In the mean time, we’ve got a little something to tide you over. We have released a compilation album of live, demo recording of songs that did not make the cut for our second studio album. The songs are a little rough around the edges with a few little mistakes here and there but, we feel, a certain vibe was captured in these song-writing sessions that we hope you will enjoy. This exclusive, “download only” album will only be available for the limited time of the month of July, so snap it up quick. It is 20 tracks long and is yours for only 5 Euro (it’ll automatically convert it to Pounds, or Yen, or whatever, for you!). You can find our album at http://jadedsun.bandcamp.com

We really enjoyed writing and performing these songs, so hopefully you will enjoy listening to them. We also feel that it is not so much an indication as to what the new album will sound like, it is more an indication as to what the album could’ve sounded like, if we’d've chosen those songs, if ya know what I mean?

So tell all your friends about the compilation album. As soon as our studio album is ready to go, we hope to be back out on the road again and to be gigging in a town near you.  Thank you all, again, for your continued support. Keep updated with all the Jaded Sun news on our Facebook and Twitter and on the official site and feel free to let us know your thoughts on the compilation album. Hope to see you guys soon.
Cheers,
Damo – JS

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Just thought I’d give you guys a quick update of what’s happening in the Jaded Sun camp at the moment.

We’re all still working hard in the studio, nearing the end of recording our second album. It’s taking a little longer than expected and the album has taken a few twists and turns along the way but it is all for the benefit of the best album we can put out there. Don’t want to give too much away as to how it sounds right now other than it’s sounding pretty exciting. And (as promised a little while ago!) we can now give you a taster of things to come. Here’s a snippet of a rough mix of one of our new songs “When The Sun Shines” here >> When The Sun Shines (Sample). We will keep you all updated as soon as we’ve any news of possible release dates.

On the gigging front, we will be headlining a “70′s Rock Night” in the MJC in Charmont-sous-Barbuise near Troyes, France on May 21st which will be another massive gig for us. For more info on this, please go to  www.myspace.com/plugnplayband .

In the meantime, don’t forget to pick up a copy of our new Whiskey Drinker EP from our online store at www.jadedsun.com/shop , if you haven’t already. And a massive thanks to everyone for their continued support and getting us up to 2,000+ Facebook fans and 300+ Twitter followers.

Talk t’yiz all again very soon.
Much love,
Damo – JS

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In my last newsletter/blog thing, which was last Christmas, I had a few predictions for 2010. Let’s see how I fared – I predicted more 70′s and 80′s bands reuniting, and a stadium world tour for ABBA? Faith No More was as close as I got there. A Netherlands v Spain final in South Africa? Spot on, thank you very much. Didn’t put any money on it unfortunately. And I predicted a grand slam for the Irish rugby team in the 6 nations? Close, we came second. I won’t be starting up my own premium rate psychic tarot phone line any time soon.
As far as my Jaded Sun predictions went – we have just released our “Whiskey Drinker EP”. It’s available online from our store at www.jadedsun.com/shop. We will be launching it in The Workman’s Club, Dublin on Thursday 28th of October. You can see the details for this show in the news bulletin below. The story behind the delay of its release is far too long and complicated for me to go into at this particular time. Let’s just say that the master tracks of our recordings took a nice little holiday to Australia for a while!

Another prediction of mine was the possibility of a new Jaded Sun album in 2010. Well, we are deep in the pre-production stage of making a follow-up to Gypsy Trip. We will be recording the album during November and December, so, technically we will have an album finished by the end of the year but, unless we can find someone who can mix albums and who’ll work for free over the Christmas period, we will all have to wait until the New Year to hear it.
We won’t talk about the rest of my predictions!

2010 also saw the departure of Gavan Murray on drums. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank him for all he has contributed to Jaded Sun over the past few years and to wish him the very best in everything he does in the future. But the train had to keep rolling so we set out in search of a new drummer. After a lengthy, and at times arduous, trawling of Ireland’s available percussionists, we found the perfect man for the job in Aaron Madden, and we have to admit, things have gelled quite nicely since his arrival.

