Don Powell and Topper Headon headline in drummer's book
Friday 13th August 2010 Ealing Times, Melanie Dakin:
"Rhythmic drum solos by the legendary Cozy Powell summed up the ‘70s for me, but while I sprawled on the sofa in my hotpants watching Top of the Pops, Bushey-born drummer Spike Webb was already taking to the stage, at the tender age of 16. The venue was Watford Grammar School for Boys where Spike was a pupil.
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Spike, who has also been an advertising copywriter for more than 25 years, has now written a book Mad, Bad And Dangerous that charts the anecdotes of famous drummers such as Don Powell from Slade, Jon Moss of Culture Club, and Andy Wells of Meat Loaf. Spike also throws insight on lively incidents involving local musicians and venues.
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Spike says he’s steered away from the sex, drugs and rock and roll approach.
“You certainly couldn’t have a book about drummers without those things, but I’ve tried to shed a different light on it.”
Spike’s book launch is at The Horns on Tuesday, August 17 at 7.30pm. Some of the featured drummers (possibly even Don Powell) may be in attendance. Pete Baker will be playing alongside Tom Edwards, Pete Curtis, Paul Murphy and Dave Baldwin. Details: 01923 225020 "
Ealing Times August 2010 Don Powell
Don Powell interview in the Ealing Times 11.12.2007:
Ealing Times 11.12.2007 Don_and_the_band_have_got_it_Slade
...and Dave Hill interview in the Ealing Times December 2003:
Ealing Times Dec 2003 Dave Hill interview
Jim Lea on the new Magnum album again
Magnum will release their 16th studio album "The Visitation" in January 2011. Jim Lea has been doing orchestration for the album. The album has been mastered in the UK by Sheena Sear at M2 Studios.
During the summer Jim has been carrying on in the same M2 Studios with his epic opus "String Theory".
Mad Hat - M2 Studios
Don's thanks to Team Teatret and Oliver T.
Don Powell on stage with Team Teatret
Don Powell was again on stage with the Danish Team Teatret on Sunday 17th October 2010 in Herning, Denmark. In the charity show Don and Team Teatret played modern jazz versions of “How Does It Feel?” and “Far Far Away”.
In December 2010 Don will be playing in a John Lennon tribute in Denmark.
Don was playing already some years ago with the Team Teatret in “Oliver T.”:
"Oliver T. - en rejse gennem en broget verden
En moderne fortolkning af Dicken's klassiker tilsat glitterorck af Slade
Men helt ekstraordinært spiller de alle fortolkninger af numre skrevet af den gamle glitterrockgruppe Slade. Numre med sangtekster der på ganske forunderlig vis nærmest kunne være skrevet af Charles Dickens selv.
Som en ekstra fjer i hatten har teatret fået kontakt med flere medlemmer af det gamle band, og Slades trommeslager Don Powell har flere gange besøgt teatret for at følge prøverne på forestillingen, ligesom han også forventes at være at finde blandt gæsterne til urpremieren d. 22/9 2005.
I was coming home, I was all alone
In a place so cold, I don’t feel
I was there for years, so afraid of fears
I was lost and I was the curse
Oh won’t you be my universe"
Foto: mingoFOTOGRAFI/Team Teatret
"Nåede man ikke at se Team Teatrets Oliver T, da Team Teatret præsenterede forestillingen første gang i sæsonen 2005-2005, så bør man ikke gå glip af den nu. For med denne kombination af en tætskåret nyfortolkning af Charles Dickens klassiker fra 1838 og musik af glamrock-gruppen Slade har Team Teatret med teaterleder Michael Helmuth som den finurlige hjerne bag det utraditionelle lavet en utroligt spændende forestilling.
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Oven i står så som en verden for sig selv - somme tider i medspil, somme tider som kontrast, al musikken fra Slade, der leveres af et utroligt velspillede seksmands band med den oprindelige Slade-trommeslager Don Powell som special guest star. Teksterne tager Allan Mortensen sig med stor sikkerhed af.
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Night of Legends, Schemmerhofen, Germany 16.10.2010
Nicht gerade mit Körpergröße, dafür aber mit Lautstärke und geilem Sound machten der legendäre Dave Hill, Mal Mc Nulty, John Berry und Don Powell am Samstag in der ausverkauften Mühlbachhalle in Schemmerhofen ihrem Ruf als der dritt-erfolgreichsten britischen Band hinter den "Beatles" und den "Rolling Stones" alle Ehre.
