Depeche Mode to restart Tour Of The Universe in Germany
First concert June 8th in Leipzig
http://www.depechemode.com/news.html

Depeche Mode are pleased to announce they will restart their interrupted Tour Of The Universe in Leipzig, Germany on June 8th. On May 12th, lead singer Dave Gahan suffered a severe bout of gastroenteritis, leading to his hospitalization and the cancellation of the Athens concert. While in hospital, further medical tests revealed a low-grade malignant tumour in Dave's bladder, which has since been successfully removed. At doctors' orders Dave Gahan must take a break until June 8th, to ensure that he makes a full recovery. The Leipzig show on June 8th will be the first concert following Dave's recovery.

Dave Gahan sincerely thanks his fans for their support, understanding and patience. Depeche Mode deeply regret any problems or inconveniences the cancellations and postponements may have caused.

AFFECTED UPCOMING SHOWS

May 30th
London O2 is postponed and will be rescheduled to a new date, which will be announced shortly. Tickets purchased will remain valid.

May 31st
Depeche Mode's performance at the Pinkpop Festival in Landgraaf is cancelled.

June 2nd
The show at the HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg will now take place on July 1st. Tickets purchased remain valid.

June 4th & 5th
The shows at Dusseldorf LTU Arena on June 4th and 5th will be rescheduled, however the exact dates cannot be determined until the 2nd Bundesliga releases its new schedule. Dates for the rescheduled shows are expected to be announced by early July. Ticket holders should retain their tickets for the rescheduled shows.

June 7th & 8th
Regrettably, the June 7th show in Leipzig must be cancelled due to doctors' orders, however the June 8th show will occur as planned. Tickets for the cancelled June 7th show may be exchanged for tickets to either the June 8th show in Leipzig or the June 10th show in Berlin (availability permitting) at the relevant box office.

July 2nd
Bergen, Koengen has been rescheduled to Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at the Vestlandhallen.

SHOWS TAKING PLACE AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED
The following European shows are not affected and will take place as originally planned.
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June 8th LEIPZIG Zentralstadion
June 10th BERLIN Olympiastadion
June 12th FRANKFURT Commerzbank Arena
June 13th MUNICH Olympiastadion
June 16th ROME Stadio Olimpico
June 18th MILAN Stadio San Siro
June 20th WERCHTER TW Classic Festival
June 22nd BRATISLAVA Inter Stadium
June 23rd BUDAPEST Puskas Ferenc Stadium
June 25th PRAGUE Slavia Stadium
June 27th PARIS Stade de France
June 28th NANCY Zenith Amphitheatre
June 30th COPENHAGEN Parken Stadium
July 1st HAMBURG (rescheduled show)
July 3rd ARVIKA Arvika Festival
July 6th CARCASSONNE Esplanade Gambetta
July 8th VALLADOLID Jose Zorilla Stadium
July 9th BILBAO BBK Live Festival
July 11th PORTO Super Bock Super Rock Festival
July 12th SEVILLE Olimpic Stadium
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Furthermore, all dates following Seville on the Tour of the Universe will proceed as originally planned.

CANCELLED SHOWS STILL TO BE DETERMINED
Ticket holders for the previously cancelled shows listed below are encouraged to hold on to their tickets pending a further statement. Every effort continues to be made to reschedule these shows and more time is needed to resolve venue availability and routing. A final decision is expected early next week, at which time a statement will be made with regards to either a rescheduled date or final cancellation.
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May 12th ATHENS Terra Vibe
May 14th ISTANBUL Santral Istanbul
May 16th BUCHAREST Parc Izvor
May 18th SOFIA Vasil Levski
May 20th BELGRADE USCE Park
May 21st ZAGREB Arena
May 23rd WARSAW Gwardia Stadium
May 25th RIGA Skonto Stadium
May 27th VILNIUS Zalgirio Stadionas

ABC's MARTIN FRY, SPANDAU BALLET's TONY HADLEY and GO WEST's PETER COX will host BFBS Radio's forthcoming Rewind Day which will feature each artist playing DJ for two hours each to play a combination of eighties tunes, classic influences and current favourites. Rewind Day will take place this Monday May 25th and you can listen online, see NEWS for all the details.

