KWN: Win a signed Night Train EP‏

WIN A SIGNED NIGHT TRAIN EP

Hello KWN people. We hope we find you well.

WIN A SIGNED NIGHT TRAIN EP
We're now less than two weeks away from the May 10th release of Keane's terrific new 8-track EP, Night Train. To celebrate, we're asking Keane's fans on Facebook to update their profiles with our Night Train Facebook picture. In return, we'll be giving one of them a signed copy of Night Train. If you'd like to be in with a chance of winning, head over to facebook.com/keane for all the info (the closing date for the contest is Friday April 30th at 5pm, UK time).

CLUB SHOWS ON SALE NOW
Tickets for Keane's UK and Ireland club shows in June are selling fast. The dates are as follows:

15th June - The Roundhouse, London
16th June - Academy, Birmingham
21st June - Barrowlands, Glasgow
23rd June - Olympia, Dublin

Click here to buy tickets from the official Keane ticket shop.

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF NIGHT TRAIN
To pre-order Night Train ahead of its release, click the links below:

- CD from Play.com
- Download from iTunes UK (includes bonus remix, photos and videos) NB: if that link doesn't work where you are, please search "Keane Night Train" in your iTunes store and it should pop up. Or click here for the US iTunes Store.
- CD from the Keane official store

If you'd like to learn a bit more about Night Train's tracks, click here to check out our ongoing video track-by-track commentary from Tom.

WIN TICKETS TO THE BRIXTON FRIDGE SHOW
On May 12th, Keane will play a special Night Train launch show at the Fridge in Brixton. Tickets sold out in about this long <------->, but we've managed to bag a pair to give away in a joint competition from Keane and K'NAAN, who will appear at the show. Click here to be in with a chance of winning the tickets. The competition closes on May 7th.

That's about it from us.

KWN

NIGHT TRAIN TRACK BY TRACK #5

Our fifth Night Train track-by-track video, features Tom chatting about Ishin Denshin (You've Got To Help Yourself), which features Japanese MC Tigarah.

Track 4: Clear Skies
Track 3: Stop For A Minute
Track 2: Back In Time
Track 1: House Lights

Night Train is out on May 10. You can pre-order it from the official Keane store by clicking here.

TIM ON RADIO 2 SHOW ON MONDAY

BBC Radio 2's Great British Songbook is celebrating the work of the nation's finest songwriters by creating a landmark collection of their very best songs. As part of this, on Monday (May 3rd) at 1pm, they're broadcasting a special show, the Songwriters' Great British Songbook, in which a host of British songwriters talk about the craft of songwriting and inspiration for writing hit records. One of those songwriters is our very own Tim Rice-Oxley.

You can listen online to the show - wherever in the world you are - by clicking here and then pressing the Listen Live button at the top. At that same link, you can also watch a clip of Keane performing Pulp's Disco 2000 in November 2008, as well as an interview with Tim and Tom about their cover of the song.

If you can't hear the show on Monday, it will also be available to listen on the BBC iPlayer for seven days after broadcast.

NIGHT TRAIN FACEBOOK CONTEST - WIN A SIGNED EP

We've just launched a contest on the official Keane Facebook profile, giving you the chance to win a signed Night Train EP in return for changing your profile picture to our Night Train Facebook profile pic, and then leaving a comment below the contest info.

Head over to www.facebook.com/keane for all the details (and don't forget to click the "Like" button at the top of our profile if you'd like to follow Keane on Facebook).

FACT: the most active home city of fans on Keane's Facebook profile in the last month has been Jakarta.

NIGHT TRAIN TRACK BY TRACK #4

The fourth of our Night Train track-by-track videos, sees Tom chatting about Clear Skies.

Track 3: Stop For A Minute
Track 2: Back In Time
Track 1: House Lights

Night Train is out on May 10. You can pre-order it from the official Keane store by clicking here.

NIGHT TRAIN RELEASED IN TWO WEEKS!

Yes, there are now just two weeks to go until the release of Night Train, featuring eight new tracks. The EP is now available to pre-order from all good retailers. Click the links below to order your copy and be among the first to hear it (which is always nice).