So the past few months have mainly consisted of the band writing new material in preparation for our second album. There have been a few gigs dotted around the place to test the water with our new material, and also to wet Aaron’s head. But, now the baby killings are over and the songs mountain has been whittled down to 12 brand, spanking new tunes just bursting to get onto your mp3 player and out on stage in a town near you. So, we will try to keep you all posted every step of the way with TwitPics, possible studio video blogs, or vlogs, or whatever, and lots more news of tours and release dates as it happens.

Thanks again for all of your continued support and your patience. We hope you can come along to our “Whiskey Drinker EP” launch in Dublin. If not, we hope you can pick up a copy of the EP from our store. And we hope that you will enjoy the album that we’re working on and we hope to see you all at a gig in a town near you some time very soon.
Much love,
Damo – JS

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JADED SUN – Launch of “Whiskey Drinker E.P.”
With Special guests – El Hombre Jokes

The Workman’s Club,
Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
Thursday 28th October 2010
Doors 7.30 pm & Curfew 11.30pm
Tickets 10Euro incl. booking fee (Tickets available from Ticketmaster.ie)

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Mrs Pannell
Torquay, UK

Mrs Muneer
Multan, Pakistan

Mr Timothy
Coventry, UK

Miss Barton
Glentaisie Drive
Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland

Mrs Chambers
Hadleigh,
Essex, UK

Miss Young
Bruton,
Somerset, UK

Winners of our Combo Packs (Gypsy Trip, Falling on the Fears EP, Raw EP) are:
Mrs Hardy
Kent, UK

Miss Haddock
Bolton, UK

Mrs Horrocks
Bromham, UK

Thanks again for entering and we hope you enjoy the prizes.
JS

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Jaded Sun are the “Get Ready To Rock – Ten for 10″ featured artist for the month of July on www.getreadytorock.com

Check out our feature pages here – www.getreadytorockradio.com/jaded_sun.htm and www.getreadytorock.com/features/jaded_sun.htm

Stay tuned to our feature pages throughout July for exclusive tracks, interviews, pictures, competitions and lots more.

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How’s it going folks!
Just giving you a quick head’s-up of what’s happening for our gig at the Astral Plains Festival in Birr Castle on Saturday the 26th of June.
Jaded Sun are second from Headline (behind Delorentos) on the HMV stage at Astral Plains. We will be on stage from 7.45 to 8.45.
Tickets for the festival are 42Euro (including booking fee of 3Euro) and are available at Ticket Group – http://www.ticketgroup.ie/events/tickets_for_Astral_Plains_Music_Festival_in_Birr_Castle_Birr/155 and will also be available on the day.
The festival kicks off at 11 am, so arrive early and there is a “voluntary” fancy dress theme. Maybe somebody could suggest a theme for Jaded Sun fans?
There is camping at the event also, which will cost extra, but a blind eye may be turned if you mention that you’re there to see Jaded Sun! The band will be camping, so everyone is more than welcome to come and party with us for the day and long into the night in our camping area.
For more information about the event, please go to www.astralplains.ie or www.facebook.com/astralplains
We hope to see some of you guys there.
Cheers -JS

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Breaking Through LIVE @ Synchronicity ’09, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. Saturday 24th of October 2009

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Eternal Thanks to all the guys in IITK for making this gig, and video happen.

Footage edited by IIT Kanpur.
Sound recorded, mixed and edited by Thomas Foures

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Jaded Sun have made it into the Get Ready To ROCK! “Ten for 10″ Bands for 2010.

Thank you for all of your votes everybody.

Keep an eye on www.getreadytorock.com for regular Jaded Sun news items, features, reviews and exposure via their radio channel.

Check out the “Ten for 10″ final selection here.

Plus, Jaded Sun are the only band from the Republic of Ireland to make it onto the list.

Keep posted to www.jadedsun.com for more news as it happens.

JS

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Hi folks.

You’d swear it was award season or something. We’re looking for your votes again, this time for the Meteor Ireland Music Awards.

This is in the “Most Promising New Artist 2010″ award category.

This is about finding the best original song from an individual or group who is currently not signed to any record label (small independents excluded) or publishing house.

The Top Ten entries that receive the most public votes will go to The Music Industry Panel who will choose the best 5 entries. These Top 5 entries become Round 2 and will return to public voting on 2nd February. The public can then vote for their favourite via online or text voting. The entry that receives the most public votes will be the winner.

