The Update Archive - 2004
Saturday 27 November 2004
Band Aid 20
The Band Aid 20 single will be released on Monday 29 November 2004. However, you can visit the Band Aid 20 website right now to purchase the track and make your donation.

Monday 11 October 2004
The Competition
If you've bought the US release of Supergrass Is 10, you can enter a competition to win a signed Supergrass poster courtesy of Capitol Records.

Sunday 10 October 2004
The Press
There's a review of Supergrass Is 10 from US magazine Blender fresh in the Press section, thanks to Pedro Sandoval.

Friday 01 October 2004
The Press
I've finally added a review of Supergrass at Coogee Bay Live in Australia on 11 September 2004 - thanks to Allison and Gray for sending me the link.

The Tour
Supergrass are down to play at the Highland Gathering in Edinburgh on New Years Eve. What better way to bring in the new year?

Tuesday 28 September 2004
The Music
The US release of Supergrass Is 10 is today! Featuring a 12-track bonus live CD with the first pressing, there really is no excuse for not going out and buying it right now.

The Competition
And if you do buy the US release of the album, you can enter a competition to win one of five signed Supergrass posters. Wooooo!

Wednesday 01 September 2004
The Competition
The folks in the US finally get to celebrate Supergrass's anniversary with the release of Supergrass Is 10 on 28 September 2004. If you want to be in with a chance of winning a copy before it hits the stores, enter the competition!

Thursday 12 August 2004
The Music
You can find details of the Bonus CD the lucky folks in America will be receiving with their copies of Supergrass Is 10 in the import section, or by clicking right here.

Monday 09 August 2004
The Tour
A date in Washington has been added to the mini US tour, making it a 6-date romp across the states for Supergrass. They will also be appearing on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien show on 01 October 2004.

The Music
And other news fresh from across the pond: the US release of Supergrass Is 10, due on 28 September 2004, will include a bonus CD! Available only with the first pressing of the CD, the bonus disc will feature 12 fantastic live tracks. And if you buy your music from iTunes these days, you won't miss out because anyone who buys all 21 tracks of the main album will be able to download the bonus tracks for free! Woo!

Saturday 07 August 2004
The Tour
Details of the mini US tour have been announced, to coincide with the US release of Supergrass Is 10. A couple of dates are still to be confirmed.

Friday 06 August 2004
The Imports
There's a whole load of new additions to the USA section of the import section. There are even more to follow, including some Canadian ones, and it's all thanks to Pedro Sandoval - thanks a lot Pedro!

Tuesday 27 July 2004
The Music
Supergrass Is 10 is scheduled for release in the US on 28 September 2004, but no date for the DVD yet. A brief US tour is being planned, full details of which will be right here as soon as they're finalised.

Saturday 24 July 2004
The Press
One new addition, a review of the Supergrass Is 10 DVD by James Griffiths in the Guardian.

Wednesday 21 July 2004
The Tour
Supergrass will be playing a charity gig at Oxford's Zodiac on 22 August 2004.

The show is in memory of and a celebration of the lives of Eileen Coombes (mum of Gaz and Rob) and Astrid Bale (wife of crew member Ali). All proceeds from the show will be split equally between two charities - Christian Outreach - Relief and Development and The Fortune Centre Of Riding Therapy.

Tickets are priced £15 and are available direct from the Zodiac box office (Tel: 01865 420042, Thu-Sat 1-6pm ) or online at We Got Tickets.

Saturday 17 July 2004
The Tour
Supergrass are part of the line-up for a concert at Marlay Park, Dublin on 21 August 2004. They will be joined by headliners The Frames, and other acts including Idlewild and Bell X 1.

The Press
There's one little addition to the snippets section and a short review of the Supergrass Is 10 DVD from Q Magazine.

Also DVD-related, Supergrass's appearance on "Later with Jools Holland" playing Caught By The Fuzz is on the latest Jools Holland DVD release, Cool Britannia.

