Having sold out three nights at Dublin's Olympia, Crowded House have just added another show in the Irish capital! The band will be kicking off the European leg of their tour at the Ambassador Theatre on Saturday, 14 June.
Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster now. All times are local.
For a full list of tour dates, visit the tour page
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TOUR SUPPORT ON NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Don McGlashan has been confirmed as support act on the upcoming North American tour. Former singer and songwriter with the Mutton Birds, the New Zealand musician will be opening for Crowded House, as well as joining the band on stage for some numbers. For more information, visit Don's website.
The full list of tour dates can be found on the tour page.
CROWDED HOUSE EUROPEAN TOUR *AUSTRIAN AND POLISH SHOWS ADDED*
*Update* Crowded House will be playing at the Rockhouse in Salzburg, Austria, on Tuesday, 15 July. A show in the Polish seaside town of Sopot, near Gdansk, has also just been added. Crowded House will be playing at Sopot's Forest Opera on 18 July.
Tickets for both shows will go on sale this Friday, 18 April. Visit oeticket for tickets for Salzburg or phone the Ticket Hotline +43 1 96096. Tickets for Sopot will be available from ticket online
The tour dates so far:
Monday, 16 June 2008
Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
Ticket for all three Dublin shows available from Ticketmaster
Friday 20 June 2008
Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Near Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, UK
Book online or phone the ticket hotline 01842 814 612
Saturday 21 June 2008
Westonbirt The National Arboretum, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, UK
Book online or phone the ticket hotline 01842 814 612
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
B1 Maximum, Moscow, Russia - Tickets
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Port Club, St Petersburg, Russia - Tickets
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
Parque de Fofó, Murcia, Spain
Tickets are on sale now through Ticktackticket
(Please note Crowded House will NOT be playing at Madrid's Parque Ferial Juan Carlos as advertised on some sites; this show does NOT exist, and sites selling these non-existent tickets are illegal.)
Thursday, 3 July 2008
Patio Cuartel Conde Duque, Madrid, Spain
Tickets available from next week through Telentrada
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Summer Pops Festival 2008, Echo Arena, Liverpool, UK.
Tickets available from the following outlets:
Summer Pops Booking Hotline (Ticketmaster) - phone 0844 847 1616 or book online
Echo Arena phone 0844 8000 400 or book online
Ticketline phone 0151 256 5555 or book online
See Tickets phone 0871 220 0260 or book online
Liverpool Direct phone 0151 233 3007
Thursday 10 July 2008
High Lodge Thetford Forest, Near Brandon, Suffolk, UK
Book online or phone the ticket hotline 01842 814 612
Saturday, 12 July 2008
Bospop Festival, Netherlands
Tickets available from 15 March from Bospop Festival.
Sunday, 13 July 2008
Werchter Boutique, Belgium
Tickets available from Go For Music 0900 2 60 60 and Werchter Boutique.
Monday, 14 July 2008
Live at Sunset, Zurich, Switzerland. Tickets
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Rockhouse, Salzburg, Austria.
Tickets on sale from online or from the Ticket Hotline +43 1 96096
Friday, 18 July 2008
Forest Opera, Sopot, Poland.
Tickets on sale from ticket online
Keep an eye on the band's website, where more shows will be announced soon!
Crowded House are currently in the studio working on the follow-up album to 'Time on Earth'.
CROWDED HOUSE TO PLAY GLASTONBURY
We're pleased to announce that Crowded House will be playing this year's Glastonbury Festival. The band will be appearing on the main stage on Saturday, 28 June, to play one of the UK's oldest and best loved music festivals.
Registration for the festival has just reopened, so you have another chance to register if you missed out the first time round. Tickets are still available, but you will need to register to be able to buy any.
The full line-up will be announced on 1 May. For more info and ticket registration, visit the Glastonbury Festival website
CROWDED HOUSE TO VISIT RUSSIA *UPDATED*
We're pleased to confirm that Crowded House have added two Russian dates to their upcoming European tour, which will take them to Moscow and St Petersburg for the first time.