Only one vote per entry from a given URL will be counted on a daily basis. You can vote for your favourite artists each day, but only a single vote for each will be counted. There is no benefit to multiple voting, they will not be counted.

Closing date is 28th January.

Please go to - http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/competitions/voting/78/ and give us your vote.

I know you’re probably getting messages from everyone about this but please give your vote to Jaded Sun. It’d mean the world to us.

Cheers – JS

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Please vote for Jaded Sun in the GetReadyToRock.com “Ten for 10″ Bands for 2010 poll.

GetReadyToRock.com will support the selected artists with regular news items, features, reviews and exposure via their radio channel.

They have shortlisted 25 bands selected by GRTR! reviewers and a GRTR! panel will reduce this total to 10 by February 10 and the final selection will be announced on February 12.

Go to http://www.getreadytorock.com/ten_for_10.htm for more details.

Closing date is January 31st.

Cheers – JS

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Well, we’d just like to take this chance to say Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and to thank everybody who has come to our shows, buy our cd’s, support us in any way and help us out over the last year. It has been a great year for Jaded Sun.

The year included our first ever tour of France during the Spring time, which was fantastic. Now, I’m not going to mention anything about recent sporting events because everywhere in France that we went, the support was amazing, the people were fantastic and always willing to lend a hand. (Sorry, couldn’t help myself!) I’m sure we will return to France in 2010. We also visited Holland during that tour – wonderful and crazy as always. The spring tour finished off in England and Wales with some very memorable shows.

During the summer we locked ourselves away in the Irish countryside for a few weeks concentrating on writing new material, and preparing for forthcoming tours, so we only performed a handful of gigs around Ireland. One highlight of the summer shows was an appearance at the Glasgowbury Music Festival in Draperstown, Northern Ireland.

In September we embarked on our first ever tour of Spain. Another amazing tour, more amazing people and the weather wasn’t too bad either. I hope that we can keep our promise, which so many people demanded, and return to Spain in the New Year. The icing on the cake for that tour was the gig in Pacific Rock, Cergy, France – truly unforgettable.

In October we visited India and in November we performed in Gran Canaria. Even though our unseasonal suntans have long gone, at these shows we got the best receptions we have ever received, and were treated so well, our appreciation is eternal and it will never be forgotten. I think I have spoken about these shows enough in my last tour blog. A few more Irish shows tied the year up in a nice, neat little package.

Now, I’m no Mystic Meg but for 2010 there will be a few certainties, such as, more bands from the 70′s and 80′s doing reunion tours. Another certainty would be Lineker and Hanson and co. with their “Spirit of ’66″ and “This could be our year” carry on during the World Cup whilst Giles and Dunphy n’all will still be saying “that should’ve been us there”. My predictions for 2010 would be – A stadium world tour for ABBA, a Netherlands v Spain final in South Africa, another grand slam for Irish Rugby in the 6 Nations, and Bono becoming the president of Ireland.

But, what will 2010 bring for Jaded Sun? A new 4-track EP? Most definitely. A live concert DVD? Almost certainly. A new album? Quite possibly. More tours. New places. New faces. The future looks bright. As always, we will keep you right up to date with everything that is happening at Jaded Sun HQ right here at jadedsun.com.

So, drink lots of Guinness and Baileys and Irish whiskey and eat lots of chocolate and have a fantastic Christmas and New Year. A gargantuan “Thank You” once again and we will see you soon. I’ll leave you with a few memories from throughout the year.

