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LATEST NEWS | NOT SO LATEST NEWS

 

NEXT EVENT

11th October - Germany - Bremen - Meisenfrei

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September 2010

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3rd September 2010

 

Interview with Vinnie

 

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1st September 2010

Series of Andy Parker Interviews at High Voltage, Victoria Park, London

 

Andy Parker from UFO on what's changed

 

Andy Parker from UFO at High Voltage

 

VIEW MORE at Planetbrowny | YOUTUBE

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August 2010

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31st August 2010

READ INTERVIEW

 

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29th August 2010

PLEASE NOTE: The LOOPFEST Event has been CANCELLED

 

NEW date added: 31st October - Sweden - Gothenburg - Sticky Fingers

UPDATED LIST OF ALL TOUR DATES

11th October - Germany - Bremen - Meisenfrei
12th October - Germany - Melle - Hohnerkamps Ballsaal
13th October - Germany - Lorsch - Musiktheater Rex
15th October - Germany - Obermarchtal - Gemeindehaus
17th October - Germany - Trier - Exil
19th October - Germany - Freiburg - Jazzhaus
21st October - Germany - Leipzig - Theaterfabrik
22nd October - Germany/Norway - Kiel to Oslo - Classic Rock Cruise
24th October - Finland - Helsinki - Nosturi
25th October - Finland - Tampere - Pakkahuone
26th October - Finland - Turku - Karen
28th October - Sweden - Stockholm - Debaser Medis
29th October - Sweden - Örnsköldsvik - The Merry Can
30th October - Sweden - Skövde - Valhall
31st October - Sweden - Gothenburg - Sticky Fingers

2nd December - England - Birmingham - HMV Institute
3rd December - Wales - Prestatyn - Hard Rock Hell IV
4th December - England - Holmfirth - Picturedrome

Please note that if you see dates listed elsewhere
they are not finalised until they appear on the "Official UFO" webpage

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28th August 2010

TONIGHT: Reminder

SkyARTS and SkyARTS HD at 9pm

 

The Best Of A Decade

UPDATED THE SONG LISTINGS WEBPAGE

ADDITIONAL UPDATES MADE TO THE DISCOGRAPHY SECTION

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27th August 2010

TODAY - Germany: 27th August 2010

The Best Of A Decade

is released in Germany

SPV 308672 CD

CD and DD

This is the first Official 'Compilation' album released by the band since "Headstone"
in 1983 - this was also a mix of
'live' and studio cuts

Europe: 27th September 2010
USA/Canada: 28th September 2010

MORE INFORMATION ADDED TO THE DISCOGRAPHY SECTION

Tomorrow

HIGH VOLTAGE on

Tomorrow night (28th August) on SkyARTS and SkyARTS HD at 9pm

VIEW page

 

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25th August 2010

Rob De Luca (Sebastian Bach, UFO) Interview with Jason Saulnier

Rob chats about playing with UFO, amongst other things

VIEW previous interview with Rob

 

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24th August 2010

Vinnie Moore Interview

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22nd August 2010

Another three dates added to UFO's itinerary, making it eight new dates over the pat two days
(see 21st August entry below)

17th October - Germany - Trier - Exil
21st October - Germany - Leipzig - Theaterfabrik
29th October - Sweden - Gothenburg - Avagen

 

LIST OF ALL TOUR DATES

19th September - USA - Chicago - Loopfest

11th October - Germany - Bremen - Meisenfrei
12th October - Germany - Melle - Hohnerkamps Ballsaal
13th October - Germany - Lorsch - Musiktheater Rex
15th October - Germany - Obermarchtal - Gemeindehaus
17th October - Germany - Trier - Exil
19th October - Germany - Freiburg - Jazzhaus
21st October - Germany - Leipzig - Theaterfabrik
22nd October - Germany/Norway - Kiel to Oslo - Classic Rock Cruise
24th October - Finland - Helsinki - Nosturi
25th October - Finland - Tampere - Pakkahuone
26th October - Finland - Turku - Karen
28th October - Sweden - Stockholm - Debaser Medis
29th October - Sweden - Gothenburg - Avagen
30th October - Sweden - Skövde - Concert House

2nd December - England - Birmingham - HMV Institute
3rd December - Wales - Prestatyn - Hard Rock Hell IV
4th December - England - Holmfirth - Picturedrome

Please note that if you see dates listed elsewhere
they are not finalised until they appear on the "Official UFO" webpage

 

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21st August 2010

The Autumn of 2010 is shaping up well for UFO live dates

Five new dates, Finland and Sweden, straight after the Classic Rock Cruise (22nd/23rd October 2010)
24th October - Finland - Helsinki - Nosturi
25th October - Finland - Tampere - Pakkahuone
26th October - Finland - Turku - Karen
28th October - Sweden - Stockholm - Debaser Medis
30th October - Sweden - Skövde - Concert House

 

LIST OF ALL TOUR DATES

19th September - USA - Chicago - Loopfest

11th October - Germany - Bremen - Meisenfrei
12th October - Germany - Melle - Hohnerkamps Ballsaal
13th October - Germany - Lorsch - Musiktheater Rex
15th October - Germany - Obermarchtal - Gemeindehaus
19th October - Germany - Freiburg - Jazzhaus
22nd October - Germany/Norway - Kiel to Oslo - Classic Rock Cruise
24th October - Finland - Helsinki - Nosturi
25th October - Finland - Tampere - Pakkahuone
26th October - Finland - Turku - Karen
28th October - Sweden - Stockholm - Debaser Medis
30th October - Sweden - Skövde - Concert House

2nd December - England - Birmingham - HMV Institute
3rd December - Wales - Prestatyn - Hard Rock Hell IV
4th December - England - Holmfirth - Picturedrome

Please note that if you see dates listed elsewhere
they are not finalised until they appear on the "Official UFO" webpage

 

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20th August 2010

For the second day running we have an interview from another UFO member

Phone interview with Vinnie Moore of UFO

 

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19th August 2010

More visitations expected from metal legends UFO in 2011

There was something different about UFO when original drummer Andy Parker re-enlisted in 2007 with the
long-running British hard-rock champions for a third tour of duty. Michael Schenker was gone... MORE

 

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18th August 2010

Have posted this:

Calling all UFO fans I have an interview scheduled with Andy Parker this Friday. These are a few questions I have.... How is Pete Way's health these days? And will he participating in the writing of the next studio album? Jason Bonham stepped in your abscence for a while, what was the reason for your departure from the band? Who approached you about coming back to UFO? Did you have any second thoughts about coming back to the band? What's it like playing with Vinnie Moore vs. playing with Michael Schenker or Paul Champman? UFO will be releasing a SPV Records retrospective that culls material from the three studio albums and the live record. Did the band have any say in the track selection? How much longer do you see yourself playing music? Before you guys call it a day, do you envision doing some live shows or perhaps some new material with Schenker? feedback please....

