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Don't forget to check www.ianhunter.com, www.mottthehoople.com, www.mickralphs.co.uk, and www.mickronson.com for the latest official news.
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Ian Hunter will perform a set with Joe Elliott and the Down n' Outz at the High Voltage Festival in London on 25 Jul 2010. (Initial reports indicated that Mott The Hoople would play the festival, and adverts indicating this were even publioshed in magzines and newspapers.)
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Bad Company have announced several USA dates in the summer of 2010. 16 Jul - Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio CA; 17 Jul - Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa CA; 22 Jul - 2010 The Lakeland Center Jenkins Arena Lakeland, FL; 23 Jul - St. Augustine Amphitheater St. Augustine, FL; 25 Jul - Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta GA; 27 Jul - Bank Of America Pavilion, Boston MA; 30 Jul - Choctaw Resort Casino Event Center Durant, OK; 14 Aug - Bike Rally Port Dover, Ontario Canada; 01 Aug - Outlaw Jam, Frederick County Fairgrounds, Frederick MD; 04 Aug - Casino Rama Center, Rama Toronto Ontario Canada; 04 Oct - Potawatomi Casino Milwaukee, WI; 05 Oct - Potawatomi Casino Milwaukee, WI; 07 Oct - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa OK.
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Verden Allen has a new band called Soft Ground, and they debut at the Night Owl Club in Cheltenham on 13 Aug 2010. On 20/21 Aug 2010, they will play the Wyeside Festival in Hereford UK.
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Ian Hunter got up onstage with Alejandro Escovedo at the City Winery in New York on 29 June, singing a duet with Alejandro on 'I Wish I Was Your Mother'. The show was broadcast by WFUV radio.
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Ian Hunter is the subject of a five-page feature article in the August 2010 issue of Mojo Magazine in the UK. Issue 201 has Bruce Springstten on the cover.
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Ian Hunter and the Rant Band have announced a UK tour in October 2010. The dates include 02 Oct at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester England; 03 Oct at The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow Scotland; 05 Oct at Komedia, Brighton England; 08 Oct at The Stables, Wavendon England; 10 Oct at Union Chapel, London England (Special Acoustic Evening); 11 Oct at The Journal Tyne Theatre, Newcastle England; 12 Oct at Town Hall, Birmingham England; and 14 Oct at 02 Academy, Bristol England.
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Three of the recent UK concerts by Bad Company were recorded and made available on the night by the Concerts Live service. Bad Company have announced that the CD releases have been extended to make them availabel to more fans. These releases are all three-disc deluxe digipak collectors sets: 01 Apr 2010 Birmingham; 02 Apr 2010 Manchester; 11 Apr 2010 Wembley Arena.
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Ian Hunter makes a guest appearance on the new CD by Alejandro Escovedo called Street Songs Of Love, which is set to be issued on 20 Sep 2010. Ian contributes vocals to the track 'Down In The Bowery' on the album.
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Bad Company announced an eight-date UK tour in April 2010, with the Joe Perry Project playing support. Apr 1 - Birmingham LG Arena; Apr 2 - Manchester Arena; Apr 4 - Sheffield City Hall; Apr 5 - Cardiff CIA; Apr 7 - Newcastle Arena; Apr 8 - Glasgow Clyde; Apr 10 - Brighton Center; Apr 11 - Wembley Arena.
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Ian Hunter makes a guest appearance on the new CD by Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez called The Deep End. Ian sings duet vocals with Christine on the opening track, 'There Ain't No Cure'. Christine previously contributed vocals to Ian's Shrunken Heads album.
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Ian played two dates in June 2010 as the support act for Jethro Tull: Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton FL (4 June) and Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta GA (6 June). These were 45 minute sets.
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The previously-announced Bad Company live DVD, Hard Rock Live, was finally released in Feb 2010. It features a live DVD and bonus CD, and was recorded at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida on 8 Aug 2008.
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Ian Hunter toured the USAand Europe in April and May 2010. These included three gigs at the City Winery in New York City (Apr 21, 23, 24); The Sellersville Theater in Sellersville PA (Apr 25), and gigs in Leicester (29 Apr), Edinburgh (1 May), London (2 May), Roma (4 May - canceled), Milano (5 May), Stockholm (07 May), and Helsinki (08 May).
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Mott The Hoople were recognized by Nordoff Robbins with the Tartan Clef Legend Award, in a ceremony on 27 Nov 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Verden Allen, and Martin Chambers were there to receive the award, and performed two songs with Joe Elliott's Down n' Outz.
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Mott The Hoople were recognized by Classic Rock magazine with the 2009 Comeback of the Year award. Mick Ralphs and Martin Chambers were in attendance at the event, and Ian Hunter made an appearance through a videotaped segment
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As part of the New Yorker Festival, Ian Hunter, Graham Parker, and Ben Greenman were featured at an event called Ian Hunter and Graham Parker talk with Ben Greenman: A Conversation with Music. This was a public discussion, followed by short live performances by Ian Hunter and Graham Parker. The show was held at October 17, 2009 at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, New York NY.
