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Update

2009-01-26T14:00:00.005Z

Apologies, once again, for the lack of recent updates.

The promised photos of the Brighton Dome gig in November can be viewed in full on Flickr, here.

The big news of the past month is that the band have parted ways with Sony BMG. There is no statement from the band or label, just a story that has been reported on many sites. Most are suggesting that the reason is due to the second single from You Can Do Anything, 'What's Your Problem' failing to enter the UK top 40. In my opinion the single did not receive the promotion given to others in the past, combined with the fact that it was the first single to be released on just two formats (instead of three) since Confusion.

The album performed well, reaching number 6, and they performed to a huge number of fans during 2008, including many festivals, the outdoor Forest tour, and the huge 22-date winter tour ending with their largest ever headlining gig at Liverpool's Echo Arena. Throughout these shows the band's live performance has gone from strength to strength, incorporating new guitarist Paul Molloy, and additional live sax player Austin Murphy.

Whatever the band's future regarding record labels, I have no doubt that they will continue to build on their successes of the past year, and hope that the possible lack in tour funding that would have been provided by Sony will not stop them from getting out and playing live again this year. Things have gone quiet on the official site, and the forum seems to have disappeared, but I will update the blog with any more news I hear on the subject.

Brighton Gig - Teaser Photos

2008-12-07T12:42:00.003Z

More photos and review coming later, in the meantime here are a few pics to whet your appetite!

It's back!

2008-11-24T16:22:00.003Z

Sorry for the lack of posts for a while... My computer was broken for a while and I recently started a new job which has been keeping me busy lately!

Anyway, the tour is well underway, and I will be bringing you photos, setlists and reviews for past and upcoming gigs over the next few weeks so keep checking back!

What's Your Problem Artwork

2008-08-16T11:05:00.003+01:00

Just a reminder that What's Your Problem is released on September 8th 2008. The artwork for the single is a still from the video, and is the first Zutons single to feature a photo as its artwork since the debut Devil's Deal!

What's Your Problem Video

2008-08-16T11:02:00.003+01:00

The video to forthcoming Zutons single 'What's Your Problem' has been released and you can view it here!

You Can Do Anything - Japanese Release Out Now

2008-08-11T08:56:00.004+01:00

Last week the Japanese edition of You Can Do Anything was released. In addition to the regular tracks, it features the UK iTunes bonus track 'Pull The Plug' along with Always Right Behing You b side 'You've Got To Move'. It's a great opportunity to get the fantastic 'Pull The Plug' on CD, and Japanese releases make great collectors items for fans of The Zutons, as they come with the traditional 'obi strip' and an extra Japanese booklet.

If you are interested in picking up a copy, I recommend CD Japan (I've purchased all my previous Zutons Japanese releases from there!) which are selling it for just over £11 (plus postage).

Get the Japanese 'You Can Do Anything' here.

Setlist + Review of Q Hospital Club gig

2008-08-07T19:05:00.003+01:00

As mentioned in the photos post, the gig last night was a full band acoustic gig (Zuton Fever had a bit of electric guitar from Paul, but other than that Dave & Paul played acoustic for the entire set). The setlist was:

Zuton Fever
What's Your Problem
Railroad
Put A Little Aside
You'll Never Catch Me Alone
You Will You Won't
Harder & Harder
Dirty Rat
Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?

Zuton Fever was played in the style of the acoustic version they released on the Pressure Point single, but with a small bit of the Zutonkhamuun riff and jam added at the end!

It was great to hear Railroad in full as I don't think they've done it since the Who Killed tours. I guess You'll Never Catch Me Alone must be a new song - unless anyone knows it to be a cover?

The new tunes worked very well in an acoustic format. Notable by their absence were Valerie & Always Right Behind You - maybe 'Always' doesn't work well acoustically, but Valerie certainly does so maybe they fancied a break from their most popular songs for this gig.

The venue was a small TV studio in the basement of the Hospital Club in Covent Garden (it's the place the 'From The Basement' TV show is shot), which held around 2-300 people.

Was anyone else there? What did you think?

Highlights from the gig are due to be broadcast on Q Radio at some point. I'll post on the site when I find out more details about this.

Photos from Q Hospital Club gig

2008-08-07T07:55:00.006+01:00

Last night The Zutons played a gig for the monthly Q Magazine Hospital Club. It was a rare full-band acoustic gig. Below are a selection of photos I took at the gig. I'll post the setlist and a review later today.

The Zutons winter tour tickets on sale now

2008-08-06T09:00:00.003+01:00

Earlier this week The Zutons announced a massive 22 date tour for this winter, running from November 10th in Folkestone, to their massive homecoming gig in Liverpool on December 19th. To view the full list of dates visit this previous post.

Tickets are on sale NOW from Gigs And Tours through an exclusive fan pre-sale - click here to book. All tickets cost £20 + booking, except for London which costs £21.50.

What's Your Problem release details

2008-08-05T08:07:00.004+01:00

The new single What's Your Problem is released in the UK on Monday 8th Sep, on CD and 7" formats. The track listings are as follows:

7"
What's Your Problem
Bobby's Song

CD
What's Your Problem
Harder and Harder (live from Zane Lowe session)

Zutons iTunes Festival live EP available now

2008-08-04T14:31:00.003+01:00

Today the iTunes Festival live EP is finally available to download from iTunes. The 6-track EP contains a mix of all 3 albums: You Will You Won't & Don't Ever Think represent Who Killed The Zutons, Valerie & Hello Conscience from Tired Of Hanging Around, and Dirty Rat & Always Right Behind you from You Can Do Anything.

The release costs a very reasonable £2.99 and comes with a digital booklet.

Click the iTunes link to buy:

Full UK Zutons winter tour announced!