Ganzer Bericht >>> Hier
Release of Rare And Unseen DVD cancelled
Much questions amongst Slade fans arisen Rare And Unseen DVD release has been cancelled.
Slade with new female singer ? ;-)
Mit Slade Schnupperstunden und Bolzplatz spendieren
Alsfelder Allgemeine 10.10.2010:
"Rockenberg (en). Der Vorverkauf läuft, gut die Hälfte der 800 Eintrittskarten für die 2. Rockenberger Charity-Night zugunsten der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe ist schon weg. Am Samstag, 27. November, wird das Oppershofener Bürgerhaus wieder zur Konzerthalle – und wie bei der Premiere im Vorjahr mit »Sweet« hat der 2. Vorsitzende der örtlichen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kinder und Jugend, Wolfgang Langsdorf, auch heuer einen dicken Fisch an Land gezogen: »Slade« kommt, erneut ist Glamrock aus den Siebzigern angesagt.
Werben für den Konzertbesuch und hohen Erlös für benachteiligte Kinder: (von links) Dirk Engel, Richard Graubert, Manfred Wetz, Marion Adloff und Wolfgang Langsdorf. (Foto: Engel)
Gestern stellten Langsdorf sowie der 1. Vorsitzende der AGKJ, Richard Graubert, und Bürgermeister Manfred Wetz als Schirmherr den Abend vor, dessen Erlös diesmal vor allem zwei Projekten zugute kommen soll. Nicht umsonst komplettierten Marion Adloff, die Leiterin der Musikschule Butzbach, und Dirk Engel, Leiter der Agnes-Neuhaus-Schule in Gießen, die Runde.
»Musik als Rezept« ist das erste der beiden Förderprojekte 2010, es geht um Hilfe für Kinder mit leichteren Sprach- und Bewegungsstörungen. Die Initiative ergriffen haben die Butzbacher Musikschule und die Kinderarztpraxis Stier und Partner: Kinder mit Defiziten im Alter um den ersten Geburtstag und im Kindergartenalter sollen von der Musikschule vier Schnupperstunden in den pädagogisch ausgerichteten Angeboten »Musik für die Kleinsten und ihre Eltern« bzw. »Musik, Tanz und Rhythmus« erhalten.
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Mit der Rocklegende »Slade« verbindet die besonders angesprochene mittlere Generation zwischen 30 und 60 Jahren Klassiker wie »Far, far away«, »My oh my«, »Coz I luv ju« und die Weihnachtshymne »Merry X-mas everybody«. Das Vorprogramm gleicht dem vom letzten Jahr: Schlagersängerin Liza macht wieder einmal in Rockenberg Station, und die Wetterauer Cover-Band »meetoo – stars on 45« heizte auch ein, bevor Sweet im September 2009 die Bühne stürmte. Der bekannte Gambacher Moderator Rolf Weckmann führt durchs Programm.
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Die Eintrittskarte kostet 25 Euro, bei den Bäckerei-Filialen Kraus in Rockenberg und Oppershofen sind ebenso Tickets zu haben wie bei der AGKJ selbst (Mail info@agkj-ev.de, Telefon 06033/744356) und in den Filialen der Wetterauer Zeitung.
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Alsfelder Allgemeine 10.10.2010
Slade 27.11.2010 in Rockenberg, Deutschland (Germany)
Alsfelder Allgemeine 8.10.2010:
"Rockenberg (en). Der Vorverkauf läuft, gut die Hälfte der 800 Eintrittskarten für die »2. Rockenberger Charity-Night« zugunsten der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe ist schon weg. Am Samstag, dem 27. November, wird das Oppershofener Bürgerhaus wieder zur Konzerthalle.
»Far Far Away« ist einer ihrer größten Hits. Ihren Fans in Mittelhessen sind »Slade« bald ganz nah. (Foto: pm)
Wie bei der Premiere im Vorjahr mit »Sweet« hat der 2. Vorsitzende der örtlichen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kinder und Jugend, Wolfgang Langsdorf, auch diesmal wieder einen dicken Fisch an Land gezogen: »Slade« kommt, erneut ist Glamrock aus den Siebzigern angesagt.
