RICHARD'S UK TOUR PHOTOBLOG

manchester / saturday / 1755

sorry, tried to update the blog the other day but i just couldn't make it work. anyway, here's a load of pics from the last few days, including from just now at soundcheck. glad to report vince is back to full health too, for the show tonight.

last time we played here was incredibly enjoyable, so bring it on.

richard



ready to go...




rob, wielding his leica cl

local hero, scott

jesse, adam, rob's feet, my feet.




secc 1

me, secc

our caterers are amazing - thomp looking happy...

tom looking hungry...

LIVE BLOG FROM NOTTINGHAM

As promised in our Live rehearsals blog the other day, we're heading out on the road with the band for a proper Live blog from one of the shows. And that show is the gig in Nottingham this coming Sunday (Feb 1st). Join us for all the usual behind-the-scenes fun, pictures, videos and bloggings...

YOUR PICTURES FROM GLASGOW AND NEWCASTLE

You folks have been excelling yourselves by uploading some amazing pictures from the gigs on the tour so far. Click here to check out km.com readers' shots from Newcastle and here to see pictures from Glasgow. Keep 'em coming...

Review: Perfect Symmetry

And we're finishing with the cd's of Keane here. Finally, now that we've heared 1000 times Perfect Symmetry, we can say what do we think:


1. Spiralling (10)
2. The Lovers Are Losing (10)
3. Better Than This (10)
4. You Haven't Told Me Anything (7.25)
5. Perfect Symmetry (10)
6. You Don't See Me (7.75)
7. Again And Again (10)
8. Playing Along (7.50)
9. Pretend That You're Alone (9.75)
10. Black Burning Heart (10)
11. Love Is The End (8)

Total Perfect Symmetry: 9.75

Key Tracks:

- Spiralling
- The Lovers Are Losing
- Better Than This
- Perfect Symmetry
- Again And Again
- Black Burning Heart

Review: Under The Iron Sea

And we continue with the second Cd, "Under The Iron Sea", 2006. The band was on a really bad moment, but the cd wasn't bad. Let's see our qualifications:

1. Atlantic (7)
2. Is It Any Wonder? (10)
3. Nothing In My Way (10)
4. Leaving So Soon? (9.50)
5. A Bad Dream (8.25)
6. Hamburg Song (6.50)
7. Put It Behind You (10)
Hidden Track: The Iron Sea (5.50)
8. Crystal Ball (10)
9. Try Again (8.50)
10. Broken Toy (7.75)
11. The Frog Prince (9)


Total Under The Iron Sea: 8.75

Key Tracks:

- Is It Any Wonder?
- Nothing In My Way
- Put It Behind You
- Crystal Ball
- The Frog Prince

WE HAVE ICONS

Yes, as promised this morning, our very clever tech-y people have now added icons to the km.com Live archive to show whether any comments and/or pictures have been added. So, for example, it's now easy to find this picture by Sool from King Tut's in Glasgow in February 2004.

(By the way, please don't add pictures to the Live archive unless they're from the gig in question - thanks)

ALL OF 2005'S GIGS ADDED TO ARCHIVE

We've now entered all of Keane's gigs from 2005 to the Live archive. Log in to add your comments and/or photos for any shows which you went to. We'll be adding 2006 and 2007 soon. Plus, we're adding a button which will show which gigs in the archive have already had pictures uploaded to them (to make finding the pictures a bit easier).

Review: Hopes and Fears

We're very pleased to announce that the REVIEWS section is now avaiable!
What's this? A review about Cd's, Gigs, and videos.
There are only two rules:
1. The reviews are a personal opinion (If you have something to say, or that you think, leave a comment).
2. You have to respet EVERYONE, so use an apropiate vocabulary please, this blog is just to have fun, and enjoy!

