Amsterdam’s two dates with Britpop legends Dodgy have had to be postponed this week. Andy Miller, the band’s guitarist, fell out of his bed at 5am and fractured his arm.

Amsterdam wish him a very speedy recovery. The rescheduled dates should be announced this week.

The gang have been recording in a Liverpool studio this week starting their contribution the Liverpool Number One Project www.numberoneproject.org.

Amsterdam are thrilled to be doing their song with none other than genuine rock and roll legend and old band friend Elvis Costello! News from inside the camp is it’s so far so good.

Many other famous Merseyside artists are involved in the project which will be launched with a huge show at the newly minted Liverpool Echo Arena in January.

Also the gang hit the road next week. Starting off at Sheffield Leadmill with Dodgy on Tues 6 Nov then Amsterdam acoustic will support the Delays at the Manchester Night and Day on Thurs 8 Nov then back to Liverpool for another show with Dodgy at the carling Academy on Saturday 10.

Also, stay tuned for some very exciting news about the new single.

From Tuesday night this week for just two days Amsterdam fans can download the four songs that made up the b-sides of the singles from The Journey album for FREE.

Just head off to the Amsterdam My Space page and the songs will be there for you to put on your MP3 player for just 48 hours.

So if you’d forgotten how good You can’t trust the people was or The strangest girl or if you’ve never heard God bless Peter Wylie or John and Paul then head over to www.myspace.com/amsterdamhq to get the songs for nothing.

Ian will play in Spain for the fourth and final time this year at the Blanco Y Negro venue in Nerja, Andulucia, Spain.

He will be performing a solo acoustic show and showcasing much of the new album. Stage time is 11pm.

Amsterdam performed as well as they have ever done in London on Saturday night. The Borderline club had its roof blown off by the gang who performed as a seven piece on the night.

Anyone who bought an album might have noticed a printing error by the manufacturers in this batch. Just send us your address and we’ll replace it with the correct sleeve.

The planned gig with the Stranglers in Lincoln this Friday has now been cancelled. The Stranglers are still playing though.

As many of you will already know The lads are also out on the road in November and December as very special guests of Dodgy and The Icicle Works. An extra date with Dodgy has been added at the Sheffield Leadmill on November 6.