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NEWS
DECEMBER 2002 Damian has won the Classic Rock Society award
for Best male vocalist of the year again, the sixth time. Congratulations
Damian! New U.K. tour dates have been announced on the Rick
Wakeman site for Rick Wakeman and the NERE. Also you can find the release
dates of the new CD and DVD of ‘Out There’. OCTOBER 2002 Damian is playing some dates on the Mostly Autumn tour which starts in England and goes to many European cities. To check for dates near you visit the Mostly Autumn site at http://www.mostly-autumn.com
The tour ended at the beginning of October in Rijssen, The Netherlands with a Meet and Greet and After Party to finish the evening. SEPTEMBER 2002 The Star One tour started in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands on the 28th of September. _______________________________________ AUGUST 2002 This month Damian is spending time in Holland rehearsing with Arjen for the Star One tour. _______________________________________ JULY 2002 Damian is making an appearance at the Whitchurch Festival in Hampshire on Sunday August 4th. _______________________________________ The 'Star One' concert in Paris on October 3rd has been cancelled. JUNE 2002
Finally, I've decided to play live! It will be a short European
tour under _______________________________________ Damian will be making an appearance at the concert in Rotherham on the 29th June. Details below. MAY 2002 IQ will be playing a benefit gig on the 29th June at the Oakwood centre in Rotherham. This is organised by the Classic Rock Society to raise money to help Ant Glynne who is still undergoing treatment in the United States for cancer. Tickets can be purchased via the CRS hotline (01709 702575). APRIL 2002 There is an article in this month's Classic Rock Society magazine which was originally called 'Wondrous Stories' about the NERE guitarist Ant Glynne. Sadly, Ant is very ill and undergoing treatment in America. You can read a message from Ant at www.damianwilson.com _______________________________________ The official Release date of Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One album "Space Metal" is now confirmed. The long awaited album will be released on April 22nd. This will be the release for Europe. The album will be released by Inside Out Music. Space Metal will be available in two versions: the normal album and a limited edition Digi Pack with bonus CD. The bonus cd will contain amongst others the Hawkwind Medley featuring an exclusive performance of Dave Brock from Hawkwind. If you are interested in hearing a soundclip from this album, then visit www.ayreon.com and go to the discography page where you can click on an artist.
The musicians featured on this album are as follows:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen - guitars, bass, Hammond, Mellotron,
analog synths, Solina strings Vocals: Sir Russell Allen, Damian Wilson, Dan Swano and Floor Jansen.
backing vocals: Robert Soeterboek MARCH 2002 Some new dates have been announced on the Rick Wakeman site for concerts together with the NERE. They are as follows:
FEBRUARY 2002 The concert at the Classic Rock Society has been rescheduled for April 13th. All tickets purchased for the January 12th concert will be valid for the new date. JANUARY 2002 Damian's concert at the Classic Rock Society on January 12th has been cancelled due to Damian being in hospital. DECEMBER 2001 Damian has been voted 'Vocalist of the Year' by the Classic Rock Society who held their annual Awards on December 8th.
NOVEMBER 2001 There are two new pictures in the gallery of the Damian Wilson Band. _________________________
I have added another review of Disciple to the site. This review is written by the European Progressive Rock Review. _________________________ The Rick Wakeman and the NERE tour of Central America has been cancelled and no further dates have been planned. OCTOBER 2001 Damian will be appearing at the Classic Rock Society on January 12th, 2002. Watch out for details on their site at http://www.birwood.demon.co.uk/crs.htm _______________________ The tour dates for Rick Wakeman and the NERE in Central America and Russia are as follows:
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Damian's new album and single have been released as a digipak entitled 'Disciple' and can only be purchased via the internet at www.damianwilson.com You can read a review of the album by Marc Moingeon on the album review page. _______________________ The concerts planned for 18-20th November in Portugal by Rick Wakeman and the NERE are not taking place.
SEPTEMBER 2001 Damian will be recording with Arjen Lucassen again before the end of this year. It is a metal album and not an Ayreon project. The title at the moment is thought to be 'Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Damian will be involved in all tracks along with Floor Jansen and Dan Swano. Another 'voice' has been confirmed but not divulged yet. The release date is probably at the beginning of 2002.