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Musik als Rezept ist das erste der beiden Förderprojekte 2010, es geht um Hilfe für Kinder mit leichteren Sprach- und Bewegungsstörungen. Die Initiative ergriffen haben die Butzbacher Musikschule und die Kinderarztpraxis Stier und Partner: Kinder mit Defiziten im Alter um den ersten Geburtstag und im Kindergartenalter sollen von der Musikschule vier Schnupperstunden in den pädagogisch ausgerichteten Angeboten »Musik für die Kleinsten und ihre Eltern« bzw. »Musik, Tanz und Rhythmus« erhalten.
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Mit der Rocklegende »Slade« verbindet die besonders angesprochene mittlere Generation zwischen 30 und 60 Jahren Klassiker wie »Far, far away«, »My oh my«, »Coz I luv ju« und die Weihnachtshymne »Merry X-mas everybody«. Das Vorprogramm gleicht dem vom letzten Jahr: Schlagersängerin Liza macht wieder einmal in Rockenberg Station, und die Wetterauer Cover-Band »meetoo - stars on 45« heizte auch ein, bevor Sweet im September 2009 die Bühne stürmte. Der bekannte Gambacher Moderator Rolf Weckmann führt durchs Programm.
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Der Eintritt kostet 25 Euro; Karten gibt es in den Bäckerei-Filialen Kraus in Rockenberg und Oppershofen sowie bei der AGKJ selbst unter E-Mail info@agkj-ev.de und Tel. 06033/744356"
“We danced to Deep Purple, Slade and Led Zeppelin” – Medvedev
RT 12th October 2010:
"Russia’s president Dmitry Medvedev, known for his love of rock music, has caught up with the top brass of the country’s rock’n’roll scene.
Medvedev and the musicians enjoyed a relaxed evening at Moscow’s Rythm-and-Blues Café, a jazz club owned by famous rocker Andrey Makarevich.
They also grabbed some beers in a Moscow bar to chat about their favorite music and what is going on in the country.
Medvedev confessed he is more addicted to working than music, while the musicians cracked a joke suggesting that it was Deep Purple songs that led Medvedev to presidency.
Indeed, there may be some truth in it, as it is their music he danced to at school discos.
“It was in the 1970s and 1980s. We listened to various music, but mostly hard rock. I was even a DJ at school discos. Oddly enough, we even managed to dance to Deep Purple, Slade and Led Zeppelin,” Medvedev said."
RT Medvedev 12.10.2010
Don Powell in Denmark August 2010
Don Powell questions & answers September 2010
“He is an enormous drummer!” - H
Questions Ilpo Bister (IB), answers Don Powell (DP)
IB: September 2010, over 44 years since the first Slade gig and 47 years on the road with the guitarist Dave Hill. You have been on the road with Slade 45 years now. How does it feel ? Does it still feel as fine as “How Does It Feel ?” feels still to loyal Slade fans ?
DP: I feel so privileged that we are still able to tour and that our loyal fans are still there for us – a big thank you to everyone.
IB: In the early years in Slade you took part in writing some songs. What was your role in the song writing ?
DP: In my early years of songwriting I did the lyrics to those songs.
IB: Looking back through the career of Slade. How would you describe the different time periods of Slade’s career and musical style during them ? Do you agree with me about the titles ?
1966 – 1969 Looking for themselves, already strong on stage
DP: Those titles are very fitting. We went through many musical phases – playing Tamla Motown and American Rock to soul music in those early days before we started to write our own songs.
1970 – 1971 Generating their own style
DP: I suppose meeting Chas Chandler who encouraged us to write our own songs – gave us our identity.
1972 – 1974 Highlight of Slade’s career, creating a new direction and style in rock music
DP: Same again – we put our own style into everything – creating a new style + sound.
1975-1976 Lost in America, oh no ! America is lost ! Looking for a new direction in musical style ?
DP: I suppose spending so much time there listening to all the different styles and genres over there was bound to influence each of the Slade members.
1977 Whatever happened to Slade ? A very strong album of unique kind of hard rock music style still
DP: One of my favourite albums! Then again most of it influenced by the time spent in America.
1978 – 1979 Return to base, on stage but not musically
DP: I think musically and direction wise we were a bit lost in direction.
1980 – 1982 Heavily back on stage; blowing any band off the stage in Reading, Donington, Lochem, Kuusrock (Oulu, Finland 1982)
DP: It was like a re-birth for us – being accepted by a different audience, so to speak.