- CD from Play.com

- Download from iTunes UK (includes bonus remix, photos and videos) NB: if that link doesn't work where you are, please search "Keane Night Train" in your iTunes store and it should pop up. Or click here for the US iTunes Store.

- CD from the Keane official store

TOM INTERVIEWED IN TODAY'S SUNDAY TIMES

There's an enjoyable interview with Tom in the Culture section of today's Sunday Times newspaper, here in the UK. You can read it in full on the Times' website, by clicking here.

REGIS & KELLY APPEARANCE MAY 28TH

We can reveal that Keane will be performing Stop For A Minute on US TV show Live with Regis and Kelly on Friday May 28th (check local listings for times). For more information on the show, click here.

NIGHT TRAIN TRACK BY TRACK #3

In the third of our series of Night Train track-by-track videos, Tom discusses Stop For A Minute. You can download that track from iTunes by clicking here.

Night Train is out on May 10. You can pre-order it from the official Keane store by clicking here.

TOM ON GAY TIMES COVER: UPDATE

The brand new edition of Gay Times here in the UK features our very own Tom Chaplin on its cover - he looks rather dashing, don't you think?.

Click here for a preview of Gay Times' interview with Tom on their website (NB: the site contains some adult themes).

22.4.10 UPDATE: Goodness - we didn't think this story would provoke such a heated response! For the record, Tom is not gay, but that would certainly not stop him from agreeing to be interviewed in a gay magazine. We posted this story - just as we always do when there's a big feature on the band - because we thought you'd be interested to see the new pics and read the interview.
While we always value your comments on news stories here on km.com, please note that any offensive or abusive posts - on any topic - will be deleted.
Thank you,
Keane HQ

TOM ON GAY TIMES COVER

The brand new edition of Gay Times here in the UK features our very own Tom Chaplin on its cover - he looks rather dashing, don't you think?.

Click here for a preview of Gay Times' interview with Tom on their website (NB: the site contains some adult themes).

REMIX STOP FOR A MINUTE WITH MUSICMYNE - WIN SIGNED STUFF

Would you like to craft your own version of Stop For A Minute? Think it might work well with a reggae breakdown? Or as a rock song? Or as a mixture of both? Well then, you're in luck, because we've teamed up with Swedish site MusicMyne to create a remix website for the track, which anyone can use (whatever your musical expertise).

What's more, if you make the most popular remix of the track (as of 12noon on May 17th 2010) you'll win a signed Night Train EP and a Night Train T-shirt.

Click here to start making your remix now! (It's really very simple to do, thanks to Music Myne's clever technology).

NIGHT TRAIN TRACK BY TRACK #2

Yes, it's the second of our series of videos (made at the Stop For A Minute shoot) in which Tom discusses the 8 tracks on Keane's upcoming new release, Night Train. This one is about Back In Time.

Night Train is out on May 10. You can pre-order it from the official Keane store by clicking here.

THE MAKING OF STOP FOR A MINUTE VIDEO: UPDATE

UPDATE: Sorry, we didn't realise this was UK only. We're on it.
UPDATE 2: OK, this will be unlocked internationally soon - we'll let you know when...
UPDATE 3: Right - the video should now be working wherever you are! Woot!

If you head over to Virgin Media's website, you can currently watch an exclusive "making of" film, showing some behind the scenes footage from the Stop For A Minute video shoot. Click here to check it out.

Stop For A Minute is available now from iTunes Stores worldwide. Click here to get it from the UK store.

THE MAKING OF STOP FOR A MINUTE VIDEO: UPDATE 2

UPDATE 2: OK, this will be unlocked internationally soon - we'll let you know when...
UPDATE 3: Right - the video should now be working wherever you are! Woot!

If you head over to Virgin Media's website, you can currently watch an exclusive "making of" film, showing some behind the scenes footage from the Stop For A Minute video shoot. Click here to check it out.

Stop For A Minute is available now from iTunes Stores worldwide. Click here to get it from the UK store.

THE MAKING OF STOP FOR A MINUTE VIDEO: UPDATE 3

UPDATE 3: Right - the video should now be working wherever you are! Woot!

If you head over to Virgin Media's website, you can currently watch an exclusive "making of" film, showing some behind the scenes footage from the Stop For A Minute video shoot. Click here to check it out.