ERASURE frontman VINCE CLARKE has received the Outstanding Song Collection award at this week's Ivor Novello awards ceremony in London. Erasure meanwhile have annoucned that they will release a remastered edition of their classic 1988 album 'The Innocents' later this year.

PET SHOP BOYS are to play a one-off free gig at London's Matter in July, the show will also see a set from Little Boots and DJ sets from Hot Chip and Tom Middleton. See NEWS for more details.

SPANDAU BALLET are making a full length documentary film which will cover the band's entire career according to songwriter GARY KEMP who has said 'It will be a feature-length documentary with us talking about everything that's happened over the years. We won't shy away from tackling the bad times'...

FIVE STAR have announced that they will be reuniting their original five-piece line-up for a tour later this year. Dates are expected to be announced shortly.

HEAVEN 17 are no longer appearing on the bill of the forthcoming Regeneration Tour in the USA, citing 'financial considerations' as the reason. The tour will proceed with a core billing of ABC, BERLIN, WANG CHUNG and CUTTING CREW with other acts potentially appearing at different shows. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE UNDERTONES are to reissue their 'Hypnotised' album on June 8th in a deluxe edition featuring the original album and a further seven bonus tracks.

THE POINTER SISTERS will reissue their albums 'Energy', 'Priority' and 'Black & White' on July 7th in remastered editions each featuring a selection of bonus tracks including remixes and cover versions.

MORRISSEY has rescheduled the two UK dates he was forced to postpone due to illness last week and will now play the shows, in London and Birmingham, in October. Morrissey has also announced four new dates to take place at the same time with shows in Swindon, Bournemouth, Leeds and Sheffield now onsale. See GIGS for all the upcoming dates.

REM are already working on their follow-up to last year's 'Accelerate' album with a reported fourteen songs already at the demo stage with recording, with producer Jacknife Lee, scheduled for later this year.

THE CULT have announced October shows in the UK, Denmark and the Netherlands with more dates expected to follow. See GIGS for all the dates.

COCTEAU TWINS mainman ROBIN GUTHRIE will release a new four-track EP entitled 'Angel Falls' on June 29th, and a full album, 'Carousel' on September 1st.

MICHAEL JACKSON has delayed the start of his 'This Is It' comeback shows at London's O2 Arena with the announcement that the first four shows are to be postponed due to 'production problems'. The opening show has now been pushed back from July 8 to July 13 and the following three shows will now take place in March 2010.

Special thanks for this weeks news: www.remembertheeighties.com - "The 80s... up to date!"

Annie Lennox “Pattern Of My Life”

The new single released 24th??May 2009

Written by Tom Chaplin of Keane, “Pattern Of My Life” is the stunning new single from Annie Lennox.?? “Pattern Of My Life” is taken from The Annie Lennox Collection”, Lennox’s fastest selling album since her debut “Diva” in 1992. The Annie Lennox Collection??-??which also includes the recent hit single “Shining Light”??-??has spent 7 weeks in the Top 10 and is rapidly approaching Platinum (300K sales) status.

The Annie Lennox Collection brings together Lennox’s finest work from her four top-selling solo albums - Diva (1992), Medusa (1995), Bare (2003) and Songs of Mass Destruction (2007) – all available on one disc for the first time, and includes timeless classics like “Why”, “Walking On Broken Glass”, and “No More ‘I Love You’s’”.

In her 26-year career, both as a member of the groundbreaking Eurythmics and as a solo artist, Annie Lennox has amassed sales of more than 78 million albums worldwide. Her towering achievements also include 34 hit singles, 4 Grammy Awards, 11 Brit Awards and 5 Ivor Novello Awards. The superstar has also won an Academy Award and??a??Golden Globes. Most recently, last November Lennox was presented with the prestigious Special Award Of Merit at the American Music Awards.