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Keaneblog Being Relaunched

2007-03-23T21:51:00.000-05:00

Hey Everyone!
Sorry for the lack of updates recently.
Keaneblog will be relaunched soon, so watch this space.
Unfortunately, someone trying to make money off the domain keaneblog.com took it before I renewed it, so the site name may change.
Keane fans interested in joining this site as a poster should e-mail us at keaneblog@gmail.com
Thank you!

Is it Any Wonder...

2006-05-31T23:02:00.000-05:00

I like the new song but I don't care much for the video. It does sound a lot like U2 so I wonder if the sound was influenced from touring with them. There has not been much activity on this blog so I thought I would just post a message about the new album. I'm excited to hear how Try Again and Hamburg Song sound polished up and recorded. Anyone else?

Strangers...the Documentary!!!

2005-10-26T14:50:00.000-05:00

Keane has announced the release of their documentary STRANGERS on November 14th in the U.K. and November 15th in the U.S. The documentary will feature 16 live performances among other extras. If you are lucky enough to be living in the U.K. the band has announced that tickets will be given away for exclusive screenings in select cinema. Visit www.keanemusic.com for more details. I'm not sure how to get my hands on this hot little DVD here in Canada, so I would suggest contacting your local HMV or ordering it online from HMV or Amazon. I can't wait!!!!

New Music on Morning Becomes Eclectic!!!

2005-10-10T02:31:00.000-05:00

Keane was on KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" on September 29th, 2005 and they played three new songs along with several from "Hopes and Fears." For those of us not living in the UK (or who missed the broadcast), visit KCRW and enjoy. The new songs that they performed were, "Hamburg Song," "Nothing in Your Way" and "Try Again" (my favorite of the three). Happy listening!!!

Still Opening For U2

2005-10-09T13:31:00.000-05:00

This is a perfect match: U2 and Keane. I was at the October 3rd show in Boston when Keane opened for U2...What an amazing show. Keane is currently opening for U2 in their stint in New York. Consider yourself lucky if you can catch one of these shows.

Keane on Last Call w/ Carson Daly !

2005-09-25T23:19:00.000-05:00

Hey peeps, looks like our boys are back on TV again! Be sure to tune in Wednesday, October 5, @ 1:35 a.m. EST to catch another sweet-ass performance by Keane, this time without those freaks putting leeches down their pants. Hmm ... I wonder what TTR will wear this time?
http://www.interbridge.com/lineups.html#LLS

Keane Nominated for an MtvU Woodie Award!

2005-09-22T13:12:00.000-05:00

Keane received a nomination for the mtvU Woodie Awards for "International/Study Abroad Woodie." Others nominated in this category are; Bloc Party, A-Kon, Arcade Fire and Muse. Go to www.mtvU.com to show your support for KEANE (vote multiple times, please!). Vote 'til your fingers bleed or your mouse dies!!!!

Keane on Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno

2005-09-18T09:52:00.000-05:00

Keane was on the Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno, Friday - 9/16. But good news for those who missed it: the episode with Keane will be re-airing Friday - 9/23, @ 2:35 a.m. eastern US. Be sure not to miss another great performance by Keane! http://www.nbc.com/nbc/header/TV_Schedule/schedule_day-20050923.html

Keane To Open For U2 In North America

2005-08-24T22:17:00.000-05:00

Keane will once again open for U2, this time on U2's 3rd leg of the Vertigo Tour in North America. They have been confirmed for dates in Boston and in New York during the month of October for a total of 7 shows.

Keane Covers Elton John

2005-08-21T20:55:00.000-05:00

Keane will be covering Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" for the upcoming War Child charity album, "Help - A Day in the Life." War Child is a network of independent organisations working across the world to help children affected by war. Most recently, they have launched Warchildmusic.com which is a not-for-profit company that puts money earned from music downloads towards continuing their work in some of the world's most troubled regions. The songs will be recorded on September 8th and will be available for downloading the same day. An album will be available a few weeks later. Other artists on the album include Radiohead, Tom Waits, Bloc Party and Lucky Jim.

