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.

Amsterdam are preparing to hit the recording studio in a farm near Bath to start work on the follow up to The Journey. The boys will begin in the last week of October and are currently demoing up new tunes in Liverpool.

Most long-term Amsterdam fans are aware that The Journey was actually a compilation of the two previous ‘internet only’ albums and the beginnings of a third internet album so the boys are very excited to be going in to do a full, proper album for the first time in a while.

“This one will sound more like a cohesive record, more like a whole statement. We’re going to encrypt each copy with special magic to stop people skipping songs on their iPods” said Ian.

Also the boys are out over Autumn playing some dates, with more to be announced soon. Confirmed so far are:

Liverpool – Carling Academy – Saturday 14 October

Belfast – Valfest St.Galls GAA – Saturday 21 October (Ian acoustic show)

Liverpool – St Georges Hall – Monday 6 November (Closed show for 2008 Culture company)

Scarborough – Vivaz Club – Friday 15 December

Portsmouth – Wedgewood Rooms – Thursday 21 December (Joe Strummer tribute with The Neville Staple Band from the Specials)

Ian will be performing an acoustic slot this weekend at the Hope Street festival in Liverpool. There will be FREE entertainment all along the street that connects Liverpools two catherdrals all day long on Sunday 17 September.

Ian will be playing a 45-minute set upstairs at the Rodewald Suite inside the actual Philharmonic Hall, NOT the Philharmonic pub as previously reported. The entrance is via Sugnall Street.

The show will still begin at about 2:15pm and our man promises three or four brand new songs as well as some old favourites rarely heard.

All sorts of activities will be taking place for the people of the city on Hope street from 11:00am until 5:00pm so feel free to come along if you’re in the area. More info is available at
www.hopestreetfestival.com.

Also the Amsterdam can confirm that The Missin’ Beats and brilliant new band The Real Kicks will be supporting the boys at the Carling Academy in October. Tickets are already avaialble from www.seetickets.com and www.ticketweb.co.uk.