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Thu | 01/17/08 | Sutton, U.K. | Boom Boom Club | Venue Ad | ||||||
Tue | 01/19/08 | Tamworth, U.K. | The Palace | ticket | ||||||
Tue | 02/05/08 | Brighton, U.K. | Concorde 2 | |||||||
Sat | 02/16/08 | Southend, U.K. | Riga | |||||||
Mon | 02/18/08 | Derby, U.K. | Flowerpot | ticket | ||||||
Fri | 02/22/08 | Glasgow, U.K. | Cathouse |
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Thu | 01/17/08 | Sutton, U.K. | Boom Boom Club | Venue Ad | ||||||
Mon | 02/18/08 | Norwich, U.K. | Waterfront | |||||||
Fri | 02/22/08 | Glasgow, U.K. | Cathouse |
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Thu | 01/10/08 | Swindon, U.K. | 12 Bar Swindon | Venue Ad | Ticket | |||||
Fri | 01/11/08 | Crew, U.K. | Limelight | |||||||
Sat | 01/12/08 | Blackpool, U.K. | Riffs | |||||||
Wed | 01/16/08 | Southend, U.K. | Riga | |||||||
Thu | 01/24/08 | Falmouth, U.K. | Princess Pavilion | |||||||
Sat | 01/26/08 | Colchester, U.K. | Twist | |||||||
Sat | 02/09/08 | Manchester, U.K. | Academy 3 (Manchester University) | Ticket | ||||||
Sun | 02/10/08 | Sheffield, U.K. | The Boardwalk | Venue Ad | Ticket | |||||
Sun | 02/17/08 | Bristol, U.K. | Thekla | Venue Ad | Ticket |
No MSG...[12/06/07 update No.4]
There's a news story currently doing the rounds about me joining Michael Schenker on his new MSG album.
I declined to work with Michael.....I do not play that kind of music.....I wanna concentrate on my own style of music.....
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Sun | 02/10/08 | Sheffield, U.K. | The Boardwalk | Venue Ad | Ticket |
A Note From Michael Schenker[12/06/07 update No.2]
With a new agent and new plans I want to anounce my well being by playing all over the UK before teaming up with the Schenker/Barden MSG formation for a major UK and World Tour in April.
New CD
Brand New Album Release
"In the midst of Beauty"
coming in April
Gary Barden - Vocals
Simon Philips - Drums
Glen Hughes - Bass
Don Airy - Keyboards
To My True Fans Only
I am currently setting up a Concert Tour under the name - "Michael Schenker & Friends" and playing almost all of UK's rock clubs (starting January 10th and stretching as far as March) to shake up the ground for a major MSG UK and World Tour with a brand new April release titled: "In the Midst of Beauty"
Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker is currently setting up a concert tour under the banner MICHAEL SCHENKER & FRIENDS. The trek will include stops in almost all of UK's rock clubs starting on January 10 and stretching as far as March.[12/06/07 update]
In other news, Schenker is planning to release a new MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) album in April, to be followed by a world tour. Entitled "In the Midst of Beauty", the CD will feature the following lineup:
Gary Barden - Vocals
Simon Philips (TOTO, THE WHO) - Drums
Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) - Bass
Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) - Keyboards
A tour featuring Barden on vocals will kick off following the album release.
M.S.G.[11/29/07 update]
Hi friends,
i wanna tell you that i'm not a singer for MSG anymore.
I want to thank all the fans for your great support.
I will always remember you!!!
Yours forever
Jari
Thu | 01/10/08 | Swindon, U.K. | 12 Bar Swindon | Venue Ad | Ticket | |||||
Sun | 02/17/08 | Bristol, U.K. | Thekla | Venue Ad | Ticket | |||||
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Sat | 02/09/08 | Manchester, U.K. | Manchester University | Ticket |
Hello Everyone,[10/27/07 update]
The MySpace page "theofficialmichaelschenker" is being run by Bella Piper using Essenz and Chinua and is not authorized by me.
Furthermore, the Recordings Bella Piper is selling, are stolen property and she has no right to them or the right to sell them.
Date: 2007/10/27 5:05[10/25/07 update]
Subject: To My True Fans:
Hi Everyone,
Hope all is well with you guys and that you are not too confused yet.
