NEWS ARCHIVE 2005

15/12 2005: CHRISTMAS GIGS

LAST WEEKEND OF "SINGEL&SAND" 

The cabaret Singel&sand, based on the music by Mads’ childhood heroes Salhuskvintetten and on which Mads plays guitar, banjo and mandolin, has been running for 5 consecutive weeks at the newly opened Ole Bull Theater in Bergen. The show has received rave reviews from all the newspapers and will be on tour August/September 2006. The last show this year will be on Saturday December 17. 

CHRISTMAS JAM AT GOL ON DECEMBER 29 

Mads had to cancel his participation in the Christmas Jam at Per’s Hotel at Gol last year, but is fit for fight again this year! Mads will play some of his own compositions and will probably join some local talent on stage.  

ROLLING CLONES READY FOR THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOWS AT RICK’S 

Bergen is suffering from big time Stones-o-mania these days, after tickets for the participated Rolling Stones concert in Bergen next year sold out in 30 minutes yesterday. What could be a more fitting warm-up than two evenings with the Rolling Clones at Ricks on Decmber 16 and 17.

03/10 2005: CONCERTS

CHRIS AND MADS PLAYS AT DNB NOR EVENT "BØRS & ROCK" 

Chris Thompson and Mads Eriksen are closing the show at an event for the bank Dnb Nor at NHH (Bergen School of economics) on Tuesday. Earlier that night some of Bergen’s new talents like Heidi Marie Vestrheim and Joanna Vaardal Lunde will perform. Chris and Mads will play a full gig with their regular band (Frank Hovland, Gunnar Bjelland and Steinar Krokstad), but unfortunately, for invited guest only.  

MADS ERIKSEN BAND AT MADAM FELLE 

Mads Eriksen Band (Mads, Frank Hovland and Zsolt Mescaros) will make a rare appearance at Madam Felle on October 21-22. The setlist will be mostly Mads’ instrumentals, but Frank will probably be persuaded to step up to the microphone and sing some songs as well. On Friday October 21 Mads will also participate in a concert in Olsvik Kirke, Bergen. 

MORE ROLLING CLONES GIGS 

Rolling Clones will play Madam Felle on November 11-12 and Rick’s on December 16-17.

18/08 2005: LATE SUMMER NEWS

SEE THE PICTURES OF MADS' ESTONIAN LOG HOUSE

Mads and his family have built an Estonian log house beautifully situated in Granvin (about 120 km east of Bergen) to use as a holiday cottage. Thanks to the fantastic team from Estonia who erected the house in virtually no time!  

MADS’ STUDENT FREDRIK STRAND HALLAND TO APPEAR ON NATIONAL TELEVISION 

The sensational blues guitar wiz kid, 11-year old Fredrik Strand Halland, is to appear on the TV program Norge Rundt on NRK1 on Friday August 19. The program will include a live sequence from Logen Bar in Bergen, during which you can see Mads and Chris Thompson/Mads Eriksen drummer Steinar Krokstad becomingly modest in the background. Fredrik has been a student of Mads’ since 2 years. Be prepared to get blown away!  

NEW RECORD FROM MADS 

But maybe not exactly what you would imagine – Mads has set a new personal record in Stolzekleiven, the ridiculously steep and gruelling mountain walk from Fjellveien in Bergen – the new record is 15:56. (Minutes, not hours...) Quite respectable, although Mads is the first to admit that he can’t threaten the top athletes yet – but he feels that for rock guitarists his age it’s above average!

09/07 2005: MORE GIGS IN AUGUST

MORE GIGS IN AUGUST FOR CHRIS AND MADS 

Three more shows have been added to Chris Thompson/Mads Eriksen’s playlist in August. The complete list for August looks as follows: 
August 3: Skjærhalden Rorbuer, Skjærhalden
August 4: Smuget, Oslo
August 5:  Tapperiet, Notodden
August 6: Telegrafen, Spydeberg
August 18: Barotti, Strømmen
August 19: Otta
August 20: Fauske Bluesfestival, Fauske
August 21: Gamle Slemmestad Pub, Slemmestad

"YOU’RE THE VOICE" IN TV ADVERTISEMENT CAMPAIGN 

Norwegian TV viewers have probably noticed that Chris Thompson/Mads Eriksen’s version of "You’re The Voice" is used frequently in a TV ad for "Telekiosken". Chris wrote this song in the mid-80’s, and it was a huge hit all over the world with Australian singer John Farnham. Chris and Mads’ album "Rediscovery" presents Chris’ first release of this song, which was voted Millennium Song in Australia recently, ahead of John Lennon’s "Imagine". 

19/05 2005: PICTURES AND MORE GIGS

PICTURES FROM MADAM FELLE SHOWS WITH CHRIS, MADS AND LEO SAYER!

We have received some photos (also found in stuff-section) from the audience-attendance record breaking gigs at Madam Felle Friday May 6 and Sat May 7 at Madam Felle in Bergen. The newly rebuild club got an golden opportunity to check their new audience capacity. Thanks to all the people who came and made the concerts such an enjoyable experience for everyone involved! A special thanks to Kath and Paul Bearfield, who once again came all the way from London to hear us play..

