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5th June 2007 – JEFF BECK SUMMER DATES We can officially confirm the following dates for Jeff’s live shows this summer: Tuesday 10th July – Barcelona – Sala Bikini Wednesday 11th July – Madrid – Viajazz Friday 13th July – Pistoia – Blues Festival Sunday 15th July – Montreux – Jazz Festival Wednesday 18th July – Nice – Jazz Festival Thursday 19th July – Toulon – Voix Du Gaou Saturday 21st July – Patrimonio – Night Of The Guitars Saturday 28th July – Chicago – Crossroads (Sold Out) 20th April 2006 - ANNOUNCING THE JEFF BECK EUROPEAN TOUR 2006 PLUS TWO DATES IN JAPAN! We can now confirm that Jeff will play the following dates in Europe and Japan this summer: July 10th London - Tower of London July 11th Birmingham – NIA July 12th Liverpool – Summer Pops July 14th Rotterdam – North Sea Jazz July 15th Berlin – Zitadelle July 16th Bonn – Museumsplatz July 18th Tuttlingen – Zeltfestival July 22nd Yokohama - Fuji Intl. Speedway July 23rd Osaka - Izumiotsu Phoenix July 26th Lucerne – Blue Balls Festival ANNOUNCING THE JEFF BECK WEST COAST SPRING TOUR 2006 Jeff Beck is undertaking a rare six date run in the southwest USA this spring. Last summer he was able to put the ensemble together for a tour of Japan and he has grabbed the chance to do it again for fans in America. He will be covering the entire spectrum of his illustrious career from The Yardbirds to the future and for the first time in many years will be accompanied by a guest vocalist, the very special Beth Hart. Jeff Beck will be joined for these few exclusive dates by an absolutely stellar set of musicians:
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JAPANESE TOUR DIARY A ‘behind the scenes’ insight into some of the dates on the Jeff Beck tour. Tokyo, Tuesday July 3rd 2005 Diamond Dust sounded really good. Jason has some really lush sounds and Johan is mixing them in better than I've heard in the past. The Tokyo Forum is a great sounding venue. The poor crew had to completely tear down the set for the day off due to an annual maintenance program that was scheduled to take place. So, they're in early tomorrow morning to start over again. I feel for the lighting guy, who had hoped to get in more time with a CD of the live tracks before JB came over. But he's doing a really good job regardless. Hope he's not thrown by the changes about to ensue. We went out for Indian afterwards which was great. The naan bread was the size of a keyboard though so logistics were a little rough. Everyone seemed in good spirits. Hiroshima, Thursday July 7th 2005 The set has been changing every night and Bolero is now the opener and Earthquake now starts the encore, followed by Blast and Going Down. Pino has developed a killer walking bass line on a section of Rollin’ and Tumblin’ that is superb. They had a very long soundcheck. I was amazed at how long Jeff played before the show. I'd be completely worn out if it was me. Everyone is well rested by now I think. Jason's trading with Jeff on Blue Wind and Star Cycle is riviting--world class conversations! Jimmy's voice is in top form and as he says 'road ready' now. Jet lag, plane oxygen, and time changes are pretty rough on the vocal chords. Off to Osaka for 2 back to back shows. I got a couple who had flown from America back stage tonight. They bought tickets for 6 shows and the man is terrified of flying.. Such dedication to the arts! Osaka, Saturday July 9th 2005 Gigs are burnin’. I think Vinnie's brain will explode from the energy he's putting into these gigs. Jeff let out a cat fight scream out of the guitar that was unsurpassed last night. Over the Rainbow continues to slay as the ending piece. It's a good long show and people are definitely getting their money’s worth. I think the encore must be 15 minutes now. Unlike America...nobody leaves until the bitter end. Nagoya, Monday July 11th 2005 Johan thought tonight was the best so far---burnin’. We're currently on the train back to Osaka (1 hour) and will fly to Sapporo tomorrow. The Band Jeff Beck – Guitars Jimmy Hall - Vocals Jason Rebello - Keyboards Pino Palladino – Bass Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums The set Although the set changed every night, here’s an indication of what the Japanese were treated to: Beck’s Bolero Stratus You Never Know Cause We Ended As Lovers Rollin’ and Tumblin’ Morning Dew Behind the Veil Two Rivers Star Cycle Big Block Scatterbrain Nadia Angel's Footsteps Led Boots Diamond Dust Hey Joe Manic Depression Pork Pie Hat Brush with the Blues Blue Wind Encore: Earthquake Blast From The East Going Down People Get Ready Somewhere Over the Rainbow JAPAN TOUR 2005
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