Keep Rockin’

Damo – JS

Jan ’09 – The Academy, Dublin, Ireland

Feb ’09 – The Diamond, Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Mar ’09 – The Rock A Go-Go, Valencienne, France

Apr ’09 – The Spot, Erica, Netherlands (with Douwe – a.k.a. ” The Legend”)

Apr ’09 – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Wales

May ’09 – Baker Place, Limerick, Ireland

Jul ’09 – Glasgowbury Music Festival, Draperstown, Northern Ireland

Sep ’09 – Rocksound, Barcelona, Spain

Sep ’09 – Pacific Rock, Cergy, France

Oct ’09 – Synchronicity ’09, IIT Kanpur, India

Nov ’09 – Telde Rock Meeting, Gran Canaria, Spain

Dec ’09 – Twister Vick’s, Waterford, Ireland

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After finding out that Jaded Sun were invited to headline some college festival in Kanpur, India, I was pretty excited, but apprehensive at the same time because the only references I had to what spending a few days in India would be like, were from the movies Slumdog Millionaire and The Darjeeling Limited.? On arrival, these references weren’t too far off the mark.
Firstly, how we got there. Our outward journey consisted of an 8 hour flight to Abu Dhabi, a 2 hour wait in the airport, another 3 hour flight to Delhi and a 7 hour train journey from Delhi to Kanpur. In Abu Dhabi, the brief airport stopover was surrounded in such luxury and splendour with Formula 1 cars and high-end fashion retailers splattered everywhere you looked, it made one vow to up the weekly spend on lottery tickets. Arriving in Delhi seemed to be the complete polar opposite. Now, compared to most of my mates, I’m as broke as a joke, but after witnessing firsthand the conditions that the majority of people in Delhi are subject to, I’m gonna be doing far less complaining about my lack of funds. Meeted and greeted at Delhi airport by the festival organisers and quickly bundled into, what they described as taxis. They reminded me of those cars they use in destruction derbies. I never did take my fingernails back out of the dashboard. The train we got on wasn’t quite the Darjeeling Limited but it was comfy enough, a bunk per person. We caught up on some well needed sleep. Then we were chucked into another taxi from the station to the campus. More white knuckles.

We then arrived at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Pulling into the campus was a little like pulling into the safe zone from 28 weeks later. I realise this comparison may be a little dramatic but you would catch my drift if you saw the security patrolling the campus. The organisers insisted the security was heightened especially for the festival that was taking place that weekend, and that it was justified because the students studying here were the very best of the best in the whole of India. Anyway, we were put up in nice little, cosy apartments. Before hitting the hay we were shown the main stage that we were going to perform on the next day. We were gonna need bigger guitar leads.

Day of the show, we had to sound check fairly early. We couldn’t see if our guitar pedals we’re on or off because of the glaring sunshine, but the sound check went well and the anticipation heightened. Afterwards the organisers brought us for something to eat. I can’t hack much spicy food so pizza was about the only thing I could stomach on the menu.
All over the weekend and throughout the campus there was in inter-college Battle of the Bands competition taking place and the best 3 bands would go on to compete in the final right before we were to go on stage. We were asked to judge the final, very X-Factor. We had the big desk in front of the stage n’all. That killed some time and relaxed the nerves before the big show. Before the gig we were asked to make some notes on our set list as to where we would like fireworks, flame throwers and confetti explosions put in our show. Needless to say that was another first for the band. For the last song I asked for everything to go off throughout the whole songs. Sean, hilariously, got the fright of his life standing next to flame throwers and confetti machines exploding simultaneously whilst trying to perform the intro to our final song. Gig went fantastically. Fanatical Indian students as far as the eye could see. A few apres show Kingfisher beers capped off the night nicely.

The next day was a day off and the organisers were being overly helpful. They offered to fetch and retrieve anything that anyone of us needed throughout the day. The reason behind this was that they reckoned that the band would be mobbed if they set foot on the campus. “Ha! Us? Yeah right!” we reckoned, “I’m off to get a Domino’s and a coffee”. Didn’t quite work like that. There was a type of food court set up on the campus for the festival and we didn’t get through the gates. Photos and autographs for about 10 minutes and there was no sign of it dissipating. We had to turn back around and send the manager and sound engineer in for the food and drink orders. One of the most Rock’n'Roll moments we’ve ever had, great feeling. Didn’t mind staying in the apartment though, Liverpool v Man United was on the box. A ‘Pool win was certainly the icing on the cake for me. That night was Pro Hindi band night on the main stage so we decided to check that out. Some fantastic bands closed the festival, even though we didn’t have the foggiest what they were singing about. Up early the next morning for the long trek home. I’d just like to take this opportunity to thank all of the organisers of the gig for all their hard work and generosity throughout our stay in Kanpur. It was truly an amazing experience that we will take with us the rest of our lives. On our way home, we estimated that we were travelling for about 30 consecutive hours. I think we deserved, and badly needed, the few days break before our next gig in Gran Canaria, at least to let our bowels recover.