 

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14th August 2010

As reported yesterday, Vinnie performed in last night's JAM at the G-Taranaki and one song was UFO's "Too Hot To Handle"

TODAY: Vinnie plays a full solo set with his own band - Michael Ehre, drums - Elliot Dean, bass & Tony MacAlpine, keys

 

SPV have announced the release dates for the compilation album
BEST OF A DECADE

with a month's delay on the release dates for Europe, USA/CANADA
Germany: 27th August 2010 - Europe: 27th September 2010
USA/Canada: 28th September 2010

This is the first Official 'Compilation' album released by the band since "Headstone" in 1983,
where this was also a mix of 'live' and studio cuts

 

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13th August 2010

Vinnie is in New Zealand for the G-TARANAKI International Music Week Festival

TODAY:

TODAY: G-TARANAKI - New Zealand

August 13th - FRIDAY NIGHT TSB Stadium Concert (Ticketed) -
5.30pm - The Checks, 6.15pm - Desiree Bassett, 7.15 - Oli Brown Band,
8.15pm - California Guitar Trio with Tony Levin
9.30pm - Uli Jon Roth’s All Star Jam with guests: Vinnie Moore, Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson & Jeff Beck),
Guy Pratt (David Gilmour, Pink Floyd) and
Tony MacAlpine (Planet X, Vinnie Moore), plus Uli's band consisting of
Mike Ehre, Niklas Turmann and Elliott Dean

August 13th - FRIDAY MIDNIGHT SESSION (Ticketed)
11.00pm - 2:00am
Featuring Richie Allan and The Heavy Metal Ninjas, Desiree Bassett followed by Guy Pratt, Tony MacAlpine,
Tony Levin and Vinnie Moore

Vinnie will appear tomorrow at the TSB Stadium playing his solo instrumental tracks with his own band

I have set-up a dedicated VM G-TARANAKI page to keep you all updated

 

Memorabelia additions:

 

Thanks to Tom - Running Order and Ticket added to last years UK tour

 

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10th August 2010

STOP PRESS: New date added 11th October - Germany - Bremen - Meisenfrei

13th October - Germany - Lorsch - Musiktheater Rex (Please Note that its the 13th Oct. not the 14th as previously posted)
Please note that if you see dates listed elsewhere
they are not finalised until they appear on the "Official UFO" webpage

 

A really very entertaining interview with Andy Parker recorded in the last week
(and not in December 2010 as advertised on the Rock Show site)

This Australian Rock Show covers some great subjects with Andy:

Intro with The Visitor exerpts - Doctor Doctor - Australia, Japan - Lights Out - The Visitor Album - Blues - Roots - Vinnie Moore
Early days - Scorpions - Marsden/Schenker - Shoot Shoot - No Place To Run - Chapman songs (set list) - The Writer
Pete Way - Love To LOVE - Billy Sheehan and current Bass Players (Rob De Luca, Barry Sparks and Jeff Kollman) - Brazil Tour
Saving Me Intro - Drummer Influences (John Bonham) - Too Hot To Handle - Something Else

A great honest Interview and BANG up-to-date with Mention of the European October dates,
GO LISTEN TO THE SHOW

Sitting in a bar in Adelaide - Andy Parker from UFO

PRESS ADVERT: Sitting in a bar in Adelaide - Andy Parker from UFO UFO have been making awesome music for 40 years.
Their most recent CD - The Visitor is another in a long line of great records.
This week I chat to drummer Andy Parker from his home in Texas.
We talk about the Visitor CD, UFO on tour, Pete Way, Michael Schenker, Vinnie Moore....and lots more PODCAST

 

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9th August 2010

A string of German UFO dates added for October prior to the Classic Rock Cruise

19th September - USA - Chicago - Loopfest

12th October - Germany - Melle - Hohnerkamps Ballsaal
13th October - Germany - Lorsch - Musiktheater Rex
15th October - Germany - Obermarchtal - Gemeindehaus
19th October - Germany - Freiburg - Jazzhaus
22nd October - Germany/Norway - Kiel to Oslo - Classic Rock Cruise

2nd December - England - Birmingham - HMV Institute
3rd December - Wales - Prestatyn - Hard Rock Hell IV
4th December - England - Holmfirth - Picturedrome

Please note that if you see dates listed elsewhere
they are not finalised until they appear on the "Official UFO" webpage

 

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8th August 2010

Great Shot by David Glaves at High Voltage Festival

and a...

...short review - High Voltage

 

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4th August 2010

Two more dates to add to your diaries:

19th September - USA - Chicago - Loopfest

2nd December - England - Birmingham - HMV Institute

Please note that if you see dates listed elsewhere
they are not finalised until they appear on the "Official UFO" webpage

Following the SPV press news as posted below under 20th July 2010 entry, we have confirmation
of the track listing and an interesting Promo release from SPV

Album Track listing

 

Promo Press release

SPV have announced the release dates for the compilation album
BEST OF A DECADE

Germany: 27th August 2010 - Europe: 30th August 2010
USA/Canada: 28th September 2010

Steamhammer/SPV

Press Release follows...

NEW ‘THE BEST OF A DECADE’ CD RELEASED SEPTEMBER 20TH ON SPV

UFO, the massively successful multi-million selling classic British metal band whose musical star is burning brighter than ever in the 21st Century, over 40 years since their inception, are set to release ‘The Best Of A Decade’, the first compilation to feature songs from the Vinnie Moore era, on SPV / Steamhammer on September 20th.

UFO, whose main stage performance at London’s High Voltage Festival was rapturously received on 25th July 2010, return to play Birmingham’s Institute on December 2nd, then headline the Hard Rock Hell 4 Festival in Wales on December 3rd, before playing their final live show in the UK in 2010 at Holmfirth Picturedrome on December 4th.

‘The Best Of A Decade’ contains over 80 minutes of pure UFO rock, an 8 page booklet with extensive sleeve notes and photos, and will be available for a cool, low, introductory nice price.

 

BRIEF REVIEW

So many transitions. UFO has been there. Do you wish for the classic early Eighties UFO with Michael Schenker? Or maybe the Nineties redux with the same? Or maybe your first experience is with Phil Mogg and guitar hero Vinnie Moore in the 21st century. Well, the Best of the Decade is the latter. This is the current UFO: heavy on blues rock with tons of melody and hooks. Is this representative arena rock that hade them famous? Longtime fans stay steady. Best of the Decade is the best of UFO in the last ten years, and it’s a perfect picture of this great band in this day.. ...This is classic and current UFO. I dig it and so should you, especially if you’re a fan. ©2010

 

 

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2nd August 2010

Another quality set of photo's from High Voltage ©2010 Rob Lawrence, 616 Photography

 

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1st August 2010

Another quality set of photos from John Price - John also took these amazing photo's during the UK tour last year

Thanks John

 

More Posters and Photos added to the Summer Week Tour page

 

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July 2010

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31st July 2010

A couple of photos's posted today

Thank you to Gary Wolstenholme

 

Thanks to Howard Hopkins

 

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29th July 2010

50

 

UFO have added an exclusive one off show following their Hard Rock Hell Appearence

4th December - England - Holmfirth - Picturedrome

 

John Wilde has posted almost 90 photos from Sunday's High Voltage Festival - Thanks John

 

who supported UFO in Germany last week

VIEW HERE

 

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26th July 2010

UFO at yesterdays High Voltage Festival in London

 

Great to see that two songs from 'The Visitor' - "Saving Me' and Helldriver' made it to the Set List

"Vinnie Moore’s guitar refused to work on Only You Can Rock Me. Singer Phil Mogg remained remarkably unphased, however, remarking: “This is why we never got on the X Factor, give us a slow handclap.” Moore’s guitar was eventually restored and from there UFO never looked back, bombarding the crowd with classic after classic: Lights Out, Love To Love et al."

