Hi Everyone, last week I received some shocking news from my web host. After 6 years of being with them they have decided to close their hosting package. Which left me with a matter of months to find a solution. At first I thought I may have to close the site down as it was almost impossible to find a host to handle the size of this website.
However after searching for ages I found what I consider to be a decent host, so now I must start transferring the site over. While I'm at it I'm going to re-design the entire website. I hope to be back online by June 1st to coincide with the single release but let's just see how things go. Many of you may have noticed that we've not been updating much here, this is because our web builder which was provided by my host kept crashing. Hopefully this will be different once we have transferred to a new host.
In the meantime all news and updates will be posted on our forums http://forums.placebo-extreme.co.uk so keep checking there. I'll see you all on the new & improoved Placebo Extreme very soon.
Miki xx
Placebo's new song 'Battle For The Sun' will be played TONIGHT from 7pm GMT on the Zane Lowe show on BBC Radio 1.
NEW ALBUM
'Battle For The Sun'
Release 8th June.
The album will be released on download, CD, limited edition CD + DVD, LP and a very limited special Deluxe Box Set! You can pre-order the Box Set now by clicking here.
The first 500 copies of the Box Set ordered will be hand signed by the band!!
GOLDEN LAMINATE PASS
There are going to hide 5 Golden Laminate passes inside 5 of the Box Sets - 1 per continent. The Golden Laminate will win you and a guest an amazing VIP day with Placebo. You'll come to a gig within your country, we'll provide 2 nights accommodation and you'll get to watch the band soundcheck, have dinner with Brian, Stef and Steve at the venue before finally watching the show from side stage...!
We are busy updating various pages of Placebo Extreme at the moment. Today we have updated the reviews and articles sections of the website and soon we will be re-vamping the galleries so keep checking back.
Placebo have been confirmed to headline the Rock Werchter festival this year in Belgium. Placebo are no strangers to playing the werchter festival as we have witnessed sensational performances from them on previous tours at this festival so we have complete faith that this year's will be another fantastic performance. For more info visit: www.rockwerchter.be
Placebo have signed a new record deal with the PIAS music group. PIAS are one of the most reputable independant music labels in the world. PIAS stands for' Play It Again Sam'. PIAS will be releasing Placebo's forthcoming as yet untitled album lin the UK and Europe later this year.
To find out more visit: www.pias.com/uk
So it's a new year and over the coming weeks we'll be updating regularly with latest news about the forthcoming Placebo album and of course more tour dates will soon be confirmed. Our tour page has been updated with the latest info on confirmed dates for 2009!!!!
Also I'd like to wish all of our visitors a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!! Hope you all have a good year!!!!
Miki xx
Placebo have now been confirmed to appear at the Pinkpop festival in Holland which will be taking place from 30th May until the 1st June. Placebo will be playing on the 31st May along with Depeche Mode, a band who have been a tremendous influence to Placebo!
Tickets go on sale on March 7th 2009!!! For more information visit: www.pinkpop.nl
Also we'd like to take this opportunity to wish Brian Molko a very Happy Birthday!!!! From Everyone here at Placebo Extreme
Brian Molko will be appearing on the Steve Lamacq show on BBC 6 Music tonight at 17:35pm (GMT) Brian will be talking about Placebo's involvement in the MTV Exit gig in Angkor Wat Cambodia next month.
You can listen in on DAB Digital radio, Sky Tv channel 0120 or on www.bbc.co.uk/6music
PLACEBO TO PERFORM HISTORIC CONCERT AT ANGKOR WAT, CAMBODIA TO RAISE AWARENESS AND INCREASE PREVENTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
FIRST-EVER ROCK CONCERT AT THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE-LISTED 12TH CENTURY TEMPLE
PHNOM PENH / LONDON / BANGKOK 20 November 2008 � Placebo today joined a host of other international and local artists performing at a historic MTV EXIT concert to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking, a crime impacting millions of people worldwide. The concert will be held at Angkor Wat in Cambodia on 7 December.
Also performing below Placebo on the bill will be Duncan Sheik, Australian Kate Miller-Heidke, US group The Click Five and some of Cambodia�s biggest recording artists.
MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) is a project of the MTV Europe Foundation -- a London-based registered charity � to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking and exploitation. MTV EXIT in Asia is produced in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
�We are incredibly proud to perform at this important concert,� the members of Placebo said. �We hope that through our music and involvement in this event and the MTV EXIT campaign that millions of people learn about this tragic form of slavery.�
Placebo have been confirmed to appear as the HEADLINE act at the Nova Rock Festival in Austria on the 20th June 2009.