1983 – 1984 Changes in musical direction and working on stage, big classic hits
DP: Having “My Oh My” and “Run Runaway” back in the charts – in the USA also opened up a lot of doors for us again.
1985 Rogues Gallery, “Do You Believe In Miracles” – “Would you believe it! The lads from Wolverhampton have done it again !” - Radio Luxembourg ?
DP: A fun album to make, especially when you are experiencing chart success again.
1986 The most quiet year in Slade’s career, not a single record released !
DP: You know – I really don’t know why !
1987 “You Boyz Make Big Noize” – but the feeling is lost ?
DP: Spending too much time in recording – definitely loosing the feeling.
1988 – 1990 ???
DP: Didn’t know where we were and didn’t have a direction.
1991 Radio WOS – they can still do it ! “ Universe” – one of the finest Slade songs, and The End of the greatest rock band ever !
DP: Great song – and definatively the “end”.
IB: Where did you get the idea of putting up Slade 2 and how did it find its line-up ?
DP: Dave and myself still wanted to tour – and we found the new memebers by word of mouth.
IB:You have been touring intensively with the new Slade line-up since 1992. Have you got rehearsals together with the band or on your own, or do you just “hit the road” ?
DP: We did rehearse a lot with the new members and just threw ourselves in the “deep” end on a tour of Australia.
IB: You’re living in Silkeborg in Denmark nowadays. Why did you settle down there ?
DP: Because I found the love of my life there and feel incredibly happy living in Denmark.
IB: You’re making a biography with the Danish writer Lise Lyng Falkenberg ?
DP: Lise has been wonderful – with her research – talking to so many people. I’m finding it interesting to read also.
IB: There is also another book coming out from you (Bibble Brick?) ?
DP: We are trying to get a deal for Bibble Brick the same time as my biography.
IB: Can you remember and mention the best gigs from the Slade 2 years on the road in the following countries:
UK:
Germany: Val-bonne, Berlin
Denmark: Music+Theatre House – Silkeborg
Russia: Olympic Stadium - Moscow
Sweden: ?
Norway: ?
Finland: ?
Belgium: Forrest National, Brussels
IB: There are thousands of cover versions of your songs. Can you mention some of them that appeal most to you ?
DP: “C’mon Feel The Noize” by “Lucky Uke” – a ukulele band from USA/Canada
IB: How would you tell what were the factors that made Slade such a unique strong group both musically and on stage, a band in their own class ?
DP: All totally different people from different musical backgrounds and styles coming together to form a band.
IB: If you had to pick up the best songs for a Slade’s Greats album, which 10 tunes would you put on it ?
DP: “C’mon Feel The Noize”, “I’m Me I’m Now That’s All”, “In Like A Shot From My Gun”, “Know Who You Are”, “Far, Far Away”, “Nobody’s Fools”, “Chakeeta”, “My Baby Left Me”, “Slam The Hammer Down”, “Don’t Waste Your Time” (IB: many of them also my biggest Slade favourites !)
IB: You have been guesting on other artists’ records too. Can you tell us with which artists you have been working with?
DP: The Pleasers, Sue Wilkinson, Nick van Eede (Cutting Crew)
IB: Do you listen a lot of music and who are your favourites?
DP: The Eagles, Led Zeppelin
IB: Have you got any idea how many gigs you have played with Slade?
DP: 45 years multiflied by approx 500 = 22.500 and more ! (IB: I think that Don has got more days in a year than me !)
IB: Have you got some plans for releasing new records with the current Slade line-up?
DP: We were in the studio recently to start to work on a new album.
IB: Have you heard the James Whild Lea album “Therapy”, and if yes, what is your opinion about it ?
DP: I really liked his album and I told him so.
IB: You were guesting in the Oliver Twist musical in Denmark ? What kind of experience was this to you ?
DP: Wonderful – I played in the band playing Slade songs to the musical; different, eh !
IB: John Lennon tribute in Denmark 2010 ?
DP: That comes up in December.