Tue, 24 June 08 - B1 Maximum, Moscow - info - tickets
Wed, 25 June 08 - Port Club, St Petersburg - info - tickets
Tickets for both shows are on sale now. For a full list of tour dates, visit the Crowded House tour page.
CROWDED HOUSE CONFIRM AMERICAN TOUR *UPDATED*
*Please note the presale and onsale dates for Toronto, Washington and Los Angeles have changed; see below for details.*
Crowded House have confirmed their first North American tour of 2008. Instead of single dates at big venues in many cities, the band are returning to some of
their favourite North American towns and performing short residencies at more
intimate venues. Starting in New York City on 28 April, the tour will end on 17
May in Los Angeles, with five cities in between. Crowded
House have started work on the follow-up album to "Time on Earth" at
Roundhead Studios in New Zealand.
Tickets will start going on general sale later this week through Ticketmaster
and the usual ticket outlets (full details below). However a special fan
presale has been arranged, starting from today. Please
see tour dates below for exact presale and onsale dates. All times are local.
April 28 - New York, NY - NY Fillmore at Irving Plaza
on sale now
April 29 - New York, NY - NY Fillmore at Irving Plaza
on sale now
April 30 - New York, NY - NY Fillmore at Irving Plaza
on sale now
May 2 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
on sale now
May 5 - Boston, MA - Somerville Theatre
on sale now
May 6 - Boston, MA - Somerville Theatre
on sale now
May 7 - Toronto, ONT - Danforth Music Hall
General on sale now
May 8 - Toronto, ONT - Danforth Music Hall
General on sale now
May 10 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theater
on sale now
May 11 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theater
on sale now
May 14 - San Francisco, CA- Fillmore
General on sale now
May 15 - San Francisco, CA- Fillmore
General on sale now
May 16 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre
Presale 9 April 08, 10am. General onsale 13 April, 10 am PDT. *please note new presale and onsale dates*
May 17 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre
Presale 9 April 08, 10am. General onsale 13 April, 10am PDT. *please note new presale and onsale dates*
Dates
for the European tour this summer have already been announced; visit the
band's website for more information
CROWDED HOUSE ON "LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN", 7 FEB 08
The full Crowded House concert filmed for "Live from the Artists Den" in New York last July, will be premiered in an hour-long episode on Ovation TV next Thursday, 7 February (8-9pm ET/PT). Check The Artists Den website for full schedule.
The Artists Den are offering Crowded House fans the chance to win "Live from the Artists Den: Season One", a live compilation album from the first season of the new music series, featuring exclusive live tracks from KT Tunstall, Ben Harper, Patty Griffin, and others, as well as a song from Crowded House's Artists Den performance at the Masonic Hall Grand Lodge in New York on 19 July 19 2007.
Enter here for your chance to win.
The live recordings of Crowded House UK shows have been tremendously popular, and the CDs from Sunday's Wembley show have just sold out. Recordings from the shows in Manchester, Glasgow, Nottingham and Birmingham are still available but selling fast. Only 1,500 CDs have been produced per show, so make sure you place your order now to avoid disappointment.
The live CDs can be purchased on their own or bundled with the digital single, Bob Clearmountain's mix of Pour Le Monde, for only £15. Visit Concert Live to place your order.
On 11 December, Crowded House joined Ken Bruce for a live session from the BBC Maida Vale studios in London. For another chance to hear the session, listen to Neil and Nick's recent interview with Simon Mayo and other live footage, visit the BBC archive
POUR LE MONDE SINGLE RELEASED AS DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ON 10 DECEMBER
'Pour le Monde', the third single to be taken from critically-acclaimed album 'Time on Earth', will be released on 10 December. Already a highlight of the band's live set on their current world tour and promising to become a classic Crowded House track, 'Pour Le Monde' has been remixed by long time Crowded House collaborator Bob Clearmountain.
The digital bundle also includes live versions of Crowded House classic 'Something So Strong' and the haunting 'You Are The One To Make Me Cry' (from 'Time On Earth') recorded on the band's North American tour last summer. The iTunes exclusive bundle includes 'Pour Le Monde' live from the ITunes Festival, recorded at London's ICA in June.