We are currently working on a new Web Site due to improvement and it will be up and running very soon.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Also, we are preparing for a New MSG Studio Album.
It will be an album with great well known Musicians (the choices are Fantastic), followed up by a World Tour.
More about it later.
In between, I may be doing some Live Shows with Michael Schenker & Friends.
As you probably have already heard, I am giving guitar lessons.
These lessons can ONLY be booked through:
Goott Records
e-mail: msguitarlessons@earthlink.net
phone: 00447504150200
Location: North London
GBP200 (1 hour)
Keep in mind that the line is only open from 10am till 7pm UK time.
This is a booking line only.
Goott Records is also opening a new management office for Michael Schenker Businesses only, such as:
- Concert Bookings
- Various Projects
- Recording Sessions
- Fan Club
- Guitar Lessons
- Distribution
- Merchandise and more.
Thank You 5 will be released soon. This time it may involve a rhythm section.
Other events and projects are Movie Sound Tracks and some Concerts with Siggi Schwarz.
Thats all for now.
More soon.
All the best,
Michael
[10/14/07 update]
Date: Oct 24, 2007 11:35 AM Subject: Guitar Lessons
I am giving guitar lessons GBP200,- an hour.
Location: North London, UKBody: Phone xxxxxxxxxxx
E-mail: xxxx@xxxxx
01. Coming Home[10/11/07 update]
02. Bad Boys Running Wild
03. The Zoo
04. Loving You Sunday Morning
05. Make It Real
06. Picture Life (with Uli John Roth)
07. Speedy's Coming (with Uli John Roth)
08. Dark Lady (with Uli John Roth)
09. We'll Burn The Sky (with Uli John Roth)
10. Love 'em Or Leave 'Em
11. Don't Believe Her
12. Tease Me Please Me
13. Coast To Coast (with Michael Schenker)
14. Holiday (with Michael Schenker)
15. Lovedrive (with Michael Schenker)
16. Another Piece Of Meat (with Michael Schenker)
17. James Kottak's Drum Solo
18. Blackout (with Herman Rarebell)
19. No One Like You (with Herman Rarebell)
20. Matthias Jabs' Guitar Solo
21. Big City Nights
22. Can't Get Enough
Encore 1:
23. Still Loving You
24. In Trance (with Uli John Roth, Michael Schenker)
25. He's A Woman She's A Man (with Uli John Roth, Michael Schenker)
26. In Search Of The Peace Of Mind (with Uli John Roth, Michael Schenker and Tyson Schenker)
Encore 2:
27. Dynamite
Encore 3:
28. Rock You Like A Hurricane
New CD release with Michael Himself SingingBella Piper also posted the following message: "watch for a new release of a very rare recording of michael schenker in mexico all in spanish."
Get ready
a new release coming out soon with Michael Singing.
the first 1,000 fans who order in advance will get there name printed on the cover !!!
hurry this is a fund raiser to help homeless children.
get your name on the advance purchase list NOW !
send us your name address and e-mail and we will send you a number.
I am currently looking for an agent to represent me.[09/03/07 update]
If anyone is interested or if you know anyone that might me interested in the position, please e-mail me.
Thanks,
Michael
Hello Everyone![08/20/07 update]
I am doing very well and I am planing to re-do the States and the UK.
Thanks
Michael
To my true Fans:[08/16/07 update]
This is what happened:
When we started the US tour everything went well I think 11 shows but than it all fell apart. Our Tour manager left the Tour.
He had problems with our agent.
Our Bodyguard took over and then broke down too.
Franky our bass player came to me and said He is trying to run away with our money.
So I shouted, Someone call the Police, at that point he had put the safe back. By the way, all of this happened in our tour bus.
It started to get really bad. My girlfriend asked me if my tours are always like that.
I said no but for some reason it is happening. It really only happened once before, and that was when we had to cancel in Pala Alto in 2001.
Back to 2007, we were also waiting for our working visas for which our agent had taken 4,000 dollars out of our advance monies. Now our bodyguard left the tour as well because he hadn't been paid by our agent who was holding all advance monies from the venues. Our bus company had not been paid either and were warning us that they would pull out too, if they don't get paid soon and the band hadn't been paid either.
However, Wayne took over as the tour manager and when I looked at everything. Our situation, having lost our tour managing team, performing with out work permits, which I knew by than we would never get because our agent said that we wouldn't really need them that we could just say that this is a Promotional Tour or that we had spend all monies on exspenes.