View the set list and other photo's

 

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25th July 2010

TODAY: UFO to appear at the 'High Voltage Festival' in Victoria Park, London

 

Night before last, in Holland

 

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24th July 2010

TODAY: UFO break for a day before travelling to London for tomorrows High Voltage Festival

Two updates from HIRSCH - PHOTOS and Video (Saving Me):

Uncovered a poster from the same venue:

 

Saving Me

 

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23rd July 2010

TONIGHT: 23rd July - Netherlands - Kerkade - The Rock Temple

 

Hot of the press - 36 photos from last nights photos from Kubana

 

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22nd July 2010

TONIGHT: 22nd July - Germany - Siegburg - Kubana

 

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21st July 2010

TONIGHT: 21st July - Germany - Nurnberg - Hirsh

 

 

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20th July 2010

 

 

SPV announce an official 'The Best of A Decade' album release for September on the eve of their Summer Week Tour

TONIGHT: 20th July - Germany - Aschaffenburg - Colos-Saal

TOUR MAP - UPDATED

 

 

 

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19th July 2010

UFO travel out to Germany for tomorrow nights appearance at Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg

Three nights in Germany, then to Holland and finally to England, where the band will perform on the Main Stage at the High Voltage Festival in London's Victoria Park.

The Summer Week Tour 2010 web page will keep you updated with photos and reviews as and when we get them.

 

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8th July 2010

Interesting INTERVIEW with Phil Mogg, recorded during last years UK tour

 

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7th July 2010

O2 Academy, Sheffield

 

Photos and 9/10 Review ©2010

 

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1st July 2010

UFO hit the road later this month for a string of shows and add another date in Germany:

22nd July - Germany - Siegburg - Kubana

FULL DATES
20th July - Germany - Aschaffenburg - Colossaal
21st July - Germany - Nürmberg - Hirsch
22nd July - Germany - Siegburg - Kubana
23rd July - Netherlands - Kerkrade - The Rock Temple
25th July - England - London - Victoria Park - High Voltage Festival

22nd October - Germany/Norway - Kiel to Oslo - Classic Rock Cruise

3rd December - Wales - Prestatyn - Hard Rock Hell IV

 

A couple of stunning photos taken of UFO in Concert at Charleroi, Belgium on 1st May 2010

Barry Sparks

 

Vinnie Moore

Two photos copyright Jérôme BUNIET - Thanks Jérôme
Flickr Site | Website

 

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June 2010

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27th June 2010

Following on from 25th June posting below,

Andy has also posted some photos from the latest Brazilian Tour on his website

 

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25th June 2010

Andy has posted his anticipated 'Diary Update' - 25th June 2009

 

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20th June 2010

UFO have added another date in July, this time in Holland

23rd July - Netherlands - Kerkrade - The Rock Temple

Paul Raymond with Jeff Kollman

Photo taken on the USA 2008 TOUR - Looks like Rocklahoma (13th July 2008)

FORTHCOMING DATES

20th July - Germany - Aschaffenburg - Colossaal
21st July - Germany - Nürmberg - Hirsch
23rd July - Netherlands - Kerkrade - The Rock Temple
25th July - England - London - Victoria Park - High Voltage Festival

22nd October - Germany/Norway - Kiel to Oslo - Classic Rock Cruise

3rd December - Wales - Prestatyn - Hard Rock Hell IV

CHECK LATEST DATES ON THE OFFICIAL UFO WEBSITE

 

Following Yesterdays posting, here is a larger format video

 

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19th June 2010

Colos-Saal have posted a

split-screen video of Let It Roll

Interesting to see the Rockpalast logo on the footage - wasn't aware that German televion WDR had filmed this with Andy Parker and Pete Way (pre-September 2007 as Vinnie was not using his Dean Guitar)

UFO are due to play on 20th July at the venue in Aschaffenburg, Germany

 

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17th June 2010

Art Rock Magazine report from 'Carioca Club' - São Paulo/SP - Brazil

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10th June 2010

PHOTOS from The Bolshoi

 

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9th June 2010

 

Has posted his June 2010 Newletter

Interesting read - covering the end of last year shenanigans, April UK/Euro tour including the Volcanic Ash adventures,
Brazilian tour and the MSG 30th Anniversary Show last week in London - Cheers Paul

 

New Photos posted and a review from 'Carioca Club' - São Paulo/SP - Brazil

 

VIEW PHOTOS

 

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8th June 2010

UFO announce a new date in October, 'Classic Rock Cruise'

Classic Rock Cruise @ Color Magic (cruise ship)

ARTISTS:
- Ian Hunter (ex Mott the Hoople)
- Ken Hensley & Live Fire (ex Uriah Heep) [with Eiríkur Hauksson]
- UFO
- Iron Butterfly
- Electric Boys
- The Wheel
- Spike with Friends (Quireboys)
- Magic Pie [with Eiríkur Hauksson]
- Street Legal

 

DATES

20th July - Germany - Aschaffenburg - Colossaal
21st July - Germany - Nürmberg - Hirsch
25th July - England - London - Victoria Park - High Voltage Festival

22nd October - Germany/Norway - Kiel to Oslo - Classic Rock Cruise

CHECK LATEST DATES ON THE OFFICIAL UFO WEBSITE

 

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7th June 2010

In addition to his UFO blog (see 4th June posting below), Henry has also posted a blog from Vinnies Clinic
in São Paulo/SP - Brazil

CLINIC TOUR

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4th June 2010

Posting today: ALL THINGS 'Carioca Club' - São Paulo/SP - Brazil

Thanks to Henry for some in-depth, backstage technical shots from the 26th - MORE

 

[Review of Show] UFO in São Paulo (26/05/2010)

 

Another review in Portuguese from São Paulo

 

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3rd June 2010

Photos from 27th May

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2nd June 2010

Photo's from São Paulo - copyright 2010 Alexandre Cardoso

 

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1st June 2010

São Paulo/SP - Carioca Club

Banda britânica UFO empolga roqueiros em SP

 

Couple of Brazilian Blog Postings

Brazilian Blog

RECIFE

 

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May 2010

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31st May 2010

LAPA MULTSHOW PHOTOS from 28th May

and a short video clip from the same show:

 

Lights Out

MORE

 

 

SHOW TICKETS and t-shirts from 26th May - Carioca Club - São Paulo - Brazil

 

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30th May 2010

The band complete the Brazilian Tour

 

Vinnie stays on in Brazil for the remainder of clinic dates - TODAY: Sao Paulo

 

On UFO's first night in Sao Paulo, the Official Carioca Club website have posted

Slideshow PHOTOS

 

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29th May 2010

TODAY: 29th May - Recife/PE - Sport Club do Recife

 

Vinnie will also be conducting a clinic earlier in the day (16.00) at Bomber Rock Bar

 

A 50 photo Slide-Show and Review - thanks to Ronaldo at Coredump

 

Last Nights Poster from LAPA MULTSHOW

 

Finally a Review and photos from 27th at The Bolshoi in Goiânia/GO - English translation here

 

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28th May 2010

TODAY: 28th May - Lapa Multishow- Belo Horizonte/MG - Brazil

 

PHOTOS AND REVIEW: Carioca Club - Brazil - São Paulo - Brazil

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27th May 2010

TODAY: 27th May - Brazil - Goiânia/GO - The Bolshoi

 

