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RICHARD´S EURO TOUR PHOTOBLOG

london / sunday / 2237

once again technology is my nemesis... take two:

i took a few rolls of film as we wound our way around europe, and here are a few of the photos, fresh back from snappy's. i even took a few in paris - and you thought i'd forgotten! non!

i'm really looking forward to getting back to LA to top up my tan, and i'll try to put some photos up this week.

richard

ps thanks to scott and jesse for taking the pics that i'm in.

KWN: LA gigs / Radio 2 show

RADIO 2 SHOW / THIRD LA GIG

Hello and welcome to your latest update on all things Keane.
RADIO 2 SHOW TO BE BROADCAST TONIGHT
Last night, Keane played at the IndigO2 in London as part of a special Live In London event for BBC Radio 2. The whole concert will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 from 8-10pm tonight (Nov 27th). Viewers in the UK will also be able to watch TV highlights via the red button. For more information, and to listen live online to the broadcast wherever in the world you are, click here.
KEANE IN LA NEXT WEEK FOR TV SHOWS AND GIGS
Keane will in the US next week, appearing on both the Ellen DeGeneres show (Tue Dec 2) and on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Wed Dec 3). While they're there, the band will also be playing three special live shows. The first two sold out in minutes, and the third one goes on sale tomorrow (Friday). It's an intimate, seated acoustic gig at Largo in LA on Dec 7th. Tickets will only be available through the Keane ticket shop, from 10am PST.
ALBUM CHART SHOW ON SUNDAY
On Sunday afternoon on Channel 4 in the UK, there will be a Keane Special on the Album Chart Show, with the band performing several songs and having a natter. It begins at 2.25pm.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING DATES
As we told you last week, the official Keane shop has just taken delivery of the new Perfect Symmetry merchandise (KWN HQ is particularly fond of the wallets). The shop is also currently offering discounts on lots of merch from all three albums, plus free shipping for UK customers and a reduced rate for those of you further afield. Well, we thought you might like to know the final order dates for delivery by Christmas:

UK Special Delivery: Tuesday 23rd December UK standard: Thursday 18th December
EU: Friday 12th December
Rest of World: Wednesday 10th December

So if you're after a Keane T-shirt for your aunt in Peru, you'd better get a wriggle on...

KWN

ps - Happy Thanksgiving to our US readers!

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"WHAT A STRANGE WEEK IN THE LIFE OF KEANE"

What a strange week in the life of Keane. Exactly a week ago I was sitting on the Eurostar in a half-sleep, having just played the last gig of our European tour in Paris and then spent the entire night in the studio with Kanye West. He played us the whole of his new album, which sounded truly awesome - the bass was so fat that eventually the mixing desk blew up. I was especially pleased when he picked out a line from Spiralling ("When we fall in love, we're just falling in love with ourselves") as being a personal favourite, as it's my favourite line I've ever written. Hurrah. Then Kanye did some work on one of our tracks, and after that I sat in a corner and watched him do his thing on a song for Jamie Foxx. The whole thing was a real privilege and I learned a lot. I wish I had Kanye's energy...and his dress sense! Will work on it.

The Paris gig was a great way to end the tour - I think we were all slightly taken aback by the noisy enthusiasm of the French crowd, but in addition it was a particular highlight of the tour for me because we had Ladyhawke supporting us. Pip is a great songwriter and musician, and her album is one of the best of the year in my opinion. I hadn't ever seen her play live, so that was a real thrill.

Having barely recovered from that, we were off to Koko (yet again?!) for a TV show, and in between soundcheck and the show went to MTV for a bunch of interviews. This mainly seemed to consist of them trying to get us to be rude about other bands - "What do you think of Dido?", "What do you think of the Stereophonics?", etc etc. Great. The show itself was really fun actually, and a special occasion for me as I managed to play Perfect Symmetry all the way through without messing up the piano riff for the first time ever - it's incredibly difficult to play and a source of constant irritation/embarrassment to me, so that was a breakthrough! The next day we worked on our Pulp cover and some other bits, then I spent the evening working on the European tour live album.

On Wednesday we did a big Radio 2 show, which was really fun but very different to playing our own shows. It was one of those occasions when we all felt inexplicably nervous, but i spotted a gang of loyal boardies singing away in the front row, which was a nice boost. Then on Friday we went back to Paris (my French is improving) for another TV show. We found ourselves in the midst of a gargantuan production which seemed to be something along the lines of a French X Factor. It was pretty weird to say the least, but actually quite fun. Plus after seeing Britney Spears' performance I was left feeling that our live show simply doesn't feature enough circus acts. I think it would be fair to say we didn't fit in, but it was an education nonetheless. Will be good to get back to proper gigs!

Speaking of which, we're off to LA on Monday. Been far too long since we played a gig in the States, so we're very excited about having three in one week, and almost as excited about enjoying a bit of Californian sun, if we have a chance. I think we may fill our one free evening by going in to a studio and recording that Pulp cover, since we enjoyed it so much.