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ConcertLive recorded Mott The Hoople's reunion show at the Hammersmith Apollo on 01 Oct 2010, and issued it as a three-disc live CD which was available on the night as well as from the ConcertLive website. The set features a two-disc live show, plus a third bonus CD of interviews and backstage phtos and video.
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Ian Hunter appeared on National Public Radio's World Cafe radio show with host David Dye on 15 Oct 2009. The show was recorded over the summer and features and interview and music from Man Overboard. (Ian's segment appears during the second hour of the show).
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Mott The Hoople at last confirmed long-standing rumors of a reunion. They played five shows at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London on 1,2,3,5 &6 October, 2009. This was the first time that the original lineup of Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Verden Allen, Dale Griffin, and Overend Watts had performed in over 35 years. The group also played two warmup gigs at the Blake Theater in Monmouth, Wales on 25-26 September. Martin Chambers played drums for most of the set, with Buffin only joining in for the encores due to health reasons.
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On 21 September, EMI Records in the UK issued a special edition of Ian Hunter's classic 1979 album You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic. They marked the 30th Anniversary of this amazing album with a deluxe re-mastered package containing the original LP with bonus tracks plus an extra disc featuring unreleased live performances of the period.
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Mott The Hoople were featured with a 6-page 'Comeback Special' cover story in the September issue of Classic Rock magazine (UK). 'One Of The Boys' appears on the free CD that came with the issue.
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Ian Hunter appeared at the City Winery in New York City on 23 July 2009, with Amy Speace in support. His band included Mark Bosch, James Mastro, Paul Page, Andy Burton, and Steve Holley.
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Ian Hunter release a new studio album, Man Overboard, on 21 July 2009 . The album was produced by Ian Hunter and Andy York, and was issued by New West Records.
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The original members of Bad Company announced 10 concerts in the U.S. in the summer of 2009. Dates included: June 17 Hollywood FL - Hard Rock Live; June 19 Atlanta GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre; June 20 Charlotte NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre; June 23 Raleigh NC - Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek; June 24 Virginia Beach VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre; June 27 Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts; June 28 Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre; July 1 Clarkston MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre; July 2 Canandaigua NY - CMAC; and July 4 Atlantic City NJ - Resorts Atlantic City.
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Ian Hunter played a free outdoor concert at Rockefeller Park appear in New York City on 24 June 2009. The Rant Band featured Mark Bosch, Andy Burton, Steve Holley, and James Mastro. Joe Elliott of Def Leppard joined Ian for a verse or two of 'All The Young Dudes'.
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Mott The Hoople were added to the Mojo Magazine Hall of Fame at the 2009 ceremony unveiling the Mojo Honours List, held at the Brewery in London on 11 June 2009. The band were inducted by Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott, one of the group's most prominent fans. In addition to Mott The Hoople, The Zombies' Odessey And Oracle took home the Classic Album Award, Phil Lynott received the Icon Award, and Yoko Ono received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Derrick Thompson has just published Have Guitars ... Will Travel, which takes the reader on a magical music tour through Northampton during the golden years of 1957-66 From 1957, began a never-to-be-forgotten ten years of skiffle, rock `n` roll, & R&B when local groups lit up the town’s pubs and dance halls; national groups visited for one-off shows, and international stars packed out the ABC cinema. The music scene of the late 50’s and early 60’s was vivid, vibrant and volatile. Relive those years with those who were there! The book contains many previously unseen photos of Ian Hunter from the 1950s, playing with The Apex and other local groups. For those outside Northampton, the book will be available on EBAY UK from 8 June 2009.
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Verden Allen's new album is My Masochistic Side, and will be released on 13 July 2009 (UK Angel Air SJPCD294).
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On 25 March 2009, Sony in the UK issued a Mott The Hoople 5-CD set, consisting of all five Mott The Hoople and Mott studio CDs (Dudes, Mott, The Hoople, Drive On and Shouting and Pointing).
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The May 2009 issue of Mojo Magazine (UK) has a 12-page Mott The Hoople feature article, written by former fan club president and Zig Zag editor Kris Needs. The issue comes with a free CD that includes a Mott The Hoople track.
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On 25 March 2009, Sony in Japan released a limited edition Blu-Spec CD of All The Young Dudes. Blu-Spec a new audio CD format using Blu-Ray technology, playable on all CD players.
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Verden Allen is featured in Parts 1 and 2 of Talk Of The Town, two video interviews in which Verden remembers Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott. Here are links to Part One and Part Two.
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Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter: The Golden Age 1969 - 1997 is a new 2009 Australian 2 CD compilation album from Raven Records (RVCD295). The first disc features 11 Mott The Hoople tracks from the Island and CBS years, and the second disc features 7 Ian Hunter tracks from Ian Hunter through Artful Dodger.
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Verden Allen returned to Rock The Mike on Bradford Community Broadcasting in February 2009, and updated fans on the progress of the Mott The Hoople reunion.
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