LATEST NEWS STORIES
14.4.08
HOTEL PERSONA RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM- ‘IN THE CLOUDS / EN LAS NUBES'
Stefans side project Hotel Persona is releasing their debut album this spring.
After spending the last couple of years DJ'ing and remixing, Stefan spent the break after Placebo's Meds tour completing the album with David Amen and Javier Solo.
The Spanish version ‘En Las Nubes’ is released through PIAS/Spain on 5th May, and the English version ‘In The Clouds’ through Edel in June.
The album includes collaborations with Brian Molko, Samantha Fox, Alaska, and Miguel Bosé.
Check myspace.com/hotelpersona for tour dates and more information.
15.1.08
Placebo on CSI in the UK
It’s now the UK’s turn! Placebo’s cover of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” will feature on the US TV Drama CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION episode “A La Cart” on Channel 5, Tuesday 15th Jan at 21:00. Tune In!
1.10.07
PLACEBO PART COMPANY WITH DRUMMER STEVE HEWITT
Placebo have parted company with drummer of 11 years, Steve Hewitt, due to personal and musical differences.
Brian Molko commented "Being in a band is very much like being in a marriage, and in couples - in this case a triple - people can grow apart over the years. To say that you don't love your partner anymore is inaccurate, considering all that you've been through and achieved together. There simply comes a point when you realize that you want different things from your relationship and that you can no longer live under the same roof, so to speak."
The split is amicable and a sad time for both parties. Steve Hewitt replaced Robert Schultzberg behind the drum kit in 1996 whilst the band were promoting Placebo’s eponymous debut album and went on to record the following 4 studio albums ‘Without You I’m Nothing’, ‘Black Market Music’, ‘Sleeping With Ghosts’ and most recently ‘Meds’.
Placebo have just returned from the USA where they were part of the high profile ‘Projekt Revolution Tour’ alongside Linkin Park and My Chemical Romance. The band are now taking a well earned break.
Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal will begin work on Placebo’s 6th studio album next Spring and are in no rush to find an immediate replacement for Steve.
1.10.07
CSI: Running Up That Hill
USA - Placebo's cover version of the Kate Bush classic 'Running Up That Hill' is once again going to be featured in a prime time US TV drama episode. This time is it is going to be used in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and can be seen in USA this Thursday at 9pm ET/PT on CBS. The episode is called 'A La Cart'.
22.08.07
MYSPACE TO BROADCAST PROJEKT REVOLUTION CONCERT LIVE TODAY VIA MYSPACELIVE!
Record Breaking Six Hour Live Streamed Concert to Feature Main Stage Acts Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Placebo and Julien-K
Presented by NowWhat, Live Stream Available Exclusively on the
MySpace Profile: myspace.com/nowwhat
MySpace LIVE!, a MySpace offering which brings select live events to the MySpace community via streaming online video, will give MySpace users watching at home the opportunity to submit real-time messages through an on-site message ticker.
In a MySpace LIVE! first, five fans at the Projekt Revolution concert, armed with cell phones, will take video footage of the concert which will be incorporated into the live stream on MySpace. The phones let anyone with a compatible cell phone stream live video from their phone to the internet with a press of a button.
To ensure the highest quality audio is captured for MySpace members watching from home, digital audio workstations will be deployed throughout the venue. NowWhat.com will be on-site with an interactive booth where concert goers can get a free online photo, win great prizes, and pick up a net decoder card to enter in daily and grand prize sweepstakes held online. Concert goers can log on to NowWhat.com after the show to watch exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the tour.
20.08.07
Projekt Revolution gallery
Check out some new exclusive photos from Placebo's travels on this year's Projekt Revolution Tour by clicking here!
20.08.07
Live on MySpace - 22nd August
Placebo's set from their Projekt Revolution show at the Detroit DTE Music Centre on Wednesday 22nd August will be streamed live on MySpace, this is going to be available worldwide to view at 5.00pm (EST). Keep an eye on MySpace.com/NowWhat for further details.
7.08.07
Projekt Rev art book
USA - Available for purchase on every stop of the tour on the main merch stand, "REVOLUTION UNSEEN: THE HIDDEN ART OF PROJEKT REVOLUTION" is a limited-edition, 50-page book that features the art of many of the musicians on Projekt Revolution 2007, including Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington, & Joe Hahn (Linkin Park), Gerard Way & Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance), Brian Molko (Placebo), Styles Of Beyond, and many more. Printed on recycled paper, 100% of proceeds go to Music for Relief, to benefit disaster relief and reduce global warming.
You can also buy it online here!
6.08.07
Signing Sessions
USA - There will be a Placebo signing session at every show on the Projekt Revolution tour. The band will be signing copies of their CDs each show day at around 6.15pm, located next to the main merchandise stand, keep an eye out for the flyers on the day of the show for ther exact location.