MORE CHRIS AND MADS GIGS 

Chris Thompson and Mads will play gigs in Norway again in August. As of yet, these dates are confirmed: 
August 3: Skjærhalden Rorbuer, Skjærhalden
August 4: Smuget, Oslo
August 5:  Tapperiet, Notodden
August 6: Telegrafen, Spydeberg
August 18: Barotti, Strømmen
August 19: Otta
August 20: Fauske Bluesfestival, Fauske
August 21: Gamle Slemmestad Pub, Slemmestad 
There will probably be more dates in August, stay tuned for details! 

MAD&HUNGRY 

A couple of new dates for Hungry John and Mads, backed by Frank Hovland (bass) and Zsolt Mescaros (drums)
May 27-28: Madam Felle, Bergen
September 2-3: Rick’s, Bergen
September 9: Stord Blues Festival, Leirvik, Stord 

ROLLING CLONES TOURS THE WESTERN WORLD! 

at least a small part of it– Mads’ tribute band will do a round of the gigs to warm people up for the real thing, who will tour later this year. 
June 4 : Osterøy
June 11: Lysefjorden
June 17-18: Rick’s, Bergen

07/04 2005: GIGS

CHRIS AND MADS PLAYS MADAM FELLE IN BERGEN ON MAY 5, 6 AND 7 – SPECIAL GUEST: LEO SAYER!

Chris Thompson and Mads Eriksen will do 3 gigs at Madam Felle in Bergen on May 5, 6 and 7. On Friday 6 and Sat 7 they will be joined on stage by pop icon Leo Sayer, who had a string of World No 1 hits in the 70’s and 80’s,  like "When I need You" and "You make me feel like dancing". Chris has worked with Leo frequently, as they share the stage in the star-studded SAS Band, led by Queen keyboardist Spike Edney. Chris and Mads played to a packed house at Madam Felle in July last year and had two sold-out concerts at the Ole Blues Festival (now Bergenfest) in April 2004. Madam Felle has been rebuild recently, and now has a bigger audience capacity. The band is as usual Steinar Krokstad (drums), Frank hovland (bass) and Gunnar Bjelland (keys). Tickets are on sale at posten or at Madam Felle.

MADS ERIKSEN BAND AT YTREBYGDA KULTUSENTER ON FRIDAY APRIL 15

Mads Eriksen and Band (Frank Hovland, bass, and Zsolt Mescaros, drums) will take he stage at "Ungdomsmønstring på Ytrbygda Kultursenter", a concert dedicated to young bands and a young music audience, at 9pm, Friday April the 15. 

MAD&HUNGRY

Will play in Fraktgodsen, Voss, on  Saturday April the 16.

15/03 2005: MADS ERIKSEN GITARSKOLE

As a lot of you will know, Mads spends a considerable amount of time teaching young (and old), aspiring guitarplayers of all levels. You can now download information about Mads Eriksen Gitarskole (Word/doc-format) For somewhat obvious reasons, this is in norwegian only. This document can also be found in the stuff section.

PRESS ONLY

We have put out some high resolution photos for press/PR use; photos of Mads, Chris and Mads and the "Rediscovery" front cover. They can also be found in the stuff section.

18/02 2005: NEW GIGS

MAD&HUNGRY 

Plays at Aurland Blues Club tonight (Friday Feb 18) and Hovet in Hallingdalen tomorrow (Sat Feb 19). Mad&Hungry did a similar stint last year at the same time at the same places. Mads, a die hard skating fan, is thrilled with the fact that the mother of the Norwegian Olympic Skating Champion Ådne Søndrål is one of the organizer of the Hovet gig.

ROLLING CLONES AT MADAM FELLE MARCH 11 AND 12 

RC follows up their sold-out gig at Madam Felle on November 5, 2004 – lock up your grandmothers!

16/02 2005: NEW PHOTOS

We have some photos from the Mad&Hungry gig at Madam Felle in january. As usual, they can be found under Photos in the stuff section. Thanks to Petur from Iceland for the photos!

13/01 2005: CHRIS AND MADS PLAY PRAGUE

Chris and Mads and their regular band will play a concert for the telecom company Nordialog in Prague Saturday January 15. Fortunately, Mads' back is getting better, and his chiropractor has advised against dumping Mads in Rådalen*, as Mads had feared. The gig in Prague is in connection with a so called "kick-off" where several Scandinavian telecom giants are starting a new project called "Kjedehuset". There are probably going to be a lot more ChrisMads (clever, eh?) gigs happening in May.
* Rådalen is the main garbage heap in Bergen, situated 10 miles south of the city centre

MAD&HUNGRY STARTS THE NEW YEAR AT MADAM FELLE JANUARY 21 AND 22

Mads and John Magnar "Hungry John" Bernes starts of the season with a two day stint at "Madam Felle", Bergen. Along with Frank Hovland (bass) and Zsolt Mescaros (drums) they are rehearsing new material for a CD, due to come out this year. They will present some of it at the Madam Felle gigs.

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