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The First Underground Nuclear Tour has now resumed in Europe and continues it's run through the end of October. You can now view some pictures from these new live shows. [More]
Glenn and full band return to Spain soon to handout some F U N K!! It's been a while since they've played there, so the sold out crowds are eagerly awaiting their arrival. Expect some special moments on this triumphant return! [More]
Glenn and his band will be returning to Russia in October to hand out the F U N K treatment in over a dozen cities! So don't waste anytime, check and see if your city is included and get those tickets ordered now! [More]
Glenn will be the featured artist on Rockline on Wednesday, November 19th at 11:30PM EDT / 8:30PM PDT.
He will perform an exclusive "plugged-in" set on the nationally syndicated radio show. Fans can talk live with Glenn by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625).
Rockline is one of the premiere USA based syndicated shows hosted by legendary radio personality, Bob Coburn. Check out Rockline's official web site and navigate to "Stations" to find out where to listen to Rockline on the radio in the USA! [More]
Today is Glenn Hughes' birthday. The webmaster and family send their love and wish Glenn a truly Happy Birthday! You can also send Glenn a greeting; simply drop in at the Fan Forum, post a birthday message and it'll be on it's way to him!
Glenn spent his Birthday with good friends of his and Gabi; Guy & Bruno Mascolo of Toni & Guy at Bruno's home in Dallas, Texas.
Later today he leaves for Phoenix, Arizona for the next gig on the final leg of the Rock'n'Roll Fantasy Camp 2008 USA tour.
Glenn is hard at work writing his autobiography which is currently due for publication in 2009. His co-writer, British author, Joel McIver, was this week's special guest on Bruce Dickinson's (Iron Maiden), BBC 6 Music radio programme, "Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show", which is scheduled for airing on Friday, August 15th at 9:00 p.m. GMT. Joel talks about the book amongst many other projects he is currently involved with. [More]
Glenn is working and reuniting with Gibson after many years. ‘It was all about the Gibson 335 whilst in Trapeze. The Medusa album was written with this instrument; You Are The Music...was written on a '71 Gibson Les Paul, so it should be obvious to everyone that I am goin' "home" to the sound that is appropriate for me.‘ [More]
The official online store is now open for business!
You can find all the latest Glenn Hughes designs, plus exclusive website only apparel and a whole lot more! [More]
Glenn took some well earned rest and relaxation this past weekend and here you see him with his two most favourite dogs in the whole wide world, Lily and Mac Hughes!
It is with great sadness that news has just arrived on the passing of Mel Galley.
If you'd like to leave a message of condolence, please feel free to post it in the Fan Forum, where Glenn and Mel's closest friends and family can view it. [More]
[ Old "News" items can be found here ]
[ Old "Messages" from Glenn are here ]
[ and Old "Tweets" from Glenn are here ]
Glenn returns to the UK on September 20th for a very special evening at the Bilston, Wolverhampton based venue, The Robin, which is celebrating it's 10th Anniversary this year. Glenn will perform a special acoustic set, in addition to both a full electric set and a rare Q&A session. Be sure and watch the movie above for a message direct from Glenn about the gig! [More]
The 2008 USA Rock'N'Roll Fantasy Camp tour has ended with a final performance at the House Of Blues on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles last night. You can view a short video segment from a local FOX TV affiliate that features Glenn here and some pix from the gig here!
Glenn arrived in San Francisco and played there with the Rock'N'Roll Fantasy Camp. The last night of the tour is fast approaching, tomorrow night in Los Angeles!
Glenn and crew have headed West and in Phoenix, Arizona they got caught on camera by local NBC affiliate TV station, News 12, during rehearsals. You can now also view some gig pix from Phoenix. Next up is Las Vegas, Nevada, followed by the the last two gigs of the tour in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California!
Glenn got more airtime, this time on WZTV's FOX 17 "Charlie Chase in the Morning" show, you can watch it from this link, plus take a look at some pix from the gig in Nashville here, in addition to some more recent pix here from the camp held in New Orleans.
Glenn has been featured on some of the nation's TV morning news programmes this past month, such as Nashville's WSMV Channel 4 - you can watch their feature at this link.
Glenn kicked off his time with the Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp Summer Tour with a sold out performance in New York City. During rehearsals for the opening night in New York both The New York Daily News and FOX News had some quality coverage including audio, video and pix!
Glenn has been endorsed by the Gibson Epiphone Musical Instrument company.
He just recently performed live in Nashville and New Orleans with their Epiphone Elitist '63 335 Dot guitar model.
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With many thanks to Matteo Filippini of Moonstone Project we now have some live shots of his recent gig with Glenn in Trieste, Italy. [More]
Glenn has started up a page over at Twitter.com so you can follow him on an even more frequent basis. So what is Twitter? It's a free social networking service that allows you to send updates (otherwise known as "tweets") which are text-based postings. Updates are displayed on a profile page and delivered to others ("followers") who have signed up to receive them. Glenn's posts can also be found at the top of this very page. [More]
The first run of the European First Underground Nuclear Tour is now complete! With a brand new set list - sold out crowds enjoyed both the old and new songs. You can now view some pictures from the live shows. [More]
King Records will be releasing F U N K in Japan in July. A USA release for the album is also imminent; Frontiers Records are finalizing a deal for the USA and as soon as we have the confirmed release dates, etc. we will let you know.
Solo Gigs
13 het SPOOR
Harelbeke, Belgium
20 The Robin 2
Wolverhampton, UK *
21 Domicil Jazz Club
Dortmund, Germany **
23 Sala Bikini
Barcelona, Spain
25 Sala Albeniz
Gijon, Spain
26 Sala Heineken
Madrid, Spain
27 Sala RockStar Live
Barakaldo, Spain
* Special
‘An Evening With Glenn Hughes’ acoustic/electric show, Q+A, meet and greet.
** Special ‘An Evening With Glenn Hughes’ acoustic show.
Guest Appearance
3 Rjukanhuset
Rjukan, Norway *
* ‘Special Guest‘ of Deep Purple tribute band, Come Taste The Band
Solo Gigs
7 Public Culture Center
Blagoveschensk, Russia
9 Muzcomedy Theater
Khabarovsk, Russia
11 Fesco Hall
Vladivostok, Russia
13 City Circus
Novosibirsk, Russia
15 CDS Hall
Chelyabinsk, Russia
16 Youth Palace
Ekaterinburg, Russia
18 Filarmony Hall
Perm, Russia
20 City Circus
Kirov, Russia
22 Gorky Theater
Rostov, Russia
23 CH Mirage
Volograd, Russia
25 CH Premiera
Krasnodar, Russia
27 Lensoveta Theater
St.Petersburg, Russia
28 Estrada Theater
Moscow, Russia
30 Venue TBD
Kiev, Ukraine
1 Rock Cafe
Tallinn, Estonia
19 Rockline *
Los Angeles, USA
* Live radio appearance
follow me on Twitter! (Glenn Hughes)
The F U N K Emporium (Webmaster)
Rock'n'Roll Fantasy Camp Summer Tour 2008 (David)
F U N K in Spain, September 2008 (David)
USA/Japan release
for F U N K (David)
Russia live in October (David)
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