That is totally crazy.
What would the immigration have thought about all the money that I would have brought in. It was clear to me that our Agent wanted to keep the money for the permits and that we would never get them. It was also clear that some people would have ended up without getting paid by the end of the Tour even if I would have paid for the permits it would have been totally unacceptable to continue the Tour under these conditions especially without a Tour manager.
So I paid 11,000 dollars out of my own pocket to pay everyone off including the Bus company and I told the Band, Go home before you get arrested. So we left the US. At that point I was pretty upset and began to drink more then usual.
We began our UK Tour. Without our usual Crew, I don't know why, and we had no Keyboards and no Guitars.
One problem rarely comes alone. It sucked.
Also what happened to:
• Frome - August 1st
• Stourbridge - August 3rd
• Nuneaton - August 4th
• Cardiff - August 5th ???????
Did it get canceled by the promoter? I don't know.
To make this disaster complete, I had 7,000 dollars stolen and basically got stranded in London.
My girlfriend was in Japan, the Band was at home and I was spending my last pounds in London until I was down to 2 Pounds.
I called the promoter
to pay for my train ticket to Peterborough. I got the ticket and traveled with my last 2 Pounds. The next show was supposed to be Peterborough, NO band. I decided to do a signing session and played on my own.
The band arrived at some point by than
I was drinking even more out of total frustration. I ended up drunk on stage and that was the end of it and that's what happened.
I am very upset about the cancellations and I hope that we can try again on a more professional level.
I tried my best.
And by the way, I had NO argument with my brother.
All the best,
Michael
To All MSG fans...[08/10/07 update]
I just want to personally thank all the fans for their love and support through this difficult time... We did have some good times, made some great new friends, and managed to make the best out of things, despite the circumstances. I look forward to seeing you all again very soon!!!
Peace,
Wayne
To all the Fans of MSG!!!!!![08/07/07 update]
first I want to thank everybody for coming to see us and giving us the support. Sorry that we couldn't give you the 100% but those who were there, saw that a man who plays from his heart was really hurt in his heart.
We and some really close friends took care of him, and he is now in good hands, where he gets a really good treatment.
Thank you again for your support.
Description:[08/03/07 update No.2]
Two of Germany's greatest guitarists get together for a run through some amazing covers (as well as some Schenker-penned originals), recorded live in Germany in 2004. Recorded with a full band, the guitarists trade off incredible leads and solos, reinventing classic blues and hard rock while maintaining the fun of a jam session.
Track Listing/Features:
You Really Got Me
Wishing Well
Only You Can Rock Me
You Don't Love Me
Built For Comfort
The Stealer
Can't Get Enough
Too Hot To Handle
Doctor, Doctor
Messin' With the Kid
Rock Bottom
Bonus Track: Icecream Man
Other Info:
Label: MVD AUDIO
Running Time: 62 mins
# of Discs: 1
To all the fans out there who have been waiting!!! MSG is in the UK!!! And we are going to perform, sorry that one show is not on, but we do all the rest!!! We look forward to play in the UK, and are sorry about the shows we couldn't do in the states, but the Agency didn't get our working papers together so the Immigration told us to stop and leave the country. The Agency was from US and they should now!!!! We wanted to play and all I can say, I'm sorry about the shows we did were great!!! Thanks a lot again to the Fans in the US!!! Bodo[07/27/07 update]
Michael Schenker Group (MSG) were due to play a gig in Peterborough on Thursday night (27th July) at The Park music venue but it was cancelled last minute. However, frontman and former Scorpions/UFO guitarist, Michael Schenker, made it all the way to Peterbrough minus the rest of his band who were held up in LA.[07/26/07 update]
According to our "little bird" Michael put on 'an impromptu session in the bar!! For over an hour, treating the bar crowd to classics including 'Attack of the Mad Axeman', 'Armed and Ready', 'Doctor Doctor' and 'Rock Bottom'.
Our roving reporter even took some "impromptu" photo's (see below) and by all accounts said it was ...and we quote... "Totally fantastic".
So there you have it, an intimate gig in a bar with guitar god Michael Schenker himself, now you don't see that every day. Even Michael admitted he had never done anything like this before.
