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Tuesday, 27 December 2011
WIN TICKETS TO TONIGHT'S NIGHT TRAIN LAUNCH GIG
UPDATE: This contest is now closed. Thanks for all your entries. We'll be in touch with the winners shortly.
We've got a last-minute competition for you (having just discovered we had 10 spare pairs of tickets for tonight's sold out Night Train launch show).
If you would like to come along Keane's gig at the Fridge in Brixton, London, tonight (they're on at 9pm) then please email your NAME and MOBILE PHONE NUMBER to ontour@keanemusic.com, BEFORE 4PM today.
After 4pm, we'll pick ten winners and call them up to tell them that they've won a pair of tickets (so be by your phones!).
Good luck!
COOL KEANE STUFF ON US LABEL'S WEBSITE
There's lots of cool, Keane-related stuff on the website of Cherrytree Records, Keane's US label. Head to cherrytreerecords.com for all their coverage of the Night Train release, including an exclusive new interview with Richard which you can check out if you sign up to the site (and head for the Cherrytree Confidential section). Night Train is now out in the US, as well as the rest of the world. Click the links below to buy your copy:UK- CD from Amazon UK- Download from iTunes UKUSA- CD from Amazon US- Download from Amazon US- Download from iTunes USWORLDWIDE- Download from iTunes worldwide- CD from official Keane Store
RE-LIVE THE KEANE R2 SESSION
Last night, Keane headed into the BBC's studios to play live on Simon Mayo's Drivetime show. They performed Stop For A Minute (with K'Naan) and a cover of Fleetwood Mac's Go Your Own way.If you're in the UK, you can watch videos of both performances by clicking here. For those of you elsewhere, you can hear the performances (and an interview) on the BBC iPlayer, with Keane's bit kicking off at around 1h 7m - click here for that. Both the audio and the video will be live until May 17.(In other news, we've just seen the midweek chart position for Night Train over here in the UK and it's currently sitting at Number One! Huge thanks to everyone who's bought it so far, whever you are.) If you haven't yet bought a copy, click here for all the buy links.
AMERICAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED: PRE-SALE INFO ADDED
We are very pleased to announce that Keane will be heading to the US in July for a 12-date tour. The dates are as follows:PRE-SALE INFOWe've managed to secure an exclusive pre-sale period for Keane fans. The pre-sale runs from 10am today (local time) until 10pm on Thursday, May 13th. The password is PLATFORM.JULY20 Fox Theatre Oakland, CA - Click for tickets21 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA - Click for tickets23 House of Blues Las Vegas, NV - Click for tickets25 Warehouse Live Houston, TX - Click for tickets26 House of Blues Dallas, TX - Click for tickets28 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL - Click for ticketsAUGUST3 Bank of America Pavilion Boston, MA - Click for tickets5 Merriweather Post Pavilion Baltimore, MD - Click for tickets6 Waterfront Brooklyn, NY - Click for tickets7 Mann Center Philadelphia, PA - Click for tickets10 Riverside Theatre Milwaukee, WI - Click for tickets11 1st Ave Minneapolis, MN - Click for ticketsThere will be two support acts for the entire tour, Fran Healy (from Travis) and Ingrid Michaelson.Tickets go on general sale on May 14th.
NIGHT TRAIN OUT TODAY
Yes, the wait is over - and Keane's fantastic new 8-track EP, Night Train, is now available from music retailers across the planet. Buy it now from the following places:UK- CD from Amazon UK- Download from iTunes UKUSA- CD from Amazon US- Download from Amazon US- Download from iTunes USWORLDWIDE- Download from iTunes worldwide- CD from official Keane Store
RADIO 2 PERFORMANCE ON MONDAY EVENING
To celebrate the release of Night Train tomorrow (Monday 10th), Keane will be heading into the BBC's studios to play live on Simon Mayo's Drivetime show, which kicks off at 5.05pm, UK time. You'll be able to listen live online, wherever you are, by clicking here and hitting the "Listen Live" button at the top.Don't forget that afterwards, at 7.30pm UK time, the band will be joining the New York Post's Ryan Brockington for a 30 minute chat live and direct from London. You'll be able to watch it right here on keanemusic.com - or at www.justin.tv/keanemusic, plus there will be the opportunity to submit questions and chat live as the webchat takes place.Best get yourself an early night. Tomorrow a big day in Keane World...
