Ireland this summer. The former Baywatch beauty
is expected to perform with the singer as he rocks Galway's Pearse Stadium in
June. Pamela revealed her singing skills when she added her vocals to Bryan's
latest album - performing with him on the Mel C duet, Baby When You're Gone, for
the 25-year anthology of his hits which was released last year. Now
Bryan has invited the stunner, who is dating Irish race ace Eddie Irvine, to join
him on stage when he stars at Galway's Tribe Vibe music festival on June 4th.
A spokesperson for the event said: "He heard Pamela was planning to come
to Ireland with Eddie this summer - so he rang her and asked her to come to Galway
with him. They're both from Canada and are old pals and she said she'd love to
go to his gig. I dont know whether he'll get her on stage with him but he's going
to try." Buxom buety Pam is expected
to check into the new ultra-chic 5 satr Phillip Tracey designed G Hotel which
overlooks Lough Atalia when she comes to stay in Galway. The pin up has been enjoying
a racy romance with former Formula One driver Irvine for the past two months.
The blonde, who was married to Motley Crue wildman, Tommy Lee, has been spotted
cuddling with the mega-rich ladies man sports star at the glitzy Chateau Marmont
in Los Angeles. Adams, The Groover
from Vanvouver, has sold over 50 million albums during a career that has spanned
over 20 years. He holds the record for the longest running No1 single in British
charts with Everything I Do, I Do It For You.
Other hits for the rocker include
Summer of '69, Heaven, All for Love and Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? source:
Niall Corcoran & Star Newspaper  | Dutch
Fan Meeting - the 'Dutch
Bryan Adams Fanclub' website is having a fab meet in Roosendaal at the Best
Western Hotel 'de Goderië'. The
meeting will open it's doors at 1pm and the events will start at 1.30pm. The hotel
is situated across from the Roosendaal Train Station and is easily accessible
from Belgium and other European cities. Parking is also available. The
entrance fee for the meeting will be € 8.00 per person in pre-sale or €
9.50 when you buy your ticket at the door (with your entrance you will receive
a FREE drink). You will be able to
meet other BA-fans, watch exclusive videos and bid your heart out on collectors
items during our auction (revenue of this auction will be donated to the Dutch
Breast Cancer Assosiation) and a lot more activities. To find out more visit www.fanclubmeeting.com |
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support act info - Beverley Knight will support
Bryan on his date in Newcastle on June 6th... nothing has been announced for the
rest of the June shows but this is almost definately going to be the case at the
rest of them... at least in the UK. Beverley
supported Bryan last year on dates in Europe '04 with great success. She even
joined Bryan onstage at the last show in Brussels
for a duet on 'It's Only Love' which can be downloaded at the link below (Thanks
to Chris G!) She recently also performed the song with Z-list celeb Nicky Campbell
on UK TV show 'Just The Two Of Us'... click the link below to download. She has
just released her new album 'Voice - The Best Of Beverley Knight'. BA
+ Beverley Knight - It's Only Love (Brussels '04) download
now >
Beverley Knight + Nicky Campbell - It's Only Love download
now > |
CA
& FL shows cancelled - The following dates
in California and Florida have been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts:
03/05/06
- Seminole Hard Rock Casino, Miami, FL, USA
12/05/06 - Casino Spa Resort, Pala,
CA, USA
13/05/06 - May Fair Grounds Arena, Dixon, CA, USA |