27.07.07
Get involved around the PR Tour
USA - From this Saturday 29th July, keep an eye out for the 12 x 5 Placebo blimp at all the Projekt Rev shows. The blimp reads 'Text MEDS to 66937', if you do this you can get can get your hands on free wallpapers. Also check out the Placebo street team van at each show where they are handing out free stickers, PR fliers, samplers, gum, Izze drinks, etc .
25.07.07
Exclusive: Placebo Projekt Revolution Tour Map!
Keep track of Placebo as they play as a part of this summer's Projekt Revolution Tour on the exclusive tour map!
Users will be able to take photos from the shows and upload them to this site. Also, users are able to put this widget on their myspace page to follow them on tour.
Check it out on the Tour Page !
23.07.07
Placebo on ManiaTV
The Artist of the Day piece on Placebo that premiered on ManiaTV’s live 24/7 main channel last week is now available on demand in their MyTV section
Also check out Placebo on the cover of TheMagazine Here!
16.07.07
Extended Play '07 USA release
USA - To coincide with Placebo’s appearance on the eagerly-anticipated Projekt Revolution tour (with My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, Taking Back Sunday, and more), PLACEBO is releasing Extended Play ’07 in the U.S., out July 24 as a digital release only on iTunes USA and July 31 as a physical release on CD.
This EP will serve as an introduction to PLACEBO for new fans discovering the band this summer. Extended Play ’07 features five classic PLACEBO tracks from their decade long history as well as three previously unreleased live tracks, including the rarely performed “Pure Morning.”
Extended Play ’07 Track listing:
1. Nancy Boy
2. Every You Every Me
3. Taste in Men
4. Bitter End
5. Meds
6. Pure Morning (live from Arras) **
7. Infra-red (live from Nimes) **
8. Running Up That Hill (live from Santiago) **
(
** = Previously unreleased
)
11.07.07
LES VOIX DU GAOU FESTIVAL CANCELLED TONIGHT
En Francais:
'Par ce mail, l'équipe du Festival LES VOIX DU GAOU de Six Fours Les Plages a le regret d'annoncer l'annulation du concert d'ouverture de cette 11ème édition en raison de fortes rafales de vent.
Pour des raisons de sécurité, les 3 groupes programmés ce soir, à savoir Gomm, The Howling Bells et Placebo ne joueront pas ce soir.
Ce dernier est programmé demain soir au Festival MUSILAC d'Aix les Bains.
Les billets seront remboursés dès demain matin dans les points de vente où ils ont été achetés.
Le service de presse du festival.'
English:
'Festival LES VOIX DU GAOU in Six Fours Les Plages (south of France) is sorry to announce the cancellation of its opening night concert for the 11th edition of the festival, due to strong wind gusts/blasts.
Therefore for safety reasons, the bands PLACEBO, Gomm and Howling Bells will not perform tonight's show.
PLACEBO will however play tomorrow night at MUSILAC Festival in Aix-les-Bains (France).
Tickets will be refunded from tomorrow morning on, where they were bought.
Press department of Festival Voix du Gaou.'
PLACEBO turned up for soundcheck and waited for a decision to be made by local officials before leaving the site.
The band send apologies to all the disappointed fans but the decision was not their's to make.
05.07.07
FFLAM FESTIVAL POSTPONED
A statement just released from the promoter of FFLAM Festival in Wales, where Placebo were due to headline on 14th July, reads as follows:
"Due to consistently bad weather conditions over the last few weeks, we regret that the Fflam Festival has been postponed. This has been a hard, but well considered decision and we believe it is the best one for all concerned.
The adverse weather has caused a delay in putting the infrastructure in place and it is also a big concern that the unfavourable climate will hugely dampen the experience we want to give all our festival goers. Postponing the festival will mean that we can give everyone the Fflam festival experience they deserve, bands, organisers and festivalgoers alike.
We expect the new date to be at the end of the summer and are doing all we can do get everything reorganised as quickly and efficiently as possible so that we can confirm the date within the week.
Tickets already purchased will be honoured for the rescheduled dates.
Alternatively, ticket refunds (excluding booking fee) will shortly be available from point of purchase for anyone who wishes to take up this option. We would, however, like to reassure everyone that the festival WILL take place and encourage them to await further information on the new date before making their decision"
28.06.07
Placebo play live on the Henry Rollins Show - USA
USA - Tune in July 6th to The Henry Rollins Show on IFC featuring an exclusive performance from Placebo. They will be performing the track “Blind”. The Henry Rollins Show is a weekly independent talk show hosted by Henry, featuring high integrity guests, topics and uncensored musical performances. The show airs every Friday night on IFC at 11pm Eastern, 8pm Pacific. Placebo also performs a second song, “Running Up That Hill,” exclusively for IFC.com, so be sure to check that out as well. Also, check out the photos taken in the studio here.
23.06.07
Media player launched!
After much tweaking the new Placebo Media Player is finally with us!! Created exclusively for Placebo, it includes Placebo promo videos, news, exclusive video content, all on your homepage.