Sunday 04 July 2004
The Radio
Today there are two reviews of the recent Belgium radio session, one from Sophie Pollentier and one from goformusic.be. Thanks again to Sofie for the info and Leo Hoek van Dijke for his translation skills.

Saturday 26 June 2004
The Radio
Fans in Belgium will be able to listen to a live Supergrass set tomorrow, recorded on Thursday. Tune in to Studio Brussel between 5pm and 6pm on Sunday for the "Live Is Music" show.

You can view exclusive pictures from the recording here, here and here. Many thanks to Sofie for the info and pictures!

Thursday 24 June 2004
The Tour
More southern-hemisphere tour dates have been announced today. They're in September again, but this time the lucky country is Australia.

Monday 21 June 2004
The Tour
Two dates have been announced for September in Tokyo, Japan.

Monday 14 June 2004
The Tour
Supergrass will now be playing a little-known festival, which goes by the name of Glastonbury, on the 27 June 2004 instead of the Parkpop one in The Netherlands. All tickets for Glastonbury are sold out, but if you already have tickets, I'm sure you'll agree it's a bit of a bonus!

Saturday 12 June 2004
The Press
A load of new reviews for you to read this weekend.
First of all there are reviews of the Supergrass Is 10 album from NME, Uncut and xfm. Then there are reviews of the Supergrass Is 10 DVD from Uncut and xfm as well. Lovely!

Monday 07 June 2004
The Music
Today sees Supergrass Is 10 hit all good music store, on CD, vinyl and DVD. If you're too lazy to nip to the shops, you can order online at Amazon (CD/DVD) on any of these online stores.

The Radio
Today is officially Supergrass Day on BBC 6 Music. You can listen online, or on digital TV.

Sunday 06 June 2004
The TV
You can see Supergrass on today's T4 Pop Beach on Channel 4 - the show runs from 3:45 - 6:30pm.

The Radio
Supergrass will then be appearing on tonight's Razor Cuts show (7-10pm) on Virgin Radio. You can tune your radio to 1215AM or listen online at the Virgin Radio website.

The Press
This month's Q magazine (well, it's out this month, but is actually dated July) carries a review of Supergrass Is 10.

Friday 04 June 2004
The TV
Supergrass will be performing on tonight's Friday Night with Jonathan Ross show on BBC1 at 10:35.

Wednesday 02 June 2004
The DVD Screening Evenings
If you won tickets to the exclusive DVD screening evenings, you may have noticed the small, but vital, omission from the information you received - the date the screenings are taking place! I can now reveal...

The screenings take place tomorrow - Thursday 03 June 2004.

The Radio
If you missed Supergrass on Radio 1's Lamacq Live show on Monday night, you can now listen online and see pictures from the night on the Radio 1 Website (RealPlayer required to listen).

Sunday 30 May 2004
The Radio
Supergrass will be performing on Radio 1's Lamacq Live show (8pm and 12am) on Monday night where they'll be playing a selection of their hits live from the BBC Maida Vale studios. To listen in, you can tune your radio to 97-99 FM or listen online at bbc.co.uk/radio1 (Real Player required), or even on digital TV.

Saturday 29 May 2004
The Press
An article from May's Play Music has been added. Read Gaz's recollations of ten top tracks.

The Competition
The competition to win VIP tickets to Channel 4/T4's Pop Beach is now closed. The winner has been selected and will be contacted on Tuesday with the good news.

Friday 28 May 2004
The Competition
Today is your last chance to enter the competition to win VIP tickets to Channel 4/T4's Pop Beach concert next weekend. Click here for the entry form.

The Music
Details of yet another version of the Alright single, this time from Italy. Thanks to Cristiano for sending me the information!

The Tabs
A bass tab for Pumping On Your Stereo has been submitted by JG - thanks JG!

Tuesday 25 May 2004
The DVD
You can win tickets to exclusive Supergrass DVD screening, by going here. Closing date is 27 May 2004.