So, to the Canaries gig. Another rendezvous at Dublin airport a few days later and more connecting flights ahead of us but this time it wasn’t so bad. This time at least it was in the same time zone as Ireland and we didn’t need any malaria tablets or injections in the arse. This trip was far more laid back. Arrived in Las Palmas and were promptly checked into a hotel beside the beach.
We had days off before the gig and after the gig. We definitely need to get more gigs like this. Even though it was November the sun was still blazing. A few of us got badly sun burnt the first day we were there, including me. I wasn’t worried about whether I was gonna be able to sleep on my back that night or whether I was gonna be able to put my guitar strap over my shoulder without being in a lot of pain. I was worried about what the people in the Social Welfare office were gonna say about my unseasonal pigment the following week.

Anyway, to the day of the gig and another sound check in the sun. The venue was a beautiful outdoor auditorium style venue. The acoustics were amazing. Finished that and then went for dinner. The gig that night was in the town of Telde and was opened by a brilliant local band called Phalmuter and headlined by Richie Kotzen of Mr. Big and Poison fame. We arrived back to the venue to find a massive crowd waiting. Our gig went excellently and it even rained during one of our songs. If I was forced to choose when and where to get electrocuted, then being on stage in front of lots of people in Gran Canaria would’ve been one of my first choices. We hung around to watch Richie in action. His gig was truly spectacular. I think the crowd went home happy. Again, another massive muchos gracias to Juan and all the organisers for that gig. We’ve never been treated better.

Not much to report about the next day we spent there. It just consisted of drinking in the sun all day and drinking, at a Blues festival that was taking place in the town, all evening. It turned out to be a bad tactic though because we had to leave for the airport at 1 o’clock that night. Stumbled up to the check out and miraculously managed to check in all the bags and catch the plane on time. First connecting flight took about 5 minutes to get to Madrid. I don’t know why they didn’t put us on that plane the first time around. Then an uncomfortable 6 hour wait for the next flight. Trying to sleep on a cold, marble floor is never a good idea.
We’re back in Ireland now and we’ve a few gigs coming up around the country before the end of the year that we hope some of you guys can make it to, including a gig in Ballymena. I heard that there were renovations taking place in the venue recently. I hope that they were taking the roof of the building and extending the stage size to 60 foot by 40 foot because if we’re not sound checking in the sun and if we don’t have fireworks and flame throwers, then we’re just not doing the gig anymore.
Anyway, if you haven’t fallen asleep yet, thanks for reading.
We’ll keep you updated with all the rest of our gigs.
Stay tuned to www.jadedsun.com for more news as it happens and I’ll talk t’ya again soon.
Cheers,
Damo – JS

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Hosted By:
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When:
09 October 2009

Where:
The Village
Wexford Street
Dublin
D2

Description:
“Higher Single Launch”

For ticket details go to www.wavtickets.com or Lo-call 1890 200 078 or visit the WaV Ticket Box-office on Camden Row, Dublin 2

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On the boat at the moment heading home from France. I told you the last time that we’d be doing some recording when we got to Cergy. Pacific Rock was the location of the recording session and also the venue for Saturday’s show. We knew that 4 days isn’t a very long time when it comes to recording music, so, we’ve been fairly flat out in the studio since Tuesday working on new songs. The end product of this recording will be, hopefully, a new EP.

Saturday was the night of the show. When we booked the show a few months ago, we were offered the opportunity for the show to be filmed, because the venue used to be an old film studio and has all the facilities needed right there. We agreed. Preparations for filming began early on the Saturday. There were more camera crew, lighting and sound technicians there than there are usually audience members at our shows. Anyway, the support act that night was Alcohsonic, a fantastic rock band from Paris and good friends of ours. They warmed up the crowd splendidly. By the end of their set, the venue was just about bulging. Back stage, before going on stage, we conducted an interview that that was filmed and broadcast out into the venue for the audience to see and listen to. Pretty surreal. Then went out on stage. Played our songs, blah blah blah, the usual. So far as vibe goes, it was one of the best gigs we have ever played. Was gonna say that musically and performance wise it was one of the best performances ever, but I realise that the gig might end up somewhere very public so I’m gonna cover my tracks and say that we played fairly ok. Another little interview afterwards, then a few beers and a little jam on stage when most had gone home, put the finishing touches to a truly memorable night. A big “merci” to the main man Olivier and everyone else in Pacific Rock for a fantastic few days.

