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NEWS 2008 ARCHIVE17/12 2008: NEW GIGS FOR 2009N3-TOUR TO START ON FEBRUARY 20 - 16 DATES CONFIRMED FOR SPRING 2009 FEBRUARY February 20: Stavanger Konserthus, Stavanger MARCH March 4: Træskeverket, Førde PAOLO VINACCIA BOARDS SHIP FOR N3 TOUR After it was known that Steinar Krokstad had to quit the N3 tour as it would collide with Åge Aleksander activities, legendary drummer and percussionist Paolo Vinaccia has committed to the gigs. Vinaccia is one of Norway's most inventive end respected musicians, known from highly celebrated records and tours with Sissel Endresen, Jon Eberson, Knut Reiersrud, Iver Kleive and numerous others. MAD&HUNGRY are booked into Madam Felle, Bergen on February 13 and 14 2009 CHRIS THOMPSON/MADS ERIKSEN BAND did a one-off performance to a totally packed Madam Felle on Saturday December 13, and announced 3 new dates at the club for next year: A 10-date tour of Germany is scheduled for May 6-17. Further details will follow later. MADS's LAST GIG this year will be in Odda with Tyssedalskoret (" The Tyssedal choir") where Mads is hired as special guest soloist ( on guitar, lo and behold! just relax...) on Friday December 19 08/11 2008: CLINIC AND ACOUSTICMads will do another clinic and acoustic (well, nearly) show at Rjukan Rockforum on November 14. The Rolling Clones will have their Christmas shows at Rick’s a little early this year, November 21 and 22. 15/10 2008: LE TEKRÖ, RYPDAL AND MADS ON TOUR!A MESSAGE FROM MADS I’m happy to report that my long time friend and former guitar student Stig Nedreberg has become my personal manager and booking agent and has in fact been so since the beginning of this year. I first met Stig when he approached me in a music store in Bergen asking for guitar lessons. He studied with me for about a year, but we stayed in touch even after he moved back to his home village in Hallingdalen to become a schoolteacher. He was soon to be a cultural force in Hallingdalen and have organized the Christmas Jam at Per’s Hotell at Gol in which I have participated twice, and have received a cultural price from the council for his efforts. He also teaches guitar and writes and performs music under his own name. I was asked to play on his debut album ?It is real? a couple of years ago, and I dutifully obeyed, having already planned to try to talk him into being my manager. Stig has done a great job so far and has been instrumental in organizing Mad&Hungry’s winter ad festival gigs this year, as well as the Chris Thompson/Mads Eriksen tour in May and summer/early fall activities. RONNIE LE TEKRÖ, TERJE RYPDAL, AND MADS TOUR NORWAY AS ?N3? IN 2009! A new project, N3 or ?Norwegian 3? combining the talents of legendary TNT guitar player Ronnie Le Tekrö, Norways main guitar icon Terje Rypdal and Mads, will tour Norway extensively in 2009. Based loosely on the G3 project, the idea was developed by Mads and his personal&booking manager Stig Nedreberg, who are proud to announce that they got exactly the artists they wanted to participate. The trio, accompanied by Frank Hovland (bass), Gunnar Bjelland (keyboards) and Steinar Krokstad (drums) are planning 25-30 shows in 2009, probably starting in Bergen late January. Some dates are already confirmed, look out for further details and solid dates to be announced very soon. A live DVD is to be recorded from the gigs. CHRIS AND MADS ON MADAM FELLE DECEMBER 13 – GERMAN DATES POSTPONED Chris and Mads will do a one-off gig at Bergen’s ?Madam Felle’s? club and announce who is going to be their guest at their annual gigs at the venue next year. The last couple of years have seen artists like Leo Sayer (2005), Katrina Leskanich (from Katrina and the Waves, 2007) and Fish (from Marillion, 2008) joining them onstage in the first weekend of May. The May concerts have become a very popular tradition and the shows are always totally sold out. THE ROLLING CLONES Will play at Rick’s in Bergen on November 21 and 22. 13/08 2008: MORE REVIEWSCRITICS FAVOURITES Last Friday's concert with Chris Thompson and Mads Eriksen Band got a great review in Fredrikstad Blad. The concert in Sandefjord supposed to take place on Saturday Aug 9 suffered a last-minute cancellation due to an error on the organizers side. 19/07 2008: REVIEWS FROM THE NORTHWORLD CLASS REVIEWS Chris Thompson and Mads Eriksen band got an ecstatic reception for their performance at the Brønnøysund Roots Festival in Northern Norway last Thursday (July 17). The concert is regarded by local press as ?one of the best in the festival’s history?, Chris Thompson praised as ?one of the world’s finest rock singers? and Mads as ?one of the best guitar players in the world?. Well, you all know we’re far to modest to say anything like that like that ourselves, so see the Brønnøysund avis and Brønnøysund Roots festival website for further coverage. Brønnøysund avis also has some photos from the festival. MORE SHOWS Chris and Mads will play Høyanger on September 12, the day before they take the stage in Florø. An extended tour of Belgium, Holland and Germany is on foot in November. Further details will follow later. 