Uriah Heep

- Upcoming Uriah Heep live dates!
December 2 - Schlachthof, Soest, Germany (acoustic gig)
December 3 - Neus Theatre, Emden, Germany (acoustic gig)
December 4 - Audi Zentrumn, Flensburg, Germany (acoustic gig)
December 6 - Alte Oper, Erfurt, Germany (acoustic gig)
December 7 - Michaeliskirche, Leipzig, Germany (acoustic gig)
December 8 - Passionskirche, Berlin, Germany (acoustic gig)
December 10 - Zur Linde, Affalter, Germany (electric gig)
December 11 - Stadtgarten, Bunde, Germany (electric gig)
December 12 - Stadthalle, Deggendorf, Germany (acoustic gig)
December 13 - Carl Orff Saal, Munich/Gasteig, Germany (acoustic gig)
December 15 - Scala, Ludwigsburg, Germany (acoustic gig)
December 16 - Kulturhaus Ambach, Gotzis, Austria (acoustic gig)
December 17 - Konzerthaus, Ravensburg, Germany (acoustic gig)
December 18 - Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland (electric gig)
January 21 - TBA, Greece
January 22 - TBA, Greece
February 18th - March 8 2005 - Russia Tour
All details, links, etc.: http://www.uriah-heep.com/newa/livedates.php

- German Tour update: there's already one sold out gig (the first acoustic concert in Soest), so don't wait to get your ticket! Complete info on the German Heep Tour: http://www.kb-k.com/HTML/Tourdaten%20Uriah%20Heep.htm .

- The Magician's Birthday Party 2004 - keep checking out, as there are still more photos and reports being added to the special section of the website dedicated to this special event: http://uriah-heep.com/newa/mbp2004pics.php . If you want to take a peak on this year's questions for the quiz, here they are: http://home.wanadoo.nl/e.m.achterberg/gigs2004/quizmn2004.htm (thanks to Evert Achterberg).

- It has been announced that Heep will be featured on November 27 at 20:15 in a major Saturday evening show on German TV (broadcasting station: ZDF, expected viewers about 10 millions!) with the most popular German TV host Thomas Gottschalk. The program is called "50 Years of Rock". Other guests are: Elton John, Procol Harum, amongst others. More details here: http://www.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/20/0,1872,2198964,00.html (special thanks to J?gen H?elmann for the info).

- More Heep in the media... now printed! Heep played at the Island of Guernsey on November 9th. Check this newspaper out and the "missing truck" story (many thanks to Mike Taylor):
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- Over 200 pics taken by Mick "King of Wah Wah and Sony DSC-P8" Box on the road during the last 2 months can now be seen here: http://uriah-heep.com/Mickpics/groundhogday/index.html .

- Next week at http://www.progressivesoundscapes.com there will be a 3-hour "Nuthin' but Heep" show hosted by Dave White! Listen to it online next Sunday at 2pm EST!

- Uriah Heep - not the famous band but actually the now also famous horse - will be next year dressed in a full Heepy way during the races! Not only the horse but also the jockey conducting it will wear a full outfit based on Heep's colours and images! Uriah Heep will race as a wizard horse... more details (and when available photos) here: http://members.home.nl/uriahheep/horse/horse.htm .

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- The new Living Loud DVD featuring Lee Kerslake on drums is out! Apart from the live performance of the band, there is bonus material including a documentary about the Living Loud project and a snippet or two from rehearsals and the other gig the band played in Australia. Also it has a talk show appearance by singer Jimmy Barnes on Aussie TV with Living Loud playing a song live. Some other bonuses include TV commercials for the CD and the full video for "In The Name of God" (thanks to Mac Steagall).

- A new Ken Hensley Maxi Single CD containing 4 brand new versions of Uriah Heep's classic "Free Me" is now available on the online store of http://www.ken-hensley.com ! The first 100 orders will be signed and will include an extra bonus, so check it out and order your copy!

- A new Finnish Heep cover band called "Eavier Than 'Umble" is now active! So far they have recorded "Question" and many others are planned. You can listen to an edited version on their website (the full version is 7:30 minutes long!!): http://eavierthanumble.heepfiles.net (thanks to Tapio Minkkinen for the info).