Monday 24 May 2004
The Music
Don't forget, Supergrass's new single, Kiss Of Life, is released today on CD, Maxi-CD and 7" vinyl. You can buy them from all good record stores, or online at Amazon.co.uk and other online stores.

The Competition
Also, here's a reminder about the competition to win a pair of VIP tickets to see Supergrass at T4's Pop Beach concert on 06 June 2004. Click here for more details.

Monday 17 May 2004
The Tour
Here's another competition for you to enter! Courtesy of Radio 1, you can win tickets to an exclusive Radio 1 Supergrass show at the BBC's Maida Vale studios in London on 31 May 2004. Supergrass will be playing a short set of some of their hits, and afterwards you will even have the chance to put your questions to the band! Click here for full details!

The Reviews
The first live reader review for nearly a year hits the site today, thanks to John Ashton - thanks John!

Saturday 15 May 2004
The Competition
Here's your chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to see Supergrass at T4's Pop Beach concert on 06 June 2004.

Wednesday 12 May 2004
The Reviews
You can now read NME's review of the first night of Supergrass's Do The Hits tour at Northumbria University.

Tuesday 11 May 2004
The Tour
A few new dates have been confirmed for June 2004, including shows in France and Switzerland. Bon!

The Music
I've just been informed that BBC 6 Music will be holding a special Supergrass day on 07 June 2004, which is cunning the same day Supergrass Is 10 is released! More details will be anounced closer to the day.

Sunday 09 May 2004
The Reviews
Another reader review of Supergrass Is 10 lands on the site today, courtesy of Ross Thomas. Thanks Ross!

Saturday 08 May 2004
The Reviews
The first reader reviews of Supergrass's new material are in thanks to my friend and regular site contributor Leo Hoek van Dijke. Read his reviews of Supergrass Is 10 and Kiss Of Life right now.

Friday 07 May 2004
The Music
You can now view the cover of the Kiss Of Life single, so you know what to look for on 24 May 2004.

Thursday 06 May 2004
The Tour
Another European festival appearance has been announced - Parkpop in The Netherlands on 27 June 2004.

Wednesday 05 May 2004
The Tour
After the show on Saturday, 08 May 2004, Danny will be heading to Transmission at Camden's Barfly to take over the decks for an exclusive DJ set. If you want to join him, tickets for the evening are £7 with a flyer, £5 NUS or £9 without. However, if you book online at ticketweb.co.uk, you only pay £5. The Barfly is located at 49 Chalk Farm Road, London.

The Music
Quick update on the Supergrass Is 10 DVD... It's going to be released in most countries around the world on 07 June 2004 with the notable exception of America. However your lovely neighbours north of the border in Canada will be getting it, so maybe now's the time to plan a little trip. And the lucky folks in Japan will even get their mitts on it a few days early, on 02 June 2004.

Saturday 01 May 2004
The Music
You can now find full details of the promo releases of both Kiss Of Life and Supergrass Is 10.

Friday 30 April 2004
The Music
Details of the next single, Kiss Of Life, are now available. Released on 24 May 2004, it will be available on three formats: CD, 7" vinyl and Maxi-CD. The maxi-CD includes extra enhanced content, see the Kiss Of Life single page for full details.

The Tour
Don't forget to check out Supergrass's tour diary on the Monkey Basket site now they're back on the road! Two dates are up so far, with plenty more photos to come over the next few weeks.

Tuesday 27 April 2004
The Tour
Supergrass hit the road once again on Sunday night at the start of their biggest tour for ages. If you haven't already, get your tickets booked now!

The Music
I've added pages for the forthcoming single, album and DVD releases. I'm still awaiting confirmation of the single details, but in the meantime, cast your eyes over the Supergrass Is 10 Album and DVD.

Saturday 17 April 2004
The Tour
Another day, another London tour date! Yep, due to the second London date selling out, Supergrass will now be playing at the Shepherds Bush Empire on 22 May 2004.

