Uriah Heep

- Upcoming Uriah Heep live dates!
April 29 - Bern Arena, Bern, Switzerland
May 6 - Die Halle, Reichenbach, Germany
May 7 - Karl Rau Halle, Heidenheim, Germany
May 8 - Kulturzentrum Harres, St. Leon-Rot, Germany
May 9 - Spectrum, Aschaffenburg, Germany
May 11 - Spectrum Musikclub, Augsburg, Germany
May 12 - Kulturspeicher, Regensburg, Germany
May 14 - Lillehammer Rockefestival, Lillehammer, Norway
May 22 - Open Air, Herning, Denmark (w/ Deep Purple)
July 1 - De Fabriek, Sint-Lievens-Houtem, Belgium
July 2 - Bospop Festival, Weert, Holland
August 5 - Holjat Festival, Forssa, Finland
August 6 - Ankka Festival, Korso Soccer Pitch, near Helsinki, Finland
The concerts in Israel were postponed, and will be announce again as soon as they're fixed.
All details, links, etc.: http://www.uriah-heep.com/newa/livedates.php

- Another official statement from Uriah Heep's management and Mick Box as well!
"The bad news is that there will not be a Magician's Birthday event in London this year. Instead, the band will be concentrating all their efforts on writing and recording their first all new studio CD for over five years for release in the spring of 2006. However, apart from the album, the good news is that there will be an even bigger and better special event in the UK next year to coincide with the release of the long awaited album and the start of a major world tour. Watch this space for further details!", Simon Porter

"As you can see from the above we will not be able to get this years event together for MB. This is a shame and I know it is a disappointment but we are building for the future and putting a game plan together that will see the band release more new material and fill up the tour sheet with many exciting tours, concerts and festivals around the world. We thank you all so much for your support at the previous MB's as they really were special events to be treasured. I am confident there will be many more and there will be no better way than to do something special to launch the new CD that we are all waiting for.
'Appy days,
Mick Box"

- You can see now the Heep performance of "Lady In Black" for the German TV as a video stream on RTL's website. But to be able to see this you have to first sign to RTL (of course free of charge and without obligation) at: http://www.rtl.de/club/registrierung_p/step_1.php
(just enter your name and a self elective password). Here is the URL for the video: http://www.rtl.de/musik/musik_894076.php
(click on Bernie Shaw's pic below on the site). Thanks to Renate Fischer of SOT for the help.

- More photos from the 2005 Russian tour:
http://www.uriah-heep.com/newa/russia2005/
http://www.uriah-heep.com/newa/excursion/index.html

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- Due to some unforeseen circumstances and conflicts, the date of Heepvention 2005 in Knoxville has been changed. The new date is Saturday/Sunday August 6-7 which is one week later than originally planned. Stay tuned to http://www.heepvention05.com/ for upcoming news on the event.

- A new Heep tribute band: "Ureiya Kyofu" from Osaka, Japan! Their first gig was held in a small hall in Osaka last December. The group's name means "Wow ghost, terrible" and they chose that because it sounds similar to "Uriah Heep". Their website is at http://ureiyakyofu.fc2web.com/ .

- And finally, a bit of trivia again... Take a look at http://www.thirstymerc.com... the lead singer of the Aussie band Thirsty Merc is reportedly the splitting image of... Dave Byron! Thanks to Michael Keating for the tip.