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MAGNUM MONTHLY NEWSLETTER - JUNE 2008

2008-05-30T03:24:00.000-07:00

This month's update is being put together as we complete our Tour of UK & Europe and can we say a big “Thank You” for coming out to see the Wings of Heaven Anniversary shows which we hope you enjoyed.

German Festival Appearances

The band will be back in Germany at the beginning of July for the following festival appearances.

4 July Unterempfenbach Open Air Festival
5 July Tuttlingen Festival

Forthcoming UK Shows

Magnum have two additional UK shows to note in your diaries which are.
2 August Caldicott Castle & Country Park. Magnum will be headlining this outdoor gig and will be joined by special guests Bad Company.

17 September Robin 2 Bilston Nr Wolverhampton
This is part of the Robin's 10 th Anniversary celebration series of concerts they have lined up and one not to miss.

Follow the links for ticket details.

Bob Catley / Avantasia European Festival appearances.

As most of you know Bob is one the guest vocalists on the acclaimed Tobias Sammet's Avantasia album and there are a number of European Festivals at which Bob will be appearing with Tobias and for the month of June these include.

5 June Rocksound Festival in Huttwil , Switzerland
7 June Sweden Rock Festival in Solvesborg, Sweden

Check for Ticket availability.

Jimmy Copley Solo album

The man on the drums for the “Princess Alice” & “Wings of Heaven Live” has his own
solo album now available in Japan only at the moment but should be available on import.

The album is called “Slap my Hand” and is on the Edoya label and guests on the album include Jeff Beck, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden and Magnums own Mark Stanway.

Next Month hopefully we'll have something from Tony Clarkin as work begins on the next Magnum studio album.

Magnum website
www.magnumonline.co.uk

Bob Catley Website
www.bobcatley.com

Email: Annie
Postal: C/O Annie or Ollie
P.O. Box 5251
Derby
DE73 8YX
(If you require a reply please include a SAE/IRC, thankyou)

Magnum's Wings of Heaven 20th Anniversary tour dates

2008-04-15T16:07:00.000-07:00

Magnum's Wings of Heaven 20th Anniversary tour starts on 7th May at Bristol Academy followed by

08/5/08 Wolverhampton UK Wulfrun Hall
09/5/08 Newcastle UK Academy
10/5/08 Oxford UK Academy
11/5/08 Manchester UK Academy
12/5/08 Sheffield UK Academy
15/5/08 Pratteln Switzerland Z7
16/5/08 Ludwigsburg Germany Scala
17/5/08 Bochum Germany Matrix
18/5/08 Hamburg Germany Fabrik
19/5/08 Aschaffenburg Germany Colos Saal
21/5/08 Munich Germany Elserhalle
22/5/08 Nurnberg Germany Hirsch
23/5/08 Hannover Germany Capitol
24/5/08 Berlin Germany Postbahnhof
25/5/08 Prague Czech Republic Retro Music Hall

Magnum UK Tour Dates

2008-03-11T15:52:00.000-07:00

O7/5/08 Bristol UK Academy

08/5/08 Wolverhampton UK Wulfrun Hall

09/5/08 Newcastle UK Academy

10/5/08 Oxford UK Academy

11/5/08 Manchester UK Academy

12/5/08 Sheffield UK Academy

Happy New Year

2007-12-31T16:40:00.000-08:00

Though the year ended on a sad note for Magnum fans with the passing of Kex, I do wish everyone a happy new year and that 2008 is a good one.

Mike

RIP Kex Gorin

2007-12-23T08:26:00.000-08:00

Kex Gorin, one time drummer for Magnum passed away on the 21st of December. RIP is Kex.

Kex Gorin benefit concert & auction

2007-11-28T16:09:00.000-08:00

MAGNUM will play a one off benefit gig for original drummer Kex Gorin who we have been informed has been admitted to hospital critically ill with cancer.

The gig will be at the Robin 2, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Nr Wolverhampton on Monday December 10th where all profits will be forwarded to The Gorin family. There will also be a memorabilia auction with many ‘unique and collectible items’ up for grabs including full size prints of Rodney Mathew’s Magnum artwork signed by Rodney and all of the band. Along with many other desirable lots from various famous artists.

Again all proceeds will be forwarded to Kex’s family.

In the meantime we ask you, as Magnum supporters, that you support this important event and tell as many people as you can about it. The tickets will be priced at only £8.00 in advance and £10.00 on the night. Thanks for you continued support and see you all on the 10th December

We ask that you support this important one off event.

Official Magnum website

Wings Of Heaven Tour dates

2007-11-05T15:00:00.000-08:00

Wings Of Heaven Tour

Date City Tickets Venue
10/11/07 Inverness 0871 7894 173 Ironworks

11/11/07 Glasgow 08444 77 1000 The Garage

12/11/07 Preston 01772 89300 53 Degrees

14/11/07 Cambridge 01223 511 511 The Junction

15/11/07 Holmfirth 0870 100 0000 Picturedrome

17/11/07 Birmingham 0844 477 2000 The Academy

18/11/07 London Live Nation
Astoria 2

The shows are to be recorded for a forthcoming live album for release next year to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the original Wings Of Heaven album. The shows will include many of the tracks from the latest Princess Alice & The Broken Arrow album & many classic Magnum tracks from their extensive back catalogue.
Also
Magnum's Wings of Heaven album will be played in it’s entirety, It will be another long show folks so we advise an early arrival to avoid disappointment, it will be a two part show with no support.

Useful Links

Magnum website

www.magnumonline.co.uk

Bob Catley Website

www.bobcatley.com

Email: Annie

Postal: C/O Annie or Ollie
P.O. Box 5251
Derby
DE73 8YX
(If you require a reply please include a SAE/IRC, thankyou)

Wings of Heaven Live - more dates

2007-10-11T16:28:00.000-07:00

From the official Magnum Website

Due to overwhelming demand we have had to add more dates in the UK.
Date City Tickets Venue
10/11/07 Inverness 0871 7894 173 Ironworks
11/11/07 Glasgow 08444 77 1000 Garage
12/11/07 Preston 01772 89300 53 Degrees
14/11/07 Cambridge 01223 511 511 Junction
15/11/07 Homfirth 0870 100 0000 Picturedrome
17/11/07 Birmingham 0844 477 2000 Academy
18/11/07 London Live Nation Mean Fiddler

The shows are to be recorded for a forth coming live album which will include many of the tracks from the latest Princess Alice & The Broken Arrow album & many classic Magnum tracks from their extensive back catalogue.

Also…

Magnums Wings of Heaven Album, played in it’s entirety. It will be another long show folks so we advise an early arrival to avoid disappointment. 2 set show and no support

A new Chapter & Verse

2007-10-11T15:42:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the latest incarnation of my website about the band Magnum. What originally started back in the mid 90s as a website is now going to become a blog. My original intent was to find other fans of the band since they are relatively unknown in the US. After that my plans were to have a full discography, history, news, et cetera but so many other fans have set up similar sites there is no use in duplicating effort. Also since I run the Magnum Fans group at Yahoo it is easy to get all the info I need there. But I know some people visit my original site so this will be the best way for me to keep the news updated and make my life easier. So keep the nite light burning!