Coming up: 27 dates in nine countries

September
UK and Ireland– first leg

Sunday 4 September – Electric Picnic Festival, Ireland
Wednesday 14 September – Sage Theatre, Newcastle/ Gateshead
Thursday 15 September – Southport Theatre, Southport
Sunday 18 September – Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
Tuesday 

20 September – Cadogan Hall

, London
Wednesday 21 September – Theatre Royal, Lincoln

October
Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Netherlands

Monday 3 October – Haus Auensee, Leipzig, Germany
Tuesday 4 October – Kaufleuten, Zurich, Switzerland
Wednesday 5 October – Burgheater, Vienna, Austria
Friday 7 October – RBB Sendesaal NEU: Huxley’s Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany
Saturday 8 October – Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim, Germany
Sunday 9 October – Theater am Tanzbrunnen NEU: Kulturkirche, Köln, Germany
Tuesday11 October – Fliegende Bauten, Hamburg, Germany
Wednesday 12 October – Theater am Aegi, Hanover, Germany
Thursday 13 October – Prinzregententheater, München, Germany
Saturday15 October – De Koornbeurs, Franeker, Netherlands

Sweden, Denmark, Norway

Friday 21 October – Stora Teatern, Gothenburg, Sweden
Saturday 22 October – Studie 2, Copenhagen, Denmark
Sunday 23 October – Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Monday 24 October – Katalin, Uppsala, Sweden
Wednesday 26 October – Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden
Thursday 27 October – Debaser, Malmö, Sweden

November
UK – second leg

Wednesday 16th November – Nuneaton, Queens Hall
Thursday 17th November – Bradford, St. George’s Hall
Saturday 19th November – St. Albans, Arena
Sunday 20th November – Manchester, The Quays Theatre
Monday 21st November – Chatham, Central Theatre

More details on the official website and on ass-concerts.de.

Special guest for the October gigs is by the way Jem Cooke. Find out more here.

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More UK live dates in November

Wednesday 16th November – Nuneaton, Queens Hall

Thursday 17th November – Bradford, St. George’s Hall

Saturday 19th November – St. Albans, Arena

Sunday 20th November – Manchester, The Quays Theatre

Monday 21st November – Chatham, Central Theatre

Details on www.bobgeldof.com

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Hay-on-Wye, June 5 2011


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Album review

I’ve finally translated my album review. Writing music reviews in English is about the trickiest thing I can imagine, which is why it took so long…

It was so worth the long wait. “How to compose popular songs that will sell” is Bob Geldof’s fifth solo album, and nearly ten years have passed since the last one. The new album sounds light-hearted, optimistic and open. The songs are diverse and powerful, with a never ending list of references and quotations. The title, a quotation itself, comes from a book written by Leslie Sheppard in the ‘thirties, who wanted to provide a practical handbook for composers. Even if I hadn’t waited for this album it would have put a smile on my face before the first listen, simply for the funny and brilliant title! Each of the eleven very different songs is unique and distinctive, and the album as a whole shows that alongside with everything he has achieved, Bob Geldof is a songwriter and musician. First and foremost, if anyone asks me!
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New live dates added (3. update)

Vienna/A, Zurich/CH and Mannheim/D have been added to the list for October; there’s also a showcase gig in Paris and another gig in Sydney in May. And Dubai is postponed. (Updated for Norway, end of July!) (Second update for Netherlands, October! (-: ) (And another update – five UK dates added for September.)

Here’s the full list:

28th April – Dubai – Postponed until further notice
1st May – Star City, Sydney, Australia
6th May – Café de la danse, Paris, France – showcase (not public)
5th June – Hay on Wye Literary Festival, Hay on Wye, UK
30th July – Canal Street Festival, Arendal, Norway

14 September – Sage Theatre

, Newcastle, UK
15 September – Southport Theatre, Southport, UK


18 September – Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, UK


20 September – Cadogan Hall

, London, UK
21 September – Theatre Royal, Lincoln, UK

4th October – Kaufleuten, Zurich, Switzerland
5th October – Burgheater, Vienna, Austria
7th October – RBB Sendesaal, Berlin, Germany
8th October – Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim, Germany
9th October – Theater am Tanzbrunnen, Köln, Germany
11th October – Fliegende Bauten, Hamburg, Germany
12th October – Theater am Aegi, Hanover, Germany
13th October – Prinzregententheater, München, Germany
15th October – De Koornbeurs, Franeker, Netherlands
16th October – Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
17th October – De Tamboer, Hoogeveen, Netherlands

See bobgeldof.com for details.

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A songwriter above all else

Mercury Records’ really well done EPK for the album.

Bob Geldof – How To Compose EPK from Bob Geldof on Vimeo.

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Live dates UK and Germany

From www.bobgeldof.com:

5th June – Hay on Wye Literary Festival, Hay on Wye, Herefordshire – website
7th October – RBB Sendesaal, Berlin
9th October – Theater am Tanzbrunnen, Koln, Germany
11th October – Fliegende Bauten, Hamburg
12th October – Theater am Aegi, Hanover
13th October – Prinzregententheater, Munchen

Yay!!

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Berlin showcase gig

How to compose popular songs that will sell

Bob and band played a showcase gig in the Asphalt club in Berlin on March 1st, 2011.
These are the songs they played:

Great song of indifference
A sex thing
When the night comes…
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How to compose popular songs that will sell

Am 25. Februar erscheint es endlich auch in Deutschland: How to compose popular songs that will sell, Bob Geldofs fünftes Soloalbum. Die Veröffentlichung des letzten Albums liegt zehn Jahre zurück, die neue CD erscheint mit einem knappen Jahr Verzögerung – doch das Warten hat sich absolut gelohnt. Weiterlesen

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Silly Pretty Thing on a trampoline

Australian tv has a snippet of the video for Silly Pretty Thing, and lets us throw a glance at the album artwork (at least I think that’s what it is – from 1:34):

© Sunrise Entertainment

Sunrise Entertainment interview with Bob

While there’s some confusion about the number of tracks on the album (14 according to some sources, 10 according to others), the album release date is now February 7 – though amazon.co.uk says January 17… Doesn’t make much of a difference. It’s really soon!

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