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Date: November 6th, 2008 8:09:35 p.m.

ULTRAVOX - RETURN TO EDEN 2009

Thursday, 6 November 2008

Following recent speculation, we are very pleased to announce the most exciting Ultravox news in over twenty years - and as Ultravox.org.uk subscribers, you're hearing it first!

Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie and Midge Ure - all four members of the 1980s Ultravox lineup - will come together for the first time since performing at Live Aid in 1985, for a UK tour in 2009. Entitled Return to Eden, the tour will kick off on April 10th for 14 dates.

Yes, you really did just read that. Ultravox. Touring. 2009.

Stop pinching yourself; you're not dreaming... ;o)

Additionally, we are delighted to be able to bring you an exclusive Ultravox.org.uk Ticketmaster pre-sale link, which gives you a 48 hour period to book tickets before they are made available to the general public on Wednesday 12th November. Click below to book your seats from 12pm GMT on Monday 10th November:

The confirmed dates are below. For those without web access, the telephone numbers for each venue can be used to book directly.

APRIL 2009
10  Edinburgh Playhouse
      (0870 606 3424)
      18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 3AA
11  Glasgow Clyde
      (0870 040 4000)
      Finnieston Street, Glasgow, Scotland G3 8YW
13  Newcastle City Hall
      (0191 261 2606)
      Northumberland Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8SF
14  Manchester Apollo
      (0844 477 7677)
      Stockport Road, Manchester, Lancashire M12 6AP
15  Sheffield City Hall
      (0114 278 9789)
      Barkers Pool, Sheffield S1 2JA
17  Birmingham Symphony Hall
      (0121 780 3333)
      Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA
18  Bristol Colston Hall
      (0117 922 3686)
      Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5AR
20  Cardiff St. David's Hall
      (0292 087 8444)
      The Hayes, Cardiff, Wales CF10 1AH
21  Nottingham Royal Theatre
      (0115 989 5555)
      Theatre Square, Nottingham NG1 5ND
23  Brighton Dome
      (0127 370 9709)
      29 New Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UG
24  London Hammersmith Apollo
      (0844 844 4748)
      45 Queen Caroline Street, London W6 9QH
26  Bournemouth International Centre
      (0844 576 3000)
      Exeter Road, Bournemouth BH2 5BH
27  Plymouth Pavillion
      (0845 146 1460)
      Millbay Road, Plymouth PL1 3LF
28  Portsmouth Guildhall
      (0239 282 4355)
      Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 2AB

This news will be first announced publically on the Absolute Radio breakfast show on Monday 10th November, so you're getting the details four days in advance. There will also be a quarter-page advert in The Guardian Guide on Wednesday.

Undoubtedly there will be further promotion surrounding the tour and we will keep you posted as and when any details are confirmed.

If posting these details to another website or publication, please ensure that you quote Ultravox.org.uk as the source and DO NOT post details regarding the pre-sale date or link. Thank you.

BILLY CURRIE NEW ALBUM 2009

Thursday, 6 November 2008

Billy's as yet untitled new album will be released on April 6th 2009. He says:

I have to work on bettering the rhythm track of one of my mixes. This track came from listening to an old Schoenberg favourite of mine called "Transfigured Night". Very Dark but my track is much livelier and up.

There is another slower track I need to look at again. I took a back seat to let my co-producer Peter Dudley freely put his influence on it. He worked very well on it but I feel I need to pull it back a little to my original composition. I have also a mid tempo track which has a very pop type form. This, to me now after completing a strong mix, seems to have become a bit predictable & so I will put some Viola on to take it away to the left!

I will then be getting on with the other five tracks. One is influenced by the Ultravox Album Rage In Eden. I do still like some of the writing on that album. We Stand Alone, Death in the Afternoon to name a couple. This track has already felt the Viola effect. Another track is quite epic in its form. It has knackered me. I will work hard to get that completed. It's very demanding & has been through a metamorphosis. It still needs Violin, I think, although every time I listen to it I get the clear message that it is finished. Maybe it is. OK I will just mix it.

Courtesy of billycurrie.com.

HERVÉ MORVAN POSTER AT ART FAIR

Thursday, 6 November 2008

For those of you that may be interested, we are very pleased to announce that Hervé Morvan's original art Cinémonde, which inspired the original Rage in Eden album cover design, will be displayed at the Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia, London from 10th to 16th November 2008.

Since its sale in April 2008 (previously detailed on the EV forum), we understand the painting has undergone conservation work and is now framed.

It will be displayed by Turner Bennett on stand J22 at the event, and can also be viewed at the Turner Bennett website.

With thanks to John Bennett of Turner Bennett, London.

AMAZON REVIEWS

Thursday, 6 November 2008

If you love the Remastered Definitive Editions of Vienna and Rage in Eden, please do consider giving them a positive review at Amazon. The current customer reviews, whilst mostly positive, aren't always the best-informed - and it would be great to see more fan support there. So if you have a moment, please do pop along and have your say!

Vienna Remastered Definitive Edition at Amazon.co.uk
Rage in Eden Remastered Definitive Edition at Amazon.co.uk

MIDGE URE '10'

Thursday, 6 November 2008

In the last news email we mentioned that the iTunes version of Midge's new cover versions album contains three extra live tracks that are not present on the CD. Please note that Midgeure.com has clarified that these tracks have been taken from Intimate Moments 2 and are not unreleased versions as previously believed.

Buy 10 at Amazon.co.uk

JOHN FOXX MAILING LIST

We feature some John Foxx stories on this Ultravox list, but tend not to duplicate everything sent out by our sister site, Metamatic. If you would like to keep up to date with ALL the John Foxx news as and when it happens, send an email to subscribe@metamatic.com to be added to Metamatic's mailing list.

MIDGE URE LIVE

Midge Ure is currently performing a rolling set of solo live dates which are constantly updated, so to keep up to date with these, please keep checking the News page on his website.

FORUM FUN!

Don't forget that Ultravox.org.uk has a thriving Forum - so if you haven't already, go to the Forum summary to join in the fun! If you're in a hurry, you can also go straight to the active topics in the last 24 hours. News stories often break here first, before being sent out to the mailing list - so it's worth checking out. See you there!

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