Click here to grab the Placebo Media Player to embed on your homepages!
21.06.07
Osheaga Festival, Canada
It is with great regret that Placebo have to pull out of this years Osheaga Festival, Montreal, Canada, on 8th September due to a personal matter which has recently arisen and unfortunately conflicts with this date. Placebo apologise for any inconvenience and disappointment caused.
19.06.07
Exclusive European tour photos
There are a host of new and exclusive live shots taken by the band party from recent shows in Dresden, Tallin, Riga, Regensburg, Linz and Athens. You can find them by clicking on the European tour gallery.
15.06.07
Voting Victory!
USA - A big thanks to everyone who made Placebo's "Running Up That Hill" video this week's FUSE TV: "Oven Fresh" winner!
It received the most online "Keep It" votes, beating out Editors, Good Charlotte, Lily Allen, Yung Berg, Finger 11, and Test Your Reflex.
**You can check out the video again today on FUSE @ 3:30pm in "Oven Fresh Keepers"**
(the video is also receiving spins in FUSE's "Self Serve" - a show where viewers are given 20 videos every episode to vote on via text message; the top voted videos air)
15.06.07
New Media Player launch!
Having been delayed slightly due to some technical hitches, next week will see the launch of the new Placebo Media Player. With a "grab this" button on the player it gives you an embedding code to put the player itself on your Myspace or anywhere you like!
It will feature sections on Placebo News, Video's and Exclusives including Placebo live footage and interviews. To mark the launch of the media player there will be a series of exclusive short documentary pieces filmed in and around Leeds / Reading festival, from last year. It shows some very insightful footage into the bands on the road and backstage.
Keep an eye out from the beginning of next week for the launch!
13.06.07
The Henry Rollins Show - USA
USA - Tune in July 6th to The Henry Rollins Show on IFC TV channel featuring an exclusive performance from Placebo. They perform “Blind” from the album “Meds.” The Henry Rollins Show is a weekly independent talk show hosted by Henry, featuring high integrity guests, topics and uncensored musical performances. The show airs every Friday night on IFC at 11pm Eastern, 8pm Pacific. Placebo also performs a second song, “Running Up That Hill,” exclusively for IFC.com, so be sure to check that out as well.
13.06.07
Running Up That Hill on FUSE TV in USA
Check out the RUTH video which is currently being rotated on Ovenfresh on FUSE TV in the USA. Click Here to vote for the track and hopefully get Placebo to the top of their chart!
12.06.07
More pre-sale dates for Projekt Revolution
Two more pre-sales have just been announced for the upcoming Projekt Revolution tour!
The San Bernardino
presale starts on Wednesday, June 13 @ 4pm (local time), ending Friday, June 15 @ 10pm (local time). Tickets are then available on general sale from Saturday, June 16 @ 10am (local time).
The San Francisco presale also starts on Wednesday, June 13 @ 4pm (local time), ending Friday, June 15 @ 10pm (local time). Tickets then go on general sale Sunday, June 17 @ 10am (local time).
The password for each presale will be PLAPR6 and links for both can be found in the Tour Page!
12.06.07
Change of Venue in Thessaloniki, Greece
Due to an overwhelming demand for tickets for the Thessaloniki show on Wednesday 13th June, the venue has been upgraded. The new venue is at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition and Congress Center (HELEXPO), known as PAVILION17. All tickets bought for the Mona Lazaristou venue are of course still valid for the show at Pavilion17.
08.06.07
Photos from Eastern Europe and Germany
Please see a selection of photo's in the Meds European Tour picture archive taken by the band touring party over the past week at shows in Eastern Europe. Watch out for more photo's from the current European tour.
07.06.07
At homo in Vilnius
A message from Stefan, after the bands performance at the Upa Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania last week :
'Every year the EU sends a bus around Europe to promote anti-discrimination rallies. This year in May the mayor of Vilnius banned it from entering the capital city of Lithuania. The reasons for this, he said was that it would cause riots and unrest. He has in the past supported actions that have put a stop to pro tolerance of minorities and sexual orientation in the workspace.
As we were touring Russia and the former eastern block we realized from the news and from people we met that this is not uncommon in these areas. We felt that we had to do something. We had a voice and since homosexuality is not illegal, nothing that we were to do would seriously jeopardize the tour.
So for the show in Vilnius, I took to writing ‘HOMO’ on my chest and in front of thousands me and Brian shared a long kiss. It was our act of public display of homosexuality, which isn’t our first time (!) and not something that is very shocking to most of us. But it seems that a lot of work is still needed for this discrimination to disappear. In our way, we did our bit that night.'
05.06.07
Placebo Media Player launch!
Stay tuned for the launch of the new Placebo media player on MySpace and Placeboworld. Created exclusively for Placebo it will include Placebo promo videos, news, exclusive video content, all on your homepage!
29.05.07
Projekt Revolution Pre-sale update
Two more pre-sales have just been a nounced for the upcoming Projekt Revolution tour!
