Below is a preview of the menus from the 'Erasure Show Live In Cologne' DVD, which will be released in the UK / EU on the 31st Oct 2005, and the 13th Dec 2005 in North America.
The slipcase for the DVD will be send to those in the UK & Ireland (who signed up to Mute's postal mailing list) next week.
Andy is doing a DJ gig in Philadelphia on Wed 2 Nov 2005 at Transit. See the Live page for further details.
Update - the Philadelphia DJ gig is to be rescheduled.
The Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards, the largest, most highly anticipated gala in the desert's social season, will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2006 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Proceeds benefit Desert AIDS Project.
With the cabaret theme, "An elegant evening with Barbara Cook, with a special performance by Erasure," the event promises to be another unforgettable classic Steve Chase.
The gala will be emceed by Debbie Reynolds, star of more than 30 motion pictures, two Broadway shows, two series and dozens of television appearances. Presenting awards to honorees will be four time Tony Award winner and star of stage, screen and television Angela Lansbury, and high-octane Oscar winner Shirley MacLaine.
"The Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards is the single largest fundraiser for Desert AIDS Project, allowing us to continue to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic," note co-chairs Tim Hanlon and Bill Jones. "We are extraordinarily pleased to be a part of bringing an event of this caliber to the valley."
In addition to the performances by Barbara Cook and Erasure, the evening features cocktails, dinner and silent and live auctions. Tickets are $375 each, and can be obtained by calling 760-323-2118, ext. 249.
Andy Bell has been confirmed to appear live at the Rainbow Attitude Salon in Paris at 4.45pm, Saturday 22nd October where he will perform songs from his stunning solo album 'Electric Blue'.
This will be followed by a signing session on the Tribu Move magazine stand.
For further details visit the Rainbow Attitude website.
The EIS Forum has moved to a new server, and can now be accessed via the www.erasureforum.com domain name.
Links to www.erasureinfo.com/forum/ and www.erasureinfo.com/forum/index.php will redirect you to the new domain name.
The EIS Website has also moved server (it takes about 24-48 hours for the DNS propagation to occur) however the domain name remains www.erasureinfo.com.
Vince has just returned his answers to your questions - see the 'Ask Erasure' feature.
The North American release date for the forthcoming "The Erasure Show - Live in Cologne" DVD has been confirmed by Mute North America as the 13th December 2005. (original published date was incorrect)
Several more DJ nights featuring Andy have now been confirmed. Andy will be DJing at various clubs across North America and will be singing live at a Rock Benefit Concert at the Avalon in Los Angeles. See the Live page for further details.
Andy's album 'Electric Blue' reached number 119 in the UK album chart at the end of it's first week. The sales of the album certainly weren't helped by the poor availability of the vinyl edition.
The EIS Gallery has had many additional fan photos added, and the Releases section is (slowly) having details of Andy and Vince's other projects (both Erasure and non-Erasure related) added.
In addition, several mixes have been added to the Fan Mixes pages.
Out now on CD & Ltd Ed blue vinyl is Andy Bell's incredible new album "Electric Blue".
As one half of Erasure, Andy has sold in excess of 20 million records worldwide, and chalked up over 30 hit singles.
Electric Blue features 14 brand new tracks, including two duets with Claudia Brücken (of Propaganda and Act) and Jake Shears (of Scissor Sisters), and encompasses a variety of musical genres.
The album was co-written and recorded throughout 2004 and 2005 with Manhattan Clique (Philip Larsen & Chris Smith) who, as well as Erasure, have also worked with Moby, The B-52's, Stereophonics and Goldfrapp.
Tracklisting (click on selected tracks to hear soundclips)
The final UK chart placement for Andy's debut single is #35 (this chart is the combined chart placement for physical and digital download sales).
However it reached #4 in the UK Indie singles charts.