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26th May 2010

TODAY: 26th May - Brazil - São Paulo - Carioca Club

First of four dates, kicking off in São Paulo with Rob de Luca on bass

26th May - Brazil - São Paulo - Carioca Club
27th May - Brazil - Goiânia/GO - The Bolshoi
28th May - Belo Horizonte/MG - Lapa Multishow
29th May - Recife/PE - Sport Club do Recife

Visit the Brazil Tour Page for Tour progress

 

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NEXT APPEARANCE: 26th May - Brazil - São Paulo - Carioca Club

 

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20th May 2010

Six days before UFO perform in Brazil.
Rob de Luca will be playing bass at the South America shows

26th May - Brazil - São Paulo/SP - Carioca Club
27th May - Brazil - Goiânia/GO - The Bolshoi
28th May - Brazil - Belo Horizonte/MG - Lapa Multishow
29th May - Brazil - Recife/PE - Sport Club do Recife

Vinnie will be staying on to conduct a series of clinics

31st May - São Paulo/SP
1st June - Porto Alegre/RS
2nd June - Criciúma/SC
3rd June - Brusqe/SC
4th June - Florianópolis/SC
5th June - Brasilia/DF

 

 

UFO in Paris, earlier this month

 

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15th May 2010

 

PHOTOS from FABRIK in Germany - 5th May

 

This NEWS page is getting huge, long load times - Removed all the 2009 NEWS to the 'NOT SO LATEST NEWS' section

 

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14th May 2010

LIVE REVIEW >> UFO at the Leamington Assembly

 

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13th May 2010

PHOTOS from 2nd May - Holland - Zoetermeer - Boerderij
(Once on the FOTO ALBUM page, click on the "Seizoen 09-10" link and scroll down to UFO)

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12th May 2010

Two reviews from Paris

UFO @ Le Trabendo - Paris - May 4, 2010 - French Translation

 

French Review from Le Trabendo

 

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11th May 2010

BELGIUM REVIEW

 

PHOTOS from 1st May in Belgium

 

Dutch Blog review

UFO - de Boerderij 2 mei 2010

 

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10th May 2010

The tour may be over but the reviews and photos still keep coming:

Photos from FABRIK

 

UFO - American Dog - Paris - Trabendo - 04/05/2010 - Live report - Compte rendu

 

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9th May 2010

UFO head back home after their very successful, albeit an 'eventful', tour...

...the 30hr bus journey from Greece due the Volcanic Ash cloud grounding all flights (here in the UK again today), two bass players as Barry was urgently called back home - The band played at 18 venues in a three week period in the following places:

Germany	Greece	England	Scotland
Wales	Belgium	Holland	France

Most pleasing was the varied set-list not only from from venue to venue but from country to country. Songs performed:

Let It Roll - Mother Mary - Saving Me - Daylight Goes To Town - Out In The Street - Stop Breaking Down - This Kidds - Hell Driver Cherry - Only You Can Rock Me - Love To Love - Ain't No Baby - Too Hot To Handle - Lights Out - Rock Bottom - Doctor Doctor - Shoot Shoot

The band have a brief rest before travelling to Brazil.

NEXT APPEARANCE: 26th May - Brazil - São Paulo - Carioca Club

 

On 7th May, I posted some photos from Paris by Nicolas Gaire. As a follow up

Nicolas has now posted a concert report on his website

 

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8th May 2010

TODAY: 8th May - Germany - Dresden - Tante Ju
LAST DAY of the Current tour before Brazil at the end of this month

 

Some amazing Live shots taken at Le Coliseum in Belgium this time last week

 

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7th May 2010

TODAY: 7th May - Germany - Berlin - Parkbühne Biesdorf

Our thoughts are with Barry Sparks today
Peter Pichl, (Nektar) played bass with UFO last night (see 6th May entry below)

 

PHOTOS posted from Paris - ©2010 Nicolas Gaire

 

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6th May 2010

TODAY: 6th May - Germany - Osnabrück - Rosenhof

OFFICIAL UFO ANNOUCEMENT - 2pm

POSTED ON THE NEWS PAGE of the OFFICIAL UFO WEBSITE

After the show in Bruchsal, Barry Sparks sadly had to leave the tour to fly home to Arizona
where a member of his family is seriously ill.
Hannover's Peter Pichl, who played bass on The Visitor album, has immediately travelled to Osnabrück
to stand in for Barry for the final three shows of this leg of the tour.
Our love and best wishes go out to Barry and his family.

 

REPORT - The recent UK dates - Middlesborough and Leamington

Thanks to UFO fan Paul for sending in his review.

 

On the subject of Leamington,

'THE ASSEMBLY' have posted 20 photos on their GALLERY page

 

Finally today

 

Belgium advert for 'Le Coliseum' concert in Charleroi earlier in the week

 

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5th May 2010

TODAY: 5th May - Germany - Bruchsal - Fabrik

 

LAST NIGHT:

IN PARIS - CHERRY

and

DOCTOR DOCTOR

 

Two Concert Reviews, One from 'The Fuzz' in Athens and the other from 'The Picture House' in Scotland:

Brief concert review

from 'The Fuzz' in Athens

 

Review from 'The Picture House' - strangely enough a Polish Review of the concert

 

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4th May 2010

TODAY: La Trabendo Paris, France

 

Photos posted from Boerderij in Zoetermeer, Holland from two nights ago

 

Photos from Lee Jones at Leamington Spa, UK

 

 

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3rd May 2010

TODAY: Band travel from Holland to Paris, France for tomorrows performance at La Trabendo

 

Set of stunning photos from another [s-i-t-n] member, Richard Ward at The Assembly in Leamington Spa

VIEW SET

 

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2nd May 2010

TODAY: 2nd May - Holland - Zoetermeer - Boerderij

The band travel from Belgium to Holland

Lots to report today - BBC Press Release, areview from the last night of the UK tour in Cardiff, 296 Photos from [s-i-t-n] member John (at the previous nights venue, 'The Assembly in Leamington Spa) and another 'UFO T-shirt' sighting in Australia

The BBC have issued their Programme schedule today - Tune in on 21st May 2010

PRESS RELEASE:

British hard rock legends UFO will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, May 21 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the broadcast live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time at BBC.co.uk.

 

UFO spotted rolling back the rock’n’roll years in Cardiff May 1 2010 by David Owens, South Wales Echo THE evening’s openers Voodoo Six played an energetic, well-received set. A London-based five-piece, their twin guitars and up-front bass formation laid down some seriously heavy riffing. They’re evidently one band to watch. It’s 25 years since UFO’s last Cardiff gig but the years dissolved away when they took to the stage. Opening with a kicking Let It Roll, they had the crowd roaring them on from the off. Paul Raymond’s keyboards have always lent texture to UFO’s best songs, as demonstrated on Out In The Street, the epic Love To Love and the crowd led, call and response anthem Only You Can Rock Me. This had audience bellowing out the words: “You ain’t with us, then it’s just bad news”, which was ironic, given there was no danger of that situation developing. Singer Phil Mogg was beaming throughout, obviously in his element; the consummate frontman amusing the crowd with his banter and keeping the Welsh fans happy by quoting from Dylan Thomas’ poem, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. The rest of the band were equally on form. Drummer Andy Parker was a powerhouse at the back, bassist Barry Sparkes substituted in fitting style for the absent Pete Way, while guitarist Vinnie Moore is now a well established member of the band, standing up to previous legendary UFO axe-man Michael Schenker. With an unstoppable momentum the set built to a crescendo with live favourites Too Hot To Handle, Lights Out, Rock Bottom and Doctor Doctor. “It’s been a pleasure,” shouted Phil Mogg, as the band took their front stage bows and thanked the audience. The feeling was definitely mutual. Chris Sutcliffe ©2010

 

 

An amazing 296 Photos of UFO at Leamington Spa - Thanks John, see you at High Voltage

(click the photo's for a direct link to John's photobucket page)

 

Following up the photo of Slash being interviewed in Melbourne with his UFO 't-shirt'...