Standard Digital Bundle:
1. Pour Le Monde (Full Length Radio Mix)
2. Something So Strong (Live In North America)
3. You Are The One To Make Me Cry (Live In North America)
iTunes Exclusive Bundle:
1. Pour Le Monde (Live At The Itunes Festival)
2. Pour Le Monde (Full Length Radio Mix)
3. Something So Strong (Live In North America)
4. You Are The One To Make Me Cry (Live In North America)
UK/ IRELAND TOUR GREENING INITIATIVES
For the UK/ Ireland leg of their 2007 world tour, the band commissioned a detailed survey of the environmental impact of their touring activities. The study examined event production, venue green initiatives, accommodation, catering and transport for the band, crew and equipment.
Having undertaken a green audit, the band incorporated the following eco-initiatives into their travelling production:
- Overland travel taken by coach rather than commercial flights where practicable
- Booking hotels with good environmental policies that are found close to the venues
- On tour caterers must try and source organic, local, seasonal, free-range and Fairtrade produce
- Use of reusable plates and cutlery where possible and ensuring any disposable items are made of recyclable materials
In addition to the steps Crowded House are taking they have asked their tour suppliers to take every reasonable step possible to reduce the environmental impact of the services they provide. The band has also asked all participating venues to provide details of their environmental policies and practices in key areas such as transport, energy use, and waste and recycling in an effort to encourage further environmental efficiencies.
Even with the best intentions and practices there will always be some greenhouse gas emissions produced through touring. Therefore a detailed forecast of the tour's direct emissions has been calculated (please see statistics below) and the remaining unavoidable CO2 emissions will be offset by the band.
UK/ IRELAND TOUR STATISTICS
Number of travelling personnel including band - 18
Number of coaches - 2
Number of trucks - 1
Distance travelled - 1,640 miles (2,639 km)
Total diesel used - 478 gallons (2,175 litres)
Number of hotel nights (18 people x 16 nights) - 288
Venue energy - PA, lighting, house lighting, heating - 53,472 kwh
Travel CO2 emissions - 5.8 tonnes
Hotel CO2 emissions - 13.8 tonnes
Venue CO2 emissions - 23 tonnes
TOTAL CO2 TO BE OFFSET - 42.6 tonnes
CO2 emissions for diesel: 2.63 kg/litre (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2005)
Venue energy estimated at approx 8,300 kW hours per show.
Fan travel:
20% travel to a venue by car (2 people share a car - round journey of 25 miles)
10% travel by train, round journey of 25 miles
30% travel by bus, round journey of 20 miles
40% travel by tube, round journey of 15 miles
GETTING TO AND FROM THE SHOWS USING PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Crowded House are also encouraging fans to consider the environmental impact of coming to the gigs.
Fan travel can account for up to 80% of a concert's greenhouse gas emissions, so the band hopes that fans will take advantage of public transport wherever possible or will investigate the possibility of car sharing when taking the bus or train is not an option.
Simply click on your venue's link listed below to find the best public transport option for you:
Dublin National Stadium
Belfast Waterfront Hall
Manchester Evening News Arena
Glasgow Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre
Nottingham Arena
Birmingham National Exhibition Centre
Cardiff International Arena
Bournemouth International Centre
Brighton Centre
London Wembley Arena
London Royal Albert Hall
FURTHER ECO-STUFF
Check out the following simple tips to drastically reduce your carbon footprint when going to gigs.
- When booking tickets, think about taking the paperless option. You can now collect tickets at the event by presenting a reference number and credit card. This not only saves you money on postage but also cuts back on paper use and the environmental cost of sending stuff.
- If you're booking your tickets online please be sure to turn your computer off when you're done. A PC left on standby still eats up electricity - around £50's worth a year according to consumer website,
Personal Computer World .
- Travel to and from gigs and festivals can make up a whopping 80% of the greenhouse gas emissions generated by an event. When possible, try and use public transport to get there. You won't have to fret about parking or polishing off the bands rider should you procure a backstage pass!
- If driving is the only option then please consider a ride share scheme. Either post a bulletin on the band's website looking for fellow gig goers in your area or alternately visit Liftshare.