NIGHT TRAIN TRACK BY TRACK #6: YOUR LOVE
The sixth Night Train track-by-track video, features Tom chatting about Your Love, in which lead vocals are handled by Tim.Track 5: Ishin Denshin (You've Got To Help Yourself)Track 4: Clear SkiesTrack 3: Stop For A MinuteTrack 2: Back In TimeTrack 1: House LightsNight Train is out tomorrow! You can order it from the official Keane store by clicking here.
US NIGHT TRAIN PREMIERE TODAY
UPDATE: Following your comments below, we've asked the band's American label for clarification on exactly where U.S. fans can hear Night Train on MySpace (we're obviously in the UK, so unfortunately can't check). This is what they said: "You need to click "albums" in the player, then Night Train to get the secondary premiere page, where you'll be able to hear it. You should also be able to access it directly by clicking here.From today until Monday, Keane fans in the U.S. will be able to listen to Night Train in full over on Keane's MySpace profile - at www.myspace.com/keane.If you're in America and you'd like to pre-order Night Train, you can do so from the following links:- Amazon US- iTunes
WIN TICKETS FOR THE XFM SESSION!
Yes, we've got another special radio session to tell you about. On the evening of Thursday, May 13, Keane will be dropping into Xfm's London studios to play some songs and answer a few questions. The station is offering you folks the chance to win tickets to this intimate show, via an impressively ellaborate Night Train-themed contest which you can enter by clicking here. The contest closes at 12noon on Wednesday, May 12.Apologies to those of you outside London who are missing out on all these sessions! But you will be able to listen to the Xfm one live via their website on the evening of May 17.
HEAR NIGHT TRAIN ON SPOTIFY NOW
Premium users of Spotify in the UK and in Spain can now hear the whole of Night Train via the streaming service, by clicking here. Those of you who are not paying subscribers can hear three tracks: Stop For A Minute, Clear Skies and My Shadow.Also, Tim has put together a terriric Spotify playlist of some of his favourite tracks, which you can listen to here.
TIM INTERVIEW IN TODAY'S INDEPENDENT
There's a great interview with Tim in today's edition of the Independent newspaper, here in the UK. Click here if you'd like to read it online.
LIVE VIDEO CHAT ON MONDAY
UPDATE: Apologies that we weren't able to embed this on keanemusic.com in the end (the site decided to go down at around that point) - but, if you missed it, you'll be able to watch it again at www.justin.tv/keanemusic, Thanks!We're pleased to announce details of a live webchat which will take place this coming Monday, May 10th (aka, Night Train release day!) at 7.30pm UK time / 2.30pm EST / 11.30am PST.The band will be joining the New York Post's Ryan Brockington for a 30 minute chat live and direct from London. You'll be able to watch it at www.justin.tv/keanemusic, plus there will be the opportunity to submit questions and chat live as the webchat takes place. The broadcast will also be recorded, so that you can see it later if you're unable to watch it live.Sounds fun, no?
PLAY.COM MEET & GREET KEANE CONTEST
If you're in the UK, then you can now enter a contest with Play.com to win tickets to one of Keane's upcoming Forest Shows, plus the chance to meet and greet the band.Click here for all the info - while you're there, you can, of course, also order a Night Train CD(Apologies to those of you outside the UK who can't enter this - but we do have some cool news coming later for Keane fans everywhere...)
NIGHT TRAIN ART PRINT ON SALE
Hey folks. We're very pleased to announce the launch of the new Night Train Art Print, the most complex art print which we've done in our line of screen prints (the previous of which have all sold out). These hand-pulled art prints feature nine colours, which is 3x more than we've attempted before. They're printed on lovely 250 gsm deckled edge Somerset velvet paper. There are two editions of the art print available, both costing £50.NIGHT TRAIN ART PRINT - Buy nowThese official KEANE stamped prints are hand numbered in a limited run of 100 and are exclusive to the web shop. Size 76cm x 56 cm.NIGHT TRAIN ART PRINT GOLD EDITION - Buy nowThis special gold edition - featuring gold paint - has the official KEANE stamp and is hand numbered in an extremely limited run of 15. Ten of these are being made available via the web shop while the other 5 will be available for purchase at the Night Train launch show at Friday on May 12th. Size 76cm x 56 cm.
WIN TICKETS TO BBC RADIO 2 IN CONCERT SHOW
On Saturday, 15 May, Keane are playing an exclusive In Concert show for Radio 2 at the BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House, London.Tickets are not for sale - but we've managed to bag 15 pairs, just to give away to the keanemusic.com massive. If you'd like to win a pair, then please click here and fill out the entry form, before 10am on Monday, 10 May. Please note, the prize includes tickets only, and not travel.The show will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on Thursday, 27 May at 8pm. You'll be able to listen online, wherever you are.
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