Slash wearing his UFO t-shirt from Melbourne's
biggest selling daily newspaper. MORE

 

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1st May 2010

TODAY: 1st May - Belgium - Charleroi - Le Coliseum

 

PHOTOS

Cardiff - Having got some rest, I can now give you a brief review from Cardiff in South Wales.

The band were in superb form and without doubt it was one of their finest performaces that I had witnessed. UFO were enjoying every moment, interacting with each other constantly (including Andy). Barry Sparks really fits into the mix like a glove, his playing and stage presence is superb. This is a great UFO line-up. The crowd were fantastic and UFO seemed energised by their reaction. From the very first moment that Vinnie created the feedback loop from guitar to amp (link is from HMV Picture House, not Cardiff by the way) as 'Let It Roll' cut through - an excellent choice for the opening number - the fans went wild. Another great classic followed, 'Mother Mary' ensuring that the atmosphere was electric. The three tracks over the evening which were played from 'The Visitor' got an amazing reaction from the crowd and these now sit very comfortably within the set-list. 'Stop Breaking Down' was performed live and I was really knocked out by the performance. FANTASTIC. I hope this becomes part of the set. 'Love to Love' was immense - beautiful. 'Ain't No Baby' from Obsession is such a great choice but I would lreally ove to see 'Pack It Up and Go' from the same album, maybe one day. 'Lights Out' and 'Rock Bottom' were brilliant. The night was magical and the band played two encores. Looking forward to 'High Voltage', London in July. Tris

Set list

Let It Roll - Mother Mary - Saving Me - Out In The Street - This Kids - Cherry - Stop Breaking Down
Only You Can Rock Me - Love To Love - Hell Driver - Ain't No Baby - Too Hot To Handle - Lights Out

encore 1 - Rock Bottom

encore 2 - Doctor Doctor

 

The Steel Daffodil REVIEW and photos + two video postings ('This Kids' and 'Too Hot To Handle')

Thanks to Ian Janes

 

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April 2010

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30th April 2010

UFO travel to Belgium

Sorry for the late posting - I travelled 2.5 hours to seee the band play in Cardiff last night and I must say it was one of the best performances and atmospheres that I had the pleasure of experiencing. Didn't get home till 4am this morning, so will post more tomorrow - Highlights 'Stop Breaking Down', 'Helldriver', 'Love to Love' and 'Rock Bottom'

In the meantime, todays posting are some amazing photos from

Sheffield Academy Photos

 

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29th April 2010

TODAY: 29th April - Wales - Cardiff - Millennium Music Hall

Slash does UFO proud in Australia wearing his UFO T-shirt

The Age Melbournes newspaper, thanks to Simon for sending in the LINK

 

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28th April 2010

TODAY: 28th April - England - Leamington Spa - The Assembly

 

LAST NIGHT - Thanks to Mark for the update:

UFO were outstanding in Sheffield last night.

The band were firing on all six, and the sizeable audience responded in kind. I got myself down the front in the second row and sang every word. The band played for 1 hour 45 minutes and I must have needed to pee for about 1 hour 15 but I wasn't moving for anything. The set was excellent - thanks to the band for playing Stop Breaking Down. Highlights for me included Out In the Streets, Cherry, and a stonking Ain't No Baby. Special thanks to Barry Sparks whose top-notch performance evoked the spirit of the sadly absent Mr Way in no uncertain terms.

Mark Birdsall

Let It Roll
Mother Mary
Saving Me
Out In The Street
This Kids
Cherry
Stop Breaking Down
Only You Can Rock Me
Love To Love
Hell Driver
Ain't No Baby
Too Hot To Handle
Lights Out
Doctor Doctor

Rock Bottom
Shoot Shoot

 

FANS FEEDBACK FROM SHEFFIELD

 

Photos from Carnegie Theatre

 

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27th April 2010

TODAY: 27th April - England - Sheffield - Academy

 

Middlesborough Town Hall PHOTOS

UFO in Middlesborough

 

Set list - Inverness Ironworks

Let It Roll
Mother Mary
Saving Me
Out In The Streets
Stop Breaking Down
This Kids
Helldriver
Cherry
Only you Can Rock Me
Love To Love
Ain't No Baby
Too Hot To Handle
Lights Out
Doctor Doctor

Rock Bottom

 

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26th April 2010

TODAY: Band Travel Day heading to Sheffield for tomorrows concert.

 

PHOTOS

 

Only You Can Rock Me - UFO in Middlesborough

 

New Poster added - 26th May

 

Finally, some DISCOGRAPHY updates - Scanned in a few 'band compilation' releases, including this 'Amusing' title:

RARE PROMOTIONAL ONLY CD PUBLISHERS SAMPLER CD TITLED "I THINK I LOVE MY WIFE",

as well the following 4 compilations

......

 

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25th April 2010

TODAY: 25th April - Scotland - Inverness - Ironworks

 

Set List from last night at The Picture House

UFO - Edinburgh 24 April 2010

Let It Roll
Mother Mary
Saving Me
Out In The Streets
When Daylight Goes To Town
This Kid's
Hell Driver
Only You Can Rock Me
Cherry
Love To Love
Ain't No Baby
Too Hot To Handle
Lights Out
Doctor Doctor
Rock Bottom
Shoot Shoot

 

 

'UFO - Saving Me' from Middlesborough

 

Came across this detailed review of 'The Visitor'

READ REVIEW

(Link is now available from within the ARTICLES section)

 

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24th April 2010

TODAY: 24th April - Scotland - Edinburgh - Picture House

 

Photos and review from Greece

 

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23rd April 2010

TODAY: 23rd April - England - Middlesbrough - Town Hall

 

Photos from Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen, Germany (20th April)

 

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22nd April 2010

TODAY: The band hit the UK - to a SOLD OUT venue:

22nd April - England - Workington - Carnegie Theatre

 

UK's Classic Rock Magazine 'RECOMMENDS' the UFO tour

 

Finally, six tour posters have been added to the Posters page

Here are three - Brazil, London and the Hard Rock Hell IV - the rest can be viewed on the poster page.

29th May - Brazil	25th July - London	December - HRH IV

 

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21st April 2010

TODAY: The band travel from Oberhausen, Germany to England

YESTERDAY: The band arrived at the Zentrum Altenberg after a 30 hour bus journey from Thessaloniki in Greece,
through Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Austria and finally in Oberhausen in Germany. Unfortunately they had to miss out the HIRSCH gig (19th April), but this has now been re-scheduled:

The NÜRNBERG SHOW POSTPONED (19th April) has now been re-scheduled for 21st July - Germany - Nürmberg - Hirsch

have posted an excellent show review and photos from Athens

 

Posted on the tour page, new photo's from the same venue:

Photos - 'The Fuzz' in Athens

 

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20th April 2010

Airspace in Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England
is due to reopen after five days of travel chaos caused by a volcanic ash cloud.

