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Exactly 20 years after its initial release on May 10th, KEANE announce full details of their forthcoming special remastered version of Hopes and Fears, undoubtedly one of the best debut albums ever. Pre-order HERE.

The band also take to the road this year to embark on a full world tour. U.S, dates include LA’s prestigious Greek Theatre on Sept. 5th, Nashville’s fabled The Ryman Auditorium on September 15th and NYC’s legendary Radio City Music Hall on September 24th. UK and Irish dates include two huge and extremely special shows at London’s O2 Arena on May 10th and 11th.

Making up this 20th anniversary celebratory release, comes a special version of the original album remastered and cut by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios, as well as the unveiling of B-Sides, previously unreleased demos and rarities. 5.1 Dolby Atmos mixes come from David Kosten.

 FORMATS:
 
- 1 LP Galaxy Vinyl (Original Album Remastered)
- 2LP Coloured Vinyl (Original Album Remastered + B-Sides & Rarities)
- 3CD (Original Album Remastered + B-Sides & Rarities + Demos)
- Limited Edition Box Set Deluxe Edition (Numbered commemorative ticket, Hopes And Fears notebook, band silhouette print envelope containing 2 postcards designed by Dave Lupton (1 signed) fold out postcard frame, 3CD, 7” Love Actually vinyl single, printed inner bag w/ handwritten lyrics & wall poster)
- 2CD Live (Original Album Remastered & Live Recordings from Mexico City 2024)
- Digital (All audio available on all DSPs)

On the same day as the box set release, the band play the first of two London 02 Arena shows as part of a world tour that kicks off April 1st in Mexico City before reaching Europe and the UK. Their U.S. tour starts off in September at UC Berkeley’s Greek Theatre on September 4th and concludes at Washington, DC’s The Anthem. More dates are to be announced.

Keane recently took their live show to India and South Africa, playing these countries for the very first time and proving the ever-growing demand for the band worldwide. They were joined onstage in Mumbai with Anoushka Shankar to play a special version of “Everybody’s Changing” - watch HERE.
 
Hopes and Fears was a landmark album for Keane and has set all kinds of records in the process. It’s one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history having sold over 2.5 million in the UK in its first year, and a million in the USA propelled by their absolutely classic song “Somewhere Only We Know”. Hopes and Fears is 9x platinum in the UK, a remarkable achievement. The album has sold over 10 million copies worldwide.

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Following the announcement of the 20th Anniversary celebrations of their acclaimed debut album Hopes and Fears, Keane have unveiled a very special, unreleased single "Love Actually" to coincide with the re-release of the classic British film.
 
Originally written for 2003 Christmas romantic comedy Love Actually, the band have finally recorded a version 20 years after its inception. Produced by the band and led by Tom Chaplin’s undeniable vocal, the beautifully poignant single comes alongside a stunning lyric video cutting some of the film’s memorable scenes. 

Listen to "Love Actually" HERE.

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Selling over 10 million copies worldwide, Hopes and Fears was hailed by Rolling Stone as having “more hooks than most pop groups manage in their careers” while All Music praised its “beautiful, emotive dalliance of instrumentation.” Bestowing an A- rating, SPIN called it “soaring, romantic debut,” noting the band’s “ear for melody that make such an impressive debut out of so few instruments.”

Emerging alongside a new vanguard of bands such as Snow Patrol, Scissor Sisters, the Killers and Coldplay that would change the shape of music, Keane was the first to create a sound solely revolving around keyboards, enhancing the emotional pull of their songs. “Everybody’s Changing” from Hopes and Fears quickly became a fan favorite and a top-five hit.

As a testament to the band’s long-standing legacy, “Somewhere Only We Know” has enjoyed a recent revival on Tik Tok, going viral in Indonesia which lit the spark for a global renaissance of the track which currently clocks up two million Spotify streams a day. In the past 12 months, it has become Island Records’ biggest selling single, having been streamed over a billion times so far.

Next year’s tour will celebrate Keane’s acclaimed body of work from their imperious debut Hopes and Fears to their 2019 studio album Cause and Effect.

Lead singer Tom Chaplin says: “I remember standing by that amazing old mixing desk at Heliocentric Studios where we made Hopes and Fears, listening to an early mix of ‘Somewhere Only We Know.’ I had this feeling that we’d come up with something that had an extra bit of magic. Making music is so often a process full of doubt…but on this occasion there was something undeniable about what we’d created. Clearly, a lot of people felt the same when the album came out!”

Founding band member and songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley said: “When I think about these songs, I still picture us playing them in little rooms in pubs around the UK. I remember how exciting it was watching the crowds start to grow. Those songs opened the door to another dimension for us; everything that has happened in our lives since then was born out of that moment. It’s an incredible privilege for us that people are still listening after all this time.”