This tour has been the most strenuous and arduous of any that we’ve done. With illnesses and infections, being stuck in a van for long distances, sometimes sleeping rough and lots of other obstacles, we battled through it and we hope that we have won over a few people on our travels.

Next up – comfy bed, Lyons tea and beautiful Bundoran next Sunday night with some Dutch folk in attendance.

Talk t’ya.

Damo – JS

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Valencia was the next city and the venue was Durango Club. Another great venue with fantastic artwork and facilities. It was a Friday night but when the weekend comes in Spain, people don’t believe in starting off their nights until it’s the early morning. We didn’t quite get into the swing of the whole siesta thing so we were pretty wrecked by the time we went on stage. The energy of the crowd got us through the show though, helped by a few Kalimotxo’s (Red wine, Cola, ice and lime) introduced to us from a German couple who drove 150km to see us. Kalimotxo’s became the drink of choice for the remainder of the tour. Gig went grand.

By the next morning the tour was beginning to take its toll. On the way to the next place, finding a pharmacy was top priority. Luckily the nearest pharmacy was just beside the Valencia sea side. Popped into the Med for a quick paddle and with ear, throat and head medicine purchased, we were off to Barcelona. Rocksound was the venue. More crazy Irish were at the gig. The Diamond Rings made their voices heard and a few others from Dublin helped contribute to another fantastic night. And Barcelona beat Athletico Madrid in La Liga that evening so everybody went home happy.

Only an hour journey to the next place on the Sunday, so we had a few hours to spend doing whatever we pleased in Barcelona that morning. Some hit the beach and some wandered around the city gawking at Gaudi’s astonishing architecture. Departed for Salt/Giorona after our dose of sun and culture. The venue was La Mirona. Another venue that couldn’t really rely on passing trade, kind of in the middle of nowhere. But a good crowd showed up and our final Spanish show went swimmingly, and that’s taking into account John’s mid-gig stomach exhumation.

Said goodbye to Spain on the Monday morning and made our way towards Cergy, on the outskirts of Paris, France. We spread the journey over 2 days. Gonna be doing a bit of recording in the venue from Tuesday to Friday before our show on Saturday night, a possible new EP in the pipe line. I’ll let you know how we get on.

Talk t’ya then.

Damo – JS

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Just dropping by to give a quick update with the tour.

Last time I was talking to you was on our day off in the town of our next gig, Vigo. The gig that Monday night was in La Fabrica de Chocolate Club. It was a little disappointing, not a Wonka bar in sight. Great gig though, with a great crowd, especially for a Monday night.

The next day, we knew the chips were stacked against us with a 6 hour journey to Madrid and both Athletico and Real on the box that evening. One encouraging thing was the arrival of Dermot, Debs & Rachel from Ireland for extra support. The gig that evening in Gruta 77 went brilliantly. It was like when the final whistle of the footy blew, people poured into the venue. This tour has been full of pleasant surprises like that.

Another 5 hour road trip greeted on Wednesday. Granada was the next city and Planta Baja was the venue. On arrival, the people at the venue showed us some features about our gig in some local newspapers. One paper had an interview with me in it. If anyone has read it, I was mis-quoted. The gig started of very worryingly with only about 3 people in the venue 5 minutes before we were to go on stage. Possibly because there was more Champions League football on, but, after a few songs the place was fairly full. We even got an extra cut from the takings at the door because of the unexpectedly large crowd.