- If you would like to make your travel to and from the gigs carbon neutral please visit Climate Friendly.
Please click on the following links for more eco-tips, information and news.
Do The Green Thing
Friends of the Earth
Greenpeace
I Count
Treehugger
Green Touring & Green Events Consultancy on Crowded House UK and European Tours provided by Will Moore WillMooreMusic@mac.com
Crowded House have teamed up with non-profit environmental group Reverb to descrease their carbon footprint while on tour. As well as working with Reverb to minimise and offset all of the estimated CO2 emissions on their tour, Crowded House are using B20 BioDiesel on their tour busses.
Fans can do their bit too by offsetting the impact of their own travel to the shows. Time to Change stickers, available at merchandise booths at the shows for a $5 donation, include a carbon credit equivalent to 150 miles of driving to help towards neutralising the CO2 your journey to the concert created. Click here for more details, and to find out what you can do to combat climate change.
CROWDED HOUSE RELEASE AUSTRALIAN TOUR EDITION CD
On 3 November, Crowded House will release an Australian Tour Edition of their critically acclaimed album "Time On Earth". This special 2 CD edition includes 11 live tracks, recorded on their recent tour of North America. Please see below for full track listing:
Time on Earth
1. Nobody Wants To
2. Don't Stop Now
3. She Called Up
4. Say That Again
5. Pour Le Monde
6. Even A Child
7. Heaven That I'm Making
8. Silent House
9. English Trees
10. Walked Her Way Down
11. Transit Lounge
12. You Are The One To Make Me Cry
13. Sigh
14. People Are Like Suns
Live Disc
1. Mean To Me
2. World Where You Live
3. Don't Stop Now
4. Hole In The River
5. Don't Dream It's Over
6. Silent House
7. Walked Her Way Down
8. Something So Strong
9. Weather With You
10. Private Universe
11. You Are the One to Make Me Cry
AUSTRALIA/ NEW ZEALAND TOUR GREENING INITIATIVES
When Crowded House's world tour comes to Australia and New Zealand in October/November 2007 the band will be doing so with the environment in mind. Reducing the tour's overall environmental footprint is an important goal in ensuring the band's activities are as sustainable as possible.
The venues that Crowded House will be playing at have been asked to provide details of the environmental initiatives and programs they have put in place. Many venues have developed their own environmental policies covering such areas as waste and recycling, energy management, recyclable packaging, water conservation and locally sourced goods and services.
The band are keen to work with those venues that take into account the environmental impacts of running such large entertainment facilities. Lets face it, environmental issues associated with buildings place an enormous strain on the environment if not managed properly.
By supporting venues that implement programs such as water efficient amenities, buying GreenPower for lighting and putting in place public place recycling systems to reduce the amount of waste directed to landfill, Crowded House hope to influence other venues to take up the environmental challenge.
While travelling through Australia and New Zealand the band will be tackling its own climate impact head on by offsetting those greenhouse emissions associated with the tour that cannot be avoided.
From an energy management perspective, avoiding and reducing energy consumption tops the list, but for energy that cannot be avoided such as venue electricity, air travel and road transport, offsetting these emissions makes environmental sense.
How does carbon offsetting work?
Crowded House has invested in renewable energy projects via Climate Friendly that will prevent the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as the Australian/New Zealand leg of the tour emits.
Climate Friendly has previously purchased carbon credits from a range of national and international renewable energy generators such as the Te Apiti wind farm in New Zealand, Challicum Hills wind farms in Australia and are currently supporting new wind energy projects in Turkey, China and South Australia. These projects address the root cause of global warming; burning fossil fuels for energy, while meeting the highest global accreditation standards for carbon offset programs.
The end result is that the Australian/New Zealand leg of the tour is 100% carbon neutral and the band is playing a leading role in the fight against climate change.
