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:
Pino Palladino Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta Drums
Jason Rebello Keyboards
Beth Hart Vocals

DATES:
March 31st Tempe Music Festival www.tempemusicfestival.com
April 2nd Las Vegas, House Of Blues www.hob.com
April 4th San Francisco, Warfield  
April 5th Los Angeles, House Of Blues www.hob.com
April 6th San Diego, 4th & B www.4thandb.com
April 7th Palm Desert, McCallum Theatre www.mccallumtheatre.com



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


Friday July 1 Yokohama Kanagawa Kenmin Kaikan
Saturday July 2 Tokyo International Forum
Sunday July 3 Tokyo International Forum
Tuesday July 5 Tokyo International Forum
Thursday July 7 Hiroshima Yubin Chokin Hall
Friday July 8 Osaka Koseinenkin Kaikan
Saturday July 9 Osaka Koseinenkin Kaikan
Monday July 11 Nagoya Century Hall
Wednesday July 13 Sapporo Koseinenkin Kaikan
Friday July 15 Tokyo International Forum