It has been the most-successful year yet for the band – let Ian, Paulie and Dr Kev talk you through 2005 in the the annual end-of-year interview.

Finally, for those of you interested in such things, the little Russian girl who appeared on the front of Amsterdam’s debut album The Journey this year has now grown up into a brilliant abstract modern artist. You can view her work at www.myspace.com/synchronicitykat.

The boys have been especially asked by Miles Hunt from The Wonder Stuff to accompany the 90s indie heroes on a twelve-date tour of the UK.

The Wonder Stuff will be out promoting there new album and are huge Amsterdam fans so it should be a very exciting jaunt around the country!

Because the tour doesn’t call in to Liverpool, Amsterdam will be doing their own headlining show at the Carling Academy on Saturday 11 February.

Tickets for the tour are already available, for details visit the live area of the site. You can also read Ian’s gig diaries for all 41 live dates the band have completed this year.

Look out for the annual Amsterdam end-of-year interview with Al O’Hare coming this week!

A special limited-edition Amsterdam Joe’s Kiss t-shirt is now available for purchase. The t-shirt, which is in honour of everybody’s favourite Amsterdam song, costs £16 securely via PayPal or at any of the up and coming shows.

Visit the Amsterdam shop to order your t-shirt now

Also, Beat Crazy would suggest that if anybody is looking for the perfect Christmas present for a loved one, they could do a lot worse than getting the debut Amsterdam album for them!

The boys hit the Isle of Man on Thursday for two highly-anticipated shows before returning to Liverpool on Saturday for a huge knees-up as special guests of Ian McNabb at his big Christmas show at the Carling Academy.

Amsterdam will hit the stage at 8:30pm promptly so anyone wishing to catch the lads should get in the venue early. Tickets are still available from TicketWeb and you will be able to pay on the night.

Don’t forget, the Amsterdam track Short Sharp Shock, which isn’t available on The Journey debut LP, can be heard by visiting the band’s page on My Space.