OFF: Porcupine Tree Dates

[Andreas Stuewe]

Just got in these news:


> PORCUPINE TREE - EUROPEAN TOUR - 2001
>
> As of January 22nd, these are the confirmed Porcupine Tree dates for the
> first half of 2001:
>
> February 14 UK Bristol New Trinity Centre
> February 15 UK Leeds Irish Centre
> February 16 UK Glasgow King Tuts
> February 17 UK Widnes Queens Hall
> February 18 UK Northampton Roadmender
> February 19 UK Norwich Arts Centre
> March 14 Holland Amsterdam Paradiso
> March 15 Holland Tilburg 013             >I´ll be there!<
> March 16 Holland Zoetermeer De Boerderij
> March 17 Belgium Vosselaar Biebob
> March 18 Germany Cologne MTC
> March 20 Germany Hamburg Knust
> March 22 Denmark Copenhagen Stengade 30
> March 23 Sweden Boras Kashmir
> March 24 Denmark Odense Rytemposte
> March 26 Germany Freibourg Jazz Haus
> March 27 Germany Mainz Kulturzentrum KUZ
> March 28 Germany Gottingen Outpost
> March 29 Germany Essen Carl Zeche        >And probably here as well!<
> March 30 Germany Karlsruhe Substage
> March 31 Germany Aschaffenbourg Colos Saal
> April 1 Germany Berlin Knaack
> April 2 Germany Leipzig Moritzbastei
> April 3 Germany Dresden Star Club
> April 4 Poland Poznan Zamek
> April 5 Poland Warsaw Proxima
> April 6 Poland Warsaw Polish Radio 3 (live radio broadcast)
> April 7 Poland Lodz Faraon
> April 8 Poland Krakow UPC Theatre
> April 20 Greece Athens Rodon
> April 21 Greece Athens Rodon
> April 22 Greece Salonika Mylos
> April 24 Italy Turin Barrumba
> April 25 Italy Florence Tenax
> April 26 Italy Rome Palacisalfa
> April 27 Italy Venice Magic Bus
> April 28 Italy Milan Leonkavallo
> May 11 UK London Shepherds Bush Empire
> June 23 USA Bethlehem, PA NEAR Fest / Lehigh University
> Support on all the UK shows will be Rothko, except London, where it will
> be Anathema and Rothko. Support at the Swedish show will be Opeth.
> The London show is also being recorded for a live album. There is likely
> to be some other dates added in the USA.
>
> LIGHTBULB SUN SPECIAL EDITION
> A special tour edition of Lightbulb Sun will be issued in Germany on
> February 19th (SMACD 841X). This will contain an additional CD to serve
> as an introduction to Porcupine Tree for those new to the band. This
> bonus CD will contain three tracks, all of them available on other KScope
> releases, plus an enhanced element containing the video for Piano
> Lessons, a full discography and an image gallery. The only change to the
> packaging for the album will be the addition of a slipcase (cold instead
> of hot) with credits for the additional CD printed on the back and a
> sticker with quotes from German reviews of "Lightbulb Sun" on the front.
>
> The additional CD tracks are :
> 1. Buying New Soul - edit (taken from the forthcoming album "Recordings")
> 2. Pure Narcotic (from "Stupid Dream")
> 3. Tinto Brass - live at Southampton (taken from the "Pure Narcotic" CD
> single)
>
> Although the main purpose of this 2 CD edition is to raise the band's
> profile in Germany, a limited number are being exported to other
> countries and it will be available from The Freak Emporium
> (http://www.freakemporium.com)via mail order. Helicon Records
> in Israel are also planning to release the 2 CD edition domestically in
> late March.
>
> The "Recordings" album is due later in the year and is a collection of EP
> tracks and 3 previously unissued tracks, all from the Stupid
> Dream/Lightbulb Sun era.
>
> NO-MAN - RETURNING JESUS
> No-Man's new album "Returning Jesus" is finally available.
> No-Man is the duo of Tim Bowness (vocals) and Steven Wilson (instruments)
> and this is their first new album since 1996's 'Wild Opera'. Uniquely
> combining disparate influences from chamber jazz and classical to
> experimental pop, and possessed of a singer-songwriter intimacy and
> intensity, 'Returning Jesus' ranks as the finest achievement in the
> band's decade long career.
>
> The official street date for the album is February 26th, but it is
> available now via mailorder for the postage inclusive price of £10.00
> (UK), £10.50 (Europe), £11.00 (Rest of the World).
>
> Telephone orders : +44 (0)1536-202295
> Fax orders : +44 (0)1536-266246
> Email orders : 3rdstone at adasam.demon.co.uk
> Visa, Mastercard and American Express credit cards and Visa Delta debit
> cards accepted.
>
> Orders are dispatched every day and cards are billed at the same time.
> Cheques drawn on a UK bank only. Sterling postal orders or international
> money orders should be made payable to THIRD STONE LIMITED and sent to:
> PO BOX 8, CORBY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN17 2XZ, ENGLAND.
>
> Porcupine Tree e-transmission Ends.
>

Andreas