The Best Of year continues apace with two more shows announced. The first is Amsterdam’s first ever show in Oswestry on Saturday 4th August at The Old Vaults Concert stage. Ticket information will be available very soon.
Amsterdam will also play on Friday 26th October in Preston at the Chipping Village Hall, Garstang Rd, Chipping, Preston. PR3 2QH. Tickets are on sale via www.ticketweb.co.uk or by calling 01772866171 or 07824488410.
Following a hugely successful UK tour Ian and Amsterdam will release ‘Here I am’ as a single for the chosen charities of Tranmere, Liverpool and Everton on May 28 th. The top tapping, uplifting rocker (which features the first ever saxophone solo in one of Ian’s songs) will be released on The Birdman Records via all major download sites.
All profits will be split equally between the respective clubs charities, Everton in the community, Respect 4 all and Claire house children’s hospice.
All relevant info and the song itself can be enjoyed here: http://soundcloud.com/the-birdman-records/here-i-am
A new slew of dates have also been announced including a huge homecoming event for Ian and Johnny (and support act Elsie) at Ellesmere Port Civic Hall. Also the annual solo Rodewald suite show has now sold out so a second date has been announced. Also Ian will be playing his first EVER solo headlining show in the capital. More shows for The Best Of year will be announced soon.
Yorkshire, Cragfest
Full Amsterdam show
Saturday 26 May
With the Saw Doctors
www.cragfest.co.uk
Ellesmere Port Civic Hall
Full Amsterdam homecoming event)
Saturday 2 June
www.skiddle.com
London, Half Moon, Putney
First EVER London solo headline
Wednesday 4 July
www.halfmoon.co.uk
Liverpool Philharmonic
Rodewald Suite
(solo shows)
Thursday 5 July – tickets available
Friday 6 July – sold out
www.liverpoolphil.com
Wirral Festival of Firsts
Hoylake
Sunday 8 July
Trondheim, Norway
Cafe Dublin
Solo shows
Thursday 4 October, Friday 5 and Saturday 6 October
Free show
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
The Irish Sea Sessions
Friday 19 October
www.liverpoolphil.com
Belfast Waterfront Hall
The Irish Sea Sessions
Saturday 20 October
www.waterfront.co.uk
The full seven-piece Amsterdam extravaganza hits the road for the first headlining tour of the UK in four years. The tour starts this Thursday in London town and has support from Elsie and Amsterdam’s very own Johnny and Anna. Amsterdam are on stage at 9.15pm.
The gang are promising a full on night of celebration with all your favourites plus the new songs which appear on the new Best Of. Don’t miss it!
The Very Best of Ian Prowse Tour:
London (Launch show)
The Borderline
Thu 19 Apr
http://gigsandtours.seetickets.com/Event/IAN-PROWSE/Borderline/615298/?src=ianprowse
Bristol
Thunderbolt
Fri 20 Apr
0117 929 9008
www.bristolticketshop.co.uk
www.thethunderbolt.net
Liverpool
Kazimier (Wolstenholme Sq)
Sat 21 Apr
http://gigsandtours.seetickets.com/Event/IAN-PROWSE/Kazimier/615299/?src=ianprowse
www.thekazimier.co.uk
Manchester
Band on the Wall
Tue 24 Apr
0845 2500 500
http://bandonthewall.org/events/3472/
York
The Duchess
Wed 25 Apr
http://theduchessyork.co.uk/whats-on/detail/806
www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_northeast&query=detail&event=480370
01904 641413
Glasgow
King Tuts
Fri 27 Apr
b/o 0141 221 5279
Wolverhampton
The Slade Rooms
Sat 28 Apr
http://www.wolvescivic.co.uk/index.asp?loc=whatsonshow&woid=101195
www.wolvescivic.co.uk
0870 320 7000
The much anticipated career retrospective album from Amsterdam and Pele frontman Ian Prowse is finally released today. The album contains 15 classic songs and 3 brand new tunes specially recorded for the occasion.
You can hear one of the new songs ‘Rise like A Lion’ right now on YouTube.
The album is available from all the usual outlets, HMV, Amazon and iTunes. If you want a personally signed CD with limited edition booklet order directly from this site.
A UK Tour with full 7 piece Amsterdam band kicks off in London on April 19th and vists Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester, York, Glasgow and Wolves, don’t miss it!
Two dates for the UK’s biggest county are announced today, one solo and one a full band festival show.
The first is a solo appearance (we say solo but it rarely is!) from Ian on Friday 13th April at a truly beautiful venue in the Yorkshire dales, God’s Country. Tickets are available now:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/156934
Also the full Amsterdam band will be playing at Cragfest with the Saw Doctors, Toploader and the Lancashire Hotpots on Saturday 26th May. This feelgood family festival promises to be a cracking day out on the spectacular Kilnsey Crag. All info here: http://www.cragfest.co.uk/
Ian Prowse and Amsterdam 