Firstly, the July 25th show at White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, WA, will
hit pre-sale on May 29th at 4pm local time. Tickets will be available untill Thursday, May 31st, at 10pm local time.
Additionally, the July 31st show at the San Diego Coors Amphitheatre will be on pre-sale as of 4pm local time on May 30th, untill 10pm local time on June 1st.
The password for each of these pre-sales will be PLAPR6
Find links over on the Tour Page!
25.05.07
Support Bands
Due to visa problems Evaline are no longer going to be supporting Placebo on any of the shows in Europe. Placebo are understandably disappointed as they are such an exciting new band.
Man Boy will now be supporting Placebo in Helsinki, Tallin and Riga and GDR will be supporting in Kiev.
23.05.07
MORE PROJEKT REVOLUTION DATES
Two more dates have been added to the Projekt Revolution tour! The Auburn, WA show at the White River Amphitheatre will be on July 25 and the Chula Vista, CA show at the Coors Amphitheatre will be on July 31. Check out all the dates on the Tour Page!
22.05.07
Projekt Revolution Canada Pre-sale
Pre-sale tickets for Placebo fans for this Summer's Projekt Revolution Tour at the Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada, are going onsale tomorrow, May 23, for a 48 hour period only. You will need the password which you can see below to access password protected area through Ticketmaster, starting at 4pm local time 5/23 and ending 4pm local time 5/25.
This link below will take you into the tour section, where you can buy tickets for Toronto:
Pre-Sale tickets Here
Password: PLAPR6
This link won’t appear live until the announced time tomorrow as per below.
Presale starts: May 23, Wednesday at 4pm (local time)
Presale ends: May 25, Friday at 10pm (local time).
Enjoy!
21.05.07
Support Change
Unfortunately Evaline will not be able to join Placebo at the beginning of their tour. GDR will be playing the 2 shows in Moscow (22nd/23rd May) and the show in St Petersburg (25th May).
21.05.07
APOLOGY TO PORTUGESE FANS
Placebo would like to apologise unreservedly to all the fans who attended the Creamfields festival in Lisbon on Saturday night (19th May). The set was cut short due to Brian losing his voice as an extreme reaction to the cold temperatures. He was literally unable to keep singing. The band left the stage for the encore but decided it was impossible to continue. "We sincerely apologise to all our fans at Creamfields. We understand that it must have seemed confusing as to what was going on and we are sorry we had to cut our set short. Nothing frustrates us more than having on stage problems. In this instance, the problems were simply Brian's voice. We hate to let our fans down but there was just nothing we could do. It's certainly not the way we'd hoped to kick off our European tour!!"
17.05.07
Placebo video premier on MySpace
Check out the new Placebo video for 'Running Up That Hill' exclusively on MySpace on the video section. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to enter all your videos to Motionbox, it wouldn't of been possible without such a varied and creative selection of videos!
17.05.07
Brand new Placebo photos
Check out the brand new Placebo promo shots in the Meds archive photo gallery taken by Joseph Llanes when the band were in California recently.
16.05.07
Projekt Revolution Ticket details
USA - ATTENTION! Pre-sale tickets for Placebo fans for this Summer's Projekt Revolution Tour are going onsale today, 16th May, for a 24 hour period only. You will need the password which you can see below to access password protected area through Ticketmaster, starting at 4pm local time 5/16 and ending 4pm local time 5/17.
This link below will take you into the tour section, where you can choose which show you want to buy tickets for. The link will not become active until 5/16 at 4pm local time (West Coast USA).
Pre-Sale tickets Here Password: PLAPR6
(Please Note - this presale is for all dates except Toronto, San Bernardino & San Francisco)
16.05.07
'Running Up That Hill' video premier!
The new video for Running Up That Hill, which is the culmination of all your video entries on Motionbox, is premiering today May 16th on MySpace - check out the ecard here for a direct link!
08.05.07
PLACEBO TO PLAY PROJEKT REVOLUTION 2007 - USA
Placebo have been invited by Linkin Park to join them on the mainstage line up for the whole of this years Projekt Revolution tour 2007. Amidst a groundswell of rumors and anticipation, Warner Bros. artist Linkin Park confirmed today the fourth installment of Projekt Revolution beginning July 25th and culminating on September 3 in Denver at the Coors Amphitheatre. Fans can expect to see Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Placebo and Julien-K on the Main Stage and Mindless Self Indulgence, Saosin, The Bled, Styles of Beyond and Madina Lake on the Revolution Stage. Tickets go on sale nationwide on May 19th from www.livenation.com
Check out the full press release Here and the tour dates in the tour section!
08.05.07
USA and South American tour blog
Having just finished the USA tour, Stefan has taken time out to write a blog to reflect on the bands tour experiences in the America's over the past couple of months. You can view this on the Placebo MySpace Page by logging into the blog section. You will have to be a Placebo MySpace friend first to enter this section.