2008-08-04T12:40:00.005+01:00

As previously mentioned, there will be a full Zutons UK tour this winter. It looks to be the largest for some time, and great news for those who couldn't make the forest tour. Tickets go on sale Friday 8th August.

Update - Tickets will be available from Wed 6th Aug from this link.

The full list of dates is:

Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall (November 10)
Southampton Guildhall (11)
Norwich UEA (13)
Reading Hexagon (14)
Cardiff University (16)
Derby Assembly Rooms (17)
Sheffield Carling Academy (20)
Leeds Carling Academy (21)
Newcastle Carling Academy (23)
Glasgow Carling Academy (24)
Edinburgh Corn Exchange (25)
Carlisle Sands Centre (27)
Lincoln Engine Shed (28)
Birmingham Carling Academy (29)
Bournemouth Solent Hall (December 1)
Stoke Victoria Hall (2)
Cambridge Corn Exchange (3)
Bristol Carling Academy (5)
Brighton Dome (6)
Exeter University (7)
London Hammersmith Apollo (9)
Liverpool Echo Arena (19)

Are you planning to attend one (or more!) of the gigs? Let everyone know by leaving a comment below!

Liverpool gig announced

2008-08-03T13:12:00.004+01:00

The Zutons recently announced their biggest headlining gig yet, at Liverpool's Echo Arena on Dec 19th. It looks like a full UK tour will also be happening towards the end of the year, with Seetickets listing gigs in Southampton (11th Nov), Glasgow (24th Nov) and Edinburgh (25th Nov) already. Tickets for all the above gigs go on sale on Friday Aug 8th. I'm sure between now and then the full list of dates will be made available - updates will appear here as I hear about gigs.

Fan story

2008-07-31T14:55:00.007+01:00

For those of you who haven't seen Vico's comment posted on the iTunes photos thread, I thought you'd be interested to read about his experience.

If anyone else has a similar story to tell, let me know. From my experience the band are always very friendly to fans and it's always a great pleasure getting to speak to them!

Hey mate, as i said in the forum, I was there as well. It was one of that days that I'll never forget.

I went there just to see if I could find some spare ticket. As I got there, I found Paul! Spoke to him, picture, autograph. Ok. A few minutes later, I saw I queue being formed. Some staff told me if I accepted to be part of the interview's audience, I'd get a free ticket!

When I was entering in KOKO, I saw Abi smoking outside. I left the queue to speak to her, and did the same thing I'd done with Paul.

Then this interview started with model Jodie Kidd, and then with Russ, Abi and Dave joined her. Actually you can find it on ITV2's website (or I think so), cause it was on TV yesterday. I could see myself lot's of time hahaha

Ok, then the concert began. This suport band played... And then THEY came. It was awesome! Their sound was perfect, man. I think I'll download their concert in itunes... The first time I'll pay for mp3! haha

As I can see in your pictures, it seems that you were on the front, or very close to. I was there as well, in the center of the very front.

Here are a few pictures, if you want (I made very very short videos as well, I'll post them later on youtube):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28767617@N08/

But ok. I thought to myself: "If they were so easy to get access, let me try again..."

I went to the not-main-door outside and waited. Spoke to paul and abi again. They remembered my name! I spoke to Russ as well. All of them were very nice to me.

When I was speaking to Abi, Dave appeared. She introduced him to me and then we chatted for a while. His girlfriend appeared (it must've been his girlfriend, because they kissed each other) and then she took a couple pics of us.

I stood there for a few more minutes, waiting to see Sean, but it never happened. I had to leave otherwise I would've lost my train to Sevenoaks.

And in the next they, at Somerset House, I was on the front again. Abi saw me and waved. Then Dave did the same during a song. When this song finished, he said something like that: "hey everybody, this guy here on the front is from brazil, his name is vico!!!". Man, it was crazy! He did it a few times haha. And said my name during a few songs as well, including Valerie (so I was hoping to some valerie's fan to post it on youtube, but there's nothing so far =/). And at the end of the gig, when the band came to the front of the stage to thank the crowed, dave took the mic and started shouting my name and the crowed followed him!

After the gig I tried to reach them, but the security staff didn't allowed me to =/

Sorry for writing this whole story, but you know, you might be a big fan, so you can imagine how I'm feeling. I'm going back to my country next week, so there couldn't've been a better ending for my staying in britain. I hope someday, I have the chance to thank them personally.

Cheers,

vico

Your thoughts

2008-07-26T10:02:00.004+01:00

It's still early days for this new Zuton Fever blog, but I'm keen to find out what the readers think. I've tried to put up a mix of content to begin with - what have you most liked so far, and what would you like to see more of? Leave a comment and let me know!

iTunes Festival interview

2008-07-26T09:18:00.004+01:00

This interview took place before the iTunes Festival gig last week. You can download this video and others from the festival from iTunes by clicking here.

Moons & Horror Shows live video clip

2008-07-22T21:00:00.004+01:00

Here is a clip of the band performing 'Moons & Horror Shows' on their November 2006 tour, at London Roundhouse.

Photos from iTunes Festival

2008-07-22T20:38:00.007+01:00

Here are a handful of photos I took at the iTunes Festival gig last week. Were you at the gig? Let me know what you thought by posting a comment below!

Audio widget test

2008-07-22T20:14:00.002+01:00

Just thought I'd try out this flash player widget with an acoustic session version of Havana Gang Brawl, taken from an MTV session a couple of years back. Enjoy!

Zuton Fever is back!

2008-07-22T20:13:00.001+01:00

I've finally got around to putting something back online. I had a few problems with the hosting of the old site and so it's been offline for a while. Don't worry, the full site will return in time, but for now I'm going to update this blog with news, videos, and any other interesting content I come across. Let me know what you'd like to see on the site!