As the recording of the new Amsterdam album draws near, Ian will be producing a diary chronicling the ups and downs of the process. The first instalment is now available to read at www.myspace.com/amsterdamhq.

Also don’t forget the annual Christmas Amsterdam party takes place at the famous London Borderline club on Saturday 2 December. Tickets are available from www.ticketweb.co.uk and www.seetickets.com, and as ever the evening will no doubt prove to be a memorable one. So come and celebrate the festive season with your favourite band just days before they hit the studio.

Following Ian’s road traffic accident in Ireland last weekend, Amsterdam will now not play any shows until the Christams party in London on Saturday 2 December.

Also the recording of the next Amsterdam album has been re-scheduled to begin in Somerset a week later.

Ian wishes to thank everyone that has been in touch and would like to reassure Amsterdamsters that he is well on the road to recovery.

Amsterdam put in a spectacular performance of soul, passion and entertainment at the Liverpool Carling Academy on Saturday night.

The boys were joined onstage by Eimear Bradley (www.myspace.com/eimearbradley) on the violin for three songs and also debuted another brand new song to accompany the other three new songs the guys have recently started playing. All in all Amsterdam played a phenomenal twenty songs!

The boys were onstage for an hour and a half and a magnificent union between band and supporters gripped the room on several occasions. The set list was:

Intro (Paulie)
The Journey
Fair blows the wind for France
Class war in the bedroom
Nostalgia
Joe’s kiss
Raid the palace (With Eimear)
Glorious day
Love phenomenon
Arm in arm
Does this train stop on Merseyside? (with Eimear)
Do anything you wanna do
Takin’ on the world
You’re a phoney
Intro
Town called malice

The Lament
The gangster
Megalomania
A curse
Feels like growin up

Apart from the famous Amsterdam forums on this very site you can also read fans’ reactions over on our www.myspace.com/amsterdamhq.

Ian now plays a solo acoustic show for Irish fans on this Saturday night in Belfast.

The UK’s best live band will make a special one-off appearance in their hometown of Liverpool this coming Saturday.

The boys are doing the show in order to try out some new tunes before hitting the studio to record the next album.

Tickets are selling very quickly (www.seetickets.com and www.ticketweb.co.uk) but you should be able to pay on the door and a fantastic night is guarenteed! Support come from The Missin’ Beats and The Real Kicks. Amsterdam will be onstage at 9:30pm.

As well as the other dates announced this week, the boys will be playing their annual Christmas bash this year at the epicentre of all things Amsterdam, that is the Borderline club in Central London, the scene of a hundred-and-one fabulous nights.

The gig is on Saturday 2 December and a Christmas shopping weekend in London for any discerning Amsterdamster is a must. Plus there will be the post-show Christmas party with the boys to contend with!

Ticket are on sale now from www.ticketweb.co.uk and www.seetickets.com.