TONIGHT: 20th April - Germany - Oberhausen - Zentrum Altenberg

Photo's and Review posted:

Concert Review and Photo's from 'The Fuzz' in Athens

 

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19th April

Photos posted from Bluesgarage - Thanks to Christoph Gerlach

EU moves to ease Europe flight curbs

Airspace in Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England is due to reopen on Tuesday after days of travel chaos caused by a volcanic ash cloud.
The air traffic control body, Nats, said from 0700 BST on Tuesday airspace as far south as a line between Teesside and Blackpool would reopen. It added that mainland Scottish airports would be open.
Nats said restrictions to airspace above the rest of England and Wales could be lifted later on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Germany, France and Belgium have also said they will begin to reopen airspace from Tuesday 20th

FINGERS CROSSED as the band is scheduled to appear on their UK leg of the tour on Thursday 22nd

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19th April 2010 - am

Hopefully, the band are making their way from Greece - assuming the bus has arrived to pick them up - to Oberhausen in Germany. Tonights show - NÜRNBERG SHOW POSTPONED - see 18th April, pm entry.

Todays postings, Review and Poster:

Concert Report from 'The Fuzz Club' in Athens

 

Poster added to the tour page

 

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18th April 2010 - pm

Official Band Announcement

NÜRNBERG SHOW POSTPONED

Due to the airport closures caused by the volcano eruption in Iceland, the band and crew are stranded in Greece.
The flights to Germany have been cancelled, so we are waiting for transport to shuttle us all
to Tuesday's gig in Oberhausen... 2300 km to go...
"Our apologies to everyone who was planning to come to the Nürnberg show. We are aiming to reschedule it as soon as possible."

 

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18th April 2010 - am

Volcanic ash disruption enters fourth day in UK

UFO are faced by a logistical nightmare as they prepare to travel from Greece back to Europe. As you can see by the map above, the Volcanic ash now affects many countries. The band have until tomorrow night (Monday) to travel from Thessaloniki to Nuremberg which is over 1,000 miles. Wednesday's schedule is to tour the UK for seven days but here on Sunday, the UK is enduring a fourth day as a virtual no-fly zone, as the travel chaos caused by volcanic ash drifting from Iceland shows no sign of ending. Flight restrictions have been extended until at least 1900 BST and forecasters say the ash cloud could remain over the UK for several more days. Will try and keep you all updated. Vinnie Moore posted the following update on his Official Fan Page: First 2 UFO shows rocked. We are in full tour mode now, playing thessaloniki, Greece tonight. We are heading to Germany tomorrow but have had to alter our travel plans because many airports have closed. We now have to fly half way and drive the rest on the tour bus, and i think the last 30 miles will be on a camel. so a 2 hour flight has become a 24+ excursion. there goes our day off. volcanic ash? wtf man?

 

Meanwhile the SET LIST for Fuzz Club has been posted

Fuzz Club Photo's

MusicMirror.de have

a show review and photo's from the first night in Hannover

 

 

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17th April 2010

TONIGHT: 17th April - Greece - Thessaloniki - Block 33

 

Photos added from Bluesgarage in Hannover

 

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16th April 2010

TONIGHT: 16th April - Greece - Athens - Fuzz Live Music Club

 

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15th April 2010

Happy Birthday Phil Mogg

First gig last night in Germany - I understand that 'Stop Breaking Down' from 'The Visitor' album was played.

More News as and when I get it - Stay Tuned!

Band now head South East to Athens in Greece for tomorrow nights concert.

Added to the tour page, a couple of new posters for May appearences:

 

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14th April 2010

Happy Birthday Vinnie Moore

UFO - 2010 The Visitor Tour

TODAY: 14th April - Germany - Hannover - Bluesgarage

A dedicated web page added to the TOUR SECTION which will be be updated with News, Reviews and Photo's
over the next few months - Hoping you will send in your reviews and photo's - Thanks

 

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13th April 2010

Eve of the UFO - 2010 The Visitor Tour (kicking off tomorrow in Hannover, Germany)

Keep the band on your 'RADAR' during their 22-date tour with the NEW TOUR MAP

 

View UFO - The Visitor Tour 2010 in a larger map

 

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March 2010

27th March 2010

Earlier this week six Top Of The Pops 3CD Box sets were realesed in the UK with UFO apearing on the 'ROCK' album

UFO appeared on TOTP in February 1979 when Doctor Doctor appeared in the UK charts.

DJ Mike Read introduces the show and run down of the top thirty over Edwin Starr singing `Contact' (sound only) (0.56); Nazareth `May the Sun Shine' (studio) (4.03); Three Degrees `Woman in Love' (studio) (7.47); Members `The Sound of the Suburbs' (studio) (10.41); Sally Oldfield `Mirrors' (studio); (12.46); UFO `Doctor Doctor' (studio) (16.18); Billy Joel `My Life' (video - set in recording studio with band) (19.39); Two Man Sound `Que Tal America' - two members of Legs & Co dance alongside the band in the studio (22.16); Generation X `King Rocker' (studio) (24.39); Pointer Sisters `Everybody is a Star' (studio) (27.32); Driver 67 `Control 67' (video - Driver 67 in car talking into intercom; man in control room and other musicians in TOP OF THE POPS studio) (30.17); Legs & Co, dressed in different black sequin outfits, dance to Blondie `Heart of Glass' (sound only); closing credits over Abba `Chiquititia" (sound only) (33min.15secs).

Here then is the Audio recording release:

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. It was traditionally shown every Thursday evening on BBC1, before being moved to Fridays in 1996, and then moved to Sundays on BBC Two in 2005. Each weekly programme consisted of performances from some of that week's best-selling popular music artists, with a rundown of that week's singles chart.

TOP OF THE POPS - ROCK

UFO - Doctor Doctor are on Disc 1, track 5

MORE

(C) 2009 BBC Worldwide Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd

Here is the performance groadcast on TOTP2 on 13th January 2001:

 

YOUTUBE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - The Clip above was recorded from Top Of The Pops 2 on 13 January 2001

(Original appearance was 1st February 1979)

Presented by Steve Wright

Theme is "A Space Oddyssy"

David Bowie-Starman

Simply Red-Stars

DJ Dado-X-Files

Babylon-Spaceman

Tasmin Archer-Sleeping Satellite

Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip perfom to I Lost My Heart To a Starship Trooper

UFO-Doctor Doctor

Space & Cerys-The Ballad Of Tom Jones

Carpenters-Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft

The Timelords-Doctorin' The Tardis

The Rezillos-Destination Venus

The Rah Band-Clouds Across The Moon

Dollar-Shooting Star

The Police-Walking On The Moon

 

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24th March 2010

In anticipation to the forthcoming tour, the 2010 poster section has been added to the Posters page

 

