The
headline act of the day are
Uriah Heep, and
unfortunately the sound crew
got it wrong… they could
hardly be heard from back of
the sound stage. The band
themselves are in great
form, performing their new
album 'Wake The Sleeper' in
it's entirety. This would
normally be a disappointment
from a band with nearly 40
years worth of back
catalogue to choose from,
but this album is so good
from start to finish, every
song fits well alongside
such classics as "Gypsy",
"July Morning", and "Stealin'".
The Childline
line up - click on the photo
to enlarge.
Who
was the most "difficult/easy"
musician that you worked for?
This one is easy. Mick Box of
Uriah Heep is the most easy to
work with. I have met few people
like Mick that can make you feel
totally at your ease and treat
you with the utmost respect. The
man just has it all mixed up
right. He is professional, kind,
respectful, and down to earth.
In a very important way it was
Mick Box and Uriah Heep that
kept me believing I should
continue my concert photography.
It was easy to get my photos to
them, be exclusively published
on their Sonic Origami CD, be
nominated their official concert
photographer, be brought on tour
with them to Croatia, Germany,
Austria, and Italy AND get paid
for having my photos published
exclusively in my very first
professional music CD with a
legendary band called Uriah Heep.
From an artist of the Week
interview with Vince Lagana- see
more
here
Uriah Heep in the Finale
of the Childline show
joining in on Smoke on
the Water!
Uriah
Heep have teamed up with instant
music specialists,
Concert Live,
to produce a special Live CD of
their gig at Childline Rocks in
London
The concert went down a storm and
Uriah Heep rocked the crowd, giving
a fantastic live performance.
The instant souvenir charity CDs
also feature:
The Pretty Things, Thunder, Jon Lord
(Deep Purple), Glenn Hughes (Deep
Purple), Steve Balsamo, Steve Harley
and Hot Leg!
The 3CD sets produced are limited
edition and feature 2 audio CDs and
a 3rd photo disc that feature
exclusive photos from the night.
All
profits from the sale of the CDs
will go directly to ChildLine,
making this a unique way to raise
awareness for a valuable and
important cause, raising money to
make a difference for children who
really need your support!
Place your order today and relive
the music forever….
ChildLine Rocks is an annual charity
rock concert organised under the
auspices of ChildLine 20, an
independent committee set up to
raise £2,000,000 for ChildLine to
celebrate 20 years of ChildLine's
existence.
ChildLine is a service provided by
the NSPCC, registered charity
numbers 216401 & SC037717.
PRESS RELEASE
20th May 2009
London UK 20Th
May, 2009
Plastic Head Merchandising,
a division of PHD Ltd, one
of Europe 's leading rock
music merchandising
companies ha s entered into
an agreement to manufacture
and distribute merchandise
with the legendary rock band
Uriah Heep.
Uriah Heep, now managed by
Martin Darvill of QEDG
Management, has chosen PHM
to create a range of
garments and accessories
based on the band ’ s
enormous vault of visual
material generated over the
last 40 years.
They will be wholesaling to
retailers as well as
supplying the band's various
fan club operations. PHD
will be also servicing the
band ’ s Merch supply needs
on the road, starting at the
Sweden Rock festival on
June 3rd .
"Uriah Heep is a perfect
fit in our new "Rock
Classics" Merch range
launched last Month in
Classic Rock Magazine. No -
one needs reminding of this
band's significance in the
history of rock music. "
"Our job is to do the
artwork justice and to give
their fans the opportunity
to buy official Heep merchandise worthy of the
band ’ s personal blessing"
said PHM's Director of
Merchandise Chris Parkes.
A short-sleeved tee, a
long-sleeved tee and a
hooded sweatshirt all based
around the "Wake the
Sleeper" cover will appear
on our website
www.plastichead.com
by June 8th . More items
using the bands classic back
catalogue sleeves will be
added to the range over the
next few weeks.
The
Pinkpop
festival
celebrates it's 40 th anniversary
with a historical TV documentary.
Mick Box was interviewed in
London for this programme on May
6th.
Here's our review
from Astoria 23rd
november,arrived as
doors was opening
made our way
upstairs to choose
where we would like
to sit, opening band
Maccara on first
they was ok played
some nice songs,then
waited for the MAIN
EVENT of course
Uriah-Heep
Wow what can we
say they was amazing
all the new WTS and
some of the golden
fav oldies,as the
show was closing
after a big oncor,
Mike said Bernie had
lost his voice and
needed help to sing
Lady in Black and
would we help him
which everyone
agreed this was like
something else every
single person was
singing so load,and
then they was done
and felt very umble
to have seen such a
fantastic
show.....well done
guys
after show we went
to the after show
party at the 1on1bar
some pics for all to
see and had a drink
and relaxed with
guys and friends,
family thanxs all
for making us
welcome xxxx
Sue and Paul Cullen
Well
Friday night in
Holmfirth, the
Picturedrome and its
Heep twice in one week.