Keane Pulls out of Lisbon Gig

2005-08-15T12:23:00.000-05:00

U2 played to a crowd of more than 50,000 at a soccer stadium Sunday night in Lisbon, Portugal which was their final European date on the band's "Vertigo" tour. Keane were set to open for them but were forced to pull out due to illness. Lead singer, Tom Chaplin, was ordered to be on bedrest for a full week by his doctor after he fell ill due to a serious throat infection. According to Keane's official website, the band were really disappointed to miss the gig since Lisbon is "one of their favorite places on earth." The site goes on to say that working with U2 was like a dream come true for this young band which may have made missing this particular show that much worse since the president of Portugal, Jorge Sampaio, presented the members of U2 with Portugal's Order of Liberty, one of the country's highest honors, in recognition of their work for humanitarian causes over the past 25 years. Lesser known band, Kaiser Chiefs filled in for Keane at the concert.

Bono & Tom

2005-08-01T00:04:00.000-05:00

Tom and Bono seem to be enjoying each other's company at Live 8 on July 2nd. Keane will be opening for U2 during the end of their Vertigo Tour.

P.S. Where have all the other bloggers gone? If you would like to be a blogger on this site, e-mail us at keaneblog@gmail.com...

Live 8

2005-05-31T17:21:00.000-05:00

Keane will be performing at the Live 8 Concert in London. Alongside Keane will be U2, Coldplay, Robbie Williams, and many others. Here is a complete list of artist and where they will be playing:

LONDON: Mariah Carey, Coldplay, Dido, Keane, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Paul McCartney, Muse, Razorlight, REM, Scissor Sisters, Snow Patrol, Stereophonics, Sting , Joss Stone, Robbie Williams, U2, Velvet Revolver, Bob Geldof, the Killers, Madonna, The Cure
BERLIN: A-ha, Bap, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Die Toten Hosen, Peter Maffay, Brian Wilson
PHILADELPHIA: Will Smith, Bon Jovi, Maroon 5, Dave Mattews Band, Sarah McLachlan, Rob Thomas, Keith Urban, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, 50 Cent, Kaiser Chiefs, P. Diddy
PARIS: Andrea Bocelli, Craig David, Calo Gero, Jamiroqaui, Kyo, Yannick Noah, Youssou N'Dour, Placebo, Axelle Red, Johnny Halliday, Manu Chao, Renaud
ROME: Irene Grandi, Faith Hill, Jovanotti, Tim McGraw, Nek, Laura Pausini, Duran Duran, Vasco Rossi, Zucchero,

Keane Wins Ivor Novello Award

2005-05-31T17:20:00.000-05:00

Keane won the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriters of the Year. Congratulations!

New Everybody's Changing video now on!

2005-05-02T21:01:00.000-05:00

The Official Keane Site is posting the new version of Everybody’s Changing video.
The video is being broadcasted in the VH1 channel quite regularly. Hopefully it will make it’s way to the countdown soon!

Want To Contribute?

2005-04-28T18:26:00.000-05:00

If you're a Keane fan who wants to be part of updating this site, please contact us at keaneblog@gmail.com! We apologize for not having this site updated as much as it should be updated, but hopefully we'll have more contributors soon. Thanks!

50th Ivor Novello Awards

2005-04-15T12:14:00.000-05:00

"Everybody's Changing" has been nominated for "Best Song Musically & Lyrically" for the 2005 Ivor Novello Awards. The ceremony will take place on May 26th.

Eden Session

2005-04-15T12:12:00.000-05:00

Keane have been asked to play at the Eden Project on August 1st. This is yet another charity gig played by the guys...Good job!

East Coast support

2005-04-12T08:29:00.000-05:00

Regina Spektor Will support East Coast gigs. To find out where, or if any changes occur, visit the Interscope web site.

New Tour T-shirt

2005-04-04T10:31:00.000-05:00

There is a new European Tour shirt on sale at the R&B site.
Very different and innovative, with all of the 05 tour dates listed on the back.