For more information and to buy tickets go to: www.novarock.at or www.musicticket.at
Brian will be appearing in a special concert called 'Le histoire de Melody Nelson' (The Story Of Melody Nelson) in Paris in October. The show will feature a variety of artists including Brian Molko who will be performing the Placebo cover of Gainsbourgs The Balad Of Melody Nelson. Details below:
Histoire de Melody Nelson (The Story of Melody Nelson)
Wednesday, October 22, 8pm
Thursday, October 23, 8pm
Venue: Cite de la Musique, 221 avenue Jean-Jaures 75019, Paris
Tickets: Price of ticket: �39
Reservations: 01 44 84 44 84 or www.cite-musique.fr
Placebo have begun work on their next album which is expected to be released early next year. The boys are currently working with David Bottril who has worked with Tool & Silverchair. Engineering the album is James Brown who also worked on the Meds album, so the next album is looking at being even better then Meds was and we are all eagerly waiting for anymore news regarding the album.
After Placebo's drummer of 10 years Steve Hewitt left the band last October there has been much speculation over who will be replacing him. We can now reveal it will be Steve Foresst. Steve Foresst was the previous drummer with Evaline who supported Placebo during their 2007 US tour so many fans will already be familiar with him.
We hope that many fans can put their bad feelings aside and welcome Steve Foresst into the band.
Hi Everyone.
As most of our frequent visitors and members will know over on Placebo Extreme we have an anti download policy. Every time a new album or single is released we encourage our members to NOT download albums or tracks illegally. An album has a official release date for a reason and if you illegally download an album not only are you showing a lack of respect to the artist themselves who don't gain any royalties from illegal downloads but instead your supporting the moron who first made the album available to download.
Some forums/sites at the moment have the new hotel persona album available to download. Please DO NOT click the links as they are ILLEGAL downloads not legal ones. If you wish to download a song then wait for a release date and download it from an official site such as i-tunes where most artists place their music or from a label website such as EMI. Please remember that you can be prosecuted for downloading music illegally.
Miki xx
Hi Everyone.
Yes it's hard to believe but it is true. This Picture forum is celebrating it's 5th anniversary TODAY!!!!!!
It's still hard to believe that it's been 5 years since I first opened the forum, in the beginning it wasn't very big with just a few little sections and around 5 members. Then over the years it's grown and attracted many more new and interesting members.
It's really nice to still see many of our original members on the forum who all followed over from the Silver Rocket forums, and meeting all of our new members.
We are a nice and friendly Placebo forum and over our years of being online we have all been to some fantastic gigs and shared our experiences and also sharing our experiences of meeting the band themselves.
Over the past 5 years the forums have seen many changes as most of you will remember. Each one being bigger and better. We've also had some bad times like when we experienced the massiver server failure in 2006 where we lost all of our galleries and 70% of our posts & topics. With our strong team and fantastic members we managed to pull the forum back, and using my back-up's I managed to rescue some of our lost topics. Despite it taking many weeks of constant searching and pestering the server support we did it.
In March the main site Placebo Extreme celebrated 5 years of being online and like the forums it started out small with a few pages. The main site has also been a HUGE success, even once being the most viewed music website in China. Quite an achievement.
So now I would like to say a HUGE thankyou to all of our members on here for making this forum what it is, a fun, friendly Placebo forum that everyone can enjoy! Thankyou to you all.
If anyone is still having trouble accessing the forums then just let me know and I'll check that your account is still active.
Love & Hugs
Miki xx
Brian Molko & Stefan Olsdal have begun work on Placebo's next studio album expected for release in spring 2009.
They already have some songs prepared and some demo's have already been recorded.
Track titles haven't yet been confirmed but more updates will appear when they are made available.
Placebo will be on Kerrang TV tonight. Kerrang will be showing Total Placebo, a collection of the bands video's tonight at 10:00pm GMT on Kerrang TV Sky channel 354. If you miss it never fear as it's repeated tomorrow evening at 5:00PM GMT
Yes it's that time again for the Placebo Extreme fan survey 2007. We're having problems with our form scripts at the moment so instead we're asking that you copy the questions into an email and send them to us at [email protected]
Go to our survey HERE
It's back!!! The Kerrang magazine's readers poll 2007. Vote for Placebo in as many catergory's as you can. Placebo already have thousands of votes in this years poll so make sure your's is included.
