Ian has been specially invited – along with some other Merseyside musicians – to perform for fans at the Champions League final in Istanbul on Wednesday night.

Now is also the time to order your copy of Does This Train Stop on Merseyside if you haven’t already.

Information regarding the download version of the song will be available soon, but in the meantime make sure you pre-order online from Townsend or HMV.

Amsterdam will be all over Liverpool on the weekend of the release of Does This Train Stop on Merseyside?.

Firstly the boys have been specially asked to be rock and rolls only representatives at a Tsunami benefit show upstairs at Liverpools Carling Academy on Friday 27 May. This is the first time Amsterdam have ever appeard in the upstairs part of the venue and other performers on the night will be the famous folkies Kathryn Williams and Eliza Carthy as well as special guests. Tickets are on sale now from Ticketweb.

Then on Sunday night the 29th the boys will be doing a live acoustic show from Liverpool’s trendy KCR radio station at 9.00pm. The good news is you can listen online at www.KCR1067.com.

The Amsterdam tour hits the half way stage tonight at the band’s first-ever Manchester headline show at the Life Cafe. So far the gang have had an absolutly electrifying evening in Liverpool followed by two great gigs in Preston and Wolverhampton.

Rarities played so far include Love Phenomenon and even The Pain of a Drinking Song, so anything could happen on this tour.

Next up is Bristol and then the big one in London Garage on Friday night followed by a trip to Southampton to end the tour on Sunday.

Make sure that you read Ian’s latest tour diary in the forum.

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.