Uriah Heep

- Upcoming Uriah Heep live dates!
April 17 - Rockin' 70's event, Katinkulta, Vuokatti, Finland
May 22 - Harley Davidson Celebration, Istanbul, Turkey
May 28 - Music Hall, Worpswede, Germany
May 29 - Festival Tent, Siegen, Germany
May 30 - Hyde Park, Osnabrück, Germany
May 31 - Spectrum, Augsburg, Germany
June 1 - Kammgarn, Kaiserslautern, Germany
June 12............. watch this space!!!
August 20 - Open Air Tufertschwil 2004, Tufertschwil, Switzerland
November 6 - Magician's Birthday Party 2004, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK
All details, links, etc.: http://www.uriah-heep.com/newa/livedates.php

- THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY 2004 - November 6th 2004
Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK, Planet Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, This Universe! ;-)
* Tickets for sale NOW (price: £25), get yours here: http://www.classicrockproductions.com (follow the link to the MBP 2004 there)
Here you find some important rules to be followed if you're planning to attend this year's Heep big bash.

AGE RESTRICTIONS
The Shepherds Bush Empire does not have age restrictions. It is not recommended for patrons under 14 years old to attend an event on the Stalls ground floor area. It is not suitable for patrons under 5 years old to attend an event at The Shepherds Bush Empire. Please note Strobe Lights might be used on some shows, for further details, please ask at the entrance on your arrival at the venue.

USE OF CAMERAS
No professional "type" cameras, video cameras or tape recorders will be allowed into the Shepherds Bush Empire.

TICKETS TERMS & CONDITIONS
Current Licensing laws are strictly enforced
Ticket holder may be subject to search
Tickets are non-refundable or transferable
Ticket holders consent to any filming and sound recordings as members of the audience
Ticket holders may be subject to continuous sound levels which may cause potential damage to hearing
Ticket holders may be exposed to strobe lights
No re-admission policy is strictly enforced
No bottles, cans, alcohol or food is to be brought into the venue
No illegal substances may be brought into or taken on the premises. Any one caught in possession of such substances will be ejected form the premises and may be reported to the Police
The Shepherds Bush Empire adopts a neighbour friendly policy so please make as little noise as possible on leaving the venue

- The Uriah Heep Website chat room has been getting some heavy use lately. Chats are now scheduled for Saturday Evenings at 8 PM UK time. Rumor has it that a certain Mick Box will be attending one of these soon. Just pop over to http://www.uriah-heep.com/newa/heepchat.php , log in and join the fun!

- Surround sound! The "Magic Night" release features surround sound and with that it is like you are at the Astoria watching the band play live! If you still don't have one, you should get yourself a surround sound system with a SACD-compatible DVD player! The SACD quality ("Magic Night" is available in SACD!) and DTS for DVD's represents the best sound now available. Classic Rock Productions will release more items using this new technology soon! So why wait? All SACD's do play in any ordinary CD player.

- A great review of the "Classic Heep" DVD can be read here: http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=1245 (thanks to Pete Pardo of Sea of Tranquility).

- For the German Heep fans: get a copy of classic rock magazine "Goodtimes" as the new issue contains a nice review for "Magic Night". This high quality magazine is a "valhalla" for fans of these great 70s bands and artists. Many addresses available there also for collectors.

- The Heep played at the Glasgow Apollo 9 times. Check their website here: http://www.glasgowapollo.com/ . The "U" section includes the setlists and images of ticket stubs.

- Go to http://www.uriah-heep-italia.com/multimedia/video/the_wizard_byron.rm and download a video of "The Wizard" with Gary Thain, David Byron, Mick Box, Lee Kerslake and Ken Hensley (thanks to Luca Pittalis of "Uriah Heep Italia").

- A short live review on Heep's gig at Atarfe Vega Rock festival (Spain) on 02/28/2004 is now found at "The Sentinel": http://www.thesentinelwebmag.com , section "Conciertos" (in Spanish).

- A new forum for all us "Heepster" home recording enthusiasts has been started at http://lower-roomproductions.com/v-web/bulletin/bb/index.php . Come'on in, have some fun... share your interests and experiences.

- The Uriah Heep guestbook has been "on the fritz" for about 10 days, so if you posted anything and hadn't seen it, it should be showing now.

- Bernie Shaw would like you to know: regarding his "Haida waist coat that is featured in the new DVD", it was made especially by Stephany Pryce of Sooke, B.C. her web site is at http://www.haidadesigns.com if you want to see more of her original work.

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- Boz Roz, a blues rock band from Canada, features Bernie Shaw as a guest on their new release. Check out the "News" section of http://www.bozroz.com/ (thanks to Rob Sansom for the info).

- The complete info about the upcoming John Lawton Band gig at the Tormod Torfæus Rock & Blues Festival in Norway, on May 29th, can be found here: http://www.kopervikfestival.com/ . If you plan to go and need assistance to get a ticket, please get in touch with Egil "Heepaholic" Bokn at egil.bokn@akerkvaerner.com . Check out soon the concert's poster image, to be available at http://www.johnlawtonbandclan.be . The complete tourdates list for the JLB can be found at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gunhill/xgigs.htm (starting on April 8th!).

- Dave White, our colleague at Heep.com and known as the man with the "brown voice", has been interviewed for an upcoming article in the John Lawton Band Clan magazine. Details soon at http://www.johnlawtonbandclan.be .