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// 21 / 03 / 12 // // NEW EUROPE MUSIC VIDEO - WORLD PREMIERE EXCLUSIVE! // ON THURSDAY MARCH 22ND, EUROPETHEBAND.COM WILL HOST THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE BRAND NEW EUROPE MUSIC VIDEO FOR "NOT SUPPOSED TO SING THE BLUES"! TUNE IN TO WWW.EUROPETHEBAND.COM FROM 9AM CET (CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME) TO WATCH THE FULL VIDEO DIRECTED BY PATRIC ULLAEUS, AND HEAR THE ALBUM VERSION OF THIS STORMIN' ROCK SONG IN ITS ENTIRETY! SEE YOU THERE, ROCKERS! …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 19 / 03 / 12 // // EUROPE TO ROCK DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL, DONNINGTON! // EUROPE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THEIR SHOW AT THIS YEAR'S DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL IN DONINGTON, ENGLAND ON JUNE 8TH! CHECK THE TOURDATES PAGE FOR LINKS AND TICKETING INFO! …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 09 / 03 / 12 // // EUROPE RELEASE ' NOT SUPPOSED TO SING THE BLUES' FOR DOWNLOAD! // TODAY, "NOT SUPPOSED TO SING THE BLUES" - THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE FORTHCOMING EUROPE ALBUM "BAG OF BONES" - LAUNCHES IN EUROPE (EXCL. SCANDINAVIA). YOU CAN NOW FIND IT ON EUROPEAN DIGITAL MEDIA SITES SUCH AS ITUNES AND AMAZON. NORDIC COUNTRIES CAN DOWNLOAD THE TRACK FROM MONDAY MARCH 12TH, AND JAPAN, FROM MARCH 28TH. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 05 / 03 / 12 // // EUROPE UK TOUR ANNOUNCED // EUROPE BRING THEIR "BAG OF BONES" TO THE UK THIS NOVEMBER & DECEMBER! CHECK THE TOURDATES PAGE FOR DATES! PRESALE TICKETS FROM PLANETROCK.COM ON MARCH 7TH, AND GENERAL SALES THROUGH EVENTIM.CO.UK AND TICKETWEB.CO.UK FROM MARCH 9TH. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 14 / 02 / 12 // // NEW EUROPE ALBUM 'BAG OF BONES' - ARTWORK REVEALED! // HEY FRIENDS! TODAY WE HAVE THE GREAT PLEASURE OF REVEALING THE KICKASS NEW ARTWORK FOR OUR UPCOMING ALBUM "BAG OF BONES". NORDIC CUSTOMERS CAN NOW PRE-ORDER A SIGNED COPY OF THE CD BY CLICKING >>HERE<< MORE ORDER LINKS COMING SOON! …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 25 / 11 / 11 // // NEW EUROPE MERCHANDISE! // CHECK OUT THE EUROPE MERCHANDISE STORE BY CLICKING THE LINK TO THE RIGHT... WE'VE RESTOCKED OUR T-SHIRTS, AND HAVE A NEW IPHONE SKIN FOR SALE JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 09 / 11 / 11 // // EUROPE - TGIF FILM FEST 11.11.11 // STARTING THIS FRIDAY 11/11/11 AND EVERY FRIDAY UNTIL THE RELEASE OF OUR NEW CD IN APRIL/MAY 2012, WE'RE GOING TO POST CLIPS FROM OUR RECENT RECORDING SESSION ON OUR OFFICIAL EUROPE TOUR BLOG! PLEASE JOIN US FOR SOME FUN TO SEE WHAT WENT ON BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. ITS THE LEAST WE CAN DO FOR YOU GUYS TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND INSPIRATION. TO CHECK IT OUT, CLICK >>HERE<< /EUROPE …………………………………………………………………………………………………… / 15 / 10 / 11 // // EUROPE NEWS // "EVEN PRODUCER KEVIN SHIRLEY HAS BEEN SMITTEN BY THE BAND'S NEW DIRECTION..." …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 12 / 08 / 11 // // 'EUROPE ON TOUR' TO AIR ON SWEDISH TV! // EUROPE WILL BE FEATURED ON SWEDISH TELEVISION (SVT) IN AN "ON TOUR" ROCKUMENTARY DUE TO SCREEN AUGUST 20TH AT 23.20 PM. THE SHOW WILL FOLLOW THE BAND ON THEIR RECENT TOUR OF ENGLAND, AND HIGHLIGHT THEIR LIVE PERFORMANCES AT HOVET AND GRONA LUND. FOR FRIENDS AND FANS OF THE BAND, THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED! …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 12 / 07 / 11 // // EUROPE CONFIRM NEW STUDIO ALBUM PRODUCED BY KEVIN SHIRLEY // EUROPE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEIR NEXT STUDIO ALBUM SLATED FOR APRIL 2012 RELEASE, WILL BE PRODUCED BY THE WORLD'S