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Archive 2007
27 Jan Somewhere Else Pre-Order
Feb Somewhere Else
16 Feb New Album News
28 Feb New Racket Records Store
2 Mar Live Music Petition
15 Mar Somewhere Not Too Far
16 Mar See It Like A Baby
23 Mar See It Like A Podcast
23 Mar Single Out Monday
27 Mar New Single Out Now
30 Mar The Final Push
2 Apr Final Chart Position
10 Apr Somewhere Else Out Now
13 Apr First Day On Tour
16 Apr Tour Venue Changes
20 Apr One Week Down...
27 Apr The New eWeb
3 May New Single Available
14 May New Email Newsletter
14 May Back on the Road
21 May h Natural in 2007
22 May A Little Favour
30 May Racket Records Updates
31 May Single-Minded
12 Jun New Single Out Now
14 Jun One Last Push
19 Jun Thankyou Whoever You Are
Jul Merchandise Concessions
17 Jul Summer, Naturally
31 Jul Friends and Family
20 Aug Getting Close to Summer's End
13 Sept Back to Work
26 Sept In The Studio
5 Oct Getting Ready for Winter
19 Oct Clips from Somewhere in London
29 Oct Steve Rothery Appearances
31 Oct Album 15: Calling the Faithful
8 Nov Amazed as Ever
13 Nov Racket Records Christmas Sale
16 Nov Another Busy Week
30 Nov Christmas Tour Early Stage Times
3 Dec Pre-Order Deadline Extended
18 Dec Making Merry
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2 March 2007
Marillion eWeb Newsletter : Live Music Petition
Hello everyone, Mark here.
This dropped into my inbox today and I felt strongly enough about it to go to the Number 10 website and register my vote! Briefly, our wonderful government (UK) has recently passed legislation that has put more restriction on the performance of live music everywhere from pubs to schools. Marillion started off playing pubs twenty mumble years ago and there are now fewer places for up-and-coming bands to play than ever. This is just another nail in the coffin of live music in this country. Please take a look at the petition and sign it if you live in the UK. It takes about 10 seconds.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/licensing/
The live music/licensing e-petition now has 33,460 signatures. It currently stands at No.5 in the list of 4210 petitions on the Number 10 website. Let's get it to No.1
One more thing...
If you haven't already placed you order for our new CD "Somewhere Else" over at Townsend Records (www.townsendrecords.co.uk/marillion) yet, what are you waiting for? Many of you have asked "Why Townsend Records and not one of the other online shops?" Well, firstly you'll get a bonus DVD featuring 3 tracks from the new album played live at the Marillion Weekend 2007, and secondly we end up with a larger share of the profits from sales through Townsend enabling us to carry on doing what we do - making the best music we can. There's no "pre-order" with this album but the advanced sales we make through Townsend Records are just as important to us.
Thanks again for your support and we'll see you on tour - a new date has just been added and tickets are selling fast (a few shows have even sold out already). Come and say hello and I'll buy you a drink (I'm the bald one at the back)
Mark