OK SYDNEY, MARILLION FREAKS UNITE !

A post from Steve McApline

OK SYDNEY, MARILLION FREAKS UNITE !

We’re having a get together in Sydney on Sat 30th July meeting at 2pm on the steps of the Opera House.

We are trying to get as many fans and friends (sporting Marillion tee shirts of you have one) there as possible for a photo shoot to be sent with an editorial to the UK WEB magazine on our Australian efforts pushing for the band to play a show here. After getting a few shoots with the Opera House and then Harbour Bridge in the background, then the plan is to make our way to The Rocks for a chat/beer etc.
I've also sent this invite to all our non facebook members and really hoping for a big turn out.
Please post a reply ASAP with number of people if you can make it to give me an idea of numbers?

So please show your support, because only the show of numbers will get results

Facebook event here - https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153631551379190

22.07.2011

22.07.2011 - A very sad day for Norway. Oslo is the capital city I have visited most in the world and I have many Norwegian friends. The shocking news of explosions, shootings and over 80 deaths is almost unbelievable. Our thoughts are with our Norwegian brothers and sisters at this time of sorrow!

Latest from the Marillion Camp

After the tour with Saga in November and our 3 Dutch and 3 UK shows, we will be finishing off the new album. Early next year we hope we'll be able to start revealing our plans to you but rest assured 2012 will involve new music and a BIG tour! (don't shout out your countries - we KNOW where you are!) Visit www.marillion.com for new live releases, t-shirts and DVD's plus of course all the news as it happens.

GET IN!!!

New Marillion stuff - Mark Wilkinson...etc

Mark Wilkinson - Shadowplay

I've just finished reading Mark Wilkinson's book Shadowplay. An excellent and informative insight into Mark's career, plus it's packed with his amazing artwork. I can recommend it to all fans of Marillion (Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and even Red Dwarf :) - 'nuff said!

You can check out this and more of Mark's work at .... http://www.the-masque.com/




There are lots of new Marillion releases out at the moment since their deal with Madfish, including...

Marbles - Vinyl
Marbles - Digibook
Marillion.com - Digibook
Somewhere Else - Digibook
Somewhere Else - Vinyl
Somewhere in London - DVD Digibook

All the digibook editions have booklet with many previously unseen photos.
Somewhere Else Vinyl has 3 extra live tracks :)

Check www.marillion.com for details

Falling from the moon

Thursday was a real high, but I'm back down now! I have written and sent my piece about the Marillion Lyrics day to The Web UK and I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished interview with band comments in the next fanzine!

People have asked me to send out an invite for next years Marillion Lyrics Day but it's best to wait with that. I was a bit impulsive and put the event out, but took it away again! We were all still up in the clouds on Friday morning!

My Facebook page is starting to calm down now. I've had many mails of thanks and friend requests within the Marillion family over the last few days. All feels a bit un-real still! According to Marillion's Lucy Jordache 8,000 to 10,000 people were taking part, many without receiving or accepting the invite :)

The next big thing is something suggested to me by a friend in the UK. A Prog Awareness Event supporting lots of other bands Like Also Eden, The Reasoning, Touchstone and many others. I've got to finalize the details, but I was thinking along the lines of posting videos from youtube combined with the internet address to the bands online store.

I'm also planning with a friend to design a large Marillion tattoo for my back, mostly with art from Mark Wilkinson, but also maybe some later album art too. The idea is a collage of Marillion art to fill my upper back from shoulder to shoulder! A good friend of mine is doing the design and tattoo for me. There will be lots of posting when that happens (in September I think).

I'm also now taking part in the 30 Day Song challenge on Facebook - Day 1 - Favourite song of all time. That's an easy one - David Bowie - Life on Mars

"People You Don't Know" - made yesterday very special!

Gosh, how do you sum up in words what happened yesterday? We owned Facebook yesterday! 3000 or more of you joined the Marillion lyric event and it was amazing. A sea of Marillion lyrics and profile pictures everywhere you looked. It was unbelievable.

We even got a mention on 2 radio stations - Planet Rock and BBC Radio 2 !!!!

I've now got to try and put the events of the last few days into words and write a review for the Marillion UK fan club (The Web UK)

Thanks to all involved! (Group hug) x