HOTTEST ROCK RECORD PRODUCER, KEVIN SHIRLEY. NO STRANGER TO THE CREME DE LA CREME OF ICONIC ROCK RECORDS, SHIRLEY HAS PRODUCED ALBUMS FOR IRON MAIDEN, JOE BONAMASSA, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, BLACK STONE CHERRY, JOURNEY AND MANY MORE. "WE STILL FEEL WE HAVE ONE HELL OF A ROCK RECORD TO MAKE," SAYS SINGER JOEY TEMPEST. "KEVIN'S THE MAN FOR THE JOB. WE LOVE HIS WORK WITH BONAMASSA, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION AND BLACK STONE CHERRY. HE'S THE REAL DEAL. WE'RE READY TO DO SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE." "I'VE BEEN A BIG FAN OF EUROPE'S WORK FOR MANY YEARS," SAYS SHIRLEY." THE BAND IS INFLUENTIAL AND HIGHLY UNDERRATED. I CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE THE UPCOMING ALBUM THEIR MOST EXPLOSIVE TO DATE." AFTER SUMMER 2011, EUROPE WILL FINISH THE PROMOTION OF 'LAST LOOK AT EDEN', AND WILL START TO FOCUS THEIR ENERGY ON THE NEXT ALBUM PRODUCED BY SHIRLEY. "WE'VE TOURED FOR ONE AND A HALF YEARS," ADDS TEMPEST. "IT'S TIME TO WRITE AND RECORD SOME NEW SONGS AND GET BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN IN 2012." RECORDING FOR EUROPE'S NEW ALBUM BEGINS IN STOCKHOLM ON OCTOBER 3RD, FOR AN APRIL 2012 RELEASE. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 24 / 06 / 11 // // EUROPE 'BALLS 'n' BANNERS REACHES No.1 IN THE SWEDISH CHARTS! // THANKS GO OUT TO OUR LOYAL SUPPORTERS FOR MAKING THIS A DAY OF CELEBRATION! OUR 'BALLS 'N' BANNERS' DVD IS NOW AT NUMBER ONE IN THE SWEDISH CHARTS, AND YOU JUST CAN'T BEAT THE FEELIN'! WE GOT THE BEST FANS IN THE WORLD... SEE YOU ON THE ROAD SOON, / EUROPE THIS AUGUST, EUROPE ARE SET TO RELEASE A SPECIAL EDITION 140-PAGE COFFEE-TABLE BOOK, WITH PICTURES FOLLOWING THE BAND ON THEIR LATEST CONTINENTAL TOUR, AS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF LEGENDARY ROCK PHOTOGRAPHER DENIS O'REGAN! THE BOOK WILL BE OFFERED IN 2 SIZES: A LARGE 'EARBOOK', AND AN 'EARBOOK MINI'. THE LARGE FORMAT BOOK WILL INCLUDE THE STUDIO ALBUM 'LAST LOOK AT EDEN', A LIVE CD RECORDED IN LONDON, WARSAW AND STOCKHOLM, AND ALSO A DVD WITH FOOTAGE SHOT LIVE AT THE ITUNES FESTIVAL IN LONDON. THE MINI BOOK WILL INCLUDE THE LIVE AUDIO CD AND DVD ONLY. A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF LARGE BOOKS WILL ALSO BE OFFERED PERSONALLY SIGNED BY ALL BAND MEMBERS! TO PRE-ORDER YOUR COPIES NOW, VISIT WWW.AMAZON.DE. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 15 / 04 / 11 // // PRE-ORDER THE BALLS 'N' BANNERS DVD & BLU-RAY (NORDIC CUSTOMERS ONLY)! // FANS IN SCANDINAVIA CAN NOW PRE-ORDER THE BRILLIANT NEW "EUROPE LIVE AT SHEPHERD'S BUSH, LONDON" BALLS 'N' BANNERS TOUR DVD AND BLU-RAY DISCS! PACKED WITH FOOTAGE FROM THEIR SOLD-OUT LONDON SHOW, EACH OF THESE RELEASES CONTAINS EXTRA MATERIAL AND ALSO INCLUDES A LIVE AUDIO CD! ACT NOW AS THE FIRST CUSTOMERS WILL BE SENT A VERY LIMITED EDITION THAT HAS BEEN PERSONALLY SIGNED BY THE BAND! TO ORDER THE DVD, CLICK >> HERE <<. TO ORDER THE BLU-RAY, CLICK >> HERE <<. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 30 / 04 / 11 // // JOHN LEVEN DONATES JACKET FOR "ARTISTS HELP JAPAN" ON TRADERA - CHECK IT OUT!// THE JACKET IN QUESTION WAS LAST WORN BY JOHN DURING THE SHOW AT SHEPHERD'S BUSH, LONDON DURING THE 'BALLS 'N' BANNERS' TOUR 2011! PLEASE NOTE ONLY SWEDISH BUYERS/BIDDERS ARE ACCEPTED! THIS AUCTION IS A PART OF THE RELIEF PROJECT "ARTISTS HELP JAPAN, SWEDEN", WITH A PURPOSE TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER IN JAPAN. SWEDISH ARTISTS AND CELEBRITIES DONATE OBJECTS AND EXPERIENCES THAT ARE AUCTIONED AT TRADERA. ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE AUCTION ARE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE CIVIC FORCE, WORKING ON LOCATION IN JAPAN. TAKE A LOOK AT THE OTHER TRADERA AUCTIONS IN THIS RELIEF INITIATIVE. UNTIL APRIL 30TH, NEW ITEMS WILL BE ADDED CONTINUOUSLY. >> CLICK HERE << TO VIEW THIS ITEM AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT! WARM GREETINGS, // EUROPE // …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 06 / 04 / 11 // // 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION MERCHANDISE! // 2011 MARKS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF "THE FINAL COUNTDOWN" ALBUM AND THE COLOSSAL GLOBAL SUCCESS THAT FOLLOWED. THIS YEAR, EUROPE HAVE PRODUCED A STRICTLY LIMITED SELECTION OF WHISKEY, BEER AND WATER GLASSES TO COMMEMORATE THE OCCASION. ONLY 100 PAIRS OF EACH VARIETY HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THIS SPECIAL EDITION, EACH OF WHICH HAS BEEN ETCHED AND BOXED IN STYLISH BLACK. A MUST-HAVE FOR COLLECTORS OR PUNTERS WHO LIKE A PINT! BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE FULL RANGE IN OUR EUROPETHEBAND WEBSHOP BY FOLLOWING THE LINKS TO THE RIGHT >>> SKAAAAAAAAAAAAL, ROCKERS! …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 30 / 03 / 11 // // EUROPE / TAKIDA UNDER THE BIG TOP // THIS SUMMER, YOUR FAVOURITE SWEDES WILL TOUR IN A VERY SPECIAL ENVIRONMENT; A TENT LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE 4,000 PEOPLE AND GIVE THE PUNTERS A COMPLETE ROCK 'N' ROLL EXPERIENCE UNDER THE BIG TOP! "THIS WILL BE A COMPLETELY NEW EXPERIENCE FOR US, HOWEVER WE'RE REALLY PSYCHED ABOUT THIS WAY OF TOURING". EUROPE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SWEDISH ROCKBAND TAKIDA, AND AN OPENER WILL BE ADDED. CHECK OUT THE TOURDATES SECTION FOR DATES AND TICKETING INFO! ALSO, JOIN THE OFFICIAL EUROPE / TAKIDA TOUR FACEBOOK PAGE BY FOLLOWING THE LINK > HERE <. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 24 / 03 / 11 // // CRISIS IN JAPAN // OUR THOUGHTS GO OUT TO OUR FRIENDS IN JAPAN. IF YOU CAN HELP, HERE ARE SOME WAYS TO DO SO: // JAPANESE RED CROSS SOCIETY // INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CORPS // UNICEF // SAVE THE CHILDREN …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 13 / 03 / 11 // // NEW EUROPE MERCHANDISE IN WEBSHOP!// 2011 HAS ALREADY BROUGHT WITH IT A UK TOUR, AND MORE PLANNED SUMMER TOURDATES, NOT TO MENTION A BRAND NEW EUROPE DVD AND COFFEE-TABLE BOOK IN THE WORKS... SO,. BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE NEW 2011 MERCHANDISE RANGE IN THE EUROPETHEBAND WEBSHOP INCLUDING SOME NEW VINTAGE TEES, TOTE BAGS, HOODIES, BEANIES, MUGS AND LANYARDS! TO VISIT THE WEBSHOP, CLICK ON THE LINK TO THE RIGHT OF THE PAGE! …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 23 / 02 / 11 // // LEEDS 'MEET AND GREET' WINNERS ANNOUNCED! // HERE ARE THE NAMES OF THE 8 LUCKY WINNERS OF THE 'MEET AND GREET' WITH EUROPE THE BAND AT THE LEEDS SHOW. YOU WILL BE DULY CONTACTED WITH DETAILS ON HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE. OUR CONGRATS GO OUT TO: SAMUELA LEARDINI MARK CHAPLIN CANDELLA VILLAFANA JOHN OVERTON GRZEGORZ ZYBLEWSKI HELEN KETTLE KATIA OLIVI HOLLY LOVGREEN …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 07 / 02 / 11 // // ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE BAND // "NO WORDS CAN DESCRIBE HOW SAD WE FEEL HEARING THE NEWS THAT GARY MOORE HAS PASSED AWAY. WE CAN'T BELIEVE IT! IT'S A TOTAL SHOCK! HE WAS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST INFLUENCES BOTH AS A GUITARIST AND A SONG WRITER. OUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS NOW GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS." JOEY / JOHN / JOHN / MIC / IAN …………………………………………………………………………………………………… // 05 / 11 / 10 // // EUROCHANNEL TO BROADCAST EUROPE'S 'ALMOST UNPLUGGED' PERFORMANCE // ON NOVEMBER 20TH AT 8.30PM ET / 9.30PM PT, EUROCHANNEL WILL PREMIERE A MUSIC SPECIALFEATURING EUROPE'S CELEBRATED LIVE 'ALMOST UNPLUGGED' PERFORMANCE.