april, 2006

ROBERT GORDON: 60th ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY, 30th ANNIVERSARY TOUR
As Robert Gordon is celebrating his 60th birthday today (Born: Washington D.C. March 29th, 1947), he's getting ready to embark on a major European tour, his biggest in 15 years. "I'm sure looking forward to my upcoming April tour", Robert says. "I hope you're all out there to help me celebrate the 30th anniversary of my first hit record, 'Red Hot'. I know you're going to dig the 'Red Hot' band too. See you soon!".

The tourdates are Randers, Denmark (12/4); Naestved, Denmark (13/4); Lycksele, Sweden (14/4); Warshawa, Poland (16/4); Halden, Norway (18/4); Vänersborg, Sweden (20/4); Zaragoza, Spain (21/4); Castellon, Spain (22/4); Madrid, Spain (23/4); Basel, Switzerland (25/4); Paris, France (27/4) and London, England (28/4).

Robert will be performing various songs from his early years that he's never performed on stage before. Going through all of these songs brought back a lot of fond memories of that first year, 1977 ("It was very exciting. My first real touring experience. Major tours in America and all over Europe").

One special moment on the upcoming tour will be Robert's visit to "Buddy's", a restaurant / bowling alley in Trollhättan, Sweden. "Buddy's" is a salute to Robert Gordon, and uses his face as their logo: www.buddys.se

Another highlight is his first-ever appearance in Poland. Robert will also appear on television in Poland, on a programme called "Mc2", where he will perform several signature songs. This appearance will be broadcast on the TVP2 channel on Thursday 19/4, at 19.00 (local time).
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Tampere show
Robert will do a show at Klubi in Tampere on June 1st.
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madrid poster
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johnson city guitar center store opening
Jim Lawrence was kind enough to send us a couple of pics from RG's show at the Johnson City, NY Guitar Center Store Opening on May 15th. Click here to see them. John writes: "For me personally, it was a real treat. I was right up in front of the stage, and I thought Robert sounded fantastic. His voice is as strong as ever, and even richer and deeper. I loved it. I requested "Worrying Kind", and he happily sang it for me. He signed my "Bad Boy" LP cover that I brought ... shook hands with me .... it made my night! I have been playing in bands since 1976, and played his songs many times, always promoting him and his music at every gig. To see and hear him in person was a great privilege. He is the real deal (Update: 03/18).
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castellon poster
You can see the poster for the show in Castellon (Spain - April 22nd) by clicking here. 
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helsinki show 
Robert will do a show at the Virgin Oil in Helsinki on May 31st (Update: 03/03). 
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r.g. at torsby event on june 2nd
The Lonesome Drifters Rock'n'Roll Club in Sweden will be organising a special rock 'n' roll event at Graneviks Folkets Park in Torsby on June 2nd. The programme will include a car happening, an awards ceremony, and various bands, with the highlight of the day being Robert Gordon. For more info, please e-mail: lars.rockcat@telia.com (nyhed: 03/01)