Stop For A Minute is available now from iTunes Stores worldwide. Click here to get it from the UK store.

THE MAKING OF THE STOP FOR A MINUTE VIDEO

If you head over to Virgin Media's website, you can currently watch an exclusive "making of" film, showing some behind the scenes footage from the Stop For A Minute video shoot. Click here to check it out.

Stop For A Minute is available now from iTunes Stores worldwide. Click here to get it from the UK store.

CLUB SHOWS ON SALE TODAY AT 9.30 AM

After selling out their entire six-date June 2010 forest tour, Keane have announced plans to intersperse the tour with shows at club venues in London, Birmingham, Glasgow and Dublin. And tickets are on sale at 9.30am today!

The dates are as follows:

15th June - The Roundhouse, London
16th June - Academy, Birmingham
21st June - Barrowlands, Glasgow
23rd June - Olympia, Dublin

Tickets for the new shows will go on sale at 9.30am today (Wednesday April 14th) via a pre-sale in our official ticket shop, www.keanemusic.com/tickets.

KWN: Stop For A Minute out today - UK club shows announced‏

STOP FOR A MINUTE OUT TODAY

Hello again.

STOP FOR A MINUTE OUT TODAY - PRE-ORDER NIGHT TRAIN ON ITUNES
We're pleased to announce Keane's storming new track, Stop For A Minute, is now available to download from iTunes stores worldwide. Click here to get hold of it. You can also now pre-order Night Train from iTunes, ahead of its May 10th release. The iTunes version will come with the Stop For A Minute video, the Beatnick & K-Salaam remix of the track, plus iTunes LP videos and photo gallery. Click here to pre-order your copy now. (NB: the single and pre-order will be available on US iTunes from 20 April)

CLUB DATES ANNOUNCED AMIDST FOREST SHOWS
After selling out their entire six-date June 2010 forest tour, Keane have announced plans to intersperse the tour with shows at club venues in London, Birmingham, Glasgow and Dublin.

Says Tim: "The forest shows we're playing in June will be big, glorious singalongs, but we wanted to play some more sweaty and intimate gigs along the way." He added, "We figured out the other day that we haven't played in Birmingham since February 2007. Birmingham was one of the first cities to really embrace Keane - in fact, we think it was the scene of our first sold out show - so it's about time we got back there."

The dates are as follows:

15th June - The Roundhouse, London
16th June - Academy, Birmingham
21st June - Barrowlands, Glasgow
23rd June - Olympia, Dublin

Tickets for the new shows will go on sale at 9.30am on Wednesday April 14th, via a pre-sale on the official website, www.keanemusic.com/tickets.

FESTIVAL SHOWS IN PORTUGAL, CANADA AND US
Keane have also just announced plans to play three festivals shows this summer. The details are:

16th July: Super Bock, Super Rock - Lisbon, Portugal Click for info/tickets
31st July: Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts - Montreal, Canada Click for info/tickets
14th August: Mile High Festival - Denver CO, USA Click for info/tickets

TOM'S NIGHT TRAIN TRACK BY TRACK
Over on keanemusic.com, we've kicked off a new series of videos in which Tom discusses the 8 tracks on Keane's upcoming new release, Night Train (including clips from the songs). We begin with a short but sweet look at the EP's opening track, House Lights. Click here to check it out - and look out for the next seven over the next few weeks. You can also now pre-order Night Train from Play.com.

See you next time.

Keanemusic.com

ps - the winners of the rare T-shirts competition from the last mailer are Edu Dethmers and Julie van de Haterd, both from the Netherlands, and Brianne Goetz from the USA. Thanks to the thousands of you who entered!

PRE-ORDER NIGHT TRAIN FROM ITUNES, DOWNLOAD STOP FOR A MINUTE & CLUB DATES

We're pleased to announce Keane's storming new track, Stop For A Minute, is now available to download from iTunes stores worldwide. Click here to get hold of it.