IB: The last question. Dapple Rose, Know Who You Are, In Like A Shot From My Gun, Coz I Luv You, Look Wot You Dun, Take Me Back Ome, Mama Weer All Crazee Now, I Won’t It Appen Agen, Gudbuy T’Jane, Cum On Feel The Noize, Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me, My Friend Stan, Merry Xmas Everybody, Everyday, She Did It To Me, The Bangin’ Man, Do We Still Do It, Miles Out To Sea, When The Lights Are Out, Far, Far Away, O.k. Yesterday Was Yesterday, How Does It Feel ?, Lay It Down, Them Kinda Monkeys Can’t Swing, Nobody’s Fool, All The World’s A Stage, Get On Up, Big Apple Blues, Dead Men Tell No Tales, The Soul, The Roll And The Motion, Lightning Never Strikes Twice, Gypsy Roadhog, Forests Full Of Needles, Give Us A Goal, Rock’n’Roll Bolero, Chakeeta, My Baby’s Got It, When I’m Dancin’ I Ain’t Fightin’, Pistol Packin’ Mama, We’ll Bring The house Down, Knuckle Sandwich Nancy, Rock’n’Roll Preacher, C’est La Vie, My Oh My, Run Runaway, Slam The Hammer Down, Don’t Tame A Hurricane, All Join Hands, Walking On Water, Running On Alcohol, Do You Believe In Miracles, Love Is Like A Rock, You Boyz Make Big Noize, Still The Same, Fools Go Crazy, Ooh La La In L.A., Radio Wall Of Sound, Lay Your Love On The Line, Red Hot, Universe - Amazing Slade ! Do you often think about how great, strong and creative group Slade were?
DP: No, not really – I think if you ask anyone that question – they would say the same, it’s a nice memory when you see it all written down.
Don’s greetings to Slade fans:
“As I’ve said – I just feel so privileged that I’m still able to tour with the same enjoyment as when I first started over 40 years ago. Thanks to you all xx”
And big thanks to Don for kindly answering our questions ! See You and Slade on stage at Aschersleben in Germany 4th December 2010.
Slade in the Czech Republic June 2010
December 2010 tour week in the Czech Republic
Slade return to stage in October 2010
Slade will return to stage after three months break on Saturday 9th October 2010 in Norway at Kopervik, near Haugesund. The autumn tour continues in Germany, Sweden, Russia, Poland...
October 2010
- Sat 09.10. Kopervik, Havnatorget, Norway
- Sat 16.10. Schemmerhofen, Germany: Night of Legends
- Sat 23.10. Kristiansand, Norway
- Thu 28.10. Stockholm, Sweden: Rock cruising on the Silja Galaxy; Stockholm - Marienhamn (Finland) - Stockholm
November 2010
- Wed 03.11. St. Petersburg, Russia
- Sat 06.11. Ulm, Germany, Donauhallen
- Sat 13.11. Essen, Germany, Grugahallen
- Fri 19.11. Zielona Gora, Poland
- Sat 20.11. Potsdam, Germany, Metorpolishallen
- Fri 26.11. Wertheim, Germany, main-Tauber-Halle
- Sat 27.11. Rockenberg (Oppershofen), Germany
December 2010
- Sat 04.12. Aschersleben, Germany, Ballhaus: Slade, Middle of the Road,...
- Fri 10.12. Birmingham, UK, LG Arena: Rock with Laughter Christmas festivity
- Wed 29.12. Uppsala, Katalin, All that Jazz, Sweden
- Sat 18.12. Weingarten, Germany, Kultur- und Kongresszentrum: CANCELLED !
More details on our Tour dates page !
"I just feel so privileged that I'm still able to tour with the same enjoyment as when I first started over 40 years ago." - Don Powell 1st October 2010
K.O.R.
Slade i jego glam rock
Gazeta, Poland 27.09.2010:
Artur Łukasiewicz
2010-09-27, ostatnia aktualizacja 2010-09-27 16:52
Na światowe sceny glam rock wprowadził Dawid Bowie, ale swoją cegiełkę dołożył zespół Slade, który święcił triumfy w latach 70. Brytyjczyków usłyszymy 19 listopada w Zielonej Górze
Slade zagra z innym zespołem spod znaku dinozaurów rocka - Budgie. Koncert organizuje zielonogórski Kawon. Poprzeczkę jednak podniósł wyżej, bo na miejsce koncertu wybrał pięciotysięczną halę sportową przy ul. Sulechowskiej.
- Miłośników starego klasycznego rocka jest całkiem sporo, wierzę, że tej okazji nie przepuszczą. Tym bardziej że dojdzie do historycznego spotkania. Slade z Budgie grają od ponad 40 lat i jeszcze nigdy się nie zetknęli na jednej scenie. Zdarzy się to u nas - mówi Remigiusz Tymczyj, menedżer klubu Kawon.