05/05 2008: NEW VIDEOS ON YOUTUBEMads has recorded several new videos that is out on Youtube. As well as three full songs, there is also some videos where Mads gives a step-by-step breakdown of his unsual take on the hybrid picking technique (pick and fingers) - a way of playing normally associated with country-style guitar playing. On the videoes Mads gives a thorough explanation of the way his uses hybrid picking in a great variety of styles, ranging from his pseudo-flamenco piece "Piece for the wicked", the bottleneck instrumental "Blue Spider" for Mad&Hungry's "Travelin' " album and the brand new hard rock instrumental "Tropical Storm" that was debuted on the Chris Thompson/Mads Eriksen Band tour of Norway in May this year. 03/05 2008: GIGSGIGS FALL 2008 Gigs are pouring in already in September and October -Mad&Hungry are booked in on the Salten Blues Festival on Sep 20 are will play on their ?home ground? Madam felle 2 weekes prior to that, Sep 5 and 6. Chris Thompson, keyboard player Gunnar Bjelland and Mads will entertain one of their sponsors Nordialog and their customers at a pre-party for the R.E.M. concert in Bergen on Sep 4 – Chris Thompson with Mads Eriksen Band will also play in Florø again on September 13, their first gig there in 4 years. More German shows are scheduled for November, further details will follow later. 14/05 2008: MY OWN SPACE AT MYSPACE Finally Mads has got his own MySpace page, you'll find him here: 24/04 2008: MORE SHOWSMORES SHOWS ADDED IN NORWAY AND GERMANY FOR CHRIS WITH MADS ERIKSEN BAND 2008 seems to be an active year for Chris and Mads – in addition to the the show in Ulmer Zelt Festival, Ulm, Germany on June the 18, they will play in Aschaffenburg in the Colos-saal club on June 18. THE ROLLING CLONES After two sold-out appearances at ?Madam Felle? on April 11 and 12, The Rolling Clones have very reluctantly been persuaded into performing at Rick’s in Bergen on June 20 and 21. 08/04 2008: FISH JOINS INFISH JOINS CHRIS AND MADS AT MADAM FELLE MAY 2 AND 3 After Leo Sayer very recently had to cancel his participation in the annual gigs at Madam Felle with Chris Thompson and Mads Eriksen Band, the legendary Fish (former Marillion frontman and highly successful solo artist) have agreed to be this years special guest. MAD&HUNGRY AT NOTODDEN BLUES FEST – SET DATE FOR SKÅNEVIK BLUES FESTIVAL Mad&Hungry are booked on Notodden Blues Fest and will play at the Arno club Saturday August 2. They are then booked into the two biggest blues festivals in Norway – they will play at Saturday July 5 at 14.00 at the blues festival in Skanevik. 01/04 2008: LIST OF CONCERTSSome of you have requested a separate page for concerts and we are of course eager to comply with your demands. From now on you'll find the complete list of gigs under the new "concerts" menu button. This will of course be updated as the gigs (and money..) keep pouring in. We will still inform you about new concerts here, but for the full list of gigs you should always check under "concerts". 30/03 2008: GiIGS'N STUFFCHRIS THOMPSON ON TOUR WITH MADS ERIKSEN BAND IN NORWAY AND OPENS FOR STATUS QUO IN SWITZERLAND – GERMAN DATES COMING UP IN JUNE Chris Thompson will tour extensively with Mads and the band in Norway in May. The annual gigs at Bergen’s ?Madam Felle? will take place on May 1,2 and 3. They will then do several gigs before finishing activities that month with a huge corporate gig for an agency in Winthertur, Switzerland for an expected audience of 6,000 people with legendary English rock band Status Quo headlining. THE ROLLING CLONES Ready for another rebellious weekend at "Madam Felle" April 11 and 12. 05/02 2008: TRAVELIN' RULIN' SCANDINAVIA.."Travelin’" VOTED BEST BLUES ALBUM IN SCANDINAVIA 2007!!! Mad&Hungry’s debut album "Travelin’" was voted best Scandinavian blues album in a contest on the Swedish website blueswebben. The contested albums was the three best-selling blues albums from each of the Scandinavian countries, andMad&Hungry are deeply honoured to win in fierce competition with some of Scandinavia’s finest blues acts, and will express gratitude to everyone who voted for them. NEW SHOW ADDED To Mad&Hungry’s list of gigs: they’ll play "Alfreds" in Hønefoss on March 14, the day before they play Per’s Hotel at Gol. 29/01 2008: RAVE REVIEWSRave reviews after highly succesful Mad&Hungry- gigs in Southwestern Norway - read about it in Farsunds Avis and Norway’s leading bluesmagazine Blues News is equally euphoric! Back to news |