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.

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.