TOUR DATES:


04/01 – Mexico City, MX @ Sports Palace
04/03 – Guadalajara, MX @ Auditorio Telmex
04/19 – Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live
04/21 – Cologne, DE @ E-Werk
04/24 – Brussels, BE @ The Cirque Royal
04/26 – Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
05/03 – Leeds, UK @ First Direct Arena *
05/04 – Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena *
05/05 – Manchester, UK @ Co-Op Live *
05/07 – Bournemouth, UK @ BIC *
05/08 – Cardiff, UK @ Utilita Arena *
05/10 – London, UK @ The O2 *
05/13 – Dublin, IE @ 3Arena *
09/04 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley
09/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
09/06 – San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts By The Bay
09/08 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Venue TBC
09/09 – Denver, CO @ Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
09/11 – Dallas, TX @ The Majestic Theater
09/12 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live At The Moody Theatre
09/14 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
09/15 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
09/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ Palace Theater
09/18 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre
09/20 – Toronto, ON @ The Queen Elizabeth Theatre
09/21 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
09/23 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall At Fenway
09/24 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
09/26 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem

* = w/ The Sherlocks and The Lathums

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Tom Chaplin, frontman of the 2x Grammy Award Nominated British alt-rock outfit Keane, will be hitting the road on an intimate 15-city North American Tour, kicking off on January 14th in Atlanta, GA and wrapping up on February 3rd in San Francisco, CA. On the upcoming tour, Tom will be sharing new songs off The Wave as well as playing classic Keane-favorites. Ticket on-sale is November 18th. For more information, please visit: www.tomchaplinmusic.com.

Tom Chaplin is set to release his debut solo record, The Wave, in the U.S. on January 13th via Arts & Crafts. Pre-orders are now available HERE.

Tom has assembled an incredible array of musicians, who are all multi-instrumentalists, able to switch what they play as the richly layered songs demand. His band features MD, drummer and programmer Sebastian Sternberg; Rosie Langley on violin, synths and guitar; classically trained pianist and violinist Tobie Tripp; and Beau Holland on guitar, synths and piano.

You may think you know Tom Chaplin. His soaring, emotional voice lay at the center of Keane, the anthemic, multi-million selling British band who scored 5 number one albums in the UK between 2004 and 2013 – including two that landed on the Billboard 200 (Strangeland, No. 17; Perfect Symmetry, No. 7), delivering such unforgettable hits as “Everybody’s Changing,” “Is It Any Wonder” and “Somewhere Only We Know.” But even at the height of his fame, there was a side to the singer hidden from the world. Now, after a three year journey to hell and back, Tom Chaplin returns with his extraordinary solo debut The Wave, a self-penned album revealing the real man behind the songs. It is a journey from utter despair to redemption, love and self-acceptance, told with enormous, emotional pop music. The voice is the same. The songs tell a whole new story.

The Wave is a powerful album of self-destruction and recovery. “I wanted there to be no wall between the truth of my experiences and the listener. I felt that was the place to be. No holds barred,” says Tom. “It is not a concept album but there is a narrative arc, from the depths of despair to a kind of resolution.” Yet it is far from a harrowing listening experience, glittering with the rich melody, anthemic drive and high production values that people have come to expect from Keane.

This is the first time Tom Chaplin has stepped outside of Keane. His unmistakable voice drives all eleven tracks with a range of emotions, never previously scaled. The Wave features eleven incredibly honest and ultimately uplifting songs written by Tom, produced by Matt Hales (Aqualung, Lianne La Havas) and recorded in Pasadena, California and London.

Tom Chaplin’s The Wave will be released in the U.S. on January 13th, 2017.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Still Waiting
2. Hardened Heart
3. The River
4. Worthless Words
5. I Remember You
6. Bring The Rain
7. Hold On To Our Love
8. Quicksand
9. Solid Gold
10. See It So Clear
11. The Wave

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 TOUR DATES:

01/14 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theater
01/15 – Nashville, TN @ City Winery
01/17 – Washington DC @ The Lincoln Theatre
01/19 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
01/20 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
01/21 – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
01/23 – Montreal, Canada @ Lion D’Or
01/24 – Toronto, Canada @ Mod Club
01/25 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues, Cambridge Room
01/26 – Chicago, IL @ Park West
01/28 – Dallas, TX @ The Kessler Theater
01/29 – Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater
01/30 – Austin, TX @ 3TEN
02/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
02/03 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
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Keane will release Strangeland on May 7th and the tracklisting and album artwork along with a trailer with sound clips of new songs can be seen below.

TRACKLISTING:

1. You Are Young
2. Silenced By The Night
3. Disconnected
4. Watch How You Go
5. Sovereign Light Cafe
6. On The Road
7. The Starting Line
8. Black Rain
9. Neon River
10. Day Will Come
11. In Your Own Time
12. Sea Fog

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