The gig has now been rescheduled at The Park in Peterborough for the 6th August.
ALL FORTHCOMING GIGS ARE CANCELLED[07/16/07 update]
Due to Technical Reasons, Low Attendences & Poor Advance Sales we have decided to cancel all forthcoming Gigs. This decision is heartbreaking for The Night Owl Team but unavoidable. All money will be refunded to the few that have purchased tickets asap.
However, if there are any Promoters that wish to utilise maybe one of the best but definately the Oldest and Historical Live Music Venues in the Country then please get in touch via Thenightowlclub@aol.com
We are launching New Club Nights starting with "JINX" from Friday 13th July - playing Rock/Metal/Punk/Ska.
Ladies & Gentlemans Nights Starting in August
Daytime Opening at weekends and Bar Open from 6pm every evening from August with New Big Screen showing Sports & Music Events
Watch this space for more info
THE NIGHT OWL
To My True Fans Only,[07/15/07 update]
I am sorry, but, there never will be another tour in the US unless particular people stop interfering.
I haved tried my best to give all my fans a live show but was forced out of the US by wicked attempts by these same people
Best regards,
Michael
01. Blood Of The Sun (3:54) 02. Doctor, Doctor (6:09) 03. War Pigs (7:26) 04. Money (6:06) 05. Out In The Fields (4:27) 06. Hair Of The Dog (5:19) 07. I Don't Live Today (4:13) 08. Save Yourself (3:56) 09. Finding My Way (5:55) |
01. Blood Of The Sun 02. Doctor, Doctor 03. War Pigs 04. Money 05. Out In The Fields 06. Finding My Way 07. Hair Of The Dog 08. I Don't Live Today 09. Save Yourself |
I'm sorry to announce that the MSG remaining US shows have been put on hold...MSG will post an official statement ASAP... Thanks for your patience and understanding!!!!!![07/12/07 update No.3]
Thank You U.S. Fans !!![07/11/07 update No.3]
And i want to apologize rest of the fans. People who organized this tour, simply built such a circumstances we couldn't go on.
All together we did 12 great shows and i will always remember those times.
Also i want to thank "guitar wizard" Doug Doppler and his wife Melissa, what friends they are!
Yours
I'm sorry to announce that the MSG remaining US shows have been put on hold... MSG will post an official statement ASAP...Thanx for your patience and understanding!![07/06/07 update]
Schenker actually showed up at Scout Bar about 10pm in a cab. No guitar, no band, just him. A local band, The Slags, took the stage while Schenker signed autographs beside the stage. After about 20 minutes, he disappeared into the back of the club. Before the the band's 3rd set, Schenker came out on stage with them and played a couple jam-type songs. They didn't seem to be UFO/Scorpion/Schenker songs. He played some great solos and seemed to be having a good time. Afterwards, I asked the lead singer what songs they'd just played, he said "I don't know, I was just making up words". Schenker played a Dean Michael Schenker Signature Flying V that someone from Scout Bar had just purchased from the local Guitar Center's Midnight Madness sale. While on stage, Schenker apologized for the mix up that led to the cancellation. The crowd was very enthusiastic.Jeff also e-mailed the local venue (Shank Hall) where MSG was going to play tomorrow asking what happened. The owner responded to him that "His band left him". Since this is not a place for speculation, I would not go into detail, but according to my source, for the reason I wouldn't mention here Michael had to pay the band out of his own money and they all went home except Michael because Michael did not want to cancel the tour and said he would try to do it on his own. Anyway, let us wait for statements from himself and other band members. I am sincerely hoping the things will be reconciled to restart the tour.
MSG Tour Cancelled: After 11 amazing shows I regret to inform you that the Michael Schenker tour has come to a premature end for reasons beyond our control. Michael, his band and his crew treated us like royalty, and we look forward to the possibility of touring together again. For all of you who came to the shows - MANY thanks. For those of you in the cities we had yet to play, I am sorely disappointed that the tour did not reach you. I am hoping to be back out on the road in the Spring of 2008. In the meantime I will be doing a series of Ibanez clinic tours, the first of which will be in New Zealand and Australia in August.[07/04/07 update]
Thanks again for your amazing support. I've really enjoyed the opportunity to bring my music to so many amazing audiences. It has been great to put a face to so many of the names that have graced my inbox!