Stuck in the van again for another 6 hours on Thursday. The gig that night was in the Japan Rock Club, Vila-Real. It seems like all we’re doing is sleeping, eating, sitting in the van, gigging, sleeping again and then starting the cycle all over the next day. Not complaining though. I wouldn’t have it any other way. It won’t be too bad now with only short trips left as we make our way up the East coast of Spain. It pissed out of the heavens all day long. Saw something on the news about Spain getting flash floods and tornadoes n’all. The lightning looked spectacular where we were. Again, a surprising amount braved the elements to check out the gig. 2 encores and we felt that a splendid time was had by all.

Also, if anybody has pictures or videos from our gigs, we would love to see them so get in touch.

Next – Valencia.

I’ll keep you up to speed. Talk t’ya in a bit.

Damo – JS

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Damo from Jaded Sun here, keeping you up to speed with what’s happening with us on our tour of Spain and France. We’ve got 4 gigs under our belts so far and we’re currently on our way to Vigo, on the West coast of Spain near the Portugese border, for the next show.

The shows so far have surpassed our expectations with fantastic crowds and excellent treatment.

Arrived in Madrid Wednesday morning after leaving Dublin at stupid o’clock, pretty bolloxed but we got a snooze on the way to the first town, Hondarribia, so it worked out ok. The venue was a big outdoor marquee/tent type of thing and the town was just kicking off a local festival and we were headlining their opening night. The gig went great and it was a privilege to play in such an amazingly beautiful town on the North coast of Spain.

Next to Estudio 27 in Burgos. Small venue attached to the local football stadium, straight across from a big bull fighting arena. I think we got that day’s loser for dinner! Gig went fantastically. We got a much bigger crowd than expected.

The next day we had a short journey to Vitoria. Arrived early to the venue – Helldorado – but no one was there. Actually nobody was anywhere. The venue was smack in the middle of a not-so-busy industrial estate. This got the nerves jangling. Went off and checked into where we were staying. Came back, to sound check when it opened, to find a brilliant venue with a massive stage and fantastic artwork on every wall. Went for dinner after sound check and came back to do the show, the place was full. It turned out to be one of the best gigs we have ever played on tour before. After the show, we were not long finshed patting ourselves on the back, when Thomas, our sound engineer, came in to say that some guy had tried to steal Sean’s pedal board from the stage. He got as far as the front door until the owner of the venue gave him a knuckle sandwich to the eye socket! A Spanish Mickah Wallace, if you like? We got the pedal board back and packed up our gear as quick as we could so to make a swift exit. Whilst packing up, Eorann discovered that 2 of his harmonicas had disappeared! This really pissed everyone off and what could’ve been a triumphant evening turned bitter fairly quickly. No hard feelings against the lovely people of Vitoria, 99% of the people who turned up to the gig and came up to talk to us were dead sound, but karma caught up with one culprit instantly, so the other guy better chew his food carefully.

The next gig was in Dom Pedro’s Rock cafe in Gijon, another spectacular, scenic city. Gig went great, 3 encores. Afterwards we had a few beers in a 1950′s, rock’n'roll themed bar. Pretty nuts.
(Jaded Sun paella!)

Anyway, day off today. One or two of us are nursing sore heads. 7 gigs on the trot from tomorrow. I’ll keep you in the loop.

Talk t’ya again soon.

Damo – JS.

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• Download or open in an other window the track Higher by going to http://www.jadedsun.com/wp-content/u…
• If required, download the lyrics sheet by going to http://www.jadedsun.com/wp-content/u…
• Create your audition video, which has to be a minimum of 20 seconds long and has to be performed to the track “Higher”.
• Upload your audition video to YouTube.com
• When you go to save the video, be sure to name it “Jaded Sun Higher Air Video” and then add “your name” or “username” after so as they can be located on YouTube (also if you want you can upload the video as private and send us the video)
• Email highervideo@jadedsun.com with your name and the link for your video, so we can contact the people that make the official video, and to send further instructions for the official recording of the video.

Please note there are no limitations of how many auditions you can submit, so please feel free to submit as many times as you like. Jaded Sun will choose the successful candidates, but we will take into consideration the popularity of your audition video, so do feel free to send it to all your friends to view so as to increase your views. The video is due for release in December 2009, so we can take submissions until 15th November 2009. If you have any questions relating to this please email highervideo@jadedsun.com and most of all remember this is to be fun, so enjoy!
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Cheers,

Damo – JS

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