Anyway, that was the week that was. We've all got colds, but we're having a great time. I'm getting the musical equivalent of itchy feet and want to get working on some new songs, so am looking forward to a couple of weeks off over Christmas. That's about it I think. See you soon!

tim

THIRD LA SHOW: SOLD OUT

UPDATE: This show has now sold out (in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it two minutes).

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Yes, we have a third (and final!) LA show to tell you about. On Sunday 7th December Keane will perform an acoustic set live at the very intimate (and all-seated) Largo in LA. The show will start at 8pm.

Tickets will only be available via the km.com ticket shop. They will cost $35 + $5 booking fee and go on sale on Friday 28th November at 10am LA time from the Keane ticket shop (this is the actual link to the page they'll be on sale from).

And while we've got the attention of our US readers, we'd like to wish you a very happy Thanksgiving for tomorrow. Enjoy your turkey and pumpkin pie.

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Keane Perfect Symmetry: Deluxe Edition

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Track listing

CD
1. Spiralling
2. The Lovers Are Losing
3. Better Than This
4. You Haven't Told Me Anything
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6. You Don't See Me
7. Again And Again
8. Playing Along
9. Pretend That You're Alone
10. Black Burning Heart
11. Love Is The End
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TV & RADIO ROUND-UP

Keane have got a bunch of TV and radio appearances coming up over the next few days. Here are the details:

- Now: Listen to Radio 2 gig online here, watch highlights via the red button on UK TV
- Tonight: Star Academy, 8.50pm on TF1 (French TV)
- Saturday: Loose Ends, 6.15pm on BBC R4 (UK radio)
- Sunday: Album Chart Show Special, 2.25pm on Channel 4 (UK TV)
- Tuesday: Ellen DeGeneres Show, click for times/channels (US TV)
- Wednesday: Jimmy Kimmel Live, 12:05/11:05c on ABC (US TV)

Lots to look forward to...

RADIO 2 INTERVIEW ONLINE

Ahead of the broadcast of last night's IndigO2 show, Radio 2 have posted an interview with the band which they filmed at the venue. Click here to check it out. Remember, the show will be on Radio 2 tonight from 8-10pm (listen on your radio, or online). Viewers in the UK will also be able to watch TV highlights via the red button from 10pm tonight.

THIRD LA SHOW ANNOUNCED

Yes, we have a third (and final!) LA show to tell you about. On Sunday 7th December Keane will perform an acoustic set live at the very intimate (and all-seated) Largo in LA. The show will start at 8pm.

Tickets will only be available via the km.com ticket shop. They will cost $35 + $5 booking fee and go on sale on Friday 28th November at 10am LA time from the Keane ticket shop (this is the actual link to the page they'll be on sale from).

And while we've got the attention of our US readers, we'd like to wish you a very happy Thanksgiving for tomorrow. Enjoy your turkey and pumpkin pie.

SECOND LA SHOW: SOLD OUT

UPDATE: This show has now sold out.

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We're pleased to announce that Keane are playing a second intimate show in LA at the beginning of December. This one, presented by The Sound, will be at the 550-capacity Roxy on W Sunset Blvd, LA on Friday 5th December. The show will start at 8pm.

Tickets will only be available via the km.com ticket shop. They will cost $35 + $5 booking fee and go on sale tomorrow (Tue 25th November) at 9am 10am LA time from the Keane ticket shop (this is the actual link to the page they'll be on sale from).

Fingers crossed that some of you who missed out on tickets to the Echo show get them for this one...

LA GIG ANNOUNCED: SOLD OUT

UPDATE: The show has now sold out. Apologies to those of you who missed out, traffic to the site was extremely high and the tickets went in just a few minutes. But look out for news of another LA show soon.

There are also still some free tickets left for the Jimmy Kimmel appearance on December 3rd. Click here to sign up for some.

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We're very pleased to announce that Keane will be playing a special intimate show at The Echo on Sunset Blvd, LA on Thursday 4th December.

Tickets for this 350-capacity show, which is happening in association with KCRW, will only be available from keanemusic.com. They'll cost $35 + $5 booking fee and will go onsale from the km.com ticket shop tomorrow (Fri 21st Nov) at 12noon LA time.PLEASE NOTE THE NEW ONSALE TIME.

Also, if you'd like to get free tickets to see Keane perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday 3rd December, click here to apply for some.

RADIO 2 LIVE IN LONDON

Tomorrow night (Wed), Keane will be heading to the IndigO2 in London to play a special live show for BBC Radio 2's Live In London event, which will also feature The Feeling, Duffy, Adele and James Morrison. The whole event will then be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 from 8-10pm on Thursday (Nov 27th). Viewers in the UK will also be able to watch TV highlights via the red button.

For more information, and to listen live online to Thursday's broadcast wherever in the world you are, click here.

Annex

01 November 2008
Stockholm, Annex, Sweden