You can also now pre-order Night Train from iTunes, ahead of its May 10th release. The iTunes version will come with the Stop For A Minute video, the Beatnick & K-Salaam remix of the track, plus iTunes LP videos and photo gallery. Click here to pre-order your copy now for £5.99. (NB: the single and pre-order will be available on US iTunes from 20 April)

And that's not all - after selling out their entire six-date June 2010 forest tour, Keane have announced plans to intersperse the tour with shows at club venues in London, Birmingham, Glasgow and Dublin.

Says Tim: "The forest shows we're playing in June will be big, glorious singalongs, but we wanted to play some more sweaty and intimate gigs along the way." He added, "We figured out the other day that we haven't played in Birmingham since February 2007. Birmingham was one of the first cities to really embrace Keane - in fact, we think it was the scene of our first sold out show - so it's about time we got back there."

The dates are as follows:

15th June - The Roundhouse, London
16th June - Academy, Birmingham
21st June - Barrowlands, Glasgow
23rd June - Olympia, Dublin

Tickets for the new shows will go on sale at 9.30am on Wednesday April 14th, via a pre-sale in our official ticket shop, www.keanemusic.com/tickets.

NIGHT TRAIN TRACK BY TRACK #1

Today, we're kicking off a new series of videos (made at the Stop For A Minute shoot) in which Tom discusses the 8 tracks on Keane's upcoming new release, Night Train. We begin with a short but sweet look at the EP's opening track, House Lights.

Night Train is out on May 10. You can pre-order it from Play.com (with free delivery to many countries) by clicking here.

FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hello folks. Hope you had a lovely Easter.

We're very pleased to confirm three Keane festival dates for the summer, in three different countries. The details are:

Fri 16th July: Super Bock, Super Rock - Lisbon, Portugal Click for info/tickets
Sat 31st July: Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts - Montreal, Canada Click for info/tickets
Sat 14th August: Mile High Festival - Denver CO, USA Click for info/tickets

KWN: Watch the new video / win a rare T-shirt‏

CHECK OUT KEANE'S NEW VIDEO

Hello again. That Night Train is chuff-chuffing ever closer...

WATCH THE STOP FOR A MINUTE VIDEO
Following its UK TV premiere on Sunday night, the amazing video for Keane's new track, Stop For A Minute, is now up on the official site. Click here to watch it in full..

LAST CHANCE TO PRE-ORDER NIGHT TRAIN SPECIAL EDITION
Stop For A Minute is the lead track from Keane's new eight-song EP, Night Train, which will be released on May 10. Until 5pm (UK time) on April 1st, you can pre-order a special numbered digipack version of the EP from the official Keane Store, for just £6.99 / €8.12 / US$11.44. Click here to reserve your copy of the special edition..

WIN A VINTAGE KEANE T-SHIRT!
When we were rummaging though the Keane HQ cupboards the other day, we found three of Keane's first ever band T-shirts. So we decided to give them away to you folks in a KWN exclusive. If you'd like to win one of these super-rare pieces of Keane memorabilia, just email your name, address and SIZE to competitions@keanemusic.com before Thursday, April 8th. We have one each in medium, large and (pink) XL.

All aboard! And off we go...

Keane Weekly Newsletter

Video: Stop For A Minute

STOP FOR A MINUTE VIDEO

Here it is - the Stop For A Minute video, in all its HD glory!

You can check out our live blog from the video shoot by clicking here.

Stop For A Minute, featuring K'Naan, is taken from the Night Train EP, which will be released on CD and download on May 10 - and you can pre-order a special numbered edition of the EP through the Keane Store (for just £6.99 / €8.12 / US$11.44) right now by clicking here. NB: We will stop taking orders for the special km.com version at 5pm on April 1st.

DOWNLOAD A NIGHT TRAIN WALLPAPER AND EMAIL SIGNATURE

We've put together a Night Train wallpaper and email signature which you can download and do whatever you like with!

Email signature:


Desktop wallpaper:


To download them in their full-size glory, right-click and then save them to your desktop.

Night Train will be released on CD and download on May 10 - and you can pre-order a special numbered edition of the EP through the Keane Store (for just £6.99 / €8.12 / US$11.44) right now by clicking here. NB: We will stop taking orders for the special km.com version at 5pm on April 1st.

In response to Dra_House below, the special km.com edition is a numbered digipack (rather than the non-numbered, standard CD jewel case which will be in the shops).