EUROPE: New Audio Interview With JOEY TEMPEST Posted Online

October 19, 2006

A brand new audio interview with EUROPE frontman Joey Tempest has been posted online at this location. The interview was conducted with an Italian journalist on October 5 and covers a variety of topics, including the group's new album, "Secret Society", the "secret" formula for the band's success, and EUROPE's legacy.

In other news, EUROPE will embark on a European tour in January. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

Jan. 16 – Granada, SPA @ Plaza de Toros de Atarfe
Jan. 17 - Madrid, SPA @ La Riviera
Jan. 19 - Barcelona, SPA @ Razzmatazz 1
Jan. 20 - Bilbao, SPA @ Rock Star
Jan. 23 - Milano, ITA @ Alcatraz
Jan. 24 - Roma, ITA @ Tendastrisce
Jan. 26 - Nonantola (Mo),ITA @ Vox
Feb. 10 - Newcastle, UK @ Carling Academy
Feb. 11 - Glasgow, UK @ Carling Academy
Feb. 13 - Bristol, UK @ Carling Academy
Feb. 14 - London, UK @ Shepherd's Bush Empire
Feb. 15 - Birmingham, UK @ Carling Academy

As previously reported, an e-card for the new album from reunited Swedish hard rockers EUROPE, entitled "Secret Society", is available at this location.

"Secret Society" is scheduled for release in the U.S. on November 7 via Sanctuary Records. The CD will be issued in Europe on October 27.

EUROPE's John Norum and Joey Tempest stopped by the studios of the French radio station RTL2 on September 27, 2006 to perform a short acoustic set as part of their promotional tour in support of "Secret Society". Norum fan site NORUManiacs.com has uploaded an MP3 file containing the tracks "Forever Traveling", "A Mother's Son" (both taken from "Secret Society") and "The Final Countdown" at this location.

(Thanks: Paolo)

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