Latest news - 2006

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19-12-06 John Watts will be playing in Hasselt (10.03.07) at the festival "The prehistory in Concert". It's a festival with The Stranglers, Jimmy Summerville, Paul Young and more.
19-12-06 Suzanne's Song (Dance on) will be released as the new single, at 15.01.07. Sivlersonic Records wrote (in German):

"Seit Ende der Siebziger Jahre ist der britische Musiker John Watts bereits im Musikgeschäft erfolgreich. Seine Karriere begann er als Sänger, Songschreiber und Gitarrist der Band "Fischer-Z" und hatte Hits mit Songs wie "Marliese", "Room service" oder "Cruise missiles".
Seine Solokarriere startete John Watts nach Auflösung der Band im Jahr 1982, aber veröffentlichte weitere Alben unter dem ehemaligen Bandnamen, später unter seinem eigenen. Insgesamt sind von "Fischer-Z" und John Watts mittlerweile über zwanzig Alben erschienen.
Für sein neues Werk "It has to be" hat er sich auf eine Reise durch elf verschiedene Länder Europas begeben, hat mit ihm unbekannten Menschen gesprochen, sie gefilmt und jeweils Songs über diese Begegnungen geschrieben.
Die erste Single ist "Susanne's song 'Dance on'", die Mitte Januar veröffentlicht wird.
Das Album "It has to be" ist ab Ende Januar erhältlich."

28-09-06 John Watts will be touring through Europe in November
27-09-06 The new double solo album will be released in November 2006. Check the item "it has to be" on this site.
15-09-06 In September John Watts announced the "It has to be"- tour. Concerts in Brighton and Guilford, and a tour through Europe.
26-05-06 John Watts arrived in Milan (I) at his "Traintour"
26-05-06 John Watts will be playing in LKuneburg, Germany at the Promo City Festival (16.06.2006)
12-05-06 John Watts wrote his report about the days of the train tour in Paris. Read more about it on the official website.
12-05-06 New track "Football", recorded by Le Clunk (featuring John Watts and Phil Evans). You can listen to this track here.
08-05-06 New tourdates in Germany (May) and the United Kingdown (July)
01-05-06 www.johnwatts.eu is online now!
26-04-06 John Watts will be playing at the Muze Openluchtconcert Gent - Bijloke (B). Check this site  to get more information.
23-04-06 We talked to John Watts after the performance in Apeldoorn. He is going to tour through Europe (by train, 14 countries), to talk to people and to do some small performances. This will be the input for a new record (not before spring released).
23-04-06 John Watts played in Apeldoorn. Photos will be online within a week. Setlist: * Obvious * Zydedco * Love is a gracious thing * The day Johnny Cash passed away * MTV * Real life is good enough * Sound of the western world * She walks on wheels * Left handed * Once voice * The worker * Marliese
22-04-06 John Watts will be playing at the Onwijsfestival (Spierdijk, NL), June, 4.
12-04-06 John Watts will play on the Blue Note Records Festival (13-23.7.2006, Gent, Belgium) and will perform in on the educational part of the festival (source: Glenn, thanks for the information). The Blue Note Records Festival organises a few educational activities during the 2006 edition: master classes by guest artists, but also management courses, sound engineering en stage presence.  See the "live" part of this site.
07-04-06 www.johnwatts.eu bought by www.moers.nl. In about two months this part of the site will be online at www.johnwatts.eu
04-04-06 John Watts will be playing in Apeldoorn. Check the "live" part of this site.
10-03-06 new tourdate (Belgium) in the Fnac record store (Leuven).  Check the "live" part of this site
09-03-06 John Watts will play on the South By South West Festival (USA) at 18.03.2006. Check the "live" part of this site
19-02-06 the new "The unofficial website" is on air.......
08-02-06 In about two weeks The Dutch Fischer-Z Fanpage will be transformed to “The unofficial website”. Some people are helping me now to build a new website, which is more professional. In the future it is possible to become a member of the unofficial website and the “members only area” will be open for you. More to follow....
05-02-06 The concert in Paradiso Amsterdam was very good. “Once voice” was on the setlist again, also a “punky version” of Wax Dolls. Jorg Scheen has made some pictures. Thanks for sending these pictures to me, Jorg!  Go to "pictures" to see some pictures Jorg Scheen has made in Amsterdam.