Amsterdam’s third tour of 2005 kicks off in spectacular fashion this Saturday night in Liverpool at the world famous Cavern Club. Doors are at 7.30pm and tickets are £9. You willbe able to pay on the door. The boys will be supported by Prodigal Sons and fellow Beat Crazy signings Ricky. Amsterdam will be onstage at about 9.45pm.

You will also have the opportunity to buy the first ever proper Amsterdam t-shirts which bear the fabulous new logo as seen on this site.

The tour then heads off to Preston, Wolverhampton, Manchester, Bristol, London and Southampton. The London show is being specially filmed by award winning Digital Sneakers for official release later on in the year.

The boys have been rehearsing hard and the news is they are literally bursting to get out there again and prove once again no one can touch the live Amsterdam show.

Following the changing of the rules concerning downloads now being eligable towards chart positions, Amsterdam have been forced to put the release of the second single back again. The new (and definately final) release day is Monday 30 May.

We shall bring information how to actually download the single shortly. Meanwhile you can pre-order the three formats which include three brilliant unreleased songs from Townsend and HMV.

Amsterdam did a storming two-song acoustic set on Tuesday night at BBC Radio 2 in Birmingham in the studio they actually record The Archers!

Janice danced and sang along as the boys did their stuff and then had a lengthy chat on air about all things Amsterdam. Ian revealed the sources and inspirations for the two songs Does This Train Stop on Merseyside? and the fabulous Joe’s Kiss and Janice said they had never had so many emails requesting songs.

Afterwards even the newsreader came in to say she loved it and the response from across the country was amazing. For the next six days you can listen to the show in the BBC Radio 2 listen again archive at www.bbc.co.uk/radio2.

Meanwhile, make sure you get your ticket for the filming of the first official live DVD of the boys at the Garage in London on Friday 13 May. The film is being especially made by award winning film makers Digital Sneakers and another wild night out in London town is promised by the UK’s best live band.

The evening is a special BEAT CRAZY records night and support comes from Ricky, Corporation blend and Nebraska. Get your tickets for the biggest Amsterdam headline show yet now from Mean Fiddler or See Tickets.

You can also read an interview with the band in issue one of the Beat Crazy magazine in PDF format.

You can hear the reaction from Jonathan Ross – and Patrick Stewart – to the playback of Does This Train Stop on Merseyside? on BBC Radio 2 by listening to this audio clip from the show.

The link to buy tickets for the Liverpool Cavern show on Saturday 7 May is now working again – buy tickets from Ticketline now.

You can also buy tickets for the Wolverhampton date from Wolvescivic.co.uk.