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23rd March 2010

14th April - Germany - Hannover - Bluesgarage
16th April - Greece - Athens - Fuzz Live Music Club
17th April - Greece - Thessaloniki - Block 33
19th April - Germany - Nuremberg - Hirsch
20th April - Germany - Oberhausen - Zentrum Altenberg
22nd April - England - Workington - Carnegie Theatre
23rd April - England - Middlesbrough - Town Hall
24th April - Scotland - Edinburgh - Picture House
25th April - Scotland - Inverness - Ironworks
27th April - England - Sheffield - Academy
28th April - England - Leamington Spa - The Assembly
29th April - Wales - Cardiff - Millennium Music Hall
1st May - Belgium - Charleroi - Le Coliseum
2nd May - Holland - Zoetermeer - Boerderij
4th May - France - Paris - La Trabendo
5th May - Germany - Bruchsal - Fabrik
6th May - Germany - Osnabrück - Rosenhof
7th May - Germany - Berlin - Parkbühne Biesdorf
8th May - Germany - Dresden - Tante Ju

26th May - Brazil - São Paulo - Carioca Club
27th May - Brazil - Goiania - The Bolshoi
28th May - Belo Horizonte/MG - Lapa Multishow

25th July - England - London - Victoria Park - High Voltage Festival

3rd December - Wales - Prestatyn - Hard Rock Hell IV

CHECK LATEST DATES

 

Memoribelia - Two poster adverts from 1992

1992 - Lights Out In Tokyo	1992 - Japanese Article

 

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18th March 2010

Today - UFO have been confirmed as one of the bands to appear at this
Years Hard Rock Hell IV in North Wales

It was back in 2007 on the 'Monkey Puzzle Tour' that UFO appeared at the HRH Festival in Minehead, UK

 

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8th March 2010

BYRD INTERVIEWS UFO on

An interview with Andy Parker and Vinnie Moore has been posted

 

from the USA 2009 USA tour

Also photo's posted from October 2009

 

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4th March 2010

UFO in Brazil - watch the fothcoming announcement on dates

 

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3rd March 2010

UFO tour bassist (Euro and USA 2008, USA 2009), Rob De Luca has released an update

Hello all, it's been a busy season: The UFO fall US tour was a blast. What an incredible band! It was cool to see a bunch of familiar faces from 2008, and many new ones. Much thanks to METALLICA and BUMBLEFOOT for comin' out to watch. Extra special thanks to all the fans, you're intense dedication is so appreciated. After that, UFO headed over to Europe which completely kicked ass!! I was psyched to see Basel, Switzerland, where I'd never been. (Shout out to VINNIE MOORE who's in Europe now with his solo tour- go see it!) The same day UFO finished, I flew to Finland to meet up with the SEBASTIAN BACH BAND. Our first show (on no rehearsal!) was direct support for the legendary ALICE COOPER at the Esport Arena in Helsinki. Alice and band were so friendly to us and of course their show was amazing. Thanks also to MICHAEL MONROE for joining us onstage in Turku, Finland for "Taxi Driver". We then ravaged our way across Europe. I was happy to make it to Budapest, where I'd never been. Such warm people, and of course back to Italia!!! By the time we got to Rome the BACH band was absolutely on fire! We were home for the holidays barely long enough to pet the cat, then back out on the road. This time as direct support for GUNS N' ROSES across Canada. I can not express how cool AXL and the gang were to us, including their crew. It's such a huge privilege to play sold out arenas and I think the fans really appreciated having two of the absolute best hard rock frontmen on one stage. I surely did!!! The GN'R show is a definite "must see" and the afterparties were almost as wild as the shows. DANKO JONES was the opener and is also a really good rock band of supercool people. Thank you again so much Canada!! SEBASTIAN played a few packed out headline shows on the way home and now the CHINESE DEMOCRACY/ANGEL DOWN WORLD TOUR rolls on to South America, so look out for us..... I also wanted to mention that LOVEMBER RECORDS has just released the debut album from my band OF EARTH and made it available FREE for anyone and everyone at http://OfEarth.bandcamp.com It was co-engineered by Grammy winner Tom Camuso and I think it turned out really good. See you out there, somewhere... Rob De Luca. GUNS N' ROSES/SEBASTIAN BACH dates: 3/7/10 - Brasilia, Brazil @ Ginasio Nilson Nelson Arena 3/10/10 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil @ Mineirinho Arena 3/13/10 - Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Palestra Italia Stadium 3/14/10 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil @ Apoteose Stadium 3/16/10 - Porto Alegre, Brazil @ Ginasio Gigantinho Arena 3/18/10 - Montevideo, Uruguay @ Centenario Stadium 3/20/10 - Buenos Aires, Argentina @ River Plate Stadium 3/22/10 - Santiago, Chile @ Estadio Hipico 3/25/10 - Lima, Peru @ Monumental Stadium Esplanade Thanks, R.A.D. http://www.myspace.com/RobertDeLuca FREE "OF EARTH" ALBUM DOWNLOAD at: http://OfEarth.bandcamp.com

 

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February 2010

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25th February 2010

Additional German Gig added in May:

5th May - Germany - Bruchsal - Fabrik

More dates to be announced soon

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23rd February 2010

UFO to appear at the 'High Voltage Festival' in Victoria Park, London on 25th July, playing the main stage

More dates added to the forthcoming tour:

14th April - Germany - Hannover - Bluesgarage
16th April - Greece - Athens - Fuzz Live Music Club
17th April - Greece - Thessaloniki - Block 33
19th April - Germany - Nuremberg - Hirsch
20th April - Germany - Oberhausen - Zentrum Altenberg
22nd April - England - Workington - Carnegie Theatre
23rd April - England - Middlesbrough - Town Hall
24th April - Scotland - Edinburgh - Picture House
25th April - Scotland - Inverness - Ironworks
27th April - England - Sheffield - Academy
28th April - England - Leamington Spa - The Assembly
29th April - Wales - Cardiff - Millennium Music Hall

1st May - Belgium - Charleroi - Le Coliseum
2nd May - Holland - Zoetermeer - Boerderij
4th May - France - Paris - La Trabendo
6th May - Germany - Osnabrück - Rodenhof
7th May - Germany - Berlin - Parkbühne Biesdorf
8th May - Germany - Dresden - Tante Ju

26th May - Brasil - São Paulo - Carioca Club
28th to 30th May - Brasil - TBA

25th July - England - London - Victoria Park - High Voltage Festival

More dates to be announced soon

 

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22nd February 2010

Have posted two Vinnie Moore Video Interviews, Rig Details and Vinnie Moore Riffs

'Hell Driver' - Vinnie Moore Riffs + 'Only You Can Rock Me'

and one of my favourites from VM's solo album, "To The Core" - 'Off The Hook'

Rig Details

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20th February 2010

Two more tour dates added in Germany

14th April - Germany - Hannover - Bluesgarage
19th April - Germany - Nuremberg - Hirsch

14th April - Greece - Hannover - Bluesgarage
16th April - Greece - Athens - Fuzz Live Music Club
17th April - Greece - Thessaloniki - Block 33
19th April - Germany - Nuremberg - Hirsch
20th April - Germany - Oberhausen - Zentrum Altenberg
22nd April - England - Workington - Carnegie Theatre
23rd April - England - Middlesbrough - Town Hall
24th April - Scotland - Edinburgh - Picture House
25th April - Scotland - Inverness - Ironworks
27th April - England - Sheffield - Academy
28th April - England - Leamington Spa - The Assembly
29th April - Wales - Cardiff - Millennium Music Hall
1st May - Belgium - Charleroi - Le Coliseum
2nd May - Holland - Zoetermeer - Boerderij
4th May - France - Paris - La Trabendo
5th May - Germany - Kirchheim Teck - Club Bastion
8th May - Germany - Dresden - Tante Ju

