La Fete de l’Humanite Festival Paris
France welcomed Roger back with open hearts as he played in front of a crowd of 80,000 at the La Fete de l’Humanite festival on September 13th. Roger’s love affair with France has been rekindled, and he announced he will be returning to perform at The Olympia in Paris on March 24, 2009. You can read the newspaper article about the performance, translated in English, by visiting the L'Humanite website.
L’Olympia concert ON SALE NOW
Roger will be performing at L’Olympia in Paris on March 24, 2009. Tickets on sale now at L'Olympia website or by phone +33 (0) 892 68 33 68.
Roger Returns to Place des Artes in Montreal
For all the French Canadian fans, Roger will return to Place des Artes on May 8, 2009. Ticket presales are November 25-27, and the public on-sale starts November 28th. To get the best seats during the presale, send an E-mail to info@getitpromotions.com with the subject line "Roger Hodgson – Montreal 2009." You will receive an E-mail back with the password to access the presale event.
Norwegian Broadcasting October 3
Roger Hodgson will appear on Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK1) October 3 at 00:05 with a rerun tomorrow at NRK1 16:30 http://www.nrk.no/nrk1/
Roger on RTL’s Ultimate Chart Show
Roger will be appearing October 4th at 20:15 PM CET and October 5th at 13:15 PM CET in Germany on the Ultimate Chart Show on RTL. He will be speaking about writing his beautiful songs and performing ”It's Raining Again“ in front of a live studio audience. Don’t miss it if you are in Germany!
Taratata Performances
Roger will be performing on France’s top TV music show, Taratata. This show is directed by Frances’ most renowned director, Gerard Pullicino, (who by the way is the director who did such a fantastic job filming Roger’s DVD). The first show will feature a beautifully touching duet with up-and-coming Canadian music artist Daniel Powter. Roger and Daniel will be singing the Beatles song, ”Two of Us,“ from the album Let it Be. This performance will be aired on France 4 on October 8th and on France 2 on October 24th. Be sure to tune in to this wonderful performance!
Roger’s will return to Taratata SOLO on November 5th singing excerpts from all his biggest classic hits (The Logical Song, Dreamer, Take the Long Way Home, Breakfast in America, Give a Little Bit, School, and It’s Raining Again). This show was taped live in front of a studio audience and, we have to tell you, Roger gave the audience and host Nagui (who is a BIG fan) a once in a lifetime concert and fulfilled all their requests! After his performance Roger also talked candidly with Nagui and shares a few surprises that are on the horizon for the future.
France Inter
Tune in as Roger takes a road trip on Sur la Route with Laurent Lavige & Alexis Goyer, recorded by France Inter. This interview gives important information about Roger’s career and the Supertramp Story. It will be broadcast in 4 parts during the week of September 22 - 25 at 21:00 pm. Tune in online at http://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/accueil and click on the red speaker (”en direct“) to listen.
Band Auditions
Roger would like to take this opportunity to thank all the talented musicians who have already sent in their resumes, websites, youtube links, myspace pages, videos, MP3’s etc……He wants you to know that he is still auditioning and plans to do more band shows in 2009, so it’s not too late to apply. If you would like an opportunity to perform in Roger’s band, send your info to info@RogerHodgson.com
Thanks
Thanks to all who host and visit the Roger Hodgson fan sites and chat groups and for all the beautifully touching reviews of his concerts and messages left on Roger's guest book – and yes, he does read them (though he can’t always respond). We and Roger appreciate all your love and support for his music.
We hope to see many of you this year in our travels – Roger still has shows in Greece, Moscow, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Canada this year. We have already been announcing Roger’s 2009 concerts, so check his tour page for where he will be playing near you.
Love to all of you!
Linda and Shakti
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