The Tour
Another part of the day, another tour date! Supergrass will be playing at the Mimed Festival in Valencia, Spain on 12 June 2004.

Friday 16 April 2004
The Tour
Supergrass will be appearing at the Reading/Leeds Festival this year. The festival runs during the August Bank Holiday weekend (27-29 Aug 2004), with Supergrass appearing on the Radio One stage at Leeds on the 27th and at Reading on the 29th.

Monday 29 March 2004
The Music
The Best Of album now has a title!
From this day hence it shall be known as Supergrass is 10: The Best of 94-04, as will the long awaited DVD.

The CD will feature 21 tracks, including two brand new ones, Kiss Of Life (to be released as a single on 24 May 2004) and Bullet.

The 2-disc DVD set includes a huge documentary on the first 10 glorious years of Supergrass, all the videos from the singles and a whole lot more - both DVD and CD are out on 07 June 2004.

The Tour
Due to the London Forum show selling out straight away, a second London date has been added to the upcoming 10th Anniversary tour. If you missed out before, you can now book for the show at the Astoria on 01 May 2004.

Tuesday 23 March 2004
The Music
Here's the first news on Supergrass's next single...
Called Kiss Of Life, and being one of the new tracks from the forthcoming Best Of compilation, it's due out in May - more details soon!

Saturday 20 March 2004
The Tour
Supergrass will be playing at the Olympia in Dublin on 05 June 2004 as part of this years Heineken Green Energy festival.

The Tabs
Three tabs have been added, Shotover Hill, The Loner and a bass tab for Sick. Thanks go to Rob Stahl, Yves and J Grice!

The Press
Two old Oor Magazine articles from 1995 have been added thanks to Leo Hoek van Dijke who has very kindly translated them from Dutch to English.

Monday 15 March 2004
The Tour
A couple of venue changes for the tour, and even a couple of extra dates, including... *drum roll* ... one north of the border!

Saturday 13 March 2004
The Tour
In support of the upcoming DVD and "Best Of" album releases, Supergrass will be touring the UK in April and May.

Tickets are available now, priced £15.00 (£17.50 London), and you can book online at wayahead.com (booking fee applies).

Sunday 08 February 2004
The Press
The final section of the site has now been spring cleaned, at last! There's even a couple of new articles added to The Magazines section.
Any problems (pages missing, links not working, or just plain stupid things I've done) with the site, please let me know.

Saturday 31 January 2004
The Music
As well as the previously announced DVD, Supergrass are to release a greatest hits album this year to mark their 10th anniversary (and to make us all feel old - we've had 10 years of Supergrass already!). The album will include all their single releases to date and they are currently beavering away in the studio to add a couple of new tracks to it too.

The Tour
Supergrass will be playing at the Barfly, Cardiff on 06 March 2004 in aid of Shelter and War Child. Tickets are limited to 150 and can be won from the following site: www.musicpassport.org - extra TXT charges apply.

Wednesday 28 January 2004
The Site
After days of hard work, The Music, The Lyrics and The FAQ are now all cleaned up and looking fresher than ever. Now all I've got left to do is the frankly huge The Press section - this may take some time! In the meantime, please feel free to let me know if I've made any mistakes in the sections I've already changed, or if any parts of the site don't work properly.

Sunday 25 January 2004
The Site
I've been giving the site a bit of a spring clean over the last few weeks to prepare it for the year ahead. Unfortunately, it's taking a little longer than expected - you just don't realise how dirty these web sites can get if you leave things... but anyway, I hope to have the tidy up finished within the next couple of weeks. Once that's all done, I can finally remove the bandages from The FAQ section, which has been undergoing a facelift for over a year now! Oops! Thanks to Ali for the kick up the whatsit on that one.

Until then, sit tight, and look forward to the forthcoming Supergrass DVD and (hopefully this year too) album.