More dates to be announced soon

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5th February 2010

Three more tour dates added in Germany

20th April - Germany - Oberhausen - Zentrum Altenberg
5th May - Germany - Kirchheim Teck - Club Bastion
8th May - Germany - Dresden - Tante Ju

16th April - Greece - Athens - Fuzz Live Music Club
17th April - Greece - Thessaloniki - Block 33
20th April - Germany - Oberhausen - Zentrum Altenberg
22nd April - England - Workington - Carnegie Theatre
23rd April - England - Middlesbrough - Town Hall
24th April - Scotland - Edinburgh - Picture House
25th April - Scotland - Inverness - Ironworks
27th April - England - Sheffield - Academy
28th April - England - Leamington Spa - The Assembly
29th April - Wales - Cardiff - Millennium Music Hall
1st May - Belgium - Charleroi - Le Coliseum
2nd May - Holland - Zoetermeer - Boerderij
4th May - France - Paris - La Trabendo
5th May - Germany - Kirchheim Teck - Club Bastion
8th May - Germany - Dresden - Tante Ju

More dates to be announced soon

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January 2010

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28th January 2010

UFO Related Kevin Alba from MetalAsylum.net has submitted the following report: HAIL!, the all-star band featuring bassist David Ellefson (ex-MEGADETH), guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA), vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) and newly appointed chameleon drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER), played its first U.S. show last night (Tuesday, January 26) at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. As a special treat for New York, SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery joined the guys on smoking renditions of "Lights Out" by UFO (which Ripper said the band learned just for Eddie Trunk who presented the band tonight because UFO is his favorite band)

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27th January 2010

Another confirmed UK date:

27th April - England - Sheffield - Academy

April/May 2010

16th April - Greece - Athens - Fuzz Live Music Club
17th April - Greece - Thessaloniki - Block 33
22nd April - England - Workington - Carnegie Theatre
23rd April - England - Middlesbrough - Town Hall
24th April - Scotland - Edinburgh - Picture House
25th April - Scotland - Inverness - Ironworks
27th April - England - Sheffield - Academy
28th April - England - Leamington Spa - The Assembly
29th April - Wales - Cardiff - Millennium Music Hall
1st May - Belgium - Charleroi - Le Coliseum
2nd May - Holland - Zoetermeer - Boerderij
4th May - France - Paris - La Trabendo

More dates to be announced soon

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21st January 2010

UFO begin to announce their 2010 tour dates

April/May 2010

16th April - Greece - Athens - Fuzz Live Music Club
17th April - Greece - Thessaloniki - Block 33
22nd April - England - Workington - Carnegie Theatre
23rd April - England - Middlesbrough - Town Hall
24th April - Scotland - Edinburgh - Picture House
25th April - Scotland - Inverness - Ironworks
28th April - England - Leamington Spa - The Assembly
29th April - Wales - Cardiff - Millennium Music Hall
1st May - Belgium - Charleroi - Le Coliseum
2nd May - Holland - Zoetermeer - Boerderij
4th May - France - Paris - La Trabendo

More dates to be announced soon

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12th January 2010

Vinnie Moore Solo Tour 2010

Three additional dates have been added to the
Vinnie's Official Tour page

14th February - Lebanon - Beirut - Hard Rock Cafe

18th February - Germany - Wetzlar - Franzis

24th February - Lithuania - Vilnius - Club New York

 

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8th January 2010

After an exhaustive tour with UFO for much of 2009, Vinnie Moore is now enbarking on a European solo tour starting in February. Some dates are now CONFIRMED, with others to follow.

All this ahead of an expected announcement that UFO will hit the road again after VM's solo tour is completed.

 

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6th January 2010

Always a favourite post of mine - Andy has posted his 'Diary Update' - 25th December 2009

For UFO fans, it's a great way of being 'out there' on tour, getting a very personal perspective - Cheers Andy

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Japan: 20th May 2009 Germany, Austria and Switzerland: 29th May 2009 Rest of Europe, USA & Canada: 16th June 2009		UK: May-June 2009 EUROPE: June/Aug & Nov/Dec 2009 USA: October 2009

 

As a new year dawns, we reflect back on the past year

2009 - What an Amazing year for UFO

A new album was recorded and 'The Visitor' was released in four formats - CD, Digipak, Digital Download and Vinyl LP

Followed up by UK, European as well as Summer Festival appearences, USA tour and European Winter tour, in summary

UFO played sixty seven dates, covering some 15,000 miles (over half way around the world over 6 months)

January 2009

UFO start pre-production rehearsals in Germany on their fothcoming Studio album

Vinnie Moore performs 'Doctor Doctor' at the 'Guitar Gods NAMM' with Michael Schenker at House of Blues in Anaheim

Keith from 'The Prodigy' wearing a 1980's UFO t-shirt down under in Sydney, Australia

February 2009

UFO Officially announce that Pete Way will be taking time out from the band for treatment on a Liver condition

UFO has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival

SPV announce the title of the new UFO studio album - 'The Visitor'

Andy Parker adds a 'Diary Update'

March 2009

Release dates for the visitor - End of May/June - Album artwork and tracks revealed

UK Tour dates announced for June

April 2009

USA Tour dates announced for October 2009

May 2009

'The Visitor' - Reviews start rolling in from the Press, Vinnie Moore solo album - 'To The Core' released

31st May - Festival Concert - Rock Hard, Germany

Tour dates confirmed for: UK: May-June 2009
EUROPE: June/Aug & Nov/Dec 2009
USA: October 2009

June 2009

UFO studio album released - 'The Visitor'

Germany, Sweden, Italy, Holland and UK tours - Barry Sparks on Bass Guitar

July 2009

Mossinghem Rokt Open Air Festival - Germany

Andy Parker adds a 'Diary Update'

UFO's 'The Visitor' entered the Top 100 UK's Album Charts at Number 99 and Number 4 in the Top British Rock Albums

Wacken Open Air - Germany

August 2009

Baloma Bikers Festival - Italy, Rock Night - Marina di Massignano - Italy, Bulldog Bash - Stratford upon Avon - England,

UFO's Rock Bottom to appear in new action video game - Brutal Legend™

September 2009

Andy Parker adds a 'Diary Update' and Paul Raymond adds his latest 'Newsletter'

October 2009

USA 2009 Tour kicks off at Tangiers - Akron - OH with Rob De Luca on Bass Guitar

November 2009

1st November - FINAL USA 2009 Tour date - The Independent - San Francisco - CA - covering a total of 8024 miles

16th November - First European Winter 2009 tour - Matrix - Bochum - Germany, with Rob De Luca on Bass Guitar

December 2009

1st December - Magazzini Generali, Milan, Italy

8th December - Last date of the European Winter 2009 tour - Z7, Prattein in Switzerland

Thanks to all of you who sent in Reviews, Concert Photo's and Video's, sharing experiences and memories - All helping to make this UFO website, something for us all to be proud.

The Visitor named as one of the "The Best of 2009" album releases by Classic Rock

Thanks to the band members of UFO for the Music - Phil Mogg, Andy Parker, Vinnie Moore and Paul Raymond

Thanks to Rob De Luca and Barry Sparks on Bass Guitar

Wishing Pete Way a speedy recovery

 

Removed all the 2009 NEWS to the 'NOT SO LATEST NEWS' section

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