Climate Friendly has earned a reputation as a leading provider of carbon neutral services. Their products have the strong support of WWF Internationally and their clients include climate expert Tim Flannery, Al Gore's Climate Project and a host of progressive companies, government bodies and leading environment groups from across the world. To find out more about becoming climate neutral you can visit Climate Friendly
Getting to and from the show using public transport
To play a part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions take public transport to the show. Click on your venue's link listed below to work out the best public transport option for you:
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Rod Laver Arena
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Vector Arena Auckland
TSB Bank Arena Wellington NSW
Westpac Arena Christchurch
Further environmental information
Check out the following links for further information on how you can reduce your environmental footprint and help conserve our precious environment:
Keep Australia Beautiful
Environmental Protection Agency
Planet Ark
Australian Conservation Foundation
Greenpeace
Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand
Crowded House are making recordings from their American tour available to their fans. By going to
Crowded House Live, North American fans of the band can order a mail order CD or download a selection of the shows from the band's current North American tour. The high quality recordings are taken direct from the front of house desk and include the entire concert and all the on stage goings on. In true Crowded House form each show is unique. They are available on CD in a different artworked collectible sleeve for each show or as high quality mp3 or FLAC files.
For more information and to order this special souvenir, visit Crowded House Live
MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
Crowded House have just embarked on the European leg of their current world tour, following 6 weeks in the US and Canada. The full range of European tour merchandise is now available online from MAM Merchandising, so you you can beat the queues and choose from a selection of shirts from the comfort of your own home. Or get yourself a unique Crowded House watch, the beautiful Live on Earth tour programme or go shopping with the Anagram tote bag!
Anyone who missed their chance to take a peek at the merchandise on the US and Canadian shows should visit Music Today, who now have the full tour range on sale, as well as the limited edition double vinyl album of Time On Earth.
For more information visit the store
NICK PLAYS ON 'THE CAKE SALE' RECORD FOR OXFAM
The Cake Sale is a collaboration record featuring a loose and expansive collective of musicians and writers who have combined to create a 9-song CD of previously unreleased recordings.
Also featured on the record are performances by Glen Hansard (The Frames / ONCE the movie), Nina Persson (The Cardigans), Lisa Hannigan, Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy), Josh Ritter, Gemma Hayes, The Thrills, Bell X1 and more.
All profits from The Cake Sale will go to support Oxfam's Make Trade Fair Campaign and their overseas program work.
The CD is out now in UK and Ireland, and is available for pre-order in North America now for release on October 16.
For more information on The Cake Sale, and to buy/pre-order a copy of the record go to thecakesale.com.
CROWDED HOUSE YEAR END SHOW - AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON
Having sold out their Wembley Arena show, Crowded House are pleased to announce a very special year end concert at London's Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday December 11th. This will be the closing date on Crowded House's 'Live On Earth' 2007 World Tour before the band plan to head back into the studio to start work on their next album, so promises to be a unique night.
Tickets for this not to be missed show go on sale on Friday the 14th September from Live Nation Tel: 020 7589 8212, 0870 400 0688
'She Called Up', the second single from Crowded House's current album 'Time On Earth' will be released on Monday the 17th September. Available on CD and digital track, 'She Called Up' is backed by a new studio recording 'So Dramatic' and an exquisite piano led version of the album's closing track 'People Are Like Suns'.
Limited tickets are still available for some of the dates on Crowded House's UK & Ireland tour. Full details are:
Mon 26th Nov - Dublin, National Stadium (SOLD OUT)
Tues 27th Nov - Belfast, Waterfront Hall Ticketmaster 02890 33 44 55
Thurs 29th Nov - Manchester, MEN Arena Live Nation 0870 400 0688
Fri 30th Nov - Glasgow, SECC Gigs in Scotland 0870 169 0100
Sat 1st Dec - Nottingham, Arena, Live Nation 0870 400 0688
Mon 3rd Dec - Birmingham, NEC Live Nation 0870 400 0688
Tues 4th Dec - Cardiff, International Arena (SOLD OUT)
Thurs 6th Dec - Bournemouth International Centre (SOLD OUT)
Fri 7th Dec - Brighton, Centre (SOLD OUT)
Sun 9th Dec - London, Wembley Arena (SOLD OUT)
For full world tour dates and ticket information go to Crowded House