02.05.07
Placebo on US TV
Check out Placebo's recent TV performance & interview on 'Backstage with Barry Nolan' filmed in Boston, USA Here!
Backstage with Barry Nolan airs on The Comcast Network (CN8) reaching 11 million homes between Maine and Virginia including: Boston, Hartford, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Washington DC, Richmond, VA and including most of the states of New Jersey and Delaware.
02.05.07
EUROPEAN TOUR SUPPORTS
Placebo are pleased to announce that they will be supported by US band Evaline (who have recently been on tour with Placebo in the USA) and old friends Howling Bells on their upcoming Eastern European and European tour which kicks off in Moscow on May 22nd. Evaline will support on the first leg and Howling Bells the second. Check out the tour section for details!
27.04.07
Motionbox video a huge success!
Placebo would like to say a huge thanks to everyone who took the time and effort to create video's for 'Running Up That Hill' and enter them to the Motionbox site. The entry dates which ran from March 30th - April 17th, drew a frenzy of activity from fans world-wide, as over 1,000 people formed a group on Motionbox and quickly posted over 1,000 videos. Within the first three days of the promotion, the song was downloaded 5,000 times.
The next phase will be the world premiere of the video, airing on May 16th on MySpace and Motionbox.
The video, along with all of the original fan video submitted, will also be available on Motionbox: http://www.motionbox.com/group/show?group_name=placebo
26.04.07
Placebo at Coachella
Coachella is nearly upon us! To help you plan your weekend here's a link to the complete festival running order for Coachella this weekend. Obviously the most important time you need in your planners is for Sunday 29th April, when Placebo play the Outdoor Theatre at 7.20pm!
25.04.07
Sacremento show off
Placebo have had to cancel the show tonight (April 25th) in Sacramento, Harlows Night Club due to a recurrence of Brian Molko's bronchitis. It's unfortunately the second show Placebo have had to cancel on this tour through illness. Doctor has advised that Brian should be fit after a couple of days rest to play in Las Vegas on Thursday (26th April), Tempe, Marquee Theatre (27th April) and finish their US tour at Coachella on Sunday (29th)
Once again, Placebo apologise to all those fans who bought a ticket for this show. It is very disappointing to let the fans down.
Placebo are however planning a return visit to the US in the Summer so keep checking here for further announcements............
25.04.07
Tour photos
Take look at a selection of images from Placebo's recent visit to Mexico and South America. All pictures are taken from the touring party perspective
Now the band are Stateside once more the North American picture gallery has a few new snaps too.
17.04.07
OMAHA GIG TONIGHT IS OFF!
Placebo’s show in Omaha tonight, Tuesday 17th April, has been postponed. Brian Molko has been fighting flu symptoms for the last few days and unfortunately, it caught up with him yesterday on the band’s day off. Brian has seen a doctor who has advised immediate rest and no show! He is seeing the doctor again tomorrow (Wednesday) and hopes to be able to perform on stage in Denver. Please check this site for information on this.
The band want to apologise to all the fans who have bought tickets for the show - “We are so sorry - It’s incredibly disappointing and frustrating for us and we hate letting our fans down. We will do our best to try and re-schedule the show as soon as possible”.
Placebo have only ever cancelled a small handful of shows in their entire 11 year career. Any further info will be posted here first. All tickets for the Omaha show will be valid for the rescheduled show or refundable at point of purchase.
17.04.07
Snapshot of the Mexico & South America Tour
Take look at a selection of images from Placebo's recent visit to Mexico and South America. All pictures are taken from the touring party perspective
11.04.07
Placebo on FUSE in US
Placebo will be appearing live on air on the USA TV channel FUSE today at 6pm, USA, Eastern Time. They will be interviewed on'The Sauce' program, which is being recorded ahead of their New York show tonight.
03.04.07
Mexico and South American tour footage
See video footage from the band's perspective of them departing from a radio station appearance in Mexico and secondly, some footage from onstage at the Bogota show in Columbia.
More insider clips to follow from South America and USA shortly
30.03.07
Star in the next Placebo video!
Ever wanted to be in a Placebo video? Well here's your chance to feature in the new video being made for USA market.
Here's what you have to do:
You can submit your video using Motionbox the premiere personal video sharing service.
The band is asking fans to submit single-camera shots of them singing their new single in the USA, “Running Up That Hill,” sung in its entirety; with the deadline for submissions being April 6th.
When you go to www.motionbox.com/placebo you will be able to:
1. Download the instrumental & lyrics
2. Upload their videos after capturing video of themselves singing the song
There are only two rules to follow:
1. The video you submit must be a single camera shot of you singing the song in it's entirety.
2. Your entire video should just be a Close-Up of your face, as you sing the words (or make faces).
For more information on How to Upload your video, please visit:
www.motionbox.com/placebo
30.03.07
Online Placebo communities
If you haven't already joined up or added yourself to the various online sites and social networks dedicated to Placebo you can check out them out at the following addresses:
Official Placebo Bebo Page
Official Placebo YouTube Page
Official Placebo MySpace Page
22.03.07
Placebo to rock Finland!
