Uriah Heep

- Upcoming Uriah Heep live dates!
August 19 - Strandbad Filzteich, Schneeberg, Germany
September 9 - Soccer Stadium, Havifov, Czech Republic
September 16 - The "Color Fantasy" Ship - Color Line - from Oslo/Norway to Denmark
September 21 - Maria Angola, Lima, Peru
September 23 - TBA, La Paz, Bolivia
September 27 - Canec?, Rock In Concert Brazil Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
September 28 - Via Funchal, Rock In Concert Brazil Festival, S? Paulo, Brazil
September 29 - TBA, Guarapari (near Vit?ia), Brasil
*** 2006 ACOUSTIC TOUR in Germany (and Switzerland) ***
November 23 - Palladium, K?n, Germany
November 24 - Theatre, Hannover, Germany
November 25 - Brahmssaal, Karlsruhe, Germany
November 27 - Deutches Theatre, Munich, Germany
November 29 - Hegelsaal, Stuttgart, Germany
November 30 - Ostkerhalle, Bielefeld, Germany
December 1 - Glocke, Bremen, Germany
December 2 - Adventuremine, Merkers, Germany
December 4 - Friedrichstadtpalast, Berlin, Germany
December 6 - Musensaal, Mannheim, Germany
December 7 - Kurhaus, Wiesbaden, Germany
December 8 - St. Paul Kirch, Furth, Germany
December 9 - Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
December 11 - Operettenhaus, Hamburg, Germany
December 12 - Steintorvariete, Hallen, Germany
December 13 - Kulturpalast, Dresden, Germany
December 14 - Konzertsaal, Bamburg, Germany
TBA = "to be announced"
All details, tickets info, phone numbers: http://www.uriah-heep.com/newa/livedates.php

- Updates on the "News From The Road" feature up on http://www.uriah-heep.com/newa/uhnews.php .

- All "Acoustic Concerts" listed above will be supported by The Nits, except by the first one in K?n (Cologne) where the support act will be Jan Akkerman (ex-Focus) and his band ( http://www.janakkerman.com ). The Nits were and still are a famous band in Holland and Germany ( http://www.nits.nl/ ). Further info and more details about the German/Swiss acoustic tour can be found here: http://www.kb-k.com/HTML/Tourdaten%20Uriah%20Heep%20und%20The%20Nites%202006.htm .

- A nice report and UH pics from the "Rock Of Ages" Festival as published on the German newspaper "Schw?isches Tagblatt" can be seen online here: http://www.cityinfonetz.de/index.php?nav1=das+magazin&artikel_id=35605734 (thanks to Renate Fischer of SOT).

- And here, pictures of Uriah Heep and UFO from the Roots Rock Festival in Nidrum, Belgium on July 30th 2006 (by Evert Achterberg): http://www.uriahheep-discography.com/gigs/2006/nidrum01.htm and from the Rock Of Ages Festival in Seebronn, Germany on July 31st 2006 (by Richard Wagner): http://www.diewagners.org/html/rockofages.html .

- With the concerts in Brazil getting closer, The Heep is getting more and more space in the Brazilian media. In the August issues of "Rock Brigade" and "Roadie Crew" magazines there are articles about the band, respectively an interview with Mick Box about the upcoming shows and an article on the main UH albums ("Roadie Collection"). In addition, on the September issue of the "Poeira Zine" magazine there will be an article talking about the "Demons And Wizards" cover as part of their "Historical Covers" section.

- Heep trivia time! New versions of "Lady In Black" (thanks to Evert Achterberg):
* Lady in Black (Swiss Chansel): http://www.8to10.ch/auftritt2002_kostproben.html
* Lady in Black (reggae): http://www.bandinformation.de/mp3/Rock/Soundscape.htm

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- The "Finals" are up at http://www.mick-box.net for the "Do You Wah" contest!

- The first pics (taken by Sonja Cloudt) from the Ken Hensley & Circle Of Hands gig in Homburg, Germany are now online here: http://www.soni76.de/Ken%20COH%20Homburg.html . Ken's own reports about this gig and the Summer Party in Norway can be read at http://www.ken-hensley.com/ (go to the "News" section). Also, Jan Hoogland made a brief interview with Ken, which is available (in Dutch) at http://www.uriahheep.web-log.nl .

- The "After Show Party" scheduled for after the Ken Hensley Band gig at the Bluescaf?in Apeldoorn, Holland on October 21st 2006 is now sold out! More details at the tour dates page, as well as the complete and updated info on Ken's upcoming concerts.

- This week John Lawton is with guitarist Jan Dum? in Holland for some recordings and tour plans for their On The Rocks band. On The Rocks will go on tour in October/November 2006. The first confirmed dates in Holland, Germany and in Brazil can be seen on their website at http://www.otr-band.co.uk/ . You can now also sign to their newsletter there.

- John Lawton will be also doing 3 gigs with Finnish band 5-Fifteen, all details on his website: http://www.johnlawtonband.com/ . Also, Heepster Alan Keetley informs that his wife Margaret Davis' book is now on sale on John's site for pre-order, and these will be signed copies, so check it out soon.

- The German UH tribute band Firefly announces a new female singer who is now reinforcing their harmony vocals team. Some gigs in Northern Germany will be also confirmed soon, so for all details please visit their website at http://www.firefly-band.com .