That's all, we start with the first Cd "Hopes and Fears", 2004:

1. Somewhere Only We Know (10)
2. This Is The Last Time (10)
3. Bend and Break (10)
4. We Might As Well Be Strangers (8)
5. Everybody's Changing (10)
6. Your Eyes Open (6.50)
7. She Has No Time (7.50)
8. Can't Stop Now (8.25)
9. Sunshine (6.25)
10. Untitled 1 (6)
11. Bedshaped (10)

There was a track that wasn't on the Argentinian edition: On A Day Like Today (6.75)

Total Hopes and Fears: 9

Key Tracks:

- Somewhere Only We Know
- This Is The Last Time
- Bend & Break
- Everybody's Changing
- Bedshaped

PROFILE HEADER OF KEANE ON YOUTUBE

Click here to enter the Keane Official Youtube Webpage.

ΚΞΛΝΞ MUSIC ΛRGΞΝTINΛ BΛCK ON ROΛD

We're very pleased to announce that the ΚΞΛΝΞ MUSIC ΛRGΞΝTINΛ blog is back :)

That's it, we're back. We have two excelent weeks, and internet problems seemed to be gone. We can now upload and post all the info correctly, thanks god. We're really excited for being back on the blog and while you're readying this we're adding all the information that KM.com sends. WE'RE NOT GONNA MISS ANYTHING, IF YOU FOUND SOMETHING WRONG YOU CAN TELL US BY A COMMENT ON THIS POST.

About the 2004 shows, we're working hard to add them, but 168 shows get you REALLY tired, but you can check out the 2003 GIGS here.(If you found a gig that's not on the post, just leave a comment please!)

We hope the blog is going to work perfectly this 2009, and we are going to add new items all the day, so be sure to check out the blog regularly!.

That's all, floks. Just a post to tell you that we're back are we are very, very, very happy for that. Hope you are having a nice week...
See ya later, innovators!

KMΛ

PS: Yes, today's 28th, but from the 28th and the 29th of January, the blog is going to be suffering some changes. Check out the blog regularly and you'll see!

TWO NEW FILMS ON THE VIDEO PLAYER

We've just uploaded two brand new films to the Video player, which you can watch if you're registered to the site. The first is part one of a mini documentary which Tom made on the band's trip to LA at the end of last year. The second is his latest "What do you think of?" interview, featuring Little Britain star Matt Lucas. Both are really rather good. Click here to check them out.

If you're off to the shows in England, Scotland and Wales then look out for a flyer which will give you a unique code that lets you download the videos to your computer, and will give you the chance to win a personalised platinum disc of Perfect Symmetry.

RICHARD'S UK TOUR PHOTOBLOG

newcastle / tuesday / 2305

just offstage. great gig. thanks locals, visitors, everyone. i snapped this while jesse and i were having a chat...

sorry this one is pixelated - it was a bit dark...

and one i forgot from last night.





newcastle / tuesday / 0034

just got in from a great night out - a veggie dinner at bob trollop, and there's a lovely pub up by the castle that is always worth a visit.

sorry for the slight delay in posting, but here are a few pics from the return journey to england, and a few from tonight. this is such a beautiful city. looking forward to the show...

PS22 CHORUS COVER EVERYBODY'S CHANGING, BAND APPROVE

After Keane fan Lelah posted a comment under Richard's blog at the weekend, the band became aware of this video of NYC's PS22 Chorus performing Everybody's Changing. "Big thanks to Lelah for spotting it and posting about it," Richard told km.com. "We think it's absolutely brilliant."

YOUR PICTURES FROM BELFAST AND DUBLIN

A bunch of you have very kindly uploaded your pictures from the shows so far to the live archive. Click here to see pics from Belfast and here to see some from Dublin.

And don't forget that if you're going to a show, you can add your comments and pictures by signing up to the site.

RICHARD'S UK TOUR PHOTOBLOG

belfast / friday / 1728

a couple of pics from our rehearsals the other day...



belfast / friday / 1624

firstly... i'm really sorry if you haven't got your tickets for one of the shows yet - believe me, we have been chasing them.

secondly, thanks for looking at the blog, and all the kind comments.

we have finished our soundcheck, and here are a couple of pics...



belfast / friday / 1235

we took the 7.30 (am) ferry...





my breakfast was actually pretty good

colin kept it minimal

about to soundcheck. this is going to be fun.

more later!

richard