Robert Soeterboek, Damian and Arjen AUGUST 2001 Damian will be touring with Rick Wakeman again later in the year. Apart from the Rotherham date which is listed below the following dates have been confirmed. ______ Flag Lane, Crewe, England Friday September 28, 2001 Tickets available from +44 (0)1270 251929 24
hour web ticket orders www.ticketweb.co.uk ______ 29th of September - Rotherham (see below) ______ 1st - 14th November - Central America ______ 18th - 20th November - Portugal
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On Saturday 29th September, Damian will be appearing with Rick Wakeman and the ERE at the 10th Anniversary Concert of the Classic Rock Society in Rotherham. Tickets can be purchased from Circles Records, Rotherham or via the CRS Hot Line (01709 702575). _____________________________
It has been announced on the Discover Damian site (www.damianwilson.com) that there will be a Limited Edition release on October the first of Damian's single 'Grow Old Along with Me' and the new album 'Disciple'. They will be sold as a double CD costing just ten pounds and you can register now to order your copy by following this link (Register) _____________________________ The following message is on Adam Wakeman's Website and as Damian is involved in the album, I have included it here: ADAM WAKEMAN Delta Music have recently released the Yes tribute album, 'Wonderous' as a budget priced album which contains many mistakes. Adam says, "I was not given proofing of the finished release and am fuming that it has been released as a sub standard album ... some of the details about the tracks are misleading and incorrect. "A lot of time and effort went into recording this album which should be called 'The Revealing Songs of Yes', and I had artwork specially commissioned for the release. I am urging proper fans to wait another month or so and purchase the real release to be on sale in the UK on The Store For Music label ... I will do all I can to make sure that the people that buy the album are not getting ripped off." More details will be available on www.thestoreformusic.com _____________________________
The release date for the DVD, Rick Wakeman And The English Rock Ensemble - Live In Buenos Aires has been delayed until September 24, 2001 _____________________________ JUNE 2001 Rick Wakeman and the ERE will be performing for one night in Italy at the end of July. The full information is as follows: The
concert will be held at the Piazza Colocci' in Jesi (Ancona), Italy on July
28 at 9pm. You can [email protected] _____________________________ I have added a direct link to the message board at damianwilson.com. Their board is very active and really it seems unnecessary to have two message boards for the same subject. _________________________ Amazon UK are advertising the following DVD - Rick Wakeman And The English Rock Ensemble - Live In Buenos Aires. The release date is July but can be ordered now. _____________________________________
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MAY 2001 The May 31st concert in Krakow was cancelled. No reason seems to be given as to why this was. APRIL 2001 I have added a link on the Concert Review page to Clarissa Barth's site: www.iconet.com.br/clarissa/wakeman which has a video clip of the Sao Paulo show. _______________________________ The first review from South America is now on the Concert Review page plus a link to 50 photos taken during the tour. _______________________________ Rick Wakeman, Damian and the ERE will be appearing in Poland at the end of May. There are two concerts planned so far and these are : May 30th - Warsaw May 31st - Krakow ________________________________ Damian will be leaving England on the 12th of April to join Rick Wakeman on a short tour of South America. They will be playing in the following countries. Please check Rick Wakeman's site for venues at the rwcc
MARCH 2001 8th Annual Alfa Centauri Electronic Music Festival on 28th April, 2001.
_______________________________ The following information is on Adam Wakeman's new site concerning two new albums featuring Damian:
FEBRUARY 2001 Damian will be appearing with Rick Wakeman and the New English Rock Ensemble in Fowey, Cornwall on Thursday May 17th. Tickets are now on sale from the Box office which you can call on 01726 77477.