Please Note: Kerrang are having problems with their poll page so keep trying Vote HERE
Placebo have parted company with drummer of 11 years, Steve Hewitt, due to personal and musical differences.
Brian Molko commented "Being in a band is very much like being in a marriage, and in couples - in this case a triple - people can grow apart over the years. To say that you don't love your partner anymore is inaccurate, considering all that you've been through and achieved together. There simply comes a point when you realize that you want different things from your relationship and that you can no longer live under the same roof, so to speak."
The split is amicable and a sad time for both parties. Steve Hewitt replaced Robert Schultzberg behind the drum kit in 1996 whilst the band were promoting Placebo�s eponymous debut album and went on to record the following 4 studio albums �Without You I�m Nothing�, �Black Market Music�, �Sleeping With Ghosts� and most recently �Meds�.
Placebo have just returned from the USA where they were part of the high profile �Projekt Revolution Tour� alongside Linkin Park and My Chemical Romance. The band are now taking a well earned break.
Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal will begin work on Placebo�s 6th studio album next Spring and are in no rush to find an immediate replacement for Steve.
After being offline for 5 days Placebo Extreme is back online complete with new links. Unfortunately the site was unable to stay online due to hosting issues so we've now found a new host. Placebo Extreme will now be accessed via www.placebo-extreme.co.uk
Placebo have been nominated for 'Best International Act' at the MTV EMA's 2007. To vote for Placebo go HERE now and get voting!!!!!
Placebo Extreme may be offline tomorrow for a few hours. This is due to our hosting being renewed. We hope that there will not be much disruption to the site. Placebo Extreme may be offline for upto 48 hours. Keep checking the forum & myspace for updates
There will be a Placebo signing session at every show on the Projekt Revolution tour. The band will be signing copies of their CDs each show day at around 6.15pm, located next to the main merchandise stand, keep an eye out for the flyers on the day of the show for their exact location.
Placebo are about to start their Projekt revolution tour in the USA. Since the release of Meds Placebo have finally broke america, attracting new fans through songs appearing on popular TV shows such as the OC & Bones.
Placebo Extreme wish Placebo the best of luck & success on the projekt revolution tour
and will be reporting the best bits from the tour on the site. So Keep checking.
- To coincide with Placebo�s appearance on the eagerly-anticipated Projekt Revolution tour (with My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, Taking Back Sunday, and more), PLACEBO is releasing Extended Play �07 in the U.S., out July 24 as a digital release and July 31 as a physical release on CD.
This EP will serve as an introduction to PLACEBO for new fans discovering the band this summer. Extended Play �07 features five classic PLACEBO tracks from their decade long history as well as three previously unreleased live tracks, including the rarely performed �Pure Morning.�
Extended Play �07 Track listing:
1. Nancy Boy
2. Every You Every Me
3. Taste in Men
4. Bitter End
5. Meds
6. Pure Morning (live from Arras) **
7. Infra-red (live from Nimes) **
8. Running Up That Hill (live from Santiago) **
( ** = Previously unreleased )
There is speculation that there will be a new Placebo song featured on the Viva La Bands Voll II Album by Bam Margera & Viva La Bam. This hasn't yet been officially confirmed by Placebo but they are reported to be writing and playing new material on their current tour during soundchecks. More news when we have it.
When Placebo Extreme re-launched on Thursday 31st May we brokea new record. In the first six hours of being back online we received 115 hits from over 23 different countries including: Austria, Finland, UK, USA, Australia, Russia, South Korea, South America, Israel and many more. Thanks to all our visitors.
WE'RE BACK!!!!! After parts of the site being offline for over three weeks we we're lucky enough to only have the main site offline for just 3 days. We successfully reached our re-launch target of 31st May to coincide with the 4 year anniversary of our forum. I hope you all like the cool new look site.
Recently there has been much speculation that Brian Molko is releasing a solo album. This has been confirmed as being nothing but a rumour.
Placebo have been invited by Linkin Park to join them on the mainstage line up for the whole of this years Projekt Revolution tour 2007. Amidst a groundswell of rumors and anticipation, Warner Bros. artist Linkin Park confirmed today the fourth installment of Projekt Revolution beginning July 25th and culminating on September 3 in Denver at the Coors Amphitheatre. Fans can expect to see Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Placebo and Julien-K on the Main Stage and Mindless Self Indulgence, Saosin, The Bled, Styles of Beyond and Madina Lake on the Revolution Stage. Tickets go on sale nationwide on May 19th from www.livenation.com