What a great venue as
Dougie (The Mega)
remarked it is like a
small Shepherd's Bush
Empire and the
atmosphere was
fantastic. Lots of
heepsters were there
Marije, Pete Wharton,
Blackburn Heepster and
loads more.
Maccara opened the show,
Holly (Evans - the lead
singer) has a great
voice, they did another
cracking gig but then it
was Heep time, I can't
explain but the
anticipation is chilling
and the hairs on the
back your neck start
standing up one by one,
then Heep kicked off,
the Picturedrome and
everyone in it was
transported to the
wonderful world of Heep.
The sound
was exceptional thanks
to the wizardry
of Charley, Christos,
and the rest of the
team. Everybody was
really enjoying it, the
mix of fans was great
young fans singing along
to the songs from WTS
and us oldies screaming
out the classics another
great night was had by
all. The Heep
performance was mind
blowing, I believe no
other band could have
got close to Heep last
night. After
the show the band and
the sound guys signed
albums and chatted to
the fans. A fantastic
night was ending but
what a night!
Thanks guys - Uriah Heep
the best band in the
world.
(
disregard the wrong date
on the pictures, it
surely was november 17
2008 ) York, The
Duchess, Monday 17th
November 2008 the day I
had waited so long for
had eventually arrived.
The Duchess was a small
venue and my first
thought was how will
Heep sound? The support
band Maccara kicked off
and were pretty good the
singer had a good voice
and the band really
worked hard but then it
was Heeptime, Charlie
was buzzing about and
then Heep hit the stage
with 'Wake the Sleeper'
WOW! it came at us like
a hurricane, Heep were
back on fire and the set
was magic a great mix of
the new album and some
great classics and yes
they did 'July
Morning'it doesn't get
any better than this.
The buzz was great as
they did not take their
foot off the pedal, I
really could go on but
hey these guys are
magic, Uriah Heep the
best band in the world -
Roll on Holmfirth on
Friday. Bye the way I
needn't have worred as
Charlie too is a wizard
and the sound was
superb. Heepy Daze (John
Smail)
Jerihon (Easy Livin’) Overall a complete version
with good harmonies. They look like they are
enjoying themselves and are comfortable with
their performance which is a big part of what
Heep is all about! It has also got the correct
drum shuffle ala our Lee. "
The
Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark
is
a Uriah Heep fan and she requested on
national radio to hear a Uriah Heep song.
This was sent to Mick Box by his friend in
New Zealand Stuart Gouk. The radio
station sent Stuart the clip after he had
sent them a picture of Mick
and his sister Kim singing at the Taupiri
Concert and they were blown away. This was
on last years family holiday in new Zealand.
This was the
first very important England game at Wembley
under the new manager Fabio Capello.
I was kindly taken there by Mark Mansell (who
works at the same law firm as my wife Sheila)
and this really was the ultimate Wembley
football experience. Being so close to the new
manger and all of the players was a real buzz as
we were virtually on the touchline. To top it
off Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham Hotspur) scored
the first goal. As we were so close to the
action we were spotted on TV a few times and
Charlotte who was watching the game at home was
so surprised she sent me a text saying she had
just seen us on TV.
‘Appy Days!
Mick Box
Dutch tour
january 18,19,20 : all three
gigs sold out !!
Louis , one of the webmasters
was with the band in Osnabrück yesterday. Bernie
confirmed the release of the new album in March.
Three new songs were played. SHADOW impressed the
most! Russell is a giant powerhouse. His drumming
shows a new band!! You have to see them! Click
here for the pictures .
New september 9 2007 Painting by dutch
artist Hans Leijerzapf
Owner Marjon Van Mourik ( NL ) click on the painting
to enlarge. More detailed pictures at
www.uriahheep.web-log.nl
Comment
by Mick Box
URIAH HEEP ON CANVAS
A fans eye view of the band in action with
Lee on the drums painted in glorious colour.
Inspiration for a Uriah Heep art gallery
perhaps. I hope it brings you many hours of
enjoyment.
‘Appy days!
Mick Box.
2 Pages of New Photos from
the
Masters Of Rock Festival,
click here
and
here
Thanks to Savafan and Friends at
www.a-cslp.hu