Thanks to all the Finnish fans who've bought tickets to our show on 27th May at the Ice Hall, Helsinki. The show, 7000 tickets, sold out in an hour!!
We're looking forward to seeing you!!
See the tour section for the latest list of live shows for 2007
22.03.07
Summer Tour Dates announced
Placebo will be embarking on a big Eastern European tour this summer and will include a handful of shows in mainland Europe. See ‘tour’ page for the first gigs to be announced in Russia, Finland, Poland, Austria, Macedonia, Italy and Germany. This will be regularly updated.
15.03.07
Placebo to headline Welsh Festival
UK - Further to various rumours and unofficial press releases, Placebo have confirmed they are to headline the Fflam Festival, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales on Saturday 14th July. It will be the only Festival appearance in the UK this year.
12.03.07
Placebo track featured on 'Bones'
Placebo's cover of the Kate Bush classic 'Running Up That Hill', has been picked to feature in this week's forthcoming episode of hit US TV show BONES. It will be broadcast this coming Thursday, 15th March,at 9pm on Sky One in the UK.
Buy 'Running Up That Hill' on iTunes
08.03.07
USA tour update
Placebo can now announce their confirmed USA tour dates for April, with more dates to be added.
Evaline will be supporting Placebo on all their USA club shows
5.4.07 Lupo's, Providence, RI
6.4.07 Roxy Theatre, Boston, MA
7.4.07 Metropolis, Montreal, QC
9.4.07 Guvernment, Toronto, ON
10.4.07 Philadelphia, Theatre of the Living Arts
11.4.07 New York, Roseland Ballroom
13.4.07 House of Blues, Chicago, IL
14.4.07 Beaumont club, Kansas City, MO
15.4.07 Pizza Hut Park, Dallas, TX
17.4.07 Sokol Auditorium, Omaha, NE
18.4.07 The Fillmore, Denver, CO (Co-headline with Wolfmother)
19.4.07 The Great Salt Air, Magna (nr Salt Lake City)
21.4.07 The Fenix, Seattle, WA
22.4.07 Portland, Roseland Theater
23.4.07 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
26.4.07 House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
27.4.07 Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
29.04.07 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
05.03.07
London Tonight!
UK - Brian will be on the London Tonight news on ITV1 around 6.15pm tonight. He will be talking about the Coronet shows and also the launch of the 'Covers' album digitally this week.
05.03.07
Digital 'Covers' released today on iTunes
To coincide with the London shows an exclusive i-Tunes only download album of covers, entitled: ‘Covers’.
It features a selection of 10 covers from throughout their career, which were previously only available on 2003’s ‘Sleeping With Ghosts’ limited edition bonus disc.
This release follows the huge digital download demand for their cover of Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’, after it recently appeared in The O.C.
The tracklisting is:
- Running Up That Hill
- Where Is My Mind
- Bigmouth Strikes Again
- Johnny and Mary
- 20th Century Boy
- The Ballad of Melody Nelson
- Holocaust
- I Feel You
- Daddy Cool
- Jackie
02.03.07
Brian on XFM London
Brian will be talking live-on-air at to Lauren Laverne on her Xfm Breakfast Show with this coming Tuesday 6th March at 8.40am. Xfm London 104.9FM, or, www.xfm.co.uk.
He will also be talking to Steve Harris on the Xfm Music:Response show that evening from 7pm.
02.03.07
Channel 4 Placebo prize giveaway!
Channel 4 will be running a very special Placebo competition all next week, Monday - Friday, on their Freshly Squeezed show between 7am - 7:30am. You will get the chance to win some very special prizes such as a Placebo Gold disc, ipod nano and speakers and Placebo radio.
02.03.07
Special guests for the Coronet show
The special guests chosen by Placebo for the Coronet shows in London are going to be The Longcut on 6th March and The Officers on 7th March, both great up and coming bands from the North of England.
6th March support - The Longcut - are one of the best new bands Manchester has seen for years with their compelling mish mash of indie dance, with their album landing in NME's Top 100 album's of 2006. Check out the album 'A Call and Response', and the soon to be released double A-side 'Idiot Check/You Got The Love' on Manchester's own Melodic label. For all music and info go to www.myspace.com/thelongcut and www.thelongcut.com
7th March support - The Officers - hail from Leeds and are starting to attract early praise from the likes of Eddy Temple Morris, The Music and The Infadels. Recently described as making music thats 'so dirty you may think you have stumbled on my bloody valentine and trent reznor in a red light district together!'
Some of you may remember or even recognise the drummer, it is ex-Colour of Fire drummer Mat Lunn, check it out! They are yet to release any singles, but are recording a few tracks in March with producer Jagz Kooner (Primal Scream/ Radio 4).
You can hear some of their blistering early demo's at www.myspace.com/theofficers
28.02.07
2nd London date now on sale!