JANUARY 2001 Tracks from the new album will appear on the Official Website at roughly two weekly intervals. The second track which is called 'Brightest Way' should appear on February 3rd. __________________________________ On the Official website there is a message on the board about Damian's new solo CD 'Disciple'. They will be putting up a track from the new album at regular intervals. The first should be up by the 21st of January and will be the title track from the album 'Disciple'. DECEMBER 2000 There is a message on Damian's official website on the message board from Damian concerning an accident that occured in South America recently while he was on tour with Rick Wakeman. The relevant part of the message is as follows: I would like to say sorry for not answering the many messages on the site and in my personal mail, as I should. My excuse is that I managed to come back from South America, having burnt both my retinas! The specialist has never seen anything like it, and of course I hoped against hope that my two blind-spots would improve, but that has not happened. But life goes on, and I can put up with a degree of difficulty that I am finding. I just hope it won't stop you all sending me messages, as I do enjoy hearing from you. Thankyou, thankyou for your support over the last year, and I do wish you all great happiness. With love from Damian. ______________________________
A sound clip of the single, 'Grow Old Along with Me' by Damian and Alex Sharpe can be heard on Damian's official site. This song is the last song to be written by John Lennon before his death. _______________________________________ A new album release by Arjen Lucassen. According to his website these are the details of songs that Damian was involved in: AYREONAUTS ONLY
LIMITED EDITION - NICE PRICE!
This is not a new AYREON album. It contains unreleased versions of known Ayreon songs, home demo's & newly recorded songs, sung by different singers. Previously unreleased versions from the album 'Flight Of The Migrator'
1. INTO THE BLACK HOLE 10.45 (10.25 album) (Lucassen/Lucassen) a) The Eye of the Universe b) Halo of Darkness c) The Final Door Vocals
by Damian Wilson & Lana Lane
NOVEMBER 2000 No news to report OCTOBER 2000 We have just heard that Damian has been knocked out in the first round of the 'Voice of Musical Theatre' competition. Damian is not too unhappy about it and maybe he was considered too experienced as he has played Jean Valjean in the Les Miserables UK Tour. 'Voice of Musical Theatre 2000' Competition The semi-finals are held on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th October. Should Damian reach the semi-finals, we will not know which of those two days, until Monday 23rd in the evening. We will announce which day on both sites. The six finalists can be seen performing on stage on Saturday 28th October We will keep you informed all the way, on both sites. The numbers reduce from 44 to 12 for the semi-finals. Then to 6 for the Finals. There are entries from all over the world. It should be a good show, and a great competition. Fingers crossed everyone. _____________________________________________ At the end of the month Damian will be in Cardiff for a BBC Radio competition called 'Voice of Musical Theatre'. This is a competition for professional singers and the final is to be held on October 28th. The competition will be recorded, and broadcast on BBC Radio 2 at 7.30pm on Friday 27 October and Sunday 29 October. Anyone outside of the UK can listen to the broadcasts via the internet at www.bbc.co.uk
SEPTEMBER 2000
There was an interview recorded on Thursday, September 7th on Chilian radio. It's an interview with Rick Wakeman and Damian. The interview is a Real Player file and the links on the page says "click aquí".
This is the address:
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Radio Interviews from Argentina Saturday,
September 16th, at 20:00 (Argentina Local) on The Musical Box on FM Palermo
94.7 MHz AUGUST 2000 South American Tour There has been a change to the S. American tour dates and the schedule is now the following: 9th
Sep 2000 Santiago, Chile ____________________________________ The AYREON website has a new Photo Gallery now where you can see photos of the vocalists that participated in the Universal Migrator albums - linked to the photo's are real audio and mp3 samples so that you can hear the voice that goes with the photo. Damian is featured in this Gallery. To view the Gallery, go to http://www.ayreon.com/ and click on interactive. ____________________________________ GROW OLD ALONG WITH ME As a follow up to the news in June that Damian would be recording a duet with Alex Sharpe, this recording session at Abbey Road Studios, was filmed by the BBC for the programme 'Look North'. Damian gave a very short interview in which he explained that it was suggested to him that he should use the Sheffield City Youth Ochestra for the backing. Originally it was only meant to be on his album, but in the interview he said "I'd like to see it released as a single as part of the anniversary of John Lennon's death, but we'll see what happens".
There were small parts of the song to be heard in the item and it sounds beautiful. The two voices blend together so well and using this young enthusiastic orchestra makes the recording sound very different to the original by John Lennon.
I have added another interview to the page, this time an interview with Damian by Martin Hudson from the Classic Rock Society magazine 'Wondrous Stories'. ________________________________________
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