Kto pamięta jeszcze Slade?
- Może sama nazwa nie jest już chwytliwa, ale gdy ludzie usłyszą "Merry Xmas Everybody" to od razu wiedzą, o co chodzi. Sentyment jest wiecznie żywy - odpowiada Tymczyj.
Brytyjczycy zaczęli grać w końcu lat 60. Muzycy pochodzący z robotniczych dzielnic Wolverhampton postawili na hałaśliwe i niepokorne dźwięki. Specjalnie nawet w nazwie złamali zasady ortografii. Prym wiedli wokalista Neville Holder i gitarzysta Dave Hill. Wejście było udane. Od razu zauważono płytę "Beginnings". Slade poszli za ciosem, w czym pomógł im menedżer Chas Chandler, basista The Animals i opiekun Jimiego Hendriksa. W 1971 r. na listy przebojów wdarli się z rock'n'rollowym standardem "Get Down And Get With It". Potem doszły już własne przeboje, m.in. "Skweeze Me Pleeze Me" i "Merry Xmas Everybody", a później "My Oh My", "Run Runaway", "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" czy "Far, Far Away". Zespół stał się rozpoznawalny na całym świecie. Na stadionach gromadził po kilkadziesiąt tysięcy fanów.
Slade wpisał się w modny nurt glam rocka, którego symbolem stały się kosmiczny image Dawida Bowiego i szaleństwa grupy T.Rex. Slade też nieźle się bawili. Na scenę wyskakiwali w butach na ogromnych koturnach, błyszczących frakach ze skrzydłami, krawatami do samej ziemi, cylindrach. Modę na glam wyparła dopiero brytyjska rewolucja punkrockowa z Sex Pistols i The Clash na czele. Na przebierańców nie było już miejsca. Glamowcy przeczekali punkowy szturm i powrócili w latach 80., grając przede wszystkim klasyczny rock i pop.
Ze starego składu w Slade zostali 64-letni Dave Hill i perkusista Don Powell. Legendarny wokalista Neville Holder jest dziś prezenterem radiowym i nie chce już słyszeć o śpiewaniu. Pozostały też ślady dawnego teatralnego sztafażu. Co parę lat fanom zespół przypomina się nowymi albumami (ma ich ok. 30) lub płytami w stylu The Very Best. Stadiony zamienili na mniejsze kluby. Bo fanów jest mniej, ale wystarczająco, jak twierdzą muzycy. Slade Polski nie omija. Grali w Warszawie, a dwa lata temu na festiwalu w Płocku.
W hali przy ul. Sulechowskiej przypomni się też zespół Budgie. W zielonogórskim Kawonie walijska grupa Burke'a Shelley'a grała wiosną 2009 r. W klubie nie dało się wcisnąć szpilki. Weszło jedynie pół tysiąca fanów, wielu odeszło spod kasy z kwitkiem. Teraz nie powinno być kłopotów, miejsc jest dziesięć razy więcej.
Shelley i jego trio grają to co zawsze i to z przekonaniem, że mają dla kogo. Jak w latach 70. przejeżdżają na oczach fanów niczym hardrockowy pociąg. Nic sobie nie robią z nowych trendów. Budują piętrowe, gitarowe gmachy z sążnistymi solówkami, a numerami typu "Parents" i "I Turned To Stone" doprowadzają swoich wyznawców do euforii.
Koncert Slade i Budgie odbędzie się 19 listopada. Już można rezerwować bilety w Kawonie przy ul. Zamkowej lub na www.abilet.pl. Wejściówki od 86 do 299 zł (miejsca dla ViP-ów).
Źródło: Gazeta Wyborcza Zielona Góra
Gazeta Zelona Gora 27.09.2010
Re-release of "The Genesis of Slade"
Cherry Red Records re-release The Genesis of Slade, a compilation of tracks by groups featuring members of Slade. There are 25 songs from 1964 to 1966 from the likes of The Vendors, Steve Brett & The Mavericks and The "N Betweens. The latter would eventually become Slade.
Noddy Holder in genius with Dave Gorman show 1.11.2010
Slade front-man Noddy Holder and Iranian comedienne Shappi Khorsandi judge with of the British public's ideas as "Genius or not", BBS2n Monday 1st November 2010 22:00
A TV version of Dave Gorman's radio series, in which he and celebrity guests decide which of the public's ideas are "Genius or not"
BBC2 Genius with David Gorman