Placebo have added a second night at The Coronet in London on 6th March, which is now on sale.
Tickets are only available from the following outlets:
www.stargreen.co.uk | ticket hotline 020 7734 8932
www.ticketweb.co.uk | ticket hotline 08700 600 100
www.seetickets.com
27.02.07
US tour news!
Full US tour dates will be announced here tomorrow (Weds 28th Feb). Watch this space!
23.02.07
Second night at The Coronet
With the London Coronet show selling out within 5 minutes last Friday, the band were concerned that there were so many disappointed fans. So, in an effort to give more people the chance to see them play in this more intimate setting, they’ve re-arranged some of their rehearsals to accommodate a second show!!
This will now take place on Tuesday 6th March at The Coronet, Elephant & Castle, London.
Additionally, there are some rather unscrupulous people out there, clearly not Placebo fans, who were putting tickets from the original show straight onto eBay for an extortionate amount of money. The band hope that the second show will at least curb these prices and demand. These two shows will be the last Placebo shows in the UK this year. Tickets will be limited to two per person, and will go on sale from 9am Tuesday 27th February 2007.
Tickets only available from the following outlets:
www.stargreen.co.uk and ticket hotline 020 7734 8932
www.ticketweb.co.uk and ticket hotline 08700 600 100
www.seetickets.com
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are not available from the venue.
14.02.07
South American tour update
The following shows have now been confirmed:
15.3.07 - Mexico, Guadalajara, Arena VFG
17.3.07 - Mexico, Mexico City, Salon 21
25.3.07 - Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Claro Hall
27.3.07 - Brazil, Sao Paulo, Credicard Hall
1.4.07 - Argentina, Buenos Aires, Club Ciudad
12.02.07 (updated)
One off UK Placebo show confirmed!
Placebo will play an intimate one off London warm-up show on Wednesday 7th March 2007 at The Coronet Theatre, Elephant + Castle, London SE1 6TJ, before the band head off to play dates in South America.
Tickets will be limited to two per person, and will go on sale from 9am on Friday 16th February 2007.
Details on where you can purchase tickets to follow early next week, keep checking Placeboworld.
There will be no tickets available from the venue so please do not call or visit the venue.
05.02.07
Exclusive session widely available now
Further to the launch of the exclusive iTunes session last week in the UK, you can also find this on iTunes in Australia/ Belgium/ Holland/ Germany/ Spain/ Switzerland/ Finland/ Greece/ Italy/ Luxembourg/ Ireland/ Denmark/ Portugal/ Sweden/ New Zealand/ Norway/ Austria/ France.
It is now also due to launch on iTunes in Canada and USA tomorrow, 6th February.
04.02.07
Placebo confirm first Mexico date for 2007
Placebo have just confirmed their first date in Mexico for 2007. They are playing in Monterrey, Mexico, at the Arena Monterrey venue on Wednesday March 14th.
03.02.07
Exclusive News!
Stay close to your computers next Friday 16th February, when there will be some exclusive details unveiled right here on Placeboworld and www.myspace.com/placebo
29.01.07
Exclusive Placebo iTunes session launched
UK + USA - Placebo recorded an exclusive session for iTunes last October in a studio in San Francicso, USA. The band spent the day recording unique versions of familiar tracks from the album 'Meds', which included 'Because I Want You', 'Meds' and 'Song To Say Goodbye', plus a stunning cover version of Sinead O'Connor's track 'Jackie'.
The result was spectacular, and you can find out for yourself here.
Tracklisting:
1. 'Because I Want You'
2. 'Meds'
3. 'Song To Say Goodbye'
4. 'Jackie'
22.01.07
Placebo to play Coachella festival
USA - Placebo have just been confirmed to play the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Empire Polo Field, Indio, California. They are set to play on Sunday, April 29, 2007. Tickets are due to go on sale 27th January at 10am.
For more general info go to: www.coachella.com
21.01.07
Placebo on Swedish TV
Sweden - You can see Placebo being interviewed on Swedish TV channel TV4 on Wednesday 24th January. It will be aired on TV4 morning show, start 06:15 and TV4 news, start 20.00 CET.
12.01.07
Placebo track on The OC
UK - Placebo's cover of the Kate Bush classic 'Running Up That Hill', has been picked to feature in the first episode of the new season of hit US TV show The OC. It will be broadcast this coming Sunday, 14th January, at 2.55pm on Channel 4 in the UK.
The track is not only featured once but twice, both at very poignant moments, so don't miss it!
Check out the feature on the Channel 4 website where you can win loads of Placebo prizes!
Buy 'Running Up That Hill' on iTunes
The track is also now available to buy from the Placebo digital store and will be available on iTunes for the first time from next week.
12.01.07
Virgin Records USA re-releases 'MEDS'
Virgin Records USA is re-releasing Meds, on January 23, 2007. The album was originally released in the U.S. earlier in 2006 through Astralwerks.