Brit Awards to broadcast in the US

2005-03-27T14:00:00.000-05:00

US fans now have the opportunity to watch the 2005 Brit Awards, thanks to BBC America. It's scheduled to broadcast on April 16th and 17th at 8pm est/pt. Keane, who won Best Breakthrough Artist and Best British Album, also had the chance to perform. Don't miss it!

http://www.bbcamerica.com/britain/brit_awards/brit_awards.jsp

May Opening Act

2005-03-23T10:35:00.000-05:00

Brendan Benson Will be the opening act for the May dates in the US. Check out his site, with loads of great info about his new album.

TMF 2005

2005-03-16T22:43:00.000-05:00

Keane have been nominated for "Best British Act" at the 2005 TMF Awards. Click here to vote for the boys!

MORE Tour Dates Added For US

2005-03-16T22:37:00.000-05:00

The following US dates have been added:

Thu May 19, 2005 Aragon, Chicago, IL USA (GA)

Fri Jun 3, 2005 Penn's landing, Philadelphia PA (GA)

Sat Jun 4, 2005 Bank of America Pavilion, Boston MA (Best Seats)

Thu Jun 9, 2005 House of Blues, Myrtle Beach SC (GA)

Music Midtown 2005

2005-03-15T21:53:00.000-05:00

Keane will be playing the Music Midtown festival in Atlanta GA, July 11.
Tom Petty, Kid Rock and many others are also playing the festival.
Pre sale tickets will be available April 9.

Exclusive Keane Tickets!!

2005-03-13T11:55:00.000-05:00

At the R&B site, you can buy pre sale tickets for the upcoming US tour and also exclusive tickets, where you can get the best seats to see the band. Don’t miss out!
New dates are being added regularly.

What A Wonderful World

2005-03-11T20:29:00.000-05:00

Keane did a cover of "What A Wonderful World". You can listen to it at http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/keane.html

Support Cancellation

2005-03-09T17:23:00.000-05:00

From the Official Web Site: Rufus Wainwright will not support Keane in Madrid, March 12 as scheduled. He will need to attend a funeral in US.

Happy Birthday, Tom!

2005-03-08T22:25:00.000-05:00

It's nearly the end of it, but late is better than never!

(click picture to see larger view)

US Tour Dates

2005-03-08T16:52:00.000-05:00

Some good news for those of you in the US - the band are back on tour in May andJune! They start with an appearance at Coachella on Saturday 30th April and then on tour round the country.
Dates:
May 2nd Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theatre Regular onsale begins 10am, March 12th
May 6th Berkeley, CA Berkeley Community Theatre Regular onsale begins 10am, March 13th
May 8th Portland, OR Roseland Regular onsale begins 10am, March 19th
May 9th Seattle, WA Paramount Regular onsale begins 10am, March 12th
May 10th Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre Regular onsale begins 9:30am, March 12th
May 12th Salt Lake City, UT Abravanel Hall Regular onsale begins 10am, March 11th
May 13th Denver, CO Fillmore Regular onsale begins 10am, March 12th
May 15th Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre Regular onsale begins 12noon, March 12th

There will be more dates added to the tour soon.

O2 Festival

2005-03-08T00:39:00.000-05:00

Keane will also play the O2 Wireless Music Festival on June 29th in London's Hyde Park.

Werchter Festival

2005-03-05T14:54:00.000-05:00

Keane is confirmed to play the Werchter Festival in Belgium on July 3rd. Other acts playing the show include R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails, Audioslave, Elvis Costello, Kraftwerk, and Kasabian.

New (Ugly) T-Shirt

2005-03-05T12:46:00.000-05:00

The Island Records shop has a new Keane t-shirt for sale for 18 pounds (= a lot of US dollars for a shirt). I'd buy anything with Keane on it, but this shirt isn't too appealing...

T in the Park confirmed

2005-03-02T15:21:00.000-05:00

Keane will perform at the T in the Park Festival on Saturday, July 9 in Scotland. Also are scheduled to play in the same day James Brown, Foo Fighters and many others.

Oxegen 2005

2005-03-01T13:11:00.000-05:00

Keane will play the Oxegen 2005 festival the weekend of July 9-10 at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas nr. Dublin. They will play alongside acts such as Green Day and Prodigy.

Keane To Open For U2!