Over the last year Placebo have once again made significant in-roads into the USA.. The current crop of successful US Alternativve Rock bands such as Panic! at the Disco, AFI, Aiden (Meds is lead singer Will Francis' album of 2006) and My Chemical Romance, have all recently commented in some way on how Placebo have been an influence on their music. My Chemical Romance recently commented on Placebo winning the Kerrang! Classic Songwriters Award in the UK: 'Many congratulations to Placebo from all of us in My Chemical Romance. We love you dearly and you guys are undoubtedly the most deserving of this particular award.'
The Virgin Records US relaunch will see three songs not on the Astralwerks release, “Lazarus,” “UNEEDMEMORETHANINEEDU,” and a cover of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.
Along with the growing alternative radio coverage of title single, the band has racked up over 4 million streams of the songs posted in the PLACEBO MySpace.com page. “Running Up That Hill,” the trio’s cover of the Kate Bush mid-Eighties classic, has been recently featured on two U.S. television series, Bones and The O.C. The band will also be featured in
04.01.07
Placebo announce first show for 2007
Placebo have just announced they will play in Chile in March. The show is now on sale (more details to follow) and will take place at the 32,000 capacity, Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo in Santiago, Chile, on 30th March 2007. More shows for Mexico and South America are to be announced very shortly here on Placeboworld.
Buy tickets here
23.12.06
What's been on the Placebo stereo in 2006?
Brian
Yo La Tango - I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass
TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped
Cat Power - The Greatest
An Original Soundtrack By Mogwai - Zidane-A 21st Century Portrait
Stef
TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped
Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Mainline
dEUS - Pocket Revolution
Eagles Of Death Metal - Death By Sexy
24.12.06
Records of the year
The real strength of 'Meds' as a classic Placebo album is being proved in the various end of Year polls in the UK. The album and songs are picking up significant recognition which you can see for yourself at indieLONDON
Take a look at the Press archive to see what The Sun, The Times and Kerrang had to say
Also, take a look at this week's Kerrang for a stunning review of Placebo's Wembley Show.
23.12.06
Let's Save a Planet
Unless you live in a monastic retreat or are allergic to the news, you’ll know that global warming is coming and it’s not good. What is good is that you can now do something about it. Welcome to Global Cool.
Global Cool is BIG. Global Cool is a charitable foundation here to stir anyone who cares about the planet to do their bit to save the planet they care about. And last time we counted, that was around six and a half billion people or so. More powerful than governments, more vocal than corporations, we are our own best shot at it: The People versus Global Warming.
Global Cool is COOL. Everyone knows that they ought to save the planet; Global Cool will help people want to. Global Cool includes a growing gang of the biggest names in entertainment (names – let’s drop a few: The Scissor Sisters, Orlando Bloom, The Killers, Flea, Kate Bosworth, Sienna Miller, Leonardo di Caprio) and with their shows, their programmes, their Cooltube uploads and playful SMS reminders they will sing to you, tell you stories and tease you until you care.
Global Cool is STRONG. By getting as many people as possible to do their bit to save a planet, Global Cool will actually slow down global warming. This isn’t cheap talk: Global Cool is not only backed by the biggest names in popular entertainment, it’s backed by the smartest names in environmental science who know that a billion people x a modest reduction of one tonne of CO2 per person = a billion less tonnes of CO2 = a significant slowdown in global warming.
If that all sounds good – and hopefully it does – just remember that absolutely nothing happens if everything is left to everyone else. So you know what to do. Sign up, save a planet and enjoy.'
www.global-cool.com
22.12.06
Kilt Cool in Scotlandt
After an impromptu wearing of a kilt in Amneville, France, back in October, Brian returned to his Scottish roots in Glasgow earlier this month, on the UK tour, by wearing a special edition denim kilt onstage at the Glasgow SECC. See a picture of him onstage. You can also buy one for yourself here, and if you do decide to get kilted up, 10% of all the proceeds go to the Brian's chosen charity UNICEF.
19.12.06
Placebo on 'Bones' in the U.S. (update)
Placebo's cover of Kate Bush's classic song 'Running Up That Hill' was featured at the end of the brand new episdoe that aired on the Fox Channel at 7pm in the USA December 13th.
Watch a clip of the show on youtube
15.11.06
Recognise the face?
Placebo hooked up with Field Cate (pictured left), the star of their ‘Song To Say Goodbye’ video whilst in LA on their recent tour. Field came to see the band perform at the Greek Theatre in LA and charmed everyone backstage!
07.11.06
US tour pictures
See some exclusive snaps of Placebo on the road in the US.
02.11.06
Placebo in The OC
Placebo's cover of the Kate Bush classic 'Running Up That Hill', has been picked to feature in the first episode of the new season of The OC, which will be broadcast tonight in the USA.
02.11.06
USA tour
Please note that Placebo will now be closing the remaining shows each night on their current USA tour with She Wants Revenge.
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