2005-02-28T19:53:00.000-05:00

Keane have confirmed they will also be playing dates with U2 on the "Vertigo Tour" this summer. The band, who had a massive year in 2004 and have been sweeping awards ceremonies recently, will be main support to U2 at shows in Munich, Nice, Barcelona and Lisbon. Already confirmed to play with U2 at other shows in Europe are The Killers and Snow Patrol. Too bad they won't open for U2 in the U.S.!

Thanks to IrishGoddessU2

DualDisc

2005-02-27T20:03:00.000-05:00

For those that went to the concession stands after the concerts, you may have noticed the DualDisc recordings of "Hopes And Fears." On one side of the disc is the CD audio, while on the other side of the disc is the DVD video. I bought one at the Boston show in February for $20.00, which also included an album sleeve signed by Tom, Tim, and Richard. Not a bad deal!

Keane On MTV

2005-02-27T13:39:00.000-05:00

In case you haven't seen it, MTV has a page on Keane where you can watch a couple videos and listen to "Somewhere Only We Know." You can also download Keane ringtones, just don't buy the CD at $14.57, eventhough it's worth it.

Pictures Of New Video

2005-02-26T17:47:00.000-05:00

At keanemusic.com, they have pictures from the new videoshoot for "Everybody's Changing." As reported earlier, it was filmed in Chicago last week by Mark Pellington, who has made videos for other bands including the great U2.

Rock Without Guitar

2005-02-25T12:11:00.000-05:00

Krista Desens of netmusiccountdown.com talks to Tom about making rock music without a guitar.

An Organic Connection

2005-02-24T12:29:00.000-05:00

The interview with Tim for the Keyboard Magazine is now available online. Great read!
Click here for the article.

A Polite, Mannered Band

2005-02-23T21:20:00.000-05:00

I guess they don't know the real rude and cruel Keane ;-) The St. Paul Pioneer Press talks with Tom about the band.

Another Keane Review...

2005-02-23T21:16:00.000-05:00

The Houston Chronicle (through The New York Times) has a review/bio on Keane. Check it out!

Everything Is In Limbo

2005-02-23T17:55:00.000-05:00

Not a bad name for the new album...not really...The guys are hard at work on a new album. They're taking their time though, which is always a good thing when it comes to making a record.

Charity Gig

2005-02-23T17:49:00.000-05:00

Keane will play a charity gig on April 7th for the Teen Cancer Trust. Good job guys!

Bull & Gate

2005-02-23T17:42:00.000-05:00

Keane will play at London's Bull & Gate tomorrow, where they have played numerous times. Click here if you're going to the gig and need more information.

Keane vs. Coldplay

2005-02-22T21:41:00.000-05:00

Tim wants everyone to know that Keane is NOT the same as Coldplay!

Free XFM Tickets!

2005-02-22T13:37:00.000-05:00

Keane is giving away tickets for their March 8th XFM show at Islington Academy. Just e-mail the answer to the question below to xfmtickets@keanemusic.com Winners will be picked at random and entries must be received by 5:00 PM on February 23rd (tomorrow!).

Hopes and Fears takes its name from lyrics in a Keane song - which song is it?

FaceCulture Interview

2005-02-22T12:00:00.000-05:00

Many have probably seen these interviews of Tom and Tim, but if you haven't, click here!

DJ Shadow Mix

2005-02-22T08:52:00.000-05:00

The DJ Shadow remix of "We Might As Well Be Strangers" will be available on itunes all across Europe today.

Coachella Festival

2005-02-21T20:56:00.000-05:00

Keane will play at the Coachella Festival alongside bands like Coldplay and Nine Inch Nails. Tickets are available through TicketScalper (TicketMaster).

New Video

2005-02-21T20:42:00.000-05:00

Mark Pellington directed a new video for "Everybody's Changing" in Chicago on Friday. We'll have a link for that as soon as we get it...

Brits 25

2005-02-10T20:54:00.000-05:00

Keane won 2 Brits awards, Best Album and Best Breakthrough Act of 2005. Congratulations!

SNL

2005-02-05T19:40:00.000-05:00

Keane performs on SNL tonight. The Boston gig has moved to February 11th.

EDIT: Keane performed "Somewhere Only We Know" and "Everybody's Changing."